Interstate Transit Lines expands reach with 450 coaches
The Interstate Transit Lines, subsidiary of Union Pacific and Chicago and North Western, announc es a major expansion. The system now covers 8000 miles with 450 modern coaches serving 1000 ticket agencies and depots from Milwaukee to Salt Lake City with connections to Seattle, Portland, and Mexico. Russell J. Walsh leads the Omaha based firm. An ad in this issue lists fares between key cities. Watch for more notices in ads.
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Western Union Sells Express Money Orders in Pella
Western Union expands services by selling American Express money orders in Pella as demand grows for non telegraph payment methods. Local manager Miss Florence Black notes the new option with American Express offices acting as branches of Western Union. The rollout includes 500 Western Union offices in and near New York Boston and Philadelphia beginning the new arrangement.
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Florence Black
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American Express Company
New York City
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Trial of the sale of American Express money orders
The article notes a December trial of selling American Express money orders and reports immediate success, signaling demand for an economical money order. It states the plan will not conflict with Western Union telegraphic money and gift service which annually transfers 275,000,000 in small amounts and accounts for about 93 percent of telegraphic money orders.
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American Express
Western Union Telegraphic
Activities of City Churches Weekly Schedule
Third Reformed Church led by Pastor G Menning with Sunday school at 9 80 a m. Morning and evening services by Rev Peter De Jong. First Reformed Church with Pastor B Mulder D D features Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching by Rev Fred Bosch and Rev William Goulooze on Sunday and afternoon. Baptist Church holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m, morning worship at 10 45, and 7 30 p m with Pastor Nordlund preaching. Second Reformed Church with Pastor Henry C Jacobs holds services in the High School Auditorium, Sunday school at 9 30, and Rev William Goulooze preaching both morning and evening with redecorating nearing completion and services expected in the church again by August 23.
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Peter de Jong
First Reformed Church
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Fred Bosch
West Coxsackie
William “Goulooze
Grand Rapids
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Nordlund
Second Reformed Church
Henry C. Jacobs
William Goulooze
Former Pella Lady Dies In Peoria Ill Chronicle reports death of Mrs Lobberecht
Mrs Fannie C McClatchey born in Pella Iowa in 1862 married Henry Lobberecht in 1882 and died August 1 at her Peoria Illinois home interment was Parkview Mausoleum She leaves children Cassia Woolley Myrtle Dever Blanche Blopfer and John Lobberecht nine grandchildren and a half brother W C Benson of Alliance Nebraska plus many cousins
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Centenarian Sunday School Legend Wormhoudt Still Teaches
G H Wormhoudt of this city nears his 78th birthday and marks over 65 years teaching Sunday school. Starting at age 16 at First Reformed church, he later led catechetical classes near Tysseling with Hugo Kuyper, earning the nickname Moody and Sankey for part of his long service.
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Mr. Wormhoudt
First Reformed Church
Wormhoudt
Hugo Kuyper
A. C. Kuyper
Kuyper
Tysseling
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Sankey
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Attend State Rural Carriers Meeting in Decorah
George Gezel Henry Kersbergen and Nick Meppelink attended the state rural carriers convention in Decorah last Thursday through Saturday. More than 1,000 carriers and families joined a program with Arch Coleman and others. A sight-seeing tour was offered and the next year's meeting will be in Shenandoah.
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Henry Kersbergen
Nick Meppelink
Decorah
Arch Coleman
Mr. Armstrong
Niles
Mich
John Q. Barnes
Des Moines
Royal Holbrook
Iowa State College
Ames
Shenandoah
Neifert Signs with Des Moines Eagles
Central college athlete Barney Neifert, who has played with the Oskaloosa Eagles, signs to join the Des Moines Eagles for the remainder of the season per Cy Griffiths, manager of the local team.
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Robbers Are Sent To Fort Madison
Clyde Weeks and Roy Cox were sent to Fort Madison after being sentenced for robbery of two Marion county businesses. They were arrested in Des Moines while disposing of stolen goods from Rowley Bros Hardware in Melcher. They confessed to also entering the Mix store in Swan. Accomplice Tom Phoenix received five years at Anamosa and parole on good behavior.
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Clyde Weeks
Roy Cox
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Ira A. Ward
W. S. Cooper
Marion County
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Rowley Bros. Hardware
Melcher
Swan
Tom Phoenix
Anamosa
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Ill and Hospitalized Residents in Oska loosa Area
Albert Van Heukelem of Oska loosa is very ill with infections in both legs. D R Rhynsberger suffers sciatic rheumatism for two weeks. Matt Hoksbergen went to Des Moines for government medical examination. Mrs Cornelia Porter, ill with gall stones, was moved to Iowa City for surgery accompanied by her sister Mrs L Kaldenberg. A P Vander Meiden, blacksmith, had goiter operation at Mercy hospital Des Moines and has returned home. Mrs B H Sack shows slow improvement after illness. Henry Muilenberg fell from a pony and broke an arm. Virgil Klein injured by a pitchfork in the seat. John Breen injured when wagon struck by car. wagon badly damaged.
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Des Moines
Mr. Hoksbergen
Cornelia Porter
Iowa City
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A. P. Vander Meiden
Mercy Hospital
Virgil Klein
Gradus A. Klein
Pella
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Otley
Library Notes and Book Highlights of the Week
A parade of romance and adventure titles with author credits. Edington’s Call Her Fannie and Sterretts The Golden Stream sit alongside Sylvia McNeely and Petticoat Court. The Silver Flute, Eyes in the Dark, Years of Grace, Pure Gold, The Quest of the Hidden Ivory, Corduroy, A Dog Named Chips, and Library Humor populate the list with notes on plot and tone.
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Dale Pitcairn
Kenya
Mitchell
Virginia
McVeagh
Ginger
Fan
Chips
Terhune
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Correction on hospital admission mix up in Chronicle
The Chronicle corrects a previous report misidentifying John Rietveld as hospitalized. The error arose from confusing him with Matt Hoksbern, both sons in law of E J Delai. The paper regrets any inconvenience caused.
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Facts For Farmers Lettuce Rotations And Soil Humus
Agricultural guidance warns lettuce should not be grown on same stand more than once or twice in several years. Soil-building crops like cowpeas soybeans velvet beans rye and vetch help maintain humus. Concrete mix guidance says water amount controls strength with a range from very dry to fairly wet depending on use and setting.
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Betty's fruit preference in Gaylord's Tri angle
A short dialogue shows Betty answering Auntie that she likes strawberries and raspberries, but declares liberries best of all, attributed to May B. Ditch in Gaylord's Tri angle.
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The Quickabe Tray and Odd Hints Fill The Page
The column markets a flexible green rubber freezing tray for Frigidaire use and mixes in comic bits about fashion pockets and shoes. It includes a farmer delivering fertilizer to an insane asylum fence joke and a Turnover Toaster pitch followed by brief quips about meals and manners.
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