No Celebration of Fourth Here Planned
The chamber of commerce met to decide if Pella should invite nearby residents for a Fourth of July celebration. They postponed any public event to a later year, citing other communities’ plans and potential travel by locals. A swimming pool fund reached about $3,000 in pledges, but officials urged caution, calling the proposed seven percent return “blue sky.” The group delegated investigation to a friendly committee to study costs and operation elsewhere.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pella
Marion County Farm Bureau
Knoxville
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
Farm Bureau
Mahaska County
Des Moines
Chronicle
J. C. Mitten
C. of C
Park Commissioners
West Market Square
Women’s Club
Marion County Farm Bureau Picnic July 4 Event
Saturday July 4th at the Fair Grounds Knoxville Marion County will host a county wide picnic with W A Hollowell inviting all residents. The day begins at 10 with speakers ball games sports and music by Knoxville band Le Grande's Orchestra and the Brown Bros Quartette. Welcome friends.
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Fair Grounds
Knoxville
Marion County
Marion County Farm Bureau
W. A. Hollowell
County Farm Bureau
le Grande
Brown Bros
Security Bank Plans to Enlarge Building
Architects are drafting plans to expand the Security State Bank by extending the west front to include the Van Rees shoe store building, adding offices, bookkeeping rooms, and extra vaults. The project aims to ease space congestion since the bank acquired Farmers National Bank, though no contracts have been let and start date is undecided.
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Security Bank
van Rees
Security State Bank
Farmers National Bank
Bennet's Triumphal Band Concerts June 20 and 23
A concise notice listing band concerts on June 20 and June 23 featuring Ribble Selection Katinka Rudolf Friml pieces and popular numbers Morning Noon and Night by Suppe Maytime Plantation Patrol All Alone and Overture Semiramida plus Star Spangled Banner with Band and Voice performances led by Ed Chenette GI Rossina.
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Bennet
Katinka
Rudolf Friml
van Suppe
Chenette
Sunday School Convention Across Lake Prairie and Summit Townships
The Sun day Schools of Lake Prairie and Summit Townships plan a district convention in Pella Sunday with an afternoon vesper at 3:00 at the Baptist church, a 6:30 vesper on the college campus, and an evening service at 7:30 at the Second Reformed church. External speakers include Rev. W. H. Sandy Mrs Hamp Jones and Rev E E Parks with local workers on the program.
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Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
Pella
Baptist Church
Second Reformed Church
W. H. Sandy
Hamp Jones
E. E. Parks
Eddyville Church Burned After Lightning Strike
The Eddyville Reformed church was struck by lightning shortly after noon Sunday and burned to the ground. Services had ended. no one was inside. A crowd gathered and moved as much furniture as possible, but the building was a total loss.
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Eddyville Reformed Church
Women Seek Support For Shelter Plan At Park Commission
A group of club women spent over 1200 dollars to erect a ground shelter and sought organizational backing before presenting to the park commission. Members decided the women’s plan was preferable to the shelter’s current use, though many objectors were absent earlier. Refreshments were served by the American Legion Auxiliary after the meeting.
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Park Commission
American Legion Auxiliary
Rock Island Motorizes Passenger Train Trials in Pella Area
The Rock Island railroad tested gasoline propelled cars on its line near Pella, carrying passengers on a trial run after a Friday debut. The trials show strong hill-climbing ability on the Eldon Des Moines stretch, with the railroad planning to run more motorized trains to compete with highway buses and restore earlier weekly passenger totals.
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Pella
Rock Island
Eldon
Des Moines
Beacon
Keokuk
Wolves Dominating Iowa Counties Prompt Grim Toll
Wm. Young, janitor at Wayne county courthouse in Corydon, earns the title wolf killer as cubs are brought to the county auditor, then cremated after the captor collects a bounty. Young claims seven to eight hundred wolves killed annually over twenty years, with twenty five to fifty cubs per year. In Guthrie county, William Wall touts 97 wolves captured in recent years, four cubs this spring, while old settlers note wolves are plentiful.
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Wm. Young
Corydon
Wayne County
Court House
Mr. Young
Guthrie County
William Wall
Iowa
Pella Residents Affected As Iowa Tornado Hits Counties
A tornado crossed Franklin and Butler counties near Dumont and Chapin causing farm damage and injuries. Mr and Mrs William Evans and their son Clifton from Chapin were hospitalized. Professor Frederick Bosch and family at a farm near Dumont lost their house and belongings but escaped major harm with minor injuries and a return trip home the following day.
