Second Trades Day Draws Crowd in Pella
The July 21 event drew sizable crowds with strong afternoon business and a record evening turnout. Merchants report mixed success, with some selling out specials, coupons undervalued, and prize winners announced for purchases and store visits. Drivers delivered the youngest shopper, and car numbers listed for $1 merchandise coupons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puritan Drug Store
Wormhoudt & Plette
Marion
Mahaska
Jasper
Pella
Nick Meppel
A. B. Rouw
Gove van Zee
Chronicle Office
Threshing Engine Sparks Farm Fire North of Bethany
Sparks from a threshing engine pulled from a shop started a serious fire on the Andrew Van Rees farm north of Bethany church Monday afternoon. The barn burned to the ground but adjacent corn crib and granary were saved. About 100 to 150 people fought the blaze using wells, cisterns, and the threshing tank for water. a corn binder and other contents were destroyed.
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Andrew van Rees
Bethany Church
Richardson helps plan Farm Bureau day at Iowa State Fair
Mrs Ellsworth Richardson worked at Des Moines to prepare the Farm Bureau day program for the Town State Fair set for August 27. The State Fair spotlights agriculture with a gala Farmers day, and Richardson, active across Iowa in the women’s department, travels for meetings and outreach.
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Ellsworth Richardson
Des Moines
Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Isaac Le Cocq In Auto Accident Near Caldwell
In Caldwell area news, Fred Hinkle attorney received severe throat and head injuries after a car driven by Isaac Le Cocq of Le Cocq Motor Co. went into a ditch. Hinkle was treated at Wesley hospital for several days. Le Cocq escaped serious injury. Nearby, Marion Le Cocq’s wheat crop on a 200 acre farm required no horse power, with gasoline driving all processes and costs about three dollars per acre.
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Wichita
Fred Hinkle
Schweizer Building
Caldwell
Hinkle
I. le Cocq
le Cocq Motor Company
le Cocq
Wesley Hospital
Marion le Cocq
Old-Time Resident Visits in City
J W Blattner superintendent of the State School for the Deaf at Sulphur Oklahoma was in Pella late last week visiting old friends. He had not been in town for twelve years and would not recognize it. A pleasant surprise was meeting Miller S D native J H Cole a former Central College classmate. Blattner’s career began when as a student he taught at the Iowa school for the deaf Council Bluffs and he has since led state schools for the deaf in North Dakota Texas and Oklahoma.
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J. W. Blattner
State School For the Deaf
Sulphur
Okla
Pella
Blattner
J. H. Cole
Miller, S. D
Central College
J. H. Stubenrauch
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
North Dakota
Texas
Oklahoma
Notice of Fire Regulations and Public Safety Reminder
In case of fire call Central, state street name and house number to avoid delays. Do not name occupants. Do not race ahead of the fire truck. fines apply for speeding unless a department member travels. Keep autos one block away to allow the department access and protect property. Only fire department members or those called by the Chief may be on the premises. Leave orders at De Wit Bros for Fancy Alberta Peaches by the OX.
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Central
de Wit Bros
The
Pella baseball finances and management critique
A reader argues about Pella ball team's finances and leadership. He totals expenses from players and staff, cites gate receipts and taxes, and urges fans to support better opponents and larger crowds. The letter names manager Will Stout and notes current funding shortfalls and possible schedule fixes.
Call for bids on furnishing coal and hauling bids
Sealed bids will be received on hauling coal and furnishing and hauling coal for my greenhouse until August 10 1923 when bids will be opened. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. 80 2 M. J. De Jong.
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M. J. DE Jong
Death of Godfrey Bevan is announced in Pella
Godfrey Bevan a coal man active in Marion and Monroe Counties died at his home in Pella on July 20 1923 after a year and a half of illness from anemia He was 38 years old He left a wife and three children and received support from Red Cross church lodges and local volunteers His funeral was held at the Baptist church and burial was in Oakwood Cemetery He was born in Wales and came to America as a young man working in Nova Scotia mines before settling in Pella and later in the county community supports his family.
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Godfrey Bevan
Marion
Monroe
Franklin Street
Pella
Bevan
Mr. Bevan
Red Cross
Des Moines
Wales
Clyde Davis
Bevan Since That Time. Mr. Davis
Newton
America
Nova Scotia
United States
Buxton
Baptist Church of
Dieleman
Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Heatrola Stove Promises Furnishings and Warmth in One
Local Chronicle features Jas Van Dusseldorp estate store Heatrola ad claiming looks like a phonograph yet acts as a furnace heating three to six rooms. Special offer: two dollars down and Heatrola installed when desired, plus one ton of coal free for early subscribers before August 12.
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Jas. van Dusseldorp
the Chronicle
van Dusseldorp
Pella
Fire destroys roof of large house on Lincoln Street
Fire alarm summoned the department to the home of Mrs Hermann Vanden Berg on east Lincoln Street. Initial confusion locating the address led to a misdirected response to another family with the same name. The kitchen roof burned rapidly, almost all the roof being razed before extinguishment. Damage totals in the several hundred dollars, reportedly insured.
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Herman Vanden Berg
East Lincoln Street
Prairie City
Vanden Berg
S. H. Viersen
Pella Triumphs Over Prairie City in Narrow Baseball Battle
Pella topped Prairie City 5 to 4 on Central College field after a thriller filled with early Prairie City home runs and a late Pella rally. Key moments included Don Gale stealing, Hendee three base hit, John Lillian's grand homer, and Zondervan pitching through a sore arm. Umpire Joe Porter announced a forthcoming game against Waukee.
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Pella
Prairie City
Central College Field
Zondervan
Gale
Marks
Jennings
Don Gale
Pella Boys
Mark Rillihan
de Bruyn
Hendee
Sack
John Rillihan
van Arkel
Joe Porter
Waukee
Central Graduate Returns From The Mission Field
Rev O H Sisson a 1912 Central College graduate visited Pella friends after years of mission work at Bassein Burmah a major Baptist Foreign Mission Society station. On furlough his family plans a year and a half abroad. He met former Central College teacher Winfield Dudgeon now in India and noted good health after climate adjustment.
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O. H. Sissson
Central College
Pella
Mr. Sisson
Bassein
Burmah
Baptist Foreign Mission Society
America
Winfield Dudgeon
India
Farm Bureau Picnic Date Set for August 16
Secretary Jacob De Haan of the Farm Bureau announces the annual Farmers' Picnic will be held on Thursday August 16. Details on the meeting place and program will be provided later.
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Farm Bureau
Jacob de Haan
The
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Isaac LE Cocq
Heck Gale
All Nations
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Chariton
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Stout
Heatrola
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