Town Fox Farm Owners Win Nine Prizes at Des Moines Show
Dan and Lane Meulpolder, owners of Town All Silver Fox Ranch near Pella, swept the Des Moines Fox and Fur Breeders Association convention, winning nine prizes including top ribbons in multiple classes and the sweep stakes for best pelts. They earned a large silver cup, smaller cup, bronze plaque, and several ribbons. the event drew about 250 exhibitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Fox and Fur Breeders Association
Des Moines
Dan
Lane Meulpolder
Wayne Fur Food Co
Purina Feed Co
Wisconsin Milling Co
Central Park
Pella
Highway 163
Jim van Zee
T. Idema
Night school meeting on farm water and binder care
Seventy men attended the night school session in the high school agriculture room to discuss water systems and plumbing on farms and in homes. Topics included cleaning pipes thawing frozen lines installing hog waterers and binder repair with a specialist from International Harvester. The next meeting will cover binder repair and adjustment at 7 30 p m January 17 with coffee afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Harvester Company
Rural Carriers Leave at 9:00 a. m. in Pella
Attaches of the local post office state rural carriers depart on their routes from Pella at 9:00 a.m. instead of a later hour. The only exception is when road conditions require earlier departures. Send mail for rural routes with ample time to avoid disappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Dissolution of Hoeksema Brothers Garage Partnership
Notice states the partnership between Martin Hoeksema and John Hoeksema operating Hoeksema Brothers Garage in West Pella Iowa is dissolved by Martin Hoeksema’s withdrawal. John Hoeksema will continue the business at the same Pella location. Dated October 15 1937 in Pella Iowa.
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Martin Hoeksema
John Hoeksema
West Pella
Iowa
Another Ladies Night at The C of Commerce
The Pella Chamber of Commerce announces another Ladies Night event featuring Randall Jones of Cedar City Utah. He will discuss Zion Bryce Canyon and other Utah Arizona wonders with lantern and color views. Afternoon talk for school groups then dinner entertainment titled The Three Little Girls in Blue. Tickets 50c dinner and entertainment, 15c entertainment only.
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Randall Jones
Cedar City
Utah
Jones
Zion and
Bryce Canyon
Zion
Boulder Dam
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Bryce
Grand Canyon
Zion Parks
Central College
Hugo Kuyper
Arie Schilder
Very Dutchy to Have Anniversaries Says Naaktgeboren
Naaktgeboren states that his family keeps birthdays and wedding anniversaries as a yearly custom. He recalls a 25th wedding anniversary in Holland with 72 relatives and notes celebrations are always a big affair there. He enjoys the tradition despite many birthday parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case Naaktgeboren
Holland
Mr. Naaktgeboren
Naaktgeboren
Postal Receipts Grow in 1937 News
Postmaster Ed Van Zante reports 1937 postal receipts rose by more than 2300 dollars compared with the previous year. He credits better business conditions and increased orders for local products, wholesale and retail, plus higher stamp sales as households bought Christmas gifts and greetings. The gain reflects improving business sentiment nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed van Zante
van Zante
Sunset Corners Radio Studio Tour Draws 300 Guests
B J Palmer headlined a visit by over 300 attendees from Pella as WHO hosted a studio tour and talk at Des Moines Shrine Auditorium on January 8, 1938. Tickets sold out, with 130 expected, and the event highlighted WHO broadcasts and local appreciation for Dutch heritage.
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Sunset Corners
Shrine Auditorium
Des Moines
Pella
Col
B. J. Palmer
Central Broadcasting Co
Palmer
Lubbers Helps Form Pan Presbyterian College Union
President Lubbers will miss the college next week to attend meetings in Chicago January 18 to 21. The Pan Presbyterian College Union will convene its first annual meeting with leaders from Reformed Church and Presbyterian colleges, including Dr Willard Dayton Brown and L W Jarman, aiming to strengthen the Christian college movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbers
Chicago
Methodist
Baptist
Presbyterian
Reformed
Reformed Church
Western
New Bruns- Hope
Central
Northwick
Western Junior College
Pleasant Prairie Academy
Board of Education of
The
Willard Dayton Brown
Presbyterian College Union
Pan-Presbyterian College Union
L. W. Jarman
Mary Baldwin College
Robert F. Galbreath
Westminster College
Pan-Presbyterian Union
Brown
Tax Payers Notice Home stead Exemption Sessions
Taxpayers are informed that L. A. Sents, City Assessor, will be in the Marion County State Bank basement every Saturday afternoon from 1 to 3 30 to handle home stead exemptions and other tax matters until April 2.
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Marion County State Bank
L. A. Sents
Vaccination Drive Aids County School Children
The Marion County Health Committee with Pella physicians vaccinates school children this week. Doctors vaccinate 33 from the Christian school and 42 from the high school on Tuesday morning, then 58 from Webster and 41 from Lincoln on Tuesday afternoon. Framed by nurses and Federated Club volunteers, the effort aims for 63 percent smallpox immunity with 75 cent charges for preschool and Lake Prairie Township children, with parental consent.
