Robberies Strike Pella Lunch Room and Simmer Oil Station
Two robberies occurred in Pella Saturday night around midnight, targeting the Pella Lunch Room and the Simmer Oil Station on Oska loosa street. The thieves took four slot machines and several candy bars, leaving no money. No arrests yet. police say they have a good lead and expect to capture the suspects soon.
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Pella
Chronicle Office
Simmer Oil Station
Oskaloosa Street
Phil de Vries
Charles Dykhuis
de Hoog
Hunting and Fishing License Revenue Rise in 1984
I T Bode reports Iowa fishing and hunting license revenue rose 19 percent under the new 1984 law, with eight months from April to December collecting 281,494 dollars versus 243,908 previously. Licenses issued fell from 216,383 to 171,774, due to higher fees and drought conditions affecting lakes and a poor duck season.
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State Fish and Game Department
I. T. Bode
State Commission
Bode
Iowa
Postponed Lecture on Pransesca da Rimini at High School
The monologue interpretation of George Henry Baker's Pransesca da Rimini by Walton Pyre was set for February 4 at the High School Auditorium but has been postponed. Audiences can expect the single performer’s work later in February or early March with a new date to be announced.
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George Henry Baker
Pioneers 1869 Picture From Sioux County Founding
Andrew Kuiper filed a historic image from 1895 showing four pioneers Henry Vander Waa Sjeard Sip man Jelle Pelmulder and Hubert Mullenberg with their wagon and mules as they planned a new colony in 1869 at the site that became Orange City. The men wore beards. settlement began in 1870 and the photo was taken during a 1895 reunion. The photograph belonged to his grandfather A. J. Klyn, deceased.
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Andrew Kuiper
Sioux County
Henry Vander Waa
Sjeard Sipman
Jelle Pelmulder
Hubert Mullenberg
Orange City
Kuiper
A. J. Klyn
Pastors Let Us Have Weekly Church Bulletins
Two local pastors have provided weekly church bulletins with announcements for the week. The paper thanks them and invites others to follow suit to share happenings from their churches and support the publication.
Bill To Tax Chain Stores Faces Legislature Debate
The Iowa general assembly considers a proposed tax on chain stores, drawing strong opposition from chain and group purchasing bodies. Critics warn the plan would discriminate against many merchants and threaten constitutional rights, noting the widespread reach of chain classification and collective buying privileges.
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Iowa General Assembly
Pella
High School Honor Roll Students Named for Six Weeks
The High School lists honor roll students for the third six weeks and semester. Seniors include Fred Bosveld Hospers William Slobe Arthur Wormhoudt Kathryn Braashart Virginia Fowler Ardella Grandia Jeanette Mol Bernice Ver Ploeg Elizabeth Rietveld Jeanette Vander Wal. Juniors include Herschel Brooks Jean Cook Herbert Wormhoudt Phyllis Carter Ann Engbers Alda Mae Van Heukelom Dorothy Van Houweling Marie Jansz Margaretta Slob Freda Van Zante Sophomores include Robert Bosveld Melvin Hartley Clarence Langerak Esley Langerak Doris Clarke Virginia Van Gorp Janet Klyn Joan Kuyper Betty Lankelma Nettie Messamaker Lucile Paltzer Mary Louise Renaud Freshmen include Carroll Hollebrands William Vande Kieft John Van Roeker Herbert Vander Waal Elmer Vander Wal Mary Jane Baron Viola Helen Boot Betty Carter Mary Jane Van Hemert Anna Keuning Johanna Keuning Anna Joyce Klein Maxine Wilen Semester list includes Franklin Verrips Alda Mae Van Heukelom Norma Olivier Dorothy Van Roekel Ardith Wilson Arthur Tysseling Doris Clark Janet Elyn Betty Ries John Van Roekel Anna Keuning.
