Legion Boys Clean Up Civil War Vet Grave Near Pella
Members of Van Veen Van Hemert Post The American Legion visited the George Howard farm southeast of Pella to care for the grave of Peter Howard, Co A 40th Iowa Infantry. They cleared brush, trimmed trees, prepared a twenty foot square plot, and reset the gravestone at the head of the grave.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Post
American Legion
H. Blom
Pella
George Howard
Peter Howard
Co. A. 40Th Iowa Infantry
Howard
Old Time Pella Man Fights Liquor Traffic
Seth Vanderkolk voices opposition to bootleggers in Octavia Nebraska urging prohibition enforcement. He argues alcohol fuels melancholy, crime, and the degradation of families, calling for strong public restraint and moral influence from educators, ministers, and parents. He recalls past social ills and notes employers who refuse drinkers could curb the trade.
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Pella
Railroads
Henry Ford
Sarah
U. S
Farm Women Exhibit At Iowa State Fair
Farm Bureau women from twenty four Iowa counties plan a major exhibit at the State Fair August 25 to September 3. The display covers home economics farm management child welfare and community betterment with each county presenting its best projects. county sessions will feature leaders explaining project methods and benefits with demonstrations by county workers and talks by Miss Neale S Knowles.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm
Adair
Boone
Calhoun
Clark
Dallas
Fayette
Franklin
Greene
Guthrie
Ida
Jasper
Kossuth
Madison
Mahaska
Marion
Marshall
Monroe
Muscatine
Plymouth
Polk
Poweshiek
Warren
Story
Scott
Women’s Department of the State Fair
Neale S. Knowles
Prohibition on Fireworks Citywide During July 1926
To safeguard the public and prevent property destruction the shooting of firecrackers torpedoes or any fireworks on streets and public grounds is prohibited until July 3 1926. Violations will be handled under the City Ordinance. signed by Mayor FULTZ.
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Fultz
Pella Golf Club Attracts Members In Town Pasture Course
The Pella golf club formed this spring has rented a 35 acre pasture east of town and laid out a nine hole course. Fifty one members participate with enthusiasm. The club aims to own grounds and improve facilities for members’ enjoyment during the season.
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