Pella Celebrates 100th Birthday of Its Pioneer Woman
Mrs. H Wormhoudt, Pella’s oldest resident, marked her 100th birthday with a day of visits at her daughter’s home 807 South Main. telegrams and presidential letter from F D Roosevelt arrived, flowers from coast to coast, and family gathered to honor her life and Christian influence.
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Grandma
H. Wormhoudt
G. H. Hospers
South Main Street
Pella
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
the Chronicle
Chronicle
Burns Take The Life Of Little Galesburg Girl
Five year old Louise Vande Voort of near Galesburg died from severe burns suffered while playing near a stove. Her mother, unaware, smothered the flames with a blanket, and the child died at Newton hospital that evening after uttering I’m so sleepy. Funeral services were held in Galesburg.
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Louise Vande Voort
Everett Vande Voort
Galesburg
Vande Voort
Vande Voorts
Harry Ray New Manager at Penney Store
Harry Ray began as the new manager of the J C Penney store here on Monday replacing Seb Linder who moved to Washington Missouri. Ray comes from Centerville Iowa where he was assistant manager and he brings his wife and nine year old son. They reside on East First Street.
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Linder
Washington, Missouri
Mr. Ray
Centerville
Iowa
Penney
Mrs. Ray
East First Street
Linders
Penney Company
Maquoketa
Rays
Johnsons
The
Dr. I J Lubbers in Kentucky on College Business
Dr. I J Lubbers spends the week in Louisville Kentucky attending meetings of several college associations the American Colleges Council of Church Related Colleges and the Pan Presbyterian Union He will visit these groups this year and Professor Menninga is in Louisville conducting graduate study at the seminary
Dr Norman Hope to Speak at College in February
The college names Religious Emphasis Week during February first week with Dr Norman V Hope of New Brunswick Seminary as the guest lecturer and preacher. He will deliver chapel talks and conferences February 1 to 7 and preach at the Second Reformed Church that Sunday. After Pella, he will visit Orange City for a Junior College talk.
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Norman V. Hope
New Brunswick Seminary
Hope
Second Reformed Church
Pella
Orange City
Night school round table to discuss Production Control
A large attendance at Sigourney night school meets next Monday for a round table on Production Control. A. E. Hagen leads local farmers with Des Moines experts and visitors from Oskaloosa and Knoxville night schools and the State Vocational Agriculture Supervisor. Coffee will follow. Sixty men attended last Monday despite muddy roads. many have perfect attendance while discussing Farm Leases.
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A. E. Hagen
Sigourney
Iowa
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Model Sale At Model Clothing Firm Draws Big Crowd
Warm weather does not deter shoppers at Wormhoudt Kempkes Model Clothing Company. Extra clerks were hired to handle the crowds buying overcoats and furnishings, with many anticipating prices will rise before next winter. The sale continues with many good values and the ad listing in this issue.
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Wormhoudt & Kempkes
Tomorrow Is College Day Of Prayer at Pella
The college moves the day of prayer to Friday January 13 with an address by Reverend Leonard Hoogeboom of Pikeville Kentucky. Hoogeboom a Hope College and Princeton Seminary graduate will speak and remain in Pella to lead services at the Second Reformed Church through Sunday.
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Leonard Hoogeboom
Pikeville
Kentucky
Hoogeboom
Hope College
Princeton Seminary
Pella
Second Reformed Church
Report of Moisture for Year 1938
John A Pos notes 1938 yields below normal rainfall for the state with normal 32 to 36 inches per year while the ten year average sits around 18 inches. A monthly moisture table for Pella shows months from January through December with snow sleet and rain and periods of rain.
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John A. Pos
Pella
Fay
Tax Payers Notice By City Assessor
I will be in the basement of the Marion Co State Bank every Saturday afternoon from 1 to 8 to take care of your Homestead Credit. You must come and claim it before April 1 to cut it. L A SENTS, City Assessor.
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Marion Co. State Bank
Best Cartoon Caption Contest in Pella Chronicle
The Pella Chronicle announces a cash contest for the best caption to Ed LeCocq cartoons running in the issue. Readers are invited to submit titles, with a dollar prize for the best, and a description of the comic depicting handbill carriers and a misadventure on the porch.
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Pella Chronicle
Ed LeCocq
Pella
Tragic Wreck Near Monroe Kills Ramseyer of Oskaloosa
Tuesday night Vernon Ramseyer and Rev. J Stewart Brown were returning from Des Moines when their car crashed into the rear of a standing truck on highway 163 three miles west of Monroe. Ramseyer died pinned in the driver's seat. Brown survived with severe injuries, later treated at Newton hospital. The truck owner Delmar Reha of Adair had parking flares and tires serviced. witnesses saw tire marks showing Ramseyer's car slid 111 feet before impact. Five Pella men helped extract Brown and get him to medical care.
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Vernon Ramseyer
Ramseyer Hatchery
J. Stewart Brown
Oskaloosa
Des Mont
Highway 163
Monroe
Ramseyer
Brown
James Huyser
Simon de Haan
Des Moines
Pella
John Vander Linden
Joe Stientjes
Nelson Vos
Ed Vos
Martin de Wit
Reverend Brown
Newton
Delmar Reha
Adair
Card of Thanks From Mr and Mrs Harry Viersen
Mr and Mrs Harry Viersen thank friends for kind thoughts during Mrs Viersen illness. The cards flowers calls and prayers helped her healing process.
