New Directors Are Selected In School Board Vote
In a quiet school election nearly 300 voters chose two new board members. Retiring directors J. Rhynsburger and Simon De Haan were defeated by G. Waechter and Dr. T. G. Fultz, while C. N. Cole was re elected treasurer. A policy to buy and furnish textbooks at cost for cash passed 219 to 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Rhynsburger
Simon de Haan
G. H. Waechter
T. G. Fultz
Waechter
Fultz
de Haan
Rhynsburger
C. N. Cole
Pella
Canning Plant Set for Marion Street Site
A new 100000 dollar corn canning plant will be built east of Marion Street between South Street and the railroad. Ground is staked, construction will start soon, with a brick two story factory covering about 90 by 332 feet and a 40 by 150 foot storage shed. Power comes from two 150 horsepower engines and the plant aims to can 240 cans per minute, processing four cans of corn each second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Street
South Street
Rock Island
Warfield-Pratt- Howler Co
Earl Stewart
Pella
Weddings Van Baale Ten Hagen and More Observed
Ada Ten Hagen marries James Van Baale in Des Moines last Thursday and plans to live in Pella. A. P. Vander Beek and Tennie Goemaat wed at a home ceremony with Rev. P. Braak officiating. Vander Beek works at Garden City Feeder Co. They’ll reside on Franklin street. Lloyd Warner and Jennette Doedyns quietly wed at Second Reformed parsonage with Rev. Bruins. Warner works in his brother’s grocery, and they settle on East Washington Street. Best wishes from The Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Baale-Ten Hagen
Ada Ten Hagen
Des Moines
James van Baale
Monroe
Pella
Vander Beck-Goemaat
A. P. Vander Beek
Tennie Goemaat
Rev. P. Braak
Vander Beek
Garden City Feeder Co
Franklin Street
The
Chronicle
Lloyd Warner
Jennette Doedyns
H. M. Bruins
Warner
Walter Doedyns
East Washington Street
Iowa Men in Big Battle in France with 168th Regiment
The Third Iowa, part of the Rainbow division, sees heavy casualties in France. Many locally known men from Pella Oskaloosa and Creston are in Company H and Company C led by Captain Charley Atkins of Winterset. No local fatalities reported yet, but Iowa troops are praised for valiant service as the nation mourns its dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Iowa
Pella
Oskaloosa
Harry de Cook
Creston
Charley Atkins
Winterset
P. E. O. Elect Officers Highlight Local Society
The P. E. O. Society elected officers for the coming year: Emma Hamilton president, Jessie Sadler vice president, Clara Kuyper recording secretary, Nina Van Gorp corresponding secretary, Nettie Van Houmeling treasurer, Rose Frush chaplain, Marie Scholte guard. They voted to support a French orphan through Fatherless Children of France, and paid the final library memorial for Mrs. D. C. A. Stoddard at Central College. The group reports being in flourishing condition and active in city work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. O. Society
Emma Hamilton
Jessie Sadler
Clara Kuyper
Nina van Gorp
Nettie van Houmeling
Rose Frush
Marie Scholte
Society For the Fatherless Children of
France
Carl Aschenbrenner
Pella
D. C. A. Stoddard
Central College
Every Member Present Day Sunday School Rally
The Lake Prairie Summit district holds 100 percent attendance on March 17 with Walter Hutton, field secretary of the Iowa State Sunday School Association, visiting English and Dutch schools. He leads a Workers Conference at 4 to 5 p.m. in Second Reformed Church and conducts a union Sunday-school meeting at First Reformed Church at 7:30 p.m. All teachers and scholars are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hutton
Iowa State Sunday School Association
Second Reformed Church
Lake Prairie Summit
First Reformed Church
Hutton
S P I Meeting at H Jaarama Home
The S P I group held their Monday evening meeting on March 11 at the H Jaarama home with 18 fellows. Frank hosted and led a brief business session with cats stunts and an initiation. Next meeting will be with Calvin Bosch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Jaarama
Frank
Calvin Bosch
Delivery car crashes into street post in Holland Market episode
A Holland Meat Market delivery car crashed into a street corner post at Main and Oskalooga streets on Tuesday morning, smashing the globe and inflicting minor damage to the Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Meat Market
Main and
Oskalooga
Stamp Drive Pushes War Savings Stamps Kickoff
The Pella and Lake Prairie War Savings Stamp drive starts today with canvass teams across the city and township under County Chairman O L Wright. A mass meeting at the high school featured Hon James B Weaver and F W Sargent as speakers, urging residents to buy stamps to support the war effort and defend democracy. Local figures note past strong participation and aim to meet city and township targets of 61000 and 31000 respectively, with L F Bousquet as local chairman coordinating preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Lake Prairie
O. L. Wright
James B. Weaver
Des Moines
G. F. Sadler
J. Hoffman
