Vacation Bible Schools Close in Pella
Two three week programs at the Baptist and First Reformed churches concluded with about 250 children participating. The Baptist program led by Miss Marie Lautenbach featured prayers, memory work, and hand crafts while the First Reformed school entertained with processions, Bible dramatizations, and memory verses. Officials note strong enthusiasm and expect more churches to offer schools next year.
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Pella
The
Baptist Church
Paul Lautenbach
Marie Lautenbach
Leonora Ballengee
Esther Kuyper
Albert van der Ploeg
First Reformed Church
Bartimeus
Jesus
Joseph
Egypt
Moses
Israel
Red Sea
Ruth
Naomi
Orpha
Protane Bottled Gas Demonstration Saturday
The Globe Plumbing and Heating Company of Pella demonstrated Protane Bottled Gas as a fuel at a local event. The product, used by a bakery in town, provides quick clean powerful heat for large scale doughnut cooking.
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Globe Plumbing & Heating Company
Pella
Globe
Christian Endeavor to Operate Church Canteen
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Second Reformed Church organized an executive committee meeting to launch plans for a canteen at the church mission fest in late August. Marion Nollen was named general chairman with Bert Boat as assistant and committees assigned for general utility donations purchases and more with biweekly meetings planned.
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Christian Endeavor Society of the
Second Reformed Church
Reformed Church Mission
Marion Nollen
Bert Boat
Willard Langerak
Leroy Andeweg
Wilma van Gorp
Nellie de Haas
Purchase
Gertrude Neyenesh
Marjorie Baron
Lillian Payne
Ray Brom
Highway plan clash over Monroe roads discussed at city hall
State Highway Engineer Gleason and County Engineer Ray McMurray met with City Council members and Mayor Tice to discuss taking over No. 63 through Monroe and graveling No. 14 from the Marion county line to Monroe. The outcome hinges on an August ordinance. if taken over, oiling would stop and local residents would face dust and dirt unless a temporary bi chloride dust suppressant is used.
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Monroe
Gleason
Ray McMurray
Fisher
Coakley
Tice
No. 14
Marion County
Highway Commission
No. 63
Monroe Mirror
Miss Gladstone Hosts Visiting Cousin In Evening Affair
Miss Louise Gladstone entertained last Thursday for her visiting cousin Miss Effie Mae Sadler from Huntington West Va. The bridge party and reminiscences filled the evening. Guests included Misses Betty Butts Beulah Veenstra Frances Versteeg Marion Frush Harriet Frush Esther Kuyper Ruth Lautenbach Lenora Ballangee Helen Boot Janet Bosveld Betty Bruinekool Mae Plette and Mrs Bob Kuyper.
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Louise Gladstone
Effie Mae Sadler
Huntington
West Va
Betty Butts
Beulah Veenstra
Frances Versteeg
Marion Frush
Harriet Frush
Esther Kuyper
Ruth’ Lautenbach
Lenora Ballangee
Helen Boot
Janet Bosveld
Betty Bruinekool
Mae Plette
Bob Kuyper
Camp Fire Girls Win Best Float in July Fourth Parade
The July Fourth parade featured clever floats highlighting local firms and groups. Camp Fire Girls won first prize of 40 dollars for a float showing their work in uniform, with second going to Woodrow Washing Machine Company and third to two city mills. Other prize floats included Van Gorp dry cleaners and Delco Shop, while tie results placed Farmers Union and Vogelaar hardware. The parade ran from south Main Street to East First, drawing large crowds.
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Woodrow Washing Machine Company
Woodrow
Geurts
van Gorp
Delco
Uncle Sam
Casey Vanden Berg
Main Street
Iowa Poultry Buyers Must Be Licensed
The new poultry buyer license law took effect July 4 to aid peace officers in locating chicken thieves. All buyers must hold a license and keep records of purchase date, seller’s name and residence, and poultry details. Secretary M G Thornburg says the public will cooperate to enforce the law and deter poultry theft.
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M. G. Thornburg
Scholte Heights Seeks Sewer Grades and Water Lines
At a city council meeting residents of Scholte Heights petitioned for sanitary sewers sidewalk grades and water mains along principal streets. They waived objections to special assessments and urged early work. The council referred the request to the streets and alleys committee for investigation and action after its report.
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Scholte Heights
Mr and Mrs A Schippers Celebrate 60th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs A Schippers marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary on July 4 in Pella with a family reunion. Children nearby joined, and many friends and former neighbors returned for the holiday. The couple, long-time Pella residents, were married there and later spent time in New Sharon. Mr Schippers has worked at Garden City Feeder for over twenty years. both are in good health and enjoyed the gathering.
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A. Schippers
Pella
Mrs. Schippers
New Sharon
Schippers
Garden City
Legion Fourth of July Celebration Costs Revealed
American Legion committees audited expenses totaling 4900 with receipts 4200 leaving about 700 to be collected as a 40 percent guarantor assessment. Pageant receipts slightly over 1200 covered fireworks and pageant but not other costs. guarantors are paying the 40 percent share, deeming the effort worthwhile.
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American Legion
Legion
Paving Bids Opened for Citywide Project in Pella
Wednesday evening bids were opened from twelve construction firms for paving fifty blocks in Pella this summer. Bids varied from just under $2.00 per unit to $3.40 for brick three inches thick. Brick 2 1/2 inches on a four inch concrete base was about $2.67 and concrete with granite finish around $2.20. Officials deem bids fair and plan to choose the best option this evening.
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Pella
Hailstorm Strikes Southwest Marion County
Residents in the southwest part of Marion County report a hailstorm near Melcher around four in the afternoon. The ground was covered with hail stones but there is no information yet on the extent of the area or damage.
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Melcher
Pageant of Progress Draws Record Pel la Crowd
A Fourth of July pageant on West Market Square attracted about 4,000 spectators, the largest admission crowd in Pella outside district fairs. Betty Butts won the queen title with over a million votes, receiving a diamond ring from the American Legion, while Paul Blommers starred as Professor and many young attendants portrayed virtues in a one and a half hour program about America's progress.
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Pella
Betty Butts
Lorel Hendricks
Gertrude Bruinekool
Marie Vander Beek
Irene Boot
Cora van Gorp
Nellie Vos
Florence de Haan
Miss Butts
America
Columbus
Spain
Splendid Fourth Celebration In Pella Draws Thousands
The July Fourth events in Pella, under Van Veen-Van Hemert Post of the American Legion, drew an estimated 7,000 in the park and streets with up to 10,000 people in total across the day. Attendees enjoyed free amusements, vaudeville sketches, a wrestling bear, a Merry-go-round, and numerous refreshment stands while airplanes, a Central College baseball game, and a big evening pageant entertained the crowd. The celebration was funded by a $2,000 guarantee fund from local business supporters, expected to largely finance itself, with no formal program and no speeches.
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van Veen-Van Hemert
American Legion
Legion
Pella
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Central College
Oskaloosa
Prairie City
Bunch
Harry Sheesley
Happy Norman
Sheesley
Norman
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Protane
Christian Endeavor
Miss Gladstone
Camp Fire Girls
Iowa
Mrs A. Schippers
Custer Highway Boosters
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton
Custer Battlefield Highway
Chamber of Commerce
Legion Building
Custer Battlefield
Glacier National Park
St. Louis
Custer Battlefield Association
Sheridan
Wyoming
Hunter
N. H. Nielson
Merchant's Association
Dr. Griffin
Keokuk
West Market Square
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