Yearly Fire Report Shows 25 Incidents in Pella
The Pella Fire Department chief reports 25 fires from April 1, 1937 to April 1, 1938 with total losses of 3103.55 dollars, averaging under 125 dollars per fire. Buildings suffered most, many roof fires were quickly fought to limit damage.
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Cark
Pella
J. Hols
Clark St
Peace St
Power House
City of
Oskaloosa St
White V To Co
Main St
Los
Lucker
Broadway
H. Swank
Franklin
Woodshed
Agnes Mathes
D. Verought
D. Vander Ploeg
Independence
E. L. Smith
Pella Bldg. Co
Kate Beard
Washington St
Buerkens Mfg. Co
P. H. van Gorp
J. Ulrich
C. Hols
K.det St
Chas. Veen
Au- Hu
Williams Brothers Praise Pella by Des Moines Letter
A Des Moines letter from the Williams Bros quartet praises Pella and Mayor T G Fultz. They sing on WHO's Humanitarian Hour to aid shut ins, recall Pella night at Sun-4 Corners, and seek more local friends while sharing pictures and memories of the city and the Relscreen factory event.
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Pella
William Brothers
T. G. Fultz
Des
Williams Bros. P. S
Reading List Opens Summer Fiction Shelf
Library notes invite readers to enjoy good books during summer with classics like David Copperfield and Lorna Doone. A suggested Reading Course lists thirty works compiled by the Bureau of Education at Washington, starting with Adam Bede, Arabian Nights, A Modern Instance, and David Copperfield.
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David Copperfield
Classic novels list of 30 notable works
A compiled roster of readings including Ivanhoe Pride and Prejudice Treasure Island and Les Miserables. The list features authors such as Scott Thackeray Hawthorne Dickens and Tolstoy with many titles like Robinson Crusoe and Magna to modern classics.
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Guy Mannering
Sir Walter Scott
Henry Esmond
William M. Thackeray
Robert Louis Stevenson
R. D. Blackmore
Bret Harte
John Bunyan
Janet Austen
Daniel Defoe
George Eliot
Chas Dickens
Charles Reade
Oliver Goldsmith
J. Fenimore Cooper
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Victor Hugo
Alexander Dumas
Pere Goriot
Honore de Balzac
NeaL Sedrel Dies SuddenlY In Leighton
Leighton mourns Cornelius Sedrel aged 77 who died suddenly at 6:30 am after a brief illness. He was a longtime resident, devoted husband to Mary Korver, father of three sons Harmon Sam and daughter Gertrude, with six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral held at Leighton Reformed Church with ministers Hesselink Grooters and Fietstra.
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Leighton
Cornelius Sedrel
Mr. Sedrel
Gus J. Sedrel
Barbara Dena Intvell
Pella
Mary Korver
Barbara Dena
Sedrel
Harmon
Oskaloon
Sam
Gertrude Aalbers
Otley
Bussey
Leighton Reformed Church
Ira J. Hesselink
Peter Grooters
D. Fietstra
Prevent Moth Damage For Life With One Application
Pella Dress Club advertises Berlin moth protection claiming lifetime results from a single application. Odorless formula invites customers to visit for more details and to purchase or try the product.
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Berlin
Pella
The Wahoo Fish Mens Its Lattice Backbone Trait
A description of the Wahoo tropical game fish notes its tail walking on the water when hooked and an unusual lattice backbone that braces the spine so the fish cannot bend up or down. A Pella boy adds that school being out means fewer neck washings.
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Pella
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Dick Vander Ploeg
Williams Bros
Library Notes
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Charles Dickens
Clarion
IGA
Oxydol
Lipton’s
Rinso
Lux Flakes Life Buoy
Lux Soap
Wheaties
Sack
California
Goa Am Pella, Iowa
Count Leo Tolstoi
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Thomas Hardy
Lew Wallace
Emily Bronte
Neal Sedrel
Farm Home Coffee
Pillsbury Best Flour
Lifebuoy
Farmers
Rogers
Benteco Food Store
de Wit
IGA Food Market
T. Plette & Co
Slobe’s Super Market
Vande Voort’s Cash Grocery
J. van Dusseldorp
Jaarsma’s Bakery and Grocery
de Wild Grocery
J. M. van Vliet & Co
LUX
Henry Kuperus
Louis van Roekel
Peoria
Vanstyle” Value
Vanadium Steel
Dahm Brothers
Taintor
E. Needham
New Sharon
Francis Beal Briardale Store
R. M. Fowler
Chas. R. Ladd
Harvey
Wm. L. Bean
J. Thomassen
Red Rock
S. R. Boyd
George Haning
Margaret Reed
Fifield
Walter Guerts
Monroe
the Grocery
Cochrane’s Grocery
J. A. Murray
J. C. Huigen
Prairie City
Roberts Brothers
Ten Hagen
de Haan
de Wit Bros
Joe Kaldenberg
J.C. Lamb
Sully
Rutt Kaldenberg Meridith Jack Sprat Store
Lynnville
F. J. Coffey
A. H. Howell
A. R. Meredith
C. B. Dick
Tracy
Robert J. Garden
Gerrit E. Thomassen
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