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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
3
Bertha Tel Selle treated the First Reformed Choir to chocolate creams during rehearsal. Glee and Adelphian groups performed, cantatas planned, and Dr Hoffman spoke of work in the east. Professors Sadler Lee Mulder and others travel. school closes Friday noon.
A Peters family on Pleasant Street faced three months of poverty and absence during Christmas Eve until a parcel post delivery arrived bearing a large label to Mrs. P Peters. The surprise package, sent by an unknown source, revealed hope of the missing father’s return, lifting gloom with the prospect of restoration and festive cheer.
An Omaha area car dealer endorses Hupmobile asthe highest resale value on the market. The ad urges buyers to choose Hupmobile new cars for strong resale within five years of purchase. Contact Van Zante or Beman Auto Co in Oskaloosa Iowa for details.
A misdelivered bundle and a mistaken door lead to a Christmas morning of discontent until a postman’s explanation connects two Peters families. The chance encounter fosters unexpected kinship, friendship, and a New Year reunion as Paul and Uncle Joshua find a shared joy.
Notice of election for stockholders of Pella National Bank to meet at the Banking House in Pella Iowa on Tuesday January 8 1924 between 1 and 3 pm for the purpose of electing seven directors. President Geo G Gaass signs.
The place now called Gibraltar derives its name from Jeb al Tariq meaning the hill of Tarik, honoring the Moorish general who captured the rock about a millennium ago.
Central's forensic year begins with men's and women's oratorical contests. Gerrit Rozeboom and Jennie Stureman win top spots. Cornelius Wilkens and Henrietta Roelofs take runner up. Rozeboom will go to Buena Vista and Stureman to Penn. Central plans to send extemporaneous speakers to state contests and the National Pi Kappa Delta Convention in Peoria. Debates planned with Penn, Simpson, and Western colleges as schedules form. A public sale in Shelby county featured a revived free lunch, with large crowds and high prices but auctioneers prohibit horseshoe pitching at sales.
The craft of tinning iron began in the sixteenth century with tinplate production in Great Britain by 1670, marking early development of tinning techniques and industry.
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