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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
8
Mrs Carrie Halbert longtime business manager of Graham Hall the Ladies Dormitory at Central College requests retirement. College authorities praise her management and plan to supply assistance for her duties while she transitions. She will vacate Graham Hall and move to 415 Broadway renting from Miss Lucy Huber.
The college notes enablement for more freedom while keeping close ties to Gra ham Hall overseeing dining and general duties. Administration faculty students and Pella friends wish Mrs Halbert years of health and happiness and hope the change extends her active connection with Central.
Henry Van Steenis aged 72 died November 26 at his Nebraska farm home after a short illness. Born in 1866 at Pella Iowa, he married Ma Brophy in 1892 at Valentin Nebraska. Funeral services were held November 29 at the family home, with interment at Fairbury Cemetery. he leaves siblings and nieces and nephews.
We thank friends and old neighbors of Mrs HL Rhynsburger and D R Rhynsburger for kind acts and flowers offered at her death. Mrs Grace Rhynsburger expresses appreciation for support from the community.
Mrs. J Bloem long time resident of Pella dies at home after illness. She would have turned 88 next December 12. Survived by sons Peter and Ardie plus four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral held at Second Chr Ref church with Rev. M Monsma. Oakwood Cemetery interment.
Sonja Henie inspires US youth to skate with 14000 young members enrolled in the Sonja Henie Junior Olympics Club. Campaign runs from Hollywood studios. children receive membership button and skating leaflets at no cost aside from a penny post card. Film My Lucky Star with Richard Greene premieres December at Holland theatre in Pella.
Standard Oil of Indiana launches a winter advertising campaign in the Chronicle featuring Snappy the gnome-like spirit of fast starting Red Crown gasoline. Ads show large winter photographs and short copy, with Snappy highlighted across promotions. Dealers in Pella give away Shappy pop-guns to introduce Snappy.
A prompt last Saturday sale roundup lists numerous items with prices from Van der Ploeg’s Bakery and other local retailers. Items include Sauerkraut, pork roast, frost shields, hog feed, seed corn, leatherette coats, and various household goods with prices noted.
The list outlines consumer goods from area businesses including apparel at The Fashion Shop with dresses at 3.95, Kuyper's Music House Zenith Radio at 77.50, Beary's Superior Seed Corn 6.00 per bushel, Slobe's Super Market 5 items, May Day Coffee 1.26, Buwalda Beauty Shop 3.00 for a permanent wave, Vandermeulen Co chicken feeder 7.50, Van Dusseldorp two wool underwear sets at 4.00 each, agholm Lasschuit sorghum 0.05 per gallon.
White Breas t school at Fifield shows a solid six week record with twelve pupils never absent or tardy. Names listed include Raymond Klyn Robert Vander Linden Carol Verwers Marjorie Klyn Virgil Klein Irene Bloodsworth Marvin Vanden Berg Edna Vander Linden Leona De Raad Geraldine Klein Arthur Schuring Dolly Bloodsworth and others. Also notes honor roll and welcome back of corn pickers Willard Arvin Klein Willie Zegers Ray Vander Linden. County Supt Tracy and State Standardization rep Lynn inspected improvements. Mrs Wm Verners visited the school Thursday.
Jacob Pothoven of 506 Liberty Street died at 5 16 AM on Thursday December 1, aged 72 years 9 months and 15 days. He had been in frail health for some time, with his passing noted in local obituary records.
Indoor and parlor games advertised for sale include Chinese Checkers games labeled Chinker Chek or Rook and Flinch options. Card sets for Bingo Old Maid Rummy and Authors along with a reference to The Book SH appear in the listing.
After three years of poor health, the man died during Thanksgiving week. Survived by wife and eight children: Mrs Frank Tromp of Pella, Mrs Marinus Vander Hart of Peoria, Henry of Pella, Otto of Peoria, Martin of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Gerrit of Denver, Colorado. Funeral services were held Saturday at 1:00 pm at the family home.
At 1 30 o clock services were held at the Second Christian Reformed church with Rev. Martin Monaina in charge. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery.
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