Daughter of Central president dies in Brantford
Sarah M. Stuart Barber formerly Sarah Stuart, daughter of Dr. John Stuart a former Central university president and longtime Central faculty member, died in Brantford on April 20 at age 63. She was active in civic, social and religious affairs during her stay in the city.
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Robert K. Stuart
Evanston
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Brantford
Ontario
Canada
G. W. Barber
Obituary for Mrs. Edna Stuart Barber at Park Baptist Church
Dr G W Barber wife Edna Barber dies after illness and operation at 68. Devoted Park Baptist Church member and Mission to Lepers contributor. Survived by husband G W Barber daughter Edna son Stuart, brothers Robert K Stuart Evanston and Ewing Stuart Clermont. Remains to Mount Hope mausoleum and Park Baptist service.
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Park Baptist Sunday School
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Onondaga Continuation School
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Toronto University Medical School
Robert K. Stuart
Evanston
Ill
Ewing Stuart
Clermont
Fla
Death of William S. Cruzen Found in Oskaloosa Garage
William S. Cruzen, 67, a retired farmer, was found dead in his private garage at 309 North Ninth Street in Oskaloosa Monday morning while working on his car. Initially thought a carbon monoxide incident, officials later ruled a heart attack, possibly hastened by gas fumes. Survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Roy Fleck of Leighton and Mrs. S. L. Bailey of Flint, Michigan.
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Oskaloosa
William S. Cruzen
L. R. Fleck
Leighton
North Ninth Street
Walter Campbell
E. B. Wilcox
Cruzen
Roy Fleck
S. L. Bailey
Flint, Mich
Iowa Song Contest Winner Is Isaac Le Cocq
Isaac Le Cocq of Orange City won first prize in a state Lion Clubs contest for the best Iowa song. He will receive a $50 cash award at district ceremonies, with the winning entry sent to the Sioux City state convention. The mimeographed song extols Iowa and its resources, inviting others to Iowa.
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State Organization of Lion Clubs
Iowa
Isaac le Cocq
Orange City
Frank le Cocq
Sioux City
U.S. A
I-o Wa
Hawkeye State
Farmers Exchange listing and local notices
A local page shows market quotations from Farmers Cooperative Exchange Pella Iowa and Farmers Union Marketing Association with commodities such as wheat oats corn hens springs cream eggs hogs and more. The page also includes multiple small ads for sales lost items and farm supplies including sows pure bred Duroc Jersey boars a 2 row cultivator clover seed cabbage plants tomato plants transplanted stock and other seedlings with contact names and phone numbers.
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Farmers Union Marketing Association
Pella
Wanted Series of notices in a 1920s Chronicle style
A classifieds snippet offers a loan request seeking 6000 dollars secured by real estate with contact at the Chronicle office. It also includes a garden work offer by Verlan Porter with a phone contact, and an advertisement for a portable hammer mill service charging 10 cents per 100 pounds, with Otley 166 on 4 C and G Vanyk as a contact.
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Verlan Porter
Otley
Vanyk
Local Home Services and Repairs Classified Ad Offers
Cleaning and demothing rugs and upholstery to save heating and protect fabric. Estimates by calling Red 283 for Herbert Buerkens. Paper hanging and painting new prices, old paper removal by machine, no wetting walls. John Bosveld calls Red 240. Painting decorating and paper hanging by W. Clmen with prices right, Blue 261. Gezel Car Shop offers car washing and greasing at rear of Gezel Blacksmith Shop, Phone 380. Ed Van Toorn repairs or overhauls tractors or cars at lowest cost, one block east of Security Bank blog, Phone Blue 202.
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John Bosveld
Gezel
Gezel Blacksmith Shop
Ed van Toorn
Security Bank
Ezel
Seed corn and garden trellis sale notice
Krizer's Krug's Ried's and Hybrid seed corn and seed corn treatment offered by Floral and Seed Store. For sale garden trellis for climbing vines or roses with pattern pack, quick assembly, ten designs, priced 85 cents to 1.25 dollars at Kuyper Lumber Co.
