Woodrow Washing Machine order boosts Van Gorp plan
Pella manufacturer P H Van Gorp outlines aggressive sales strategy after Chicago order worth 450000 for Woodrow washing machines. New Woodrow Washing Machine Co capitalized at 500000 with directors including Van Gorp and Woodrow. Production, sales expansion, and potential move of factory to Pella discussed, with Newton as key delivery hub and Pacific coast branch thriving.
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Newton Daily’ News
P. H. van Gorp
Pella
Chronicle
Chicago
Daily News
Woodrow Manufacturing Company
Mr. van Gorp
Woodrow Company
H. D. van Zante
Woodrow Washing Machine Company
P.H. van Gorp
Henry J. Vanden Berg
O. B. Woodrow
Ben J. Bruggen
Garry T. Vogelaar
H. J. ‘Vanden Berg
Ben B. Bruggen
van Gorp
Newton
Popcorn Wagon Tank Explodes In Monroe Fire
John De Leeuw of Monroe Oil Station was badly burned Saturday night when the noon popcorn wagon oil tank exploded. He suffered facial and shoulder burns and was treated by Dr. Carpenter. The blaze began from dripping gasoline and a nearby extinguisher user suffered burns. Noon and Dick Vanderbest also sustained minor injuries. The incident recalls a prior explosion that destroyed a Noons corn wagon at Newton county fair.
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John de Leeuw
Monroe
Mr. de Leeuw
Dr. Carpenter
de Leeuw
Verploegh Picnic Set for August 19 Near Pella
The Verploegh annual picnic will be held Thursday August 19 in the Verploeg Grove located one mile north of Pella. All members are invited to socialize and enjoy the event led by secretary A Verploegh.
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Verploeg Grove
Pella
Minister and Wife in Auto Accident Near Peoria
Rev. Mr. Wassink of Worthington Minnesota and his wife were in a Tuesday morning auto crash on the White Way near Prairie City. He sustained bruises and scratches but walked away. she was less injured. They rode home after repairs to their car and had come to visit the Peoria Christian Reformed church, from which he had received a call to pastor.
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Mr. Wassink
Worthington
Minn
Pella
Prairie Ci
Minnesota
Christian Reformed Church
Peoria
Farmer Loses Hogs After Peddler Scam
Emil Kowalewski, near Cherokee, owned 96 sick pigs. a peddler claimed enter itis and sold a $5 remedy plus $78 for treatment. All pigs died, including healthy ones treated. Cholera was the real disease and the medicine was largely gasoline. Loss about $500 plus the payment to the peddler. Local merchants blamed by some for overcharging.
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Emil Kowalewski
Cherokee
Kowalewski
Jasper County Herald
Vander Linden Book Shop Nears Remodel Finish
Remodeling of the Vander Linden Book Shop is nearly complete featuring a rebuilt front with a central door and two deep display windows. A glass sign will be illuminated, a new floor laid, and improvements to boost sales staff convenience.
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Vander Linden Book Shop
Your pharmacist must be absolutely right
Science shows exactness in fields from geology to astronomy and, crucially, in pharmacy where life may hang on a prescription. The August Chronicle ad by Pella druggists stresses that Iowa requires extended study and a rigid exam for pharmacists, elevating them beyond merchants and into professional status.
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Neptune
France
England
Uranus
Pharmacy
Pella
Iowa
Klein Picnic Set For Friday August 20 1926
Annual Klein picnic scheduled as an all day event at Grandman grove on Friday August 20 1926. Local residents invited to attend and enjoy community activities and meals.
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KLEIN
Grandman Grove
High Line versus Municipal Plant in Iowa Debate
A 1920s advocacy piece argues municipal electric plants offer lower rates than Hi-Line private providers. It cites Pella's independence, Bloomfield's diesel engines saving funds, and multiple Iowa towns like Orange City, Mapleton, Willisea, Jefferson, Whiting, Laurens, Fonda, Havelock, Pomeroy, and Pocahontas County towns fighting for lower costs through municipal plants, noting court battles and varied outcomes.
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Hi-lines
Iowa
Pella
Bloomfield
Orange City
Iowa Light Heat and Power Company
Hiline Company
United States Supreme Court
Mapleton
Willisea
Jefferson
Whiting
Pocahontas County
Laurens
Fonda
Havelock
Pomeroy
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Humboldt Company
Adv
Rock Island Excursion From Pella To Des Moines Aug 29
Rock Island runs a popular round trip from Pella to Des Moines on August 29. Depart 8:10 am arrive 9:55 am, return 6:50 pm arrive 8:20 pm. Round trip $1.20, half fare for ages five to twelve, under five free with parent. Sale Aug 30 to Sept 2, tickets valid one day. No baggage checked.
