Pioneer Woman Anna Roorda 93 Dies at Pella Farm
Mrs Anna Roorda born Feb 14 1844 in Friesland Netherlands came to America at 3 1/2 and lived near Pella. Her log house first home, husband Abe Roorda died 1927, seven children, 23 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Wormhoudt funeral home with Rev Albert Vander Ploeg officiating.
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Anna Roorda
Pella
Scholte
Holland
Roorda
Doertje Buwalda
Abraham Buwalda
Aaltje Havenga
Friesland
Netherlands
Buwalda
Keokuk
John Kuiper
Flora Roorda
Ayn Vander Ploeg
Epp A
Peter Bogaards
Abe A
Wighart A
Hom
Albert Vander Ploeg
Prarie City
Oakwood
H. Wormhoudt
Merchants Cooperating in Capacity Days in Pella
The following Pella merchants are cooperating in the Capacity Days Trade Extension program. Do your Christmas shopping in Pella and you may be well repaid with special offers from Allen's 5¢ to $1.00 Store and many others including Wormhoudt & Kempkes, J. C. Penney Co, Vander Linden Drug Store, Jaarsma's Bakery, Pella Theatre, Kuyper Lumber Co, and Central Park Cafe among numerous shops listed.
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Pella
Wormhoudt & Kempkes Allen
Plette & Co
Gamble
Heerema
Ulrich Motor Co
J. C. Penney Co
Vander Linden Drug Store
van Sittert’s Dry Gods
Tysseling
de Wit
Klyn & de Winter Nsautenbach & Ver
Not Dead She Is Just Away Poem Courtesy Note
The Chronicle offers sympathy to the bereaved with a commemorative poem by James Whitcomb Riley. The verses recall Anna Roorda, noting she is not dead but away in an unknown land, leaving loved ones dreaming of her cheerful memory.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Boy Scouts Of America Proclaims Boys Life Week
Dr James Bi West chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America and editor of Boys Life declares December 12 to 18 as Boys Life Week to promote year round reading. He cites the Handbook for Boys and the magazine’s adventure and education content and urges boys to visit their local librarian and join the public library.
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James Bi. West
Boy Scouts of America
Boys’ Life
Youth of America
Dr. West
All Boys
Admiral Richard Byrd
Ray Chapman Andrews
Edie Rickenbacker
Malcolm Campbell
Knute Rockne
Life
West
Boys of the Nation
Public sale advertisement inquiry from local clerk ED
We are busy clerking public sales and can handle yours in a satisfactory manner. Let us know if we can be of service to you in booking your sale and properly advertising it. Your business will be appreciated, ED. TYSSELING and ELBERT VAN MAANEN provide contact details.
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Tysseling
Elbert van Maanen
Card of Thanks for Joe Helt Family
Card of thanks expresses sincere gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown during illness and death of husband and father Joe Helt. Acknowledges floral tributes and is signed by Mrs J V Helt and daughters.
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Joe Helt
J. V. Helt
J Rhynsburger Answers Summons and Dies in Des Moines
Joe Rhynsburger a Pella native born March 4 1893 died December 11 at Broadlawns hospital Des Moines after a brief illness diabetes. Funeral held at Wormhoudt chapel with interment in Oakwood. He left a son Ronald seven and two brothers Fred A Rhynsburger of Chicago and William J Rhynsburger of Kalamazoo. He graduated from Pella High in 1910 and Central College in 1914 and worked as an accountant in Pella before moving to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Joe C. Rhynsburger
John S. Rhynsburger
Archie Slob
Pella
Iowa
Broadlawns Hospital
Wormhoudt
Second Reformed Church
Oakwood
Rhynsburger
Ronald
Towa
Fred A. Rhynsburger
Chicago
Tll
William J. Rhynsburger
Kalama
Pola
Co op Exchange Announces 19th Anniversary Sale
The Farmers Cooperative Exchange of Pella marks its 19th anniversary with a sale on a wide range of merchandise. Read the ad to discover bargains at reasonable prices during this local celebration.
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Chronicle
Farmers Co-operative Exchange of
Pella
Farmers Union selects Amana for York locker system
The Farmers Union awarded a contract to the Amana Society to install a York locker refrigerator system. Walls will be white with outside ivory and black trim. A total of 324 lockers will be installed. Completion is expected in January.
