Pella Dentist Marries Janesville Teacher at Nashua Church
At 11:00 this forenoon at the Little Brown Church in the Vale near Nashua Iowa Dr J M Cook of Pella and Miss Claire Jewell of Janesville Iowa were united in marriage in the presence of relatives and friends They plan a wedding trip to Denver and Colorado Springs and will be at home in Pella after September 1 Mrs Cook will continue teaching shorthand and commercial subjects in the Pella High School and both are noted as prominent young Pella citizens The Chronicle extends best wishes to the couple for their future together.
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Little Brown
the Vale
Nashua
Iowa
J. M. Cook
Pella
Claire Jewell
Janesville
Denver
Colorado Springs
Morningside
Cook
Pella Welcomes Woodrow Washing Machine Plant
The Woodrow Washing Machine company moves from Newton to Pella in a new two story plant near Garden City Feeder. Model 20 debuts with new features, production to accelerate, workers drawn from Newton and local hires rising. city building boom follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow
Garden City Feeder Company
Pella
C. B. Woodrow
Newton
Woodrow Washing Machine
Ver Ploegh Picnic Set for August 17 at North Square
The Ver Ploegh picnic will be held August 17 one mile north of square. All those interested remember they ate. Prof. J. E. Hacke and family spent the weekend at Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Square
Prof
J. E. Hacke
Iowa City
Clendenon Oskaloosa Store Sold to Ottumwa Firm
The Clendenon & Son Shoe store in Oskaloosa, opened in 1892, is sold to the Stevens Shoe Company of Ottumwa. Stevens, established over forty seven years, plans to keep high quality stock and fitting service. A closing out sale at very low prices marks the store’s reopening this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendenon & Son
Oskaloosa
Clendenon
Grinnell
Stevens Shoe Store
Ottumwa
Baptist Men Enjoy Evening Picnic at Grove
About thirty men from the Baptist Sunday school Bible Class and a few guests held a picnic Friday evening at the grove near Ralph Grundman's home. They played games and had a frolic before refreshments provided by the class, and the gathering voted the evening's entertainment first class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Sunday School Bible
Ralph Grundman
Wormhoudt and Plette Big Furniture Sale
Wormhoudt and Plette announce an eight day August furniture sale from the 5th to the 13th. The firm is famed for price slashing and the sale is billed as a major bargain event of the season.
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Wormhoudt & Plette's Big Furniture Sale
Wormhoudt & Plette
Central College to Exhibit at Iowa State Fair Education Building
Central college will be one of twelve colleges showcased in the new 350000 educational building at the Iowa State Fair from August 24 to September 2. The display on the mezzanine will highlight courses and provide a hub for alumni and prospective students with faculty on site to advise and greet visitors amid a large educational complex and low fair rates encouraging regional attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Iowa
State Fair Board
Des Moines
Paving Repair Debate Sparks City Inquiry
Citizens question the quality of asphalt repairs on a Rasmussen job. McLaughlin & Sons, bonded to fix the work, use limited cleaning methods and hot-iron smoothing. Call grows for an independent inspector and accountability from city authorities to ensure a true, durable restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rassmussen
Ragsmussen
J. S. McLaughlin & Sons
McLaughlin
McLaughlin Company
Oppenheimer Alsop Co Expands Furniture Line
The Oppenheimer Alsop Co Furni ture department enlarges floor space in a growing store extending westward toward the block end. A first time feature is a trade in used furniture for new goods, an exchange system inspired by auto trades, expected to spread to other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oppenheimer-Alsop Co
Paving Joe Gets Off To Good Start
Paving contractors began pouring cement on West Second Street at Independence near the city water tank Tuesday morning. One block was poured the first day as crews race to stay ahead, with excavation progressing ahead of cement work in the west and northwest parts of town.
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West Second Street
Independence
City
Aschenbrenner Family Enjoyable Midwest Trip
Dr and Mrs Carl Aschenbrenner finished a pleasant visit to Farmington Michigan with son Dr Zae Aschenbrenner and daughter Mrs Stanley F Smith. They met granddaughters Yvonne and Guelph Aschenbrenner and accompanied by Mr and Mrs Warner Van Spanckeren and children Betty and Jack from Mesa Arizona. The group also paused in Dixon Illinois to see A W Leland and Harriet Van Spanckeren. The doctor says the trip was enjoyable and he is ready for another year of hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Aschenbrenner
Farmington
Mich
Detroit
Zae Aschenbrenner
Stanley F. Smith
Yvonne
Guelph Aschenbrenner
Pella
Warner van Spanckeren
Betty
Jack
Mesa
Ariz
Geraldine Aschenbrenner
Dixon, Ill
A. W. Leland
Ladies Aid Teas At Pella College Benefit
The Ladies Aid society of the Second Reformed church in Pella hosts the last two college teas of 1927. Attendance rose from 85 to 165 as Mrs. George Ramsay reports growing interest. Mrs. Cora Verdugt leads this Friday’s program and luncheon, with no charge but a free will offering.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Second Reformed Church
Pella
The
Aid
George Ramsay
Cora Verdugt
Central College
De Jong Greenhouse Expansion Progress in Pella Forming Growth
A visit to the De Jong greenhouse shows steel work completed on a new 40 by 100 foot addition with a suspension roof eliminating interior posts. The De Jong Floral and Seed Company, a rising Pella industry, expands after acquiring Cole Seed, signaling continued growth under experienced management.
