Good Meeting of Business Men in Pella Chamber
The Pella Chamber of Commerce held a lively Friday gathering with new officers elected by postal ballot. President F. M. Frush outlined plans to support Garden City Feeder Works Central College and the public schools, urging measures to expand the high school and retain local institutions. A quartet from Central College performed, and prizes were awarded from a donor drive. Evening included refreshments by the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Pella Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Bert Baron
Gary Vogelaar
F. M. Frush
John J. Blommers
L. F. Bousquet
C. Aschenbrenner
Frush
Garden City
Central College
Pella
Monroe
Mark Holliday
Udell Hendricks
Mark
M. Vander Linden
Alamo Theatre
Jake Plender
J. M. Cook
Ed Plette
Abe Ver Ploeg
H. Jaarsma
Chronicle
American Legion Auxiliary
Ditch Digging Underway In Pella Project
A sewer construction gang from Omaha contractors Redd and Tomasso began laying thousands of feet of drains in Pella late last week. A gas engine powered machine digs a ten foot deep trench at about one foot per minute, requiring only a small crew to place several hundred feet of drain daily. No obstacle has halted progress, even when a water main was accidentally torn up.
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Pella
Redd & Tomasso
Omaha
Evelyn Schakel Hosts Birthday Party for Friends
Evelyn Schakel entertained about twenty eight of her girl friends at a party on Tuesday from 4 30 to 7 30 in honor of her birthday. Games and music provided entertainment and at the close delicious refreshments were served by Evelyn and her mother. All guests wished for another birthday soon.
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Evelyn Schakel
Evelyn
Dieleman Couple Celebrate Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs R Dieleman marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a March 15 gathering at their Pella home. Daughters and sons attended except Mrs P H Spoelstra of Denver and John R Dieleman of Knox ville. The couple, both in good health, were married by Rev H P Scholte, leader of the Pella colony.
Mahaska County Spelling Contest Set for Saturday
Erma L. Krout announces the Mahaska county spelling contest to choose the Des Moines Register Kalooosa high school contestant. The event will be held Saturday March 20 at 10 a m with 100 rural schools and 7 town and consolidated schools eligible, and Oskaloosa with population over 10 000 entitled to a contestant.
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County
Erma L. Krout
Mahaska County
Des Moines Register
Oral Boosting for Pella Campaign Readies April Chronicle
A plea in the Pella Chronicle urges residents to advertise their happiness with local life and opportunities. It promotes a tenth educational campaign by merchants titled Oral Boosting for Pella, aiming to showcase neighborliness and community progress.
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Pella
the Chronicle
Meeting Reflects Good Spirit and Determination
The session was described as full of goodwill and resolve to work, signaling a promising year ahead.
Farm Bureau Press School in Marion County
Reporters from Marion County townships will view foreign newspapers and learn news writing at a two day training school in Knoxville March 23 and 24. H J Metcalf of Ames conducts the sessions with emphasis on copy fundamentals, punctuation, spelling, and local plant tours to boost farm news quality. Open to women 4-H club girls high school journalism students country correspondents and others allied with Farm Bureau. county schools cooperate to offer this in Iowa communities.
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Marion County
Court House
Knoxville
H. J. Metcalf
Ames
Hawaii
South Africa
Panadia
China
Japan
Iowa
Metcalf
Farm Bureau
Marion County Farm Bureau
Divorce decree awarded after cruel and inhuman treatment
The Knoxville Express reports last week's court news that a decree of divorce from Henry J. Bruinekool was awarded on cruelty grounds. Mrs Bruinekool protests the story, saying she petitioned for cruelty and adultery and that the court sustained her charge.
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Express
Court News
Henry J. Bruinekool
Weather Interferes At Vogelaar Opening
Weather hampered the Spring opening and tractor demo at Gary T. Vogelaar Hardware and Implement store. Storm days kept farm visitors indoors while fairs and road conditions limited attendance. Saturday drew many from farms and towns, including factory workers, to see demonstrations and new appliances, with one machine shown as a dishwasher or wine chiller attraction.
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Gary T. Vogelaar Hardware and Implement
Vogelaar
Minstrel Show by U S Veterans Hospital in Pella
A minstrel show by convalescent patients from the U S Veterans Hospital at Knox ville will be at 7 30 p m on Tuesday March 23 in the Pella High School auditorium. Tickets are 35 cents with proceeds supporting seat reservations and are sold by the American Legion Auxiliary of Pella.
