Last Civil War Veteran of Pella Reaches 84th Birthday
Arie Van Marel, Pella’s sole remaining Civil War veteran, turned 84 on March 6 at his East Second street home. Feeble for months, he enjoyed visits from friends, including American Legion members, and two sons from Sioux County who joined the celebration. Enlisting at seventeen in Company C, 15th Iowa Infantry, he served through campaigns in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf states, later returning to Pella, then Sioux County, and finally back to Pella about twenty years ago. He remained a faithful G A R member as the organization dwindled to him alone.
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Arie van Marel
Pella
East Second Street
van Marel
Morris
Jacob
Gerrit
Sioux County
American Legion
United States
15Th
Iowa Infantry
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Mr. van Marel
Abtil
G. A. R. Post
United Grocery Reopens Big Day at New Mai Street Site
United Grocery celebrated a grand reopening on Saturday in its new Mai Street location in Pella. Owner De Kock and his team spent three days moving and setting up, working hard from morning to night to serve a busy crowd. The addition of a meat market is expected to attract many shoppers, with Mr Cook overseeing that department and assisting the crowd. Advertising the reopening drew customers from miles around eager for good prices.
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United Grocery
Mai Street
Pella
de Kock
United
Cook
Town Of Reasner Votes Two Franchises
In a Tuesday election the town of Reasnor approved two franchise measures. Voters backed the light franchise with 84 votes for and two blanks, and the telephone franchise with 74 for and 6 against. The Iowa Southern Utilities would supply 24 hour service on light and power for 25 years, linking Reasnor with Newton with construction to start at once.
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Telephone and Electric Light
Reasoner
Reasnor Telephone Company
Reasnor
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Newton
Tis
Monroe Mirror
Quiet City Council Meets for Routine Matters
City council proceedings Tuesday evening focused on routine reports and petitions such as curb cuts for driveways. Roxana Oil Company seeks permit for a curb cut at Broadway and Washington as a service station rises. The treasurer’s balance stood at 18,064.65 with bills of 2,918.22 approved. Schulte Heights sewer project total cost was 2,028.68. Rev. Hill sought use of space above the fire station for evangelistic meetings. renewal referred to the mayor. The school board was authorized to post warning signs near schools for driver caution.
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Roxana Oil Company
Broadway
Washington Street
Schulte Heights
Saturday Crowds Were Largest of Year in Pella
The Saturday shopping crowd in Pella filled the business district with heavy parking and crowded stores. Fine weather and strong buying drew town dwellers and rural residents, making Main Street near United Grocery and surrounding shops unusually busy and reminiscent of pre automobile days.
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Pella
Th United Grocery
Doctor Ayres' Brother Dead Remains of Prominent Des Moines Official
William S. Ayres 57 vice president and general counsel of Bankers Life Insurance died after a prolonged illness. Former Polk County judge, longtime Des Moines resident, survived by widow and six brothers plus two sisters. Funeral Saturday at Dunn's funeral home with burial at Glendale cemetery.
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William S. Ayres
Bankers Life Insurance Company
Ifr. Ayres
Polk County
Forty-sixth Street
Des Moines
Dunn
E. G. Williams
C. A. Ayres
Leighton
J. D. Hill
OC. C. Mills
Los Angeles
Ayres
Bankers Life
Moe
Ece
Knoxville
Iowa
Orlando B. Ayres
Fifth Judicial District
Bankers Lite Company
Drake University
Olk County
Ninth Town
Bankers Life Company
Wakonda
Polk County Bar Association
County Court House Statistics Marriage Licenses and Births
The district court clerk reports marriage licenses issued since the last report for Everett Heomsburgen Marie Mienderdsma Lloyd Jones and Helen Boren. Births recorded in the past week include Evelyn Leora daughter of L. T. Beerends Tracy born Feb 22 and John Dale son of Herman Van Weelden Pella born Feb 29.
