Pella Society Hosts Celebrate Birthdays and Parties
A series of Pella social events includes a birthday surprise for Mr. Verrips at First Christian Reformed Church, a slumber party for Dora Verseek, Legion Auxiliary and Legion meetings, a Sunday class picnic, and multiple gatherings at homes and parks. Attendees include Rev. De Haan, Mrs. Hoeksema, Miss Grace Rose, and members of the Provo Club plus Des Moines visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verrips
J. H. Bruinekoo
de Haan
First Christian Reformed Church
Bowen's Prairie: Deserted Iowa Village Through Time
The Bowen's Prairie story recounts a once thriving Jones County settlement near a military road between Cascade and Monticello. Founded by Hugh Bowen and John Flin in 1836, it peaked with a 1840 census of 290 men and 185 women, then faded after the Civil War as residents moved to nearby towns. The post office closed on November 20, 1902, ending rural services and sealing the village’s disappearance. locals believe railroad arrival might have transformed it into a major town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa City
Theodore F. Koop
Bowen's Prairie
Jones County
Cascade
Monticello
Hugh Bowen
John Flin
Ohio
Post Office Department
Community notices from Amsterdam and nearby families
Mary Veenstra, Mrs. Alice Toom and Dick Van Lint attended a Sunday event in Indianola with N. Van id family. Mrs. Toom stayed with her sister for a week. Mrs. L. Lautenbach visited her sister C. Lint on Thursday afternoon. Peter Van Li oats plans for the week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Thornburg and daughter Phyllis of Des Moines visited C. F. Mathes and family on Wednesday. P. J. Van Steenwyk spent Monday with his sister Mrs. Slykhuis and family at Red Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Veenstra
Alice Toom
Dick van Lint
Indianola
N. van Id
Mrs. Slykhuis
Red Rock
Otley Notes: Local Visits and Hospital Ties
Local residents report health updates and family visits. Rene Aalbers was taken to Mercy Hospital Oska loosa for goitre surgery this week. Miss Grace Pannekoek hosted a Sunday school gathering. Ruby Van Hemert, six, underwent lung abscess surgery at Newton hospital and is recovering. The Sunshine class of Otley Reformed church held a bake sale to fund improvements to the church building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Aalbers
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa Sundhy
Goitre
Grace Monsma
Chicago
Arnold Monsma
C. Breen
Cornelius Breen
Galesburg
Grace Pannekoek
Mesdames
Dick Wyers
Gerrit Vande Kieft
Ruby van Hemert
Newton
Dan Aalbers
Oskaloosa
de Haan
Pella
Christian Reformed Church
Ruby
M. C. van Hemert
Newton Man
Otley
Peace Tree carries memory of Shiloh survivors
Des Moines reader George A. Jewett comments on W H Barker Harvey Peace Tree idea now approved by the War Department to plant in every national cemetery. Captain W H M Barker of Harvey Iowa praises the project and shares his poem The Peace Tree praising biblical trees and the Savior, reflecting on peace and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. H. Barker
Harvey
George A. Jewett
Des Moines
Dr. Barker
W. H. M. Barker
Iowa
War Department
Shiloh
Eden
Bowers
End of War Hope In Harvey Town March 28 1927
A brief note from Harvey Town dated March 28 1927 expresses hope that banners white may hasten the end of war and bring peace to all the world. The message conveys a universal longing for harmony and reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey, Town
New reduced Air Mail rate takes effect August 1
The new five cent rate for the first ounce and ten cents for each additional ounce is authorized by Congress and enacted by the Postmaster General. One ounce equals about four sheets of paper. The reduced rate is the only change in Air Mail rules. Air Mail goes nationwide and to some foreign destinations with rapid train or boat connections for non-line points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Harry S. New
Boeing Air Transport
San Francisco
Oakd-Chicago
Pacific Air Transport
Seattle
Los Angeles
Pacific Air
Is carried In major ekg gease can stress Co ase Mail apece
The readable text is fragmented and unclear. It mentions ekg and stress but lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or places to form a proper news item. No identifiable persons or organizations are present to anchor a summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Business Methods In Child Welfare Work
A Des Moines Society argues that applying business methods to child welfare improves outcomes. The focus shifts to strengthening the family as the foundation for the child, rehabilitating the home, and avoiding removal from kin. This approach preserves family unity and reduces drastic family disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raw
Des Moines
S Taft
Taft
Miss Taft
Killed in accident but was insured
Myles Lowell, recently killed near Fort Dodge, held a Travelers Mutual Casualty Company policy. The paper offered the policy with subscriptions, dated when Lowell quipped about a dollar wasted. Six weeks after purchase, he was changing a tire on a highway when the fatal incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles Lowell
Ft. Dodge
Travelers Mutual Casualty Company
Lowell
Travel insurance offer promotes safety after accident
A garbled notice from a local paper advertises Travelers Mutual insurance rights granted to readers at a $1.00 add-on to subscription. It mentions Sherman Lowell and an implied accident risk, urging timely purchase for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodie
Osaualyany
Sherman Lowell
Chronicle
Ae Lompany
Jereby
Myles
Lowell
Tak
Fragmentary Religious Reflection From Young People
The readable text discusses yielding to Christ, with two-sided roles: His work in us to will and to do, and our part to conform to His plans for our souls. It also mentions themes of faith, religion, and personal transformation as taught to youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jeanette Dekker
Dora Verseek
Prescott
Nancy Renaud
Wilma van Doorninck
Esther Kuyper
Edith Kyr
Clara Vander ‘Inden
Des Moines River
Legion Auxiliary
Mate Auxiliary
Council Bluffs
Legion Meeting
Legion Hall
Cedar Rapids
Lucille Plette
de Haan Grove
John Hoeksema
Washington Street
Freda
Gue
Greenwood Park
Albert Rietveld
C. Smorenberg
Harold
Louis Vander Wilt
Wilms van Gorp
Alma ‘Veenstra
Rietveld
G. Vanden Berg
Grace Rose
Peterson, N. J
J. Heemstra
S. van Vliet
South Broadway
Geo. Lankelma
Main Street
W. McCarthy
J. Rillahan
Mission Circle of the Third Reformed Church
Baptist Aid
Baptist Aid and Friends
John Vander Linden
Lucille Armhurst
Viretta van Zante
Mildred Vander Linden
Leonora Ballengee
Virginia van Gorp
Riverview Park
Maines
Connie Dykstra
Chas, Sipkema
Dick den Adel
Tunis Plette
Canary Cottage
Harold Teen
Capitol Theatre
A. B. van Houweling
B. Baron
C.F. Dykstra
Central College
Central
PROVO
Provo Club
Helen Kuyper
Geraldine Aschenbrenner
Fred van Doorninck
Amsterdam
Harvey Peace Tree
Lebanon
Zacceus
AIR Mail
Hina
Jetson
Kuyper
S Korner
Kuyper’s
Ruality Kounts
Veenstra & Croll
Second Reformed Church
Jim Vander Heide
West Washington Street
Pop
Spreek Met
Rose
Pearl
ceTe
Chevrolet
BeBe
Bement
White Way Auto Co
Pella, Iowa
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