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Pella High School
U. S. Veterans Hospital of
Knoxville
American Legion Auxiliary of
Pella
State University to Have New Hospital
Town City Iowa bids for a new general hospital of 2.25 million dollars will be let within six ty days. The 700 bed facility will be the state’s largest teaching hospital and part of a system totaling about 1 000 beds across General Children's Psychopathic Convalescent Venereal hospitals. Most patients are state patients under Perkins and Hackell Klaus laws. Medical laboratories under construction expected to finish by September 1.
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Town City
Iowa
Hackell-Klaus
Magazine drive plea to aid Women’s Federated Club
Notice asks residents to donate magazines to the Women’s Federated Club and provides the contact Mrs. J. C. Mitten, phone 218, for arranging donations.
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Women’s Federated Club
J. C. Mitten
Eddyville Sand Plant Sold to Oska Loosans
The Eddyville Sand and Gravel plant has been bought by an Oska loosa corporation. The deal, near a quarter of a million dollars, aims to boost output this year to meet graveling needs of the state highway commission in the region. Contracts were let for graveling the White Way from the Jasper County line eastward to Sigourney, with Snater Construction Co. of Akley awarded the eastern portion. The western segment, about fifteen to sixteen miles, had a letting but the successful bidder is unnamed. Rumors of paving plans via bond issues appear unlikely given the gravel contracts.
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Eddyville
Oskaloosa Corporation
State Highway Commission
White Way
Jasper County
Sigourney
Snater Construction Co
Akley
Pella
Highway Commission
Marion County
Jasper
Mahaska
Conductor Loses Hand In Motor Train Accident
Ed Grant veteran Rock Island conductor on trains 474 75 running between Valley Junction and Eldon had his left hand several three inches above the wrist at 9 40 o clock Tuesday evening at Oskaloosa. He turned a switch on the Y and signaled the engineer to back up. Railroad men suppose he slipped on ice after turning the switch and his hand was caught under the wheel. Mrs Grant said he walked to the station and asked for another conductor. Hospital authorities said a week to ten days before he could come home.
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Ed Grant
Rock Island
Valley Junction
Eldon
Oskaloosa
Grant
New Central College Campaign Opens to Raise Funds
A campaign at Central University seeks funds to build and equip a much needed new building. Headquarters are at 619 Franklin St within the American Hotel building. The executive board includes Dr John Wesselink, P. G. Gaass, H J Vanden Berg, A T Van Houweling, T Plette, Herman Geelhoed, and others with a committee structure led by Dr John Wesselink. Early outlook suggests strong support for the drive.
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Central University
Franklin St
American Hotel
P. G. Gaass
H. J. Vanden Berg
Gary T. Vogelaar
John Wesselink
A. T. van Houweling
T. Plette
Herman
Self Serve Store Starts Off Big In Pel la
The Self Serve Store opened Saturday with Peter Heerema and Gradus De Kock in charge. Reporters counted 1138 purchasers for the day, with broom sales at 180, as locals welcomed the new merchandising format. Poor roads limited outside traffic, but trains and horse-drawn vehicles boosted early turnout.
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Chronicle
Peter Heerema
Gradus de Kock
Pella
Warner
Reasnor and
Sully
SURE SIGNS OF SPRING IN PRAIRIE COUNTY
The piece notes spring arriving when Pratt Hog Jewelry ads appear and Pratt hog rings fill hardware stores. It humorously says hogs begin rooting and that hogs wear Pratt Hog Jewelry, highlighting the quirky local belief in hog fashion as a seasonal signal.
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Pratt Hog
Civil War Veteran Frank A. French Dies at 81
Frank A. French, Civil War veteran of Company D, 36th Iowa Infantry, died at his children Dr. and Mrs. H G Payne’s home in Pella at four o clock Friday morning March 12. Funeral services were held there with singing, then the body was shipped to Keokuk for services and interment. He leaves three daughters, H C Payne, Henry Tomlinson, and Ada M French.Card of Thanks from Dr and Mrs E R Payne.
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Frank A. French
H. G. Payne
Broadway
French
H. M. Bruins
Henrietta
Martha Verheul
Carl Byers
Keokuk
Congregational Church
36Th
Iowa Infantry
Pella
H. C. Payne
Henry Tomlinson
Ada M. French
Alberta
Canada
Frank Sackett
C. E. Ruth
Des Moines
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Miss Evelyn Schakel
Farm Bureau Press School
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Oskaloosans
NEW Central College
Payne
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