End of Work on Light Plant Reveals Upgrades
The Sun day shutdown allowed Wm Schreiner and his crew to connect two new furnaces to the smokestack as part of a major upgrade at the Pella electric plant. After completion, the plant will have three steam units with an eastward shift of equipment and a new water softening plant, boosting capacity for the growing electricity demand across bakeries meat markets and factories.
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Wm. Schreiner
Pella
Chronicle
Porterville Ladies Host Ice Cream Supper for Cemetery Care
A crowd at the Porterville schoolhouse supported a Thursday ice cream social to raise funds for local cemetery care. About twenty gallons of ice cream and ample coffee were enjoyed, with Delco light plants on display lighting the event. The gathering boosted the ladies’ treasury and highlighted the ongoing need to maintain small rural cemeteries.
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Porterville
Delca Light Men
Pella
Delco
Vandermasts Visit Iowa From California
Mr and Mrs Asa Vandermast of Santa Ana California are visiting friends in Pella and Jasper County Iowa this week. A former Pella resident they also plan further stops in Town and western states including Kansas Colorado and Yellowstone National Park on an extended trip that began weeks ago in New Orleans and New York.
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Asa Vandermast
Santa Ana
Calif
Pella
Vandermast
Parkie City
Jasper County
Mrs. Vandermast
New Orleans
Whitch Price
New York
Kansas
Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
New High School Principal Selected for Next Year
The board of education selects Glenn R. Butte of Stanhope Iowa as principal of the high school for next year. Butte, a Ames graduate, has taught in Avoca and spent days in Pella meeting locals. The board also settled the year’s treasurer and reviewed the school census. Vander Zyl Bros. earned the coal contract for Kentucky coal, costing $1.00 per ton less than last year.
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Board of Education
Glenn R. Butte
Stanhope
Iowa
Butte
Ames
Avoca
Pella
Vander Zyl Bros
Kentucky Coal
Chronicle
Removal notice for Dr James V Lankelma to new Pel la Iowa office
Dr James V Lankelma a dentist announces his removal to a new office located over the Ideal Pharmacy in Pel la Iowa, with telephone 38 25 41. The notice references Byers Battery and Electric Co. ad on page 5 and Shrader Tire Gauge offered free.
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James V. Lankelma
Ideal Pharmacy
Pella
Iowa
Byers Battery & Electric Co
Two Poor Games On July Fourth Baseball Doubleheader
July Fourth doubleheader drew small crowds as Pella defeated Milo in both games. Ver Steeg pitched well for Pella, Sac hit a three-base hit, and Joe Porter umpired and pitched briefly. Milo failed to score in either contest, while Pella led 6-0 and 5-0 in the openers before weather and late starts shortened play.
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Pella
Milo
Ver Steeg
Sac
Ross
Hornaday
Gale
Joe Porter
Coal Supply Now Saves Winter Worries
It is the season when coal dealers urge householders to buy ahead for winter. Wise buyers stock up now while coal is available and prices are lower, sourcing from Kentucky, West Virginia, and western mines. Buying early benefits the buyer and the country, avoiding the winter rush and ensuring quality coal.
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the Chronicle
Kentucky
West Virginia
Bess
Pella
Coal bids for Pella School District sealed by July 2 1923
Sealed bids for lump coal furnishing to the Pella School District are due by July 2 1923. The secretary notes the Board may reject any or all bids and reserves the right to act as it sees fit. By order of the School Board. D Gosselink Secretary.
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Pella
D. G. Gosselink
Sec’y
Electric Co Asks For Franchise in Pella City
An agent for Des Moines Electric Company asked Pella City Council to grant a franchise to build steel towers and lay an electric line through the city. The plan envisions about one mile of line, eight to twelve towers, and a $300 annual city rental, with a special election to approve. The company promises to cover election costs and to relieve the city of damages, arguing the line would secure cheaper power and protect the city during Plant outages.
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Des Moines Electric Company
Pella
Otley
Oskaloosa
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Electric
K. W
Stalk borers damage Iowa fields in corn and other crops
M. P. De Jong notes damage from stalk borers in his corn field. The one to one and a half inch caterpillar with five white stripes feeds on grasses and many plants. No remedy after infestation. eradicate at first appearance by removing and burning infested grasses along fence rows. Outer edges of corn fields mainly affected. records show 15 acres destroyed at Elmira NL and Greene County, Iowa, in 1908.
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M. P. de Jong
Elmira
Greene County
Iowa
Oskaloosa Herald
Iowa Girls See France Demo Canning and Cuisine
Four Iowa girls touring France as part of a U S extension service canning demonstration observed French cooking methods. They attended a Chaumont banquet with speeches by President Millerand and Premier Poincare and noted extensive use of chicken and rabbit in meals along with durable French bread carried home by children.
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Marshall Foch
Iowa
France
Esther
Katharine Bolibaugh
Beulah Rogers
United States
Josephine Arnquist
Europe
Troyes
Chaumont
General Pershing
America
Millerand
Poincare
Miss Arnquist
Ames
City tests power service after transformer plan
The proposal envisions a transformer near the plant to enable the city to test its service at will, with the decision pending whether the project proceeds through the city.
Thrilling game won by Collins on muddy field
Last Thursday a tense baseball contest at the local diamond saw Collins defeat Pella 2 to 0. Zondervan pitched well for Pella with seven errors behind him including four by H Sack, while Stadola drove in the decisive run for Collins in the ninth after a fielding miscue.
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Zondervan
Pella
Stadola
Collins
J. Rillihan
M. Rillihan
N. Ver Heul
D. Gale
H. Sack
New Baptist Pastor In Pulpit Sunday
Rev. George M. Derbyshire assumed duties as pastor of Pella Baptist church arriving last week and preaching two sound sermons in services that drew good attendance. Mrs Derbyshire is not yet in Pella awaiting parsonage preparations, staying with her parents in Waterloo while her husband completes arrangements.
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George M. Derbyshire
Pella Baptist Church
Derbyshire
Pella
Waterloo
Strickland Family Visits Pella Friends
Miss Anna and Maggie Strickland from near Eldon visit Pella friends including brother C F Strickland and Rev R T White of Stewartsville Mo. Anna taught in Pella. Will Strickland is a Central College alumnus practicing medicine in Omaha. Mrs White, formerly Nellie Stevens, was a Central student.
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Anna
Maggie Strand
Eldon
Pella
C. F. Strickland
R. T. White
Stewartsville
Striland
Central College
Will
Omaha
White
Central
Nellie Stevens
Strickland
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MR. and
Coal Bids
DES Moines CO
Canning
NEW Baptist
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