Firework curbside fines and a long distance hike
The mayor's court, led by Mayor C. M. Wyllie, spent a busy weekend deterring boys of all ages from shooting fireworks on the square. A veteran named K 71st infantry from Lafayette division is noted among the crowd. Labowitz reports hardships on a cross country trek yet gains strength as courteous locals help along the route. The lone hiker, carrying a letter from Baltimore to San Francisco, left April 20 and hopes to finish before winter.
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C. M. Wyllie
K 71St
Lafayette
Labowitz
Baltimore
San Francisco
J K Keefer Secures Clerk Post for Forty Third Time
At Friday night’s school board meeting J K Keefer was elected clerk for the 34rd time. Keefer also serves his eighteenth year as town clerk, a record few can match.
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J. K. Keefer
Mr. Keefer
Fire breaks out at North C Street work site
A blaze appeared Sunday evening at the gasoline tank feeding a pile driver on North C Street and Detroit Avenue. Firemen used chemicals to extinguish a steel pile driver setup, with little damage expected unless the gas burn had fed a flare from an emptied tank. The incident suggests gasoline theft via a removed tank plug.
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C Street
Detroit Avenue
Daughter of Delta Couple Injured On the Fourth
The Delta Press reports Lethe Roberts, daughter of Mr and Mrs Burley Roberts, sustained a serious burn to her left hand while attempting to light a sky rocket on the Fourth of July. The injury is painful and the long term outcome is uncertain.
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Delta
Lethe Roberts
Burley Roberts
Letha
Cross Country Hiker Paused In City for Health Trek
Samuel Labowitz, 87, of Baltimore, halted in Chariton on Thursday morning during a cross country hike toward San Francisco. A former serviceman with a spinal injury from the war, he undertakes the long trek to regain his health and previously served with Company I.
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Samuel Labowitz
Baltimore
San Francisco
Chariton
Labowitz
Dell Bells the Mountain Stream That Feeds the Ocean
Dell Bells is a mountain stream whose source and journey symbolize service and selflessness. It brings cheer and sustenance to both traveler and wildlife, quenching thirst and healing wounds, while nurturing growth and memory along a rugged path toward the ocean. The tale equates lives to the stream, urging minds to give, serve, and endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Bells
Flint
Certai
Vere
News
Sigourney Man Completes 25 Years on School Board
F L Goeldner filed the Sigourney school board financial report this week marking a quarter century of service as secretary since 1907. He helped oversee two new buildings the North ward school in 1918 and the high school addition in 1928 and served as legal adviser during construction. He handles payroll, records minutes and draws warrants for the Sigourney schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Goeldner
Sigourney
Goeldner
North Ward
Goedner
Sigourney Schools
Fireworks and Oil Stove Cause Slight Damage
An oil stove caught fire at the Mrs. Butcher home at 6 o'clock last Thursday morning causing considerable smoke damage in the kitchen. The blaze was put out before the fire department arrived. A firecracker exploded in the closed awning at Melcher Hardware burning a large hole. Mr. Melcher extinguished the blaze with a fire extinguisher.
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Louilia Press
Mrs. Butcher
Melcher Hardware
Harold Small of Bloomfield Hurt By Automobile
Harold Small 22 of Bloomfield was seriously injured when struck by a sedan driven by Mrs. M. W. Kane of Omaha while a truck stalled on U S highway 63 near the Missouri line. An X ray showed a broken hip and possible internal injuries as doctors stated the injuries likely will not prove fatal.
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Davis County
Harold Small
Small
Mark
M. W. Kane
Omaha
Nebraska
C. T. Small
Warren Johnson
Missouri Line
Auction Scrip Promotes Monthly Trade Extension Sales
The notice urges buyers to obtain Auction Scrip from merchants for purchases of $1.00 or more. Scrip holders can bid on items at the Trade Extension Auction Sales held on the first Saturday of each month, with the scrip valuable for acquiring preferred articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Pella Chronicle
Merchants Windows
Chronicle
Peoria Couple Have Boys Trio in Nearby Notices
In Peoria Iowa on July 11 Mrs Jacob Stursman and children along with Miss Ella Vander Schaaf visited Mrs Martin Vander Melen. Various local residents from Pella Wright Eddyville and Chicago area are listed with short visits. A baby boy born July 7 to Mrs Harold Sheesley is noted, making three boys in the family.
