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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1927
Page
1
The First Christian Reformed Church holds services Sunday January 28 1917 with church school at 9:30 morning worship at 10:45 including The Life of Jesus VIII The Silent Years and music by the choir. Afternoon service at 2:00 features The Efficacy of Prayer. Rev J De Haan is pastor.
Evening service begins at 7 30 led by Rev Menning with sermon Boundaries of Forgiveness The All Inclusive Gift Finding The Messiah Then an evening service by Rev De Jong of Leighton
Hoksbergen son of Albert Hoksbergen Tracy and Johanna Van Haaften daughter of Leighton couple married at the bride’s parents home at noon January 20 officiated by Rev G Menning They will reside in Leighton The Chronicle offers congratulations Roozeboom HoksbergenWedding in Tracy A local couple Henry Roozeboom and Magdelene Hoksbergen married January 13 by a minister in Tracy They plan to live on the Hoksbergen farm The Chronicle extends best wishes
Under Bert Ver Meer of Pella the annual Boys Corn Show runs January 20 21 22 at the American Legion Hall Pella About 100 boys from the community exhibit corn for merchandise prizes and cash awards Marion County Farm Bureau backs the event with a boys judging contest for ages twelve to twenty five from Lake Prairie and Summit townships Entry Saturday January 22 at 9:00 am The top scorer wins expenses to a Short Course or Farm and Home program.
The Farm Bureau will award a prize trip to the Short Course to the winner of the free for all ten car class in the Corn Show. Pella business cooperation helps make this Junior Corn Show strong. E S Dyas will judge the corn exhibits and assist County Agent Harold V. Jones with the Boys Judging contest Saturday morning. Organizers seek record entries from young exhibitors.
Josephine Van Doren age 77 of Pella died at home January 15 after pneumonia. Survived by brother Chas H. Van Doren of Grinnell. Funeral Tuesday at home, Rev. F N Byram, Oakwood cemetery. A. Miedema died at home in Pella January 17 aged 60 years 6 months 5 days. Death attributed to illness.
An obituary notes H S Keuning died after a stroke of apoplexy, survived by his wife and many children. Funeral services were held at the First Christian Reformed church and interment at the First Reformed Cemetery, north of Pella. Card of thanks from the children expresses gratitude for help, sympathy, and flowers during the illness and death.
A January 10 marriage joins William Dieleman and Carrie Van Balen. Other notes mention a baby boy born January 16 to Mr and Mrs Leonard Kaldenberg, and twins born January 15 to Mr and Mrs William Van Wyk near Pella.
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