Brookhart Speech Delights Pel la Audience On Saturday
Senator Smith W Brookhart spoke in Pella park as part of the Chamber of Commerce festival week addressing a mixed crowd. He recounted his record in Congress defending farmer interests, opposing Newberryism, and criticising the Mellon backed revenue plan while highlighting deflation by the Federal Reserve Board as harmful to farmers. He cited Senate Document 310 and alleged secret talks in 1920 involving Armour Sinclair and others that depressed crop prices.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Smith W. Brookhart
Brookhart
United States
N. J. Gesman
Iowa
Cummins
Congress
Senate
Mellon
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Chicago
Reynolds
Armour & Co
C. H. McNider
Mason City
Johnson
Waterloo
Washington, D. C
Des Moines River Narrowly Drowns Knoxville Victim
Marion Murphy of Rock Island and son of S S Murphy nearly drowned at Marigold Springs pool north of Knoxville last Thursday. Companions Jack Pierce and Babe Rutan aided Murphy after he sank twice. Pierce freed himself but was dazed. Rutan pushed Murphy to shallow water where he collapsed and was revived with no lasting injury.
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Marion Murphy
S. S. Mur- Murphy
Rock Island
Knoxville
Marigold Springs
Jack Pierce
Babe Rutan
Murphy
Pierce
Rutan
Pella Band to Play Concert at Leighton Friday Evening
The Pella Band will give a concert at Leighton Friday evening this week. Residents have urged the band to visit for some time, and the players hope for good weather and a strong turnout as they have in Leighton before.
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PELLA
Leighton
Pella Legionaires Attend 7th District Conference
About sixty American Legion members from Pella gathered in Des Moines for a banquet at Younker's Tea Room and a district conference. Delegates included M. D. McWilliams, George M. Derbyshire, W. H. Vander Ploeg, George H. Lankelma, H. E. De Reus, and W. A. Young, representing roughly a dozen posts. The meeting discussed matters likely to be raised at Ottumwa state convention later this month.
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American Legion
Pella
Des Moines
Younker’s Tea Room
Ottumwa
M. D. McWilliams
George M. Derbyshire
W. H. Vander Ploeg
George H. Lankelma, H. E. de Reus and
W. A. Young
Dr. Aschenbrenner to Return Home This Saturday
Dr. Carl Aschenbrenner, who has been visiting his son and daughter in Michigan, writes from Detroit that he will be home Saturday August 16.
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Carl Aschenbrenner
Michigan
Detroit
Shenandoah to Come to Fair in Iowa State Show
Iowa officials plan grand welcome for the Shenandoah airship at the state fair the ship will anchor the entire aviation field with special moorings safety gear and troops on duty for guards during its stay elaborate ceremonies honor the crew and pilot for this first western cruise likely to shatter attendance records.
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Iowa
Mississippi
America
Corey
Farmers Elevator at Taintor Burns Down
The Farmers' Elevator, a cooperative at Taintor, was burned to the ground Saturday night. The building and its contents were totally destroyed, with partial insurance coverage reported.
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Taintor
Farmers’ Elevator
Farmers Picnic Postponed to August 29
The Farmers' Picnic, listed for August 16, has been postponed to August 29. Watch the Chronicle for further announcements.
Exchange to be held August 16 by Miss Hospers class
Next Saturday afternoon August 16 the Sunday school class of Miss Cornelia Hospers will hold an exchange at the Farmers Building.
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Cornelia Hospers
Farmers
Celebrations End Saturday At Pella Commerce Event
The four day celebrations organized by the Pella Chamber of Commerce concluded Saturday with a large audience for Senator Smith W Brookhart and continued entertainment. Prizes were awarded for stock guesses and teams raced around the square. Numerous local businesses listed winners with figures and names across many sponsors.
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Pella
van der Ploeg
Henry Vriezel
Klyn & de Winter
F. Visser
F. Mathes
A. Vander Wal
Cor Cornie van Donselaar
Kuyper
Music House
C. Smorenberg
Garden Cafe
John de Winter
Dorothy de Geus
H. L. van Rees
van Zante Bros
Egbert den Hartog
Awtry & Lankelma
Fred Veenstra
White Way Auto Co
Ray de Wild
Arie van Weelden
Paul Beyers
Carrier pigeon captured near Pella
An unusual traveler, a homing pigeon with an aluminum leg band MCCA 21-6131, appeared Monday near Pella, bred by a local farmer. Lester Boot cared for it at the Ideal Pharmacy, while residents searched for its origin and meaning of the markings with no clear explanation found.
