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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1929
Page
7
The article recalls a weekend blizzard that dumped heavy snow causing high drifts and 40 mph winds. Cars became stuck, residents and crews struggled to pull vehicles free, and extensive snowfall blocked paths in the presidential district. Temperature changes followed, with rain rendering snow watery and freezing again at night.
Clarence Van Dellen, a Rolscreen Co. salesman from Birmingham, Alabama, home for holidays, reports Alabama and Mississippi show growing interest in the product after an aggressive ad campaign. He praises southern hospitality but notes locals resent outside suggestions on race relations and prefer to handle it their own way.
Knoxville beat Pella 28 to 19 at the gym last Friday as the locals controlled the game despite a crowded room. questions arise why Brui kool Loynachan and others were not on the squad, with a second string 7 to 6 loss indicating Pella’s rough, green performance.
In a brief market note for the week, Neal Verhuel begins work as a meat cutter at United Self-Serve. The local transition is noted with odd phrasing but confirms Verhuel takes the new role this midweek.
Fragment discusses Mr De Kock manager and panels used for home purchases. Mentions intention to supply the working force and future consumer buying. Details are incomplete and unclear but indicate plans for consumer goods and procurement.
Simpson lost 26 to 19 as Central Utah built a four point lead early and held on. Anderson Kirkpatrick led Simpson’s offense while Tysseling Neifert and Wilkin shone for Central, with Jack North refereeing a rough but controlled game.
Hubert Moore Sr of Pittsburg Pennsylvania and his son Hubert Moore Jr of Pella attended a Rol screen banquet Monday night after months apart. The elder recalled bringing the younger to the plant in September to join the operation and help manufacture the product. The son said he hoped to work from the bottom to the top as he started his career.
A Des Moines publishing house plans a book of Iowa verse but excludes Marion county poets. The piece likens this to a history of the automobile omitting Henry Ford or a history omitting John D. Rockefeller and other figures, and critiques the institute of brewing described as sacred for using God's malt.
Ramseyer Hatcheries announces a new service department headed by Millard Maxted of Ames. The service aims to support flocks supplying the hatchery, offering free service with purchase of hens during the 1929 season. Maxted brings Iowa State College training and experience as state inspector for the Iowa Poultry Department Association, plus prior work with Henry Field.
Reformed Church notes list scheduled morning and afternoon services at 10 16 and 7 80 pm with Sunday school at 9 80 am and Bible School at 10 45 am First Reformed and Pella Baptist Church times noted along with sermon topics such as True Repentance and Decalogue for Today The Rev H C Jacobs is expected to preach both services and the Joy in God’s strolls is referenced through the week
Ten years ago the 168th Infantry near Niederbreisig on the Rhine celebrated Christmas with an American tree dolls toys and a town hall gathering. Lieutenant John H. Tabor notes the contrast to Rimaucourt as the regiment faced the prospect of a return to the United States while troops heard carols in frost on a snow covered night. Later reports mention a stabbing of Thomas Elman in Duluth after refusing a beggar nickel and Emperor Hirohito's multilingualism.
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