Cooking School Opens At Legion Hall Next Week
The Chronicle announces the third annual Cooking School to be held Thursday to Saturday, February 18 to 20, at the American Legion hall in Pella. Miss Alice Sharpe of Heavener Oklahoma will direct sessions starting at 2 PM daily, with doors opening at 1 PM. The event targets women but welcomes men to observe, taste recipes, view exhibits, and learn about electrical appliances and economical energy use.
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Alice Sharpe
Heavener
Okla
Bloomfield
Pella
Former Pella Man Has Serious Mishap
Urban Gosselink, 1931 Central college graduate now of Mitchellville, reported that his father Henry Gosselink suffered a severe automobile crash last November. The Model T Ford collided with a bus on highway 63, leaving him crippled and unable to walk without crutches after his hip broke and the car was demolished. He is a former Pella resident and brother of "Happy" Dick Gosselink, who was crippled in a previous accident.
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Urban Gosselink
Central College
Mitchellville
Chronicle
Henry Gosselink
Pella
Dick Gosselink
Courthouse Notices Licenses and Birth Announcements
Licenses to wed granted to Forrest Hodgson Vera Vernon Leon Shore Maude Neff Legal Hendrikue Van Wyhe Levina De Manner Licenses to wed applied for by Peter R Van Gorp Gornelia Zylstra John Henry Visser Alice Arkema Ed Marilyn Louise Maddy born Jan 25 1982 Mike Tim born Jan 10 1932 John Joseph born Jan 27 1932 Ann Gordon born Jan 11 1982
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Santville
Marilyn Louise
Stanley R. Maddy
Knoxville
Mike Tim
Nick Monteleone
Pershing
John Joseph
Frank Jenkins
Ann Gordon
George Haning
Cordova
Sale of Purebred Hampshire Sows and Gifts at Oska loosa
Auction notice for Tuesday February 23 at the Southern Iowa Fair Grounds Oska loosa Iowa. Catalogue available and plans to attend. Contact Mrs. Lucy Broyles Barnes City Iowa for details.
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Southern Iowa Fair Grounds
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Lucy Broyles
Barnes City
Public sale at De Cook's Barn on Feb 20
A public sale is scheduled for Saturday February 20 at De Cooks Barn. Items include two John Deere riding cultivators one McCormick corn planter used one season one disc one 16 inch walking plow and one riding plow.
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John Deere
McCormick
Lincoln's birthday bank closure notice
A fragmentary notice states that on Friday Feb 42 Lincoln's birthday banks will be closed. The message references OPELLA NATIONAL BANK and its nonopening status for business on that day.
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Opella National Bank
Native of Pella Delivers Inaugural College Address
Grinnell Iowa Feb 11 The inaugural address by Grinnell College president designate Dr John Schollefollen urged liberal arts colleges to save Young America from decline by fostering broad human education. He contrasted college and university roles, warned of lax home and school discipline, and urged depth of foundational knowledge before specialization. Continued on page 8.
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Grinnell College
Grinnell
Liberal Arts College
Dri John Schollefollen
Nollen
Western University
American Liberal Arts College
Highlights From The Chronicle Cooking School And Show
The Chronicle lists merchants and manufacturers supporting the cooking school and food show in Pella. Equipment shown includes Monarch electric stoves by Van Den Berg Electric Co and Maytag washers by Avery-Cleland Co. Goandman’s Guernsey Dairy provides milk and cream, while Awtry and Lankelma furnish kitchen furniture. The Timely display lines feature Rite-Way groceries, Brairdale items, and J C Penney hosiery as part of a broader local exhibit.
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van den Berg Electric Co
Pella
John den Hartog
Rite-Way
Avery-Cleland Co
Knoxville
United Grocery
Goandman’s
Guernsey Dairy
Awtry & Lankelma Furniture
T. Plette & Co
Brairdale
J. C. Penney Co
Te United Grocery
Fella
Chronicle
Unsigned Letter on City Employee Salary Cuts
An unsigned communication arrived at the Chronicle desk regarding salary reductions for city employees as an economy measure. The writer signs as Observer but refuses to reveal identity, though the paper records the message for its files.
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Chronicle
Auto Drivers Behind In Parade In Marion County
Marion county auto owners lag in obtaining next year licenses. About 12,000 drivers exist in the county, but only around 8,000 have secured licenses. John Roberts reports applications arriving at about twenty per day, with poor roads blamed for slow response.
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Sheriff's Office
Pella Newsman J W Jarnigan Dies in Des Moines Home
Joseph Warren Jarnigan, famed newspaperman born in Monmouth Illinois in 1853, died of a heart attack at his Des Moines home after recent illness. He helped found Central Bay at Central College Pella and worked on several Iowa papers including Monroe Times and Lucas County Republican before supplying a Capitol happenings service to 70 town papers. He had two sons in the newspaper field and maintained ties to Pella.
