Pella High Teams Sweep District Typing Honors
Pella High School pupils dominated a Des Moines typing contest, winning both Novice and Amateur team titles and taking the top individual honors. Florence Boot and Antoinette Van der Ploeg led in Amateur and Novice divisions with 60 and 55 net words per minute, respectively, under instructor Miss Claire Jewell who has guided three straight years of first-place outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Des Moines
Capital City Commercial College
Knoxville
Indianola
Stuart
Roosevelt High
Iowa
Antoinette Vander Ploeg
Frances Roose
Faye Porter
Florence Boot
Robert Gosselink
Reuben Thomassen
Pella High
Antoinette van der Ploeg
Pella High School
Claire Jewell
Jewell
State Sunday School Conventions Split Across Fairfield and Algona
The 61st Annual State Sunday School Convention unfolds in two sections within the same week. Fairfield hosts May 3 to 5, and Algona hosts May 6 to 8, featuring international talent, strong conferences, and daily divisional meetings. Fairfield invites delegates with free Harvard-plan entertainment and driving-distance access for local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Algona
Harvard
Drug stores extend evening hours starting May 3
Notice states IDEAL PHARMACY PURITAN DRUG CO. and VANDER LINDEN DRUG will stay open until 9 30 PM on weekdays commencing Monday May 3, with Saturdays excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Pharmacy
Puritan Drug CO
Vander Linden Drug
Pella Suffers Unusual Dust Storm Across Town
Pella faced a severe dust storm on Tuesday that darkened the sky and coated streets with dust. Strong north winds persisted from daybreak, with rain later softening mud on hands and creating questions about dust origins from southern Iowa or beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Iowa
Plains
Nebraska
Star Oil Station Sold to Vander Linden
The Star Oil Station at the northeast corner of the square has been sold to John W. Vander Linden. He will take possession May 1st and aims to maintain the business built by Meyer Langerak. The station recently received improvements including repaired office, new tanks, and a cemented driveway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Oil Station
John W. Vander Linden
Vander Linden
Meyer Langerak
Star Station
Langerak
Farmers Union Hits Coverdale Over Cooperative Marketing
Milo Reno president of the Town Farmers' Union responds to John Coverdale's remarks at the Western Grain Dealers' Association meeting in Des Moines. Reno rejects claims that cooperative marketing fails and accuses Coverdale of being a manipulator with no true cooperative experience. He asserts corporations favor individuals within them and that cooperative systems show proven success in Farmers' Union activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Reno
Town Farmers’ Union
Western Grain Dealers’ Association
Des Moines
John Coverdale
American Farm Bureau Federation
Grain Marketing Company
Coverdale
Reno
State Peace Contest at Central College
The Intercollegiate Peace Association of the State of Town will hold its annual oratorical contest at Central College Chapel on April 30 at 7 30 p m The program features Delbert De Haan of Central College on The Pathway to Peace Florence Hotchkin of Upper Iowa University on Outlawry of War Roscoe Trueblood of Penn College on Preparation of Peace Aaron Webber of Parsons College on America First and Lyle Quinn of Simpson College on Shall it be Caesar or Christ A note invites all to attend and boost Central College
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Intercollegiate Peace Association
State of Town
Central College
Delbert de Haan
Florence Hotchkin
Upper Iowa University
Roscoe Trueblood
Penn College
America First
Aaron Webber
Parsons College
Lyle Quinn
Simpson College
Central
College Chapel
Rainy Weather Dampens Saturday Trade In Pella
Pella merchants reported weaker turnout Saturday as late week rain kept hundreds away from town. Sho wcase events at Farmers Cooperative Exchange Vander Linden Drug Store and Ideal Pharmacy drew smaller crowds while shops offered discounts. A chill wind and slippery roads, plus a Friday shower, would have boosted sales and attendance though rain later moistened crops and was welcomed for farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Farmers’ Co-operative Exchange
Vander Linden Drug Store
Ideal Pharmacy
Vander Linden’s
Hutchinson
Farmers
Construction of Cement Walks on West Park
Board of Park Commissioners invites sealed bids for about 5440 square feet of cement walks at West Park. Bids due by 12 noon May 15, 1926, per plans on file with the Secretary. The board may reject any or all bids. George Heeren, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Park Commissioners
West Park
George Heeren
South Pella to Have a New Oil Station
Ver Dught Brothers, Dave and William, are building an oil station on the Brown property owned by William Ver Dught. They plan Standard Oil and Gas service and aim to open soon. The location is several blocks from others on the White Way, a primary highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ver Dught
Dave
William
Brown
Wm. Ver Dught
Standard Oil and Gas
White Way
First Mahaska paving projects approved by county
The Mahaska county board of supervisors and district highway engineer J. S. Morrison designate White Way east of Oskaloosa and the Eddyville road as Districts 1 and 2 for paving assessment. Each will receive 3.5 miles of paving, with remaining sections graveled to the county line. Paving on Eddyville road likely to start first. White Way work to follow. Funding and bonds for 1926 projects to be arranged, with state highway commission approval pending plats and preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Way
Eddyville Road
Mahaska County
County Board of Supervisors
J. S. Morrison
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Eddyville
White Way No. 2
Marion County
State Highway Commission
Eddyville Tribune
Poll Tax Notice in Richland Township Mahaska County
Trustees of Richland Township order poll tax payment by September 1, 1926 at 3 50 cash to the Township Clerk. Delinquent polls incur 5 00. Leland Lunt Richland Two Clerk notes address. Mrs C A Marsh and daughter Lucile depart to Fairfield where they will reside. Mr Marsh works as a draftsman for Louden Manufacturing Company.
