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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
2
Fire at the old Mathes homestead on East First Street caused minor roof damage. Melvin Olivier sustained a fractured skull in a motorcycle crash on highway 92 near Oskaloosa, remaining unconscious days later. Numerous hospital visits, relocations, and community notices follow, detailing adoptions, marriages, moves, and illnesses among residents of Oskaloosa and surrounding towns.
Marion Roorda missed a week of work at Sybenga Bakery due to illness. The column records numerous social visits and family updates across Pella, including eye surgery for Ep Roorda, visits with Mrs. Brand in Sally, and travels by many residents to Grinnell, Keota, Hedrick, and Sully. It notes a sidewalk driving incident, a mayoral comment, a farm move near Pella, hospitalizations, church talks, and a marriage in Jefferson, Missouri, with additional birthdays and illnesses mentioned among local families.
Mass Jeanette Van Peursem, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Van Peursem, was taken ill with appendicitis Sunday afternoon. She was admitted to Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa and underwent surgery at midnight and is recovering well. Henry Van Oostrum of East First Street suffered a severe heart attack Friday morning and remains gravely ill. F R Roordan underwent eye surgery to improve sight which had been poor for some time.
Mrs J Goodhart offers Red Cross First Aid instruction through the Pella chapter with day and evening sessions in the Red Cross rooms above City Hall. Classes aim to prepare civilians for war emergencies, inviting farm ladies and business men to enroll and promising flexible arrangements and added lessons on war gases and accident prevention.
Pupils at a Make school near Waukon played air corps maneuvers when one climbed a tree and threw a tin can pretending it was a bomb. The can opened to reveal a package containing seven 22 long rifle cartridges.
Dwight Allen De Bruin, born September 3 1941, died February 19 1942 near Oskaloosa at five months old after asthma. Survived by parents Ernest and (Mrs) De Bruin, grandparents J M De Bruin and P Van Gilst, two great grandmothers, and many relatives. Prayer service at home at 1 pm and funeral at Christian Reformed Church at 1:30 pm February 21. Burial Evergreen Cemetery. Oskaloosa Herald.
Katherine Vander Meide born near Pella Iowa June 8 1868 died February 1 1942 at Town Lutheran Hospital aged 73 years 7 months 24 days after two years illness. She married Anthony Griffin September 29 1886, had nine children two sons and one daughter predeceased her. She later married John M Meyer March 16 1919 and is survived by several Griffioen Messmaker Lee Griffioen Stewart Naisbitt and others plus sixteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She left siblings J H De Vries and Philip Vander Meld jai California and many relatives.
At the Churches First Church Reverend J Van der Ploeg presides with a 9 30 service preaching by the pastor Sunday school at 2 00 listing A sermon in Dutch Judas 3 and an 8 00 pm session titled Gambling in the Shadow of the Cross Text John 10 observed continuation of a series The Gospel of Jesus
Pastor R J van den Berg leads morning worship after a Sunday school at five as the church continues a sermon series on The Acts of the Apostles The p m program features The Power of the Fifth plus a Junior C E topic If Accept Jesus Christ led by Darlene Halverson A rally in Jasper and Marion counties with Rev Ralph Men of Sully as speaker and an Intermediate C E on observing plans
Rev C F Perron, pastor, announces 30 Church School at 10 45 Morning Worship Sermon theme The Family at the Cross Evening Evangelistic Service The pastor will deliver the message On Wednesday March 11 a missionary from the Philippines Rev S B Feldman will be with us Bible Study 7 00 to 7 30 Missionary Message 8 30 All are urged to attend
City Council seeks sealed bids to raze the old chimney at the Light Plant under a contract on file with the clerk. Bids due by 7 p.m. March 17, 1942. Council may reject any or all bids. By order of City Council March 4, 1942, F N De Wit City Clerk.
Sunday school topic at Third Reformed Church led by Rev. G. Menning covers Why People Drink Beverage Alcohol. Service at 10:45 details The Saviour's Defe Sacrificial Devotion at 2:00 and Overwinning 7:30. A Startled se of conscience noted.
The Rev. F. Van Houten of Otley Christian Reformed church will seek air time on KSO next Saturday at 10 30. He plans a radio sermonette presenting church notices and reflections.
Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Lord's Supper at 11:30 a.m. Gospel meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday ministry at 8:00. Mr Farquharson preaches at Sully Gospel Hall Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Hearty invitation to all.
The annual ISD election will be held at the City Office on Monday March 9 from noon to 7 pm. Qualified voters will elect two members to fill vacancies on the Board of Education. Samuel Ver Stee Secretary.
Rev. A. Haverkamp leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m. Rev. Jacob Juist from Kalamazoo Michigan conducts 7 30 p m evening praise.
Louis F. Bousquet announces he will run as a Republican candidate for Marion County treasurer in the June primary. He says the office has been run efficiently and businesslike and asks voters to reelect him on that performance.
Doris Steenbock, devoted Christian, longtime member of the Christian Reformed Church, died recently. Funeral services were held Wednesday Feb 25 at the Meyer home and at 2:00 pm at the Prairie City Christian Reformed Church, with Rev N Veltman in charge. A male quartet sang Have Thine Own Way Lord and In That Beautiful Land. Interment followed at Westview Cemetery.
Leon N. Miller declares candidacy for County Attorney subject to the Democratic primary on June 2. He pledges to keep the county attorney's office open six days a week for county business if he wins the primary and general elections.
Archie Vernon announces candidacy for member of the board of supervisors on the Republican ticket for the 1943 term. Primary election in June will decide the nomination.
The letter from Ed Pella asks Marion County voters in the June Democratic primary to support his reelection bid for Auditor. A second note from Jim Van Hemert requests announcement of his candidacy for Marion County Sheriff on the Democratic ticket in the June primary.
Fragmentary timetable shows buses at 8 40 am 6 10 pm 8 65 pm and 1 20 pm. The rest of the line mentions Mrs J Hunter and a remark about absence testing fidelity, but details are unclear.
Olivet Iowa items show sales on March 6 by G H Laughlin closing out and March 7 by Wm Van Roekel public sale. Local notices summarize dates and sellers for upcoming transactions.
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