Local News Roundup From Pella Community
Miss Dodson was absent due to her sister's serious car accident in Missouri after the holidays. Many locals, including J M Cox and Des Moines visitors, appear in a broad tally of social and civic events with illnesses, travel, and meetings noted, alongside births, hospital visits, and a college week of prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dodson
Missouri
Miss Blake
the Farmers Union Assn
S. C. Nettinga
Holland
Michigan
Ben den Adel
Will de Goey
John Gezel
Gezel
Iowa City
H. Sedrel
Bussey
Ed. la Cocq
John Langerak
Cornie Roorda
Dan Dieleman
Christina Bruins
Pella
Holisndale
Minn
Peter C. de Haan
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
Judith Ano
de Haan
Jacob de Haan
Goad
Anna Hospers
Grace Pannekoek
Edward van Dellen
California
Wm. Schaarf
Pierre, S
Schaarf
Minnie Reynolds
Cornelia Porter
W. C. Brown
Brown
Carl Beyer
State meeting outlines training for township workers
More than 200 county representatives and extension workers attended the state meeting where contracts and administrative rulings were discussed. The county agent, county chairman, and fieldman will conduct training schools for township workers to cover sign-up work and related matters.
Death notices for Vander Wilt and Tysseling in Iowa
Two obituaries describe Mrs. Henry Vander Wilt of Sully aged 72 with a large family and funeral at Sully Reformed Church, and William Tysseling of Oskaloosa aged SL years, with services set at the Reformed church and burial in Black Oak Center cemetery. The text also contains an unrelated personal reminiscence about razor use and a merchant Grunman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Vander Wilt
Sully
J. Willemsen
Cornelius Vander Wilt
Lynnville
Gereit
Glenville Junction
Marietta Rozendaal
John Lynhorst
Peter Synhorst
Leighton
Reformed
Oskaloosa
Black Oak Center
How I Started With a Safety Razor
E V Good recounts his shift from a straight razor to a safety model after years of failed shaves. He describes moving into Henry Grandman’s residence on south Main street, being given an Ever ready razor, and the struggle of juggling both tools before settling on the safety type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Grandman
South Main Street
Remembering the good old days in cold memory
The piece contrasts past winters with modern comforts, recalling frozen pumps, icy water, and long isolation, then celebrates today’s warmth, quick news, and daily telephone visits. It laments nostalgia for premodern hardships while praising current conveniences and social connectivity.
Fragmented OCR summary of various topics across era
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Evora free delivery, 368 varieties, Bureau of Agriculture Economics estimates income this year near 1,000,000 with estate and other rents. London Bilingsgate Market leather hats five pounds each. Drunken driving, accidents, and a marine cables total length claim. Alice French, 88, novelist, ill in Davenport. Tuesday death for Sprat 70 in unspecified context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultura Economics
Bilingsgate
London
Make the Best of It Poem Selection
A verse urging resilience and cheerful perseverance through hardship. It counsels accepting circumstances as God’s will, learning from errors, and choosing the best attitude to find a brighter side despite loss, pride, or grief.
Amusing Spelling Exhibits From Pension Letters Cited
Pension department swamped with illiterate wartime veterans requests and scrawled notes. The piece catalogs miswritten lines and bizarre phrases, urging better spelling and dictionary use, with examples ranging from “inflamation” to “No. 75 broken leg” and references to elopement, insurance, and military units.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Lautenbsch
J. M. Cox
Walter de Wit
N. de Wit
Wm. Wesselink
Pierpont, S. Dak
Wesseinl
A. B. van Houweling
Boeyink
Insburg, Tows
Mrs. D. Vander Ploeg
M. Vander Linden
Educational Council
Iowa State Sunday School Council
Avery
Knoxville
Aschenbrenner
Paul Lautenbach
Victor van Maren
Harry Hiemstra
Anna
Jessie
Otley
John Schuring
Ladonna June
Louis Schuring
Field
John Gezelome
Mary
Ruth Goad
Dixie Darlene
Frank Bleck
Berwick
Frances Ingram
Cameron, Ill
Watson Te
Galesburg
Billie Gladstone
J. B. van Hemert
Lou Ann le Cocq
H. J. Ver Meer
Gerrit A. van Heukelem
Joyce Borgman
Gise Bertha de Vries
Esther and
Cora Kruseman
Ben Blommers
Jean Kuyper
Godert Vander Hart
W. van Beren
South Pella
Mattie Vander Linden
M. Rempe
Art van Zante
Newton
Pella National Bank
Pella, Iowa
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The
Congress
FDIC
Marion County
Town State College
Pottawattamie County
L. K. Macey
Oakland
TM. Olsen
Hancock
A.” OL van Houweling
W. L. Brown
W. F. Hubbard
William Tysseling
Mr. Grundman
Mr. Grunman
E. V. Good
Rivola
Sun
Will Rogers
ZaSu Pitts
Mr Shiteh
Rochelle Haden
Flo
James Cruze
Alice French
Davenport
Wise City
Iece
Sir
Tam
Air
Diane
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Risk
Wilgons
Tama
Uahlate Pone
John
Germany
Mr. President
New York Art Telegram
Abamagee
Fats
Oluil
Lewis Lye
Palmolive
ATC
Maxwell House
Panads
Babi
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