Changes Made at Court House January First
Several new faces appeared in county offices as the new year started. Leon Miller moved to the county attorney’s office from city hall with secretary Frances Kendrick. Frank Fisher became clerk in the clerk’s office, while Violet Snyder resigned to join her father in business. Rex Weddle joined as deputy clerk replacing L. R. Clements. In the recorder’s office Ruby Murphy retired after eight years with Wilhelmina Wilkes succeeding her. Frances Hindman becomes assistant. M. A. Chick Barnes chairing the board as W. A. Butts retires next January. L. D. Teter and Judge Norman Hayes were elected to representative and district judge respectively.
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Court House
Leon Miller
Miller
Frances Kendrick
Frank Fisher
Harold Clements
Fisher
Violet Snyder
Walter Bane
Rex Weddle
L. R. Clements
County Recorder’s Office
Ruby Richard Murphy
Wilhelmina Wilkes
Frances Hindman
Swift's Produce Company
Lois Frazier
Van Dusseldorp Dies Suddenly at 74 in Iowa Town
T. Van Dusseldorp aged 74 years eight months died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at his home two miles south of town. He was born in the Netherlands on May 8, 1860 and came to this vicinity at age four. He never married and is survived by one brother Marvin and four sisters, all residing in nearby towns. Funeral will be Friday at 1:00 pm from Wormhoudt Piette funeral home with interment at Porterville cemetery.
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Tennis van Dusseldorp
Mr. van Dusseldorp
Netherlands
van Dusseldorp
Marinus
W. Rouwenhorst
Art de Heer
Leon Hackert
Pella
Herman’ Weyers
Olivet
Wormhoudt & Piette Funeral Home
Porterville Cemetery
Fall Of Slate Breaks Leg Of Coal Miner Near Kirkville
Roy Kirk, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Kirk of near Kirkville, suffered a fractured right leg and heavy bruising when slate fell at the Brown and Davis mine near Kirkville on Tuesday afternoon. Taken to Mercy hospital in Oskaloosa, Dr B G Williams said his condition is good though painful. The youth was trapped under slate about an hour before rescuers freed him. J T Houk, who worked with him, narrowly escaped the falling slate.
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Roy Kirk
Clyde Kirk
Kirkville
Brown and Davis
Kirk
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
B. G. Williams
J. T. Houk
Eddyville Tribune
Tarantula Found in Banana Stalk at Bloomfield Grocery
A large tarantula caused excitement at Patterson and Son grocery in Bloomfield last Thursday when a venomous spider was found in a banana stalk. Several employees cut fruit nearby but all escaped bites as the spider was contained. Grocers report tarantulas are sometimes present in southern fruit shipments.
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Patterson and Son
Bloomfield
Davis County
Mrs Shutts Dies at Sunnyslope Sanitarium
Mrs Louis Shutts age 48 of Sully north of Pella died Friday night at 9 45 at Sunnyslope sanitarium Ottumwa where she had been a patient since April Surviving husband father Chris Cable Odebolt Iowa brother Louis Cable Aberdeen S D and two sisters Funeral services were held Monday at 2 00 at Sully Community church with Rev Butler officiating and burial in Sully cemetery
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Louis Shutts
Pella
Sully
Sunnyslope Sanitarium
Ottumwa
Chris Cable
Ode‘port
Iowa
Louis Cable
Aberdeen
S. D
Sully Community Church
Butler
Canning Plant Begins Work Today
The Chronicle reports the local meat canning industry will resume operations this morning after a meat supply rebound. About 50 workers will be employed initially, with a second shift possible if needed as cattle buying resumes in the county and state.
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the Chronicle
Sunnyside Adds New Equipment and Talented Stylist
Sunnyside Beauty Shop adds a Halwell Dryer to its lineup. Owner Mrs Jessie Sadler, a graduate of Nestle School of Permanent Waving and E Burnham School of Beauty Culture, enhances services for Pella patrons. The dryer, touted as the best and fastest, arrived Saturday noon for Saturday and evening clients.