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Fred Bosveld
Junior Hospers
William Slobe
Arthur Wormhoudt
Kathryn Braashart
Virginia Fowler
Ardella Grandia
Jeanette Mol
Bernice Ver Ploeg
Elizabeth Rietveld
Jeanette Vander Wal
Juniors Herschel Brooks
Jean Cook Herbert Wormhoudt
Phyllis Carter
Ann Engbers
Alda Mae van Heukelom
Dorothy van Houweling
Marie Jansz Margaretta Slob
Freda van Zante
Robert Bosveld
Melvin Hartley
Clarence Langerak
Esley Langerak
Doris Clarke
Virginia van Gorp
Janet Klyn
Joan Kuyper
Betty Lankelma Nettie Messamaker
Lucile Paltzer
Mary Louise Renaud
Freshmen Carroll Hollebrands
William Vande Kieft
John van Roeker
Herbert Vander Waal
Elmer Vander Wal Mary Jane Baron Viola Helen Boot
Betty Carter
Mary Jane van Hemert
Anna Keuning
Johanna Keuning ‘Anna Joyce Klein
Maxine Wilen
Jean Cook Franklin Verrips Herbert Wormhoudt
Norma’ Olivier
Dorothy van Roekel
Margaretta Slob Ardith Wilson
Arthur Tysseling
Doris Clark
Janet Elyn
Betty Lankelma
Betty Ries
John van Roekel
Herbert Vander Waal Mary Jane Baron Viola Helen Boot
Johanna Keuning
Den Hartog to Manage Gamble Store Agency at Anamosa Iowa
William Den Hartog resigns after year with Phillips service station at Broadway and Washington to take the Gamble Store Agency manager post in Anamosa Iowa. Mr and Mrs Den Hartog moved from Jaarsma apartment last Saturday to their new home. Friends extend best wishes.
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William den Hartog
Phillip’s
Man freed after paying union funds in Albia case
A. L. McCann of Albia faced embezzlement charges in Justice Turner’s court after returning from Missouri where he conducted revival meetings. He repaid $15 to the Hod Carriers and Common Laborers Union, was arraigned on an information filed by union president Bert Seeley, and released with bond exonerated after he sold a cow to cover the loss.
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A. L. McCann
Albia
Monroe County News
Oskaloosa Voters Placed Water Plant Control Up for Vote
Citizens debate whether the municipal water plant should be run by elected officials or a trustees board. Ten percent petitioners can force a ballot question at the spring election. Similar tensions arise in Atlantic as residents circulate petitions to shift control to city officials.
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Water Board
Atlantic
Iowa
Oskaloosa Tribune
Dirk P Van Zee Dies at 76 in Pella Home
Dirk P Van Zee died Sunday evening at his home 200 Franklin Street at age 76. Private funeral services were held at the Pella Co-operative Burial Association funeral home on Wednesday January 80 1935.
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Dirk P. van Zee
Franklin Street
Pella
Havana Police Fire On Students Wounding Communist Student
In Havana Cuba police fired on nearly 100 students during a demonstration in midtown Saturday. Jose Utre a Communist student was gravely wounded in the clash signaling rising tensions between authorities and student groups.
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Havana
Cuba
Jose Utre
Local Pupils Stage Clever Two Act Play The Pest
The junior high school presented The Pest at the high school auditorium on Thursday night despite chilly weather. Norman Van Gorp led the cast as the pest with frequent laughs, supported by Leona Vos, Billy Black, Melva Le Cocq, Eugene Stientjes, Othella Van Baale, Lora Ruth Vander Waal, Leila Burgraaf, and Kenneth Henry. The small orchestra, under Earl Van Rees, provided music. About $17 was raised to buy basketball suits for junior high players.
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Pest
Leona Vos
Mary Slater
Billy, Black
John Dean
Melva le Cocq
Mr. Dean
Eugene Stientjes
Othella van Baale
Lora Ruth Vander
De Haan Family Leaves Pella for Easton Pennsylvanin
Mr and Mrs Delvin De Haan and their daughter moved Tuesday to their new home in Easton Pennsylvania The father has been in the east with the corn hog division of the governments agricultural adjustment department overseeing work in about a dozen eastern states The Chronicle applauds his progress and the community wishes health success and happiness in their new venture
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Delvin de Haan
Easton
Penna
de Haan
Government Agricultural Adjustment Department
the Chronicle
71 Degrees When It Was Zero Here
A Norfolk Virginia letter reports 71 degree temperatures on the Atlantic coast while temperatures here were frigid with NW winds. Thomas Guy Meador mentions little snow so far and notes warmer conditions than in some local houses. Separately, an inquiry is launched into the alleged fatally injurious action by youths in Vale Oregon.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
E. V. Goad
Thomas Guy Meador
Lester Jelsma and Brother Injured in Auto Crash
Lester Jelsma and his brother Ervin of Pella survived a crash near Hartford on January 20 as they drove from Des Moines. Their car skidded on ice, ended in a ditch, and they walked several miles to Pleasantville then rode a train to Knoxville. Both brothers suffered bruises but were not seriously hurt.
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Lester Jelsma
Ervin Jelsma
Pella
Des Moines
Hartford
Jelsma
Pleasantville
Knoxville
Lester
Ervin
Knoxville Express
Knoxville Woman Found Dead After Unconscious 168 Hours
Miss Luta Parton a prominent Knoxville woman died Friday after lying unconscious for 168 hours. She was seriously injured Thursday when she fell at her home and struck her head on a radiator. Mr. Sharkey heard the fall about 2 am and reported it to Harry Elliott. Entrance was gained through the transom to find her on the floor with two head gashes. Her physician suspects she became nervous and fell from the bed while asleep.
