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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1937
Page
8
For Sale Classified Items From Local Page
LE White Rock Cock 5 pounds choice. W G Harvey Har or Phone Red 310. FOR SALE First Grade Canning Tomatoes Special price is called for at patch 444 miles north east of Pella. Harris Vande Noord Phone Black 140 or 168 on 11 FOR SALE Sweet corn for ta FOR SALE Tri color Sanico range good as new Gerrit Wittenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant. Schippers
West First Street
W. G. Harvey
Har
Pella
Harris Vande Noord
Black
Gerrit Wittenburg
White House Paint and Roofing Prices
Price list from Buerkens Mfg. Co offering Heavy Body Red Barn Paint at 2.40 per gallon with linseed oil mix, Asphalt Roof Paint at 0.0? per gallon, special five gallon pails pricing, and a hardware dealer Bert Kersbergen at Van Zante Bros. Hardware offering spouting repair or replacement services for low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Buerkens Mfg. CO
Bert Kersbergen
van Zante Bros. Hardware
Hoeksema Bros Garage Ad Offers Car Parts and Wipers
Hoeksema Bros Garage promotes FLY WHEEL starter gears for all car makes and TRICO windshield wipers with service. Complete stock of repair parts available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoeksema Bros. Garage
TRICO
Hoeksema Bros
Used Cars and Trucks for Sale Listing
Ford Conch rd Sport Coupe two door Hudson sedan Dodge truck Chevrolet pickup 1925 L. W. B. Chev. Truck 1935 Chevrolet Truck S. W. B. Duals Van Houweling Auto Co. Dodge Plymouth Sales and Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Houweling Auto CO
Dodge-Plymouth Sales & Service
White Way Auto CO
Vintage Car Lot with Multiple Models and Prices
A local ad lists several classic and antique cars for sale including a 1936 Ford Deluxe Fordor Touring a 1930 Ford Tudor refinished and clean a 1936 Ford Pickup described as runs like new and clean a Model A Fordor Sedan fully reconditioned priced at 140 dollars a 1930 Chevrolet Coupe a 1928 Chrysler and a 1934 Long Wheelbase Ford Truck new as listed.
Wanders Radio and Electric Service Ad
Radio and electric repair service. Prompt work guaranteed. Wanders Radio and Electric Service in the Gamble Store. Tel 28.
Proceedings of County Board August 16 1937
Regular mid month session with all members present discusses roof repairs on the court house and copper sheathing to seal ledges. Time and materials basis set for sky light and copper flange addition with total $325 for 18 inch band sheeting. Various bills approved including hauling, freight, labor, medical aid, postage, and refunds. warning served on Nellie Wetherall and Dan Dingeman Sr. adjournment followed with officials named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Groves
The
Groves Sheet Metal Company
Court House
C. G. Prange
Abe Erb
Cb, &Q.rr
R. V. McKeever
Inbor
D. H. Stone
John Caswell
W.C. Southwick
F. M. Roberts
Gray Anderson
H. H. Browne
G. C. Fowler
Farm Bureau
W. Wilkes
H. L. Boylan
James Guvronsky
C. W. Huyser
S. R. Carter
Walter Hart
Nellie Wetherall
Dan Dingeman Sr
Bogaard
Yeas
Gerald W. Paardekooper
M. A. Barnes
Jean Harlows Last Picture Saratoga at Princess Oskaloosa
Hollywood studio undertook unusual work to finish the film Saratoga after Jean Harlow’s absence. Buck Conway rewrote scenes to reduce her role, used a double for long shots, and linked new footage to existing material to preserve Clark Gable's final scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Harlow
Saratoga
Princess
Oskaloosa
Miss Harlan
Clark Gable
Miss Harlow
Mise Harlow
Local births and gatherings mark town notes
Mr and Mrs Anne Van Weeld welcomed a son born Wednesday August 11 this is their second child. Mr and Mrs Carol Brink announced a baby girl Barbara Jo born Friday August 13 she is the second child for the Brinks. A wedding ceremony united Mae De Prenger and James Husselman with Rev Hesselink presiding. The couple plans to reside on a farm near Oskaloona after September 15. Various visitors and farm events fill the week with social visits, a weiner roast, and a threshing crew ice cream gathering noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne van Weeld
