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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
2
Locals list visits, illnesses, travel and school news from Pella and nearby areas. Mrs. Hillyer praised for organ and singing. many attend fairs in Des Moines. Descriptions include injuries, hospital stays, births, health updates, and reunions among families, neighbors, and former classmates.
Mrs Vera Gezel will be the soloist Saturday evening August 30th following a concert that featured Willam Van Zee from Prairie City with tenor solos and a new Skunk River Skew by Carroll Holleb. The program includes A Night in Tripoli and Romberg’s Song of Love with a five way military escort and a finale overture.
Defense authorities warn coal will be hard to get in fall and winter and urge immediate orders. Coal is waiting at the Sumpter Coal ine with a phone number to call for a bin fill. You'll be safe and not sorry. A reader asks how many fleets exist in the U S Navy. There are three fleets: Atlantic, Pacific, and Atlantic.
At the churches Rev G Menning presides 10 45 forgiveness blessing 2 00 sermons in Dutch and English The Rev Wm Meyer home missionary from Fremont Iowa speaks 10 30 am next Saturday over KSO Des Moines Second Reformed Church Rev R J Vanden Berg pastor Sunday school morning worship and evening service titled A Successful Service slash minence of Christ
Pastor Paul J. Christensen leads morning worship and evening gospel service with farewell sermons titled Finally, My Brethren and Christ and Folks. Ladies meet Sept 3, district association gathers Sept 4, one day meeting urged. Special meetings at Gospel Hall nightly except Monday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Evangelist Geo T. Pinches preaches and next Sunday night asks Heaven, what is it Where is it Who will be there. He invites all to attend the forthcoming week for preaching and opportunity.
A. Tousley, pastor, announces services Tuesday 7 30 p m prayer meet Thursday 7 30 p m mid week evangelistic service special speaker 9 30 a m Sunday school 11 00 a m morning devotions 3 15 p m overcomers service 7 80 p m evangelistic service. We extend a special invitation to those of Pella with no church home.
Reverend A Haverkamp leads Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School with John Urges Christian Love and 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship The Voice in the Sanctuary. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. features The Man Who Proved Himself a Pious Weakling.
Coach R Babe Tysseling returns home Friday after attending a combined football and basketball coaching school at Boone Iowa Headliners included Clark Kaughnessy Stanford and Bernie Bierman Minnesota In basketball Forrest Allen Kansas and Henry Thah A M led the program Tysseling called the event the finest he had attended and said he learned practical tips for the upcoming seasons Also mentions local social notes and visits from area residents.
Mrs Julius Ustermarkt hosted guests as Mr and Mrs Henry Bogaard and sons Nelson and Ronald visited Tuesday evening with Mr and Mrs Herman Bogaard. Elmer Vander Waal and Clayton Ustermarkt families also gathered. In Oskaloosa, Wilbur De Bruin attended the funeral of Mrs De Bruin’s aunt Mrs John Moody. Marvin Wayne Van Roekel was born August 21 at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa but died seven hours later.
M. Vander Linden offers perfectly fitted clothes from fine wool fabrics with beautiful linings at 25.90 dollars. Shop displays include 300 kinds to choose from and tailored orders available.
Typewriters all makes it easy to begin the school year with rental options by day, week, month or semester or with a monthly sale plan.
An ad notes educational support and the hope of advancement for students who complete school. It promotes selling school books to Marion and Mahaska counties, signaling community schooling efforts and resource access.
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