Lincoln School Program Delights Crowd of Admiring Fans
The Lincoln School program held Friday evening amid zero weather drew a large audience to the high school auditorium. Students from kindergarten through sixth grade performed songs, drills, and a year pageant under Mrs. C. W. Hummel, with the sixth graders closing the show. The review praises the orchestra, the kindergartners’ charm, and the orderly, polished performances from all grades showing careful preparation and pride.
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Lincoln School
Chronicle
Incoln School
C. W. Hummell
Lowtree
Lincoln
South End
Miscellaneous Shower Held For Miss De Kock
A surprise shower for Miss Nettie De Kock occurred Thursday evening at the Peter Van Donselaar home with many young guests giving gifts and enjoying refreshments. Miss Leona Van Donsaaar contributed musical numbers, and a second shower at Main Street home followed a few evenings later, hosted by her Sunday School class.
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Nettie de Kock
Peter van Donselaar
Leona van Donselaar
Miss de Kock
Main St
New Pastor from Muskegon Chosen for First Reformed Church
The First Reformed Church announces Rev. Bern Mulder of Muskegon Michigan as its newly accepted pastor. He will begin work on the first Sunday of February after a unanimous call following a recent pulpit appearance.
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First Reformed’ Church
Bern Mulder
Muskegon
Michigan
Mulder
Central Loses Game to Iowa State Teachers
Central College fell 24 to 16 at home to Iowa State Teachers of Cedar Falls. The defeat followed a loss to the same team at Cedar Falls last week. Students and townspeople showed interest, but the Central players appeared lacking in pep and failed to perform as usual.
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Central College Gymnasium
Central Teama
Iowa State Teachers of
Cedar Falls
Central
Pella High Drops Game to Oskaloosa
Pella High's basketball team lost to Oskaloosa on Thursday evening with a final score of 19 to 12. The teams were tied 11-11 at halftime before Oskaloosa outscored Pella 8-1 in the second half, as Anthony Tysseling led Pella with four first half goals accounting for eight points.
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Pella High School
Oskaloost
Pella
Oskaloosa
Anthony Tysseling
Fire Department Responds to Kersbergen Home Blaze
Fire crews were called to the Henry Kersbergen residence on Oskaloosa Street near sundown Friday when a defective chimney ignited on the roof. Cold, calm conditions helped contain the fire. the blaze was quickly extinguished and damage was slight.
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Kersbergen
Henry Kersbergen
Oskaloosa Street
Large Fire Destroys Knemeyer Complex and Losses Totals
A blaze that began around 4 AM Friday destroyed the Knemeyer grocery bakery and meat market building, the Knights of Pythias hall, and G W Verrips dry goods store. Estimated losses total about 87 000 with insurance unlikely to cover the full amount. Ottumwa sent aid. Oskaloosa could not reach due to road conditions and cold.
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E. W. Knemeyer
B. W. Knemeyer
G. W. Verrips
Knemeyer
Knights of Pythias Hall
G. W. Verrips Dry Goods
Knights of Pythias
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Herald
Mrs Homer Sherman’s Twin Sister Dies
Mr and Mrs H L Sherman left Saturday for Belleville Illinois called by the death of Mrs Sherman’s twin sister Mrs Rodenmeyer Their former home was in southeastern Iowa at Bonaparte We believe
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H. L. Sherman
Belleville, Ill
Ensemble Players Delight Audience at Lyceum Course
The Celo Ensemble delivered a decid ed success at the Lyceum Course in Pella Tuesday evening. The group offered pleasing music with each member an individual artist. Highlights included pi a readings and Miss Kemp’s cello solos, drawing the crowd’s praise. The remaining two numbers promise similar quality, urging support to book another high-class course next year.
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Celo Ensembl
Lyceum
Pella
Pias
Miss Kemp
Publishing History Pamphlets on early exploration arrive in Des Moines
The Chronicle editor received five historical pamphlets from Great Northern Railway official W H Romine detailing early exploration routes and figures. Titles include A Glance at the Lewis and Clark Exposition and Verendrye Overland Quest of the Pacific, with notes on Fort Union Marias Pass and Chief Joseph. They will be placed in the Pella public library for public study. A small tablet discovery near Ft Pierre, S D, dated 1743 is described with Latin and French inscriptions and photographic plate reproductions.
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Chronicle
W. H. Romine
Des Moines
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern
Thomas Jefferson
Pacific
Quebec
North Dakota
South Dakota
United States
Fort Union
Missouri
Marias Pass
Joseph
Oregon
Pella
Verendrye
Ft. Pierre
S. D
Band Boys Enjoy Their Yearly Banquet
Members of the Pella band attended a banquet at the Memorial Building on Tuesday evening with about thirty six at supper served by the Legion Auxiliary. Afterward friends gathered for a musical program and dance. An enjoyable evening is reported.
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Pella
Memorial Building
Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Robert Moulton Dies in Muscatine
Mrs. Robert Moulton, just past forty nine, died Sunday morning in a Muscatine hospital after a Wednesday operation. Her daughter Mrs. L. W. Hartley, of Pella, and other relatives mourn her. She lived in Pella years ago, later moving to a Columbus Junction farm. Survivors include her husband, her mother, two daughters, and several siblings. Funeral and burial were at Columbus Junction after services delayed to accommodate relatives from California.
