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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1931

Page

5

For Sale Items and Services From Local Vendors

A crowded classified list of sales and ads from a rural Iowa area. Included are five Hereford bull calves near Peoria, used cars at reduced prices such as a 1929 Chevrolet coach, 1927 Dodge truck, 1928 Essex sedan, and multiple Chrysler era vehicles. Also offered are farm land listings, loans, a piano, chickens, Victrola, a local auction, batteries, grind services, poultry culling, and taxi service with various contact details.

Dodge Essex Pella Motor CO

Public Sale Dates Near Pella and Monroe Iowa

Public sale dates listed for many farms around Pella Monroe and Sully Iowa. February 13 includes Peter Bandstra farm near Pella and Wm Vos Pella. February 17 John Van Ee near Pella and Keuning Brothers Monroe. February 19 John De Vries Sully and John Varenkamp Pella. February 25 Sam Nugturn Prairie City.

Peter Bandstra Pella John van Ee C. Blom Iowa John de Vries Sully Wm. Vos Keuning Brothers Monroe C. . Neff de Haan de ' Vries John Varenkamp Sam Nugturn Prairie Guty

Local Health and Illness Report From Sunday Services

No improvement in H A Bauman after months ill. Frank De Wit seeks medical exam in Des Moines. Pastors Jacobs and Nordlund sick, Hankamp and Goad filled sermons. Wormhoudt seriously ill, improving. Paul Grundman back in hospital with gallstones after auto crash injuries. Mrs Branshart very ill. sister Minnie Lou Wageman assists.

H. A. Bauman Frank de Wit Des Moines H. C. Jacobs R. T. Nordlund Second Reformed Church George Hankamp E. V. Goad Baptist Church G. H. Wormhoudt Model Clothing Paul Grundman Methodist Hospital John Branshart Minnie Lou Wageman Prairie City

Death summons Mrs John Braam at home here

Mrs Braam, longtime community resident and devoted mother, died at home. She spoke warmly of Mr Fowler helping in her final days and expressed readiness for release from suffering. A lover of community affairs, she cherished Central College athletics and recalled Civil War memories from her youth. Her influence lived brightest at home and widely in the community.

John Braam Central College Braam

Inquiring Reporter on Diesel light plant for city council

The Inquiring Reporter gathers views from five residents on whether the city should buy Diesel type light plant equipment. Pete Van Zante and J H De Vries urge efficiency and cost savings, while Frank Le Cocq and John Den Hartog advocate profitable investment and lower consumer rates. G H Vander Berg calls for full argument and prefers the most efficient, lowest-cost option.

Pete van Zante Pella J. H. de Vries Fairbanks-Morse Frank le Cocq E. W John den Hartog G. H. Vander Berg

City administration weighs turbine choice against sales rhetoric

Officials say the city will not be swayed by sales talk alone. If the steam turbine meets needs, sticking with it is prudent. if another type proves superior, switch regardless of current investment.

Steem

Dutch Mill Starts Tank Service With Purol Pep Offer

Dutch Mill Service station begins tank service in the country with a 307 gallon capacity tank. The truck operator Arie Engbers, a Peoria native who has long resided in Pella, will supply farmers with Purol Pep gasoline Tiolene lubricating oil and kerosene.

Arie Engbers Peoria Pella 12

Dutch Mill Service ad promotes public pickup in city and rural

The Chronicle includes a recurring Dutch Mill Service advertisement inviting readers to use the service. It targets both urban residents and rural customers, highlighting broad accessibility and ongoing availability in every issue.

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Langerak Brothers On Patent List

Pella features inventors Wiggert and Meyer Langerak who have applied for a patent on a safety device for automobile driving. The device provides signals to approaching cars by flickering a signal light when turning right or left, with two rear lights functioning similarly.

Pella Wiggert Meyer Langerak

Also Mentioned on This Page

Farmers Co-operative Exchange Chronicle Office W. Porter Parti Lars Inquire Chronicle Telephone Blue 63 Harold Sack Majestic George Ver Steeg Puritan Drug Co Vander Li J. A. Rus Cuson Sentes Oskaloosa Harry F. White John Kamerick Beyers Battery and Electric Company Bert van Vi Rexall Jersey Forrow Kool's Henry Hagen New Sharon White Way Auto CO Nash Willys-Knight van Houweling Auto CO C. Smorenburg Brom Hatchery SALK van den Berg Electric Co Vander Lindens Drug Store Nolan Sunnyside Ater C.D. Cody Biz High Ave Edith Bevan Dave Bevan Independence Street Dexter J. H. Vroom Tive Exchange Southwest Corner Square C. R. McCoy Charon Ira N. Curtis Garret Popma H. A. Veenstra Zelma Rysdam Sun Pella Supply Company J. M. Cox T. W. Cox Ottumwa C. F. Briggs W. Gond Nesday Constantine Bros Royal Cafe Hoeksema Tromp Ed, van Zante Dick van Gorp Gary Vogelaar Hardware Dealers Leroy van Arkel Gove van Arkel William Roseboom Rosenboom Martin Schakel Russell Owens A. J. Klyn Klyn Gerrit Vis Katie de Hamer Mahaska Hospital Chris Kersbergen Russell Peter Bloem Nicholas Ver Steeg Mary Bowlby C. Koopman J. van Dusseldorp Robert de Goey van Ee South Pella W. A. van Vark Bussey Herman Sedrel Clarence Dye Will Monster W. C. van Vark Dutch Mill Langerak Brothers Daisy Bell J.C. Penney Co. Department Store Franklin ST Pella, Iowa van Camp Prunes IGA Prunes IGA IGA Sauer Kraut Kellogg’s Bob White Thomassen’s Grocery Home Owned
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