Edwin M Cole dies at 76 after 35 years in business
Edwin Matthew Cole longtime Pella resident and seed businessman died at his home at 511 Broadway Street at 76 after a two year illness pneumonia preceded his death. He served 20 years on the local school board and helped build the new high school. He was a deacon and church worker at Second Reformed. He married Petrina Rederus 48 years ago and leaves two children, a granddaughter, siblings and other relatives. Funeral held at the Second Reformed Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Edwin Matthew Cole
Pella
Duraion
Cole
Mr. Cole
Pella Produce Company
de Jong
Broadway St
Board of Education
T. G. Fultz
Second Reformed Church
Gauhier
Itn
Petrina Rederus
Third Reformed Church
Francis Cole
Washington, D. C
Henrietta Cole
C. N. Cole
J H. Cole
Miller
S. D
Cyrenus Cole
Cedar Rapids
F. Cole
Sarah Cole
Jennie Cole
Kathleen Cole
H. C. Jacobs
Oakwood Cemetery
Wilson family mourns death of L Wilson's father in Trenton
Charles Wilson died at his Trenton Iowa home just before midnight Friday. He was 81, born July 31 1860 in Rockbridge County Virginia. Survived by widow, son L Wilson of this city, and two grandchildren Carroll and Ardith of Pella. Funeral held Sunday at 2:30 at the Methodist church. Interment in Trenton.
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L. Wilson
Benteco Kash
Charles Wilson
Trenton
Iowa
John Uithoven Dies In Mississippi
The Chronicle reports the death of John Uithoven about two months ago at his West Point Mississippi home. He was about 87, born in Holland, came to the United States over 50 years ago, and lived 15 years near Pella. He is survived by a second Mississippi wife and several children. He was the first Pella resident to settle in Mississippi.
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John Uithoven
Pella
West Point
Miss
Mississippi
Mr. Uithoven
Holland
Henry Klein
Otley Depot Closure Sparks Local Petition Reopen Effort
The Rock Island depot at Otley closed Saturday night. Agent M. A. Sandmeier was moved elsewhere. Patrons petitioned to reopen, with unofficial reports of reinstatement. Otley shipments now handled from Pella.
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Rock Island
Otley
M. A. Sandmeier
Pella
Gert Tilma Found Wandering Near Oskaloosa
Gert Tilma, a farmer from two miles east of Otley, disappeared Saturday and was found Sunday on the highway one mile west of Oskaloosa, unable to explain his actions. He suffered sunstroke a month earlier, with lingering headaches. doctors consider a specialist possible. He is married to Jeanette Rouwenhorst and lives with his father, O J Tilma.
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Gert Tilma
Otley
Oskaloosa
Tilma
Here
Oska- Joosa
Way Back When seeks old Pella Blade issues
The Pella Blade request asks readers to lend any surviving early issues for a limited loan period. The editor notes the bygone events covered by the publication are of great local interest and appeals for community assistance to continue the feature.
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Pella Blade
Displayed 50 Pound Melon At Local Grocery
A 50 pound watermelon on display at John Onstine grocery is likely the community’s largest. Raised on the Jake Visser farm south of Pella, the melon is said to supply a large portion of Pella’s melon demand.
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John Onstine Grocery
Jake Visser
Pella
Visser
Appreciation from Farmers Union for Pella picnic support
The Farmers Union thanks local business leaders for closing on picnic day and for city papers publicity. The message, signed by President John Adair and Secretary Harold Veestra, credits the community and all helpers for a successful affair.
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Farmers Union Organization
Pella
John Adair
Harold Veenstra
Local women compete in Iowa State Fair home crafts
Mrs Sam Van Vliet of 409 Broadway and Mrs Edward Cook of 900 Liberty St Pella Iowa join 150 Iowa women in the annual home crafts contest at the State Fair August 26 to September 4. Nearly sixteen hundred dollars in cash prizes will be awarded in this department with exhibits including crochet bed spreads applique embroidery and rug making. The Exposition Building will showcase the items August 28 through September 4 as Des Moines officials predict the largest fair exhibits in five years and a record attendance.
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Sam van Vliet
Broadway
Edward 8. Cook
Liberty St
Pella
Iowa
A. R. Corey
Towa
Des Moines
Young mother dies after Caesarean birth in Mahaska
Mrs. Gerrit Klein of 1108 Columbus street died at 6:30 PM at Mahaska hospital following a Caesarean operation at the birth of her child on Monday. Funeral services are set for Friday at 1:30 PM at the home and 2:00 PM at Third Reformed Church with Rev G Menning officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery. She was survived by husband Gerrit Klein, her mother Mrs. M Franje, four brothers, two sisters, three half sisters, and one half brother.
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Gerrit Klein
Columbus Street
Mahaska Hospital
Moray
Third Reformed Church
G. Menning
Oakwood Cemetery
Herweyners Picnic Grows Bigger Each Year at Pella
The Herweyners annual picnic drew a large crowd from towns within 30 miles of Pella. Dr Danhoff Leon Hackett and Dr Mulder headlined with speeches and amusements planned by J T Van Zante Connie Ver Ploeg and Ed Van Zante. An accident marred the afternoon when William Blom was struck during a ball play but recovered with treatment.
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Herweyners
Danhoff
Leon Hackett
Leen
Dr. Mulder
J.T. van Zante
Connie Ver Ploeg
Ed van Zante
Pella
William Blom
Farmers Union
Farmer's Coop
Leen Hackert
Statement By Prof Hankamp Denies Departure Rumor
Prof Hankamp issues a correction denying a persistent rumor that he was told to leave Central College two years ago. He clarifies no such instruction was ever communicated during his tenure. Belle Bogard plans to leave for College Ings, Iowa, to begin her second year as a teacher there.