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Everett Heomsburgen
Marie Mienderdsma
Lloyd Jones
Helen Boren
Evelyn Leora
L. T. Beerends
Tracy
John Dale
Herman van Weelden
Pella
Pastor's Automobile Damaged In Smash
Pastor Kev Mulder of First Reformed Church had his Dodge damaged in a front of home crash Saturday morning. E J Morris of Oskaloosa drove a Hudson with Mahaska County plates north on Broadway. The Dodge bumper caught in the Hudson fender and both cars were heavily damaged. No injuries were reported.
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Kev
Bernie Mulder
First Reformed Church
Domine Mulder
Independence
Broadway
Independence Street
Mahaska County
E. J. Morris
Oskaloosa
Mulder
Little Child Fatally Injured By Horse Near Percy
Cecil Gertrude Kersbergen, three, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kersbergen, was struck by a horse in a barn near Percy. She died at Knoxville hospital at 2 pm the same day from injuries. Funeral held Tuesday at Henry Kernbergen home in Pella, Oakwood cemetery burial.
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Cecil Gertrude
John Kersbergen
Percy
Knoxville
Pella
Henry Kernbergen
Oskaloosa Street
Oakwood Cemetery
Knoxville Doctor and Wife Plead Guilty
In Neiwton on March 2 the adultery trial of Knoxville physician Dr. R V Mater ended when a guilty plea was entered by the defense. Judge J G Patterson imposed 300 fine and six months jail, suspended on good behavior with jail fees arranged and no mittimus before June 1. Mrs Mater also pleaded guilty and received the same sentence. her case remained unsettled.
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Neiwton
R. V. Mater
Knoxville
J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
Doctor Mater
Mater
Bazaar and Exchange at Central College Bazaar March 17
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College will host a bazaar and exchange all day Saturday March 17 in the Van Niewaal building. Baked goods candies mayonnaise and chicken for sale.
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Central College
van Niewaal
Accredited Flocks in County Explained and Criteria Listed
The article defines accredited flocks as high quality poultry verified by qualified poultrymen. Criteria include birds true to type, free from disqualifications, and vigor, vitality, and egg production assessed with leg bands. Common disqualifications include comb defects, crooked backs, off colored legs, and twisted feathers. Accreditation is overseen by the Town Poultry Improvement Association with Marion County growers achieving accreditation.
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Itaie
Town Poultry Improvement Association
Marion County
Pella Schools Close Account Of Sickness
The Pella school board decided to close schools for the week of March 5 due to widespread illness among pupils. Lincoln school bears the brunt with chicken pox, pink eye, and colds. other parents withdraw children to limit contagion, hoping to finish the year without further disruption.
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Pella
Lincoln School
Nurse is Hurt When X Ray Current Leaks
Miss Annie Matthews of Seymour a student nurse at Ottumwa hospital was injured Tuesday last week while helping to take an X Ray. She leaned over to steady a frightened boy, her head near a live wire, the current jumped to her head and she fainted for nearly an hour and received several small burns. She recovered without lasting effects after a few stiff days.
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Annie Matthews
John Matthews
Seymour
the Herald
Ottumwa Hospital
Ottumwa
Iowa
Miss Matthews
Knoxville Movie Fire Scare Ends Without Serious Burns
A Saturday night theater in Knoxville experienced a film ignition near the end of the first show. Projecting operator Drew Walker received surface burns to hands and face but will have no lasting scars. Manager Watson extinguished the blaze and continued the program. Walker had substituted for Lawrence Coffman who was away in Chicago.
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Drew Walker
Knoxville Express
Watson
Walker
Lawrence Coffman
Chicago
Ladies Meeting for Black Oak Center Cemetery Care
All ladies are invited to improve the Black Oak Center cemetery and attend a meeting at the home of Mrs Earl Van Donselaar on March 16 at 1 30 p m The Committee
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Black Oak Center Cemetery
Earl van Donselaar
Prominent Central Alumnus Visits Several Cities in Sigma Xi Tour
Professor G. A. Baitsell of Yale, a Sigma Xi officer and Central College alumnus, tours Midwest campuses installing Sigma Xi chapters. He started at Kansas Agricultural College Manhattan, then Norman Oklahoma, Pella, Fremont Iowa, and Chicago Illinois, with plans for a summer Iowa visit.
