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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
6
I wish to thank all friends and neighbors for their kind and helpful acts during the illness and for sympathy shown at the death of my mother Mrs J J Timbrel, also for the floral tributes.
The second annual Youth Fellowship Conference at Central College began with a large group of about fifty eight young people. Evening public sessions are at 7 in the Second Reformed church with Dr Bernard J Mulder delivering talks on faith witness inner life community task and world service. The conference runs through June 20 with a large outdoor union service on campus weather permitting and a rain plan at First Reformed church. Local pastors participate and the conference director is Rev Jacob Prins. An optimist note closes the item with a radio joke and a science claim about animal laughter.
A Sioux County essayist defends rugged individualism rooted in Calvinistic faith, praising four pioneer figures Pelmulder Vander Waa Muilenberg and Sipma. He ties spiritual vigor to local churches in Orange City and nearby towns, laments church decline elsewhere, and notes crop failures and strong county institutions.
Mr. and Mrs. A A De Bruyn Sr of Pell marked 60 years of marriage on June 14 1877 at the home of their daughter Mrs. Dave Verought. Their long life has been built on outdoor activity and quiet, hard work with four generations still living in the family.
May emergency relief totals record 764 cases with 219 county and 545 unemployment cases plus 101 service cases. Intake shows 131 applications with 106 accepted, 17 rejected, and 8 pending. Gardens and food distributions continued, with fish and cabbage plants allocated to multiple towns. Pension data note 35,650 cases state wide. Marion county reports 502 recipients averaging $14.71 each.
The family expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy after the death of their daughter Bernice. They also deeply appreciate the floral arrangements sent by CHAS. P. DYKSTRA and family.
The message from Mrs. W. H. Verwers and children thanks friends and neighbors for help and sympathy during illness and death of husband and father W H Verwers. They note appreciation for floral tributes and state Mrs. Verwers and children, including Mrs. Hi. L. Renaud, left for Omaha to visit Mrs. J. Van Vliet and other relatives, planning to stay two weeks.
Classified notice fragments show a used lawn mower in good condition at Allen's store and a God used electric refrigerator in good running order from Van Den Berg Electric Co. A found car key may be claimed by paying for this ad. A fully furnished apartment is available for rent at 810 Union St by C. B. McDonald.
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