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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1927
Page
5
Des Moines officials visiting Pella outlined the Custer Battlefield Highway project. The group described a route from Glacier National Park to Des Moines and southeast toward Florida, with discussions of involving Pella and nearby towns along No. 63 and other routes.
A number of airplanes passed high over near Pella Monday forenoon, said to be part of the Ford Reliability tour. Those seen by the Chronicle observer were south of Pella near the Des Moines river and headed east. The schedule reportedly ran from Omaha to Hammond in Indiana.
Hailstones six to eleven inches wide pelted a two mile by one mile district southwest of Keota causing roof and window damage and crop losses. The storm, about 5 30 pm lasting fifteen minutes, passed north of Sigourney and centered south of Keota, with Keswick area also hit. This marks a third consecutive year of damaging hail events in the community, according to Keokuk County News.
Several Pella residents express dissatisfaction with the paying contract from last week. Reports say action may seek annulment, but city hall indicates no formal objection has been filed. Discussion centers on whether the budget director has jurisdiction or if the matter lies elsewhere.
Connie Van Veen and Marke Laschuit of Pella drove to Missouri on May 20 and were secretly married. They returned home and said nothing about the marriage. The Chronicle extends its felicitations.
Sealed bids for lump coal will be received by the Secretary of the Independent School District of Pella Iowa. Coal to be delivered to different school buildings during the winter of 1927 1928. Bids due by noon August 8 1927. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Peter van Sittert Secretary.
The American Paving corporation of Omaha finished over twenty one and a half miles of concrete on U S 63 Eddyville road and White Way 2 near Pella and Oskaloosa Iowa a year after letting. The last batch poured July 6 1927 at 655 pm marking completion of a major Illinois style project with extensive city extensions and new equipment. The work set new paving records in Iowa and included calcium chloride curing experiments by the state highway commission. Equipment remains for seven miles of shoulder grading and final traffic opening is expected late this month.
A Barnes City editor travels through Pella and Monroe on a Des Moines trip. He praises Iowa but criticizes hard luck for farmers, urges a Square Deal and special privileges for agriculturalists, and notes an upcoming Des Moines meeting seen as potentially historic for Iowa and the nation.
Ted Mansen shares news from Sioux County circles including John Aberson teaching at Northwestern Classical Academy in Orange City, Pete Hoogeveen at Cushing, and Peter S. De Jong at Wilton Junction. He notes his wedding interest, high corn and oats crops, farmer concerns over I B testing, admiration for the Star Spangled Chronicle, and a Sunday school picnic with Peter Kuiken as speaker.
Mrs G V Orr of Chicago visiting her parents entertained a group of Des Moines women at a one o'clock luncheon Friday. Attendees included Mrs George A Peak Mrs Percy Hoak Mrs Andrew Knapp Mrs Casper Schenk Mrs Stone Mrs Barr and Misses Gertrude and Edith Breraton.
The Oskaloosa Herald reports that pavement segments will open gradually starting August first while the full thirteen mile stretch remains unavailable for three to four weeks. Delays push completion into late summer.
Captain John P. Horan of the U S Army will be in Pella from 8 30 to 10 30 a m Wednesday July 20 in the interest of the Citizens' Military Training Camp to be held August 1 to 30 He will explain the camps history purpose schedules and related points and address high school boys reserve officers business and religious groups Major J J Sibenga and 1st Lt Dick C Van Zante are the local reserve officers Boys may obtain application blanks from Captain Horan or County Aide Dr F M Roberts of Knoxville The camp lasts a month with most training devoted to sports and physical training Transportation uniforms and living expenses are provided at no cost.
Beginning Sunday July 17 the Rock Island Railroad will run two passenger trains on Sundays between Eldon and Des Moines. Train No 475 westbound passes Pella at 8 36 am and No 474 eastbound passes through at 8 05 pm. The schedule mirrors weekdays and returns to seven days a week after a wartime six day pause.
G Van Vliet celebrates his 78th birthday in Pella where he has spent 73 years. He has served on the city council four years and was mayor nine years, plus two school board terms totaling five years. He has been justice of the peace for more than 35 years and remains in office after a vacancy appointment. He keeps daily office duties at the Security State Bank building, ensuring prompt work clearance.
A visit to the Woodrow Washing Machine factory shows rapid setup as the Pella plant is wired into the city grid. About twenty five workers are producing machines with more hires planned to meet rising orders from Newton and Pella. The new facility offers good working conditions and has attracted families to town as housing is secured.
The Pella council chose J. S. McLaughlin & Sons of Des Moines to pave city streets with Vibrolithic concrete at 2.34 dollars per square yard. The six inch reinforced concrete surface with granite particles will have expansion joints every thirty five feet and curb integrated where needed. Work is to be completed by December 1, 1927, and streets will vary in width from 18 to 30 feet depending on traffic and location.
Hein Dykstra seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Tennis Marra was instantly killed shortly after noon Monday July 4 when struck by a west bound North Western passenger train as he and his sister Gertrude played at a railroad bridge east of Ireton The boy turning in fright ran in front of the engine his body cut in two and one arm severed Funeral services were held in Ireton Wednesday The child born at Sioux Center in seven years ago was a second grader in the Christian parochial school The parents and siblings learned of the tragedy while at a family reunion in Orange City
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