Interesting Weekly News from Nearby Communities
A Wednesday visitor to Miss Viola Helen Boat and multiple neighbors share visits across the week. The Bethel Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Ben Beyer’s home. Dozens of local families hosted guests and hosted sewing for the Indian Mission. Weekend visits span Pella Os kaloo sa Parkersburg and Cedar neighborhoods with many names and small gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Helen Boat
Everett Heyveld
Orville Bensink
Bethel Ladies Aid
Ben Beyer
Walter van Zomeran
John Dean
Will Bensink
Hugh Dunn
Leighton News Personal Notices and Local Visits
The Directors of the Farmers Savings Bank held their regular monthly meeting at the bank Tuesday afternoon. Supper guests at the L. Van Roekel home Wednesday evening included Edward De Reus of Missouri James De Reus Blanche Van Zante of Oskaloosa Mrs S Sedrel Vera of Pella and others. Families moved and visitors from Pella Oskaloosa and Leighton were listed. The Ladies Dorcas society met at the church basement Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Savings Bank
L. van Roekel
Edward de Reus
Missouri
James de Reus
Blanche van Zante
Oskaloosa
S. Sedrel
Vera
Pella
C. Sedrel
Lester Dahlin
Baby
North of
Leighton
Olivet
Dahlin
Andrew Kool
Hattie van Gorp
Y. de Jong
Bert Baron
H. W. Vander Linden
J. A. de Jong
Amaryllis
Edna Neels
Charles van Maanen
Ladies Dorcas Society of the Reformed Church
Local Social Roundup in Porterville and Nearby
Porterville residents share visits with relatives including Mrs W A Jansen and Mrs Connie Vanden Baard. Numerous nieces and cousins from the Van Dene and Hackert families attended a pre nuptial shower in Pella honoring several couples and individuals.
Local residents and visitors make routine calls in Pella
R Nieuwsma and family visited in Pella on Monday. Gerrit Pothoven is able to be up and around again after illness. Henry Hagen family spent Wednesday evening at Rev Weidnaar home. Jacob Vander Molen helped Her man Bothoven saw wood last week. Dorothy De Vries and Johnnie Voortman visited Henry Stursma. Neal Vander Molen returned home after attending Classis in Chicago. Harold Sheesley had a dead horse and Louis Vander Molen a dead steer last week. Margaret Vander Molen came home after weeks at A Westra home. Will Roose family spent last week at Bert Nibbelink. Mrs Martin Vander Molen and children spent Thursday at Mrs John L Veenstra. Jake Rus visited in Pella Friday. Mrs Tunis Vander Molen spent Friday at the Wm Ozinga home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Vos
John Veenstra Ir
Rene de Reus
G. Stewie
Walter Newendorp
Rene Vroom
Emily
John van der Wal
L. van Roekel
John Neels
Parkersburg
Ruv
de Jong
Edna
Nick Vos
Brant van
The
Reformed Church
John den Burger
Ebenezer Reformed Church
den Burger
Fred den Burger
Eugene Ver Ploeg
Mra. Tunis
Dykstra
Viola ‘Mae
Evelyn Ruth
Marcene Faye
Peter de Jong
R. Nieuwsma
Pella
Gerrit Pothoven
Henry Hagen
Chicago
Harold Sheesley
Louis Vander Molen
Margaret Vander Molen
A. Westra
Will Roose
Bert Nibbelink
Martin Vander Molen
John L. Veenstra
Jake Rus
Nagana at the Orpheum Des Moines and Man Against Woman
The Orpheum Theatre in Des Moines features Nagana with Tala Birell and Melvyn Douglas, promising thrilling African jungle danger and a dramatic love story. Starting Feb 14, Columbia’s Man Against Woman stars Jack Holt with Lillian Miles in a noir backdrop of New York and Bermuda nightlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagana
Orpheum Theatre
Des Moines
Tala Birell
Miss Birell
Melvyn Douglas
Holt
New York
Bermuda
Johnny McCloud
Columbia
Lillian Miles
Hollywood
Ethel Merman
Iowa assessors praised for top agricultural stats
W F Callander, chairman of the U S Crop Reporting Board, lauds Iowa agricultural statistics as the best in the United States during a visit to Ray Murray and Iowa officials. He credits strong cooperation from farmers and the Weather and Crop Bureau, noting progress aided by favorable weather and roads. If the domestic allotment plan is adopted, Iowa's robust statistics would ease implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
W. F. Callander
Crop Reporting Board
U. S
Washington, D. C
Ray Murray
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa Agricultural Statistician
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather and Crop Bureau
Reed
Lincoln Anecdotes and Eulogies From War and Home
A collection of short anecdotes recounts Lincoln as a young commander, a parable of his virtue and discipline, and his affection for children. The verses praise his character, linking his rise from log cabin to Capitol with moral resolve and unyielding conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Passenger Bus Schedule Effective July 1 1932
