Local Notes From Pella Area Report Community Visits And Incidents
Local notes detail visits by residents to nearby towns including Ottley Des Moines Monroe and Oskaloosa. Mentions include Mrs Van Roekel cancer condition, alterations at Vander Meulen and Wilson jewelry stores, and various church and civic engagements. Also noted are a near mishap with ground glass in canned blackberries believed by some to be sabotage, plus multiple travels to Des Moines for conventions and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Vander Meulen & Co
van der Meulen
Pella
P. Dingeman
Cora
Cora Mayer
Des Moines
T. D. Franklin
Idaho
Nebraska
Farlin
Iowa
Ruby Clarke
Oskaloosa
S. G. Onstine
Albert van Heuklem
Albert
Elmer Coebel
Fielding
Elmer
Miss Viola
Marcus
Elmeria
Alan Democrat
Rev. C. de Leeuw
Christian Reformed Church
Grundy Center
Gettysburg Speech Rendered in Poetic Style by Dr Miller
Dr Marion Mills Miller presents a poetic version of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address calling it a marvel of language. The piece preserves the speech's cadence symbolism and moral inheritance while highlighting its enduring relevance and biblical resonance. It ends with a quip about honest work and a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Marion Mills Miller
War Bread Demonstration by Miss Georgia Smith at High School
Miss Georgia Smith of the Department of Agriculture will demonstrate War Bread potato flour and sugar beet syrup at the high school Saturday at 2:00 PM. No admission fee or collection. All are urged to attend and welcome Prof. Smith with a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Smith
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Smith
Hand Plow Built From Bicycle Improvised by Farmer
A California farmer lacking a hand plow improvised one from an old bicycle frame. The bicycle handlebar was reversed and fixed to the frame, the wheel came from a large gate valve, and the plowshare attaches via a U-bolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Popular Science Monthly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anna Hulleman
Otley
R. R. Sadler
J. S. Gladstone
Johanna van Duren
Matthew de Wit
Prairie City
A. W. den Adel
Neal van Hemert
Jeanette Vander Meulen
Monroe
G. A. Vander Meulen
Carl Aschenbrenner
Glenere Grundman
J. G. Vander Pol
Waterloo
E. Hollebrands
H. Veenman
Garden City Feeder Co
Nebr
Jim
S. Beyer
Miss Ada
Bert DeBruyn
Minnie Kaldenberg
Colfax
H. J. Kaldenberg
Joseph S. Tiffany
F. L. Tiffany
Collins
G. F. Cannum
Ben Kuyk
J. A. Edmond
Lon Wormhoudt
J. Kool
Lynnville
Washington
Berlin
Marion County
Dora Thomassen
Henry
van Meter
Burlington
Bernie Vander Linden
Knoxville
Rexall
Cedar Rapids
Bert Olivier
Mdgerton, Minn
G. Bensink
Olivier
Bensink
Ankeny
J. A. van Dyk
F. D. Stubenrauch
H. P. van Gorp
Red Cross
Elizabeth
Emma Hamilton
Oskaloosa Street
Saloniki
Turkey
Greece
Russia
Roumania
Hungary
Kenry Thomassen
Ames
Council Bluffs
The
Oskaloosa Herald
Weather Man
Coal Trust
A. D. van Skike
Oscar Lindquist
Nesta Williams
Central College
Newton
J. B. Doll
Automobile Headquarters
Clara Waechter
Tama
H. W. Vander Linden
Leighton
Jennie
Pearl Steinkamp
Sadie Small
Delta
Ben Blommers
Keosauquaa
Mrs. Blommers
Keosauqua
H. van Maren
W. H. Vander Ploeg
Arie Wielard
Globe Vulcanizing Co
C. F. Aschenbrenner
Arie Kamerick
Dick den Adel
Yy. T. van Niewaal
of Retail Clothiers
Sadler
Elizabeth Hamilton
Lriends
Frances Sheehy
Glen van Duyn
FP. H. Clifton
Kaly
Fremont
Uesday
Martha
Maria Greiner
J. I.’. Mowe
Charley Sipkema
Clothing Men
Gerrit Verrips
Eddyville
A. Verrips
Mrs. S
John Weyers
Nannie Bieshaar
Cc. L. Allen
P. H. Kuyper
Dick van Gorp
Florida
Bertha Brunia
Wm, Vander Waal
Baby
Jalie Vander Linden
Vander Linden
J. H. DeVries
Rose Hill
J. B. Doil
W. R. McVeigh
Lindy
F . Gambell Home
France
Pella High School
Vandermeulen & Co
the Chronicle
Franklin St
Ford
Wm. James
Domestic Supply Co
Dept
Binghampton
N. Y
Elite Theatre
Marguerite Clark
Snow
Crane Wilbur
Pella Produce CO
Pella Motor Co
LeCocq
L. F. Bousquet
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