Looting Car Brings Big Fine
Mayor Vanden Berg woke to deal with a looting case after a Ford car near Pella was stripped of two tires and cushions. Andrew Hoekstra owned the car. Wiebe Brak confessed to taking items after a warrant. Brak was fined 116 dollars and 6.35 dollars in costs, secured by his own car, and discharged with a plea of hard luck.
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Vanden Berg
Pella
Andrew Hoekstra
Wiebe Brak
Wiebe Brak Passed By and Looked At the Car, Later Going On. When Mr. Hoekstra
Mr. Hoekstra
Gerrit Hoekstra
Brak
Art Walls
Hoekstra
Navy
Island Farm Families Build New Bridge to Harvey
Residents on the island in Lake Prairie township constructed a bridge across the old river branch to reach Harvey after a prior bridge on the cutoff fell into the river due to neglect and erosion. The effort, born of necessity, uses an old dyke grade to connect to the mainland, with hope for a durable road in time.
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Lake Prairie Township
Des Moines
Harvey
Pella
Board of Supervisors
Martha Society Ice Cream Social at Third Reformed Church
The Martha Society of the Third Reformed Church invites all to an ice cream social on the church lawn Tuesday evening August 12. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Martha Society of the Third Reformed Church
Welcome Rain Inches Through Pella Town
A welcome rain fell in Pella Thursday evening lasting about an hour. A dark cloud preceded it, wind blew down a few trees, and an electric light wire was broken leaving half the town without lights until near eleven. The rain benefited the corn crop significantly.
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Pella
H. van Maren
Big Fish Bat at Oskaloosa
Report from the Herald describes a dramatic fish run on Friday at the dam below the water works on Skunk river. Crowds fished with nets and forks, pulling in large catfish up to 30 pounds while many others gathered to claim catches, spurred by Thursday night flooding. Charley Blakley reportedly hauled about 100 pounds of fine eat fish.
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Oskaloosa
Herald
Skunk River
Francis F. Everett
Elmer Mastelier
Charley Blakley
Pete's
Big Races at Marion Co. Fair headline Marion County Derby
The Marion County Pair features at Knoxville fair with racing over four days. More than fifty horses compete for liberal purses starting Tuesday with three top races including the Marion County Derby and continuing each day of the afternoon meet through Friday.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Farmers Must Complete Union Farm Bureau Organizing Plan
J M Dowell County Agent urges Marion county farmers to build a bottom up Farm Bureau a federation of county farm groups meeting township and school district needs. Plans aim for a durable permanent organization through cooperative township bases to represent every farm interest. Farmers are told cooperation across the rural community is essential to meet 20th century needs.
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Middle West
Marion County
Farm Bureau
J. M. Dowell
Free trip to state fair contest for Marion county boys
A Marion county program offers a free State Fair trip to a 15 to 19 year old boy of good character living on a farm. Applicants must cooperate with fair officials, avoid previous trip winners, and compete in stock judging at the Marion County Fair in Knoxville on Tuesday August 12, with judging starting at 10 a.m. J M Dowell, County Agent.
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Marion County
Marion County Fair
Knoxville
J. M. Dowell
Federalize A Man Needs Federal Accident Health Policy
An editorial urges federalized accident and health coverage to protect a man with a home land and wife. The piece notes a visit by Miss Hattie Hospers to Chicago on Wednesday evening to see family and shop for fall millinery stock.
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Hattie Hospers
Chica
Ideal Pharmacy Opens Under New Ownership in Town
Martin Paardekooper and Mark D. McWilliams have taken over Stubenraugh Drug store and renamed it The Ideal Pharmacy. Stubenrauch retires after over twenty years in the business to pursue real estate. Paardekooper brings years of local service and army pharmacy experience, while McWilliams is a former Central College instructor and athletic coach now settled here.
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Martin Paardekooper
Mark D. McWilliams
Stubenraugh
Ideal Pharmacy
Stubenrauch
Paardekooper
McWilliams
Army
Central College
The
Chronicle
County Board Meets Pella Citizens On Road Needs
About forty Pella residents dined at the American Hotel to discuss county road improvements with two board members and the county engineer. The exchange covered the island bridge issue at Lake Prairie Township, river channel questions, and the need for road work across the county with emphasis on careful planning and new state law responsibilities. The session grew pointed at times as Kool and Dieleman clashed on details while Allen reinforced board positions, signaling a major ongoing effort to expand county road work.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pella
American Hotel
Board of County Commissioners
Kool
Allen
Reynolds
Chautauqua Begins In Pella With Promising Start
The Pella Chautauqua, run by the Women's Federated Club led by Mrs. J. C. Mitten, opened Tuesday afternoon with a promising session. Trains delayed the start. afternoon programs now begin at 2:30. Alice Shrode, a talented thirteen year old in elocution, performed a strong recital while Judge Fred C. Bale lectured on The Fourth Line of Defense. Bale urged physical training for children and questioned heavy emphasis on Latin and other languages. President M. J. Hoffman again leads as platform manager, keeping the program lively and organized.
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Pella
Chautauqua
Federated Club
J. C. Mitten
Chronicle
Alice Shrode
Fred C. Bale
Columbus, Ohio
Judge Bale
Columbus
Ohio
Bale
Children’s Bureau
Gold Star Post No 89 Meeting At Chamber Aug 12 1919
Gold Star Post No 89 American Legion invites all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors to a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening August 12 1919 at 830 to discuss post by laws and invitations to the Knoxville Fair and other matters of importance. Commander Dick C VanZante urges attendance from distant members.
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American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Knoxville
Dick C. VanZante
Iowa selects board for Rhodes Scholarship candidates
President W A Jessup of Iowa University President M J Hoff man of Central College Pella and J Vander Zee at state university form the committee to pick Iowa’s two Rhodes scholars for Oxford. Twenty five Iowa applicants seek the three year study with tuition and expenses paid. The Rhodes will award two scholars this fall due to wartime cancellation last year. Greek no longer required and no rigid exam across subjects.
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W. A. Jessup
University of Iowa
M. J. Hoffman
Central College
Pella
J. Vander Zee
State University
Iowa
Oxford University
Frank Aydeviite
Rhodes Trustees
Rhodes
Church Wedding of Wilhemina Koelman and Gary Vogelaar
About seventy five guests attended the Third Reformed church ceremony on August 6 with a wedding party led by Mary Vogelaar and Janette Mantefel. The bride wore white satin, pink and white décor dominated by flowers, and a prenuptial dinner featured a five course menu in yellow and white. The couple plans to live in Dunn Cottage after a westward honeymoon trip.
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Third Reformed Church
Rock
Wilhemina Koelman
Gary Vogelaar
Mr. Sadler
Carl Byers
Lohengrin
Mary Vogelaar
Janette Mantefel
Akkerman Vogelaar
Phillepena Koelman
Herman Pete Lankelma
P. Braak
Mendelsohn
Ladies Auxiliary
Central College
P. Brank
M. J. Hoffman
Yellow Stone Park
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
Dunn Cottage
Farm for Sale Near Peoria in Mahaska County
For sale a 160 acre farm within five to six miles of Peoria, located in Mahaska County. Terms are very good. See H. F. Landis in Newton, Iowa at 323 for details.
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Peoria
Mahaska County
H. F. Landis
Newton
Iowa
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Ford
Marion CO. Fair
Gold Star Post
Hoffman ON
Rhodes Scholarship Board
Vogelaar-Koelman
Waters
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