Farm Bureau Leader to Speak at Pella Chamber Banquet
Invitations go to Pella area farmers for a 6 PM February 27 banquet in the Central College dining hall. Speakers include C. W. Hunt president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Mrs. Richardson, with Knoxville Journal editor Curtis also on the program. The event aims to unite farmers to discuss local problems and seek harmonious solutions. Attendees are asked to RSVP by Saturday to aid meal preparations.
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Pella
C. W. Hunt
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Richardson
Curtis
Knoxville Journal
Chamber of Commerce
SAFE-CRACKERS RAID BUSSEY OIL STATION SAFE-CRACKERS RAID BUSSEY
The Standard Oil filling station at Bussey was robbed of 126 dollars when the office safe was blown in the early evening. The crime was not found until morning. Sheriff Clarke seeks a man about 28, 165 pounds, 5 feet 8 inches, with a distinctive right cheek boll. He was seen in Tracy at 10:30, nervous and giving conflicting stories. Cards with his description have been mailed to sheriffs statewide.
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Standard Oil
Sheriff Clarke
Tracy
Clarke
Knoxville Express
Van Haaften Sale Is Big Success
A large sale at the Van Haaften place east of Leighton on February 16 yielded 3280 dollars, over the expected total by 1000. All cash settlements were made. Auctioneer J. M. Covey and clerk Henry Veenstra oversaw bids with strong attendance. Cows sold to 72 dollars, calves to 26, horses to 161 per head, and corn at 46 cents a bushel. Machinery and equipment also sold well.
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van Haaften Place
Leighton
J. M. Covey
Henry Veenstra
Oskaloosa Herald
Former Pella Man Dies at Ottumwa
J. T. Bohe, once a Pella cigar factory operator over twenty five years ago, died at his Ottumwa home on Thursday February 16. Heart trouble from asthma led to his death. He was Udell Hendricks’ brother in law, and Hendricks later ran the business in Pella. Hendricks and family attended the Ottumwa funeral on Sunday.
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J. T. Bohe
Pella
Ottumwa
Mr. Bohe
Udell Hendricks
Hendricks
Special price offer for Des Moines News and Pella Chronicle
A brief notice promotes a one year subscription for three dollars and fifty cents, valid for a few days only ending in March. The item also notes that Joe Porter was a business visitor in Des Moines on Wednesday.
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Des Moines News
Pella Chronicle
Joe Porter
Des Moines
Central College Glee Club Heads to East Coast Tour
The Central College Glee Club of fourteen under Professor George F. Sadler sails March 17 from Pella for a multi city tour. They perform in Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia New York and Detroit with stops at Washington New Haven and Milwaukee among others. The group faces schedules, meetings with former members, and rail arrangements coordinated by President M. J. Hoff.
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Central College Glee Club
George F. Sadler
H. H. Severn
Pacific Coast
Canada
Severn
Maurice Nies
R. Deane Shure
Central College
Pella
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
B. F. Brinkman
Watton
D. C
Washington
Capital
Mt. Vernon
Congressional Library
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Capitol
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Union
Iowa
Idaho
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Congress Hall
New Brunswick
N. J
Theological Seminary
New York City
New York
New Haven
Geo. A. Baitsell
Yale University
New England
New York State
Coxsackie
The
Reformed Church
Nies
Centarl Glee Club
Nellie van
Albany
East Williamson
Buffalo
Detroit
Kalamazoo
Muskeegon
Milwaukee
M. J. Hoff‘han
College
Rock Island
R. R
Pullman
George Gosselink
Public School News Highlights Activities and Events
Mrs. Richardson returns to work after illness as the high school presents Professor Pepp an all star production to ben efit the athletic fund. A Red Cross nurse program opens with meetings for parents at the Lincoln and Webster buildings. A teacher meeting in Knoxville draws large attendance while chickenpox and scarlet fever cases remain mild. The Marion county basketball tournament moves to the Central gym with Knoxville holding the trophy. A Parent Teacher Association may form February 28 at 7 30 pm with a program led by local teachers and Miss Esther Albright. Glee clubs provide music.
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Richardson
Professor Pepp
Red Cross
Misa Esther Albright
Jare
Lincoln
Webster Building
Knoxville
Igym
Martha Verheul
H. J. Rhynsburger
Esther Albright
Mr Huber Celebrates Eighty Fifth Birthday
Mr D S Huber marked his 85th birthday on Sunday February 19 with a family dinner at his home. Relatives present included his daughter Lucy and a circle of friends from Altoona Norwoodville Pella. He long served Pella as mayor alderman and school board member and remains secretary of Oakwood Cemetery, contributing to its upkeep. The Chronicle extends congratulations to Mr Huber on his anniversary.
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D. S. Huber
El-iott
Stockport
Iowa
Havin
Mr. Huber
Lucy
Ray Caldwell
Ruth
Altoona
Scholes
Norwoodville
Elizabeth
Emma Hamilton
Martha Ver Heul
Pella
Huber
Oakwood Cemetery Corporation
the Chronicle
Attempted bank robbery shock in Otley area
A bank near Otley, ten miles north of Knoxville across the Des Moines River, was entered through a rear window and ransacked between Thursday evening and Friday morning last week. The safe was tampered with amid signs of expert cracking but the robbers fled, possibly frightened. Sheriff Clark Deputy Moore and State Agent Griffin investigate with no clues yet.
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Otley Savings Bank
Knoxville
Des Moines
Yeggs
Otley
Lief
Clark
Deputy Moore
Griffin
Knoxville Express
Pella Tigers Lose Preliminary Game at Ames
The Pella Tigers traveled to Ames for the State amateur basketball tournament only to face a schedule change. They played Laurens at four o'clock after an eighty mile drive and trailed 21 to 13, unable to start immediately.
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Pella Tigers
Ames
Thhey
Laurens
Iowa
Ft. Dodge
Pella
Ancient figures loom large in local history
A reflection on how proximity shapes perception. The piece recalls Black Hawk and Keokuk, two 19th century Native American leaders near the Iowa region, noting their wars and peace with encroaching white settlers. It invites readers to connect past events to today’s distant headlines.
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Earth
H. G. Wells
Daily Papers
California
Keokuk
Black Hawk
United States
Mississippi
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Globe Gives Collins Bravery Roast in Marion County Talk
The Oskaloosa Globe reviews the White Way improvement coverage in Marion county and skewers Collins the meeting chairman who boasted he feared neither God nor man. The piece compares him to Hooley and notes readers found his blasphemous claim brash and unwise.
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The
Oskaloosa Globe
Marion County
Knoxville Express
Knoxville
Eagle Collins
Hooley
America
Collins
Globe
Barn Shower in Leighton for Worp Borgman
Friends held a surprise barn shower for Worp Borgman at Louis Van Roekel’s home in Leighton last Thursday evening. The group included Garret Van Roekel, Aber Klaaren, George Gosselink, Loyde Hillyer, Richard Rozeboom, Nicholas Gosselink, Coruie De Bruin, and Mr. Sadler.
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Worp Borgman
Louis van Roekel
Leighton
Mr. van Roekel
Rock
Central Defeats Grandview In Des Moines Basketball
Central College scored 16 while Grandview College tallied 10 in a fast paced Monday evening men's game at Des Moines. A good crowd watched the competitive matchup.
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Central College
Grandview College
Des Moines
Central
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van Haaften
Atlantic Coast
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J. J. Hollebrands
Hansen
Harold Clost
Wisconsin Point
Pella Supply Co
Otley Bank
Chronicle
Washington’s
Grandview
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