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de Jong
Mr. de Jong
de Jong Floral and Seed Company
Pella
Cole Seed
Heerema Visits Pella After Illness Tied to Army Service
Yella Heerema of Indianola arrived in Pella with his brothers John and Pete for a visit. This is his first trip to Pella in nine months or more after a serious illness last November caused by his army service, during which he was near death for weeks. Heerema worked as a druggist in Indianola before moving there.
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Pella
Oskaloosa
Herald
Newton
United States
Iowa
America
P. H. van Gorp
Garden City
Roll Screen Manufacturing Company
Des Moines
Mr. van Gorp
Woodrow Washing Machine Company
Illinois
Missouri
Woodrow
Pelle
Yella Heerema
Indianola
John
Pete
Mr. Heerema
Pella Farmers Get Good Hog Prices
C Dieleman, manager of the Farmers Union Shipping association, sent a car of hogs from near town to the Chicago market. The Farmers Union Live Stock Commission sold them on Monday as part of the co operative sales dept. Owners include Gerrit Vander Kieft, Gerrit Kamerick, William Vroegh, D D Rietveld, Dirk Duninherit, and Henry Berrick. Hog prices were steady to 10e higher, top $11.10, highest since April. The agency handled forty eight loads at Chicago Monday.
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Mr. C. Dieleman
Farmers’ Union Shipping Association
Chicago
Farmers ’ Union Live Stock Commission
Co-Operative Sales Department
Chicago Stock Yards
Gerrit Vander Kieft
Gerrit Kamerick
William Vroegh
D. D. Rietveld
Dirk Dunninck
Henry Berrick
Farmers’ Union Sales
Car Slips In Gear Near Pella Park Incident
Gerrit Van Maren and his wife with five children prepared to leave after business in Pella when the car slipped into gear. It sped across a park, damaged a flower bed, a tree, and a bench on a cement slab, then stopped. No injuries occurred and the car sustained minimal damage. He restarted the vehicle, cleared the curb, and drove homeward.
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Gerrit van Maren
Pella
Security State Bank
Mr. van Maren
Meyer
Branderhorst Couple Celebrate Fortieth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Branderhorst Sr of Tracy marked their fortieth wedding anniversary Tuesday August 2 at home with children grandchildren and close friends a joyful family reunion followed in the evening by a visit from Rev Cowershoven and members of the Christian Reformed church consistory Gifts were received in commemoration and wishes for many more anniversaries filled the celebration
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William Branderhorst
Tracy
Branderhorst
Christian Reformed Church
Cowershoven
Klein Picnic Returns to Grundman’s Woods August 19 1927
The annual Klein picnic is scheduled for August 19 1927 at Grundman’s woods two miles north of Pella. All Kleins are invited by the committee.
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Grundman’s Woods
Pella
New National Highway Sought Link from New Orleans to Minneapolis
A proposal spearheaded by E. L. Barnes of Kirksville MO calls for a national north south highway from New Orleans to Minneapolis. An August 6 meeting at Kirksville aims to form a transcontinental highway association to promote the route U S 63 is touted as the shortest corridor between the Gulf and the Twin Cities, with Oskaloosa pledging strong participation.
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New Orleans
Minneapolis
E. L. Barnes
Kirksville, Mo
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Kirksville
Barnes
M. L. McCabe
The
Missouri Automobile Club
Moberly Monitor Index
St. Louis
Des Moines
Columbia
Iowa
Missouri Club
Illinois
Davenport
McCabe
St. Paul
United States
Twin Cities
Kirksville Chamber of Commerce
Pella vs Fowler: Judge Rules Limits on City’s 1909 Five Percent Claim
The city of Pella loses on a demurrer in its suit against W H Fowler seeking five percent of gross receipts from the city owned telephone system. Judge Cooper holds Ordinance No 51 limited to ten years and barred collection after May 1909. suit filed 1925 cannot proceed under statute of limitations. The case, begun in 1925, involved whether the 1899 franchise contract required payments beyond the ten year term and whether extensions were enforceable.
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Pella
W. H. Fowler
Mr. Fowler
Clarke & Byers
Des Moines
Fowler
Cooper
Telephone Company
Central College Picnic at Riverview Park
Fred Rhynsburger, linked with Riverview Park management in Des Moines, organizes a Central College picnic at Riverview Park on Thursday August 11 at 4:00 PM. Admission tickets are available free at Puritan Drug Store, exchangeable at the ticket booth for the daily pass. Amusements carry reduced Central rates, lemonade on grounds, bring a basket dinner, alumni and old students invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rhynsburger
Riverview Park
Des Moines
Central College
Puritan Drug Store
Fred
Pella
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Oskaloosa Paper
Clendenon Oskaloosa
Joe
Aschenbrenner
Mir
Mrs. Branderhorst
New Orleans-Minneapolis
Fowler Telephone Collection
Statute OF Limitations
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