Truck and Auto Collide on Washngton Street Saturday Night
A gravel truck and a Chevrolet sedan collided near the Hoeksema garage injuring none of the Delta, Iowa, party. Driver Albert Martin and companion Gerald Harvey were arrested. Martin fined 25 dollars plus costs for reckless driving and 5.85 for speeding, Harvey fined 9.85 for disorderly conduct. Both sustained cuts and bruises, treated locally before jail.
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Washington Street
Hoeksema
Delta
Iowa
Albert Martin
Gerald Harvey
Fultz
Martin
Truck Crash Near Pella Injures Driver
On highway 63 six miles east of Pella two trucks collided, the Mahaska Bottling Works vehicle driven by Mark Greff rolled over. Greff, cut on head and legs, was taken for surgical aid then home. Initial reports of death were incorrect.
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Highway 63
Pella
Mahaska Bottling Works
Oskaloosa
Rhynsburger Produce Co
Mark Greff
Greff
Bottling Works
Injuries Reported In Horton Clergyman Accident
Word has arrived of Rev. LeRoy Hillyer of Horton Kansas suffering a serious pool accident with head injury and severed neck ligaments though he is on the road to recovery. Also listed are Mrs Van Horson with a broken hip and Mrs Roorda who has been ill. Carol Mensch underwent tonsil and adenoid surgery in Des Moines last Thursday and is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Hillyer
Horton
Kansas
Carol Mensch
Des Moines
Beauty Shop Supports Welfare League This Month
Mrs. Jessie Sadler is cutting hair at Sunnyside Beauty Parlor to raise funds for the Welfare League. All hair cut fees go to the Welfare League, under the initiative led by Dr. Aschenbrenner, the league president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Sadler
Welfare League
Sunnyside
DR. Aschenbrenner
Knoxville Man Killed by Auto in Aug 19 Incident
Knoxville Iowa August 19 King seventy two died instantly on Primary No. 6 southeast of here when struck by auto driven by W R Powell Des Moines oil salesman. King walked from his home to the White car, was struck as he stepped toward his own home. Powell and wife uninjured. Coronor Dr F M Roberts termed fatal injuries. Funeral home arrangements and reminiscences of long residence follow.
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Knoxville
Iowa
King
Here
W. R. Powell
Des Moines
Agnes
Nora White
Frank Huffman
F. M. Roberts
Mr. King
E. L. Job
Anne Jones
Job
Mater Hospital
Roberts
Roberts and
Farmers Union Annual Picnic Held Wednesday
Hundreds gathered at Grandman’s Grove for the Farmers Union picnic featuring speeches dialogues music and gifts. John Adair opened the session and E V Goad gave the invitation while local groups performed in a lively program with buck dancing and ample refreshments. Bernice Flikkema visited Pella friends and returned to Fulton Illinois.
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Farmers Union
Grandman’s Grove
John Adair
E. V. Goad
the Chronicle
Fultz
F. M. Frush
Bernice Flikkema
Pella
Fulton
Ilinois
Southern Iowa Fair Announces 16th Annual Exposition
The Southern Iowa Fair and Exposition spans Mahaska Marion Monroe Jasper Keokuk Poweshiek and Wapello counties. It runs September 5 to 10 in Oskaloosa featuring three days of harness racing September 7 8 and 9 and auto race day September 10 with high premiums across livestock cattle and horse shows plus strong 4-H participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Fair and Exposition
Mahaska
Marion
Monroe
Jasper
Keokuk
Poweshiek
Wapello
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Whoopee at Pella theater showcases color spectacle
Whoopee opens at the Pella theatre with Samuel Goldwyn and Florenz Ziegfeld producing a lavish talking color musical comedy. Eddie Cantor stars as the invalid hero Henry Williams, with Eleanor Hunt and Dorothy Knapp among a raft of chorus beauties. Directed by Thornton Freeland, the film features vibrant color photography, grand ensembles, and the celebrated Invocation to the Sun sequence. See Whoopee tonight at the Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Theatre
Samuel Goldwyn
Florenz Ziegfeld
Eddie Cantor
Owen Davis
Henry Williams
Thornton Freeland
Woodrow Contracts With Waterloo Co
Woodrow Washing Machines Company of this city lets a state wide contract to Adams Wholesale Company of Waterloo Iowa to establish agencies and sell Woodrow machines in Iowa The deal is expected to boost production and employment at the focal plant and help build wholesale connections in other states Chandler Pump and Supply Company of Kansas City acts as Woodrow distributors and sellers anticipate increased sales and capacity utilization
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Washing Machines Company
Adams Wholesale Company
Waterloo
Iowa
Woodrow Washing Machines
Adams Company
Focal
Chandler Pump and Supply Company
Kansas City
Hackert backs corn picker plant for local factory
Leen Hackert urges placing the Ed Gelderblom double row corn picker factory in Pella. He visited the Hollander inventor in Oskaloosa and praises the compact light machine that mounts to a tractor. He notes growing sales despite droughts and proposes the Pella Chamber of Commerce attract the factory to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Leen Hackert
Gelderblom
Hollander
Olivet
Hackett
Dakotas
Nebraska
Hackert
Mr. Hackert
Pella
Korver Picnic at Kool Tourist Park
The Korver families plan their annual reunion at Kool's tourist park one mile east of Pella on Highway 63, Tuesday August 25.
