Local Citizen Dick Vander Klaauw Dies at 62
Dick Vander Klaauw, 62, a Holland-born Pella resident, died Saturday at 8:30 am at his East Washington street home after a brief illness and a recent prior attack. He lived in Pella since coming to America nine years ago, was married twice, has three children and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at his home with Rev. John Wesselink officiating, and burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Dick Cornelius Vander Klaauw
East Washington Street
Vander Klaauw
Vander Kiaauw
Fran
Dan Hoogenakker
Dan
Mr. Hoogenakker
Mr. Vander Klaauw
Holland
Pella
Mise de Jong
America
Meyer Sheehy
Busy Mrs Garner avoids calling card fuss
Florence Davies notes Mrs John N Garner wife of Speaker Garner is too busy with home affairs to worry over the thickness of a calling card. Eastern Bolling cousin of War President Wilson's widow died from gunshot wounds in a personal safety matter. Hoover pushes banking committee to speed relief loan measures while Shouse says Hoover will be the campaign issue. Nine men charged in a $52,000 Streator bank robbery face kidnapping and robbery with gun indictments. Nationwide tax increase totaling 1 118 500 000 begins as the country grows to 120 million. IC C approves a 10 million loan to Rock Island railroad by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Germany's Hitlerian party influence grows in Holland and other nations. Newton D Baker predicts college graduates will dominate government. Dawes calls a turning point in the stock market mood. Prohibition agents seize 15 liquor cars in 15 days in Northern Iowa. Floods north of Council Bluffs force Webster City residents to evacuate after 15 inch rainfall. Iowa Baptist Assembly opens July 28 at Iowa Falls with 20 courses and international credits. The Republican National Convention debates prostible platform. Hoover nominated with Curtis as running mate if the party agrees. Joseph I France is ejected for trying to nominate Coolidge. The soldier bonus bill fails in Senate 62 to 18 with mixed party support. Iowa Anti-Saloon League adopts slogan Keep the Eighteenth Amendment in the Constitution. Kathleen Ballantyne survives a shooting by S J Lazar. Lazar dies by suicide. James R Garfield defends convention on prohibition. Speaker Garner supports repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Jack Sharkey defeats Max Schmeling on points. 70,000 attend. gate exceeds 400 000.
Chronicle scrip coupon offered for monthly trade sale
In every issue a coupon worth $1.00 appears. Readers should clip and use them at the monthly trade extension auctions. The next auction is Saturday afternoon July 2 at 2 30 in Central Park. Buyers of $1.00 or more should ask merchants for scrip and have it ready.
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the Chronicle
Central Park
Farmers Holiday Meeting Friday at High School
A Farmers Holiday meeting will be held at the high school building next Friday evening. June 24, Jesse D. Sickler state secretary of the Farmers Holiday association and Commander of the American Legion of Ogden will be the speaker. Those interested in improving financial conditions are invited.
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Jesse D. Sickler
The
Farmers Holiday Association
American Legion of
Ogden
Little Folks Show In South Pella
A Saturday performance in South Pella at 224 South Main Street on June 24 1932 at 2:00 PM features acrobatics tumbling dancing and animal acts with adults 5 and children 2 admission. The event promises local theatrical talent and a humorous note about peanuts and elephants. A separate anecdote recalls a farmer refusing to buy encyclopedias for his schoolgoing children.
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South Main Street
Pella
Towa
South Pella
Chamber Drive Nearing Finish in Local Chamber Campaign
The Check and Double Check teams race for a one hundred percent membership as a cordial rivalry fuels the drive. Large show of support from solicitors yields more enrollments than last year. many local businesses and individuals listed as enrolled. A general meeting is set for Thursday, June 30 with urgent requests for members to attend and display loyalty emblems.
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Bell Clothing
Ulrich’s
Vanden Oever & Tysseling
S. A. Kooyman
Vanden Berg Electric Co
Pella Electric Shop
Cash & Carry Cleaners
Pella
Black’s
van Rheenen
Central Park Cafe
M. K. Wade
White Way Auto Go
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co
Cook & Son
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
Peter Heerem
W. J. R. Gezel
Globe Plumbing & Heating Co
Pella Chronicle
Pella Weekblad
Pella Press
P. Thre
Paul Grundman
Chas. Sipkema
Hoeksema & Tromp
Double Check Team Model Clothing Co
Pella National Bank
Vander Linden
Benteco Grocery
United Grocery
den Hartog
Rite-Way
Farmers Co-op
Exchange
T. Piette & C. Slob Bros. & Co
John Lanschuit’s
Thomassen’s
I.G.A
John Onstine
J. van Dusseldorp
Wormhoudt & Piette
Awtry & Lankelma
Kuyper Lumber Co
Waechter Lumber Co
Pella Produce Co
Former Pella Girl Earns Medical Degree for Mission Work
The daughter of the late Rev. Henry M Bruins, once pastor at Pella, has earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Women's College in Philadelphia. She will intern at Madison General Hospital this year and hopes to go as a medical missionary in the future.
