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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1939

Page

4

Horse and Mule Show Planned at Van Zante Garage

The first annual horse and mule show will be held at Pete Van Zante's Garage next Wednesday March 8. Harry Linn will offer advice on selecting sound horses and entries can be made by calling the agriculture department or Dr Ver Ploeg. The program runs from 9 30 to 4 00 with judging, premiums, and ribbons, free admission, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the community Horse and Mule Breeders Association.

Pete van Zante Harry Linn Agriculture Department Chamber of Commerce Community Horse and Mule Breeders Association Waechter Lumber Company

Part Time Boys Graduation Party Set For March 8

The part time graduation party will be held next Wednesday evening March 8 in the agriculture room at the high school. Postponement was needed due to poor roads. All part time class members and their girl friends are invited.

Churches and Radio Sermonization Listings

A dense roster of local church services across First Reformed Second Reformed and other congregations with morning and evening worship times. Includes organists pastors and noted sermon topics including The Rejected Christ Durant country radio sermonette by Rev. Griffioen and a scheduled Bible class and youth programs for March.

First Reformed Church A. Haverkamp Peter Holland de Gestaltet Second Reformed Church

Obituary notes for De Kraai and Vos families in Pella

Elmer Lee De Kraai 31, of Oskaloosa, died after a short illness. Funeral in Oskaloosa and burial at Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. Nicholas K Vos, born near Pella 1860, married 1896 to Franzena Korver. Daughters Nellie, Mrs Luther Passmore, Mrs William Stravers, Mrs Ed Vander Hart. Lived in Des Moines 19 years. Died Feb 26, 1939 at 78. Services at Dahlstrom's in Des Moines and burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella.

Elmer Lee de Kraai Walter de Kraai Oskaloosa Pella Oakwood Nicholas Vos Nicholas K. Vos Iowa Franzena Korver Almyra Arkansas Nellie Luther Passmore Altoona William Stravers Prairie” City Ed Vander Hart Monroe Vos Des Moines Lena Vos Henry Roorda Leighton Dahlstrom

Obituaries for Wilma Ver Schuur and John Nossaman

Obituary notices report Wilma Ver Schuur of near Monroe died February 27 at Newton hospital, age 16 years 10 months, survived by her parents four sisters and two brothers. funeral at Otley Christian Reformed church, interment Oakwood cemetery Pella. John Carlos Nossaman born December 25 1858 died February 22 1939 near Pella. survived by his widow Mary Gelderbloem, four children Gertrude Isabel Ted, plus nieces and nephews. funeral at Pella Burial Association Home and interment Portergrove cemetery.

Wilma Ver Schuur Arthur Ver Schuur Monroe Newton Hospital Harold Walraven Gene Vaughn Alice Gertrude Albert Arthur Otley Christian Reformed Church Frederick van Houten Oakwood Pella John Carlos Nossaman John Mervania _Nossaman Nossaman Levi C. de Geest Dan Sytsma Isabel Lansing Mich Ted The

Steenhoek Beyer wedding in Prairie City Iowa

Miss Bertha Steenhoek and Gerrit A. Beyer were married February 22 at 7 p.m. in the John Steenhoek home in Prairie City. Rev. Huibregtse officiated. The couple will reside near Pella. Chris Vander Peut family moved to Otley from Pella Route 1.

Steenhoek—Beyer Bertha Steenhoek Gerrit A. Beyer Anne Beyer Monroe John Steenhoek Prairie City Mendelssohn Anta Marie Beyer E. Huibregtse Andrew Steenhock Mrs. Beyer Pella Chris Vander Peut Otley

Orators to Compete in State Original Contest

Preliminary tryouts were held February 27 in the New Central Speech room under Professor William S. Gould. The state contest runs March 16 to 18 at Cedar Rapids. Ireneard won the women’s division. William Rozenberg leads the men with a housing in small towns topic. Judges were Mrs. R. Tysseling, Mrs. G. R. Wilkins, and Reverend Paul Christensen.

New Central William S. Gould Cedar Raph Ireneard William Rozenberg R. Tysseling G. R. Wilkins Paul Christensen Baptist Church

Miss Clara Jelsma Dies in Otley Church Society

The Banner Bearers of Otley Reformed Church Iowa mourn the loss of charter member Miss Clara Jelsma taken by God January 15 1989. She served thirteen years as treasurer and worked to extend God's Kingdom both at home and abroad. Her faith was clear in cheerfulness and devotion. Her parting words were Jesus Is All the World to Me. Sympathy is extended to her mother sister and brothers by Mrs N Rozeboom and Bertha BrummelCommittee.

Otley Jesus N. Rozeboom Bertha Brummel

License plates must be bought before March 15

A. Knee, chief of the highway Patrol, orders patrolmen to issue summonses to drivers who have not purchased their new licenses by March 15. The motor vehicle law requires county treasurers to prepare a delinquent registration list in early March and deliver it to county sheriffs by March 15.

A. Knee Highway Patrol

Want Ads and Local Notices Dry Goods Sale Mix

A fragment shows a late newspaper want ads section listing for rent a partly furnished apartment, job wants for a clerk and hauling, coal price, and various sales notices. It also includes lost watch notice, a dinner-table furniture sale, a granite ware sale, and a crime quote from Shakespeare. The piece ends with a domestic violence report about John Makela of Brooklyn demanding sleep and beating his wife Minnie.

John Makela Brooklyn N. Y Minnie

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