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G. A. Baitsell
Yale University
Central Cell
Onorary Scientific Society
Sigma Xi
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Norman
Okla
Pella
Fremont
Iowa
University of Ilinois
Chicago
University of Wisconsin At Madison
University of Illinois
Champaign
Prof Sadler Enjoys Scotch in New York Letter
In a February 28, 1928 letter from Portland to Mr Young, Geo Francis Sadler describes attending a Sir Rene Lauder performance at Knickerbock Centre. He recalls a Scottish Khart group gift from Sir Thomas Lipton, Lipton's yacht, and Sadler’s admiration for Sir Harry Tander. He mentions a Scottish funeral procession near Broadway and discovers a local Scotch bakery, noting he will not don kilts homeward but enjoyed a touch of Scotland this week.
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Portland
Brooklyn
Mr. Young
Rene Lauder
Knickerbock Centre
New York City
Walter Scott
Sir Harry
Sir Thomas Lipton
England
America
Sunnyside
Harry Tander
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Schuman-Heink
Broadway
Scotland
Geo. Francis Sadler
Regal Lily Thrives in Midwest Garden Trial
The Regal Lily, famed as one of the world’s most beautiful flowers, has proven its hardiness in the Middle West at a Charles City nursery Iowa The lily was brought to the United States by Professor E H Wilson of Harvard after a trip to Northern China where it was said to be found It grows on slender two to four foot stalks with funnel shaped blossoms that blend wine white and canary yellow The Regal lily surpasses the Easter lily in beauty and may outpace it in popularity for Easter season.
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Middle West
Charles City
Iowa
E. H. Wilson
Harvard University
China
Wilson
Orchard Demonstrations March 13 and 14 in Marion County
March 13 and 14 will host pruning demonstrations and horticultural talks in Marion County. Prof. Nichols of the Extension Service, a familiar Marion County judge, will lead sessions at farm sites near Pershing, Columbia, Knoxville, and Pella, with varied start times and locations.
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Marion County
Nichols
County Farm Bureau
Walter Stroud
Pershing
Waldo McCorkle
Columbia
L. Stroud
Knoxville
John Gosselink
Pella
Dr. Pella
Ybenga’s
Right Price Store Reopens in New Pella Location
The Right Price Store at 635 Franklin Street reopens under owner John Ulrich Jr after years in Pella. The store joins the Ben Franklin League of Retail Stores, enabling direct-from-manufacturer buying and weekly seasonal specials. The layout shifts to self-serve display with staff available, and the reopening promises bargain lines including high quality dinner ware, aiming for a strong trading day in Pella.
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Chronicle
Right Price
Franklin Street
John+ Ulrich Jr
Pella
Ulrich
Right
Ben Franklin League of
Ben Franklin League
Ene
the Chronicle
Broadway Comes to Masonic Theatre in Oskaloosa
The Broadway play attracts top New York critics with praise for its merit and entertainment value. Jed Harris presents a strong company in Oskaloosa for a one night show on Wednesday March 14, promising a major local entertainment event with anticipated heavy mail orders for choice seats.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Masonic Theatre
Oskaloosa
Jed Harris
Broadway
Mason’ Theatre
Recorder Announces Candidacy for County Recorder
A political notice states a Democrat announces candidacy for county recorder in June. The brief confirms intent to run and seek support from party members.
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Banker's Life
County Court House Statistics
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Little Child
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Corinthian Baptist Choir of
Sadie Thomas
Central
Prof. Sadler
REGAL
John Ulrich Jr
Ben Franklin League of Retail Store Chain
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