This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
3
In Pella the Weekly Visit man records chats at the Home For the Aged. Highlights include memories of Nick Bogaard, Dutch settlers De Wit and Van Gorp, language gains, and reflections on hardship, immigration, and past wars.
A storefront touts a full stock of walnut bedroom and dining furniture including beds tables dressers library tables dropleaf tables kitchen sets buffets and magazine racks with an invitation to visit and save money.
The soaking from rain and snow in November ended Iowa droughts and made the state the wet spot of the nation. November rainfall reached 4.97 inches, 321 percent of normal, highest among states, while January to November 1934 total precipitation stood at 26.42 inches versus a normal 29.55, leaving a year deficit of 4.13 inches.
The highway from Oskaloosa to Albia will carry No. 65 instead of 59 with changes on the Mahaska county segment and the Oskaloosa to Eddyville section paved. The northern stretch becomes federal highway No. 63 extending to the Missouri line, completing a north south route from Cresco.
George Van Dyke of Rose Hill leased the Le Cocq harness and Shoe Repair shop equipment and opened the business under a new firm name. The move follows eight years of prior work in harness and shoe repair.
Van Dyke family arrives in New Sharon with good recommendations. They rent the former Mrs. A. M. Evans home at the old post office site. Also mentions Mrs. Van Dyke née Pearl Tysseling of Pella and their two children Ruth Joan four and Marion eight. The Newton Fire department extinguished a garage blaze caused by a faulty furnace flue, damaging four cars. losses fully insured per Newton Record.
A fire at Newton Auto Service, 114 North Second Avenue East, caused about 200 dollars in damage. The blaze broke out in the rear of the garage. No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation.
Why not book gifts for friends and loved ones this Christmas. The Book Shop offers Juvenile, Poetry, Fiction and Religion titles up to five dollars.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.