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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
5
Pella merchants praised the Chronicle for publishing extensive sale advertising in a week that mixed harvest activity with large crowds. The paper printed three double page spreads and a full page sale ad, routing 17 000 bills. Advertisers praised the office for its equipment and skilled staff supporting the sales push.
Miss Claire Jewell will return to Pella High School as commercial teacher next year. Her success has led pupils from across the state to win high honors in typewriting contests. The decision fills all high and lower grade teaching positions for the coming year. Twenty-three Pella residents enjoyed a Rock Island excursion to Keokuk and Ft. Madison Sunday, with the train returning to Pella around 1 AM Monday.
Mrs H J Vanden Berg of the Home For the Aged in Pella marked her 91st birthday with a family gathering at daughter Mrs Peter Bruinekool’s home. Present were four children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren totaling about 35, with good health and full faculties except hearing. The Chronicle joins relatives in wishing many more birthdays.
The Ladies of the Second Reformed Church hosted a college tea at the church on Friday July 9 attracting over one hundred attendees. A musical and literary program featured Robert Baron violin solo Tia Fox Ruth Dykstra Marjorie Le Conq Anna Tysseling and others. A fine lunch followed and more than twenty five dollars was raised for the college fund toward a new building. The organizers are thanked for their work.
Alton Democrat reports trustees of the Northwestern Classical academy in Orange City envision expanding to include two years of college work. The plan would keep locals home for early higher education, needing a few instructors and proper accreditation to ensure acceptance elsewhere. If successful, a four year option might follow in time.
Van Rheenen's Bootery resumes its annual Anniversary Sale two years after opening. The ad highlights reduced prices across the complete line, with shoppers already reporting savings from the promotion begun last week.
Mahaska county supervisors awarded a 19.92 mile paving contract to American Paving Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska. The project includes 3.5 miles White Way east, 3.5 miles Eddyville road south, and 12.8 miles Pella road northwest at a total of 29000 dollars and aims to finish by December 1. The bid features two crews, new equipment, and local labor, with work beginning on the Eddyville road.
The Chronicle reports receipt of the Premium List for the Marion County Fair to be held in Knoxville August 16 to 20. A quick overview suggests the usual high class exhibition and entertainment characteristic of the event.
The Mission and Dorcas society of the First Reformed church will host a Bazaar and Social on July 22 on the church lawn. Everyone is welcome. Secretary Mrs. A. T. Van Houweling urges attendance.
The Y T Van Niewaal store displays Garden City Overall Company products including men’s coveralls jackets boys’ overalls and Little Men’s Longies. The Garden City factory has operated for about twenty years employing nearly thirty people and boosting Pella’s economy. Visit the window exhibit or request a factory tour to appreciate its community value.
Relatives from Pella attended the Chicago funeral of Cornelius Bruinekool who died July 1 at 67 after a gangrenous toe infection and a prior stroke. His sister Mrs. Henrietta Verheul of Pella, and nieces Henri jal Verheul and Wm. Van Wely of Monroe joined others in honoring him, with Bruinekool's boyhood home noted as Pella.
Coach Jack Pence announces a seven game schedule with Armistice Day open for a game. Most games will be away from Pella for financial reasons, though local plans exist if funding appears. Opponents include Simpson, Parsons, Iowa Wesleyan, Ellsworth, Graceland, Iowa Business College, St Ambrose. open date Nov 11.
A field by field listing of pieces and composers for a band concert on Saturday July 17 with opening selections March 1 The Firefly Selection Rudolph Frilnn and Wedding of the Winds by John T Hall among others including Sans Souci Overture by John Kaula Slaycuse Rhapsoda by C Freedman and The Fortune Teller selection Victor Hubert.
Harve Van Gorp relayed a Chicago telegram announcing a Woodrow washers order worth 450000 dollars for the coming year. The deal, first big contract since new Pella management, promises local employment and increased property values as the Newton plant continues while a Pella factory site is chosen. The move to Pella under new leadership signals renewed finances and growth for the Woodrow operation.
Three passengers were injured in a Lincoln highway collision near Cole when W M Shaw of Monroe and J A Lee of Ames collided. W M Shaw and daughter Alice Shaw suffered serious injuries, Delilah Honnold was badly bruised, Mrs Shaw was unhurt. The Shaws were en route to visit relatives and were treated at home before Newton transport.
Donna Copley, 20, of Kellogg was sentenced to 30 days in county jail by Justice E. J. Failor on a charge of false drawing of a check. She drew a 24.08 check on May 29 cashed at Iowa Mercantile and a 22.50 check on June 5 cashed by J. C. Penney. Stores filed information after she promised to make good the shortages.
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