Iowa and Railroads Era News Snapshot of 1924 Iowa
A sprawling Iowa update reports rail borrowings, farm bank credits, and state road plans. It highlights "thrift" urges, a proposed gasoline tax, county quarantines for rabies, census questions on nativity, and major farm, road, and utility developments with named towns, companies, and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
War Finance Corporation
Buena Vista County
Srantie
N. B. Kendall
Des Moines
New Jaipur York
Iowa Bankers Association
Hippee
Sixth Avenue
Mulberry Street
Scott Township
Johnson County
Township Board of Health
Towa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moine
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
A. T. Smith
Webster City
Rolfe
Faville
Congressional Committee On Alcohol Equor
Mississippi
Park Buckley
Strawberry Point
Minnesota
Iowa Service Co
Red Oak-Lewis
Avoca- Maine
Polk County
Carper
County Recorders’ Office
State Department of Agriculture
Weather and Crop Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Eity
Iowa Committee On Public Utility Information
Fire at Capital City coal mine destroys Poe residence
Albert Poe, foreman at the Capital City coal mine, lost his residence and contents in a rapid morning blaze that also consumed an empty outbuilding. A crib of corn and the barn were saved. Poe carries game insurance likely insufficient to cover the loss. The incident disrupts Poe’s constant work presence at the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Poe
Capital City
Mr. Poe
Poe
Harold North
Mr. North
Crum
Monroe
Mr. Crum
G. W. Ryke
Helen Stirneman
Otley
Grace Aalbers
Brownie Frazer
Newton
Gerrit Sandstra
Iowa City
Happy Komer
New Mexico
Leon Komer
Fifteen Hundred Communities In Better Homes Campaign
In 1924 over 1500 communities joined Better Homes in America to educate families on home convenience, comfort, beauty, and well being. Kalamazoo won top prize. Atlanta placed a close second. The movement, backed by Mrs. Newton C Wing and many civic groups, plans a larger 1926 campaign with national support from President Coolidge and Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Atlanta
John D. Sherman
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Better Home: In America
Coolidge
Women's Clubs
Better Homes
Newton C. Wing
Homes Economics
Atlanta Women's Clubs
Atlanta Better Homes Committee
Better Homes In
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Local notices report small health, visits and births
Slight improvement noted for a patient with hopes of recovery. Jeannette De Reus returned home to Pella after visiting relatives. Infant of Mr and Mrs Lubbers is much better. Jim Klein recovered from sore throat. Mrs Freeken and Miss Snellers slightly better after illness. Newborns: Delis Wittzenberg a son on Jan 1 and Henry Vriezelaar a daughter on Jan 4. School resumed after two weeks’ vacation. Des Moines visitor Anna Fleck visited Otley. Anna Waardhuizen visited Pella. Beyer, Komer, and Snellers were ill but now up and around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette de Reus
Pella
Martin Lubbers
Jim Klein
John Freeken
Evaline Snellers
Delis Wittzenberg
Henry Vriezelaar
Pal Nenae Tiers
Anna Fleck
Des Moines
Otley
Anna Waardhuizen
Card of Thanks and Bereavement Note From Byers Family
Card of Thanks from Carl Byers and family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy and floral offerings after a bereavement. Mentions he sold interests in Kansas and was bound for California, having visited Pella recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
California
Pella
Carl Byers
Rock Island Train Schedule Fragments
Eastbound Passenger No. 472 and Westbound No. 476 shown with local freight No. 83. Freight for shipment at Howell, Iowa station due by 6:00 p.m. the prior day. Wabash Time Table lists times 9:16 a.m. and 12:48 p.m. for east and west routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Howell
Iowa East West
First Christian Reformed Church Notes Service Details
Rev J De Haan preaches on Lord's Day with English sermon What to Flee From and What to Follow After. Morning singing by Mrs Haselink and Mr Baron. Union Gospel service with all Reformed churches at First church at 7:30 p m with overflow at Third Church. Theme: A child is an angel dependent on man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Reformed Church
J. de Haan
The
Christian Church
Holland
English
Hasselink
Mr. Baron
Death notices from Pella area obituaries column
Multiple obituaries listed for January 1925 to January 1926. Abram Van Nimwegen 47, pneumonia after bull injury, buried First Reformed Cemetery. Klaas Van Veen 80, asthma and old age, Oakwood Cemetery. John Vanden Berg 78, after long illness, buried Oakwood and Second Christian Reformed Church. Kryn Van Zee 76, died in Santa Cruz, buried in Pella area, survived by siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Nimwegen
Abram van Nimwegen
Pella
Chronicle
J. de Haan
First Reformed Cemetery
van Veen
Klaas van Veen
West Peace Street
Oakwood Cemetery
Vanden Berg
John Vanden Berg
Cornelius Keuning
Christian Reformed Church
H. Walkotten
van Zee Kryn van Zee
Nellie van Maren
Santa Cruz
California
van Zee
Jacob de Haan
Dirk van Zee
J. H. van Zee
C. M. van Zee
Pleasantville
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa News
Iowa State Br.ers Association
Federal Reserve Bank
General Assembly
Iowa State College
Sioux City
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Eldora Rotary Club
Iowa Beekeepers’ Association
American Honey Producers’ League
Iowa Good Roads Association
South Dakota
Raiway
Mark G. Thornburg
Department
Kendall
State Commission
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Louis G. Lasher
Lou C. McHenry
A. H. Hoffman
P. C. Lainson
Daniel F. Steck
Ottumwa
D. R. Jones
Casey
Burt L. Halligan
S. S. Faville
House of Representatives
Washington
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Southwest Second
Raccoon River
State of
State Board of Conservation
Green Foundry and Furnace Works
Anamosa
Linn County Bankers’ Vigilance Committee
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
McGrew
Unionville
Iowa Falls
EB. L. Hogue
I. T. Bode
Otley News
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Newton C ‘Wing
Beare Smicrary
Rock Island Train Service
Second Reformed Church
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