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Harry Viersen
Mrs. Viersen
Nine Day Sale Starts Today at Van Sittert's
Van Sittert's Exclusive Dry Goods in Pella announces a nine day sale starting today January 12 and running through January 21. The advertisement promises bargains on sheets snow suits comforters hosiery curtains prints blankets and undergarments with suggestions to visit the store this weekend while stock lasts.
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Pella
van Sittert
Monroe Man Hurt When Car Turned Over
Alvin Ingness a Mulgrew drag line operator from Monroe was en route to the mine when his 1929 Chevrolet left the highway near the grove west of Otney and rolled over. He was brought to a Des Moines hospital with serious injuries as his car suffered severe damage.
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Alvin Ingness
Mulgrew Company
Monroe
Grove
Ottey
Ingness
Des Moines
Closing out farm and stock sales near Pella
A sequence of public sale notices lists farm and stock closings around Pella Iowa in January 1939. Gerrit Gosselink Jr east of the swimming pool hosts Jan 12. Wm Visser near 1 mile east and 4 miles south of Pella on Jan 16. Wm nie yet of Belle on Pifeld road Jan 18. John Gosselink Sr 2 miles NW of Pella Jan 19. Mrs A O Van Houwing 1 mile NW of Pella Jan 19. Ippel Bros 6 miles N on Galesburg road Jan 24 for farm land. Marie Wittenberg 6 miles west, 1½ miles S of 163 Jan 25. John Steenhoek Prairie City stock sale Jan 25. Chris Vander Peut 4 miles SW of Pella Jan 29.
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Gerrit Gosselink Jr
Wm. Visser
Pella
Wm. Nie
Belle
Pifeld Road
John Gosselink Sr
van Houweling
Ippel Bros
Galesburg Road
Marie Wittenberg
John Steenhoek
Prairie City
Chris Vander Peut
Junk the Old Bring in the New Be Up-to-date Cartoon Title Winner
The Chronicle office swamped with title ideas chose Joyce Vos of Otley as winner for last week’s cartoon. She receives one dollar. honorable mentions include Jay J. Van Hemert Otley P. J. Christensen and Miss Artie Hu Sully among others from Pella Cordova Monroe Sully and Route 3 Pella.
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Chronicle
Joyce Vos
Otley
Pella
Jay J. van Hemert
P. J. Christensen
Artie Hu Sully
Roy Karr
Cordova
Gen
Boerelyn
Adams
Grand Rapids
Mich
Johanna Olivier
Monroe
Togan Ver
Independence St
Agnes Vander Hart
Billy Gene Karr
Verandering van Spijs Doet de Menscheeten
Artie Blom
Sully
Towa
Rozendaal 49th Wedding Anniversary Appreciation
Mr and Mrs Wm Rozendaal of Sully Iowa thank friends for the card shower and messages of congratulations on their 49th wedding anniversary.
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Wm. Rozendaal
Sully
Iowa
Pella Co operative Burial Association Meeting Notice
The annual meeting will be held Tuesday January 17 1939 at 1 00 PM at Legion Hall Pella Ia Members are requested to attend refreshments and a good speaker will be provided for the day
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Pella Co-operative Burial Association
Legion Hall
Pella
Legion Post to Run Roller Rink at Memorial Hall
Van Veen-Van Hemert Post of the Legion will outfit the room above Memorial Hall auditorium as a roller skating rink with supervision for Pella youths. The project aims to provide wholesome recreation and cover only expenses, not profit, after the Historical Society discontinues the “A Day in Holland” exhibit. Senator George Faul of Des Moines will speak on Americanism to Pella High School pupils January 30 and again at the Legion Hall that evening.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Post
The
Legion
Memorial Hall
Pella
Holland
Historical Society
Legion Post
George Faul
Des Moines
Pella High School
Auxiliary
Faul
Legion Hall
Pella Tulip Time Movies Shown After Chamber Meeting
The Pella Chamber of Commerce holds a brief 7:30 to 8:00 meeting then shows color pictures of Tulip Time by John Dickerson of Knoxville. Additional color film of Pasadena Rose Festival floats by Mr. Dickerson will be shown after 8:00. The event aims to unite the community as Tulip Time approaches and encourages member participation for a productive new year.
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Chamber of Commerce
John Dickerson
Knoxville
Pella
Dickerson
Pasadena
California
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Keenly
Anthony Haverkamp
First Reformed Church
Anne Hospers
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Wormhoudt
Edward Wormhoudt
Beverly Hills
Cal
Hendrine Hospers Royce
New York
N. Y
Charles Phiembrodt
Western Springs
Anna
Lucile
Peter
Joyce Peterson
Sioux City
Los Angeles
Henry
Chicago
Edward
A. J. Kuyper
Burns
Phyllis Ruth Steenhoek
Allen’s Baby Department
William Steenhoek
Columbus Street
Pellery
Mr. Steenhoek
Harry Ray
Mr. Harry Ray
J. C. Penney
Seb
I. J. Lubbers
Norman Hope
College Day of
L. A. Sents
V. Ramseyer
Rev. J. S. Brown
C. of C
the Rumbaugh Twins
Melvin
Marvin Rumbaugh
Herbert Rumbaugh
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