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Pella
Franklin
Butler
William Evans
Clifton
Chapin
Iowa
Iowa. Mrs. Evans
Frank de Reus
Oeer
Frederick Bosch
Central College
Bosch
Esther
Dumont
Butler County
Pella Boys Earn Degrees At Iowa State University
The university news release lists Pella graduates Ray H. Boland Ray Fox and Ralph Henry Ver Ploeg among degree recipients and awards Alva Fox is noted as First Lieutenant Medical Corp Ralph Ver Ploeg earns Bachelor of Science Liberal Arts and Medicine and Ray Boland earns Bachelor of Science in Commerce
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Pella
The
State University
Ray Boland
Ray Fox
Ralph Ver Ploeg
Ay Alva Fox
Medical Corp
Ralph Henry Ver Ploeg
Ray H. Boland
Dr Anthony Hospers and Bride Visiting Here
Dr Anthony Hospers of Grafton Newfoundland and his bride formerly Miss Lusea Crispin of Charleston Illinois arrived early this week to visit his parents Mr and Mrs G Hospers and other relatives. The couple were married Saturday June 13 and are now on their wedding trip. The Chronicle joins with friends here in congratulations and best wishes.
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Anthony Hospers
Grafton
Lusea Crispin
Charleston
Ill
G. Hospers
Rev J Wesselink Accepts Presidency at Central College
Rev J Wesselink accepts the presidency offered by Central College after the executive board meeting. The decision ensures no disruption to the school’s work. He will resign as pastor of First Reformed Church of this city, effective August, with a short vacation first.
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Central College
J. Wesselink
Mr. Wesselink
First Reformed
Pella Residents Attend House of David Baseball Game
A crowd from Pella drove to Oska loosa on Tuesday to watch a game between a local team and the House of David from Michigan. The touring cult members, noted for unshorn hair and beards, played a nearly churchlike program before a two hour, four to three victory by the whiskered side.
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Pella
Oskaloosa
House of David
Michigan
Rural mail carriers plan park picnic in Knoxville
Rural mail carriers and their families from all parts of the county will hold a picnic at Auld's Park in Knoxville Saturday afternoon. Speakers from Des Moines and Ames will address the gathering.
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Auld’s Park
Knoxville
Des Moines
Ames
Feeder Company Factory Sold to Peoria Buyer
Report says Garden City Feeder Company stockholders approved selling the factory to a Peoria Illinois manufacturing firm. Home of the purchaser unknown. If kept in operation, workers face minor impact. otherwise, local business leadership and many families dependent on the plant may face substantial change.
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Garden City
Peoria
Ill
Pella
Liter Eddyville Farm Hit By Hail Storm
A farm owned by George and John Liter near Eddyville was struck by a Sunday storm with wind and hail. A chicken house and sheds were unroofed and corn fields badly damaged, though the owners hope the corn survives and the loss may be manageable if it does.
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George
John Liter
Eddyville
Bids for coal for independent school district of Pella
Sealed bids for lump coal will be received by the secretary to supply all coal to be delivered to different school buildings during the winter of 1925 1926. Bids must be in by noon July 13 1925. The board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Peter Van Sittert secretary.
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Independent School District of
Pella
Peter van" Sittert
Bazaar and exchange at First Reformed church class
The Star Sunday School Class of the First Reformed church holds a bazaar and exchange on Saturday June 20 at 1 PM at the Farmers Co operative Exchange.
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Star
First Reformed Church
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella Welcomes New Central Park Cafe
The Central Park Cafe opens for public inspection Monday in Pella. The 24 by 80 foot building includes a dining room with vitreous tables, booths, a soda fountain, well equipped kitchen, basement cooling and heating systems, and toilets with hot and cold water. Owner Meulpolder aims for top sanitation, comfort, and efficiency, hoping the cafe becomes a local landmark.
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Central Park
Chronicle
Pella
Meulpolder
Pella Merchants Extend Territory
The Monroe Mirror notes several Pella merchants widening trade reach to distant customers. With improving roads and rail signs, merchants plan broader ads and await railcar use to attract travelers. Advertisers include The Pel Club, Vander Meulen & Co., B. Van Houweling Auto Co., M as, Royal Candy Co., and Hatshop.
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Monroe Mirror
Pella
Pel Club
Vander Meulen & Co
B. van Houweling Auto Co
Mas
Royal Candy Co
Hatshop
Mir Or
Mrs Lubberden Hosts Friends Dinner For Visitors
Mrs Peter Lubberden entertained a group of friends at dinner Tuesday in honor of Mrs R D Douwstra visiting from Westfield North Dakota and Mrs Joe Ettama of Lester Iowa.
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Mrs. Lubberden
Peter Lubberden
R. D. Douwstra
Westfield
N. D
Joe Ettama
Lesster
Towa
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Wilson
Bride
Rev
Central
Feeder Company
Peoria, Illinois
Liter Eddyville Farm
Central Park Cafe
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