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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1929

Page

4

Social gatherings mark a busy week in Eddyville

A string of showers and parties highlighted the week. Miss Myrtle Koopmans received a miscellaneous shower before her upcoming marriage to William Van Wijk. Mr. and Mrs. De Geus celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with family visits and a basket lunch. A Valentine party at the Wilson home honored Miss Louise Gladstone and announced her engagement to J B Van Hemert with bridge, a themed luncheon, and a diamond ring for the guest.

Myrtle. Koopmans Miss Koopman Wm. van wDsetholog Nicholas de Geus Eddyville Mrs. de Geus Mras Wr Cornelia Gosselink Jos Geus Neal de’ Geus P Neal de Song William de Jong Elmor Clarence Lenita Uftertarkt Anna Gertrude Grace de Jong J. Ulstermarket Leighton John Scott John de Geus Vee van Vark Clarence van Vark Bernice Carter Winifred den Hartog Mrs. van Vark H. L. Sherman Young Women’s League of the Second Reformed Church North Main Wm. van Sittert Christ Minnie van Dyke J. Snellers Minnie Vandyke Win Miss van Dyke T. G. Fultz L. F. Bousquet C. J Fox Women’s Federated Club Fultz Pane Henrietta Ver Huel Mary Todd Lincoln D. C van Zante Gleaners Second Reformed Church Bert Baron South Broadway Myrtle Koopman Valentine Wilson Home Cornelia Wilson Marie Lafabre Louise Gladstone J. B. van Hemert Bridge Tapia ‘Ang J. B. Louise

Knoxville Man Slips On Ice

Ed Brees a Knoxville business man suffered two slightly frozen hands and an injury to the head when he slipped on ice near his place of business last Friday morning He was unconscious about an hour and was found about 6 am He is recovering nicely.

Knoxville Ed Brees

Parkway plan eyed by Iowa experts across Des Moines valley

Professor Elwood outlines a proposed Des Moines river parkway with a 36 to 40 foot roadway, land acquisitions, flood surveys, and reforestation to protect soils. He cites state land holdings, needed legislature funding, and side trips to Flanders Bixby park, Pella, Pershing and Melcher as tourism boosters for Marion County and Knoxville.

Pitt Elwood Des Moines Board of Conservation Iowa Mississippi Flanders-Bixby Park Marion County Red Rocks Pella Pershing Melcher Highway Commission Knoxville

Record of unprecedented January cold across years

Analysis of monthly temperatures shows Januarys with subzero days in 1928 and 1927, and historic lows in 1893 1912 and 1918. Weather bureau figures cited by M E Mortimore reveal 40 year extremes and state averages, noting heavier snowfall locally despite plunging temperatures.

M. E. Mortimore State Weather Bureau

Fragmentary 19th century postal service notes

A garbled OCR fragment discusses multiple historic mail services including cablegrams telegrams night letters and day letters with scattered references to delivery times and pricing. The text lacks coherent events or names but hints at international and domestic postal options and timing constraints.

Netherlands England

Runaway Girl Sought in Pella

City officials join father to locate Iola Addie a 17 year old from Oska loosa who left home to come to Pella. They checked a house and then Newton as a possible lead but the father withdrew, stating he would not pursue if she married the young man she planned to wed.

Charlie Dennis Iola Addie Oskaloosa Newton Dennis Chas. Stockham Morey Lekse Ramaeyer Cert Gouneey Ieee Tomer R. Bex Lee

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