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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
5
A visit to Central College shows progress on the new east wing classroom building under Herman Veenstra. The three story brick structure, fireproofed with concrete floors and water connected labs, aims to ease cramped space and host varied uses from classrooms to potential literary society halls as funds allow.
After the July 17 introduction, Dodge Brothers received about 3.25 million dollars in orders for the new four cylinder sedans in the first two days. A coupe will follow soon, with a carbriolet roadster to come later. Dealers in Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee St Louis and Philadelphia report record showroom visits since the launch.
Sealed bids for lump coal will be received by the Secretary of the Independent school District of Pella Iowa. All coal to be delivered to different school buildings during the winter of 1927 1928. Bids must be in by noon August 8 1927. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Peter Van Sittert Secretary.
The Pella school board fixed the first Monday in September as opening day for public schools at September 5, one week later than last year. The vacant teaching position in Home Economics was filled by Miss Mary Simons of Indianola, a Simpson College graduate with graduate work at Ames.
Seventy five men from the Second Reformed church attended a picnic at Nollen's grave last Tuesday evening. They played baseball volleyball and pitched horseshoes then enjoyed cats and drinks. President Albert Van Houweling led brief speeches by Harkamp Dykstra Kuyper Kempkes and Rev Jacobs. The crowd praised the event as a big success with cheers for Gibby Van Der Wilt who supervised the gathering.
Flower lovers can visit the high school grounds to view a yearly display along the walks. Caretaker Peter DuPree dedicates much time to this task, alongside his other duties, and the beds will be at their best from now until frost, inviting a townwide visit.
A group of Pella youths travels to the Iowa Falls Bible assembly for a ten day annual program of Bible study religious instruction lectures and camp outings. Named attendees include Ruth Lautenbach Nancy Ruth Renaud Vera Sadler Bernice Gezel Mildred Cole Josephine Thomas Frances Van Rees James Wisse Lester Vander Heiden Robert Renaud Vernion Hartgraves Ray De Haan and Mrs Simon De Haan. Pastor G C Conrad and Mrs Conrad also attend.
The opening of Mahaska’s third fully surfaced highway from Oskaloosa to the county line was completed Thursday afternoon by County Engineer R. H. Tumy and the board. The new concrete runs along Pella avenue and north L street to High avenue, linking Oskaloosa with a national network of surfaced roads and extending toward Sigourney Burlington Ottumwa and St. Louis. The surfacing plan aims to connect with Poweshiek and Marion county improvements, allowing Mahaska motorists to travel east west or south without rain fears.
Circus fans in Oskaloosa await Hagenbeck-Wallace with a new program headlined by The Geisha and Blazing Glory. Noted trainers Clyde Beatty Bob McPherson and Capt Bernard perform with lions tigers and other wild beasts alongside aerial acts Orrin Davenport Ward Kimball and the Martin Sisters. Two performances daily at 2 PM and 8 PM feature 50 clowns Liberty Horses and a grand double menagerie including giraffes and Hagenbeck elephants.
Floyd Meikle of Agency and Hazel Powell of Albia wed in Des Moines then hiked eighty miles back to Agency. They returned a week later to seek annulment in Des Moines before Judge C. S. Franklin. Powell learned her former husband had not obtained a divorce and sought court aid. Meikle and Powell, about 21, hoped a divorce from her first husband would allow them to remarry. Also notes Ed Van Gorp of Albia reports Buick sales in Lincoln, where a million dollars of 1928 Buicks were shipped to dealers in one week.
Obituary notes Dr John Stuart a longtime Monon physician who died suddenly at his home. Burial planned in Pella with interment in October after a Monon funeral. He built a large practice, spoke eight languages, and served as president of the State Bank of Monon. Born 1845 in Ireland, educated in Canada and Ontario, he later joined Baptists and taught at McMaster and Illinois Wesleyan.
Mr. C. Dieleman manager of the Farmers Union Cooperative Shipping Association consigned a car of hogs owned by Will Den Hartog and Dave Den Hartog to the Chicago market. Hogs sold Monday as the Farmers Union Live Stock Commission topped the market at $11.00, the highest top since April and $2.00 above the June low.
Descendants of Wellington Nossaman gathered at the Stroud home eight miles southeast of Knoxville on July 24. About fifty attended a noon dinner and enjoyed contests and games. The event was voted an annual affair with many relatives named from Pella Lacona Cedar Harvey Bussey Milo Tracey Des Moines and Des Moines area.
A meeting Saturday set the Herwynsch picnic for August 31 three miles south of town on the former Steven Van Zee farm, now owned by Tennis and Marinus Van Dusseldorp. A strong Porterville Cemetery Aid delegation attended the planning session.
Mrs Mable Le Grand wife of Will Le Grand died at the family residence in Monroe last evening at 1130 following several months illness. She was born in Knoxville daughter of Mr and Mrs William Lucas and is survived by her husband her parents and three brothers. She was active in Jasper and Marion counties social circles a Methodist Episcopal church member and Monroe Delphian society member.
A letter from Ted Mansen reports the death of Rev. Mr. Vander Werf of Steen Minnesota. His daughters Anne and Joan Vander Werf attended Central College last year. The funeral was held Wednesday with eleven ministers present. The family will move to Holland Michigan after burial in Holland.
The Marion county fair board signed up three free acts Monday night and aims to hire more before week’s end. Rube Leibman is the booking agent. The fair will feature multiple bands daily at the grand stand and a variety show. The Pershing miners plan a mine rescue display and prizes. Melcher cooperation is expected. Pershing union agrees. For the first time in years there will be automobile races on Saturday. More Marion county running horses are sought. Farm Bureau day features Congressman L. J. Dickerson at 10 30 a m. Admission is free at the gate but parking inside costs 26 cents. parking on the public road outside is free.
Paul Ver Steeg district agent for the Manhattan Oil Company and his wife move today to Oskaloosa to be closer to his district in central Iowa. They will be missed in Pella where Mrs Ver Steeg led the American Legion Auxiliary and Paul contributed to Legion affairs when possible.
Traer youths driving north of Toledo ran over and killed a farmer's police dog they mistook for a wolf. They planned to claim a $10 bounty, unaware the animal was a police dog. A similar case in Grundy county involved a cross wolf dog, with Brower likely to receive the bounty after the animal killed poultry.
Railroad trainmen report the Eldon to Des Moines Sunday train is well patronized with most trips heading toward Des Moines from the eastern end. Business declines near Des Moines as automobile competition grows.
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