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Jessie Sadler
Little Dale Van Ryswyk To Hang Stocking At Home
Albert Lea reports nine year old Dale Van Ryswyk of Minnesota Daily fame will hang his stocking at home for the first time after years in University hospital. Friends from doctors to dietitians note his cheerful view of Christmas as he prepares to leave with Dorothy Auginaush a Chippewa patient. His parents travel from Albert Lea to Minneapolis as Dale bids farewell to hospital pals who helped him walk again and share in his holiday hope.
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Minnesota Daily
University of Minnesota
the Tribune
A . A. Ryswick
Manchester
Audrey Fielde
Santa Claus
Dale van Ryswyk
University Hospital
Epicrie
Dale
van Ryswyks
Dorothy Auginaush
Beau- Hieuw
Minn
Dorothy
Minneapolis
Albert Sea
P. A. van Ryswyk
Arie van Ryswyk
J. Vander Syde
Heavy steers top prices at Chicago stockyards
Heavy steers brought the highest price since January 1922 at the Chicago stockyards Thursday as light supplies and strong competition pushed top weights to 11.15 and best yearlings to 11. Other major terminals mirrored Chicago's advance.
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Chicago
Boy Hit By Mail Truck Injured Saturday in City
Six year old Alvin Lee Hoksbergen was struck by a northbound mail truck at Main and Washington streets while walking around a vehicle after riding with friends. He was taken to Mercy hospital with abdominal bruises but no broken bones. His condition improved after treatment and he returned home Monday.
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the Hoksbergen
North Main Street
Main
Washington Streets
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Alvin
Verlan Swank
Tom Swank
Franklin van Gorp
Neil Kersbergen
Mr. Kersbergen
Young Hoksbergen
van Gorp
Bank and two stores burn at Melcher Iowa
Firemen and citizens battled an early morning blaze in Melcher Iowa to save the business district. The Rowley hardware store and Melcher branch of the Knoxville bank suffered heavy damage along with a general store and an oil station. One man Floyd Cabb was injured by falling debris. Damage estimated over 80000 dollars.
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Rowley Hardware Store
Iowa State Bank of Knoxville
Floyd Cabb
Chariton
Knoxville
Chariton Company
More Marriages 1934 Than 1933
Don Remy county clerk reports 159 marriage licenses issued in 1984 signaling a rise of 22 from 187 in 1983. March led with 20 marriages, January 19, May 16, February and December 15 each, others varied. counties noted. Also included are a Maynard coroner verdict on a fatal domestic shooting and a note on a planned trial of a new tuberculosis serum from Denver doctors.
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Don Remy
Hauptmann case names four actual suspects this week
Edward J. Reilly says he will name four persons this week as the actual perpetrators in the Lindbergh baby case, challenging immediate disclosure. Miss Lillian McGill, a Sturgis South Dakota teacher, is reported dead after a dust storm and exploding stove. Various crimes and misfortunes fill the day from Virginia to New York with robberies, murders, and legal actions.
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Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Sturgis
S. D
Lillian McGill
Public swimming pool discussion sparks petitions in Pella
The Van Veen-Van Hemert Post American Legion held a Wednesday meeting to urge action on a city pool project. Members announced petitions to City Council, with Legion auxiliary and Women’s Federated Club invited to participate. A local figure noted Waverly used council action without an election.
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Pella
van Veen-Van Hemert Post American Legion
Wilson
City
Legion
Waverly
Iowa
Legion Post
Legion Auxiliary
Women’s Federated Club
Likwise
Chronicle
Pella Overall Plant Makes Some Improvements
The Pella Overall Co. closed its factory for two weeks to redecorate the upper interior. John Bosveld and Gradys Klein lead the improvements, with John G. Klein, the manager, noting a possible ground floor update later.
