Expensive Fire Destroys Knoxville Home
Special Knoxville correspondence reports the 14 room East Montgomery street home of J B Elliott gutted by fire last Friday. Low water pressure hampered fire fighters causing lengthy delays and dramatic scenes as hoses, hydrants, and hospital pumps were used. By about 12 30 p m the fire was under control with the home largely ruined and furniture lost, while the owners plan immediate rebuilding and reside temporarily elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
J. B. Elliott
Montgomery Street
Veterans’ Hospital
Elliott
Helen Pine
Pine
Family Fires Home Soon After Move In
Firefighters answered a Thursday evening call to H Roeffel’s home at 908 East Second Street to tackle a blaze that began on the roof or from an oil stove. The quick response came during the department’s monthly meeting, and the roof of a summer kitchen was largely burned away. A can of gasoline in the shed kitchen spilled when the bail was broken, complicating efforts. The Roeffel family had recently moved into the old Maasdam place, possibly the day of the fire or the day before.
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H. Roeffel
East Second Street
Roeffel
Maasdam Place
Child From Chicago Buried In Pella
The body of James Armbrust, four years old, was brought from Chicago to Pella for burial at Oakland Cemetery after dying of hydrocephalus. His mother is a niece of Miss Lillie Vierson of Pella and he was a great grandson of the late John Russell. A brief service was held at Rock Island station before interment, with Rev Bernie Mulder speaking and a duet by Marjorie Baron and Elva Mae Houweling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Armbrust
George Armbrust
Chicago
Pella
Lillie Vierson
John Russell
Oakland Cemetery
Rock Island Station
Bernie Mulder
Marjorie Baron
Elva Mae Houweling
P. E. O s Banquet Ends With Entertaining Playlets
The P. E. O sorority hosted husbands and friends at a Thursday banquet served by the Ladies Auxiliary. Yellow and white decorated the event as Mrs Liggett led community songs. Miss Bailey from Central coached two clever one act plays by students, making the evening unusually enjoyable.
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P. E O’s
Blacks At Chicago On Buying Trip For Ready to Wear
Mr and Mrs E F Black spent the week in Chicago on a buying trip for their Ready to Wear and Millinery store. They plan to inspect many stocks before selecting and aim to offer bargains when they return home to Pella, where their shop is known as the largest of its kind in the county.
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E. F. Black
Chicago
Fortnightly Club Meets at Mrs Heemstras Home
The Fortnightly Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs J Heemstra s home. The study topic was Parliamentary Law led by Mrs S N Van Vliet. Mrs H C Wormhoudt gave an engaging review of the book Wild Geese, and the afternoon was described as very enjoyable.
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Jacob Heemstra
Chevrolet dealers foresee record year in 1927 meeting
A. A. Ver Meer reports Chicago convention of more than 2000 Chevrolet dealers as the fifth in a series of 21 winter meetings. R. H. Grant presided at Erlanger Theater session and Palmer House banquet on February 4 as Chevrolet outlined bold sales plans aided by top Detroit officials.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
A. A. Ver Meer
Chicago
Chevrolet
R. H. Grant
Erlanger Theater
Palmer House
A. W. L. Gilpin
Asistant
L. K. Cooper
Detroit
R. K. White
J. E. Grimm, Jr
J. P. Little
Sidney Corbett
W. G. Lewellen
Editor and Lecturer Alex Miller Dies in Iowa
Alex R. Miller, noted Iowa editor and lecturer, died at his Washington home on Sunday February 6. He was 62, led the Washington Democrat before selling the paper in 1921, then devoted himself to lecturing across the middle west. He spoke at Pella events and the Garden City Feeder Company banquet, and was a Democratic governor candidate last year after a two month illness ending with a December 13 stroke.
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Alex R. Miller
Iowa
Washington
Miller
Washington Democrat
Middle West
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Garden City
Babson on Your Boy's Business
The Chronicle announces a series by Roger W. Babson on Your Boy's Business. It presents Babson's life, career, and philosophy, detailing his rise after tuberculosis, founding the Babson Statistical Organization and Babson Institute, and noting his books and affiliations with statistical and economic societies.
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Babson
the Chronicle
Roger W. Babson
Mr. Babson
Chronicle
The
Roger Ward Babson
Gloucester
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rober Babson
West
Babson Statistical Organization
Wellesley Hills
Babson Institute
Canada
Ma h a ska County paving assessment filed
Ma h a ska County filed the paving assessment schedule with Auditor R W Varley for the 12 percent cost share on the Pella road U S 63. The Petia road district includes 12.8 miles of concrete from Oskaloosa to the Marion line with about 3 miles laid before last fall and 10 miles remaining to be finished this spring.
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Pella Road
U. S. 63
R. W. Varley
County Board of Supervisors
Petia Road
Oskaloosa
Marion County
Mahaska
Eddyville
American Paving Corporation
Evertt Tyssell
Gerrit Vander Wilt
Ay Gand Frmer
Re Paced
Manspee County Court House
Pella Artist Leroy Kimmell Praised in Magazine
Kalamazoo magazine Art and Life features four pages of Leroy Kimmell of Pella drawings in its February issue. Two pages depict life drawings of horses and cattle, and two pages show insect studies from dead specimens. The chronicle staffer, a printer and pressman by trade, pursues drawing in leisure hours.
