Ben Franklin Thrift Week Call Urges Saving Virtue
The Chronicle celebrates Franklin birthday and Thrift Week January 17 urging thrift especially among youth. It credits Franklin as printer and statesman and notes Iowa's hard times. Encourages individual saving, warns waste as enemy, and links thrift to broader virtues beyond monetary gain.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Pella
Isie
Gover
Towa
Iowa
Chronicle
Pella Banks Hold Their Annual Elections
Both Pella banks held their annual meetings Tuesday to elect directors. At Pella National Will Baer was promoted to Assistant Cashier while other officers were reelected. Security State stockholders named Will Van de Voort and John Vander Ploeg to fill vacancies. all other directors and officers were reaffirmed. An oyster supper followed the evening meeting.
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Pella
Pella National
Will Baer
Security State
Will van de Voort
John Vander Ploeg
New Highway Direction Improves White Way Roads
Drivers in this vicinity report better upkeep of the White Way after the highway commission took over primary roads. Marion County roads were scraped after snow and rain and are as good as a dirt road can be. Winter work is unprecedented locally and Marion County now surpasses Mahaska in road quality, with strong support for the new plan if continued.
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Highway Commission
Marion County
Mahaska
Change of Date in Commerce Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce general meeting date has been moved to Friday January 15 at 7 30 p m. Officers will be elected and committee reports heard as regular business is conducted. President Aschenbrenner signs the notice.
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Chamber of Commerce
Arrest of Pella man Burton in Newton by Jasper sheriff
Harry Burton of Pella, 38, was arrested Tuesday in Newton by Jasper county Sheriff T A Pickens. Burton was indicted in the October term and is said to be father to eight children living with his wife in Pella. Sheriff Clarke arranged the arrest and will transport Burton to Knoxville-Is to Knoxville News.
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Harry Burton
Pella
Newton
T. A. Pickens
Jasper County
Clarke
Burton
Pickens
Knoxville
Knoxville Express
Bus Lines Through Pella in Consolidation
Des Moines company absorbs two Pella Des Moines bus lines and a Des Moines to Oskaloosa route. The new owners Iowa Stages will announce a schedule later. Representatives visited Pella on Sunday to share the consolidation details. Previously the Monroe firms operated five round trips when roads were passable.
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Pella
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Iowa Stages
Monroe
Electric Fire In Dr. Sybenga's Office
An electrical wiring fault linked to the X ray machine sparked a small blaze in Dr. Sybenga's office on Tuesday afternoon. The department responded but the fire was extinguished by the police force, resulting in damage to the machine and smoke-filled room.
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Dr. Sybenga
De Jong’s New 1926 Seed Catalogue Printed in Pella
De Jong Floral and Seed Company of Pella tasks The Chronicle with printing its 1926 catalogue. Martin De Jong and Isaac Hoksbergen acquired Cole's Seed Store, uniting seed, floral, and greenhouse work into a leading local business. The 80 page, six point type catalogue features many illustrations and reflects a long-standing commitment to tested seed and quality.
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de Jong
Cole
Pella
Martin de Jong
Isaac Hoksbergen
Iowa
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Shower Honoring Miss Ver Meer Held At Van Haalen Home
A miscellaneous shower for Miss Alice Ver Meer was hosted Friday evening at the P. Van Haalen residence three miles east of town. About 30 neighbors attended and presented many useful gifts for her upcoming move to her own home.
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Alice Ver Meer
P. van Haalen
Miss Ver Meer
Former resident buried in Pella on Tuesday
Jennie Davenport Doud 83, a former Pella resident, died Saturday in Aurora Illinois and was buried beside her mother in Pella cemetery on Tuesday. She lived in Newton and later the West and Illinois. Surviving sisters are Mrs W D Forsythe Des Moines and Mrs G W Crozier Knoxville. Funeral party arrived in Pella by train Tuesday.
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Jennie Davenport Doud
Pella
Doud
Aurora
Ill
Newton
West
Illinois
W. D. Forsythe
Des Moines
G. W. Croz
Burial service held at cemetery with Derbyshire in charge
The report notes a day at noon with interment in the afternoon. Only services were at the cemetery with Rev. G M Derbyshire in charge. Several out of town relatives accompanied the body to Pella for burial.
