Pella Chamber Backs Swimming Pool Plan With $250 Gift
At Memorial Hall the Chamber of Commerce moved toward building a swimming pool in Pella. P H Kuyper offered 250 dollars to start fundraising, while committees were formed to estimate costs and plan funding. The group discussed sanitation, vacant-window displays, Legion cooperation, and lobbying candidates on tax policy.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Hall
P. HW. Kuyper
Chamber
Johnson
Lankelma
Aschenbrenner
Iowa
P. H. Kuyper
H. C. Wormhoudt
Legion
American Legion
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Former Resident Visits In Pella
A pleasant visit last week favored C. Hospers of Orange City, brother of the late Gerrit Hospers. Hospers, born in Pella, left in 1872 after two years in the post office and a shoe store run by John Huiskamp. Mr. Hospers is 81, notes only one old chum remains in Pella, A. N. Vander Linden, and quips he is on his trail though not as old.
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C. Hospers
Orange City
Gerritt Hospers
Fr. Hospers
Pella
John Huis‘kamp
Former College Man Makes Last Run
George W. Conlee a former Central college student and railway mail clerk on the Rock Island Keokuk Des Moines branch will make his final run from Keokuk to Des Moines on Wednesday and his last Eldon Des Moines run on Friday Local people including his former Central instructor W W Cook greeted him at the depot as he retires after 31 years in the postal service The change to retired life will be considerable and may require time to adjust
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Penaties
Des Moines Register and Tribune
George W. Conlee
Central College
Keokuk-Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
Keokuk
Des Moines
Eldon
Central
W. W. Cook
Conlee
Crazy Crystals for Sale at the Ideal Pharmacy
A local ad promotes Crazy Crystals available at the Ideal Pharmacy. The notice highlights the product and the shop location, urging customers to inquire at the counter for pricing and stock.
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Ideal Pharmacy
Insurgent and political roundup across Iowa and nation
The Des Moines Des Moines area reports Republican gains at Polk county convention while Car merges with national races. Farmers Union leader cites Roosevelt as the only favorable factor. Numerous incidents include fatal crashes near Vinton and Shenandoah, plus arrests, shipments, and political maneuvers across states.
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Des Moines
J. 8. Russell
Des Moines Register
Glenn B. Miller
Iowa Farmers Union
Roosevelt
Foot Clinic by Dr Kane Promises Immediate Relief
Dr E P Kane, Osteopathic Foot Correction Specialist, will hold a foot clinic at DRS Kramer and Kramer offices on Wednesday and Thursday July 1 in Browine. He avoids knives and metal arches, offering immediate relief for many foot ailments. No charge for examination. Call 280 for appointment at 600 Washington Street.
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E. P. Kane
Browine
Kane
Pella Auction Sale Draws Crowds and Bargains
The monthly Trade Extension Auction in Pella drew strong shopper activity with several hundred dollars of goods sold via merchant scrip. Local merchants offered bargains and the crowd, especially women and children, shopped into the night. The next sale is scheduled for August 6 at 2:30 PM in Central Park with attendees urged to collect scrip.
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Pella
Central Park
Serip
Wormhoudt & Plette
van Nimwegen
Willard Battery
O & P Tire Co
t’Lam
Awtry & Lankelma
Waardhuizen
White Way Auto Gow
Art Klein
van den Berg Electric Co
Herman Swank
J. van Dusseldorp
John van Hemert
John Onstine
Chevrolet Car
Whites Way Auto Co
Paul Boertje
J. C. Penney Co
A. T. Vander Beek
Mrs. Aalbers
C. de Cook
United Grocery
Paul Koopmans
United Coffee
Thomassen
IGA
D. Schippers
Renaud
Benteco
Ideal Phar
Connie van Roekel
Klyn & de Winter Meat Market
V. Zee
Lee
The
Bell Clothing Co
Williamson
Arthur Klein
Vander Linden
H.A. Tysseling
J.C. Penney Co
Ter Louw
Slob Bros. & Co
de Vries
Slob Bros
H. Kersbergen
Mr. van Vark
John den
Bussey youth shoots father during family turmoil
Irving Mefford 18 confessed shooting his father in bed to defend his mother and sister Opal 14 at their Bussey area home. Authorities seized 27 bottles of home brew as liquor suspicion rose. coroner planned an inquest while Irving, held in Mahaska County jail, faced no charges yet.
