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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1934

Page

3

Nearby Town News and Rural Family Visits Reported

Mrs C Hackett and family visited with Will Monster family last Friday evening. Otley area Miss Smeille Vanden Baard spent a week with Connie Van den Baard. Dirk Goemant family visited A B Goemant home. Connie Vanden Baard family and others visited John Robertus home. Walter Hurwitz of Joliet spent Monday night with the Robertus family. he is Robertus’s brother. Antoinette Monster visited Johanna Wiclard. Cornelia Van Dene visited Walter Plate home east of Oskaloosa. Darlene Robertus visited Mrs Jansen. Lucille Vanden Baard of Otley visited Bennie Swank. Ben Wos hosted a birthday gathering for her mother with Prank Brom family and Louis Van Haaften and Bobby, Herman Swank and Freda. Ice cream and cake were served. Sandridge kittenball team won 6 1 over Flintridge, then lost 8 6 in overtime to Chester.

C. Hackett Ruth Florence Ralph Will Monster Eiday Smeille’ Vanden Baard Near Otley Connie van den Baard Dirk Goemant Mabel Abraham A. B. Goemant Connie Vanden Baard Norman LeRoy Lucille Vanden Baard Walter Plate Oskaloosa Darlene Robertus Mrs. Jansen Otley Bennie Swank Ben Wos Prank Brom Jacob Franklin Louis van Haaften Bobby Herman Swank Freda Sandridge Flintridge Nist Chester

Des Moines and surrounding visitors noted in local social

A busy social week includes Sally Kruseman family visiting Des Moines while Henry Welle and Case Vonk Jr. attend to business in Ottumwa. Tea by the Ladies Aid, visits from Newton relatives, and trips to the Black Hills reference numerous households. Miss Helen Perry takes a Newberry sales job, while Artie Huiter and Gerrit Vis families share visits. The Sally Go Getters plan local and county exhibits, and longtime residents like Andrew Geurtsma pass away. several community members travel, host, and gather across Pella, New Sharon, Sully, and Baxter.

Everett Kruseman Maxene Mildred Deg Moines Henry Welle Case Vonk Jr Ottumwa Ladies Aid Ular rRis Dorothy Ruth Beyers Newton Henry Verwers CV. Shipman Black Hills Mrv B. van Heemsbergen Albert Buitenwerf Elmo Briggs Cherokee Wednnesday Black Mills John Vos Pel- In Tony Vos Artie Huiter Gerrit Vis Dave de Cook Marilyn Shirley Will Blom Donald Pella Harold Arnold de Bruin Bernice Verrips Alec Westerkamp Sally Go Getters Leola Rozendaal Margaret Gungek Montezuma Will van Genderen Martha Circle Andrew H. Geurtsma Andrew Jr Sully Ed Thompson Friends Church New Sharon Lynnville Cemetery Geurtsma Netherands America Verda Earp of Reasner Wallace Kling Flor de Jong John de Jong Richard Vander Teest Rennier Dicleman Kruseman Arlene Kruseman Russell Hampton Baxter Carroll Ver Steeg Robert Renaud Ward A. C. Miller M. & St. L. Railroad Oska- Joosa

Local residents visit friends in weekend gatherings

Sandridge Mr and Mrs Will Hart and son Billy Jim visited Rich Byers last Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Case Rook and children visited Mr and Mrs Frank Brom Sunday night. The small daughters of Ray Hoksbergen spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Peter Swank. Nellie Vos of Tracy …

Will Hart Billy Jim Rich Byers Case Rook Frank Brom Ray Hoksbergen Peter Swank Nellie Vos Tracy

Smiling Through Comes to Princess Theatre Sunday

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer brings Smiling Through with Norma Shearer to the Princess for a two day run starting Sunday August 12. The drama stars Shearer and Sidney Franklin directed, marking a notable screen version of the Jane Cowl play with ties to Jane Murfin and historical stage acclaim. News notes mention locations and local visits including Otley and Lynnville gatherings as a backdrop to the film release.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Norm Shearer Jane Cowl New York Thor Edward Langdon Mar- Norma Talmadge Sidney Franklin Miss Shearer Josh M. Schenck Metro-Gold- Goldwyn-Mayer Norma Shearer

Prairie City Bank Buys Day-Lock Safe

The First National bank of Prairie City purchased a Mosler safe with an electrically controlled delaying period time lock. It will be installed in concrete as an auxiliary to the bank's regular timelock safe. Large withdrawals trigger a 15 minute or longer delay before opening.

First National Bank of Prairie City Prairie City News

Freight handler dies of heart attack on train

Frank Snyder, conductor, found the man lying in the coach aisle after the Kilduff loading. The body was taken to Sully. coroner Dr. E A McMurray of Newton ruled a heart attack. The decedent’s widow and stepchildren live in Oklahoma. he had been on the run between Newton and Oskaloosa since 1920.

Frank Snyder Sully E. A. McMurray Newton Jasper County Oklahoma Miller Oskaloosa Hattie Burnham Harris Boat Kellogg A. C Boat Stanley Wood Will Bakker Janet Roulfine Sarah Pella Albert’ Vander Kamp

Community Social Notes From Taintor and Nearby

Taintor residents and relatives gathered from Colorado Missouri and Iowa for visits and meals. Numerous families including Garner Longaker Lawrence Hull and Craver hosted or visited kin at homes in Taintor Eddyville Newton Avery and surrounding towns. Local sports saw Taintor teams win two junior games while other gatherings spanned August travel and Maytage meetings.

Community notices from Galesburg and surrounding towns

Local social items list visits and gatherings across Galesburg Pella Laurel Des Moines and Newton. Names include Van Rheenen De Penning Van Hemer Butin Rempe and Poortinga with church picnics and a Bethany Sunday school outing noted along with numerous family calls and cordial visits in late July and early August.

Lorena De Bruin Visits Cousin Near Leighton

Leighton Lorena De Bruin of Oskaloosa spent several days last week with cousin Esther Overbergen near Leighton. Mr and Mrs C Sedrel were summoned to Pella on Saturday due to the illness of Mrs Sedrel's brother John Korver. Edna Neels ill with diphtheria is progressing well at this wing. Reverend Wm A De Jong of New Jersey led Sunday services at the Reformed church. Mr and Mrs James Sedrel and sons Bruce and Robert of Os kaloosa visited grandparents Mr and Mrs C Sedrel Sunday evening.

Lorena de Bruin Oskaloosa Esther Overbergen Leighton C. Sedrel Pella James Sedrel Bruce Robert

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