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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
7
The article lists Ladies' Aid meetings, Tram Cemetery Aid at Cora Rietveld home, Van Wyngarden, Rovvart, Ten Bosch reunions at West Park Pella, and multiple family gatherings. It notes weddings, birthdays, dinners, farewells, and a county obituary-lit roster with participants from Pella and nearby towns.
The church holds a Sunday program with school at 9:26, morning worship at 10:45 featuring Gods Arithmetic and an evening sermon The Vitalizing Touch at 7:30 all delivered by Pastor R T Nordlund.
An old timetable notes a 9 30 A M Sunday school session followed by the King of World Missions at 0 45 A M The Shining at 12 00 P M and Shakels in the Ket es Heils with Divine Glorie Face of Jesus Christ Shining to be held in the evening hours.
The notice lists Sunday School at 9 30 A M with a lesson title Renewing of World Missions and Morning Worship at 10 45 A M titled Give me 7 30 P M Evening Worship and a biblical quotation about the red horse power to take peace from the earth asking if the red horse has come into America.
Tuesday 7 30 prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 Bible Study bring your Bible and questions they will be answered by the scripture Sunday 9 30 Sunday school class for all beautiful pictures of Jesus Sunday 11 00 Morning worship how do we hinder our spiritual growth Sunday 6 30 Overcomers Meeting Come and enjoy this service Sunday 7 30 Evangelistic service Topic Will the Garden of Eden ever be Restored Will we have access to the Tree of Life Special singing and playing The choir will sing A hearty welcome awaits you
The Third Reformed Church presents a 9 30 Sunday school on the beginning of world missions followed by a 10 45 Pastor's Prayer and a 2 00 Het Ware Kenvangelie. At 7 30, Rev Nicholas Gosselink is likely to speak.
Thirty five Civilian Conservation Corps boys aided burning grass at the Lawrence Stevenson farm two miles north of Red Rock. A CCC truck was rear ended by a gravel truck driven by William Saunders on the return trip. Saunders’ truck crushed the front end while the CCC vehicle remained undamaged. Stevenson thanked the Knoxville Camp for the timely aid as dry weather keeps grass fire risk high.
A report notes the Texas Centenary Exposition runs at twenty five million and one dollars. The piece compares heat loss rates to show how quickly energy disperses, estimating an hour’s loss could heat a half gallon of water to boiling.
Virginia Fowler enters a horse in the Iowa State Fair livestock contest. The fair features 6,000 animals from 25 states, with nearly 70,000 in prizes and a junior show for farm youths. State officials note the event opens August 28 and runs through the week with extensive exhibitions and farm showcases.
The American Boy promises readers a year of adventure and information with stories of David Trwin’s Arctic wanderings and Roscoe Turner’s aviation tale. It will feature hobbies, sports tips, travel advice, nature pieces, and future tech, plus beloved characters and a $1 yearly or $2 for three years subscription offer.
A senator calls D C police court building a national shame. A marriage performed inside a giant ice cake. A rejected suitor abducts the bride at midnight in savage fashion. NYC police chief seeks power to arrest jaywalkers for protection. A Washington man with 33 arrests walks free without trial. A 12 year old is sentenced to 30 days in a Southern chain gang. A preacher runs a gasoline station to raise church funds. The State Department drafts more foreign clerks than American ones in its Foreign Service.
A historical note states that about 5,000 bees are required to weigh one pound. The figure highlights the era’s unusual measures and the quirky proportional reasoning used in daily life.
A survey of new popular romances and adventure novels. Ive s Orchard River House Boxwood He Uread Interlude of Gold The Hoover Administration Eagle in the Sun Connie Morgan in the Arctic and other tales are reviewed with praise and brief plot hints. The pieces span romance life in town and frontier settings with Alaskan and colonial themes, highlighting character growth and moral tones.
Des Moines was chosen for the 1937 State American Legion Convention to be held in the third week of August. G. M. Brown was elected new commander at the Clinton meeting, with D. S. Barr of Oskaloosa, Peter Hansen of Manning, and Roy L. Sherwood of Keokuk as vice commanders. Barr is well known in Pella and receives local congratulations.
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