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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1931
Page
2
The Oskaloosa Herald reports the death of Mrs. Gerrit Vander Linden, a former Pella resident. The notice notes her ties to the community and provides funeral details.
Gertie Vander Linden 54 11 15 died at daughter 825 Seventh Avenue East at 9 am Thursday January 8 1931 Born Pella January 23 1870 Husband died nine years ago Survived by children Anne Lula Mrs Earl Allender Harry Bessie Lester Leonard all of Oskaloosa John and Carrie Mrs Ted Van Klaveren of Aurora Illinois Funeral Central M E Church Monday 2 30 pm Pastor Dr J W Potter in charge Viewing church 1 30 to 2 30 pm Powers Funeral Home will hold the remains until casket taken to church
An informal countryside stroll documents the Vander Linden and Bauman farms near Pella. The piece notes 100 acres near cultivation, 500 white Leghorn chickens, a failed 400 foot well with plans to drill deeper, and a stock operation feeding 60–150 head of cattle and 100–150 hogs. It covers a modern slaughterhouse serving the South Pella Meat Market, a 12 by 36 foot silo, and local timber work. The journey returns to H O Viersen, whose family history ties to early settlers, and who recalls coffee and doughnuts with neighbors.
A noted horticulturist reports thirty trees of Tasman Sweet and Jonathan varieties yielded over 300 bushels this year. A sack of Jonathans tasted later confirms the fruit's quality as the station signs off for now and invites subscriber feedback for future farming history features.
Charles Farrell plans to race his 45 foot yawl Flying Cloud in major regattas from San Francisco to Honolulu but film work interrupts his sailing schedule. He has not yet entered any races despite intentions to compete.
Farrell receives orders two days before the Los Angeles regatta to report at Fox Movietone studios for the comedy romance The Princess and The Plumber at the Strand Theatre January 21 and 22. Maureen O Sullivan, a new leading lady, stars opposite, with H. B. Warner, Joseph Cawthorn, Lucien Prival, Bert Roach, and Louise Closer Hale in supporting roles. Alexander Korda directed from a Saturday Evening Post story by Alice Duer Miller, adapted for the screen by Howard J. Green.
A correction notes the city of Pella Electrical department ad misprint. The amended text states a 60 watt bulb uses 50 watts per hour and 1000 watts cost 9 cents at the top of the reduction scale. Mr and Mrs Charles Phillips of Des Moines visited Mr and Mrs H L Sherman on Sunday.
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