Henry Jansen Ends Life At Home Sunday
Henry Jansen a prominent farmer near Pella died by cutting his throat with a razor Sunday evening. Found in the hay mow by his brother in law and another neighbor, coroner notified but no inquest. Family reports no motive and notes recent melancholy but no clear cause. Jansen born in the Netherlands July 31 1884 was 49 and survived by wife Mattie Ver Meer two young children Eve lyn and Marcia and extended family. Funeral services held Wednesday at home with Interment in Black Oak cemetery.
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Henry Jansen
Pella
Jacob G. Ver Meer
A. B. van Donselaar
F. M. Roberts
Knoxville
Mr. Jansen
R. J. Danhof
Mr. Ver Meer
Corie Payton dies at 66 in hospital ward
Condensed notices report Corie Payton matinee idol of years ago died Friday after a long illness in a charity ward. Other items note railroads reporting January operating income rising $6.93 million from last year and a Justice Department probe into an Iowa kidnapping pattern.
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Brooklyn
New York
Corie Payton
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
E. P. Adler
Davenport
Iowa
New Variety Store Opens Saturday on South Side
Leonard Allen of Holstein announces a new independent variety store opening Saturday at 9 AM in the Leffers building on Pella's South square. All stock is entirely new from five cents to one dollar, redecorated premises, Frank Johnson assisting, Mrs. Allen and family relocating, Allen vows to spend his life in Pella.
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Leonard Allen
Holstein
A .Waechter
the Chronicle
Leffers
Allen
Pella
Frank Johnson
Mr. Allen
Corn Hog Plan Officers Elected in Marion County
The Marion County Corn-Hog program organized with officers named at Knoxville on February 28. President L W Newton and V President A O Van Houwel ing, Secretary Walter L Brown, and Treasurer L W Goff lead the county allotment committee L W Sheppard H W Le Grand John Hartley D S De Haan. A Lake Prairie Township committee of five D S De Haan Arie H Bogaard Dan Diel eman T T Verros Dick F Boat will supervise local sign ups and assist non contracted farmers, urging quick completion of township agreements to finish the program.
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Marion County
Lake Prairie Township
D. S. de Haan
Arie H. Bogaard
Dan, D. Dieleman
T. T. Verros
Dick F. Boat
Old City Hall
Pella Classis Here Next Week
The Classis of Pella Christian Reformed churches will meet next Tuesday March 6 at the First Christian Reformed church in Pella. This is to be an interesting and important meeting.
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Pella
First
Christian Reformed Church
Pella Dominates County Declam Contest Placements
In Melcher last Wednesday seven county schools competed. Pella High took top three spots with Lee Vriezelaar winning first in Dramatic, Ernest Schippers second in Oratory, and Wayne third in Humorous. Dallas won first in Oratory and second in Humorous, Melcher second in Dramatic, and Bussey first in Humorous.
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Melcher
Pella High
Lee Vriezelaar
Ernest Schippers
Wayne
Dallas
Bussey
Death Comes to John P De Cook in Pella Iowa
John P. De Cook died Tuesday at 6 10 pm at his sister Elizabeth Van Zee’s home on Washington street after a protracted illness at age 69 5 months. Born September 28 1864 southeast of Pella he farmed most his life and taught school years. Surviving are brothers Ira P. De Cook and G J Roorda and sisters Mrs Herman Van Zante Mrs Elizabeth Van Zee and Mrs John Stein amp with funeral Friday at 1 pm at home and 130 pm at Baptist church. Interment in Portergrove cemetery. He served as township assessor Red Cross local chair and Community Welfare league treasurer.
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John P. de Cook
Elizabeth van Zee
Washington Street
Mr. de Cook
Marysville
Excelsior Springs
de Cook
Pella
American Red Cross Society
Community Welfare League
Herman van Zante
G. J. Roorda
Ira P. de Cook
Conrad de Cook
John Steinamp
Leighton Young People To Give Program March 9
The Young People of the Ebenezer Reformed Church Leigh ton will present a program on Friday evening March 9 at 7 30. All are welcome. The offering will benefit missions.