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Rock Island
Des Moines
Pella
Fort Des Moines
State of
Iowa
Iowa State
Farmer Picnic Date Set Tentatively for August 24
The annual Farmer picnic near Pella is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday August 24 with a fuller announcement to follow. The Pella band canceled a planned trip to Knoxville U S Veterans Hospital due to rain and bad roads making a concert unlikely.
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Pella
Knoxville
U. S. Veterans Hospital
American Legion
Atlantic and Pacific store ready to open
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company plans to open a new grocery store this Saturday. A company representative will operate it until a local manager is found, as the firm expands its chain of about 15,000 stores nationwide. The company has also bought an eight story Des Moines warehouse to serve nearby stores.
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Des Moines
Son of ex‑pel la judge endorsed for state bench
The son of Jesse W Curtis, former judge and associate justice of the California Supreme Court, seeks to succeed his father at the primaries on August 31 and has won endorsements from civic societies fraternal orders and many notable organizations across the Southland. Leaders and groups include Arrowhead Parlor Native Sons Masonic bodies First Baptist Church Lions Club Sons of the Revolution and Susan M Dorsey Ida May Adams Mary E Foy Elizabeth L Kenney Mrs Willoughby Rodman Frank P Flint William Gibbs McAdoo Milton K Young Albert D Pierce Rolin L McNitt Jeff P Chandler J Perry Wood T B Cosgrove and Harry Chamberlin.
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Los Los Angeles
Jesse Curtis
Pella
Jesse W. Curtis
Supreme Court of California
Southland
Arrowhead Parlor
Native Sons
the Commandery
The
First Baptist Church
Lions
Club
Sons of the
Pella Band Concerts Set for August 7 and 10
The Pella band schedules two concerts on Saturday August 7 and Tuesday August 10 at 8:00 pm. Program includes Opening March Selected Bower of Beauty Waltzes and Intermezzo Gavotte Ole South The World is Waiting for the Sunrise Fest Overature Bowl of Pansies Golden Dragon and a closing March Selected with popular melodies after each number.
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Ellis Brooks
Gavotte J. de Luca
J. Zamecnik
Carl Byers
A. Leutner
Jules Reynard
K. L. King
Girl Killed in Auto Smash Near Otley
Thelma Raukohl, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Raukohl of Holstein, was killed when a Chalmers touring car swerved and collided with another vehicle on the White Way west of Otley. The wreck left the Chalmers ruined and Thelma crushed beneath the car. The Marion County coroner found no charges.
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Pella
Otley
Monroe
Thelma Raukohl
H. F. Raukohl
Holstein
Illinois
Thelma
Rankohl
Baptist Young People Attend Assembly at Iowa Falls
A group from the Pella Baptist church, mostly youths, joined the Iowa Baptist Assembly at Iowa Falls for ten days last week and returned Sunday. They described a pleasant outing with engaging meetings despite damp weather. Attendees included Mrs. Simon De Haan, Ray De Haan, Esther Kuyper, Margaret Cochrane, Ruth Lautenbach, George Richardson, and Welch Richardson.
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Pella
Iowa Baptist Assembly
Iowa Falls
Simon de Haan
Ray de Haan
Esther Kuyper
Margaret Cochrane
Ruth Lautenbach
George Richardson
Welch Richardson
Swindler Gives Pella as Home
A Keota Eagle clipping from Knoxville Express reports Tom Boyle, a peddler from Pella, was arrested for misrepresenting and selling pork shoulders as hams. He was fined $15 plus nearly $3 in costs after a pursuit by Marshal Aubrey Rickerd, then released. The Chronicle notes uncertainty about Boyle’s identity and questions the rumor.
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Keota Eagle
Knoxville Express
Tom Boyle
Pella
Aubrey Rickerd
Boyle
Marshal Rickerd
J. G. Ranaud
Keota
The
Chronicle
Sunday School Bid Farewell to Teacher at First Christian Reformed
About fifty seniors and Rev J De Haan attended a farewell party Friday night for teacher Reuben De Haan of the First Christian Reformed Sunday school. He moves to Grand Rapids to study at Calvin Seminary, receiving a best wishes gift. A program of solos speeches and games followed a time of refreshments.
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First Christian Reformed Sunday School
Reuben de Haan
Grand Rapids
Calvin Seminary
J. de Haan
Wilma Vander Voort
Urges School Board to Buy Iowa Coal
Pella Iowa August 2 1926 Chronicle editor argues for using local Iowa coal to heat school furnaces instead of Kentucky coal. Questions if bids will waste taxpayer money and export jobs, noting local coal is as good and could keep work local.
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School Board
Iowa Coal
Pella
Iowa
Chronicle
The
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