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Pella
Lester Boot
John Boot
Sully
Mr. Boot
Two Young Pella Girls Run Away From Home
Ruth Ten Hagen and Tillie De Koning, ages fifteen and sixteen, left Pella on a bus to Des Moines without parental consent. They stopped at the Kirkwood hotel, then disappeared, with rumors they aimed for Chicago. They were later found at Don Gale's home and brought back to Pella.
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Ruth Ten Hagen
Tillie de Koning
Pella
Des Moines
Kirkwood
Chicago
Don Gale
Ver Ploeg Family Picnic Set For August 20
The Ver Ploeg picnic will be held on August 20 in the grove one mile southeast of Leighton.
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VER Ploeg
Leighton
Iowa corn and wheat crops forecast for 1924 and 1923
Iowa corn on August 1 stands at 74 percent of normal, yielding an estimated 33.2 bushels per acre, down 17 percent from last year’s crop. State oats forecast at 232,115,000 bushels, up 11 percent from 1923, with U.S. oats production also rising 10 percent. Winter wheat output in Iowa projected at 8,078,000 bushels while U.S. total wheat production is 815,017,000 bushels for 1924, up from 786,000,000 last year.
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Iowa
Federal
State
United States
Lowa
Marion County Fair Set for Next Week in Knoxville
The Marion County Fair returns August 18–23 in Knoxville with livestock exhibits and a full program. Secretary C M Gilson visited Pella to distribute fair booklets, while organizers stress county pride, tax support, and the draw of automobile races on the final day. People from Pella are urged to attend and support the event and its fun, music, and community gathering.
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the Chronicle
Marion County
Knoxville
Pella
C. M. Gilson
State Department of Agriculture
Annual Klein Picnic Set for August 20 at Grandman Woods
The annual Klein picnic will be held at Grandman woods on Wednesday August 20. Ice cream and pop will be sold, coffee will be available. Everyone is invited.
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KLEIN
Grandman Woods
Wednesay
Band Concert Program Highlights Dinner
A local band concert features selections including the Glory of Egypt Waltz Dixie and My Grandfather Clock. The program lists performances by Miss Sedrel and Mr. Van Dyke with cornet solos and descriptive dance pieces such as Garden Dance and Spick and Span Overture.
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Geen Mr. van Dyke
Miss Sedrel
Amsdam
Jewell Birches
Christ Reformed Church Sunday Services and Topics
First Christ Reformed Church presents Lord's Day services at 9:00 a.m. with topic Jesus the Saviour in Holland. An afternoon session at 1:30 p.m. covers Assurance of Acceptance from John 6 37 in Holland. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. focuses on Finding I the Lord from Jeremiah 29 13 in English.
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First Christ Reformed Church
J. de Haan
Jesus
Holland
Lord
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Pella Legionaires
DR. Aschenbrenner
Shenandoah
Gary T. Vogelaar
Clarence Bogaard
M. van Gilst
J. van Dusseldorp
Erma Koopman
Auto Service Co
Harold Thomassen
F.C. Hakkers
Cora Kruseman
Ideal Pharmacy
Mark Rillihan
Harold Sack
J. Lautenbach
Y. T. van Niewaal
Mabel Verwers
Dorothy Grant
van Gorp Tire Co
Jim van Vark
F. W. van Rheenen
B. A. Adair
Margaret Wynia
Security State Bank
Gertrude van Oostrum
Wm. Vande Voort
Pella Motor Co
Ari
Nick Janse
B. F. King
S H. Douwstra
R. Gambell
H. G. Vander Wilt
Will Breuklander
Stella Ter Louw
Vander Meulen & Co
Ruth
Vander Linden
Royal Candy Co
Reuben de Haan
Boland
L. van Rees
Robert C. Lautenbach
Reuben Thomassen
Wormhoudt & Piette
Freda Sjaardema
van der Linden Drug Store
Verne Grandia
Dick Sjaardema
Kuyper Lumber Co
Jim W. Vo
M. J. de Zwarte
Willard Winter
Central Park Cafe
Chas
Dykhius
de Witt Bousquet
Agnes Widlaard
Dick Boot
Cornelia Clement
J. S. Wilson
Ada van de Voort
Correet
Sam de Cook
Pella's New Memorial Building
American Legion Home
Marion CO
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