Council Minutes Note Short Meeting At Pella Iowa
City council holds brief session to approve coal bills for teamsters and hear committee reports. Drainage at Peace and Main streets discussed. potential pavement cut required to improve water flow. Electrical system praised for rapid restoration post June storm. second pumping unit installed, pumping rate 492 gallons per minute. Debate on telephony franchise ordinance continues with solicitor review. aldermen discuss street cleaning, drinking fountains, and city cleanliness amid claims of being the Cleanest City in Iowa. Fire department praised for station improvements. cigars shipped as thanks, mayor explains donation.
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Peace
Main Streets
Joe Helt
City Electrician
Johnson
Schreiner
New Telephone Company
van Zante
Dieleman
Pella
Iowa
Nell
Chronicle
Newly Married Lady Entertains in Iowa Society
Mrs. John Bruinekool hosted a Tuesday afternoon gathering at her West Washington Street home in honor of newly married Mrs. P. G. Van Houweling. Mr. and Mrs. Van Houweling, recently wed in Chicago, are visiting Iowa and staying with the A. P. Van Houweling family before continuing their western honeymoon sequence.
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John Bruinekool
Washington Street
P. G. van Houweling
van Houweling
Chicago
Iowa
A. P. van. Houweling
Boy Dies In Cultivator Runaway Near Prairie City
The six year old son of Garret Schutinga, living four miles east of Prairie City, was killed when a cultivator team ran away on a Wednesday afternoon. The boy, a grandson of Mrs. W. C. Veld suizen of Pella, was standing in front of the team watching his elder brother hitch up when the cultivator dragged him, cutting his throat and chest. Relatives reside in the area.
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Monroe Mirror
W. C. Veldsuizen
Pella
Garret Schutinga
Perry Place
Prairie City
Schutinga
Explain why we released the boy from the Children's Home
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Pietenpol explain their decision to release a boy from a Children's Home. They recount efforts to provide care and religious instruction, list ongoing supervisory visits, and state that worsening traits and strained parent child relations led to the action. They note surprise at the haste and regret mistakes while promising no public statements.
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C. E. Society
Representa
H. W. Pietenpol
Picnic at Collins Camp Draws County Youths Near Pella Knoxville Bridge
Delegations from six districts filled Collins Camp on the Des Moines river Monday July 14 after 3 pm to the early morning hours. Activities included sight seeing Phonograph eats stunts orchestra and fireworks. Scholarships awarded to Raymond White and Waldo McCorkle with Bessie Van der Ploeg set for Lake Geneva camp in August.
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Collins
Des Moines
Pella-Knoxville
Dallas Township
County Young People’s Council
Geneva
County Young Peoples Council
County Young People
County Young People’s
Raymond White
Knoxville
Waldo McCorkle
Columbia
Geneva Glen
Colorado
Bessie van der Ploeg
Lake Geneva
Ice Cream Social at Third Reformed Church
The Martha Society of the Third Reformed Church hosts an ice cream lawn social on Tuesday evening July 22 at the church. Everyone is invited.
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The
Martha Society of the Third Reformed Church
Rowdies Roam Pella Churches On Sunday Evenings
A Pella churchgoing district faces disturbances as young men occupy pews for mischief rather than worship. Cars clog lots, noise and car prowls occur, and theft of items from parked vehicles is alleged. Officials are urged to curb the rowdiness before external groups act.
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Pella
Marion County
Ku Klux Klan
Clay Hill Dairy Milk for sale to local customers
Clay Hill Dairy advertises plenty of milk available on the farm with capacity to supply more customers. A phone reference appears as 46 on 3. J. P. van Rees lists contact and notes John Wynberg's advertisement elsewhere in the paper, suggesting Wynberg has advertising ideas of his own.
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J. P. van Rees
John Wynberg
Wynberg
Iowa Corn Crop 1924 Sets Record Low Yield
Iowa reports a sharp drop in the 1924 crop with corn yields forecast at 32.0 bushels per acre, 72 percent of normal, amid higher planted area but floods and heavy rains. Nationally, US corn production is projected down 17 percent from 1923 while oats and wheat also show declines.
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Iowa
Federal
Iowa Assessors
United States
Lowa
State Crop Reporting Service
Pastor and Wife Mark 20th Anniversary in Pella
On Monday July 14 Rev and Mrs Bruins celebrated twenty years of marriage with a quiet Des Moines river outing and an organized surprise. Friends and neighbors gathered with cars, food and a large cake after photos. The couple returned to the Manse for more festivities and received a buffet set as a keepsake from the group listed as B Baron H Rhynsburger A Van Houweling T Liggett C Dykstra M Langerak G Gaass T Klein and G Sadler.
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Dominic
Bruins
Pella
Benefit for Iowa Children's Home Social on the lawn
A Saturday afternoon benefit on Mrs. Nora Scholte's lawn organized by Pella's women's groups aims to raise 200 dollars for the Des Moines Iowa Children's Home. Ice cream cake coffee and sandwiches will be served from 1 30 p m through the afternoon and evening.
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Nora Scholte
Iowa
Des Moi
Robb
Pella
Legion Musicians Add New Bass Drum for Conclave Prep
The American Legion Drum Corps has acquired a large bass drum for their equipment. Matt Hoeksma drives the new piece, displaying pride as the unit prepares for the Ottumwa post state convention late August. locals anticipate strong showings through practice and drilling against other organizations at the gathering.
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American Legion
Matt Hoeksma
Ottumwa
Calf Club Tour Of Marion County Seen Sixty Calves
The Marion County Calf Club Tour on Friday July 11 visited sixty calves across the county. Ten cars carried forty people from the Farm Bureau office at seven thirty to farms including Van Zante and Gorp in Union Township. Rex Beresford of the Extension Service judged calves and noted Marion’s 1800 baby beeves are strong but many could be fatter. top calves will be shown at the county fair and the best will go to the State Fair in Des Moines.
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Marion County
Baby Beef Club
Farm Bureau
W. B. Teter
Union Township
van Zante
Frances van Zante
Wilfred van Gorp
G. W. Ryke
Rex Beresford
Extension Service
Beresford
Marion County Club
Des Moines
Robb Speaks For Iowa Children's Home At Pella
W E Robb of Des Moines spoke at the Memorial Building to advocate support for the Iowa Children's Home. He urged regular pledges to meet present and future needs amid low funding, and highlighted the Home’s work in housing and placing homeless children with families. Roy, a boy with no name, returned to the Home with Robb after living in Pella, amid slides and leaflets shown to the audience. The event included Rev F E Sabin and Boy Scouts assisting, and a city canvass for ongoing contributions the next day.
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Pres
Memorial
W. E. Robb
Des Moines
Iowa
Robb
Pella
Congress
168Th Infantry
Peaker
Roy
A. Sabin
Public tour of city utilities in Pella
The City Council and Superintendent of the City Electric Light and Water Works announce public tours of the Electric Light Plant and Howell water works pumping station to observe operations. Remodels and improvements have been made, with viewings on July 22 23 and 24 from 6 to 8 PM. A. C. Kuyper Clerk.
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City Electric Light and Water Works
Howell
Pella
A. C. Kuyper
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