Farm Bureau Old Time Picnic Near Pella Draws Huge Crowd
The Farm Bureau and allied farmer groups held their annual picnic at Walter Nollen’s farm west of Pella drawing 1500 to 2000 attendees from Lake Prairie Summit and Polk Townships. Speakers C. W. Hunt and Mrs. Robert Engelhart spoke on federation aims and women’s work. A lively sports program followed with races, a chick catching contest, tug of war, and a ball game. music came from a Polk Township orchestra and a Lake Prairie quartet. The event, marked by heat, was well attended and some local businesses closed for the afternoon. Two troop trains passed through Pella bound for Camp Dodge.
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Farm Bureau
Walter Nollen
Pella
Lake Prairie
Summit
Polk
Polk Township
Iacn
C. W. Hunt
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Robert Engelhart
Clay County
Hunt
Engelhart
Henry Renaud
Marion Renaud
Tena Oostrum
Leo Vander Kolk
Arthur de Winter
Jolla Slings
Otley
75th Anniversary Pageant at Vander Sluys pasture
Pella stages the 75th anniversary pageant with about 1500 seats in a level stage area and 3000 hillside seats. General admission is 60 cents, reserved seats 25 cents extra, autos free. If rain, the pageant moves to Thursday night. reservations at the Head Quarters building after Monday noon.
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Pella
Vander Sluys
East Third Street
University
Pella residents flock to the Iowa State Fair
From Pella many cars head to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair with estimates of crowds reaching tens of thousands on opening days. The writer notes a shift from train travel to cars, mentions attendance figures, veteran days with free admission for Legion members, and observations of livestock exhibits, racing, and various displays before a rain interruption.
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Pella
Iowa
Des Moines
Chronicle
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas
American Legion
Legion
Ford Plants to Close Nationwide Over Coal Shortage
Henry Ford announces the immediate shutdown of all Ford automobile plants near Detroit on September 16 due to coal shortages. Closures will ripple to assembly sites nationwide and affect freight costs as Ford battles the Interstate Commerce Commission over coal shipments. The move risks halting work for about a hundred thousand workers.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford Company
Ford
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elma Man Delivers Moore to Pella Anniversary
Elma sends C. M. Moore to Pella for its 75th anniversary with a warm reception. Moore, who left Aug 24, arrived safely Monday, recalling old streets and houses from 49 years away and expressing deep emotion at his memories.
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Elma
Washington
C. M. Moore
Pella
Iowa
Frank Groundwater
Moore
An Eye For Business
A young editor’s son visits a hardware store and jokes about advertising knives, prompting the shopkeeper to boast of long stock. The child’s quip reflects a witty, lighthearted sketch from Horne Pipe.
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Horne
Rooms for rent during anniversary event sought
People with rooms to rent for lodging during the Seventy Fifth Anniversary on September 6 and 7 should notify Mrs J C Mitten, committee chairwoman.
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J. C. Mitten
Banks Will Close Monday Labor Day
Banks will close all day Monday September 4 in observance of Labor Day. The notice states financial institutions will halt operations for the holiday.
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Polla
Woman Badly Cut by Broken Glass
Mrs. John Kool of Oliet escaped death after an automobile collision on east Oskaloosa Street Sunday evening. Her car, following G. H. Waechter’s, stopped abruptly when a car backed from a Pentecostal tent lot into the road. Mrs Kool suffered a deep cut near the jugular vein but survived after a physician stopped the bleeding. She was later taken home.
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John Kool
Oliet
Oskaloosa Street
Pella
G. H. Waechter
Marion County Youths Win State Camp Honors
Marion County youths excel in Colorado and Iowa camps with multiple regional leaders and six girls earning the State Trophy. Harold May of Columbia is elected chief at the Boys Camp while Marion County sends 9 girls to Iowa’s Colorado Camp, earning two Pillow Tops and contributing four of the 16 Iowa delegates. Will John and four other Marion County fellows join Lake Geneva camp to help Iowa reclaim the State Trophy.