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Leighton Young People To Give
Ebenezer Reformed Church of
Leighton
Tax Collector D D Galvin to Collect Marion County Taxes
County Treasurer D D Galvin will be at Pella National Bank on March 6 7 and 8 to collect taxes for Marion County.
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D. D. Galvin
Pella National Bank
D._D. GALVIN
Marion County
Has Your Dog Joined the Post Graduate Class
Jacob Plender, local assessor and pest controller, mentioned in the office Wednesday morning a view that dogs seem to know the assessor and prefer to leave. He believes some owners push their dogs to dislike the assessor, noting the procedure appears to have teeth.
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Jacob Plender
Sheriff Organizes Secret Traffic Violators Cleanup
Paul Grundman county sheriff plans a silent citizens committee of 100 plus unpaid volunteers to target traffic violators after the district court session ends. L. J. Wallace, state motor vehicle chief, lauds the plan and pledges full cooperation. Members will operate countywide and remain anonymous to avoid hostility.
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Paul Grundman
Citizens Committee
District ‘Court
L. J. Wallace
Mr. Grundman
Pella Man Opens Market At Hedrick
Francis F. Van Vark of Pella bought the meat market located first door south of Jennings law office this week. He plans to move his family to Hedrick this month and open the market on March first or soon after. Cleaning and equipment setup will start promptly. Van Vark has eight years in business in Pella. The Hedrick Journal welcomes his arrival and wishes success for local firms.
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Francis F. van Vark
Pella
Jennings Law Office
van Vark
Hedrick
Hedrick Journal
Marion County Medics Meet At Paynes Home
Nearly all Marion county physicians gathered in this city for the county medical meeting at Dr. H C Payne and wife s home. Only two from Meleker Attica were absent and Dr F F Carpenter could not attend. A large business session followed a pleasant social hour.
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Marion County
H. C. Payne
Meleker
Attica
F. F. Carpenter
J Van Gorp Dies at Home After Illness
J G Van Gorp died Tuesday at his home 1009 West First street at 2 10 AM aged 64 years 10 months 18 days Funeral will be Friday at 1 PM from home and Second Christian Reformed church Rev R J Danhof officiating interment Graceland cemetery He was born in Holland April 15 1869 came to the US with parents at age two He lived in Pella seven years on a farm near Peoria and had two marriages two children a sister and several half siblings He had been ill since October and bed confined six weeks
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West First Street
Second Christian Reformed Church
R. J. Danhof
Graceland Cemetery
Holland
Mr. van Gorp
Pella
Peoria
van Gorp
Johanna Ter Louw
Gerrit van Gorp
Grand Rapids
Mich
Christina van Gorp
Tillie de Vries
James Roose
Nick van Gorp
Jacob Rus
Peter Jonker
Holland, Mich
Igan
Peter van Gorp
N Van Essen Dies Tuesday Evening
Nickolas Van Essen died suddenly of apoplexy at his home near Otley on Monday Feb 26 1934 at 545 PM aged 70 years 4 months 10 days. He leaves his widow ten children eight grandchildren and a sister. He was a farmer of Otley belonged to the Otley Reformed church and was long active in the community. Funeral services were held today at 1:30 PM at the Otley Reformed church with Rev R D Douwstra officiating and interment at Graceland Cemetery. Ernest Hunt and family visited his sister Mrs H H Sadler in recent days.
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Jansen
R. J. Danhof
Black Oak
Nickolas van Essen
Otley
Artie
Rutt van Essen
Pella
Anna Heemstra
Executives Convicted in Land Mortgage Dump Scheme
Four executives were convicted Saturday of dumping $1,702,000 in mortgages into the treasuries of Security Life Insurance Co and Northern States Life Insurance Co both based in Indiana, a scheme that wrecked the two companies.
