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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
6
Pella city council approved purchasing twenty five in line softeners for installation in homes. Residents may rent the tank for twenty dollars or buy outright and can recharge service for six dollars yearly or one dollar per call. Refunds offered if service ends or moves.
Mr and Mrs Will De Bruin and the Kerr children who have lived in Pella while running West End Service station will relocate to the west edge of Ottumwa to operate the Wooden Shoe Service station on highway No 34 or the Albia road. They have many friends in Pella who will miss them and they invite Pella residents to visit their new station when passing through.
Walter Butt announces in home visits for sewing machine servicing from January 9 through January 14. Farmers are asked to bring machine heads. Contact Black 243 for arrangements.
Judges selected Otto Wynsteker of Otley for the top prize with the line A LICKIN' ONCE IS A LESSON FOR THE FUTURE. Honorable mentions include titles by Mrs. Henry Van Horst Leighton G Poortinga and many Pella area residents with themes urging home shopping and local support.
Lyle L. Lantz of Rhodes Indiana pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to report an auto accident and failing to provide his details after a collision at Eighth and Mulberry in Des Moines. Gerald Paardekooper of Knoxville drove the other car. Sheriff Grandman rode with him. Property damage was slight. no injuries. Lantz posted a 200 bond pending next Wednesday’s hearing. Paardekooper formerly Marion county auditor and later connected to Koch Brothers Co. in Des Moines.
The farmers Night School met last Monday to discuss keeping farm records. Many attendees ordered record books and agreed on the need for more adequate records. Next week will cover Farm Leases and related lease types and pitfalls. all interested are invited.
Routine county business continues with two new officials. A L Dykstra becomes Board of Supervisors member and Paul Applegate is the Sheriff. Fom May named Deputy Sheriff and Archie Vernon cannot join the Board until 1940. Other county staff unchanged.
The Chamber of Commerce will meet January 12 at the Legion Hall, with routine business to be handled in a half hour. Afterward, attendees may stay for a color film program by John Dickerson featuring Tulip Time in Pella and the Pasadena Rose Festival. The business session begins promptly at 7 30.
Central dropped a 36 to 30 decision at Sigourney against the Semi-Pro Bob's Service Station club. A tight game stayed close through four quarters, with Sigourney pulling away with 12 overtime points, and Loupee Menning and Wagaman led Central while Frazey and Shiele starred for Sigourney. The clash served as a post-holiday practice ahead of conference play.
Household goods of the J B Vriezelaar estate will be sold Wednesday January 11 at 1 30 PM at the home in Otley.
Thrift sale begins Friday at the Model, with an annual clearing event offering new and up-to-date merchandise at low prices. Items include men and boys overcoats suits sweaters shirts underwear hats caps and staple work clothing, priced to sell to make room for new stock.
The Indianola Indians host the Pella Windmills in a conference game on the home court Thursday night. Coach McCarthy has a strong squad with most of last year's South Central Conference champions back. The Green and White started slowly but Coach Claypool’s team has been training through the holidays and aims to fight hard. Main game at 7 30, Bud Knox of Oskaloosa officiating.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of the Pella National Bank will be held at its banking house in Pella Town on Tuesday January 10 1938 between the hours of one and three o clock P M for the purpose of electing not less than five nor more than seven directors. GEO G GAASS President.
The Pella Chronicle invites readers to submit witty or logical captions for Ed LeCocq cartoons. The best title wins one dollar, with a third cartoon in the series featured. Submissions are due by Tuesday morning at the Chronicle office.
The college reopened Wednesday January 4 after about two weeks of vacation. Most students spent the holidays at home with parents and many have returned. Examinations are set for January 23 to 27 as the semester nears its end. A few basketball games occur before semester end and College Day of Prayer is Friday January 13 with Rev Hoogeboom of Pikeville Kentucky as speaker. Religious Emphasis Week is planned February 7 to 7 with Dor Hope of New Brunswick Seminary engaged.
On Tuesday evening at the city office Mayor T. G. Fultz presided over a small-claims trial in which Bastian Goe maut sued Henry Vander Heuvel for damages from a car collision on Peace street near Webster school. The case moved from Justice Van der Ploeg to Van der Lyde before reaching Fultz, with two venue changes requested. The judgment required each party to cover damages to their own vehicle, costs to be paid by plaintiff B Goemaat. attorney Tunis Klein appeared for Vander Heugel and Goemaat spoke for himself.
Lincoln building pupils returned to school to find a note from Dick Diekema urging cleanliness. He has reconditioned the buildings for the new year with cleaned floors varnished desks and washed windows. At Webster repairs included rehanging older doors to ensure locks fit and doors stay closed for fire safety.
The Lower Grove Community church will hold revival meetings weekly starting Sunday January 8 at 7 30 PM. John W. Payne will be the speaker and lecturer, previously heard at Open Bible Church. Attendees who enjoyed his Pella lecture are urged to attend again.
In this issue an advertisement lists Pella grocers working with Gold Medal Flour to popularize the brand. Milled by a reliable firm, the flour is offered at a fair price and each sack includes a free heat holding skillet while supplies last. Call upon your favorite grocer to claim yours.
Henry Hospers 54 died in Chicago after a heart ailment. He was a Maxwell & Company credit man, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. De Gelder Hospers, survived by his wife and an eight year old son Thomas. Funeral 1:30 p.m. at First Reformed Church. Relatives from Pella Newton San Juan LeGrand and Oregon attended or planned to attend. He grew up near Pella and was well known in the community.
Leo Linder manager of the local Penney store has been transferred to the Penney store at Washington Missouri and will leave Pella for his new position in time to take charge of the store at Washington next Monday morning Washington is a town of 6000 population and is forty miles west of St Louis hence Mr Linder's new position is a promotion A new manager is expected to make his appearance here this weekend to relieve Mr Linder.
The Penney store advertises an annual Great White Goods Sale with towels sheets blankets and handkerchiefs plus rugs men shirts and rag rugs at low prices. Prices are listed in the Penney advertisement in this issue and customers are urged to take advantage of the bargains.
South Central District Manager W Blair says the Iowa State High School Music Association accepted the invitation to hold a sub district contest in Pella. Twenty eight towns in Classes AA to C will compete over two to three days with bands choirs orchestras and solo events.
Heavy thunder and lightning occurred for an hour from 5:30 to 6:30 on Wednesday morning. A dense fog and heavy rainfall reduced visibility and made driving hazardous. Mud on dirt roads worsened as frost lines surfaced, making travel difficult. Temperatures in winter surpassed expectations, described as very unusual by a Californian.
Public sale dates list multiple estate and farm auctions near Pella Iowa from January 7 to January 25 1939. Names include Leo Linder Henry M Van Haaften McCombs Estate Gerrit Gosselink Jr Wm Visser John Gosselink Sr and Marie Wittenberg with locations several miles around Pella and closing out farm equipment 98 acres of land and household goods featured.
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