Locals News Contributions Welcome at The Chronicle
Local brief lists visitors and residents in Pella during the holiday season. Names include Van Zee of Greeley, Wormhoudts of St. Cloud, Huyser near Sully, Berg of Chicago, Sipkema family, Vander Voort in Fort Worth, Van Ringelstein near Oskaloosa, Tysseling of Fremont, and many others. Tours to California, Iowa, and Ontario noted. several hospital and anniversary mentions included.
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the Chronicle
Jada
Kenneth van Zee
Greeley
Colorado
Knoxville
Pella
Arthur Wormhoudt
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Henry Keuning
West Franklintreet
B. L. Berg
Chicago
Katherine Croft
Edythe Borholm
West Des Moine
Charles Sipkema
Watson Dykstra
Long Beach
California
A. Vander Voort
Fort Worth
Texas
John van Ringelstein
Oskaloosa
Nic Tysseling
Fremont
Joe Nunnikhoven
Chronicle
Anthony
Burlington
Iowa
A. Dunnink
Waterdown
Ontario
S. G. Onstine
Albert
Gerrit van Heukelem
Abraham Bogaards
Albert Ver Meer
Albert de Wild
Davenport
Jennie Vander Sluis
Pella National Bank
Mercy Hospital
Oska- Joosa
Henry Wynberg
Donna
Hubert ‘Wynberg
John Wynberg
John Bos
Des Moines
Betty Jean Vander Beek
Grand Rapids
Mich
Shirley van Zee
New Sharon
John Medema
Paul Klein
Faribault
Arthur Klein
Walter
Sioux County
Vis
Christian Grade
Ed Kellemyn
News from the Home for the Aged remembers Mrs. Langerak
December 30 remarks mark the 73rd birthday of Mrs. Jennie Langerak. Residents and visitors from Michigan Iowa New York and Ohio are listed as family and friends travel to greet her. Names include Branderhorst Vander Heuvel Van Gorp Langstrant Den Hartog Popma Gosselink and Creighton among others.
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Jennie Langerak
Peter Branderhorst
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Joe Vander Heuvel
Christina van Gorp
John de Nooy
Peoria
George van Dyk
Oskaloosa
Jane Bos
Peter Vander Wal
Rut Leydens
Mart Boender
Wright
Town
Henry Langstraat
Pete Langstrant
Jan Langstrant
Pete Pol
Pete de Jong
L. Langstrant
L. Visser
Des Moines
E. den Hartog
C. den Hartog
Gerrit Popma
Bronx Villa
N. Y
M. Popma
Sara van Ryswyk
Gerrit de Graaf
Prairie City
Peter Rozendaal
Sully
Mary Brand
Joe Vanden Berg
Bill den Hartog
Dean, Marcine
Myrick
Gertie Griffken
Gerrit den Hartog
Willem den Hartog
Yella Menninga
Reasner
C. J. van Gorp
Ruth Shaw
Monroe
Miss Harmson
James Gosselink
Arabia
Oberlin College
Ohio
G. Gosselink
Ed Denburger
Barbara
Nancy Hiemstra
Wm. W. Creighton
Growing Use of Bees To Pollinate Legumes
Town State College extension apiarist Floyd Paddock notes rising use of honeybees to pollinate legumes. Farmers increasingly request beekeepers place bees in clover fields to boost seed production, marking a shift from earlier skepticism to a future where pollination may outpace honey production.
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Floyd Paddock
Town State College
Paddock
Beekeepers and Farmers Urged to Coordinate Hive Placement
The article notes beekeepers and farmers need better mutual understanding. Beekeepers lack prep for pollination demand and may keep too few or weak colonies. Seed producers should recognize beekeepers’ honey focus and limited ability to move hives quickly. Farmers should plan with beekeepers well in advance to allow proper apiary management.
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Inter
ISC Establishes Paul P Stewart Memorial Scholarship
An annual fund at Iowa State College honors Paul P Stewart Holstein breeder with more than 15000 dollars from dairymen nationwide. Interest supports a sophomore-award based on academics character leadership and need with dairy interest favored. Stewart farm near Maynard boosted his industry leadership. Sponsors include Iowa Holstein Breeders Association and the Holstein-Friesian Association Memorial Fund.
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Iowa State College
Paul P. Stewart
Iowa
Stewart
Maynard
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Iowa Holstein Breeders Association
Iowa Holstein Breeders’ Association
Tulip Time lore and town traditions in Pella muse
A lively town column from Pella reflects on Tulip Time prep, the Historical Society plans with Nellie Van Arkel, and a revived Town Crier outfit. It pictures Shorty Grandman as a cheese-vender, recalls Koffie Kletz days, and humorously notes a post Christmas dressing survey and quirky food observations.
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the Historical Society
Nellie van Arkel
Shorty Grandman
Pella
Shorty
Historical Society
Koffie Kletz
The
National Bank
Koffie
Recipe for Housewife Craft and Cunning Cooking Hint
The note describes using an upholster's needle and clean wrapping cord to manage a kitchen task, advising against duty wrapping cord and suggesting heavy paper as a wrapping material. It ends with a directive to clip the recipe for future reference, addressed to housewives.
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Uly
Chicago's first lino type school opens in 1902
The first school dedicated to teaching linotype operation began in Chicago in 1902, marking a milestone in newspaper typesetting and journalism technology. The program aimed to train operators for rapid, accurate metal type production and editorial workflow.
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Chicago
Balloon’s 600 Mile Journey Ends at Indiana Resident’s Yard
Cy Younkin an Hawarden auto dealer gave away gas filled balloons in November one balloon escaped traveling about 600 miles and ending at the Indianapolis home of Mrs. Ethel Batewood who returned it to the dealer with an explanatory note.
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Cy Younkin
Hawarden
Indianapolis
Ethel Batewood
Mr. Younkin
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