Local Classified Notices and Ads from Des Moines Office
A collection of classified notices including painting and wallpaper work inquiries in Pella seeking a reliable part time to full time worker, job offers to professionals like attorneys and bankers, poultry services offering culling and worming at $2.00 per 100, battery sales at $7.45, several used car listings from Van Houweling Auto Co, a Buick driving offer to San Francisco with $30 and two passengers, hosiery and lingerie wear with contact numbers, taxi service by Carl Beyers, and an invitation to write for work with confidential correspondence through Des Moines office.
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Pella
Lown
Des Moines
America
For Sale Items From Local Ads
FOR SALE Bishop's Coal delivered 18¢ Phone 1 271 C K Marcuson PUBLIC SALE Potatoes lumber and a few other articles at 400 Franklin street Saturday Jan 17 at 1 00 p m For SALE Timkin steel bearing Dempster wind mills and pumps E J De Haas Phone 316 Green FOR SALE Two 4 wheel car trailers equipped with tires G Dylhoff 100 Carson Street Pella
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Marcuson
Franklin Street
Timkin Steel-Bearing
Dempster
E. J. de Haas
G. Dylhoff
Carson Street
Pella
Fourth Declam Held Wednesday
The fourth in a series of five pre liminary high school declamatory contests was held last night with eleven speakers. The program featured pieces by Hollebeck, Uitermarkt, Beiitema, Roz enberg, Allen, Van Heukelom, Klein, Hawkins, Klein, Dykstra and Os. Judges awarded first in Oratory to Lenita Uitermarkt, in Dramatic to Virginia Klein, and in Humorous to Don Dykstra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lewis
Florence Hollebeck
Lenita Uitermarkt
Leona Beiitema
Bobbie
Mildred Rozenberg
Hannah Allen Tobes
Elizabeth van Heukelom
Tom QO
Virginia Klein
Betts “Hawkins
Lavina Klein
Jimmy
Wayne Os
Jane
Mildred Klein
Lockery
Donovan Dykstra
Lenita Ustermarkt
Don Dykstra
Pella Banks Hold Annual Meeting
Pella National and Security banks held their annual meetings Tuesday evening with no personnel changes. Officers and directors were reelected for the coming year. The financial review praised a good year and confidence in 1931.
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Pella National and Security Banks
Officer Arrests Lads On Car Theft Charge
Knowxville Iowa January 12 Shelly and Earnest Cowman of Pleasantville were arrested Sunday night and charged with stealing a Chevrolet coach belonging to Marvin Kouski at Swan the same evening. Kouski traced the car to Melcher, notified Sheriff Ira Ward and the boys were taken to jail to face sentence January 17. One Cowman was linked to a nearby chicken theft incident.
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Knowxville
Iowa
Shelly
Earnest Cowman
Pleasantville
Marvin Kouski
Swan
Kouski
Cowman
Melcher
Ira Ward
Shorthand Students Show Best Skill at Pella High
Pella high school beat Prairie City 17 to 15 after a loss to Sigourney 20 to 8 and Winter set 9 to 12. Exams are set for Wednesday to Friday. New subjects include Agriculture for boys Solid Geometry and a Vocational studies course taught by Miss Larson. A Jan 23 program led by Miss Florence Larsen features Hooks and Crooks. Junior class play prep starts next week. In shorthand contest 2 Gosselink and Verley scored perfect 1100 percent while class average was 92 percent. 95 percent+ exempt from exams. In typing Mary Ruth Jansen 61 wpm 1 error Jeanette Van Heukelem 51 wpm 0 errors.
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Pella
Prairie City
Sigourney
Winterset
Larson
Florence Larsen
Ponils
Jennie Gosselink
Mildred Verley
Mary Ruth Jansen
Jeanette van Heukelem
P H S Victor In Basketball Game
Pella High School edged Prairie City 17 to 15 after a fast close contest. Ulrich led Pella with 6 points while Pentico scored 8 for Prairie City. key lineups included Ver Meer and Heerema for Pella and Waddle, Pentico, Steenhoek for Prairie City. Substitutions shifted momentum as the final points came from Ulrich free throws.
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Prairie City
Amidon
van Arkle
Ulrich
Pella
Pentice
Heerma
Goedhart
Ver Meer
Elscott
Heerema
G. Waddle
Pentico
Steenhoek
McElveen
Ver Dught
Henninger, F
Steenhoek, c
Buckley, G
van Zee
Brubaker
B. Waddle
PF Ulrich
van Arkel
Dykstra
Gow
Kuyper
Elscot
Hart
Ver
Meer
Ought
Hemminger
Buckley
P. Waddle
Prairie City Edges Opponents In Double Overtime
H Klein P Gaass Bosveld Bevans and De Winter fell to Prairie City 11 to 10 after a 2 overtime finish. Pella’s second team also lost 12 to 11 to Prairie City. Another home game vs Melcher is on the schedule tonight.