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Richland Township
Mahaska County
Leland Lunt
Richland Two
C. A. Marsh
Lucile
A. H. Clark
Fairfield
Mr. Marsh
The
Louden Manufacturing Company
Delco Light unveils automatic farm power plant at Des Moines
Gerrit Van Den Berg and Andrew Buwaula attended a Delco Light and Frigidaire sales convention in Des Moines. Nine Dayton factory experts showcased the new fully automatic plant that starts with a light switch and stops when off, aimed at Iowa farms for powering water systems and Frigidaire refrigerators. Delco Light operates the world’s largest factory complex in Dayton, Ohio, spanning thirty two acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit van den Berg
Andrew Buwaula
Iowa
Delco Light Company
Dayton
Ohio
Mrs Thomassen Dies in Albert Lea After 19 Years of Marriage
Relative report death of Mrs Charles Thomassen at her Albert Lea home at 6 30 in the morning on April 27. She was born Margaret Boonstra in Pella and later lived in Oskaloosa before moving to Albert Lea where her husband works in the railway mail service. The Thomassen family had adopted two children earlier and welcomed their first biological son. Brother M J Thomassen and sister Mrs Marie Hoeven traveled to Albert Lea for the funeral and burial to be held there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Charles Thomassen
Albert Lea
Minn
Thomassen
Oskaloosa
M. J. Thomassen
Marie Hoeven
Mr. Thomassen
Pella Blind Man in Road Accident Near Knoxville
E F King of Pella, a blind broom seller, escaped serious injury when his Ford touring car collided with Dr. A D Cornelius’s vehicle near an intersection in Knoxville. King suffered a knee injury and minor bruises while Cornelius arranged medical aid and paid $100 for car damage. King traded the wrecked car for a 1925 Ford with a winter top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. King
Pella
Knoxville
Mr. King
Pete Lubberden
A. D. Cornelius
Dr. Cornelius
King
Cornelius
Pella High School Graduates and Juniors Named
The Pella Chronicle lists the senior class of thirty four graduates including Florence Boot and Richard Bruins, plus the junior class of thirty and a note on the eighth grade completing work at the junior high. Names mark a pivotal school year end with plans for college or work.
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Pella
Florence G. Boot
Adrian Bruins
Richard W. Bruins
Herbert H. Buerkens
Margaret Cochrane
C. Louis le Cocq
Clarence H. van Dellen
Frances F. Douwstra
Keith Bernard Fox Kenneth Vernon Fox
Robert A. Gosselink
Janet M. Grootveld
Elizabeth Hesselink Cornelia Gertrude de Kock
Dick J, Kolenbrander
Walter Koopmans
Ruth Lautenbach
Marion Vander Lindén
Earl P. Vander Meidem
Michmershui
Lucile den Adel
Elizabeth Beyer
Margaret Billiu
Myrtle de Haas
Helen Kruseman
Dorothy van Ommen
Faye Porter
Jean de Reus
Jeannette Rouwenhorst
Florence van Sittert
Elizabeth van Zante
Gladys van Zante
Ruth van Zee
Jeannette
Pastor Geo M Derbyshire Bids Farewell at Pella Baptist
The Pella Baptist Church held Rev. Geo M Derbyshire's last service during a changed prayer meeting. Two Sunday School members were baptized, the Lord's Supper observed, and Ed Van Gorp delivered a farewell purse amid short talks by society representatives. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. M. Derbyshire
Pella Baptist Church
C. Aschen- Lrenner
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ed van Gorp
Derbyshire
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Pella H.S
Platter
BIG State Sunday School
Union Hits
South Pella
Farmer’s Co-Operative Exchange
Oskaloosa-Pella
Baptist Church
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