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Korver
Kool Tourist Park
Kool’s
Pella
Waterloo Car and Pella Truck In Highway Wreck
A Waterloo woman, Ethel Jones, suffered a knee injury in a collision on Highway 59 detour near the primary road No 69. A northbound truck from Pella, loaded with sheep, failed to turn at the detour and hit a Waterloo sedan driven by Irene Dubp, damaging the car while the truck sustained no damage.
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Pella
Oskaloosa Heral
Ethel Jones
Waterloo
G. A. Steenhoek
Irene Dubp
Cuba
Western Union offers telegraph airline reservations for Pella residents
Miss Florence Black announced Western Union has arranged airline reservations via telegraph for Pella travelers. Customers pay the regular ticket price at the Western Union office and the reservation is telegraphed to the boarding point. If space is unavailable, passengers are notified to reroute or book a later flight. Timetables and tariffs are available at the local office with several airlines listed. Aims to expand to all major carriers. Also noted: rebuild of Henry Hackett farm home near Leighton after a recent fire, to be a 10 room brick veneer bungalow, and visitors Evelyn and Helen Groetveld from Fremont, Iowa.
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Florence Black
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pella
Western Union
Western Air Service Corporation
Saline
Kansas
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Rapid Air Transport
Kansas City
St. Louie
Alaska
Washington Airways
Seattle
Vancouver
Victoria
Bowen Air Lines, Inc
Houston
Tulsa
Dixie
National Air Transport
Colonial Airway
New York
Philadelphia
Washington Airways Corporation
Robertson Air Plane
Richard Lautenbach
Henry Hackett
Leighton
Ulrich Meat Market Turns On Radio Airwaves
Ulrich Meat Market launches a weekly radio feature on KFJB Marshalltown every Wednesday from 11 30 to 11 45 a m. The Genuine Pella Bologna program marks the first local station airing by Ulrichs Meat Market and invites listeners to tune in.
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KFJB
Marshalltown
Ulrich’s
Marion County Free Fair Opens With Excitement
Crowds fill Marion county fairgrounds for opening prep and exhibitor setup. Grandstand show Sensations of 1931 impresses. Upcoming days feature speed car races with straw hat and backwards events. Livestock barns full, Art Hall and Midway active with talks on land erosion and attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Art Hall
Farm Bureau
Car Burned At Pella Home In Suspected Short Circuit
At the home of M W Van Doorninck on West Second Street a 1928 automobile owned by Ole Rempe burned Sunday night. Firemen arrived at 11 40 and saved nearby buildings, the car being insured. The cause is believed to be a short circuit in the wiring. exact origin may never be known. Mr Kempe witnessed the blaze.
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M. W. van Doorninck
West Second Street
the City Fire Department
Kempe
van Doorninck
Activities of City Churches Baptist Church
Baptist Church under Pastor R. T. Nordlund invites all ages to Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship at 10:45 a.m. with the theme Once Born or Twice Born. Evening services at 7:90 p.m. titled Light Palm and Cedar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
R. T. Nordlund
Church Services and Programs at Two Local Reformed Churches
Second Reformed Church lists 9:30 Church school 10:45 morning sermon Life's Triumphant Outlook and 7:30 evening Feeding The Multitudes with a colored quartet from Prentiss Mississippi. Third Reformed Church notes Sunday school in the morning and 7:30 evening service led by Rev Peter De Jong with morning and afternoon services by the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Reformed Church
H. C. Jacobs
Prentiss, Miss
Third Reformed Church G
Menning
Peter de Jong
Returns To The Van Rheenen Shop
Mrs Anne Bennett Donai former ly operator of the Van Rheenen Beauty shop has returned to the above place where she will be glad to meet both new and old customers A seven and a half spend baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Cornice on Roekel Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Bennett Donai
van Rheenen Beauty Shop
Mrs. Cornice
Roekel
Miller and Dunn Attack on Money Interests
Miller and Dunn sweep into battle lines over farm policy and finance. Dunn, a self described free lance attorney and Iowa speaker, derides government methods and grain monopolies while warning of mortgage burdens, bank closures, and rising taxes amid calls for reduced spending and unity among farmers. The program blends political rhetoric with pointed critique of income and land control, ending with a promise of continuation on the back page.
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Dunn
Iowa
Hoover
Dan Turner
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Mason
Grundman
Harvey
Edward King
Herbert Mathes
Singing of America
Bell
Wilma Betty Schakel
Refuge
Pleasant Grove
Amsterdam
South Lake Prairie
American Eureka Auxiliary
Kamerick Boys
Reading
Harriet Ustermarkt
Fifield
Tqinstrumental Music
Cal
Jennings Palmquist
Otto Mathes
Beoce
Mother Nature
Southern Iowa Fair
Woodrow
Waterloo Co
Garden City
Evelyn and
Helen Groetveld
Fremont, Iowa
Mrs
Gerrit Steenhoek
Ulrich Meat Market
Marion County Free Fair
Ford
van Rheenen
Miller
AMES
Free Lancer
E.G. Dunn
United States
New Hampshire
Social Register
Mason City
Federal Reserve Bank
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