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Illinois
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Ill
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Leighton
Aiken
Jarnagin
Iowa
Summit Township
Monroe
Jim Betzer
Monroe Times
Chariton
Lucas County
Republican
Colfax
Oskaloosa
Montezuma
Cedar Falls
State Capitol
Bridge Girders Moved For City Creek Crossing
Knoxville residents watched as F T Stoop of Ames moved two ninety foot girders weighing 17 tons each from the Rock Island depot to English Creek south of town on highway 14. The spans required two fifty foot flat cars and measures about ten feet wide, nearly half a city block in length.
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F. T. Stoop
Ames
Rock Island Depot
English Creek
Highway No. 14
Chronicle Launches Two New Features this Issue
Chronicle adds two features to the issue. One is a weekly book review developed with Miss Katherine De Koning of the public library. The other is a "What’s On the Air" section discussing radio features including Amos N’ Andy. Readers are invited to suggest future features.
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Reaers
Mrs John Ryke Dies at Home at 84 in Iowa
Mrs John Ryke died Friday at 3:00 AM at her home 500 Oskaloosa Street aged 84 years 7 months 26 days Funeral services were held at the home Monday at 1:00 PM and at the Second Christian Reformed Church at 1:30 PM Rev D Hollebeck officiating Interment in Oakwood cemetery Born in Holland June 9 1847 She was married in Holland to John Ryke and came to the United States 49 years ago Survived by husband age 87 on funeral day four children Gerrit Ryke Peoria George Ryke Pella Mrs Tunis Kelderman Given Rick Ryke Harvey 27 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren one brother George Roozeboom Lacey and two brothers and two sisters in Holland
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Oskaloosa Street
Second Christian Reformed Church
D. Hollebeck
Oakwood Cemetery
Holland
Ryke
Gerrit ‘Ryke
Peoria
George Ryke
Pella
Tunis Kelderman
Given
Rick Ryke
Harvey
George Roozeboom
Lacey
Washing Machine Manufacturers In Chicago Meeting
The Woodrow Washing Machine company joins the American Washing Machine Manufacturers Association for a Chicago conference of washer industry engineers on February 17 followed by the association’s standards meeting on February 18. Members produce over 85 percent of U S household washers, with more than 8,000,000 in use and exports reaching sixty countries.
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Woodrow Washing Machine Company
American Washing Machine Manufacturers Association
Chicago
United States
Association
Welfare League Drives Fund for Local Aid
A meeting of pastors and organization leaders at the Legion Hall launched a community charity drive to aid needy families. Funds will support overdue rent, food, fuel, shoes, and stockings, with donations accepted at Dr. C. F. Aschenbrenner’s office and organized by Jacob Plender and J. P. De Cook. Local Red Cross and Welfare League resources are exhausted, prompting urgent action.
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Legion Hall
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Red Cross
B. Mulder
R. J. Danhof
League
the Red Cross
South Dakota
C. F. Aschenbrenner
Lost policies voided by Chronicle notice
Blank insurance policies advertised as lost in last week's Chronicle are declared of no value. Lautenbach Ver ought. Chronicle Want Ads bring results.
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Chronicle
Lautenbach & Verought
City Advances Plan to Boost Power Service and Promote Cooking School
The city of Pella launches a three week advertising push in the Chronicle to highlight the financial benefits of electrical appliances and the upcoming Chronicle Cooking School set for February 18 to 20. Ads feature Miss Sharpe and emphasize reduced electricity costs, new equipment at the light plant, and expanded rural service aiming to boost consumer adoption and save time and money for households.
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Chronicle
Pella
Miss Sharpe
the Chronicle
Farm Bureau Begins Membership Drive
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation launched a statewide February membership campaign with nine drives in each county, expecting over 1,000 members to participate. A speaker's bureau will augment activities, building on inspiration from the state convention and promoting informed membership.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Who's Who In The Welfare League
The article explains the Community Welfare League membership, listing two representatives from each city church and the Methodist Ladies Aid, plus representatives from City of Pella, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion and Auxiliary, Farm Bureau, Farmers Union, Women's Federated Club, Red Cross Chapter, Board of Health, and Business Men's Community Club, as the drive for funds and food begins next Monday.
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Methodist Ladies Aid
City of Pella
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion and Auxiliary
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Farmers Union
Women's Federated Club
Red Cross
Board of Health
Business Men’s Community Club
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Who’s Who In the Welfare League
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