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The
Farmers Union
Amana Society
York
Pella National Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of the Pella National Bank will be held at its banking house in Pella Iowa on Tuesday January 11 1938 between the hours of one and three oclock PM for the purpose of electing not less than five nor more than seven directors GEO G G.
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Pella National Bank
Pella
Iowa
GEO. G. G
Joe Helt Dies After Long Illness in Pella
Joe Helt a lifelong Pella resident died Sunday evening at his home at the corner of Peace and Main streets at age 77 after a long illness. Funeral services were held 2:00 pm Tuesday at the Pelian lodge of Masons, of which he was a longtime member, with interment in Oakwood. He was born June 7 1860 near Mt Vernon Ohio and moved with his parents to Pella in infancy. He married MacKeegan of Batavia Illinois December 1 1902 and they had two daughters Mrs. Leonora Gates and Miss Harriet Helt and a granddaughter Marilyn L Gates. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, a brother George Helt of Kingfisher Oklahoma, and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Pella
Joe Helt
Peace and
Main Streets
Pelin Lodge of Masons
Oakwood
Joseph W. Hell
Thomas Hell
Martha Elliott Hell
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Iter
Iowa
MacKeegan
Batavia
Ill
Leonora Gates
Harriet Helt
Marilyn L. Gates
Des Moines
George Helt
Kingfisher
Okla
Helt
Cold Weather Slows Pella Traffic Amid Icy Roads
Bitter cold continues as sleet left streets slick and hazardous. Two accidents reported thanks to cautious behavior while coal operators reap a coal haul, with one mine seeing seventeen trucks ahead of a driver. Skating and coasting deterred as surface ice persists.
Boy Injured In Sled Collision Near Buerkens Plant
Tuesday evening about 1:00 o'clock Paul Sents son of Mr and Mrs L A Sents was coasting on his sled near the Buerken s Mfg Co when his sled collided with a car driven by Willard De Winter. He suffered several bruises but none serious. The accident was described as wholly unavoidable due to slippery pavement and rapid occurrence.
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Paul Sents
L. A. Sents
Buerkens Mfg. Co
Willard de Winter
County Atlas And Farm Directory Ready Soon
Marion County Atlas and farm directory is bound and will be available soon. It is a valuable compendium for every farm owner, with data compiled thoroughly. Copies not yet ordered may be secured at the Chronicle office.
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Chronicle
Marion County Atlas
Chroni
Editor Suffers Black Eye at Chronicle Office
An editor received a black eye Tuesday after an accident at the linotype machine in the Chronicle office. He broke his glasses and required Dr. William Bosch at Wilson Jewelry Co. to arrange hospital treatment, also injuring his forehead near the left eye.
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Chronicle
William Bosch
Wilson Jewelry Co
Why Not Work Out Idea Here
Life magazine shows arches made from sporting goods for weddings and suggests local readers form arches from wooden shoes or corn. The piece asks who would consent to be principals in a wooden shoe or corn wedding arch for community appeal.
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Life Magazine
Com
Is There a Santa Claus The Editorial Reprint
A Grinnell Herald Register reprint of an New York Sun editorial by Frank P. Church answers Virginia O’Hanlon’s question about Santa Claus. It defends belief in Santa with faith, imagination, and the enduring wonder of childhood, arguing that truth lies beyond sight.
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New York Sun
Frank P. Church
the Sun
Tam
Santa Claus
Papa
Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia
Virginias
Santa Claaus
Grinnell Herald Register
Prairie City Social and Church Notices Highlight Local Visits
Prairie City factions note Garry Vander Ban returning from a three day northern state trip and Leo Ver Ought visiting his mother in Des Moines. The Ladies Aid of the Christian Reformed church marked its 20th anniversary with Rev. Frank De Jong addressing 10 area churches. Wilbur Van Ryswyk is unwell, while Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schutting and children visited Gerrit Schutting’s home. Blanche Riddle stayed home this week. Leland Zachary and daughter visited M Moomaw Sunday night.
