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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
4
The Casement Department is the newest factory division with 47 employees led by foreman John Weyers.
News notes from a factory and region report bright prospects for 1910 in Minot territories though weather slowed progress. The text details window frame production in galvannealed steel, sash assembly, weatherstripping, and insulation. It covers employee moves, orders, and events including a March 19 fundraiser at Legion Hall with Judge Norman as main speaker and a 250-person attendance.
A dubious note from Petes Carpenter's Drug Store touts lemon juice as a quick remedy for rheumatic pain. The fragmented text suggests a money back guarantee but contains garbled phrases and inconsistent details. The ad appears as a short unspecific health claim with unclear sourcing or endorsement.
The festival promotes Everyone in Costume as the slogan with downtown events and a single continuous promenade. Volunteers from the Historical Society assist, offering costume patterns for men women and children. Stores display ready made outfits and materials procurement is advised. The aim is enthusiastic participation to ensure a colorful Tulip festival in Pella.
Mrs. Donn Sellers returns from Des Moi hospital where she improved. family members from Des Moi assist. Gem marks 40th wedding anniversary with celebration.
The Knoxville Teachers Association held its first county meeting with about 275 attendees from all Iowa schools represented. Walter Harnett of Knox ville chaired, with messages from Superintendent Martin of Hamilton and Vice President Fourie of West Des Moines. Speakers urged tax reform, better public perception of teachers, and stronger organization to support legislation and higher salaries, noting Iowa ranks low nationally and many teachers lack support from legislators.
In Towa, one area is in the process of organization and 73 to 80 percent of Towa Counties are expected to be organized by year end. Marion County has taken the lead months ago. Pella teachers at Knoxville meeting include Mr and Mrs Nutting Mr and Mrs Buerkens Mr Green Miss Gosselink Miss Healy Miss Beebe Miss Prange and Mr Brown along with Dean Bietenpol and Dr Osborn from the College.
A special meeting for Ottumwa building custodians and assistants will be held Saturday March 20 sponsored by the Iowa State College engineering department. Topics include floor maintenance boiler care buildings plumbing heating and dike problems. Notable experts Henry Kuyper and William Diekems are invited to attend.
A meeting to form a new Pella gun club is planned for Monday evening at Van's Motor Service building. About seventy men are expected to attend to discuss forming a local shooting and target club, with past Pella shoots noted and a tie to be broken by upcoming events.
On March 22 the home marked the birthday of Mrs. F Dykens who turned 84. Peoria visitors included Mr and Mrs Gerrit De Jong calling on Mrs P De Jong Mrs D Klosterman and John Bennink and Mr and Mrs J Vanden Heuvel and Mr and Mrs Fred Van Zee.
A daughter from Knoxville visited Mr. Andrew Vander Wal. Gerrit Estral of Oskaloosa called on Mrs. Ema and on Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bosveld of Plymouth and Fred Bosveld of Iowa City. Mr and Mrs. Henry Dentox and Will Den Hartog called on several locals including C. Dew Hartog and Gerrit Popma of St. Louis. The visit list includes Mrs. L. Poep and others as Henry Van Rees of Monroe visited Mrs. B. Van Rees.
Porterville residents report visits to Des Moines and Oskaloosa as families gather for birthdays and meals. Mrs Govert Hackert and Mrs Roy Van Hantzen receive care at Mercy hospital. A home meeting on clothing for youths and adults drew ten attendees, followed by lunch.
William Dingeman died at his home on East First street in Pella on Tuesday March 20 1940 at age 62 years 3 months 22 days. He was born in Pella to Daniel and Nellie Keegel Dingeman and married Ella Hols October 9 1900, with seven children born to the union. Surviving are Daniel Jacob Peter Cornelia Mrs William Wells John Nellie and a brother …
Henry Dingeman of Hereford S Dakota survived by four sisters Mrs Martin Vander Heiden of Pella Mrs Fad Blom of Parkston SD and Mrs Henry Kroll of Corsica SD also a son Daniel with past work in city water department and farming years, service at Methodist church and Open Bible Church, funeral planned at old Methodist church Oakwood cemetery burial to follow.
Daniel C. Rillihan aged 67 died at his home on S08 B avenue at 7 this morning. A retired switchman on the M. and St. L. railroad he is survived by wife Elizabeth, son Gerald of Phillips, daughter Helen, brother John of Polk, and sister Nell of West Des Moines. Funeral services were held at St. Marys Catholic Church on March 26, 1940, with burial in Burials Cemetery.
Word arrived of the death of Mrs Ray Bousquet of Knoxville Tuesday afternoon after a period of illness. Funeral services were to be held today at the Presbyterian church in Knoxville at 2:00 PM. No further details were available at press time.
Mrs John De Penning was found dead in her bed around 2:00 a m Wednesday four and a half miles northeast of Pella. She would have turned fifty on Wednesday and death was not immediately explained. Born Mabel Hess De Penning in Halstead Kansas she married John De Penning December 27 1910 at Lawrence Kansas. The couple lived on farms near Galesburg Killduff and Pella.
Mrs. De Penning, wife of John De Penning, leaves seven children and is survived by two brothers, John A. Hess of Athens Ohio and Ben Hess of Georgia and a sister Hess of Iowa. She joined First Reformed church in girlhood and the funeral will be held Friday at 1:00 PM at the home and 1:30 PM at First Reformed Church with Rev J Vanden Berg in charge. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery.
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