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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1938

Page

7

Community Notices From Marion County Rural Offices

A condensed page notes several local society and club activities. The Northeast Marion County Health Committee meets at Mrs. Ralph Grandman’s home Tuesday at 2:30. The Black Oak 4-H club hosts an annual program and ice cream social July 15 at 8 pm near Leighton. Various church and Federated Club events, a Tysseling reunion at West Park, a 4-H girls report from Ames State College, and Legion Auxiliary activities are listed with dates and hosts. Community picnics, B Y P U plans, and a Hoksbergen family reunion are included alongside small social gatherings and notices.

Marion County Health Committee Ralph Grandman Lee Black Oak Wm. van Heukelem Leighton Tysseling H. Tysseling West Park Iowa State College Ames Marion County Prof. MacRae R. Sayre Iowa Ralph Grundman The Legion Auxiliary M. Nesbit Jennie ‘Vander Linden Frances Linder Bess Kuyper Stella Hackett Bess van Zan West Market Square Des Moines Pella Joosa Rose Hill Austin Stewartville Minn Teunis Tysseling Ames BA Netherlands Tysseling Fam Holland

Little church with a big welcome hosts Ottumwa man

Friday night at 7 7:30 p m Clinton Baker of Ottumwa recently converted beer garden operator will give a talk. The event invites the public to enjoy all services at the church described as “The little church with a big welcome.”

Word of God Clinton Baker Ottumwa

Bombs and Bibles Ships sail from American harbor with missionaries and arms

Two ships depart loaded for China. One carries hymn books and missionaries to spread Christianity. the other bears air plan guns and ammunition intended for China via Japan to Canton. The piece condemns U S motives, noting desire to Christianize, aid the poor, and profit in dollars.

America Japan Canton Othey China Chattanooga

The Chronicle Congratulates Birthday and Anniversary List

The Chronicle notes birthdays and wedding anniversaries up to July 18. Names include Mrs. Frank Hiemstra Oska James Jones 27 Pella Peter Van Otley Wilma Vanden Berg Georgia Van Gorkom Mise Lena Vos 82 Home For the Aged Pella Mrs John Waardbuizen Blair Hartley Nellie Groeneboom Frank Baer Mrs Bastian Goemant Toyee Darlene Nunninkhoven Bernice Jaarsma Mary Iertha Vriezelaar with several July dates. Wedding anniversaries include Mr and Mrs Gon De Prenger 15th Leighton and A L Vander Line Guy 46th Prair iary.

James Jones Pella Peter van Otley Wilma Vanden Berg Joe Vanden Berg Monro Georgia van Gorkom George van Gorkom Mise Lena’ Vos Home For John Waardbuizen Blair Hartley J. W. Hartley Nellie Groeneboom Lacy Frank Baer Los Angeles Cal Bastian Goemant Toyee Darlene Nunninkhoven Joe’ A! Nunninkhoven Bernice Jaarsma Mary Iertha Vriezelaar Gon de Prenger Leighton A. L. Vander Line Guy Den Prairiary

Union church services with Rev Weidenan preaches

Union services at the Fi church feature Rev J Weidenan erly of Peoria now in Grand Rapids Michigan delivering sermons on Holy Communion and related Bible verses.

J. Weidenanerly Peoria Grand Rapids Mich

Coal Ridge Baptist Church Sunday Service

B. V. Good, pastor, will lead Sunday school and preaching at Coal Ridge Baptist Church. The sermons explore a Vision of the King and ask Does the Church Believe in Preparedness? This brief notice highlights the church’s Sunday plan and topic.

Coal Ridge Baptist Church B. V. Good

Revival Schedule at First Church and Sunday School

Rev G Menning pastor leads 9 80 Sunday School. At 10 45 a sermon titled Things which cannot be Shaken. At 2 00 Holland Service. The Salvation of a Sincere Dead Wrong noted in service listings.

G. Menning Holland Service First Church

First Reformed Church Sunday Schedule and Sermons

The First Reformed Church offers 9 30 Alm Sunday School with Caleb Lifetime Devotion 10 45 Morning Worship The Potter and His Wheel 2 00 Holland Service Het Dal der Schaduwe des Doods 7 30 Evening Praise Making a Living or Making a Life with program notes and service times.

Caleb

Gardens Are a Joy to the Eye Boon to the Purse

The article notes a bountiful garden season in Pella with potatoes carrots beets sweet corn tomatoes and beans plentiful. Warm humid weather and abundant moisture have boosted crops and the clover stand is strong after five years of effort. Oats are being cut and rain plus mild temperatures promise good harvests.

Pella

Second Reformed Church Sunday Services Schedule

The church holds Sunday School at 9 20 a m and Morning Worship at 10 45 a m followed by a 7 30 p m praise service and worship. Rev Richard J Vanden Berg of Zeeland Michigan will be the superintendent and lead both services.

