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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1939

Page

8

Pella High School Hosts a Large Music Contest

The program details a long day at Pella High School with multiple vocal and instrumental events across classes B-C and A-AA. Entry lists include Baxter, Mingo, New Sharon, Pella, Lynnville, Montezuma, Mitchellville, Monroe, Oskaloosa, Grinnell, Newton, Fremont, Kell, and Runnells among others with times from 10:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Bamont Malcom Mingo Mitchelivht Monroe Newburg New Sharon Pella Prairie City Runnells Glass Bussey Lynnville Monro Sully Glee Club Grinnell Knoxville Newton Oskaloosa Baxter Ams Y. W. CG Central College New Central Newton Oskaloosa Oskeloosa Baster Mitchellville Fremont Montezuma Knox- Oskaloosa

Guess Who 4 10 Misc Group String Instruments Newbury

Entries list misc group string instrument classes at Newbury and nearby towns with times for orchestras bands and solo categories. Several entries show classes and locations such as Os kaloosa Grin nell Pella Baxter Baxter and Baxter.

Newbury Monroe

Obituary of Henry Terpstra at 71

Henry Terpstra died after a long illness following a paralytic stroke at the Home for the Aged on Thursday morning March 16 at 12 15. He was 71 years 9 months and 19 days old and had come to the Home from Sully.

Henry Terpstra Sully

Surviving Terpstra Family Noted in Local Notice

Surviving Mr Terpstra are three brothers Charley Anne and William Terpstra all of near Lynnville and other brothers and sisters in The Netherlands Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 1 30 o clock Rev Martin Monsma of the Second Christian Reformed church in charge The body was taken to Sanborn Iowa for interment

Terpstra Charley Anne William ‘Terpstra Lynnville Netherlands Martin Monsma Second Christian Reformed Church Sanborn Iowa

Obituary: Charles Nickolaus Grandia dies at 67 days old

Charles Nickolaus Grandia, son of Mr and Mrs Grandia, aged 1 month and 14 days, died at 414 South First Street Oskaloosa at 3:30 PM on Tuesday March 21 1929 after a months long illness. Born February 8 1882 he married Mary La Force February 2 1918. Survived by wife and one son Pressley J La Force of Hammond Indiana, six brothers and six sisters. Funeral services at Powers Funeral Home Friday at 2 PM with burial Forest Cemetery."

Charles Nickolaus) Grandison Forest Cemetery Oskaloosa

Insurance settlement praised after bicycle collision

Mrs. Ben Langerak expresses satisfaction with an automobile insurance settlement after striking a child on a paved highway between Oskaloosa and Pella near the Krizer farm. Fred Lautenbach of Lautenbach & Ver Dught Insurance Agency acted promptly to assist the family and arrange a fully satisfactory settlement.

Oskaloosa Pella Krizer Fred Lautenbach Lautenbach & Ver Dught “Agency Lautenbach B. H. Langerak

Mrs Matthew Van Gorp Passes At 86 In Iowa Farm Family

Mrs. Matt Van Gorp died March 14 at age 86 years four months, leaving a large family of eleven. She resided with her grandson Morris Dietrick on a farm a few miles south of Monroe, after living near Otley with her husband Mr Van Gorp. The couple raised eleven children on their Iowa farm community.

Matt. van Gorp Morris Dietrick Monroe Mrs. van Gorp Otley

Mrs Van Gorp Dead. Surviving Children Listed

Mrs Van Gorp formerly Gertie Schakel died after long illness. She was the last survivor in her family, with three sons and two daughters already deceased. Surviving children include Mrs Jennie Dietrick of Pella, Mrs Minnie Colyn of Russell, Mrs Mary De Reus of Denver, Mrs Lucy Moore of Marshalltown, Mrs Bessie Steens of Oska Joosa, and Mrs Cora Wray of Des Moines.

Funeral rites held at Pella Burial Association Home

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon March 16 from the Pella Burial Association Funeral Home with Rev A Haverkamp in charge. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery at Pella beside her husband.

Pella

100 Percent Rebuilt Typewriters Offer

The Book Shop advertises several fully rebuilt typewriters at less than half the price of new machines. L. C. Smith models are priced at 49.85 and Underwood models at 48.95, highlighting quality and value for buyers seeking affordable typing workhorses.

L. C. Smiths Underwoods

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