Rol screens Holiday notes and deaths at Pella factory
Rol screens reports Christmas gifts at the Pella plant with honors to several workers and a large Venetian blinds order from Brazil. It mourns the deaths of John Weyers and Ned De Reus while praising fellow employees for service, generosity, and holiday meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Walker
Pella
Denver
Santa Claus
Cupid
Martha Dedonde
Cora Jo Jong
Leota van Etten
Darlene Menninga
Anthony ‘Tysseling
Kolsereen
Bob Smith
Ministry of Education
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Mendes & Maran
Stouffer
Cleveland
Smith & Brooks
Charleston
W. Va
Union Supply Company
Pittsburgh
Walter C. Lang
Racing
Wic
Scott Company
Washington
Iowa
Mr. L
Stewart
Webster City
Lincoln G. Nelson
Riverside
Conn
Fred van Doorn
Rolrereen
Morrell Hama
Rosscreen
United States
John Weyers
John
Ivo
Rothereen
Ned
Grim Reaper
Rolsereen
Ned de Reus
Benefit Club Support Aids Roliercen Family Members
The message notes the Roliercen factory Benefit Club provides time off for illness, up to 75 dollars hospital expenses, and a 200 dollar death benefit. The Rot heer en Group Insurance plan offers participation for 1000 dollars. Both John’s and Ned’s families participate, with a personal quote from Edmund Gosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roliercen
Telliercen Benefit Club
Rothereen Group
John’s
Ned
Stocky and Kent Save Lone Tree Ranch Adventure
Stocky the loyal ranch dog and boy Kent Garvin race to locate a lost mine to save the Garvin ranch. A veteran prospector spurs the quest, leading to thrilling escapades and unexpected fortune, though the mine itself remains unfound. The tale ends with the ranch preserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stocky
Lone Treench
Charles H. Snow
Jockly
Kent Garvin
Kent
Ther
Bill Chapin
Mr. Garvin
Notables of 1920s Book Ads Rise From Old Page
A fragment from a newspaper page highlights multiple mid century novels and authors. It references Helen R. Martin Constance W. Dodge and Ruth Comfort Mitchell among others, noting tales set in Pennsylvania Dutch culture, Cullo den Moor and California. It mentions themes of love duty travel and historical romance with vivid portraits of 19th and early 20th century life.
Flavor rich baked meat loaves showcase two Oh Boy styles
A reader notes two baked meat loaf recipes from the Oh Boy family differing in flavoring. One uses a lively sauce and condiments to boost taste, while the other relies on condensed soup blended into the mix. The write-up contrasts methods and offers cooking tips for enhancing flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Johnson
Soong Dynasty referenced in fragmented 1920s material
Fragmentary OCR text mentions the Soong Dynasty and Soong Six with garbled phrases about a widow and republic era context. No clear event, date, or names beyond Soong and a war era framing.
Father and Son in a Struggle Over Farming and War
Neighbors recall a strained father son relationship as Mr Beresford pressures Peter away from farming with hard work. Peter goes to agricultural college then the army in World War I, seeking love and understanding while defending German farmers amid wartime strain. His personal beliefs, love life, and eventual outcomes form a moving human story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Voss Wise
Beresfords
Minnesota
Mr. Beresford
Peter
Beresford
Agricultural College
Lost Glove Report Calls Chronicle Office
A lady reports a lost brick cloth glove and asks finders to contact the Chronicle office. Town livestock auctions have declined from 195 in 1936 to 185 now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter Kelderman
Mahanka Hospital
Kelderman
Louise Bruce
Dr. and Mrs. Sybenga
Isabel Thomas
Oskaloosa
Arlo Knowles
Town City
Arlo
St. M. Smith
Marie
A. A. Dittrich
Bob
Minneapolis
D.T. Wiexe
Perry Smith
Des Moines
J. B. van Hemert
Henrietta Vanden Oover
Vanden Oover
The
Man
PIALY
Andery Ash Grocery
Occident
Castile
PLA
Velvet
Kentucky Club
Four Bel
Juley Dozen
Crisco
Rand
King ‘Edward B
Wheaties
Edmund Gosse
Library Notes
Doris Force
Julia K. Duncan
Saf Barton
Helen Dore Boylston
Sue Barton
New Hampshire
Bill Barry
Sue
Bill
New England
Kit
Hary Albert Snyder
Gustav
Franz
8. P. Meck
Panama Canal Zone
Fransz
Fielding
Gust
Europe
Vustav
Amer
Abraham
Allenby
G. Frederick Qwen
G. Frederick Owsens
Holy Land
MacKinlay Kantor
Christine Whiting Parmenter
Lee
Barbara
Honey
Gram
Elizabeth Seifert
Bill Mulvaney
Ozarks
Billy
Bethel Merriday
Sinclair Lewis
Bethel
Mary of the Soong
Comnella
Pethoven
Minnie Schultz
Helen R. Martin
Helen R. Mai
Constance W. Dodge
Dugald Maclean
Culloden Moor
Carolina
North Side
Lucy Agnes Hancock
Deborah Bradley
New York
Josephine Lawrence
Kelsie Wright
Kelsie
Ruth Comfort Mitchell
California
Clark McMeekin
Virginia
Kentucky
Audubon
Lafayette
Clay
Morgan
Lincoln
Bluegrass
Derby
Pethoven Fai
Legion Hall
Floyd ‘W. Goulooze
William Goulooze
Mr Goulooze
Eldora Ann Goulooze
Helen Vos
M. T. Vander Wege
U.S
America
ST George Washington
Winter Quarters
Dreadful Valley Forge
Dorothy Greig
Oh Boys
Bool Ie
Ae Lex
Ny Ty Atory
Sato the Tiger
Lissen
Sore Smistl c
Stokelys
Oxydol
Vriezelaar’s Grocery
Jewell
HON Shell
Meat Department
P&g Soap
Si Fux
Ile
Ocean View Oysters
Lumsden’s & Free Delivery
Red Rooster
Cobbler Hk
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