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Henry M. Bruins
Pella
M. the Seclad
Lary
Women’s College
Philadelphia
General Hospital
Madison
Isconsin
James Cannon Jr to Speak at Oskaloosa Sunday
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will address a prohibition mass meeting at Central Methodist church in Oskaloosa Sunday evening June 26. He heads regional anti-saloon and temperance boards, led the fight against Al Smith, and recently spoke nationwide in Iowa and at the National Republican Convention. The event is promoted by the Anti-Saloon League of Iowa with local churches and temperance groups.
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James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church’ South
Central Methodist Church
Oskaloosa
Bishop Canney
Anti- Saloon League of America
National Board of Strategy
National Conference of Organizations
Anti-Saloon League of America
Temperance and Social Welfare
al Smith
Democratic Solid South
Bishop Cannon
Iowa
Proibition Board of Strategy
Chicago
Anti-Saloon League of Iowa
Pella Approves New Gas Dispensary and Office Actions
City Council grants Simmer Oil Co. permission to build a service station on Mrs A De Joode property near Oskaloosa street. Several cigarette permits granted or renewed with bonds approved. Alderman Vander Linden reports potential purchase of rebuilt street flusher motor for 135 dollars and votes to buy. Boiler insurance reps discuss coverage options. no action taken. Chronicle corrected minutes debate over Bishop coal contract voting.
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Simmer Oil Co
Mrs. A. de Joode
Oskaloosa Street
Shell
Urchase Motor
Vander Linden
Chronicle
van der Waal
Bishop Coal
Kuyper
Vander Waal
van Vark
Getting Ready For Ding Bat Contest
Interest runs high in Young America for the Chronicle ding bat contest set for Saturday afternoon July 2. Five prizes from 25 cents to 2 dollars will go to children who bat the longest without a miss. A local boy reportedly batted 60 times in a row. Readers without ding bats can obtain one by renewing a Chronicle subscription for 2 dollars using the coupon in this issue.
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Chronicle
The
Churches Unite For Pella Welfare Drive
Twenty seven church members including Rev R T Nordlund and Rev G Menning gathered at the First Reformed church to organize a relief effort for about sixty families. The group urged a Welfare League canvass, aid limited to non affiliated residents, and that a single designated person write itemized orders for essential supplies.
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R. T. Nordlund
Baptist Church
G. Menning
Third Reformed Church
First Christian Reformed Church
First Reformed Church
F. M. Frush
P. Tysseling
Pella
Welfare League
Nordlund
Service Hearts Beyond Class Lines
A quoted maxim on shared humanity, asserting good hearts in all ranks and roles. The remark, attributed to Robert wen, emphasizes that kindness and service cross social boundaries from lace workers to cottage dwellers.
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Robert Wen
Assessments Up for Discussion at County Board Meeting
A Knoxville meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the County Board of Review discussed recent business assessments in Knoxville and Pella with similar stock valuations. State Board appeal possible after 20-day appeal window expired. county to consider reducing specific businesses' assessments per the Review Board's figures, but no action taken yet.
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Knoxville
Board of Supervisors
County Board of Review
Pella
State Board
Jones
County Board of Supervisors
Henry Klein Returns to Old Town Chronicle Praise
Henry Klein of Kalamazoo Michigan and his wife returned to visit relatives in his hometown after many years away. He owns 320 acres in South Dakota with a farm reportedly valued at $20,000. He praises the Chronicle as the best paper he now reads, noting its many newsy features.
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Henry Klein
Pella
Kalamazoo
Mich
Chronicle
Baptist Vacation School to Present Two Biblical Plays
The Baptist Vacation Church School under Miss Leona Reuvers will stage The Open Door and I Love To Tell the Story Friday at 7:30 PM. The event features songs recitations Scripture memory and handiwork displays with a free will offering. Enrollment exceeds sixty, and a planie is planned on West Market at Noonday.
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Baptist Vacation Church School
Leona Reuvers
West Market Iday
Two Knoxville Women Murdered in Weekend Farm Case
Jennie Keefer and her sister Letitia Keefer, both Knoxville residents aged 66 and 70, were found murdered and burned in their 160 acre farm home near Knoxville Iowa early Monday. Sheriff Ira Ward and Coroner F. M. Roberts led the investigation, with a bullet hole in one skull and evidence of robbery motive. Emmett Hollingshead found the scene at 7 am and reported four empty rifle shells found inside. Police pursued two Negro men seen along the Rock Island tracks. A money barrel and purse were mentioned in a later report, but no arrests have been announced.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Jennie Keefer
Letitia Keefer
Here
Ira Ward
Emmet Hollingshead
Hollingshead
Keefer
Sheriff Ward
F. M. Roberts
Roberts
C. S. Cornell
H. L. Bridgeman
Glen Hollingshead
Emmett Hollingshead
Glenn
Keefer Sisters
Ward
Nancy Funk
Des Moines
Keefer Farm
John Wynberg Seeks Roosters for Delegates at Convention
A newspaper ad by John Wynberg offers 4e for Leghorn roosters and a prize for the heaviest, valid until Monday afternoon. The notice hints at a special order to feed delegates to a convention, urging sellers to supply birds at above market price.
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John Wynberg
Wynberg
Camp Fire Girls Build Log Cabin
After days of hard labor Camp Fire Girls complete a log cabin with all chopping and construction by the girls. Furniture and dishes supplied by various locals. The group plans a week at the camp and hopes the town benefits from future activities by civic members.
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