Nollen family lauded for historic papers and pulpit return
The Pella community thanks the Nollen family for donating Scholte era papers now in Central College archives and for reclaiming Scholte's pulpit from Des Moines to Pella. The pieces shed light on Hollanders in Iowa and strengthen local heritage, with the pulpit described as priceless to the town’s memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
John Nollen
Central College
Scholte
America
Netherlands
Iowa
Historical Society
Nollen Sisters
Des Moines
Nollen
Public debate on dam and liquor ads stirs broad opinion
The article argues for a Red Rock flood control dam paired with a watershed plan while condemning liquor advertising. It notes liquor taxes fund schools and roads, questions advertising ethics, and warns such campaigns may mobilize public opposition as propaganda expands beyond promote and into culture.
Editorial Roundup Highlights Auto Brakes and Polio Drive
A cross country Motor Magazine inspection claims fourteen million cars have defective brakes, roughly half of all passenger cars, risking highway safety if unrepaired. The editorial picks up on spending wisely and the importance of upholding income levels. It notes the ongoing polio drive funded by dimes, detailing how funds support research, nurse and doctor training, and patient care in Monroe county, including a doctor’s attendance at a New York school funded by the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa Herald
Motor Magazine
Monroe Co
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Monroe County
National Foundation of
T. A. Moran
Melrose
Knickerbocker Hospital
New York City
National Foundation
1907 Aug 1 Wedding in Omaha and Local Notices
40 Years Ago column notes Wilhelmina Nelle Doedyns wed James Gardner at her brother’s Omaha home with John Doedyns and Dora Sybenga attending. Deaths include Mrs. P. Pressman at 84 and C. Van Stigt, ex-Pella resident and Earlham merchant, from tuberculosis. Front page mentions a fatal carbolic acid incident in Knoxville. Various local tidbits cover visits, travels, garden parties, job moves, digs at brand store front, and rainfall totals for June 1886 and June 1907, plus community happenings across Des Moines, Minneapolis, Denver, and Chicago areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Nelle Doedyns
James Gardner
H. P. Doedyns
Omaha
John Doedyns
Dora Sybenga
Nancy Haze
P. Pressman
C. van Stigt
Pella
Earlham
Iowa
van Stigt
Knoxville
Mae Sterrenburg
Colorado Springs
Lane Goulooze
Central College
G. A. Vander Meulen
Julia van Zante
Martha Childers
Des Moines
Lew Heeler
A. E. Cully
H. de Booy
E. R. Roorda
Colorado
Miss Pearl Calhoun
Maggie
Otley
Relativ
Will Hollebrands
Chicago
M. Vander Heiden
H. den Adel
Minneapolis
Minnesota
George Thomassen
A. N. Kuyper
Jeanette Gosselink
Nellie Varenkamp
Fanfain Street
Brand’s
Weather delays farmers work before 1907 harvest
Weather slowed Sunday field work as farmers struggled to finish cultivation amid persistent wet conditions. The report notes extended delays and the impact on planned activities, reflecting routine rural life conditions prior to modern farming schedules.
Drowning Tragedy Shocks Pella 1917 Des Moines River Incident
In August 1917 the town mourned three drowned souls from the Des Moines River below the Knoxville road bridge, Professor and Mrs. Groot and their 14 year old son Bob, with Bob’s body recovered the day of discovery while Mr. Groot remained missing. The Groots’ tragedy accompanied reports of local society changes, including a large college drive adding 171 new members, a Des Moines River near-drowning tale from Mrs. Keables, a Des Moines marriage notice, and notes on Oskaloosa Chautauqua plans, local car deliveries, and Otley band concert reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Knoxvville Road
Peter Groot
Bob
John
Harry Vanden Berg
Groets
Seattle
Washington
Pella
E. H. Keables
Gertrude Ver Steeg
Arthur Kaldenberg
Arthur
Wagner Clothing
Jelsma
John Hollebrands
Nobleton
K. D
Monroe
Prairie City
Pella Motor Company
Knight Eight
A. C. van Howering
McNeil
Searsboro
Huber
Jeffery
Otley
Cote
Central building progress and community notes from 1927
Twenty years ago on July 28, 1927, Central on the College campus advanced under Herman Veenstra with fine flower displays by Peter Du Pree. The paving barrier between Pella and Oskaloosa on highway 63 was removed, enabling full traffic. Hogs shipped by C Dieleman topped Chicago market at 11.00 per cwt, and 2.00 above June. Ver Steegs moved to Oskaloosa. Paul Bruins earned an Iowa State College Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. Railway fares to the Town State Fair were one cent per mile. The Knoxville DAR women pursued a visit by President Coolidge to dedicate a marker near the Red Rock line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uly
New Central
Herman Veenstra
Peter du Pree
Pella
Oskaloosa
C. Dieleman
The
Union Co-op
Chicago
Leon Hackett
Steve van Zee
Paul Ver Steeg
Manhattan Oil Company
Ver Steeg
Legion Auxiliary
Knoxville
Calvin Coolidge
Red Rock
Ten Years Ago in 1937 Rolscreen Busy and Community Life
A front page recounts Wichita County daily activity with 150 workers at the Rolscreen factory and 200 detasselers on 700 acres for Sioux City Company in a Woodrow Washer Co. building. New teachers Phyllis Lockhart and Charles Claypool pictured. Claypool named high school coach. Simon Heemstra moves to Pella to helm Central College industries. Three married women photographed at the pool as classes flourish. An Oliver Combine Unit harvests oats at Warner Vande Voort farm yielding 60 to 70 bushels per acre. operators Harris Vande Noord and Will Engbers. Harold Ver Meer travels to Des Moines for a WHO broadcast with Herb Plambeck. Monroe Day promotion noted as merchants gift pool admission tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Company
Woodrow Washer Co
Phyllis Lockhart
Charles Claypool
Claypool
Shenandoah
Simon Heemstra
Pella
Central College Industries
Ford Motor Co
Plainfield
Indiana
Don Waechter
Martin Heerema
Jack Boatsma
Oliver Combine
Warner Vande Voort
Noted Iowa naturalist visits Chronicle at 97
Captain W H H Barker of Harvey visited the Chronicle office in Pella. A nature student and historian, he is famed for his arboretum with numerous tree varieties and is widely known in Iowa. The Knoxville Day festival was a notable success among patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
W. H. H. Barker
Harvey
Pella
Chronicle
Barker
Iowa
Water Main Labor Sought in Outlying Areas
Superintendent William Schreiner advertised for workers to lay water mains in the north and south outlying districts. Children enjoyed the swimming pool at West Market Park, and donations continued to fund Federated Club women in paying for the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schreiner
West Market Park
Federated Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pella Chronicle
Official
Newspaper
Wh, Sadler
George Ver Steeg
By Sadler Publishing Co
Mata St. Pelle, Lowa
Town
Frank R. Nichole
Davenport
Nichols
George Wilson
Uncle Sam
Paris
Molotov
Russia
Hitler
Marshall
Congress
Paul Cunningham
Army Engineers
Raccoon
Woodhouse
National Treasury
Northwood
Marconi
Edison
DeForest
Hollywood
Calif
OUR Democracy
Sby Mat
Elias Howe — Borw
Howe
Fliteo
Tyme
Carolyn van Vliet
Buwalda Bros
Kaldenberg
Union Coal Company
George Baitsell
L. A. Grison
Forest Kingsbury
Tral
Osage
Jim
Dick Leydens
Twin Lakes
Richardson
Smith & Wesson
Burkhart Studio & Sporting Goods
Pella, Iowa
Fowler Telephone Company
Mr. Farmes
Ireland
Eaver Safety Service
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