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H. Klein
P. Gaass
Bosveld
Bevans
de Winter
Prairie City
Pella
Melcher
Church Notes and Services Across Local Congregations
Baptist Church holds Sunday school at 9 36 and morning worship at 10 45 with sermons The Wisdom of God and Wheat or Weeds Young People meet at 6 30 and gospel service at 7 30 Evening offerings include The Parables of Christ School of Missions meets Wednesdays at 7 30 Third Reformed Church schedules Heredity at 10 45 The Woman Who Was a Sinner at 2 00 The Man Who Sees Too Far at 7 30 First Reformed Church on January 18 1938 offers morning The State of Grace II Person of Christ afternoon Simeon and Anna and evening Great Questions Can a Non Church Member be a Christian
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Baptist Church
Christ
School of Missions
Third Reformed Church
Holland
First Reformed Church
Simeon
Anna
Popular Young Man Passes Away at Rochester
Henry Roeffel aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs H Roeffel of 908 East Second street Rochester Minn died Tuesday at 6 pm in St Marys hospital after eight weeks of illness. Funeral at 1 pm Friday at home and 1 30 pm at First Reformed Church interment Oakland. He was born in 1911 at Pella and spent his life in the community. He worked at the Rosscreen factory for two and a half years and was highly regarded by many friends. He bore his long illness with Christian patience and said he was ready to go. Surviving the deceased are his parents and other family members.
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Henry Roeffel
H. Roeffel
East Second Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
First Reformed Church
Rev
B. Mulder
Oakland Cemetery
Mr. Roeffel
Mahaska Hospital
Mayo Bros. Institution
Pella
Webster School
Rosscreen
Roeffel
Second Reformed Church Service Schedule and Series
Morning Services include church school at 9 30 a m and sermon Descended into Hell at 10 45 a m A Christian Endeavor gathering follows at 6 30 p m and the evening program What is Your Life ends the third in the Pointed Questions of the Bible series at 7 30 p m
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Second Reformed Church
Hell
Christian Endeavor
P. T. Association Begins New Year In Fine Shape
The P. T. A. opened the year with talks on calcium and vitamin content in foods and a balanced diet for nerve bone and muscle building. Miss Cessna spoke on potato nutrition noting peeling adds value. discussions followed and questions were taken. Regular meetings were set for the second Thursday each month at 7 30 p.m.
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Cessna
Parent-Teacher Association
Roeffel Family Sorrow After Child’s Death
Parents Mr and Mrs Henry Roeffel with sisters Cora and Cornelia Roeffel mourn the death of brother Cornie at age five. The family receives community sympathy for their great loss.
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Henry Roeffel
Cora Roeffel
Cornelia Gertrude Roeffel
Cornie
Birthday Trip to Chicago Inspires Abe Den Adel
Abraham Den Adel and his mother and sister Nellie drove to Chicago last week to visit his brother Frank and family. Abe noted good winter weather in Chicago and Pella and observed new building activity. He recalled stores staying open after supper in Pella forty years ago and remarked on lively trade. Seven hours after leaving Chicago he was back on Main Street in Pella.
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Abraham den Adel
Nellie
Chicago
Frank
Pella
Illinois
Abe
Main Street
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Harold Sack
Brom Hatchery
Beyers Battery and Electric Company
Dodge
Willys-Knight
Maxwell
Nash
van Houweling Auto CO
San Francisco
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East First Street
Town
Edith Bevan
Dave Bevan
Carl Beyers
Co-operative Exchange
Chronicle Office
G. H. Vanden Berg
Vanden Berg Electric Co
Enquire Chronicle
Inquire Chronicle
Arthur Stockdool
Care W. J. Hull
Timothy Kay
John Kelderman
J W. Kartchner
Colfax
Chevrolet
Fitboan
Snape
Pella Motor CO
John H. van Arkel
United Paint & Body Co
South Chronicle
Oxford
van Rees
Booterie
East Side Square
Pella Banks
P. H. S. Victor
Pella High
P. T. Association
Fred Lautenbach
Dave Verought
Insurance Agency
South Side Square
Chronicle
Pella Chronicle
Chronicle For
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Knives
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