van Weelden
Jennie Swank
Montana
Carol Brink
Barbara Jo
Idaho
West Coast
Harold Klyn
Jake Mol
Sully Sun- AY
Low van Rockel
JS. Wilson
Pell
Martha Klaaren
Eddyville
Con Ver Plooy
Louis van Rockel
Wilbur Engebers Qrand
C. R. i Heukelom
Paul van Rockel
Hampton
Mark de Brenyeer
A. de Jong
Steenbock
de Jong
Foter Vas
Pella
William Memmel
Verin
Avis van Zante
Louw van Rockel
John Te Prenger
Clayton Ustermarkt
Mae de Prenger
Neal de Prenger
James Husselman
Peter Hasselman
Cerok
Hesselink
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Bond
Irene Hasselman
A. H. de Boer
Hasselman
Town Soate
Haselman
Ozarks
Missouri
Oskaloona
Howard and
Mosher
Milo
Ben van Zonk
Ben van Zonk Home. Mr. and Mrs. A. Memmelaar
Anna
St. Paul, Minn
Amsterdam Barn Construction Impresses Local Farmers
Rain totals reached about two inches last week in Amsterdam and cadgrasshoppers remain abundant on weeds. Farmers have left many weeds to shield crops. Jake Schakel’s barn is modern and up to date, with carpenter Joe Nunninshoven and helper Henry Keuning credited for the fine work. Visits mention Leona Breuklander and Lamertia Van Oostrum of Knoxville, along with other local kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Schakel
Joe Nunninshoven
Henry Keuning
Leona Breuklander
Knoxville
Lamertia Phyllis van Oostrum
H. van Oostrum
Lameriia
Phyllis
Bill van Oostrum
John Breuklunder
Donald Kersey
Marion Breuklunder
Leighton Mrs Burgraff Dies. Leighton Church Service
Mrs P Burgraff died at her home on Monday afternoon August 16. Funeral services were held at Ebenezer Reformed church Leighton on Thursday at 9 80 in the morning and burial followed at Oakwood cemetery Pella. Elizabeth Huyser visited friends Florence and Florence Den Adel last week. Rev L J Hesselink and family returned from a Michigan vacation and were hosted at a church reception with a covered dish supper. The Hesselink family received a shower of canned goods. Joe K son of Mr and Mrs Joe Brummel underwent appendicitis surgery at Mahaska hospital Oskaloosa Sunday. Mrs Larry Larson visited relatives in Amos and Des Moines over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Burgraff
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Leighton
Oakwood
Pella
Elizabeth Huyser
Florence
Florenc den Adel
Lra J. Hesselink
John
Mark
Michigan
Hesseling
Joe K
Joe Brummel
Mahhaska
Oskaloosa Sunair
Larry Larson
Amos
Des Moines
Prairie City Pastor Heads to Denver for Youth Convention
Dick Walters, pastor of the Christian Reformed church, departed Monday for Denver to attend the young men's convention. A group of boys also left for Denver. Mr and Mrs Albert McFadden left Monday of last week for a weeklong vacation through the Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Walters
Christian Reformed Church
Denver
Colo
Albert McFadden
Auto Accidents Cost Almost a Cent a Mile
The Best Company bulletin shows U S automobile accidents costing eight tenths of a cent per mile driven totaling about 1.66 billion dollars. The report attributes this to a national average of 1290 dollars per person for all residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred M. Best Co
Old settlers reunion draws good crowds in town
Mr and Mrs G Schuttinga hosted the old settlers reunion Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Arie Klein near Petla hosted guests Sunday night. Dick C Van Zante and family visited Wilma Van Zante in Towa Thursday. The John Buitenwerf family welcomed visitors. John Van Hemert and daughter of Pella called on Bert Schuttinga Sunday. Henry Brower of Pella visited at their daughter’s home last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers
G Schuttinga
Arie Klein
Petla
Dick C. van Zante
Cluvid Wilma van Zante
Towa
Thei R
John Buitenwerf
Sioux County
John van Hemert
Pella
Bert Schu
Peoria Notes On Rain Travel And Local Activity
