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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1936

Page

4

Tama Tribe Member Attends Annual Farmers Union Picnic

George Youngbear Tama Indian spoke at the picnic with his wife and four children. He notes many on the reservation speak English well, Tama lands total 3,300 acres, and a pow wow in Tama on August 20 to 23 attracts thousands. The Presbyterian church has influence, yet sacred ceremonies endure. The tribe runs a general fund and shares resources, while trading with Tama merchants.

Farmers Union George Youngbear Mr. Youngbear Mr. Younghear Haskell Institute Kansas Tama Youngbear

Coming Union Convention Program Highlights

Rev C Witt outlines the National Union of Christian Schools meeting in our town on the 25th and 26th with musical features. Prof H Schultze speaks on Calvinism Communism, Rev D H Walters leads song service and chorus, Miss Wilma Vander Wilt plays piano accordion, and a ministerial trio performs. Activities include sessions at First and Second Chr Ref churches and a Holland language finale led by Rev I Van Dellen. Audience invited. offerings collected at two evening meetings.

Pella National Union of Christian Schools Fair Town H. Schultze Calvin Seminary D. H. Walters Wilma Vander Wilt Leighton I. van Dellen Denver Colo Peoria

Father of Mrs Harold Van Maren Passes Away

Mr and Mrs Harold Van Maren of Des Moines visited their relatives as they traveled to Burlington after being summoned by the death of Mrs Van Marens father Reverend Samuel Powell who died Sunday at 8 00 am in Burlington hospital Powell a Baptist minister and former pastor at Mediapolis Iowa is reported to have died early Sunday morning

Harold van Maren Des Moines N. van Maren Burlington

Bolt Upsets Iowa Picnic at Long Beach Park

The Los Angeles Times notes 20 000 Iowans gathered in Long Beach Park for a midsummer picnic. A lightning bolt struck a cedar tree injuring Mrs. C. B. Cleveland while a 12 year old girl Lois Franke escaped unharmed. Attendees came by car streetcar and on foot from across Southern California to register names and share homemade lunch amid chatter about crops drought and Midwest life.

Los Angeles Times Long Beal Iowa Los Angeles Los Angeles County Bob Hurts Bixby Park Lois Franke Middle West California Hawkeye Des Moines Davenport Chicago Kansas City

Apple Pie Staples Highlight Classic New England Fare

A nostalgic survey of regional eating recalls baskets and boxes piled high with pie, fried chicken, ham, pickles, and homemade dishes. Old fashioned kitchens and housekeepers defined the meals, with some items from Ham-bita-pi Bakery or Ma's Place on the boulevard.

New England Ma's Boulevard

Mrs W H Clark Summoned From Pella Baptist Church Rites

Obituary notice for Mrs. W H Clark of Pella Iowa detailing birth July 19 1884 near Dandridge Missouri death date uncertain, surviving husband W H Clark daughter Virginia Mae, mother Mrs Tice, brothers and sisters listed, funeral held at Pella Baptist Church with Rev Ralph Nordlund and Rev P H Blunt officiating, Oakwood burial. large out of town attendance named.

Dell Abbottust Dandridge OPM Pella W. HL. Ving Virginia Wa Mae Lord Jesus Christ Rand M P. H. Blunt Oskaloosa Oakwood Hubert McAdoo Curt Sowers Runnels Frank McAdoo Roy Brews Will Farley Indianola Cora McAdey New Sharon Wil Tandy Olivet George Barnes Walter Philips Tracy Jake Smith George Bearele Clark Otis Clark Walter’ Clack Find J.P. Clas Knoxville Jack Melton Des Moines Clara Noel Fleck Lottie Tice Minnie Grimes Hattie McAuley Ida Spahn Louise Shield Mamie Jackson Newton John Hoagland Fairmount Link Tice Robert Hazel Ralph Tice Monroe Ban ‘Ice Qaucktter Ruth Perry Myst Lawrence Nancy Genter J. W. Sawdon Neve Shavon Mae Tracy Heitsman Hedrick Ellsworth Richardson Eddyville

William Sterrenberg Dies After Brief Illness

William Sterrenberg, longtime Sioux County resident and political active community member, died at St Marys Hospital after a weeklong illness from heart and other diseases. Born in the area, he settled here as a child and spent his life nearby. He married Helena Jongewaard on February 14, 1900, who died in 1929. He helped organize Trinity church and served as a consistory member and pastorial leader, and also managed the Poor Farm for 24 years.

