Local News Highlights from Pella Area Community
Local notes report H C Vander Meulen pledged by Alpha Kappa Kappa medical fraternity while college events list St Louis Symphony Orchestra at Oskaloosa High School Auditorium with Kath ryn Brown. Several residents visit Des Moines and Des Moines area as others plan moves and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Vander Meulen
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Alpha Kappa Kappa
National
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Oskaloosa High School
Kathryn Brown
Chicago
Ganz
Penn School of Music
Third Reformed and Second Reformed Church Notes
Third Reformed plans Rev H J Pietenpol from Otley to preach unless travel blocks him Professor J Heemstra will lead if unavailable Second Reformed morning anthem The Heavens Declare His Glory evening sermon on Building a Personality Junior choir will sing Next Sunday musical program features Miss Vander Meer Mrs Cole and a full choir and organ solo group numbers and a rare spiritual music treat The Sentence Sermon notes open windows toward God First Christian Reformed Rev J De Haan 9 30 a m Lord's Day 3 Depravity of men 1 30 p m Matt 27 26 Jesus Second Condemnation 7 30 p m Matt 26 47 49 Judas and His Betrayal
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C. E
J. de Haan
Holland
Jesus
Judas
English
Sunday Worship Services Across Churches in Pella area
First Reformed holds morning worship at 10 00 sermon heart searching questions. Afternoon service led by Rev John Wesselink D D evening sermon Persons in Passion History Nicodemus. Christian Union plans Sunday services at M E church Pella with biweekly meetings. Sunday School at 9 45 preaching 11 00 and 7 30 by Rev N D Gordon. Amsterdam schoolhouse preaching at two. Invitation extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesselink
V. Nicodemus
Christian Union
M. E
Pella
N. D. Gordon
Amsterdam School
Orange City Church Fire Destroys Reformed Building
Fire destroyed the American Reformed church in Orange City leaving four charred walls. Estimated loss $25,000 with only $6,000 insurance on the structure and $1,500 on the organ. Fire likely started at or near the organ motor. contents saved not known. Local reports note rebuilding plans despite underinsurance.
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American Reformed Church
Alton Fire Company
Orange City Journal
Alton Democrat
Squire A. Vander Meide
Firebreak at Alton church basement blaze
In a church basement beneath the organ Mrs. De Young called Mr. Van de Merede who alerted the fire department. Firefighters could not enter as smoke filled the building by the organ area. Vande Miede believes early truck arrival might have contained the chemicals but flames spread between walls. Most brick walls remained intact.
Gaass Van Haalen Wedding Today in City
John Gaass and Miss Wilma Van Haalen were married at noon today in a ceremony performed by Rev. Bernie Mulder. Witnesses included relatives and friends. Gaass works in the city electrical department and the couple will reside on East Second Street. Congratulations poured in from many friends.
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East Second Street
The
Chronicle
College General Board Meeting Held Wednesday
The Central College board of trustees met Wednesday with members from across the state and other states. Financial reports show affairs in good shape with receipts and expenditures nearly equal and a slightly reduced prior-year deficit. The board endorsed the building funds campaign and will push it. No resignations or new appointments were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees of
Central College
Eastern Star Instructor Visits Pella Chapter
Mrs. Maude Bowers of Orient Iowa, instructor for the 18th district of the Eastern Star in Iowa, visited Pella Chapter 387 on Monday to inspect the chapter’s work and instruct the new officers in their duties. She met with the officers during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Bowers
Orient
Eastern Star
Iowa
Pella
Evening Eastern Star meeting reports two initiations
Afternoon and a special chapter meeting granted two candidates the degrees of the order under the visiting official. The enlarged lodge room improved the work and initiations went smoothly. Refreshments followed and attendees lingered for social hour late.
Acreage Near Oskaloosa Sells at $260 Per Acre
Five bidders pursued the 21.6 acre tract of Dr. S. W. Clark on South Eleventh Street near Fifteenth Avenue at a Saturday public sale. C. S. Pennington and Lester Butler oversaw bidding while about thirty onlookers attended. George Sherman won with a bid of 5,600 dollars, about 259 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Oskaloosa
the Herald
S. W. Clark
South Eleventh St
Fifteenth Avenue
C. S. Pennington
Lester Butler
George Sherman
Mortuary Notices for Vos and De Raad
Vos Antone Vos died at his Leighton home at 2 a m Thursday March 18 1926 aged 71 pneumonia. Survived by wife two daughters and one son funeral Saturday at home 10 and at Christian Reformed church Leighton 10 30 interment Evergreen Cemetery Leighton. De Read Cornelius De Raad former resident died at State Hospital Mt Pleasant Tuesday March 9 aged 68 brother of Anne and John De Raad formerly a farmer east of town burial Mt Pleasant.
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Vos Antone Vos
Leighton
Christian Reformed Church
Evergreen Cemetery
de Read Cornelius de Raad
Mt. Pleasant
Anne
John de Raad
Van Veen of Pella and Oskaloosa Died After Stroke
Van Veen H Van Veen formerly of Pella and later of Oskaloosa died in Oskaloosa at eight Saturday morning March 13 after a stroke of apoplexy earlier in the week. He passed away following the illness and the cause was a cerebral stroke.
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van Veen
H. van Veen
Pella
Oskaloosa
Ren
Unspecified man dies after illness in town
The deceased had been in poor health and unable to work for months. Funeral services and burial were held in Oskaloosa on Monday afternoon.
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Oskaloosa
Twenty Years Ago In Pella Local Elections And News
The school election saw J S Rhynsburger and H J Vanden Berg win over B H Van Spanckeren and E R Roor a. Deaths this week include Mrs A Veenman of Pella and Wm B Ver wers of Fifield. Rhynsburger sold his bakery stake to John Vander Ploeg. Drillers search for water for the Pella Creamery ice plant. A coal haul says it will take a month before teamsters reach mines south of the Des Moines river supplying Pella coal. Leonard Ver Ploeg and Minnie Vander Zyl wed March 7. F M Frush of Knoxville named city schools superintendent to replace W C Farmer. H J Van Vliet sold his pacing horse Chilly the Clipper to a Colorado buyer for 2000 dollars.
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A. Veenman
Pella
Wm. B. Verwers
Fifield
J. S. Rhynsburger
John Vander Ploeg
Pella Creamery
Des Moines
Leonard Ver Ploeg
Minnie Vander Zyl
F. M. Frush
Knoxville
W. C. Farmer
H. J. van Vliet
Chilly the Clipper
Colorado
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Erskine, Minn
John de Boer
Harry de Reus
van Zante Bros
Miss Marion
van Niewaal
John R. Gezel
Capital City
BH. Langerak
Dudock
H. H. Holiday
Mark
Udell Hendricks
Bloomfield
Emma van Gorp
Otley
John den Hartog
Red Ball
John
Plette
D. Wynna
A. C. Kuyper
van Niewaal’s
Marie Greiner
Albert Davies
Youngstown
Ohio
Mr. Davies
Wales
George M. Derbyshire
Creston
J. M. Cox
Hattie van Cleave
Julia Post
Clara Jelsma of
E. Richardson
W. H. Fowler
Love Brothers
Puritan Drug CO
H. J. Pietenpol
J. Heemstra
Orange City
College General Board
of Quality Apparel
H. J. Vanden Berg
B. H. van Spanckeren
E. R. Roora
the Book Shop
Wynberg
Frigidaire
Paris
Lucile
Redfern
New York
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