This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
7
Society news notes a June 13 event at Second church with Miss Johanna Timmer Calvin College dean of women as guest speaker. Banquet at 5 45 p m and afternoon meeting, with 25 cent plate, plus a public gathering at 7 30 p m at First church.
The One Hundred and ninth session of The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America will meet in Rochester, New York on June 6 but economy led to adjourning for a year. Rev. John Wesselink will open and adjourn if no quorum. Synod to meet June 4 1936. The denomination continues work despite no meeting.
Funeral services for Harry D Terpstra of Galesburg were held at 2 p.m. last Thursday at the M E church with Rev. Moore officiating and Rev. Hodgson assisting. Terpstra died Monday night after a stroke and a subsequent recurrence. He is survived by his wife and two children Leslie of Kellogg and Leah at home. Interment followed at Hewitt cemetery.
Church calendar outlines morning worship at 10 45 with sermons on The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit and Abraham’s Faith, Pentecost emphasis, and a Children’s Day service with baptism during morning worship. Next Thursday a guest speaker Miss Johanna Timmer, Dean at Calvin College, will lecture under the League of Young Women’s Societies with a banquet for Pella Circle girls. Vacation Bible School starts Monday at 10 am focusing on Bible memory, crafts, and reverence, limited to kindergarten through ninth grade.
The Church of the Open Bible led by Rev. and Mrs. Paul Rippee hosts evangelistic services with Rev. Rippee Thursday and Saturday events. A special Sunday includes Miss Lucille Jenkins and Jonary Pickel speaking on Liberia missions, with a love offering to support Jenkins' trip and a musical program planned.
Ten years of rapid change in music teaching align with higher educational standards. Leading educators state music is essential, a core part of citizenship and character, not a neglected subject. Trained youth in chorus and bands develop character and readiness for useful citizenship.
The piece urges young people to prepare for the future by using the summer to develop musical gifts. It highlights local chances for vocal and instrumental training, noting social and religious activities peak then and that investing in music knowledge yields lifelong benefits. It emphasizes practical, home-based options and the value of experience gained through musical study.
A poem praising Tulip Time in Pella Iowa with lines about Tulip Time drawing crowds and filling the town with song and scent. The verses celebrate Dutch heritage, regional pride, and annual festivities, urging widespread joy and yearly celebration. May 1 Inia, Washington.
Ford Motor Co announces restoration of a $6 daily minimum wage, raising current $5 workers to $6 and boosting pay across about 41,000 Detroit-area employees. The move adds roughly $2,000,000 monthly to payroll and applies to Ford and Lincoln plants in Dearborn and Detroit.
A Hod Carriers union committee urged a wage rise for county bridge workers and truck drivers from 30 to 40 cents an hour to preserve wage levels. The board rejected raising wages and considered halting all but emergency projects. The county employs 10 men in bridge work and truck driving in Monroe County News.
John Sievert 67 a Wall Lake Iowa merchant drowned Friday night while fishing on the second day of the season at a large gravel pit south of Lake View Iowa Passive search efforts were conducted by local authorities and witnesses reported rough water conditions at the site.
County Agent Walter Brown warns that drought relief rates for hay and roughage end May 31. Farmers still buying hay and roughages should act before then to gain 20 percent off hay and 30 percent off straw and fodder shipped into town. Also notes Ruth Chatterton lunching in Tulsa en route to Amarillo as she aims to pilot her own aircraft across the country.
County agent Walter Brown is named Marion county campaign leader to combat chinch bugs in 1935. State chinch bug committee, led by Ray Murry and R. E. Buchanan, outlines plans with county committees and field demonstrations. Dr Drake named state campaign leader. I. C. Anberg named assistant state leader. federal funds tentatively set at two and a half million dollars for the valley program. Marion aims for about one million for the town campaign.
John Mante was shot and killed in Albia with authorities holding a suspect, a man named John Mantey, in jail. Local officials reported the gun violence and ongoing investigation as details emerged from the incident.
A son who fled the scene after shooting his father during an estate dispute on the Manley farm surrendered after five days in the woods. The father, semi conscious since Wednesday, could not identify relatives. The coroner ordered an inquest and county authorities planned to present the case to the grand jury.
Mrs. Mary Taylor Liggett announces a summer term starting June 12 for vocal lessons available in class or private settings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.