Pella High Over New Sharon 9 4 In Baseball Showdown
Pella High School beat New Sharon 9 to 4 as eight hits, three walks, and two errors fueled a seven run fourth inning and two more in the sixth. Van Arkel struck out six, holding New Sharon to one hit. Two Pella players had two hits apiece. Also reported are student council elections with freshmen through seniors chosen and officers named, plus upcoming school music concerts and May park programs led by the High School band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
New Sharon
van Arkel
Pella
Brackney
Fennema
Kuyper
Gerard Lubbers
Helen Vander Waal
Florence Hollebeck
Sophmores
Bob Goedhart
Andrew Klyn
Geraldine Gosselink
Viola Vroom
Helen Vander Linden
Sarah Wormhoudt
Bernice Brom
James van Hemert
Lewis
Plain View Rural School
R. C. Amidon
Amidon
Bernice Blommers
Dorothy Grant
Roy Roorda
Earl van Reese
Hespers Kuyper
Dirk Groeneweg
School Exhibits and Band Benefit Highlight Community Events
Teachers hosted the Senior Reception at their home on Friday evening. Exhibits by students will be at Lincoln School next Tuesday and Webster on Thursday. The Band Benefit last Thursday drew good attendance and showcased a solid program for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
Webster
List of students shows foundation laid for city schools
A long roster of pupils and staff names across several buildings appears, indicating the early stage of establishing a four-building city school system. The list, rich with Dutch surnames and local families, suggests community involvement in schooling and planning.
Broad social roles celebrated across community lines
The passage lists diverse professions and roles including future teachers bank employees painters auto mechanics business women preachers electricians government workers farmers clerks filling station operators draymen and the girls who become wives and mothers, highlighting the broad tapestry of community life and its contributions.
Sunny Side Up fills theatre at two shows
A local review notes Sunny Side Up proves entertaining with a mix of humor and tragedy. The plot follows Mollie and the return of Jack, leading to Mollie’s repentance and a dream fulfilled as she finds true affection. Clean humor and modern settings accompany song and dance acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Mollie
Molly
Primary road bonds sold to Bechtel and Co
A Knoxville Journal dispatch reports George M Bechtel and Co purchased 200000 dollars of Marion county primary road bonds offered by Treasurer Frank T Metcalf. The bonds bear four and three fourth percent interest, a quarter of a percent higher than prior issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Journal
George M. Bechtel and Co
Marion County
Frank T. Metcalf
Pella Markets Report Prices for Wheat Eggs and Hogs
Quotations from Farmers Cooperative Exchange Pella Iowa list wheat and eggs with firsts and seconds and hog prices ranging from eight to nine dollars thirty-five cents. The brief market update records regional pricing for agricultural commodities and livestock circulating among local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Iowa
Pella Baptists Win in Saunts
Young people from the Baptist Young People's Union of Pella attended the Oskaloosa association spring rally in Oskaloosa. The Pella group won the silver cup for best stunts and placed second in attendance, with 29 members compared to 36 from First Church Ottumwa. Notable speakers included Naomi Fletcher, Dr. Joseph Owen, and Dr. Frank Anderson. A Saturday Y M C A banquet was well attended. total registrants neared 100. Officers elected: Ruth Tullis president, Louise Gladstone first vice president, Robert Goodhart second vice president, Otho Mills third vice president, Phyllis Noland secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Young People’s Union
Oskaloosa Association
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Naomi Fletcher
Northern Baptist Convention
Joseph Owen
John Fletcher College
Frank Anderson
Iowa Baptist Convention
Ruth. Tullis
Louise Gladstone
Pella
Firemen Drill To Be Led By Captain Jorgensen
Captain Jorgensen of Minneapolis representing the Fire Underwriters company will instruct and drill the city fire department on Thursday evening in the use of fire equipment. The free service costs the city nothing and promises valuable gains in routine and emergency duties. He came from Oska loosa after visiting there Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorgensen
Minneapolis
Notice of settlement at Ideal Drug Store balcony
Through the kindness of M Paar dekooper I will have office room in the balcony of the Ideal Drug Store Those owing me will kindly come in at once and make settlement there B F Vander Linden
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Paardekooper
B. F. Vander Linden
Pelican Chronicle 1931 edition printed locally at Central College
The 1931 Pelican annual from Central College has been produced locally for the second time since 1907. This 176 page edition uses varied type sizes and ink colors with drawings by Roy Kimmell. It covers The University Athletics Activities Features and includes faculty photos, student life, local ads, and is dedicated to the Iowa Conference basketball title. Copies are sold by business managers Jacob Hoeksema and James Huygens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Pelican
Central College
Pella
Roy Kimmell
Jacob Hoeksema
James Huygens
Kodaks For Those Born In 1918 Plan
Eastman Kodak offers a kodak with a roll of films to every boy and girl who turns 12 this year. Ideal Pharmacy Martin Paardekooper and local distributors have limited kodaks and will conduct a distribution plan described in this issue. Read the ad for full particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman Kodak Company
Ideal Pharmacy
Martin Paardekooper
The Book Shop Ad For Championship Tennis Balls
A small ad promotes Alr seal ed championship tennis balls priced at 50c each or three for $1.50, marketed to athletes with essentials for tennis and other sports.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lucile van Rees
Chas de Winter
Russell van Arkel
Ed Vander Ploeg
Martha Crew
Margaret Hoeksema
Mildred Cole
Robert Goedhart
Bernice Dykstra
Clarence Pietenpol
James van Vork
Edna Grant
Helen Kuyper
Gertrude Klein
Jacob de Koning
Alonzo Wheeler
Cora van Gorp
Luther Sadler
Earl van Donselaar
Pete van Zante
Helen
Delwin de Haan
Fred van Gorp
Andrew Weyers
Lucile van Niewaal
Dena Vanden Berg
John Klein
Raymond Langerak
Grace Koopmans
Louise Burns
Henry Rhynsburger
Chas Vande Kolk
Verna Smorenberg
Gertrude Sells
Francis Dykstra
Wilma van Gorp
Richard Bailey
Roy Veenstra
Mary Butts
Connie van Roekel
Viola
Maxwell House
A&p
N. B.C
Rosedale Apricots
Re Maes
Del
Kirk
BBC
Risen
Cocoanut
Brillo
Davenport Concern
Pella Baptists
Saunts
Kodaks
Benteco
Rota Oats
Blackberries
Oregon
California
Campbells Tomato Soup
Delicia
Bentece
Marion F. Hesselink
J.C. Penney CO. Department & Store
Franklin Street
Pella, Iowa
Rod Pk
Claire Calé
Claire
Himes
Calcutta
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!