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Lockwood
Art and Life
Kalamazoo, Mich
Leroy Kimmell
Pella
Mr. Kimmell
Kimmel
Chronicle
Power Farming Meetings At Vogelaar Hardware
Three day event at Vogelaar Hardware and Implement store covered power farming topics. Experts explained tractor use and motor driven machinery from engine principles to adjusting equipment with lantern slides and moving pictures. J I Case Company personnel led instruction and local users asked practical questions.
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Vogelaar Hardware and Implement
J. I. Case Company
Ford Manufacturing Shown By Movies
The Star Auto Company drew a large crowd Wednesday afternoon by screening reels showing Ford plant manufacturing processes. The event aimed to promote power farming with Fordson tractors and boost interest in other Ford products. A second showing was held in the evening.
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The
Star Auto Company
Ford
Fordson
Ford Company
Two Quotations Capture Life's Return on Action
The quoted remarks emphasize that outcomes reflect inputs and that harming or helping others ultimately affects the doer as well. They frame life as a moral economy where personal impact mirrors external deeds.
Hartleys surprised on wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs L W Hartley of Pella were surprised Tuesday evening by a large party at their Washington Street home marking their eleventh wedding anniversary. Friends arrived with baskets of refreshments and the evening was spent in games and merriment. Hartley has served on the Chronicle staff since settling in Pella, and well wishes were extended for many more anniversaries.
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L. W. Hartley
Washington Street
Hartley
Pella
Chronicle Force
Lincoln Lecture On The Air Saturday Evening
Saturday night at 6 p m the lecture Abraham Lincoln the Man will be broadcast by J L Krenmyre vice president of Iowa Wesleyan College. Many requests for outlines prompted mailing the bibliograph to all requesters. Krenmyre has given this lecture eight years on lyceum and chautauqua circuits to schools and aims to honor thousands of high school students with a frank study of Lincoln the Man.
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Abraham Lincoln
J. L. Krenmyre
Iowa Wesleyan College
WOC
Lincoln
Krenmyer
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Van Zante Brothers Sell Diston Saws Forty Years
Van Zanté Brothers, renowned hardware dealers in Pella, received from Henry Diston Son a veteran certificate showing they have handled Diston saws for forty years. The certificate, bearing four gold stars for four ten year periods, underscores the durability and trust of the Diston line with their customers.
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van Zanté Brothers
Pella
Henry Diston & Son
Philadelphia
van Zante
Poultry and Pig Clinic Held by George H. Lee Co
Dr V C Fretz of the George H Lee Company will present a Poultry and Pig Clinic at the Legion Building at 1 30 p m on Wednesday February 23 The session aims to reduce farm losses by teaching diagnosis treatment and prevention of diseases All farmers may bring specimens for post mortem examination with no admission charge and no sales offered Professionals to notify Puritan Drug Co if contagious animals exist
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V. C. Fretz
George H. Lee Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Legion Building
Lee
Puritan Drug Co
European Corn Borer Threatens Iowa Fields
The article warns of the European corn borer threatening Iowa crops, noting past declines in corn acreage and yield. It urges Marion county farmers to improve soil fertility with lime, alfalfa, sweet clover, and small grains, and to submit soil samples for acidity testing. It also calls for reporting worm sightings in 1927 to the Farm Bureau for identification and emphasizes cooperation to control the pest.
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Essex
Kent
Canada
Detroit
Iowa
Marion County
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Office
Towa
Pershing Lady Dies of Burns in Fire at Home
Mrs. Will Owens died at Mater hospital after a kerosene spill and stove explosion ignited her clothing. The 30 plus mother of five, hurt about 4:50 a.m., died around 5 p.m. in Knoxville. Husband A D Owens, neighborly aid, and Ed Sprange's family care for the children as the community mourns.
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Will Owens
Mater Hospital
A. D. Lapp
Owens
Mrs. Owens
Josephine Chambers
Avery
Ottumwa
Ed Sprange
Tracy
Pershing
Knoxville Journal
Jail Break Out Adds To Local Record Of Escapes
Frank Houck of Runnells and Martin Hangaard of Melcher escaped from the county jail Monday night after prying a window open and sawing bars. Sheriff E. E. Clark noted eight other prisoners remained and suspects outside help. Houck served four months for liquor law violations while Hangaard awaited grand jury action. This marks the third jailbreak in recent years with no clues on the fugitives.
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Frank Houck
Runnells
Martin Hangaard
Melcher
E. E. Clark
Clark
Houck
Hangaard
Knoxville Journal
Legion Boys Have Good Time At Harvey
About fifty members of Van Veen Van Hemert Post The American Legion visited Harvey to discuss membership and service. State Commander Ralph McGinnis spoke, Harvey men were urged to join at Pella Knoxville or Bussey, and several signed up. A social fig feed followed as crews from Pella and Harvey hoped for closer ties.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Post
American Legion
Harvey
Legion
Harvey School
Ralph McGinnis
Leon
Pella
McGinnis
Knoxville
Bussey
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J. B. Elliott Home
A.a.vermeer
Alex Miller
Lincolns
Mahaska County
Ford Manufacturing
AIR
van Zante Brothers
George H. Lee CO
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