Wedding Bells in June for Mc Gregor and Lill at Wilmette
The marriage of James Rollin Mc Gregor and Miss Maxine Stewart Lill occurred Friday evening June 19 1931 at Wilmette Methodist Episcopal church Chicago. Dr Horace Smith officiated before 100 guests. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm W Lill of Kenilworth Illinois is a University of Illinois graduate and Phi Beta Phi member. The groom son of Mr and Mrs James R McGregor of 610 First Avenue East is a University of Illinois graduate and local city golf champion. They will live in Pella after a wedding trip to Alaska Lake Louise and Banff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rollin McGregor
Maxine Stewart Lill
Wilmette Methodist ‘Episcopal Church
Chicago
Horace Smith
Wm. W. Lill
Kenilworth
University of ‘Ilinois
Champaign
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
McGregor
James R. McGregor
First Avenue East
University of
J. R. McGregor
John Sunstrum
Geo, Clark
Eleanor Hoffmann
Oskaloosa
Charles McGregor
Marshalltown
Mrs Hoeven Honored At Alton Picnic With Friends
Mrs E L Hoeven of Alton was honored by a group of friends last Friday evening at a picnic at Black's camp. Mr and Mrs Chas Dick of Kilduff entertained friends Tuesday evening at their home. Guests from Pela included Mrs Mable Hoekstra Miss Mae Thomassen Mr and Mrs Bill Steenhoek Oren Van Niewans and Albert Van Heukelem. The Second Reformed church and Bible school picnic will be held this afternoon at Kool's tourist park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Ver Ploeg
Second Reformed Church
First Reformed Daily
Kool's
Ladies Aid Society
The
Vacation Bible School
Baer
J. A. Grandin
James Verhey
Chatanooga
Tenn
Margaret LeCocq
Chas. Dick of
Kilduff
Pela
Mable Hoekstra
Mae Thomassen
Bill Steenhoek
Oren van Niewans
Albert van Heukelem
Kool’s
Sunday School Lawn Party Report by Baptist Class
The Golden Rule Baptist Sunday school class held a lawn party at Mrs. E. S. Dunkin’s home on University Street. Twenty eight members and friends attended Tuesday evening with croquet, conversation, and piano music by John Pickerel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Rule
The
Baptist Sunday School
E. S. Dunkin
University Street
R.T. Nordlund
John Pickerel
E. V. Goad
Correction on De Cook farming investment statement
A correction from John A. De Cook of rural Pella addresses a June 18 Chronicle item about he and his wife investing 2000 in a farm. He says the note may mislead readers to think that is all they paid and asks for clarification. The paper agrees no such impression was intended and issues the correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. de Cook
Pella
Chronicle
Galesburg to Celebrate the Fourth in Public Park
Mr. George Hendricks announces Galesburg Reasner and Killduff will host a classic Fourth of July in the Galesburg public park. Arrangements are made inviting all patriotic residents to join the celebration, promising it will be the best yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hendricks
Galesburg
Pella
Chronicle
Reasner
Killduff
Bank Case Heard in District Court
A petition by depositors of the old Citizens Bank of Pleasantville requested receivers to manage the bank’s property. The hearing in district court on Monday followed delays since April. The bank partners reportedly turned over all assets to the bank receiver, though Judge W. S. Cooper did not render a decision at that session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Old Citizens Bank of
Pleasantville
Ormers
W. 8. Cooper
Couple from Alliance Visit Grandmothers in Ohio
Mr and Mrs Carl Kettering from Alliance Ohio arrived Sunday to spend their vacation with her mother Mrs Ant Grandia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Kettering
Alliance, Ohio
Ant Grandia
Third Reformed Church Weekly Activities Update
The Third Reformed Church lists its Sunday schedule with morning communion at 10 15 and worship at 10 45 including sermons Faith Necessary to Please God and The Best News Ever Published. Afternoon and evening services feature sermons on In His Remembrance and Four Essential Looks. A congregational picnic is planned at Kool's Tourist Park with a Vacation Bible School departure at 3:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Reformed Church
Holland
Peter A. de Jong
Our Seminary
Baptist Church
Ruth van Vliet
Kool’s
Anthony Tysseling
Arthur Klein
N. de Winter
Robbers Break Into Pleasantville Store in Iowa
Knoxville dispatch reports Robbers broke into the Bare drug store in Pleasantville on Friday night and bound Deputy Sheriff Henry Prange when he tried to arrest them. The lookout grabbed a gun, disarmed him, then bound him with baling wire. They fled shortly after, taking nothing. Prange woke after a half block and received help to free himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Iowa
Pleasantville
Henry Prange
Prange
Andrew Buwalda Reports Freak Potato Discovery
Local resident Andrew Buwalda brought an unusual potato to the office, a small potato growing inside a larger one found in a cellar. The oddity drew curiosity from neighbors as details about how the gauge of the larger tuber incorporated the smaller remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Buwalda
Smaller Spud Family Member Embraces Hidden Role
The smaller of the spud family, which looks like a green potato, forces its way into the larger species, signaling an unusual growth pattern and potential shift in the plant dynamics.