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Peoria
Iowa
Jacob Stursman
Ella Vander Schaaf
Martin Vander Melen
John van Gorp
Ben Vander Melen
Grace Veenstra
R. Niewsma
Peter Langstraat
John W. Stursma
Bakker
Otley 4 H Girls Arrange A Play
Otley Iowa July 11 nine of the Summit Strivers 4 H Club girls with leader Anna Slocum planned a play to be given soon and discussed design and materials for a room furnishing Betty Van Zante and Emma Beyers spoke on picture talks 4 H pins were awarded Esther Rouwe visited family in Osceola and Rean Verwer hosted a Farm Union gathering with about fifty friends and members Attendees from Otley and nearby farms welcomed the gathering
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Otley
Iowa
Nellie Muffenberg
Briday
Wm. Karr
Summit Strivers Club
Anna Slocum
Betty van Zante
Emma Beyers
Esther Rouwe
Will Rouwe
Ray Nolen
Reasner
Rean Verwer
Farm Union
Rean
Richard Postma
Darlene May
Edger Thornton
Monroe
Alice Postma
Herbert Risewick
Knoxville
John Tucker
Wm. Rozenberg
Nick Schurer
Bert van Zee
Fred Slocum
Wilbur
Ovid
Colorado
Jack Slocum
John Vos
Bertha of
Pella
Anne Beyer
Alta Marie Beyers
Wm. van Zee
Margery Witzenberg
Tunis Witzenberg
John Witzenberg
Rain and social rounds in Porterville area
Heavy weekend rainfall of 3 inches or more aided corn but lowered ready grain in parts. Inquiries note grain cutting has begun. Local residents and visitors from Pella Aurora and Cedar Rapids are listed visiting relatives, including the Goemaat and Monster families, with several kin and neighbors mentioned across multiple homes.
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Robby Robertus
Pella
H. Vander Syde
Walter Hurwitz
Aurora
Ill
John Robertus
L. Vander Streek
Mabel Goemaat
Lizzie
Jacoba van Oenen
Jake van Niewenhuizen
A. B. Goemaat
Jgses Antoinette
Mary Jane Monster
W. A. Jansen
Arie Brouwer
Gary Arthur
Lena May
Dirk Goemaat
Richard Oliver
Henry van Oenen
Henry van Oenenily
Will Monrand
Mary, Murray
Rodney Sytsma
Abraham Goemaat
John Kamerick
Koen Verrips
Arend Goemaat
Bastain Goemaat
Jake Goemaat
Ernest
Ruth
Henry Monster
Jack Dye
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Monster
Red van Niewenhuizen
Ary Ruth ii
Mary Patricia Kaloosa
Will Monster
Realnor Players Defeat Kilduff
Kilduff Iowa July 11 Mrs Ray Gifford hosted a miscellaneous shower for sister Mrs Beryl Holdsworth recently married. Relatives from Sully Pella and nearby towns attended giving gifts and social time.
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Kilduff
Iowa
Ray Gifford
Beryl Holdsworth
Alicia Elscott
Pella
Gerrit Klein
Will G. Veldhuizen
John Kooistra
Catherine Kooistra
Jake Elscott
Andrew Gertsma
Kate Elscott
Etta Elsco
Kellogg Retiree Iris I A Irish Ends 26 Year Mail Run
Kellogg area notes record I A Irish retiring from the Killduff rural mail route after 26 years. R J Gifford to take over mail delivery while government decisions determine route fate. Community activities include Camp Fire prep, Methodist Aid quilting, local visits, and a Killduff kittenball loss 12 11 to Reasnor.
Community Notes of Social Visits and Scout Events
A roundup of local visits and activities includes Elscott Chick Emmett Van Gilet Landmesser and Reasner team members visiting families in Sully Kellogg and Des Moines. Kilduff Boy Scouts met Kellogg Scouts with local youths Clair Van Gilst Carol Eichner Robert Dennis Melvin Smith and John Van Gilst leading. Various residents share Sunday meals and visits with neighbors in Pella Reasnor and Newton. Quotes from Pope and Russell cap the item.
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Melvin Smith
John van Gilst
Reva Klyn
Near Sully
Jetson Adams
Pitchard
McAninch
Kellogg
John Klyn
Pella
Will Klyn
Lena Lancaster
Clifford Dennis
Arlene
Charles Mick
Jim Jones
Jim Sampson
Des Moines
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Coder
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Ardelle
Myron Brayton
Murphy
Homer Parish
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Marshalltown
Harris Boat
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Brayton
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