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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1935
Page
8
Local notes detail visits, illnesses, and holiday gatherings across Oskaloosa Leighton Tracy Tracy, Newton, Kellogg, Kellogg Newton, Grinnell and nearby farms. Many families mark Christmas, birthdays, and travel, with a few illnesses and a car accident incident reported.
Sally Miss Louise Laine, a dietician at Deaconess hospital Freeport, visited with Mary Doris Carpenter from Sunday to Tuesday last week. Local families hosted Christmas dinner for three children and grandchildren. New marriage news mentions Guy Wisgerhof of Clear Lake marrying Veslee Aurit of Nevada in Mason City on Saturday December 22. The couple will reside in Clear Lake where the groom works.
Taintor Monday dinner guests at the Virgil Shaw home include Mrs. John Shaw Weldon Bet Tracy and Derritt Shaw with extended family. Other lists mention Kathryn Linsted Pauline Dimit Ellie Marion Garret Olene Cranston Ivyl Grant and numerous relatives visiting or ill, along with a cooperative Christmas party at the Kenneth Wimmer home and multiple family gatherings across nearby homes.
The article traces Dutch settlement from 1847 at Pella Iowa to a frontier migration beginning in 1870. It details the move to Sioux county creating Orange City and nearby towns, the growth of Hollanders to 12,000 by 1920, and their continued presence in Marion and Sioux counties amid drought in Russia.
Several families spent Christmas at relatives' homes in Clinton Des Moines Marysville and Manson. Harvey Dick Neiswanger Cecil Lundy and Harriet Pendry were among visitors and gatherings included a kitchen shower for Mrs Dick Riggens.
The Princess Theatre in Oskaloosa presents Reliance's Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round starting Sunday January 6 with stars Jack Benny Nancy Carroll and Gene Raymond in a sparkling comedy drama aboard a palatial liner. The cast features Mitsi Green Patsy Kelly The Boswell Sisters and Jimmy Grier orchestra with Harry M Goetz Edward Small production.
William Atherton DuPuy notes Iowa’s 88th birthday as a state on December 28, tracing its origin from 1833 Iowa Territory and the Black Hawk War era. The piece recounts early settlement delays, territorial status, and tribal interactions, including Black Hawk’s leadership and the 1804 land sale.
Judge Merrill E. Otis in United States district court rules Congress lacks authority to fix prices even across interstate commerce. He also says the president cannot approve NRA price fixing codes as they harm fair competition. The ruling concerns Sutherland Lumber Co. with bases in Kansas City Omaha and Oklahoma City. An injunction to halt price fixing in the lumber code was denied.
Williamsburg resident Bernard Kuhnle a 66 year old deaf farmer died in Williams burg hospital at 9 30 a m Saturday from injuries received Friday when struck by a Milwaukee train as he walked to Conroy He was taken to Williams burg by the train crew Surviving are eight children Mrs Ed Vogt Homestead Mrs Louis Olson South Amana Mrs Arnold Williams Marion Walter Schmidt Victor Bernard Marengo George Ed Conroy and Carl at home
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