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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1936
Page
2
Local column records numerous visits and travels of Pella area residents and guests from Grand Rapids Detroit Oskaloosa Des Moines Sioux City and other locales. It notes illnesses engagements and family events including reunions, sermons, property trades, auto deliveries and travels to the Black Hills and Minnesota trips.
District Conference of Agricultural Training held at Pella last Saturday. Mr D Smith new proprietor of the Pella theatre moves into the North Main street property recently vacated by Chas Parish. Andrew and Henry Klyn purchased Dr Ver Ploeg’s North Main property. Hatchery plans for the location to be announced. Mrs Clark Richardson returned home after a two week visit with Rev J C Clark in Haddden. Miss Cornelia Hospers left for a Bible camp at Winona Lake. Mr and Mrs Moomb visited Aunt Lena Vo in Iowa. Mr Lautenbach to teach in Stillwell Oklahoma for the coming year. Mrs R R Beard and Mr N Vanderlind to Winona Lake Wisconsin for Bible conference. Mrs H P Scholte entertained friends from Gilman. Mrs Henry Renaud of Grime visited John Goodhart. Mr and Mrs John Onstine with relatives in Chicago for two weeks. Mr and Mrs Paul Blommers in Iowa City for graduation exercises. Martin Paardekooper taking a two week trip at lakes in Canada. Lucile Den Adel on a two week vacation from Van Sittert’s store.
Reports from the Des Moines hospital show an appendix operation performed for Mr. De Jong. He is ill with pleurisy at home on West Second Street. Mrs. W. J. Clark is in critical condition with little hope of recovery. Mrs. H. Van Ginkel visits her son Gerrit Klein in Ivy and attends the Old Settlers Reunion in Prairie City. A son was born last week at Mahaska hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vos and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Renaud with family visited Union, Iowa. Mrs. K. Van Zante of California is with her sister Dora Bootsma and other relatives. Janet and Andrew Klyn traveled to Chicago and Michigan to visit relatives.
The Knoxville Express chronicles the death of Cass Kinney, 78, at his daughter Mrs Beckey Nichols Harvey on July 9. Kinney lived on the Des Moines river land for over 40 years and moved to his daughter’s home when unable to self care. His wife died 23 years ago, he was the son of Joe Kinney, early settler from Ohio, and his farm was bought from P H Bousquet. Kinney loved fishing and music with about six violins, one over 100 years old. he knew Pella’s early history and often hauled with oxen.
Former Pella High School educator Prof. Hinton and family, with F. D. Hinton of Iowa City, visited Pella on Sunday. He taught at Pella High before World War I, led the school after the war, then served Culver Military Academy, Oak Park schools, and earned a UChicago master’s. He heads the Old Country School in Akron Ohio, a private institution for parents seeking alternatives to public schools.
James Long, 51, a Ming farm laborer, was found guilty of concealing stolen property and sentenced to 15 days. His son Lloyd, 26, received 30 days, and a second son Virgil drew a ten year term in Story county on a breaking and entering charge. All three sentences stem from the same case.
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