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G. M. Derbyshire
Pella
Social Evening at Chamber of Commerce Banquet
About a hundred attendees gathered at the Memorial building for a chamber of commerce social banquet served by the Legion Auxiliary. An orchestra of young ladies provided music and Miss Leonora Ballengee sang two songs. Rev. George M. Derbyshire spoke on A Community Spirit and offered actionable suggestions, while President Aschenbrener highlighted the chamber’s work.
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Memorial Building
Chamber of Commerce
Legion Auxiliary
Leonora Ballengeee
George M. Derbyshire
Aschenbrenner
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Meetings at Methodist Church Going Nicely
Evangelistic meetings at Pella Methodist Church led by Rev. N. D. Gordon show a strong start with good attendance and high spirit. His plain preaching and his son’s singing lead draw steady interest, with duration to be set by continuing interest. Gordon returns to Indianola to serve as mayor, with no Monday services scheduled.
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N. D. Gordon
Chronicle
Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Indianola
Pella figures featured in Curtis magazine photos
Two Curtis publications highlighted Pella area residents. Herman Rietveld of Fairfield, formerly from Pella, appears in Country Gentleman as a new solicitor at sixty. The Cox home is shown in a roofing ad in the Saturday Evening Post.
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Pella
Herman Rietveld
Fairfield
Country Gentleman
Rietveld
Curtis Publications
Henry G. Cox
Saturday Evening Post
Curtis
Pellat High School Loses Close Basketball Game
The Pellat high school basketball team fell 23 to 20 to a Cedar, Iowa visiting team Tuesday night. The score remained tight throughout the contest keeping fans engaged and enthusiastic.
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Pellat
Cedar
Iowa
Junior Corn Show prizes listed for Pella event
The Chronicle publishes Bert Ver Meer's prize list for the Junior Corn Show to be held January 28 to 30 at the Memorial Building in Pella. Donors include Pella National Bank Standard Oil Station Kuyper Lumber Co Blomster Mill Geurts and Son Jaarsma bakery Carl Beyers Ulrich's Meat Market and others.
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Bert Ver Meer
Pella
Ver Meer
John H. Ver Steeg
Ver Steeg
Pella National Bank
Standard Oil Station
Ideal Pharmacy
Kuyper Lumber Co
Y. T. van Niew
Blommers Mill
Geo. Heeren
H. H. Geelhoed
Geurts and Son
Jaarsma’s Bakery
Pella Canning Co
Carl Beyers
Ulrich’s Meat Market
Feeder Company Annual Meeting in Pella
Garden City Feeder Company branch men and sales force gathered in Pella for a year end conference. A large banquet at Memorial Hall marked the event with about 120 attendees, music by an orchestra led by Tudor Kempkes, and entertainment from Dutch dialect performer Dutch Schmidt and a group of dancers. The gathering featured tours, a homecoming banquet, and remarks on steady company growth and a strong post transfer workforce. Participants hailed from multiple cities and regions, including Regina, Brandon, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Minneapolis, Wichita, Columbus, Des Moines, Mason City, and more.
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Garden City
Pella
Hart Manufacturing Company
Messrs. P. H
H. P. van Gorp
Memorial Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Tudor Kempkes
Jake Vander Wort
Jake
A. S. Barker
Regina
Chas. Newberry
Wee McGregor
Jim Hume
Bruce Dawson
Brandon
Manitoba
Robert Muir
Jim Burrows
John Jorgenson
Fargo
N. D
C. W. Troxell
Sioux Falls
S. D
John Vander Wal
Minneapolis
A. A. Ward
Wichita
Kansas
P. H. Thomas
Columbus
Ohio
John Schliech
Peoria
H. W. Messer
Des Moines
John Hughes
Mason City
Farmers Union Officers Are All Reelected
The Farmers' Union met Monday afternoon to choose 1926 officers and reelected the old slate. John Adair remains President, Reud Schakel Secretary and Treasurer, and E G Roorda M A Van Haaft en, and C Van der Leest remain directors with expiring terms. Relatives in Pella learned of a mining accident injuring John Nossaman’s son in Valley Junction. he sustained a broken back and is hospitalized in Des Moines.
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Farmers’ Union
John Adair
Reud Schakel
E. G. Roorda
M. A. van Haaften
C. van der Leest
Pella
John Nossaman
Valley Junction
Des Moines
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