Mrs Gosselink and Charlene Ruth Visit Hiemstra Home
Mrs Leonard J. Gosselink and her daughter Charlene Ruth visited at the home of her parents J. F. Hiemstra on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard J. Gosselink
Charlene Ruth
J. F. Hiemstra
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Gerald Paardekooper
Black
Central College
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cole
Scholten
M. J. Scholten
Doon
Northwestern Audit Company
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
la Salle University
Federal Reserve Bank
Illinois Continental Bank and Trust Company
West Ninth Street
S. D
Mina
Grace Scholten
Marion Grotenhuis
Hollandale
Minn
Henry Boeyink
Fremont
Harold May
Columbia
Towa
the Chronicle
Mendelssohn
Florence Grandin
Minnesota
Gertrude Neuenesch
Frances Pals
Nicholson-Hull
Irma Hull
New Sharon
Carl Nicholson
Methodist Parsonage
W. J. Fowler
J. R. Dyer
Frances Alberta
George Westby
Greenfield
Miss Dyer
Harold Klein
Klein
Bridge Club
Pella Bridge Club
Ralph Grundman
M. C. van Gorp
Minnie van Gorp
D. W. van Gorp
Truth Seekers
First Reformed Sunday School
Thunder Creek
Henry Kool
Omar Maland
Kanawha
John Arthur Kool
Baby
Barnes City
Kool
Vogelaar Camp
Vogelaar
Gary Vogelaar
R. Benson
Rowena
Montrose, Colo
H. McWilliams
Cecil and
Orleath Vogelaar
Bible School Picnic
Ruth Heerema
Lucky Seven
Merry-Fu Club
Triple-Tre Club
Marion County
Auld’s Park
Edward Frisk
Des Moines
John Q. Barnes
Chester Morgan Vander Wilt
Dick Vander Wilt
Morgan DeLong
Chester Morgan
H. G. Vander Wilt
Pella National Bank
Gerald Rysdam
Paul Grundman
Mark Rillihan
John Rillihan
Paul Ver Steeg
Chariton
Melvin ‘Tandy
West Chester
Oskella Club
Mrs. Jas. Verhey
Cochrane-Nagle
J. H. Cochrane
Kathryn
George Nagel
New York City
Delwin de Haan
Dorothy Jean
Dora Vander Pol
Fred van Doorninck
Verda Vander Pol
Paul Synhorst
Montrose
Orleath
Cecil Vogelaar
Nadine Aldrich
Betty Paul
Darlene Aldrich
Howard and
Verne Ahd
Grundman’s Grove
Guernsey
Grandman Dairy
Sunnyside
Mrs. Jessie Sadler
Broadway
Hamburger
Wieners
Oskaloosa‘ Street
First Reformed Church
Star Auto Company
Elmwood Inn
North Main
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