Peoria residents reported gentle rains totaling about inches with hopeful prospects for green growth. Local families including Connie Dahm Arie Dahm Cecil De Vries and Ralph De Vries returned from trips spanning Ogilvie Yellowstone Wyoming Denver and the Black Hills totaling roughly 3700 miles. Community members attended a Christian Reformed mission fest in Pella and several families resumed travel between Davenport Prinsburg Moline Whitinsville and other points as a quarantine for the Roose family was set to lift. Some youths planned to teach in Christian schools while others prepared to join a Denver Federation meeting of R Y M S later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie
Arie Dahm
Cecil
Ralph de Vries
Ogilvie
Minn
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Denver Colp
Black Hills
S. 1
Peoria
Pella
Christian Reformed
Tunis Blom
M. Sjuardema
D. J. Hoitenga and Son
Grand Rapids
Mich
L. J. Roose
Wilma van Gorp
Whitinsville
Maas
C. Pethoven
W. van Wyngaarden
Moline
Ill
Denver
Colo
Federation of Re
Local church society delegates named and school openings noted
Formed Young Men's Societies and Godert Vander Hart and Tony Nib belink are going as delegates to represent our local society. The young ladies of our church are cleaning the Christian school building on Tuesday. The Rev and Mrs Wm Van Rees and family of Bigelow Minn were visitors at the John Van Gorp home this week. Mr and Mrs B Groenendyk Mrs R Stouwie of Leighton and Mr and Mrs D Tolsma of Grand Rapid attended church. D Tolsma is related to Rev D Hoitenga. Alyda Dear returned home from Fremont Mich after several months away. John Vander Hart attended Mrs Meppelink’s funeral in Pella. P Langstrant had tonsils removed by Dr Abbott at Oskaloosa. Henry Bosveld ill, seeking hospital treatments in Oskaloosa. Local public school opens Monday August 30 with Glen Ruby teacher. Christian school opens Wednesday Sept 1 with Geo Deur principal and Miss Helen Vanden Hock teacher for four lower grades. Monday night Christian school society held annual meeting. New board mem-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godert Vander Hart
Tony Nibbelink
Christian School
Wm. van Rees
Bigelow
Minn
John van Gorp
B. Groenendyk
R. Stouwie
Leighton
Meppelink
Vander Hart
P. Langstrant
Dr. Abbott
Oskaloosa
Henry Bosveld
Abbott
Glen Ruby
Geo. Deur
Helen Vanden Hock
Christian School Society
New Board
Mem
Local picks named Vander Hart De Jong and Van Gorp
The article lists the chosen individuals as M. Vander Hart Martin P. De Jong and John Van Gorp. Their selection reflects the committee's composition at that time with three named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
M. Vander Hart
Martin P. de Jong
John van Gorp
Knoxville Man In Auto Accident Near Davenport
James Wren recently returned to Knoxville from Davenport and was injured in an auto wreck east of town. The car was driven by T Montgomery of Des Moines, colliding with a vehicle driven by H M of Iowa City after stopping to observe the overturned machine of Orton Chamberlain of Lyndon, IL. Wren suffered facial lacerations and injuries to his leg and foot. Montgomery had cuts to his leg and hand. Chamberlain and Heabner escaped injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Wren returned to Knoxville and Wren had previously held the 7-Up agency in Davenport before selling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wren
Davenport
Knoxville
Iown
T. Montgomery
Des Moines
H. M
Iowa City
Orton Chamberlain
Lyndon
Chamberlain
Heabner
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John W
West First
Beintema Bros
Beauty Service
Sunnyside
Jessie Sadler
Pella Beauty Shop
Square
B. J. Brom
B.J. Brom Hatchery
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Fedcarse
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Van's Motor Service
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van Gorp
Proceedings OF County Board
Clarke Gablet
Lynnville
Amsterdam
Federal Farm Loans
M. D. Taylor
Sec
Treas
W. G. Maddy
Nat’ Bank & Trust Co
Knoxville, la
Wren
Cskaloora I
Iowa State Fair
Guaranty Loan Company
Equitable, Inc
E. Oskaloosa
Rincess Theatre
Rae
Harlow Free
Pella Knoxville Rendering Company
Des Moines By Products Co
Russells
van Gorp’s Hatchery
R. M. Martin
Chiropractic
Washington Street
van Roekel Truck Line
J. W. Bosveld
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S. Kramer and
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F. F. Carpenter
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