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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
6
Cordova Iowa June 20 reports on local illnesses recoveries travel to Des Moines Des Moin es and Iowa City for patient care. Social visits, church services and family gatherings noted along with scattered minor weather effects and regional events.
Otley Iowa June 20. Mrs Albert De Joode and daughters and Mrs Huon Cade and children shopped in Pella Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Will Dykstra of Pella visited relatives in Otley area. George Heeren of Pella visited son Rudolph Heeren and family over Sunday. Mr and Mrs A Niemantsverdriet and daughters spent Thursday evening with brother Seth Niemantsverdriet and family. Mrs F Tilma and Klaas Menninga of Pella visited Wednesday at Gerrit De Jong and Gerrit Van Dyke homes. Miss Martha De Joode visited John Bloodsworth home in Fifield. Mrs Nick Heemstra and Mr and Mrs John Klein of Pella visited Mrs S Vander Wiel for her birthday.
Camp Fire Girls in Porterville Iowa area worked steadily on their cabin with help from some fathers. The cabin is ready for occupancy and the girls began camping Tuesday afternoon. Various visits and social events are noted, including relatives from Monroe Oskaloosa Pella Richland and nearby homes.
Peoria Iowa June 20 Mrs Pred Vander Schaaf and children and Tena Stursma were visitors Tuesday at the home of Mrs Bert Swank. Mr and Mrs P Langstraat are the parents of a baby boy on Tuesday June 14. Martin and Janet De Jong of Pel In spent a few days at the A C De Jong home. Helen Vos and Lena De Nooy returned home from Grundy Center where they attended school the past year. The Ladies Aid held their annual bazaar on Wednesday of last week. Mrs Henry Hagen spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs Martin Vander Molen. Mr and Mrs Ben Ver Steegh are the proud parents of a baby boy born Thursday June 14. Mr and Mrs Herbert of Orange City are visitors at the home of her brother Gerrit Andringa and family.
Miss Lucille Van Zuuk of Pleasantville visited the J A Van Zuuk home in Leighton over the weekend. Bernice Schaalekamp returned home to Sioux Center after a two week visit with cousin Helen Vander Linden in Leighton. Elsie Van Dusseldorp of Pella visited at the home of cousin Mrs J Veenstra east of Leighton. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs L Walster on Friday June 10. Bert Baron and daughter Mary Jane of Pella visited Mr and Mrs H W Vander Linden in Leighton Sunday.
J A Van Zaink and Will Blom traveled to Ohio last Monday to obtain a truck load of binder twine. Mrs G Stewie hosted a six o'clock dinner Saturday evening with guests including the Groenendyk and Steenhoek families, the Newendorp children, the Malfert family, and the De Jong family. Miss Bess Burgrast remains a patient at Abbott hospital in Oskaloosa.
Notice of incorporation for Old Grimes Canning Company in Iowa with Pella as principal business address. details include authorized capital of 10000 dollars, 400 shares of 25 dollars, board terms, initial directors and officers, and conditions for commencement and renewal of corporate existence through 1952.
The board will be elected by stockholders with one vote per share. Private property of stockholders is exempt from corporate debt. Dated June 9 1932. OLD GRIMES CANNING CO. By A R Dunbar President D W Ver Dught Secretary.
At the Orpheum Theatre Des Moines Friday for one week shows What Price Hollywood starring Constance Bennett. The film follows a girl who travels to Hollywood to pursue stardom, becomes a cafe waitress where she meets a prominent director, and works to perfect her lines after a setback.
A studio drama follows a naïve actress from arrival to stardom as she endures public exposure and industry pressure. The film reveals production steps before release featuring Lowell Sherman Neil Hamilton and Gregory Rates. Also slated are the Orpheum weekly shorts with the new bargain prices 15¢ before 6 30 in balcony and 25¢ after 6 30 Monday through Saturday.
Warner Baxter stars in Amateur Daddy opening at the Pella Theatre. He endures eight dangerous dramatic episodes including a high steel girder accident, an attack on a mountain canyon, a bomb threat, a mob ambush, a tree bondage horsewhipping, a court battle and a shooting clash. Marian Nixon leads with a large supporting cast including Frankie Darro and Joan Breslaw.
A severe hailstorm described as the most disastrous in 25 years struck Montezuma Monday afternoon, striking farms from Dr E B Williams to Bobby Hicks and Hawkins Burgett to Hathaway Putnam. Hail sizes ranged pea to golf ball as crops suffer likely with limited revival hope even after a week of good weather.
The Montezuma Republican reports a severe hailstorm damaging roofs and trees in Montezuma. Lightning split tall catalpa trees at two homes, while the Anna Levy store sustained tar roof damage and merchandise loss. Residents Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Connor suffered shock and headaches. The storm union, followed by another in the area, disrupted the town as spring pests begin to loom.
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