Local News Flows From Pella Area And Visitors
Walter Kimmell of Lebanon Ore gon, son of Dr W W Kimmell formerly of Pella, visited his aunt Mrs Chas Porter and relatives. Tennis Plette and family returned from Colorado Springs. The Vande Voorts returned from Denver. Flowers at the high school grounds praised. Miss Margareth De Jong of Leighton visiting Wm Van Gorp and Hattie Van Gorp. Relatives of Mrs Henry Vanden Noord celebrated her birthday. Janet Van Gorp dined with Hattie Van Gorp. Marion Van Gorp returned from Minnesota. Nellie Popma back from three weeks in Orange City. Mrs Ben Langerak and boys due home from California. Harold Thomassen and wife move to Mrs John De Cook’s home near Rol screen factory. Mrs De Cook and Mrs Porter to room with Mrs Louisa Richardson this winter. Missionary meeting receipts total $1802.10. New Christian Reformed school principal Henry Vander Ark and wife arrived from Edgerton Minn. They will stay at D Sjaardema home then live above Vander Wal harness shop. Herman Veenstra and daughter Beulah visited Iowa State College Ames to consult on plans for the new state college building.
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Henry Vanden Noord
Janet van Gorp
Otley
Hattie van Gorp
Marion van Gorp
Minnesota Lake
Ben Langerak
California
Harold Thomassen
Mrs. Langerak
John de Cook
de Cook
Chas. Porter
Louisa Richardson
The
Christian Reformed School
Henry Vander Ark
Pella
Edgerton
Minn
D. Sjaardema
Vander Wal
Pella Urged to Adopt Gas Service for Homes
The Pella community is urged to seek natural gas for cooking and heating, arguing that other towns of similar size already enjoy gas. The piece notes the Knoxville Gas Company proposal and says public demand should push the city council to vote on a franchise, highlighting benefits to homes, factories, and savings over coal oil.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Knoxville Gas Company
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Reforming Mission Meeting at Beard's Grove Pella
The Annual Mission Fest of the Reformed Churches of Pella will be held on August 31, 1926, at Beard's Grove Pella Iowa. Three meetings begin 10:00 am 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm with meals and refreshments available. Speakers include Rev. H Kuyper Japan John De Valois India Rev. Fred De Jong Kentucky Rev. Geo Menning Pella and Rev. Philip Yonker New York.
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Reformed Churches of
Pella
Beard’s Grove
Iowa
Missions
H. Kuyper
Japan
John de Valois
India
Fred de Jong
Kentucky
Geo. Menning
Philip Yonker
New York
Plug No Longer Comes to Monroe
Monroe Mirror reports the branch line train known as the Plug made its last regular trip to Reasnor last Monday after noon. The line from Reasnor to Newton will be improved and ties distributed as the road may be torn up between Newton and Monroe. The Reasnor station agent remains for now.
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Bud van der Meulen
Monroe
Pella
Monroe Mirror
Newton
Reasnor
Klein Picnic Held Friday at Grandman Farm Near Pella
The annual Klein family picnic gathered 265 people at the Grandman farm grove north of Pella, with relatives from Otley Monroe Prairie City Eddyville Killduff Indianola New Sharon Orange City and Adams Nebr attending. The event featured a program of talks readings music Dutch drill races and games followed by a business meeting naming officers for next year and several name-change requests from family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Otley
Monroe
Prairie City
Eddyville
Killduff
Indianola
New Sharon
Orange City
Adams
Nebr
G. B. Ver Steeg
A. T. van Houweling
Anne Joyce Klein
J. G. Klein
Misses van Oostrum
Ray Vander Wal
Misses Plette
Frances Ver Steeg
Mae Plette
Sioux County Names Change Applications Reported
The Orange City Journal’s Court House column notes several residents applying for official name changes, detailing the petitions and the process underway in Sioux County.
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The
Orange City Journal
the Court House
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Goodrich Tires
Byers
Barry Shop
Walter Kimmell
Lebanon
Oregon
W. W. Kimmell
Plette
Colorado Springs
Mrs. Warner Vande Voort
Denver
Margareth de Jong
Leightton
Wm. van Gorp
Nellie Popma
Christian Reformed Churches
Herman Veenstra
Beulah
Iowa State College
Ames
Veenstra
State College
Des Moines, Iowa
VIA
Linas Island
Des Moines
C. F. Dykstra
C. C. Gardner
Pep
Swan Brand
Farmers Co-Op
Exchange
Reformed Mission Meeting
Plug
KLEIN
Arthur Klein
Tunis H. Klein
J. P. Klein
Johannes van Hell
Gysbert van Hell
Johannes van Hill
Gysbert van Hill
Henry John Wiersma
Henry John Fennema
John Fennema
Cornelius Schaap
Cornie Schaap
Cornelius B. Schaap
William Kuyper
William van Zenten
van Zanten
William van Zanten
Sioux County
Hutchinson’s
Frigidaire
Woodrow Washer
Charles Haddon Fitz
Woodrow
Gary T. Vogelaar
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