Richard J. Vanden Berg Zeeland, Mich

Open Bible Church Sunday Schedule and Services

Open Bible Church details a Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Pastor LeLaCheur F C David Breen leads morning worship at 11 a m Young Peoples Overcomer service at 6 20 p m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m plus a song service and choirs The Tuesday night prayer and praise service is at 7 30 p m and Thursday Bible Study at 7 30 p m with the topic A Wedding Invitation

F. C LeLaCheur Unday School David Breen Young Peoples

Zephyrs Pass Five Million Miles in Regular Service

The eight Zephyr trains of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad reached five million miles of regular passenger service on June 21, 1938 at 6 07 PM Central Standard Time. Passengers Adelyn B Lutz and Albert Cotsworth Jr inspect the high speedometer at Union Station as the Pioneer Zephyr inset denotes the fleet’s fame. The trains, built by Budd Company of Philadelphia, averaged about 95 percent availability with routes including Chicago to Twin Cities and Chicago to Denver, among others, and ran across six states on a daily schedule of 5903 miles.

Zephyr Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Adelyn B. Lutz Albert Cotsworth, Jr Chicago Union Station Pio Neer Zephyr Burlington Ronard G. Budd Manufacturing Company Philadelphia Chicago-Twin Cities Chicago-Denver Lincoln-Omaha-Kansas City Houston - Dallas - Fort Worth St. Louis-Kanaak City St. Louis-Burlington

City Should Sell Water Softeners for Home Use

W B Schrein er urges city of Pella to offer water softeners for sale or rent rather than full plant softening. He notes annual usage about 110 million gallons with little household need and argues private softening units would be cheaper and preserve drinking water taste. He invites reader input from interested consumers.

Pella

Egg Law Enforced in Penna and Farm Vote Survey

A Pennsylvanian egg law sets cell freshness limits an air cell no more than two eighths inch deep with yolk visible and white firm while a Kraschel Wilson race is polled by Wallace's Farmer. The survey shows Kraschel ahead by a small percent but 30 percent farming voters undecided. In 1936 Kraschel beat Wilson by 2,400 votes with farm support higher. urban areas offset.

Ivanin Ees Penn Wallace Kraschel Wilson George Wilson

Bankers warned on nationalization of banks and Fed control

In a speech to bankers Jesse Jones warned that government ownership of the Federal Reserve System and nationalization could come if credit restrictions are not loosened. A Patman bill to Congress would push this proposal, while examiners tighten pressure on banks to reduce loan restrictions and avoid risky lending.

Jesse Jones R. F Federal Reserve System Patman Congress

Bank Examiners Note Non Liquid Assets Amid Piled U S Funds

Examiners warn that certain assets cited by the bank are not liquid and cannot be turned into cash quickly. Despite this, money continues to accumulate in U S banks as businesses seek funds.

Met U. S

Bus Schedules and Quirky Observations From The Era

Central Park Cafe bus schedule details morning afternoon and evening departures while June highway deaths total 21, well below 1937 and 1987 figures. Miscellaneous notes touch on weddings in airplanes, opportunity versus hard work, a worn carpet question, a witty aphorism, and potatoes comprising a quarter of Western diets.

Central Park Cafe

Money Gone Up In Spontaneous Combustion Oxidation

A figurative note laments drastic financial losses as funds disappear in unexpected failures. The phrase suggests resources vanish quickly, like flames leaping from careless spending or misplaced investments, tracing a trend of fading wealth and uncertain security.

Also Mentioned on This Page

First Reformed Church Doreas Aid and Missionary Society G.T.A. Society Mise Freda van Zante Federated Club SIGMA_DELTA EPSILON Sigma Delta Epsil Mr Smith Vera Sedrening Esther Vander Krol Louisville Mr. Mers Dunlap Paul Blom P. A. Bogaards C.F. Dykstra T. H. Klein Meyer Langerak M. Vander Linden Second Reformed Church Blac Mary Groge Gretel Egypt John Hattery State Highway Patrol Legion Junior Auxiliary Hilda Nesbit Margaret Lubherden Kathryn Schakel Dora Baer Winifred’ van Dyke Carrie Hoeksema B. Y B.Y Red Rock Hoksbergen Andrew Hoksbergen Mat Hoksbergen A. Hoksbergen Marie Lou Rds Hen Clayton Ustermarkt Bernice van Ommen Oskaloosa East Side Square Pella, Iowa Dolores Vander Wilt Ray Vander Wilt Columbus Mary Ruth Groenendyke Betsy Ann Hoksbergen Shirley Curly Keith Neely Frank Hiemstra Oska Open Bible Church Zephyrs W. BR. Schreiner Penna BPS Levey VanCae Abembeudtac Son Pella Mrs. Mitten the Dress South Side Square
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