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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
10
The Pella Baptist G-Men announce a Bible Exposition with Prof Herbert Van Wyk of Central College as speaker. Philathea Class serves a 25c supper at 6:30 and follows with fellowship and recreation. Read Exodus chapters 1-20 in preparation.
The Book Shop advertises Christmas cards featuring Scripture texts priced at 8 for 10 cents up to 10 cents each, offering affordable religious cards for the season.
Henry De Winter founder of a Pelia farming family dies leaving a widow, son William, daughter Anna Yates of Flint Michigan, four grandsons, a granddaughter, a sister Mia Simons, and brothers Nick John Toney Neal. A Bethel Christian Church member, funeral Dec 6 at Bybee Davis with burial in Eddyville. Local attendees from Pella listed.
Arie Wielard died at his North Main street home in Pella on Tuesday December 3 at age 76 years, 1 month, 26 days after long illness. He and Gertrude Van Nimwegen celebrated their 85th wedding anniversary two weeks earlier. Survived by son Henry Wielard and a daughter who married John Johnson. a deceased boy and girl, and a adopted daughter. Born in the Netherlands, he came to the United States at age seven, living in New Jersey before settling near Pella. He worked as a blacksmith in Tracy Olivet and farmed near Galesburg before moving to Pella, then ran a meat market and a welding shop until retirement. Funeral at Wormhoudt Funeral Home December 5 at 1:80 p.m. with Rev. G Menning. interment Oakwood Cemetery.
Jacob De Winter born November 8 1878 in Holland died December 8 1940 at his Coal Ridge home aged 62 years 25 days He moved with his parents to Pella at age five and lived in Mahaska and Marion counties He married Elva Baty on March 18 1901 in a union that is noted in this notice
The Show Boat docked at the P. H. S. wharf Tuesday evening drawing townfolk for a night of entertainment. Sponsored by the P. H. Band, a large audience enjoyed a variety program with acts Itch and Scratch Brenda and Cobina and a Julius Caesar play by the Show Boat Players Guild.
A social buy enables purchase of I. C. Smith typewriters with a special offer. Rebuilt models are advertised at 29.95 after a 49.95 regular price, and a customer pays 20.00 toward the purchase. This promotion highlights a limited opportunity to acquire a preferred device at a discount.
The crowd was kept in hysteria as some Romans had to go trouble. The Show Boat featured C. U. S. local and P. H. S. talent. Next stop for the Show Boat is St. Louis, Missouri.
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