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Treasuries
The
Security Life Insurance Co
Northern States Life Insurance Co
Indiana
Right Price Store Has Good Sale
John Ulrich reports that the After-Inventory Sale advertised in last week's Chronicle went over very well despite bad weather. Many items sold out by Saturday and some have been restocked. The sale continues until Saturday night March 1d with readers invited to check both last week and current ads for remaining sale merchandise.
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John Ulrich
Chronicle
The
Fire destroys home of Henry Grundman in Pella
A Friday morning blaze heavily damaged the Henry Grundman residence on North Main street in Pella. The Ver Steeg family, new tenants, faced a rapid fire with neighbors aiding in rescue. Firefighters battled through the roof spread, saving some first floor contents while water damage mounted. The event followed a previous Grundman roof fire and coincided with the death of Grundman’s wife days earlier.
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Pella
Henry Grundman
North Main Street
Richard
Harold Goad
George Ver Steeg
E. V. Goad
Ver Steeg
John Kaldenberg
Washington Street
Ver Steegs
Grundman
Leydens Bros Service Station Opens on West Washington
Leydens Bros announces the opening of its service station on West Washington street offering Quality Phillips Gasolines. The new shop invites customers to visit and try its service.
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West Washington Street
Leydens Bros
Phillips
Washington Banquet Remains Big Social Affair
The Washington banquet at the college dormitory drew a large crowd with an 80 cent dinner. The event featured Siegers of Newton as speaker, praising George Washington as a soldier and statesman and highlighting his role in founding the republic.
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Washington
College
Siegers
John Nieuwsma
Dorothy Payne
P. J. Siegers
Newton
America
George Washington
Pella Wins Two Firsts In Declam Contest
In a preliminary distribution contest at the school last night Pella’s three contestants won two firsts and one second Ern est Schippers won in or atory Lee Vriezelaar took dramatic and Wayne Pos finished second in humorous Competing schools were Bur Johnston Tracy and Pella Drak University critic judge Vaunita Taylor Shaw of Drake University
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Pella
Ernnest Schippers
Lee Vriezelaar
Wayne Pos
Bur Johnston
Tracy
Vaunita
Taylor Shaw
Drake University
Vander Ploeg stars in Penn College opera role
Edward Vander Ploeg will sing Henri, Marquis de Carneville, the lead male role in Robert Plangnetti's comic opera Chimes of Normandy at Penn College on Friday March 2. He has trained under voice instructor Toms for two years, who directs the production.
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Penn College Music Department
Robert Plangnetti
Normandy
Edward Vander Ploeg
Henri
Marquis de Carneville
van der Ploeg
Mr. Toms
Penn and
Central
Penn
Gilbert Boat Invited to National Recovery Act Meeting
J. Gilbert Boat, a salesman for the Rolscreen Co., has received an invitation from Hugh S. Johnson, administrator of the National Recovery Act, to attend a Washington D C meeting of window blind manufacturers next Monday. He has not yet decided whether to attend.
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J. Gilbert Boat
Hugh Johnson
Washington, D. C
Boat
Corn Cobs Spark Fire At J. Buwalda Home
A morning blaze at John J. Buwalda's home near 8:00 due to corn cobs touching a hot furnace caused mainly smoke. Firefighters contained the blaze to the basement with only minor damage and no injuries reported.
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J. Buwalda
John J. Buwalda
Program by Ameureka Auxiliary and Jollyw iors at farmers union hall
A program will be given by the Ameureka Auxiliary and Jollyw iors of the F g and C at near farmers Union Hall on March 2 at 7 30 Admission Everybody welcome.
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Ameureka Auxiliary
Jollyw Iors
F. G. and C
Nea ‘Armers Union Hall
Card of Thanks for fire extinguishing neighbors and friends
We wish to thank all who aided in extinguishing the fire at our house several days ago. We appreciate the neighbors and city staff, and extend gratitude to the friends and members of the community for their support during the incident.
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Elades
Ents
John Uwa
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