Bus times from Pella to Des Moines listed as 8 26 a m 2 26 p m and 7 41 p m. Service from Teravo Fella to Qakalooas shows 9 80 a m 8 80 p m and 7 4 1. All buses depart Central Park Gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Dex Moines
Teravo
Qakalooas
Central Park Cate
Drop in Midwestern Egg Prices Explained by Demand and Production
Poultry and marketing specialist W. D. Termohlen notes uneasy trade sentiment and high January Midwest egg production caused a sharp price drop in mid January. Demand fell after December and early January high prices, with warm January weather boosting egg output to February–March levels, while Pacific coast supply remained low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlewest
W. D. Termohlen
Iowa State College
Middlewest States
Pacific Coast
Factors Shaping Trade Sentiment Highlighted by Dealers
Dealers cite fear of a sudden price drop, higher production and receipts, and reduced consumer purchasing power as key factors molding trade sentiment over the past month per Mr Termohlen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nal
Termohlen
Alcohol and Automobile Accidents
The Civic Bulletin notes a dramatic rise in drunken driving and arrests after repeal of state prohibition enforcement. Los Angeles reports a 300 percent increase and Massachusetts shows auto policy hikes. The editor warns of broader impacts on auto sales and oil industries if 18th Amendment ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Bulletin
Porter
Los Angeles
Massachusetts
Drunken Driving Rise Tied to Prohibition Change in Canada
The article notes Canada’s weak Prohibition law until 1928 and a State Control system, linking it to a 664 percent rise in drunken driving over the past decade. It warns that if the United States repeals Prohibition, drunken driving could surge five and a half times the current rate, threatening the auto and oil industries.
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Canada
America
Doing His Stuff Husband Arrives Home Late
A light, humorous item shows a husband arriving late and speaking with his wife. The wife asks for the rest of his tale while the husband hints at where he has been, reflecting a domestic tease. Tit-bits style preserves breezy, witty tone.
Night or Day Prompt Services Ad in Pella Iowa
Local ad offers prompt national services by GI Pete Van Zante in Pella Iowa with a contact phone. The listing urges readers to call for swift assistance and states a 330 area code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete van Zante
Pella
Iowa
Jake van Zante
Harry Worth
Monroe
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Bethel News
Leighton News
Hamm Auto Top Co
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Porterville News
Will Monster
Antoinette
Mary Jane
W. A. Jansen
Connie Vanden Baard
Wilma
Johanna Vanden Berg
Mabel Goemaat
Marion
Gerald Monster
Henry Monster
Jacoba
Cornelia van Dene
Dorothy Goemaat
le Boot
Christine
Ter Louw
Cornelia
Wilhelmina
Henry Hackert
Jeannette
Jacob Monster
Jennie de Zwarte
Jacoba van Dene
Ruth
Florence
Carl Hackert
Abraham de Zwarte
Cornie Vanden Baard
H. M. de
Bayer Aspirin
CROS
Peoria News
Library Notes
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Robert
White House
Man of
Canis
Edwin Markham
Werner
High Ave
the Civic Bulletin
Bulletins
Pich
Andra
Guagente
Fitch
Fender
Heerma’s Drug Store
CG. L. Carter
Clarence van Vark
Udell L. Hendricks
Insurance Agency
Rozenberg Radio Shop
Main
Gezel Car Shop
Ri of Gezel
E. Hollebrands
Osteopathic
DRS
Kramer
H. H
Washington Street
F. F. Carpenter
Franklin Street
C. J. Fox
Liberty Streets
J. J. Sybenga, M.D
Keable
Dr. Aschenbrenner
H. C. Payne
Broadway
Square
Main Street
C. Ganss
Chas,stra
Dr. T
SMEN
John Blommers
Bert van Vark
A. 'Vander ‘Wal
H. Rozenberg
van’ Dusseldorp
W. Vander Linden
LIC
F. M. Frush
Jert Baron van Sittert
George Veen G. Fultz
Treasu
Sce Co
AMERI
John
W. Paardekooper
Don L. Ri
D. D. Gal Vin Foul Gronaman
Ruby Richerdse
Baie, Batten Obert T. Johnson M. Roberts
Harold Clements
Legion N Day
Weenee Vander’ Linden
Serge Ver Steeg
American Legion
H. Byers
Wm. Vander Voort
S Federated Club
Ed. le Cocq
R. C. Amidon
P. E. O. Society
Nettie van Houweling
Clair Kuyper
Lillian Payne
S. S
Hollebeek
Hollebeck
R. J. Danhof
B. H. Ver
Rev
J. Veldman
Rock Ilane Ae Table
Bie An Sey
Wabash
Howell
Kuyper
North Side
Hytie Quick
Star Auto Co
Gysen
Wormhoudt & Plette
Liter Coal Co
Bus & Wynberg
Cook & Son
Chevrolet Service
White Sreet Auto CO
Chevrolet
P. van Niewaal Coal
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