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Garry Vander Ban
Leo Ver Ought
Des Moines
Christian Reformed Church
Frank de Jong
First
Christian Reformed Church of
Pella
Wilbur
H. van Ryswyk
Andrew Schuttinga
Gerrit Schutting
Blanche Riddle
Leland Zachary
M. Moomaw
Birthdates Requested for January Chronicle Records
Readers are urged to mail January birthdates and wedding anniversaries to the Chronicle within the next few days to complete the month’s record. If already published, no resubmission is needed. if a date misses the January week, it can be sent the following week.
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Chronicle
Holiday Spirit Brightens Pella Amid Harvest Cheer
The season brings optimism as farmers enjoy abundant harvest and good prices, with granaries full and hay mows stacked. Stores bustle with Christmas shoppers and homes glow with decorations, adding color and warmth to a yuletide atmosphere around the community.
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Santa Claus
Ed Poortinga Writes From West
Ed F Portinga Lyons Oregon a former Pella resident sends a clipping from his local paper and notes, I know you have a nice little newspaper. Lots of rain and grass at present.
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The
Chronicle
Ed F. Portinga
Lyons
Oregon
Pella
Public sale dates listed for area residents
Public sale dates shown for Arie Bezemer near Lynnville December 16 Actna Life Ins Co LeGrand Ranch six miles west of Monroe December 29 Arie Vander Waal ten miles northeast of Pella January 19 John F Van Gorp five miles northeast of Pella January 20 Dick Schimmel five miles southwest of Tracy
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Arie Bezemer
Lynnville
Actna Life Ins Co
LeGrand Ranch
Monroe
Arie Vander Waal
Pella
John F._ Van Gorp
Dick Schimmel
Tracy
Three Legged Pig Surprises North Knoxville Farm
A three legged pig appeared last spring on W. A. Anderson’s Knoxville area farm. The family feared it would be a burden and be killed, but they kept him. He remains on the farm, smaller behind, yet moves around surprisingly well.
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W. A. Anderson
Knoxville
The Christian Religion by A M Carn
A reflective piece praising Christian faith and maternal guidance, contrasting it with deism and infidelity writers. It recalls a mother’s teachings about Christ, faith’s endurance, and eternal life, noting the author’s long career writing Horse Shoe Stories for the Newton Daily News and selling sewing machines in Newton for forty years.
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A. M. Carn
Tom Paine
Voltaire
Robert G. Ingersol
Christ
Gabriel
God
Cari
Newton Daily News
Newton
Bake sale at Third Reformed Church Saturday December 18
The Marys and Marthas of the Third Reformed Church will hold a bake sale on Saturday December 18 in the Grandia building. They will also serve coffee and sandwiches.
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the Marys and Marthas of the Third Reformed Church
Rural electrification meeting at Legion Hall well attended
Farm folk gathered at the Legion Hall on Wednesday for a REA demonstration led by D W Teare of Des Moines. The program covered electricity uses, kilowatt hour basics, and efficient farm appliances with exhibits by Van Den Berg Electric Co. and Wormhoudt ad Son. ice cream samples were served and a night session followed.
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Legion Hall
van den Berg Electric Co
Wormhoudt Ad Son
D. W. Teare
Des Moines
Rural Electric Administration
Teare
Mamer
REA
Lester Boat
Guest Night For Scouts Leads To Ice Cream Cake
The Boy Scout meeting on December 8, 1937 opened late due to basketball practice. Guests Tom Crum Lloyd Menning Daryl Vander Ploeg Tom Beyers and Albert Drost discussed joining. The night featured Jackass and Sit Down relay games and culminated with cake for James Kemkes's birthday.
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Ruby
Hess
McMillin
Tom Crum
Lloyd Menning
Daryl Vander Ploeg
Tom Beyers
Albert Drost
Sixsmith
Charles Lautenbach
James Kempkes
No Class for Non-Citizens Christmas Week
Miss Spencer in charge of naturalization work announces no school for non-citizens during the Christmas week from December 24 to 8. The notice informs students and participants of the closure and timely arrangements for urgent matters.
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Spencer
Naturalization
Ims
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A. E. Roorda
National Scout Executive
Reading
J. Rhynsburger
Pella Boy
Joe Rhynsburger
Boy
Central Park
Santa
Prairie City
Ed Poortinga
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