Local notices and community happenings in Pella area
Community news from Pella and vicinity includes residents visiting, moving to farms near Monroe, and new jobs such as Robert Lautenbach becoming secretary at Cornstate Metal Fabricators in Des Moines. Also reported are hospital stays, a four car accident near Prairie City, births at Mahaska Hospital, and local travel for visits and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lautenbach
John Stek
Pella
Des Moines
Cornstate
Robert
American Institute of Business
Phi Theta Pi
1St Christia Reformedch
Dick Ros
Blank Memorial
Des Moine
John Ver Meer
Henry Kole
Mahaska
Donnie Vos
Stravers
Newton
Join Goodhart
Frank Kester
Maines
Henry Renaud
Iowa Lutheran Hosptal
Mrs. Renaud
Prairie City
Highway 163
John Bogaard
Elner van Zee
Bogaard
Oskaloosa Herald
Pella Tops Inventions With Dockendorf Dressing Theme
Musings by G F Sadler celebrate local progress praising Dockendorf for a versatile salad and meat dressing. The piece praises Pella’s innovation, public enthusiasm for Tulip Time, and asks residents to dress in Dutch costume to boost community spirit. It weaves in local names and light poems urging faith and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Virgil Vander Linden
Ralph DeCook
Rob Klein
Chamber of Commerce
Bob
Wrong dose rescue after formaldehyde mix up incident
Edward Manhs, a hatcheryman, reached for a medicine bottle last week and took formaldehyde instead. He became violently ill and lay helpless until his son arrived the next morning. He is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Manhs
Wittemore Hatcheryman
Mr. Manhs
Robbers Picked Up By Police In Central Student Case
Robert Campbell, Central college student, was robbed of 14 dollars on February 6 by two hitchhikers. Campbell later located the car and identified license numbers. Deputies traced suspects to Houston, Missouri, arresting Steve Perkovich, 21, and a 16-year-old. Perkovich faces robbery with aggravation. juvenile to be turned over. Both pleaded guilty and await sentence in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nes
Robert Campbell
Central College
Perth
Campbell
Des Moines
Houston
Steve Perkovich
Dea Moines
Des Moines Register
Perkovitch
Bob Carberry
Missouri
Carstensen
Polk County
The Record of The Little Dutch For Cage Season
Pellaigh Montezuma led the Little Dutch through a series of basketball games tallying scores against Albia Knoxville Valley Indianola Atticn Pleasantville Des Moines Tech Knoxville Pathia Indianola Lincoln Des Moines Chariton Winterset Colfax Pella Attica Pella Pleasantville County Tournament Pella Pella Christian Sectional District games in the South Central Conference season with mixed results and notable closings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes
Pellaigh Montezuma
Albia
Knoxville
Valley
West Des Moines
Indianola
Atticn
Pleasantville
Des Moines Tech
Pathia
Lincoln
Des Moines
Chariton
Winterset
Colfax
Pella
Attica
Pella Christian
Kinnels
Smiles and a Co op Farm Service Ad Share Spring Buzz
A homespun note on smiles opens this slice of local life. The Co op in west Pella reports sales of a electric washer a brooder and cream separator, plus a crowded week of pork and beef deliveries and farm supply orders. A sale spans fifteen items through March 16, featuring meat scraps hog supplements soybean meal salt and more, with delivery and free estimates for new building plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Tucker
West Pella
Carroll Elscott
Reuben Schakel
Sanborn
Pete van Ham
Edward Roorda
Harvey Steen
Tate
Wilson
Co-Op Feed Mill
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Syews
C ‘Pttown
Dorothy Dixson
Helen
Prank Posseenpoht
Kent Poggenpoht
Harold Heyveld
East Third Street
Monroe
Heyveld
de Haan
Frank Tromp
Heyvelds
John Rempe
Henry Veenstra
Leighton
Peter Vandehaar
Betty van Rockel
William Enghers
Martin Vandehaar
Leonard
Altoona
Kiam Enghers
Kenneth Bean
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Alf
Tysseling
Dodge
J. G. Boat
Plymouth
Raymond Robus
Hudson
Bakker & Rus
Gerit Wittenburg
Otley
Willian van Waardhuizen
Peter Pol
William Colburn
Timothy
Boise
Idaho
Clarence Caldwell
Wendell Hill
Mahaska Hospital
Hill
Mercy, Oskaloosa
Elmer van Hemert
Arthur Huyser
Mercy Hospital
Verle L. Rinehart
S. C
Clarence W. van Vark
Oskaloosa
Anne Vander Wert
Route 1
Andrew Slings
Slings
Martin Paardekooper
Robert Sherwood
Ross and
Janie
Ames
Sherwood
Town State College
Rosscreen Company
S. Paul Ver Steeg
Elizabeth
Dena Ver Steeg
R. Dieleman
William Dieleman
Eddyville
Charley Whitlatch
H. P. van Re
Carnegie-Vierxen Library
Kieth Lautenbach
Linda
Barbar
Ottumwa
Denver
Colorado
Paul ‘Klein
F. Minnesota
Paul Edwin
Arthur Klein
Pell
Michael Cherkala
Bruce
Cleveland
Ohio
Bernie Vander Linden
Don
Dale van Wyk
Jacob van Wyk
Marion Ray
SeaBees
Navy Constuction Organization
Great Lakes
Illinois
Charley P. Dykstra
Chicago Tract Society
Wendell Brooks
Edna den Hartog
Peter IL. van Gorp
Main
Purdue University
E. Dummon
G. F. Sadler
Dockendorf
Dockendorff
Randfather
Ulrich
Robin
Sparrow
Irving Hess
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
J. H. Shinn Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Central
Winterse
Indinola
Lincoln Bbg
Tech
Ee Yi
Life Insurance
Ence
Warner van de Voort
Main St
Equitable Life of
Iowa
Central States
Hubam Clover
Nebraska
Timothy, Bu
Farmers Union
Co-op
Swift
Old Homestead
Jonathan
Florida Juice Oranges
Dot
H.G.S. Whiting
Hinds
Gerrit’ Ustermarkt
Arthur Dead
A.W. Klyn
Henry Dahm
Win van Sant
M. EB. van Houweling
Harry Dusenberry
Jol Ed Klein
Mavien Vander Zyl
Marion Vander Lin
A. Ver Meer
Nick Hiemsts Veenstra
Andrew Kuipe
Harry Awtry
Neal Nackerty
Ralph Mackert
Gene Ver Ploeg
Chester Lea
Lumber Yard
Creo
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