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Vander Meulen
Aschenbrenner
Christian School
Sybenga
Fox
Webster
Lincoln
Buerkens
Edith Dautremont
Leo Linder
M. Kempkes
Federated Club
Legion Hall
Lake Prairie Township
25th Birthday of Chr Christian School January 20
Next Thursday January 20 marks the 25th anniversary of the Pella Christian school with two gatherings at 1 30 PM and 9 PM public invited Dr R J Danhof former pastor of First Christian Reformed will address both sessions Afternoon in Holland language evening in English Both events at Christian Reformed churches A banquet at 6 PM with tickets available by January 18 from Gladys Ver Meer Ruth Huizenga Wilbur De Jong and Dorothy Van der Ploeg or at the school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Reformed Church
Gladys Ver Meer
Ruth Huizenga
Wilbur de Jong
Dorothy ‘van der Ploeg
Diseases Milder Says Local Medic
Dr F F Carpenter stated on Monday that smallpox and scarlet fever are far milder now than in the past. He cited a pesthouse in earlier days for smallpox and recalled a violent 1912 scarlet fever outbreak in Pella, with a child’s death in a single family. He also recounted a case of a girl who died within days after a sore throat.
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F. F. Carpenter
Pella
They Did Not Use Anaesthetics Then Says Dr. Fox
Local physician and surgeon Dr. C. I. Fox reflected in a Monday reminiscence recalling Civil War tales from an army surgeon about amputations performed without anaesthetic. He contrasted those practices with modern surgery and hospital care, noting the rough treatment patients endured.
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C. I. Fox
Gi E. Fox
Van Sittert Clearance Sale Ad
Van Sittert announces a January clearance sale at Van Sittert s Dry Goods featuring marked down white goods and many items essential to shoppers. The ad invites readers to hurry and take advantage of bargains while they last.
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van Sittert
Older Boys and Girls Conference at Columbia Iowa
Two hundred youths gather for the fifteenth annual Older Boys and Girls County Conference in Columbia at the Methodist church on January 20. Theme Erecting New Shrines in the Old World. Lectures include Christian home life life work and community service with Rev. B F Hamilton and other Iowa church leaders. Evening banquet features Joe Moore and Ralph Robinson as entertainers. officials urged to send delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Columbia
B. F. Hamilton
M._E. Church
Walter Hutton
Iowa State Council of
Des Moines
G. H. Mennenga
Central College
Pella
0. G. Herbrecht
Y. P. Div
Iowa State Council
Joe Moore
Knoxville
Ralph Robinson
Pleasantville
Marion County Council of Christian Education
U. P. Department
State Sunday School Council
Change in Partnership at Slob's Store in Pella
William J. Slob buys the uncle M C Slob's 56 year stake in Slob Bros mercantile in Pella. The new partner is a local graduate of 1935 who has worked at Kuyper Music House in refrigeration and radio. The retiring partner plans future work, noting the store's long family history since 14 year old beginnings.
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Slob Bros
Pella
William J. Slob
H. W. Slob
M. C. Slob
Kuyper Music House
West Side
Pella Scout Troop Advances Plans for New Year
Pella Boy Scouts Troop No. 72 gears up for a new year with advanced training by Scoutmaster Ruby in Newton and several new recruits Carl Vander Ploeg Carl Vogelaar Darel Mensch Lloyd Menning and Albert Drost. The troop, sponsored by the American Legion, aims to build citizenship while planning monthly meetings and National Scout Sunday church attendance in mid February.
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Pella
Ruby
Newton
Carl Vander Ploeg
Carl Vogelaar
Darel Mensch
Lloyd Menning
Albert Drost
Messrs
Sixsmith
Sybenga
Kuyk
Lubbers
Kempkes
Tautenbach
American Legion
Robert Ruby
Hoss and
McMillan
Jack Sixsmith
Monroe Mail Carrier Dies
Clarence Wood a rural mail carrier for Monroe died Tuesday morning at 4 45 at Skiff Memorial Hospital in Newton after a period of serious illness. He was a well known figure in the Monroe community and his passing leaves a vacancy in the rural route service.
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Clarence Wood
Monroe
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Newton
99 Years Of Life For Mrs Wormhoudt Honored At Luncheon
Mrs H Wormhoudt, born in the Netherlands, celebrated her 99th birthday at a January 9 luncheon attended by over 40 relatives and friends at 307 Main Street Ottumwa. The event featured a Dutch and English tribute, a birthday cake feast served by Central College Ladies Auxiliary, and remarks recalling her early Pella life and revival memories.
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Pella
Holland
H. Wormhoudt
Jon
J. A.ormhoudt
Eddyville
John Wormhoudt
Henry “E.wormhoudt
Jack Wormhoudt
Dick Wormhoudt
Ottumwa
D. Wormhoudt
Newton
Dorothy Wormhoudt
G. H. Wormhoudt
Gererit Wormhoudt
Henry E. Wormhoudt
Deg. Moines
Central College
Jesus
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Dan and
Lane Mealpolder
C. of Commerce
Tillie Boggs
DR. Lubbers
College Union
Marion County Health Committee
R. J. Danhof
J. J. Sybenga
Columbia, Ia
SLOB
Webster School
Scholte
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