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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
5
Miss Elizabeth Graham resigns after 27 years at Central College effective year end. A long time instructor and Dean of Women since 1914, she will depart with widespread regret as the board commends her faithful service and many students she guided.
The piece recalls last week’s obituary of Gysbert Van Vliet and notes coincidences with two former mayors. City clerk A C Kuyper reports H Kuyper, also a former mayor and Van Vliet’s predecessor, died nine years earlier on the same March 13 date. Funeral weather delayed interment due to heavy snowfall that year.
Rev I Van Dellen brother of Rev H L Van Dellen of this city has been here for the jubilee celebration of the Christian Reformed churches. He says March was the worst on record for 52 years with days at seven to ten degrees below zero and heavy snow. He has pastored the Denver church for 25 years and is favored by his parishioners.
Milford merchants face a changed shopper who seeks bargains. Some cuss depression, others pursue aggressive pricing and persistent effort. With buyers traveling to save cents, local welfare hinges on competitive prices and continued effort to win business.
Advertisement for coal delivery from Roy Kersbergen offering Liter s Kirkville coal at 20 cents per unit and Cox Riggen and Bishop coal at 16 cents. Promises prompt service on all orders and provides phone contact Red 319 for orders in Iowa.
The article notes an unusually harsh March with snow, wind, and blocked roads persisting into spring. Weather forecasts failed to predict severity, and locals joke about the weather man’s shirt being on wrong while winter lingers despite official spring.
Mrs G S Baron died quietly at 1:00 PM Tuesday at her son S Bert Baron's home in Pella at age 66 years 2 months. Born in Pella 1906 she spent most of life here and in Hudsonville Michigan. Survived by one son three grandchildren a sister and five sisters. Active in church missions and local clubs, she helped found the Needle Work Shop with her sister. Funeral at 2:00 PM at the family home with Rev H C Jacobs officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
A special Good Friday service will be held at the college chapel Friday morning at 9 15 oclock. The public is invited. Special music and student talks will be features of the observance.
A concise listing shows April and May games for Sully Colfax North High New Sharon Rose Hill with venues noted There is an aside by Pete Kelderman promoting ad sales mentioning a goats incident and multiple callers on the same day.
Government support speeds up crop seeding with a max loan of 1600 dollars for seed, fuel, and necessities. County Farm Bureau committee led by L. T. Newton, O. L. Stroud, and S. L. Walker directs applications to the Minneapolis office.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College sponsors a display of quilts rugs and heirlooms attracting community interest. More than two hundred hand made quilts and numerous rugs will be shown with items dating back 75 to 115 years. Luncheon available. admission 20 cents. Event runs March 81 and April 2 with afternoon and evening sessions at the Second Reformed Church.
The Martha Society will present a one-act play in the basement of the Third Reformed Church on Thursday, March Bist, at 7 30 P M.
Ideal Pharmacy led by Martin Paardekooper plans moving from Gaass building on the east side of the square to the ramp building on the south side. The store will be modernized with a new front, rebuilt offices, shelving, and a prescription room to create a model drug store. A removal sale of wallpaper and paints is advertised in the Chronicle.
Gerald Paardekooper, a Pella native educated at Pella High and Central College, announces candidacy for County Auditor on the Democratic ticket. For ten years he has worked with his brother at Ideal Pharmacy. His candidacy merits consideration at the polls.
Chronicle Want Ads illustrate quick sales and found items. M Paardekooper sold a stove soon after publication while Mrs Ross Schakel recovered a lost glove the day after posting. P W Kelderman pursued a new destination as the old rag went to press.
Philo-Alethian society presents a fresh stage version of The Importance of Being Earnest. The English cast includes Worthing Gwendolen Cecily and Miss Prism in a farce of mistaken identities and hidden connections. Performers Pax Blommers Edward Vander Ploeg Gertrude Bensink Ruth Dykstra Dorothy Taylor lead a humorous, era faithful production at the college.
The Otley and Towa schools state they have consistently sought to correct and discipline the children referred to as Coon, despite adverse conditions outside the school environment.
The Van Vliet family thanks friends for kind deeds and expressions of sympathy during our recent sorrow.
Six Central college students depart Saturday for Tulsa Oklahoma to compete in the national Pi Kappa Delta forensics tournament. The group includes Dorothy Payne Margaret Van Raden Nick Rozeboom Willard Langeral Gertrude Bensink and Herman Kregel led by coaches Miss Van Ammmerik and Miss Bailey. They will discuss topics from centralized industrial control to presidential candidates and the Mooney Billings case.
Arthur Klein, assistant postmaster of the Dutch metropolis, urged Monday that patrons must address mail. A card with no address and only a first name prompted the remark, as did a church bulletin inside a newspaper without any sender identification.
A large Marion County Democratic convention met in Knox ville in the District Court room with 2 o clock start, electing a 29 delegate slate to the Davenport state convention and adopting resolutions denouncing Republican policies, tariffs, and the federal farm board while pledging economy and businesslike administration.
A note of heartfelt gratitude extends to friends and neighbors for help at a house fire that destroyed the home and its contents. Appreciation is also given for gifts of canned goods and clothing received during the ordeal.
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