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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
12
A Christmas drive by the Community Welfare League in Pella fills 29 baskets with bacon sugar lard cereals coffee butter canned goods and a sack of flour plus dressed chickens apples and potatoes. The baskets, ready for delivery to needy homes, will bring festive meals to families Christmas day.
The Community Welfare League reports record donor response from merchants and citizens as Mrs. and Mr. Renaud coordinate a week’s work delivering baskets with provisions coffee butter and clothing. Churches also distribute through their own channels ensuring a week of meals and warm garments for many families.
I wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their kindness shown during the illness and death of my husband Frank De Reus also for the floral offerings. Mrs Frank De Reus.
Mrs. M. Owen recalls stomach gas incident in the night. Adlerika claimed to relieve gas in ten minutes by cleansing both stomach and bowels. Vander Linden's Drug Store advertises the product as a full bowel cleaner and gas remedy.
Mrs G F Sadler hosts her annual Christmas party for neighborhood children with a decorated tree, piano selections by Prof Sadler’s pupils, a letter and poem from W A Young, and a Santa visit with gifts. The community shares gatherings across Holland area with singing, dinners, and family exchanges through Christmas Eve and Day.
All the Indies responded to help the Welfare League supply food for their Christmas baskets. The refreshments and table appointments were suggestive of the Christmas season.
Local ad client Mr B J Brom praises The Chronicle for reliable advertising results. He claims to have culled 145 flocks of chickens from ads and plans more, noting ongoing profits and satisfaction from reading the paper weekly. The notice touts immediate advertiser benefits and growing endorsements.
Pella High School beat Monroe High School in two close games Saturday night. Pella won 10 to 7 in the first game and 18 to 17 in two overtimes. Rhynsburger and Don Dykstra starred for Pella while Johnson led Monroe. Coach R Amidon's squad showed rapid development after last week's 25 to 6 win over Colfax.
Kellogg Commercials, the local independent basketball team, dropped two games to the Pella quintets on Thursday night on the local floor. Both the first and second teams were defeated.
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