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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1926
Page
9
Pella plans Red Cross canvass to cover the city in one day with Central College students assisting. Contributions support local fuel clothing provisions and medical aid, and national relief for floods and hurricanes. The aim is broad participation and service through the chartered American Red Cross chapter.
Balance on hand initial figures show 000.00 with receipts totaling 663.05 from Membership 345.00 Donations 289.55 and Refund of help rendered 28.50. Expenditures include local relief food clothing coal and related items totaling 563.70. Final balance on hand 99.58. Signed by T. Kempkes, Local Chairman.
The American Legion post plans to sell Christmas trees to local residents and place a large tree in a prominent street or park spot. Proceeds aim to cover costs, with sidewalk trees priced at 1.00 each, mirroring a prior successful arrangement.
A snow plow from Cedar Rapids arrived in Knoxville to keep primary roads clear this winter. Provided by the Iowa State Highway Commission, the machine mounts two twelve-foot blades, works with a large truck, and cuts a twenty-foot path at fifteen miles per hour. Clearing dirt and graveled roads aids drainage during thaws and reduces maintenance costs.
Wm Verros, new repair shop owner on East Second Street, announces he has taken the Singer Sewing Machine agency. He is an expert repairman in sewing machines and furniture and expects steady work at the new location.
The Chronicle fills pages with Christmas advertisements as stores showcase holiday goods. Readers are urged to view the festive displays in town and tell parents what they saw, with letters to Santa directed to the Chronicle office for forwarding.
The recent class tournaments reveal Central’s strong basketball talent led by an undefeated senior group likely to win four years straight. standout players Neifert Hoogeveen Rowland and two Petes plus Glen defined a code of clean living and sport, with freshmen Tysseling Rysdam Wissink Hetherington Gosse link Neifert Te Grotenhuis and sophomores Byers Giles Scholten Overholt and Denikas contributing. Results list multiple junior freshman senior sophomore matchups with scores.
Mr and Mrs H L Sherman celebrated ten years of marriage with a November 29 gathering at their home. Sixteen friends attended the event and gave a commemorative gift, along with best wishes for many more anniversaries to come.
Mrs A Klein hosted the Fortnightly Club gathering with parliamentary law by Mrs Heemstra and a Cuba trip talk by Mrs Kuyper. Mrs Vander Linden read a paper on Dolly Madison. Refreshments were served and the evening ended with social time.
Officials of the Iowa Good Roads Association face a $3,000 shortfall tied to the failure of Commercial Savings Bank in Tama. D E Godell, cashier and association treasurer, may bear personal responsibility as they seek funds to cover the temporary loss ahead of the legislature. The week also saw closures of First Trust and Savings Bank in Estherville, raising Iowa bank failures to 13 in about two weeks.
James Van Vliet, son of G. Van Vliet of Pella, has been confirmed as Otley postmaster following a civil service exam. He had been acting in the role after H. L. Renaud resigned months ago and moved away. Patience is noted as a virtue when one waits for official appointment.
A local business led campaign underlines human qualities like smiles kindness and helping hand as keys to happiness and a thriving Greater Pella. The piece argues generous everyday acts build individual joy and community prosperity and invites readers to turn the edition page for the full editorial and its persuasive logic.
Pella marked a traditional quiet Thanksgiving with church services and charitable collections. Local families hosted gatherings including Vander Linden and Kuyper, and visitors such as Eugene Egan from Burlington joined. Weather was damp with falling fog and route closures. many residents stayed home to listen to radio football reports.
The Pella chamber of commerce plans a December 9 gathering after a quiet November with no required business. A Des Moines speaker will discuss road improvement, a topic the C of C has pursued this year. The session will be the last of the year and may review next year’s plans and officer elections.
C Dieleman of the Farmers Union Shipping Assn at Pella consigned a car of sheep to the Farmers Union Live Stock Commission in Chicago. Ed Bogaards and A Teseling owned the animals. The Chicago market rose 50-75 cents for the week with a top price of 14.25 dollars.
An editorial extols helping others as essential to community prosperity. Merchants and professionals argue that good deeds and cooperative friendliness boost reputation and foster a progressive spirit, predicting a brighter future. The piece invites readers to spread this gospel of kindness and notes a fourth local editorial next month.
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