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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
5
A light turnout of 614 votes favored a two and one half mill school levy Monday for extending high school facilities. The measure passed 338 to 276, enabling completion of the project as planned with PWA approval, promising a well built, well equipped high school for the area.
During a Monday electrical storm two fine horses on the Al Vande Voort farm east of town were struck and killed. The death was discovered at about 5:00 AM while feeding. A third horse was stunned but survived after veterinary aid. The animals were near a wire fence. the storm likely struck between 2:00 and 3:00 AM. Minor damage at nearby farms followed.
A. B. Van Zante, former city council member, escaped injury when a tree fell in his path near Iowa City on a stormy Tuesday evening. He followed a large truck ahead, which plowed through the tree. his car received dented fenders but no injuries occurred.
Mabel Leo Blunt wife of A Blunt pastor of the Os kaloosa Baptist church died at One Mahaska hospital at 6 30 PM Monday aged 48 Funeral services were held at Powers funeral home Os kaloosa with Rev R T Nordlund of Pelia officiating a second service followed in Burlington and Bath interment Surviving are her husband and eight children seven at home
In accordance with action by the Chamber of Commerce last General Meeting, places of business are requested to close on the Fourth of July, a legal holiday, which falls on Saturday this year. Stores will remain open and the regular weekly band concert will be given Friday evening, July (date) and instead of Saturday the Fourth. Hugo W. Kuyper, Sec’y.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Chas. Herbold 48 of near Newton Iowa Sunday after she died Friday night from accidentally taking poison. Physicians cited the accidental ingestion. She was color blind and a deaf mute. Survived by her husband and three sons.
A near new barn at the Gysbert Ryken farm seven miles southeast of town, in Crookham bridge bottom, burned Sunday evening during a storm. The five year old structure held corn hay and harness. Total loss about 3000 dollars. Insurance status unavailable at press time.
J G De Kock 93 died at home in Pella last Thursday. Funeral held at Third Reformed Church with pastor Rev G Men ning officiating and Porterville cemetery interment. Survived by three children Gradus De Kock Des Moines Henry C De Kock Manson Cornelia Klamren Conklin Michigan four grandchildren and siblings Mrs Henry FE Ver Ploeg and Art De Kock. Active pallbearers listed. obituary notes his 40 years as deacon and elder, devout Christian life and prayers for others. Out-of-town attendees included Everett Hardin and Fay Knox ville Mia John Vander Wal Oskaloosa.
The Pella Chamber of Commerce holds a special meeting tonight at 8 pm with a big program. President Lankelma says the event will draw a large crowd of merchants who will hear Walter Avant on sales and Orville Foster, the Day Dreamer, a popular radio entertainer. Members are urged to bring guests.
More than forty Junior Chamber of Commerce members met at the Ontra cafe with nine guests from the Senior Chamber. Rev Prins spoke on unit development and service, L W Hartley outlined a tulip bulb sale plan to plant 100000 more bulbs in Pella, and Roy De Wild led discussions on next year's Tulip Time and a possible house to house sale program. A committee was formed to present a plan to the Senior Chamber tonight. The group is praised for community benefit and energy, urged to receive business support from local leaders.
Two Marion County girls, Freda Harvey and Maxine Rankin of the Ever-Faithful 4-H club, are invited to present their Home Efficiency demonstration at the Iowa State 4-H Girls club convention in Ames from June 24 to 27. They showcased One Efficient Mixing Center at the state fair and placed second. club leaders Mrs. Lester Rankin and Mrs. C. S. Harvey aided in preparing equipment and reviewing the demonstration. A talk at Frege, ts eon is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. with related activities at 3:00 p.m. for those unable to attend.
A Chronicle photographer captured cheerful children at the Second Reformed church in Pella during last Tuesday’s vacation Bible school. The program focuses on handwork and Bible study and is described as the year’s standout event for the youngsters.
The Second Reformed Church will close its Daily Vacation Bible School Friday with a 5 PM program and an exhibit of children’s handwork. The week features worship, Bible story and memory work, music, hymns, and handcrafts. Enrollment is eighty with an average attendance of about seventy five, and two thousand verses memorized in week one.
Mr and Mrs Dick Geenen, parents of the Home, arrived back Saturday after a three week vacation to find operations proceeding smoothly. Mrs T G Zylstra visits a week with her daughter in Oskaloosa. William De Witt suffers from anemia. 670 cabbages planted. Gardener Terpstra missed and sends word he is well. Mrs Van Duren and Mr De Wit attend a Franklin county funeral for her brother's wife.
Montezuma residents celebrate Ray Vander Wal son of Mr and Mrs John A Vander Wal for being named by Miss Agnes Samuelson superintendent of public instruction to a special commission promoting educational work this year. He has led Montezuma schools for years with noted service and rising esteem in the community.
The Daily Vacation Bible School at First Reformed church began June 8 with about 88 students, rising to 92 in week two. Daily activities included worship, story hour, nurture lessons, handwork, and music. The closing program is set for Sunday, June 28 at 7 30 p m, with memory verses songs and dramatizations followed by exhibits in the chapel. all are invited.
Fred Shulze, longtime Knox County deputy auditor, accepts an appointment with the State Railway Commission in Des Moines. He will start as an examiner and depart from Knoxville duties effective Monday, with his family likely remaining here for several weeks. Hollis Bybee will assume Shulze’s duties in the auditor’s office.
Vanderzyl of Oska loosa Elmhurst club, affiliated with Pella, fell in the Central Town golf tournament at Marshalltown. He was defeated 1 up in 19 holes by R. W. Williams of Marshalltown in the second round after earlier beating Glenn Cooper 1 up. Williams then beat Junior Vifquain and Frank Walker to win the title.
W N Kueneman, editor of the National Dixie Booster, plans to enlarge the magazine and its circulation across 19 states. Dixie Distributors Inc. contemplates expanding into nine more states, boosting the network of gas stations and service outlets.
Nine Marion county 4 H clubs send delegates to Ames for June 24 to 27 convention. The program promises inspiration and practical material for each club. Delegates include Mary Mae Sherwood Anna Slocum Roberta Burnett Trene De Zwarte Ruth Kincaid Ethyl Brown Florence Ruckman Wilma Brady Freda Harvey plus members from Efficient Homemakers and Home Demonstration Agent Mabel Rockhill.
Fragmentary OCR text notes bond holders must respond by a deadline though details are unreadable. The brief hints at a financial notice requiring action but contains garbled phrases and missing entities.
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