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L. W. Hartley
Columbus Junction
Robert Moulton
Muscatine Hospital
California
Shower honors Mrs Van Dyk in home gathering
About forty friends of Mrs Geo Van Dyk formerly Pearl Tysseling gathered at the Vander Haar home Friday evening to present a miscellaneous shower of useful articles for her new home. The couple had married at Christmas and left Pella for a brief trip, friends noting their happiness upon return.
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Geo. van Dyk
Pearl Tysseling
Peter Vander Haar
City saves by waiting on sewer contract
The city council opened bids for the sewer contract and let it to Redd & Tomasso of Omaha for 22 074 dollars, about 2000 less than a prior bid. The award completes the sanitary sewer system and work should start after frost. The city also plans extensive water main installation this spring, signaling a busy period for public works in Pella.
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Chronicle
Redd & Tomasso
Omaha
Pella
Nollen Named President of Bankers Life of Des Moines
Gerard Nollen, formerly of Pella, was chosen to head the Bankers Life Insurance Company of Des Moines after the death of George Kuhns. Nollen had served as vice president, joining a notable Iowa lineage that includes his brother Henry S. Nollen, president of Equitable of Iowa. Both men are descended from John Nollen and Hendrik P. Scholte, pioneer leader of the Holland settlement in Pella.
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Gerard Nollen
Pella
Bankers’ Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
Nollen
George Kuhns
Iowa
Henry S. Nollen
Gerard
Equitable of Iowa
John Nollen
De Kocks celebrate 25th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs J G De Kock will host an open house for relatives friends and neighbors on Saturday February 6 at their home 806 Columbus Street from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and 7 to 9 in the evening.
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J. G. de Kock
Columbus Street
Automobiles Suffer in Road Accidents
Slippery roads and careless driving caused several auto mishaps last week with no injuries. Walter Nollen’s son, distracted while checking cargo on Washington Street, collided with Wm Hartog’s parked car, both damaged. Sunday evening near Third Reformed church, John Lefers’s car and a Peoria driver’s vehicle collided on Main and Union, breaking a lamp post. Lefers’ car drove away, while the Peoria car needed a garage repair after losing a wheel.
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Walter Nollen
Washington Street
Don Hartog
Third Reformed Church
John Lefers
Main Street
Cam
Peoria
Union Street
Lefers
Former Pella Resident Dies in Davenport
Relatives in Pella received word from Davenport that Dr. A. J. Beintema had died there. A longtime Pella resident, he was a brother of J. L. Beintema and is survived by his wife a son and four daughters. Funeral was held in Davenport on Monday with H. F. Johnson attending.
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Pella
Davenport
A. J. Beintema
Beintema
J. L. Beiitema
H. F. Johnson
Van Niewaal couple in Chicago buying goods
Mr and Mrs Van Niewaal and Orrin visited Chicago this week purchasing new spring goods for their store. Orrin accompanied them but returned home early this week. The Van Niewaals expect to return home tomorrow.
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Mrs. van Niewaal
Chicago
T. van Niewaal
Orrin
Corn Growers Meet Fails to Rally Local Members
A meeting called by J. E. McGovern to organize a branch of the Iowa corn growers association drew about thirty attendees, mostly farmers and landowners, with little interest in joining. Herbert Huff of Des Moines advocated export corporation policies and market control, proposing a five dollar annual membership and crop direction by the group. Some attendees questioned the aims, likening it to the farmers union and casting doubt on the effort’s viability.
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J. E. McGovern
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Herbert Huff
Des Moines
Attorney General’s Office
Huff
Iowa
Corn Growers’ Association
Farmers’ Union
Dentist J V Lankelma to Move to New Offices
Dr J V Lankelma, who has occupied temporary quarters on Franklin Street for a month, plans to move this week to his new dental offices on the ground floor of the Security State Bank.
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J. V. Lankelma
Franklin Street
Security State Bank
Lincoln School Notes Report A Busy Semester Ends
Miss Van Ooostrum was away with a cold. normal training girls ran the Lincoln school room. Friday night’s Lincoln program drew a large audience and nearly $85 in receipts, soon to fund the Lincoln piano. County declamatory contest sends six to Knoxville to face six local winners in a 7:30 pm program featuring oratorical, dramatic, humorous, and musical entries judged by Penn College and local officials.
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Miss van Ooostrum
Lincoln School
Lincoln
Peter Vander Kolk
Webster School
Pella
Knoxville
Antonio Maceo
Frank Beechout
Benedict Arnold
Meeting of Hospital Boosters In Pella
Subscribers to a fund for a Pella hospital held a Wednesday meeting and agreed to a general gathering on February 16 to present the plan and spur interest. Sixty eight shares of 100 dollars each are subscribed with several more needed to finance the project.
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Pella
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First Reformed Church
Iowa State Teachers
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Newt Beeen
Homer Sherman
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Hind
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Muscatine
Bankers’ Life
Clarence van Dellen
Marion Vander Tanden
Washington Elliott Woodruff
H. S. Orchestra
Christus
Frank Amsberry
Paul Blommers
Monet Spider
Antoinette Vander Ploeg
Norvella Wertz
Margaret Billia Levinsky
Paul Bruins
Mersham
Florence Stewart Courtin
Milton Wright
Oskaloosa Penn College
M. A. Traber
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