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Marion County
Lake Geneva
Rock Mountai
Geneva Glen
Rocky Mountain
Harold May
Columbia
Marion Co
Gladys Hardin
Rural
Knoxville
Lois le Follette
Lillian Neifert
Attica
Ruth Roberts
Hermoine Redding
Harvey
Iowa
Colorado
Mississippi
Helen May
Frances Vander Linden
Pella
Will John
Gradys de Kock
Marion Nollen
Anthony van Zante
Post Office Hours Notice for Sept 4 1992
Post office hours for September 4 1992 show money order stamp general delivery and carrier windows open only from 10 30 to 11 00 a m No city or rural delivery Collections from letter boxes follow schedule business section at 830 a m and both business and residence sections at 1030 a m Postmaster signs the notice
Park Improvements Near Finish for Centennial Celebration
Finishing touches are underway on park improvements ahead of the seventy fifth anniversary celebration next week. The band stand dedication honors James Murray Cox, Civil War musician and longtime Pella bandmaster. The center fountain arrived earlier this week and workers are installing it as the crowning feature.
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James Murray Cox
17Th
Iowa Infantry
Pella
Cox
Micolon Feast of Reformed Churches in Pella
The annual mission fest on Tuesday Aug 29 drew an estimated 3000 to 4000 people to Beard's Grove near Garden Square. Speakers from Amoy China Winnebago Mission Brewton Alabama Moham mede Arabs and RCA educators shared views on missions education and neglected Indian and African American communities. Collections for missions totalled about 850 with a cantine fundraiser adding 822.10.
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Reformed
Pella
Beard’s Grove
Garden Square
T. Bos
Amoy
China
Neerbosch Hospital
G. A. Watermulder
Winnebago Indian Mission
Reformed Church In
Brewton
Ala
South
James Cantine
Muscat
Arabia
S. van der Werf
Board of Domestic Missions
First Reformed Church
First Reformed Church of
City
Cars Crash Near Post Office Injures Lubberden Car
Cars driven by Will J. Lubberden and Henry Grundman collided near the post office Monday afternoon. Lubberden’s car suffered a broken wheel and fender, Grundman’s car left under its own power, and the other vehicle had to be towed away.
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Will J. Lubberden
Henry Grundman
Lubberden
Mr. Grundman
Pella Prepares For Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Celebration
Pella’s seventy fifth anniversary festivities are set for September 6 and 7 with crowds expected. Committees finalize plans for a three day program featuring five bands, daily ball games, parades, and a prominent speaker lineup including Attorney General Ben J. Gibson and candidates Herring Brookhart and J R Files. A history pageant directed by Julia H Watson recalls Pella from 1847 to today, with events at the town’s eastern edge and many floats from local businesses. Weather remains uncertain but workers hope for good conditions.
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Pella
United States
M. J. Healey
Ft. Dodge
J. R. Files
Files
American Legion
Ben J. Gibson
Herring
Brookhart
Julia H. Watson
Department of Expression
Central College
Children Choir Rehearsals Set At Square This Weekend
Notice to parents announces the Children's Chorus meeting at the northwest square on Saturday September 2 at four o clock to rehearse with the band and learn marching to the band stand. A second session is planned Monday September 4 with photos to be taken. Parents should ensure songs are memorized and children arrive promptly. Celebration Music Committee.
Attendance Urged for Adult Chorus Rehearsal
Adult chorus rehearsal scheduled for 8 30 p m Thursday evening at Second Reformed Church following Mr Faussen organ recital. Full attendance urged.
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Second Reformed Church
Faussen
Parade Schedule Expanded to Two Days for Celebration
The parade committee announces a two day parade next week instead of one. Participants must assemble at 10 a m Wednesday September 6 at the end of East First Street near the Light Plant for formation. This marks the 7th anniversary celebration on September 6.
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East First Street
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