City Journal William Sterrenberg St. Mary's Hospital Sioux County Helena Jongewaard Trinity Church

Funeral for beloved church member noted for kindness

He was known for his friendly disposition and Christian chet ef, a friend to any in trouble. His nephews and all siblings have passed on, his estate left to the Reformed church. Funeral services were held at the funeral home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 and Trinity church at 2. Rev. JG Brower led. Interment followed in the local cemetery. Relatives and friends filled the church to overflowing.

Reformed Church Trinity Church JG. Brower

Giants Seem Likeliest To Win National League Pennant

The Inquiring Reporter polls five locals on who will clinch the NL pennant. All five named the New York Giants as the leading contender citing pitching hitting and fielding as decisive factors. Two voters suggested remaining Cubs or a late Cubs comeback could still threaten.

Charles Klein New York Giants Giants Verry Smith Chicago WM. Breaklander Cardinals Cubs Klaas

Notable 1936 election choice debate and local deaths

The piece notes Alf Landon appealing to voters amid the 1936 pre election choice between the New Deal and heritage. It reports Floyd B. Olson’s death, Marion Biesbrouck’s suicide near Ha nadar, James W. Brazeltyn’s 50 years in Masonic lodge, rock art discoveries at Twin Butts caverns, cattle eating Russian thistles, Everett Delaney’s parole for drunken driving, and a truck drivers strike widening grocery shortages.

Alf M. Landon

State cows milking at 73 percent in Colorado

Condensed items note 73 percent of Colorado’s 256000 cows are milked, up from 72 percent last year and 71 percent in 1934. Other items: King Edward to have steam baths at Buckingham Palace. a Penn survey challenges decentralization for rural decline. legal cases include Martin Moore’s death sentence for murder and the Nelle Tipton Muench case. a farm youth Orville Seidel dies in a crash. William E. Berry resigns as dean to join Earlham College. domestic trouble insights from Askild Skromme.

Colorado United States Department of Agriculture Edward Jermyn Street Buckingham Palace William E. Berry William Penn College Oskaloosa Berry Earlham College Richmond Ind Earlham United States

Coroner reports Marian Freund suicide in Fort Dodge area

The coroner said Marian Freund 22 formerly lived on a farm near Fort Dodge Iowa ended her life Saturday in a gas filled apartment after periods of unemployment and the death of her mother. Also noted Democratic nominee John K Valentine of Centerville Indiana for lieutenant governor and other brief items including a spankings court case and escapes from a Oregon jail.

William Carpenter Marian Freund Fort Dodge Democratic State Central Committee John K. Valentine Centerville Valentine State Board of Assessment and Review Senate

CURRENT SIMILES IN POLITICAL SCENES

A collection of similes reflecting political discourse and budget strains. The lines compare voting behavior, campaign rhetoric, debt collection, budget pressures, and policy outcomes to everyday situations ranging from beach rules to droughts and iceman wages.

Alaska League of Nations

New Corona Portable Typewriter At $1.00 Weekly

The compact Corona Portable Typewriter with its case is touted as the era’s outstanding model. Priced at $49.50, it can now be bought for $1.00 a week, and readers are urged to request a demonstration.

Corona

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THE Tama Tribe OF Indians Liemonek del Monte Rev C. Witt Consumers Cooperative B. L Infarmers City Union Franklin Street Scharff West Market Will Scharff Holland Will Will Boat of Sully Joan Arlene Ter Louw Simon Ter Louw Will Boat Joan’ Arlene Ter Louw West Market Park Bolt Wallace W. H. Clark Wm. Sterrenberg Johnny Ver Heul Skromme Floyd B. Olson Minnesota Marion Biesbrouck Greys Farm Hanader James W. Brazeltyn Manchester Masonic Lodge Historical Society Twin Butts Joe Castillo Shellbourne Nev Castillo Everett Delaney Marcus M. P. Joynt Jane Withers Robert Young Betty Furness Edgar Kennedy University of Pennsylvania Martin Moore Asheville N. C North Carolina Helen Clevenger New York University Nelle Tipton Muench Kahoka Orville Seidel Johnson Count Farm Town City Kalona Askild Skromme Roland, Ia Minin Coluumbia Photare Gary Cooper Jean Parker Charles Coughlin William Lemke North Dakota Clarence Campbell St. Joseph Dalles Ore Nutrona Korn Pella, Iowa Free Stone Crisco IGA Wheaties Dawn Toilet de Wit's IGA Food Market
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