Legion Post to Improve Lots at County Memorial Building
At Van Veen Van Hemert Post, American Legion, members voted to build a croquet court and a horseshoe pitch on the back lots beside the County Memorial Building and possibly a tennis court on library grounds. A survey will be done by a committee led by Paul Grundman to prepare the site, with flowers and peonies planned along borders to aid memorial wreaths.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Post
American Legion
County Memorial
Carnegie-Viersen Library
Legion
Paul Grundman
Pella to Form Hospital Stockholders Corporation
A group of one hundred residents subscribed to a $10,000 fund to finance a hospital in Pella. They signed for $100 shares and formed committees on incorporation, site search, and by laws. The effort, ongoing for years, aims to establish a hospital soon despite the modest initial total.
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County Memorial
Pella
Bazaar to Be Held at Third Reformed Church
The League of Service of the Third Reformed Church will hold a bazaar in the church basement on Friday July 9 beginning at 1 30 p m Student De Jong of Peoria will deliver an address.
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League of Service of the Third Reformed Church
de Jong
Peoria
Pastor and Wife Celebrate Fortieth Wedding Anniversary
Rev. and Mrs. J. De Haan marked forty years of marriage with afternoon visits from friends and bouquets. In the evening, about seven hundred church members attended a social meeting honoring them, with scripture, song, and remarks. A $100 purse was given, and electric garland reading 1886 1926 hung over the organ.
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J. de Haan
J. Roose
John Vander Ploeg
Concert of Pella Band on July 3 1926 program
The Pella Band presents a July 3 1926 concert featuring opening marches and overtures by M Franklin and Al Hayes. Eleanor Waltzes by Will Huff, Spirit of the Age overture, Best Loved Southern Melodies medley, Determination overture, Prince of India selection by K L King, Shades of Night Intermezzo by Sacer tol Friedland, From Dawn to Twilight closing march. Each number followed by a popular melody.
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North Polé
M. Franklin
Eleanor
Will Huff
al Hayes
W. Lewis
K. L. King
Bussey Readies Two Day Independence Celebration
Bussey plans a two day Fourth of July celebration on Monday and Tuesday July 5 and 6 with a rodeo cowboy contest ball game between Bussey and Chariton teams band concerts orchestra music dancing and tumblers in a well shaded grove near the town center. Local women manage the program and concessions while crowds enjoyed last year’s event with orderly attendance and good business.
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Bussey
the Chronicle
Hamilton
Chronicle
Pella
Chariton
Tragedy at Tioga Ends in Double Murder Suicide
Otie Armstrong killed his wife Faye Armstrong and their month old son Robert Leroy, then shot himself. Neighbors, coroner, and sheriff investigated as the family of five surviving children faced a grim aftermath following the Friday afternoon confrontation amid the Armstrong home.
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Tioga
Otie Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
Otie
Robert Leroy
Rolf List
Armstrong
Charlie
List
Babe
W. N. Wright
Rose Hill
F. A. Gillett
A. E. Mateer
Earl Elder
Chessman
Maurice
Charles Warrick
Fay Warrick Armstrong
Faye Armstrong
F. T. Nash
Harold
Lloyd
Bernice
Gillett
Ottie Armstrong
Faye Warrick Armstrong
Tioga Church
Tioga Cemetery
Oskaloosa Herald
Red Crown Service Station Opens on Oskaloosa Street
Verought Bros opened a new Red Crown service station on Oskaloosa Street Saturday and hosted a good opening crowd. The event featured a soil giveaway with every five gallons of gasoline purchased, aligning with Standard Oil product branding and suggesting strong business prospects for the new station.
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Verought Bros
Oskaloosa Street
Mrs Klein of Killduff Takes Her Own Life
Mrs William A Klein of near Killduff hanged herself in a corn crib while her husband was away on business. The 48 year old mother of five had shown signs of mental trouble recently. Funeral held Monday afternoon in Killduff.
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William A. Klein
Killduff
Pella
Klein
Kellogg
van Gilst
Arie Klein of
Sully
New owner reopens Garden Cafe as Blue Moon Cafe
C. W. Mabbit takes over the Garden Cafe property in Pella and renames it the Blue Moon Cafe. He repaints signs and decorates the dining room and fixtures, reorganizing the counter, showcases, fountain, and tables for patrons. Locals compliment the changes as Mr. Mabbit works to greet the community.
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C. W. Mabbit
Garden Cafe
Third Reformed Church to Have New Pastor
Rev G Mennings of Grand Rapids Michigan has accepted the call to become pastor of the Third Reformed Church in Pella and plans to start work in late August. The church has been pastorless for about a year since Rev Hankamp resigned to teach at Central College. English will be the main language of worship with Dutch services once weekly.
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G. Mennings
Grand Rapids Mich
Third Reformed Church
Pella
George Hankamp
Central College
Pella to Have New Laundry in Upgraded Plant
Wm Van Gorp the dry cleaner plans a new laundry in a building east of the Pella Motor Company. An experienced laundryman will join from outside to operate, with the Pella Building Company erecting a laundry annex on the same lot. The project aims to start within a few months and fulfill local demand for prompt, reliable service.
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Wm. van Gorp
Franklin Street
Pella
van Gorp
Pella Building Company
Pella Motor Company
Post Office Holiday Hours Notice
July 5 1926 observed as a holiday. Local post office services open 12 30 to 1 00 pm with stamp parcel post general delivery and carriers windows. Street box collections at 11 00 am. No city or rural delivery. L F Bousquet postmaster.
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L. F. Bousquet
Farm Picnic at Knoxville Fourth of July Celebration
Knoxville fairgrounds hosts Independence Day events on Saturday July 3 from 11 am to 6 pm. Morning sports followed by a noon picnic, a patriotic program with LeGrade Orchestra and speakers Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson and Clark Huntley, plus a 2:30 parade with Farm Bureau floats and prizes. A county baseball game, contests, and various races cap the day with concessions and firecrackers for a safe celebration.
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Knoxville Fair Grounds
LeGrade Orchestra
Red Rock
Summit Townships
Ellsworth Richardson
Pella
State Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Clark Huntley
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Marion County
Agate ii
CFI
Ford
Farm Bureau Township
Mrs Bruins' Brother Killed in Airplane Fall
Lieut Karl Fastenau of Pekin Illinois, pilot of a Sperry messenger plane, was mortally injured when it crashed near Rantoul. He died shortly after at the hospital. Rev H M Bruins and wife will attend burial in Pekin with his mother. Community offers sympathy in the bereavement.
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H. M. Bruins
Second Reformed Church
Pella
Lieut
Karl Fastenau
Pekin
Sperry Messenger
Rantoul
Army Air Service
Bruins
Lieut Fastenau
Mrs Barker buys brick house near battery shop
Mrs W H H Barker of Harvey has purchased the brick house on Oskaloosa Street just east of Jake Cornelius battery shop. The house had belonged to Ernest Cornelius for some time.
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W. H. H. Barker
Harvey
Oskaloosa Street
Jake Cornelius
Battery Shop
Ernest Cornelius
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Legion Post
Wappy
Red Crown
Mrs. Klein OF
Blue Moon Cafe
Knoxville
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