Pella Fourth of July Pageant and Games Planned
The American Legion in Pella stages a costless community celebration with races and contests for youths, a ball game against Prairie City and Oskaloosa, a dancing pavilion, refreshments stands, and a big evening pageant costing nearly 1000 dollars. A queen contest runs through June with votes bought by purchases at local businesses. Attendees from Iowa and neighboring states are urged to attend and bring lunch to keep costs low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Boys
Pella
Prairie City
Oskaloosa
M. & S. L. Bunch
Legion
Iowa
Vacation notes from the Public Schools
Miss Louise Van Oosterhout of Orange City was elected as teacher of home economics and physical instructor for girls. The school band meets Mondays at 7:30 in the gym. Mr. Ramsey, director of the municipal band, will teach and aims for summer concerts. Minor improvements were ordered at buildings, including roof repairs paint and plastering. Gym apparatus were acquired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise van Oosterhout
Orange City
Ramsey
Pella Bids Sought for City Street Improvements 1927
Notice to bidders from the City Clerk of Pella Iowa invites sealed proposals by July 6 1927 at 7 30 PM for paving curbing and guttering on numerous streets including Silvey Acorn Lincoln Columbus Washington Franklin Liberty Union Main East Second Broadway Oskaloosa and others. Plans on file detail approved methods and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Iowa
Silvey Acorn Street
Broadway
Lincoln Street
West First Street
Columbus Street
East First Street
East Second Street
Washington Street
Hazel Street
Franklin Street
West Third Street
West Second Street
Liberty Street
East Annex
Union Street
Main Street
Block 65
Morningside Drive
Block 1
Morningside Add
University Street
Oskaloosa Street
Nepeng Street
Main Reet
Independence Street
Jefferson Street
East Third Street
Lot 14
Lot 11
North Annex
South Street
Iast Second Street
Co. RI. & P. Railway
Sharon Street
Clark Street
Ast First Street
Its Improvement Fund
Peletena
A. C. Kuyper
Kuyper Korner notes on Wrecking Crew and local building
Local notes report Woodrow moving equipment to Newton by day and back at night, with full operation soon. A. G. Buwalda builds a North Main garage, Ip pel Brothers haul Atlas Cement for a farm ceding, Croll starts barn work east of town. Cherry picking nears and Asbestoline roof paint marketed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow
Newton
A. G. Buwalda
North Main
Ippel Brothers
Atlas
George Croll
John C de Bruin
School statistics show enrollment and pay figures
A superintendent report lists 662 pupils with 21 boys and 35 girls non-residents, 24 teachers, average grade teacher pay $124,560 per month, high school women $152 and men $200 monthly. Certificates held include ten first grade and three second grade state, three special, eight county uniform. Per pupil monthly costs run 5.91 in grades and 12.15 in high school. Books sold totaled 1655.81 while tuition earned exceeded 5000.
Cooperative Farm Fire Insurance Big Business
Agricultural cooperatives dominate farm insurance with 1950 mutual fire groups covering about 10 billion dollars in risk, roughly half the farm property in the United States. Additional windstorm, hail, livestock, and new auto mutuals spread across the Middle West, offering fire theft collision property damage and liability protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance
Automobile Insurance Company
Middle West
Otley Social News Notes Weekly Visits
Miss Johanna Vander Wiel Mrs C Vander Wiel and Mrs C Van Buren motored to Peoria Tuesday to visit friend Mrs Grace Drost De Jong. Mr and Mrs Guert Van Dyke and daughter visited Gerrit Van Dyke home last Tuesday. Lawrence Kaldenberg Fairmount Kenneth Van Gorp Monroe spent days with grandmother Mrs J B Vriezelaar. John Henry son of Dan Hoogenaaker Pella visited T H Kaldenberg. Gladys Irma and Raymond Rickabaugh Prairie City weekend at R V McKeever home. Geo Tylie and children Des Moines spent Sunday at C Breen home. Clyde Rickabaugh Des Moines visited John Van den Baard home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Vander Wiel
C. Vander Wiel
C. van Buren
Peoria
Grace Drost de Jong
Otley and nearby neighbors visit, accidents, and fires
Otley residents host relatives from Newton Monroe Bussey Pella and Marshalltown while Will Aalbers recovers from a serious appendix injury after a dog incident. In Des Moines area visitors, a chimney spark ignites Leslie Byers’ house, and a Broader stove fire destroys the M Aalbers barn with hay oats machinery and harnesses saved only the garage and outbuildings.
Van Veens Visit De Vries in Otley Area
Mr and Mrs Tone Van Veen spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs James De Vries near Otley in a family gathering noted by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tone van. Veen
James de Vries
Otley
Quotations From Farmore Co operative Exchange Iowa Prices
Farmore Co operative Exchange in Pella Iowa lists hog prices at 6.05 to 8.10 per cwt old oats 40 cents per piggy corn 1.25 a bushel and wheat around 1.25 per bushel. Ducks feathered weight roosters and geese show miscellaneous market bids with hides quoted at two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmore Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Iowa
Community Family Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Slykhuis near Cordova spent Sunday with brother in law P H Van Steenwyk. Miss Iva Tanner visited Miss Dena Van Veen. Mr and Mrs John Ver Dught of Prairie City called on sister Mrs G Nelson and Ver Dught rode to Bussey to see another sister Mrs John Chambers. Mrs Wm Visser and son Dickie visited Miss Dena Van Veen. Miss Lane Rus and her children from Pella spent Monday with her parents Mr and Mrs P H Van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Tanner
Dena van Veen
John Ver Dught
Prairie City
G. Nelson
Ver Dught
Howell Monay
Bussey
John Chambers
Wm. Visser
Dickie
Lane Rus
Pella
P. H. van Steenwyk
Mrs Irvin Tanner Apent Tuesday With Mrs Isaac Woods
Mrs Irvin Tanner Apent spent Tuesday with Mrs Isaac Woods at her home. The visit highlighted neighborhood friendship and shared stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin "Tanner Apent
Isaac’ Woods
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kuyper
S Korner
H. J. Boland
Rich Lautenbach
Shorty Grandman
Tom
Puritan
Shorty
George
Vol
A. T. Klein
Tone
Spreek
Cooperative Farm Fire Insurance
Otley News
Floyd Frazer
Will Dykstra
Nick Heemstra
Will Aalbers
John Vander Ploeg
Monroe
Sunay
R. J. Tilma
Gerrit de Jong
Crost
Charles Frazer
Nex Sharon
John de Goey
M. P. van Heemert
Joe Muilenberg
R. V. McKeever
Lew Henry
Des Moines
Dirk Freeken
Richard Drost
Iowa City
Drost
Conrad van Speren
Colorado
Anna Krause
Marshalltown
C. Huisman
D. Koopmans
Carpenter
Williams
Leslie Byers
M. Aalbers
Amsterdam News
Pella Produce Co
the Sunday Register
Daily Morning Register
Orville Dykstra
BABY
Ramseyer
Anconas
Ramseyer Hatcheries
First Ave
J. K. Watson
Albia
Monroe County
Frank A. Coulter
BUICK
Pella Motor Co
Pella, Iowa
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!