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Central College
Michigan
George Hankamp
Ilite
Belle Bogard
Seave
Ings
Iowa
Hankamps Leave For Western Home
Prof and Mrs George Hankamp and children Gertrude Le Mar and Lois depart for Lynden Washington where Hankamp will take the pastorate of the Reformed Church They sold their Pella residence to 3 5 Buwalda In ten years in Pella Hankamp served as pastor of Third Reformed Church and as instructor at Central College He is praised for thoughtful sermons delivered with earnestness and strength and his new congregation is expected to be edified by his service
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George Hankamp
Gertrude
le Mar
Lois
Lynden
Wash
Hankamp
William R. Everts
Davis
S. Dak
Central College
Mission festival program in Pella classis
Reformed churches of the Pella classis prepare for the annual mission festival at West Market Square on September 1. Morning and afternoon sessions feature Rev. Muyskens, Rev. Douwstra, Rev. Van Peursen, Rev. Boot, Rev. De Jong, Rev. Menning, Rev. Wesselink, Mrs. Van Ess, Rev. Peter Van Ess, Rev. Van Westenberg, Rev. H. P. Boot, and Prof. Menninga with choirs, special music, and prayers. The Brethren churches of Pella and Sully held a joint picnic at Lynnville on Wednesday.
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Reformed Churches
Pella Classis
West Market Square
George Muyskens
R. D. Douwstra
Welkomswoord Door den Voorzitter
Toespraak
G. Menning
J. Wesselink
Peter van Ess
Oklahoma
Holland
H. P. Boot
China
Mannen Koor van Pella
Toane van Westenberg
Chicago
Geo. Menninga
Brethren
Pella
Sully
Lynnville
Central College Opens With Orientation For Freshmen
Central College prepares for a new term starting September 5 1931 with early orientation for freshmen including examinations staff introductions and guidance on campus use rules and healthy study living. A faculty meeting September 5 sets plans for the year with new hires Prof Leonard De Moor Prof Oliver B Wilber Prof Richard Drost and Prof Martha Firth joining.
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Central College
Ste
Leonard de Moor
A. M
S.I. M
Department of Philosophy
Oliver B. Wilber
Richard Drost
School Board Holds Special Meeting
At a special meeting on Monday evening the school board rejected all bids for coal supplies. Current coal on hand will be used before further action. The board adopted a budget for the coming year that is $2,000 lower than last year.
Grasshopper Painted Plains Trip Generates Observations
Ben Van Nimwegen of Lake View, South Dakota, touring relatives here, reports widespread grasshopper damage along his 625 mile trip in a 1925 Chevrolet. Fields stripped to stubble stretch for miles, while Iowa escapes heavy harm. He notes poorer corn quality near Sioux City and easing damage as they proceed north. South Dakota business holds steady with farmers selling milk cows cheap, gas mileage runs 20 mpg, roads greatly improved since horse-drawn era. He plans about ten days visiting his sisters Mrs Sack and Mrs Lautenbach and Neal Bowman at Oskaloosa.
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Ben van Nimwegen
Lake View
S. D
van Nimwegen
Kilgore
Neb
Iowa
Sioux City
South Dakota
van Nimwe
Pella
van Nichwegen
Buerkens Manufacturing, Company
B. H. Sack
R. R. Lautenbach
Terra
Neal Bowman
Oskaloosa
Chronicle
Jubilee Singers at Peoria Church
The Jubilee Singers of Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute Mississippi will give a sacred program at Peoria Christian Reformed church on Thursday evening August 27 at eight o clock. An offering will be received for the school. All are invited to attend.
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Jubilee Singers
Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute
Prentiss
Mississippi
Peoria
One Row Picker Invented At Oskaloosa Factory Visit
Leen Hackert visited the Oskaloosa factory on Thursday morning to view a new one row corn picker. The device attaches to a wagon, uses a small gasoline engine, and features rollers a ground roller, a movable chute, and a rear braced hitch. Foreman Kuhlman, praised as a genius inventor, oversaw the demonstration with a tractor from Allis Chalmers present for equipment.
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Leen Hackert
Oskaloosa
the Chronicle
Hackett
Kuhlman
Allis Chalmers Company
Ernest Beyers Ends Life in Iowa Barn Tragedy
Ernest Beyers 29, son of Mrs H Beyers, committed suicide by hanging in a barn on Harold Veenstra farm Saturday around 10 am after months of ill health and a nervous breakdown that forced him from work at Sully creamery. Found by Veenstra an hour later, coroner deemed no inquest. He left a note saying he could not bear the agony. Beyers, born near Sully, leaves widow Nellie Burnham and two daughters Ruth and Dorothy, plus mother and siblings. The Sully Community Church mourned as the coffin was laid to rest in Sully cemetery.
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Ernest Beyers
H. Beyers
Harold Veenstra
Mr. Veenstra
Pella
Roberts
Farm
Veenstra
Harry Beyers
Kirksville
Mr. Beyers
Mr. Edmand
Beyers
Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Sully
Sull
Nellie Burnham
Ruth
Dorothy
Curtis Burnham
Sulvy
Carl
Harvey Paul
Long Beach
Thompson
The
Chronicle
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Otley Farmer
Old Town
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Western Home
Festival of the Reformed Churches
Bernie Mulder
C. Jacobs
Isaac van Estenberg
G. van Pearsen
Arabia
J. A. de Jong
Wesselink
B. van Nimwegen
Osky
Picker
Act
Fred Stiffeler
Norwalk
Damond Kender
Mason City
John Deel and Son
Mabel Maguson
W. C. Anderson
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