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D. G. Bensink
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Kuyper Lumber Co
Baby Chicks Dollar Day Special at Knoxville Hatchery
Friday, April 20, Knoxville Ia offers on baby chicks with special discounts for one day. German peat litter priced at 2.25 per large bale, feeders and waterers at savings. A P A licensed poultry culler, A E Dennis, offers culling by appointment. hatchery contact numbers 644 and 178.
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A.P.A
A. E. Dennis
Knoxville Hatchery
Hatchery
Miscellaneous shop notices and services
Fender repairing and touch up offered with the latest Duco refinishing method at Gezel Car Shop. Hotel Pella announces new management with special rates for steady roomers. E F King advertises chain making and repairing. Sign painting and quick service available. Wanted clean cotton rags at the Chronicle office.
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Gezel Car Shop
HOTEL
Chronicle
Girl Crazy at the Pella Theatre Friday and Saturday
RKO Radio Pictures presents the comedy Girl Crazy at the Pella Theatre with a brisk mix of mirth romance and action. The cast includes comedy stars a child prodigy Broadway beauties Hollywood cowboys Mexican senoritas and two gunmen as scenes move from city tenements to a western ranch and Mexican resort.
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RKO Radio Pictures
Pella Theatre
Roaring chases to rhythmic dances and tender love scenes
A film stars Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey as city slickers who become rough westerners. A girl crazy youth is sent to a western ranch to cure him of his weakness for beautiful women. He brings a jazz band, Broadway beauties, and outfits cowpunchers in dinner jackets turning the ranch into a playboy paradise. Gershwin contributes original melodies amid fast, funny action.
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Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
George Gershwin
Modern Music
Dykstra’s Car Damaged In Fire On Columbus Street
Thursday morning about 9:00 o clock an alarm called firefighters to 900 block on Columbus street where C P Dykstra s automobile caught fire likely due to a short circuit or back firing through the carburetor The fire was extinguished before arrival and damage was slight Mrs Dykstra was driving the car Neighbors helped remove contents including two robes from the burning vehicle It was the fifth fire alarm in recent days taxing firemen and equipment.
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Columbus Street
C. P. Dykstra
Local Illnesses Tighten Workforce At City Businesses
Wilbur Johnson of J. C. Penney is on the sick list along with Dr. Carpenter's assistant Julia Vander Schaaf, replaced by her sister Mrs. Martin De Jong. Meulpolder's son Gene suffers a badly infected foot from a thorn. Mrs. T Rozenberg at the Home For the Aged is also ill as Cornelius Verrips returns home from an Oskaloosa hospital amid recovery fears. Antone G Klein remains critically ill with septic throat. Ted Rillahan in Flagler Colo. near death prompts his brother John Rillahan and Mrs. Rillahan to travel to his side.
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Wilbur Johnson
J. C. Penney
Julia Vander Schaaf
Home For the
Cornelius Verrips
Oskaloosa Hospital
Antone G. Klein
John Rillahan
Ted Rillahan
Flagler
Colo
Mrrs. Rillahan
Passenger Bus Schedule for Des Moines Ottumwa Route
Schedule effective Sept 27 1931 shows Des Moines Ottumwa service with departures from Pella to Des Moines at 9 81 am and 2 31 pm and additional trains or buses listed for Pella and other locations. Text appears garbled but indicates routes from Pella to Des Moines and from Des Moines to Pella with morning and evening times.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
Pella
Qskates
Hatel Pella
Joke Contest and Light Humor in Electric Sparks
Weekly notes from Van Den Berg Electric Co offer a joke contest with a prize, plus humorous anecdotes and radio listenership details. It highlights Jed the town half-wit who never yields the nickel, a respiratory gag about educated fleas, and light ads for Leonard appliances.
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van den Berg Electric Co
Jed
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