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Miss Parson
Monroe
Assessor to Hold Prairie Two Viewing Sessions
Alonzo Ver Floeg, assessor, will meet in the old Security Bank room each Saturday after noon for anyone wishing to see the Prairie Two. This notice invites residents to inquire about the property and arrange viewings.
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Prairie Two
Alonzo Ver Floeg
Mrs E De Vries Dies Suddenly At 64 In Pella
Mrs Ente De Vries died suddenly at 3:00 AM at her home 1009 Union St aged 64 years 6 months 11 days Funeral at 1:00 PM Thursday at her home and 1:30 PM at First Christian Reformed Church Rev Frank De Jong officiating Interment Graceland She was born July 17 1870 on a farm south of Pella Married Ente De Vries in March 1897 Survived by husband two sisters Mrs C Walster Pella and Mrs William Rozendaal Sully two brothers M P Van Gorp Pella and J P Van Gorp Monroe Also survived by siblings and families from moves to farms north of Sully Livingstone farm northwest of Reasner and finally Pella where she resided thirty-eight years strong church ties later joining Bethany then transferred to First Christian Reformed Church of Pella intended for death obituary notes continuation of church memberships and family history.
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Union Street
First Christian Reformed Church
Frank de Jong
Graceland
Pella
Ente Dé Vries
C. Walster
William Rozendaal
Sully
M. P. van Gorp
J. P. van Gorp
Monroe
Livingston
Reasner
First Christian Reformed Church of
Slaying extortion note linked to Tulsa case surfaces
The extortion note linked to Phil Kennamer in the Tulsa slaying of John Gorrell Jr. was disclosed by defense attorney Charles A. Coakley. The roundup also notes deaths of Joseph A. Turrentine in Prescott, a bank embezzlement case in Kansas, and various crime and political items across the nation.
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Phil Kennamer
John Gorrell, Jr
Tulsa
Okla
Charles A. Coakley
Dutch Strollers Bring Dutch Music To Pella Streets
Pella’s new group The Dutch Strollers first appeared on Saturday night street scenes led by John J. Van Dyke. Twelve local musicians perform without pay, funded by merchants, aiming to enliven weekends when the city band is quiet. They played indoors at Central Park Cafe due to cold, planning Dutch volumes soon.
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Pella
John J. van Dyke
Assessor to Hold Saturday Interviews at Bank
City Assessor A. Sents will be in the Security State Bank building each Saturday afternoon from 1 to 3 o'clock to meet residents who wish to discuss property assessments.
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Security State Bank
Dr Lubbers to address Civic League meeting in Pella
Dr Irvin J Lubbers president of Central College will speak at the Pella Civic League annual meeting at Second Reformed Church on Feb 7. The event is public with officer elections, planning for the year and possible additional talks plus music. The league seeks growth from 75 80 members toward 600 as community support grows.
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Irvin J. Lubbers
Central College
Pella
Lubbers
League
Narrow Escape From Gas Fumes At Hartman Home
Mr and Mrs William Hartman of West Pleasant street nearly suffocated Tuesday night by gas from a frozen main leaking into a basement room above their sleeping area. Their children Will and Iona Hartman alerted neighbors and doctors treated the couple with Mrs Hartman regaining consciousness about 9 am.
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William Hartman
West Pleasant Street
Hartman
Veteran’s Hospital
W. A. Dainty
Farmer Feeds 42-Year-Old Hay To Stock
Scarcity of feed from last season and crop failure leads to unusual choices as Ira Kerr feeds hay stored forty two years in his late father Ed Kerr’s barn west of Birmingham in Van Buren county. The hay remains bright, a memory of the farm’s long supply. Ed Kerr had a serious fall when the barn was built, breaking both legs.
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Ed Kerr
Birmingham
van Buren County
Kerr
Ira
Milton Herald
Patton Family Recovers From Gas Inhalation
The Patton family, Newton post office workers, recovered from gas inhalation suffered Saturday Jan 19. The gas likely entered their apartment over the Joys’ office at 112 First Avenue East from a west alley where crews fixed a broken gas service. Patton suffered a severe headache. Evelyn 21 Meriterte 15 Robert 12 and Mr Patton were affected but all received care at home.
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Newton Post Office
Patton
H. J. Joy
Arthur H. Joy
First Avenue E
Evelyn
Mar Erite
Robert
Mr.p Pattons
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