Central College
Weaver
Red Cross
Iowa
Polk County
Germany
Chronicle
L. F. Bousquet
Sugar Corn Growers Secure Can Factory Expansion
The new canning factory is an assured fact after securing required acres of sweet corn. Those who promised to raise corn should call at Citizens National Bank next Saturday to sign contracts for this year, reducing the committee’s workload. Gerrit Hygink and his sister of Inwood Iowa visited Relatives in Pella and the Rouenhorst family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens National Bank
Gerrit Hygink
Inwood
Iowa
Wm. Rouenhorst
Pella
New Auto Agency Brings Liberty and Briscoe Cars to Pella
The Van Zante auto service firm closes a contract to sell Liberty and Briscoe cars in Pella and nearby areas. Briscoe’s rise to 9th in a year signals strong national demand. Ben Briscoe, a veteran auto man, backs the brand. Liberty models feature Continental engine parts, roller bearings, Delco system and Rayfield carburetor. Local demo drives from Des Moines impressed, promising strong sales this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Service
P.M
D. P. van Zante
Liberty
Briscoe Automobiles
Pella
Briscoe
Benjamin Br
Soldiers Not to Guard Industrial Plants Memo Says
A War Department memorandum states soldiers in training should not perform police duty guarding property behind the lines. It urges civilians to guard against enemy intrigue while soldiers focus on Europe’s battlefield. Only factory owners or local authorities should provide guards, applicable to shipyards grain elevators and stores of supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Europe
Pella Fire Department elects officers for year
The first Thursday in March election named Fire Chief A P Vander Melde and Asst Chief Clarence Van Vark for the department. Officers for ladder, hose, chemical units and police posts were chosen, with reports noting a lighter fire year than the previous period due to the Central College loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
A. P. Vander Melde
Clarence van Vark
John J. Blommers
Bert Baron
Wm. C. de Wit
T. Plette
Mook and Ladder Co
Wim. J. James
Asst
I.van Nimwe
John Bosveld
J. van Klootwyk
A. B. van Nimwegen
Hose Co
H. J. Bruinekool
Bert Holst
James van Vark
Peter Dingeman
L. W. de Bruyn. First Asst—John G. Klein. Second Asst.—Wm. Bruinekool
L. A. Bickford
C. C. Breuklander
Iowa Baptists Buy Highland Park in Des Moines area
Baptist and Presbyterian school trustees agreed to transfer Highland Park College to the Baptist denomination. Des Moines College will close. its students and faculty move to Highland Park. Existing Highland Park facilities and faculty continue for now, with streetcar access between campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Central College
Reformed Church
Burlington
Sac City
Osage
Des Moines
Des Moines College
Union College
J. W. Bailey
Denver
Woman's Baptist College
Highland Park College
Presbyterian Church
Sie
R. R. Sadler
Union College Board
Highland Park
Food Rule Echoes Camp Roast Rights Debate
The Anamosa Eureka rebukes citizens who resist meat and wheat restrictions during food scarcity. It argues personal eating choices affect the community and must be limited when resources are strained. It likens excess to drinking that harms families and calls for firm adherence to ration rules.
59th Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs James Finn
Bona Part a Iowa paper recalls the 59th wedding anniversary of Mr James Finn and his wife who began life together in 1858 and spent most of their years in Van Buren county. He is 83 she 74. They visited eight children across Iowa South Dakota Minnesota and Jacksonville Missouri last fall. May they live long in happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Clark
Bonaparte
Iowa
James Finn
van Buren County
Casper Wirt
Vernon
Prairie
Mary Shipley
Silver City
N. M
Mary A. Hornbaker
Agnes Stirling
Farmington
Finn
Des Moines
South Dakota
Minnesota
Jacksonville
Pleasant 25th wedding anniversary surprise
Mr and Mrs Vander Voort marked a quarter century of marriage on Saturday when fifty neighbors entered to celebrate. Guests brought gifts, refreshments were served, and amusements kept time lively as congratulations flowed and wishes for a long, happy life together were offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vander Voort
Vande Voort
Vande Vort
Bible and Money Question Sermon at Morning Service
Morning sermon topics focus on The Bible and the Money Question and Confessing Sin and Christ. Evening service continues union efforts with 7 30 p m. Bible School at 9 30 a m Junior Union 0 p m Senior B Y P U 6 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m. Robert Carroll pastor delivers welcome to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Robert Carroll
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Waechter and Fultz
Warner-Doelyns
Su Mareh
S. P. I. Meeting
J. B. Weaver
Sugar Corn Growers
NEW Automobile Agency
Fire Department
Vander Meide
Hoffman
Miss Hendricks
Randall
Sipkema
Baptist
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