Portinga Clan Family Picnic At Newton Fairgrounds
The Portinga Clan held its annual family picnic at the Newton fairgrounds on Sunday with relatives from Pella Otley Monroe Fairmount and other areas. About sixty people attended and several cousins who had not met in twenty years enjoyed reuniting. Earlier Mrs Robert Baker hosted a birthday gathering in Monroe for friends from Pella with a chicken dinner and social visit.
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Monroe
Iowa
Portinga
Newton Fairgrounds
Pella
Otley
Fairmount
Robert Baker
Mesdames Bruinia
Herman Jaarsma
Albert Dykstra
Nick Hiemstra
John Klein
George Heeren
Heeren
Tysseling
Leighton
Two Millionth Six By Chevrolet Motors
In Flint Michigan on August 6 Chevrolet Motors produced its two millionth six cylinder car, a milestone achieved in nineteen months after the model’s 1929 launch. Executives from Chevrolet and General Motors attended as the line rolled the coach, highlighting rapid growth to lead the six cylinder field. The company previously dominated four cylinder production and now claims growth far ahead of rivals in the six cylinder era.
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Flint
Mich
Chevalet Motor Company
Chevrolet
General Motors
Witnes
Book Review: Jewels of the Crown of Character
A Pella reader praises Rev. Arthur B. Van Zante for Jewels of the Crown of Character. The book, aimed at youth though enjoyable for adults, extols character as a crown and the seven virtues as its jewels. Published by The Book Concern of Columbus, Ohio, it urges homes to own a copy and reflect on local pride.
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Arthur B. van Zante
Seattle
Washington
Peopl
Pella
A. B. van Zante
Chevrolet expands engines and cuts price in new coach model
Mr Knudsen explains high volume and GM purchasing power let Chevrolet add two extra cylinders while keeping the price and economy of a four cylinder car. The coach model now sells at twenty dollars less than the old four cylinder coach, with two million owners reporting low gas and upkeep costs. Production has set a new record, totaling about 7,200,000 units nationally.
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Inder Cars
Knudsen
General Motors
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet Motor Co
Detroit
Mich
Grind and roll grains before feeding to livestock
The U S Department of Agriculture advises grinding or rolling small hard coated grains such as rye wheat barley or grain sorghums before feeding. Grind coarse not fine as finely ground grain spoils more readily and may form a pasty mass. Grinding all grains may pay for stock with poor teeth or horses doing hard work and for high producing cows.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Otley Opens New Store in Old Bank Building
Otley Iowa reports a busy scene as paving goes in front of Van Vliet store and Joe Kool of Fifield with John Bloodsworth plan a new shop in the old bank building. Local gatherings, school prep, and a large Old Settlers reunion in Monroe add to a busy week of community activity and small business expansion.
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Otley
Iowa
van Vliet
Joe Kool
Fifield
John Bloodsworth
Bank
Gertrude Brouwer
Joanna Vander Wiel
Klaas van Buren
Clarence
Johanna Vander Wiel
Monroe
Gerrit Aalbers
570 SCHOOLS WIN IN HEALTH CONTEST
Des Moines reports 570 Iowa schools across 33 counties earned national first prize awards for health education efforts in the past school year. The Iowa Tuberculosis Association lists Jasper County with 164 prizes leading, followed by Crawford with 119 and Washington with 48, among others.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Tuberculosis Association
Frances Brophy
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Jasper County
Crawford
Washington
Osceola
Pocahontas
Boone
Mitchell
Benna Vista
Scott
Dickenson
Cherokee and
Mills
Clayton
Lyon
Woodbury
Clay
Emmet Franklin
Humboldt
Ida
Johnson
Jones
Monona
O’brien
Plymouth
Pottawattamie
Polk
Dahm Guests Tour Starved Rock Park
Mr and Mrs Henry Dahm of Pella Iowa visited Starved Rock Park this week and admired the canyons and the historic rock. The state owned park covers nearly 1000 acres along the Illinois river near Ottawa and offers a hotel beach pavilion boat fleet tourist camp and free shelter houses. Memorial day traffic counted 5324 automobiles and 5802 cars on July 4. Starved Rock rises 140 feet above the river and has a history of Illinois Indians seeking refuge there two centuries ago.
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Ottawa
Henry Dahm
Pella
Iowa
Starved Rock Park
Old Rock
Illinois River
Lumber Substitute From Cornstalks
Des Moines Iowa August 20 Orland R Sweeney professor of chemical engineers at Iowa State college at Ames was granted a patent this week for a process making a hard lumber substitute from cornstalks. The rights were assigned to Iowa State college and the patent is expected to add significant income for corn producers and aid corn states.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Orland R. Sweeney
Towa State College
Ames
Barr, Freeman and Sinclair
Sweeney
Peoria Boy Taken Sudden Ill In Iowa News Brief
Peoria Iowa reports a Peoria boy was taken suddenly ill while the Vander Hart family shares news from Peoria and nearby towns. Families such as Vander Pol Vander Werp Vander Veen Niewsma De Jong Van der Molen and Van Polen are mentioned with visits births illness and hospital care after a boy’s appendicitis surgery and other family health updates.
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Peoria
Iowa
Mirinus Vander Hart
M. J. Vander Werp
Chicago
Michigan
Bert Swank
Dick Vander Veen
Harry van Roekel
John Gezel
Ben Vander Molen
Richard Veenstra
Walter van Polen
Oskaloosa
Amos the Herdsman as Prophet in Israel
A compact study on Amos the herdsman turned prophet around 793 BC. It notes his bold rebuke of sin in high places, his claim of no formal prophetic training, and his call by God to declare judgment on Israel. The text links his courage to modern preaching and urges personal scrutiny of contemporary sin.
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Amos
B. C
Amaziah
Judah
Israel
Kings Chapel
Dwight L. Moody
United States
Christ
Preparing Hearts for God in Amos Teaching Plan
A devotional lesson outlines Amos as a burden bearer and shepherd, urging courage to preach God’s message. It emphasizes heart preparation over intellect, teaching methods for class reading and discussion, and the need to live what is read. Includes planned activities, verses like Amos 2, and songs.
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Amos
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Ohio
J. C. Boot
Marion County
Iowa Sales Co
Ottumwa, Iowa
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New Hampton
Horse Lighty
Richards
Floyd 1
Musgrove
Shenandoah
R. W. Rickey
Franklin
Carl’ Rixe
Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Dahm
Starved Rock
J. A. Lapham
Luther
America
H. G. Mitchell
Jehovah
Paul
Martin Luther
Worms
Amos Wells
Bernard C. Claussen
Jesus
Saled
Wall Street
Henderson
KWKH
Little Lambs
Middle West
Hamm Auto Top
N. Second St
W. H. Hamm
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Oppenheimer
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