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Snell. Mefford
Bussey
Irving Mefford
W. J. Gochee
Mahaska County
Irving
Opal
Mefford
Gochee
Oskaloosa
Howard Wilcox
Howard Allgood
Wilcox
Glenn
Hamilton
Loyd
Buxton
Pella Golfers To Be In Contests
Pella Golf Club members start competition with out of town players in several events. July 7 Grinnell at Pella, July 14 Pella at Knoxville, July 21 Pella at Grinnell, August 4 Knoxville at Pella.
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Pella
Local girl scare as home brew bottles shatter car windows
Ruth Van Houweling and Marjorie Van Roekel faced a real fright when a car sped past and threw a bottle of home brew through a windshield. Officers traced the car to Jackson of New Sharon, arrested him, and jailed him while De Wit fled. The other girl escaped unharmed.
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Ruth van Houweling
Marjorie van Roekel
A. A. van Roekel
Grundman
Jackson
de Wit
A Borhood
New Sharon
Huber Street
Grandman
Ing
Almira Klein Wins Pella Chronicle Ding Bat Contest
Almira Klein won first prize of 4.00 in the ding bat contest sponsored by the Pella Chronicle. Paul Arthur Boerje took second, with other cash prizes awarded to Johnnie Van Rock Theo De Boer Bloc Jore and Dorothy Van Roekel as enthusiastic spectators watched a Saturday auction crowd.
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The
Pella Chronicle
Almira Klein
Paul Arthur Boerje
Johnnie ‘van Rock
Theo de Boer
Jore Dorothy van Roekel
Patron and Matron Applicants Sought for Horne For the Aged
Notices announce openings for Patron and Matron positions at the Horne For the Aged. Applications due by July 19, 1982. Communications to Newaa i tv 818 Oskaloosa Street, Pella Iowa.
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Horne For
Newaai ¥. T. Vz
Oskaloosa Street
Pella
Iowa
Baseball Park to Have Lights Says City Dads
City council on Tuesday approved lighting the athletic field for night play with near 200 signatories including Home For the Aged inmates. Alderman Van Vark and others supported noncommercial use, with occasional offerings to cover expenses. Fred Lautenbach and Carl Clark named directors to supervise equipment. Also approved removal of a street light near Main and Oskaloosa, denied pipelines in the street, and announced Jerry Hellinga as plant manager at the light and power plant.
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the Home For the
van Vark
Fred Lautenbach
Carl Clark
Pella
Monroe
Main
Oskaloosa
Simmer Oil Co
Fultz
Jerry Hellinga
Light and Power Plant
D. L. Wynia
Gross Income Tax Debate Ends In Debate At Norwalk
The Norwalk audience heard Joe Wagner of Davenport and J C Ferguson of Des Moines clash over the gross income tax. Wagner argued it could replace property taxes, while Ferguson warned it is unreliable as a sole source and would shift burdens between state districts and towns. Also, Thomas McIntosh, 58, of Bondurant, was killed Monday when struck by a Great Western train.
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Norwalk
Joe Wagner
Davenport
J. C. Ferguson
Des Moines
State Realtors’ Association
Wagner
Ferguson
Indianola Tribune
Thomas McIntosh
Bondurant
Great Western
Roosevelt Named Democratic Presidential Nominee at Chicago
Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York and Speaker John Nance Garner of Texas were chosen for president and vice president by the Democratic convention. Roosevelt won on the fourth ballot with 945 votes amid a California Texas Illinois and Indiana shift. Garner was unanimously chosen as running mate after Major Tinley withdrew. Roosevelt’s victory came without Tammany Hall and marked a southern western triumph over the north and east.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New York
John Nance Garner
Texas
Roosevelt
California
Illinois
Indiana
Garner
Major Tinley
Iowa
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
William Gibbs McAdoo
al Smith
Smith
Tammany
Baker
McAdoo
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
Walsh
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Irvin Mefford
A. E. Cameron
Stanberry
Shenandoah
Cedar Rapids
Lyman E. Cook
Burlington
Luther Baker
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Hoover
Betty Jean White
Atlantic
Cass County
Muscatine
Henry W. Peabody
Beverley
Mass
Woman’s National Committee On Law Enforcement
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
King Manuel of
Portugal
London
Pope Pius
Henry Athe
Dubuque
George Huckins
Jones County
Anamosa
Peter Meissner
Ida B. Wise
Anti-Saloon League
Robert R. Reynolds
U. S
North Carolina
Morrison
Secretary of
Greenwalt
Henry Field
Kansas
American Trust and Savings Bank of
David Lawrence
Imlay
Parent
DEMOS
Gov. Roosevelt
Stampede
Beinhaur
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