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Pella Overall Co
John Bosveld
Gradys Klein
John G. Klein
Opera Group to Return for One-Act Two Show Run
The Rhodes Chamber Company returns to the High School Auditorium Tuesday January 16 at 730 pm with two one act operas Maid Mistress and The Prodigal Son. The production features English translation by Sydney Rosenfield and stage design by Don Ament with costumes by the Goodman Theatre team.
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Christina
Charles VI
Teatro San Bartolomeo
Giovanna Battista Pergolesi
Italy
Aris
Sydney Rosenfield
William Wade Hinshaw
Debussy
Don Ament
Goodman Theatre
Chicago
Second payment corn-hog checks arrive Saturday
Knoxville Iowa reports second payment corn-hog checks totaling 59949 arrived Saturday. Marion county totals rise to 506159 through these payments, reflecting ongoing agricultural support in the region.
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Knoxville
Marion County
Plymouths Introduced In Six Body Types By Van Houweling
Van Houweling Auto Co shows the new Plymouths in six body types. The 1935 Plymouth features an 82 horsepower engine with 6.7 to 1 compression, an all steel safety body, syncre-silent transmission, Floating Power engine mounts and hydraulic brakes. Chrysler engineers tout safety and weight distribution as key advances, promising more cars on streets in 1935.
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Chrysler
Chrysler Motors
Plymouth
Local Schools Schedule Activities And Health Warnings
A second preliminary declamatory contest will be held Thursday evening this week. One scarlet fever case reported in town prompts parents to keep sick children home. Measles and scarlet fever cases noted regionwide. Marion county launches a free high school TB testing drive after a successful Christmas Seal campaign. Lincoln Players will perform Life of Abraham Lincoln at the local school, eight performers touring several schools with a well-regarded presentation.
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Marion
Marion County
Lincoln Players
Comany
Abraham Lincoln
Junior High To Present Benefit Play
The Pella Junior High will stage an evening play titled The Pest in the high school auditorium on January 24. Proceeds will fund junior high basketball uniforms. the school joins a local conference with Grinnell Knoxville Montezuma Kellogg and other distant towns for future play.
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Pella Junior High
Grinnell
Knoxville
Montezuma
Kellogg
Mayflower Brand Coffee Introduced by John Den Hartog
John Den Hartog of Bite Way Food Store announces a new Mayflower Brand coffee. The product is vacuum packed in glass jars of 1 and 3 pounds and will be available for tasting next Saturday at his store along with weekend grocery bargains advertised on another page.
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John den Hartog
Cattle Buying Resumes in Marion County
County Agricultural Drought Director Walter Brown announces the government cattle buying program resumes at once in Marion. Farmers receive application blanks. a committee will verify, collect cattle, and issue permits. Prices range by age, liens split proceeds, and mortgaged cattle require lien holder consent. Cattle go to relief agency for processing and distribution.
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Walter Brown
Marion County
H. H. LeGrand
B. C. Hudson
T. D. Bone
Relief Agency
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Security bank in Pella pays 15 percent dividend
The closed Security Bank of Pella pays another 15 percent dividend to depositors this week, the third since closing Oct. 17, 1981. The payment releases over $80,000 to depositors, boosting local business. total dividends paid in the past three years reach $240,000.
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Security Bank of
Pella
Security Bank
Free Movie at Pella Del Monte Event Impresses Crowd
The Pella Theatre hosted a free Del Monte Foods movie on a Monday afternoon drawing a large local audience. United Food stores sponsored the event and manager Henry Vande Voort praised both the warm reception and strong Del Monte product sales.
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Pella
del Monte Foods
United Food Stores
Henry Vande Voort
del Monte
Visitors to Pella figure in accident
Mr and Mrs Ralph Fuller visited Mrs Fuller's parents in Pella then traveled by bus to Cincinnati Ohio. Near West Liberty Iowa the bus collided with a scrap iron truck injuring several passengers including the Fullers. They were rushed to Iowa City hospital for treatment while the Hendricks family learned of the injuries.
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Ralph Fuller
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Richard) Murphy
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