Pella Postoffice Improves with New Floor and Scale
The Pella postoffice upgrades include a new floor replacing the 1910 surface and a modern parcel scale showing weight and postage by zone. A new Ford for mail transport is also expected, signaling local prosperity and improved working conditions under Postmaster Bousquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ster L. F. Bousquet
Pelader
The
Chronicle
Uncle Sam
Waechter Lumber Company
Better Homes
Pella
Henry
Dell
Bousquet
Aged Miner Killed by Slate at Columba Mine
Frank Briggs aged 73 of Knoxville was instantly killed in a slate fall at a small country mine on the Jesse Van Loon farm near Columbia. He and his son Tom were working when the slate collapsed about 40 by 20 feet. Tom alerted neighbors, and the body was recovered after about ninety minutes. Funeral services were held in Columbia at the M E church conducted by Rev Zum steg. He is survived by a wife and nine children.
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Knoxville
Towa
Frank Briggs
Tom Briggs
Jesse van Loon
Columbia
Briggs
Tom
van Loon House
M. E
Zumsteg
Only Marriage in County This Week
A single marriage license was issued in the county this week. Birth notices include La Verne May, daughter of Henry Albert Hewitt and wife in Knoxville, born April 21, and Rena Demarin, daughter of Tony and wife in Pershing, born April. Baby Fisher, son of Gon Fisher and wife in Knoxville, born April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Verne
Baby Fisher
Mrs. Gon Fisher
Knoxville
Benevolent Association Plans May Meeting and By Law Changes
Notice announces annual meeting of the Benevolent Association on May 22, 1928 at 2 00 p m at the Home of the Aged to elect five trustees and amend the constitution and by laws. Also mentions a crackdown on stock and bond swindlers with seven jailed in Canada including Quebec and Ontario.
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The
Benevolent Association
Sal ‘Id Association
ILS
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Blue Ay
City Council Holds Routine Tuesday Meeting
The city council met Tuesday evening with no major incidents. Treasurer reports funds on hand about 76 088.89, including 36 000 in special street paving taxes to be used for bonds. Bills totaling 8 001.06 approved. A gas plan study with citizens stalled. municipal plant support is weak due to cost and risk. Routine business on water, sewer, and street tractor purchase referred to committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Busines
Pella Higs Wins 4th Straight Victory
Pella High baseball defeated New Sharon 6 to 9 last Monday as Lester Jelsma allowed four hits and no walks in his second start. Coach Marsh earns credit for developing the team as they prepare for two final games and the District tournament at New Sharon May 11 and 12 with entrants including Ottumwa Sigourney Barnes City Searsboro Montezuma and others. The team seeks a large Thurday crowd for the home game and strong Conference play this spring.
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Pella
New Sharon
Lester Jelsma
Marsh
Sully
Lynnville
Ottumwa
Sigourney
Barnes City
Searsboro
Montezuma
Pel-la High
Alamo Theatre Sold To E P Hosack
E P Hosack of Elleton Iowa has bought the Alamo Theatre from Chris Nelson and is refurnishing it for reopening within two weeks. New seats are on order, repainting and decorating follow a recent fire, and Hosack brings eight years of movie experience while moving to Pella for Central College opportunities.
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E. P. Hosack
Elleton
Iowa
Chris Nelson
Hosack
Pella
Central College
Farm House Burns Near Fifield Saturday Afternoon
A farm house on the Peter Vanden Berg place near Fifield burned to the ground Thursday afternoon while Mr. and Mrs. Vanden Berg were away. The only occupants were Connie Vanden Berg and his family, a little girl, and a school teacher visiting. Neighbors arrived but lacked equipment to extinguish the blaze. they saved most contents, insurance status unknown, contents apparently insured.
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Fifield
Peter Vanden Berg
Death of Mrs. Niemandsverdriet at Otley area age 71
Mrs L A Niemandsverdriet 71 died Saturday April 28 1928 after a two week illness. She lived with her children Mr and Mrs Gerrit Wittenberg on West Third Street. Survived by three sons and four daughters. Funeral at First Reformed church Monday at 2 PM Interment Oakwood cemetery.
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L. A. Niemandsverdriet
Gerrit Wittenberg
West Third Street
First Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Pella physicians adopt half day schedule from May first
The doctors of Pella will start a half day from May first with coverage for emergencies. Beginning on the first Wednesday, on Wednesday afternoons certain physicians will not be on duty including Adenia and Payne. Thursday afternoons will also see some doctors off duty such as Fox and Syvenge M.D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Adenia
Payne
Fox Us Syvenge
Cold weather injures Iowa fruit crop outlook
Iowa growers report April cold spells severely damaged fruit across the southern half of the state with buds delayed and pollination at risk. Z J Maney of Iowa State College notes northern Iowa escaped relatively light damage while a small potential yield may fetch high prices due to reduced supply.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Avesrite
Z. J. Janey
Iowa State
Mr. Maney
Missouri Valley
Jonathan
Grimes
Ben Davis
Maney
Fort Madison
Council Bluffs
Woodbine
Hamburg
Mitchelville
Maney Saya
Pioneer Celebrates Ninety-First Birthday
John Den Burger who settled in Pel la as a child celebrated his 91st birthday on Saturday. More than 150 relatives and friends attended a family reunion at the home of his daughter Mrs Jacob Veenstra. He appears in good health and enjoys car rides, having stopped walking to town due to crossing dangers. Attendees from outside town included D E Rillihan Des Moines Arne Den Burger C H Heemstra Oskaloosa and Will Synhorst Tilton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John den Burger
Pella
Jacob Veenstra
den Burger
D. E. Rillihan
Des Moines
Arne den Burger
C. H. Heemstra
Oskaloosa
Will Synhorst
Tilton
Iowa
Reward Offered for Vandals Conviction at Vander Meulen Warehouse
Twenty dollars reward will be paid for information leading to the conviction of the persons who threw bricks through the Vander Meulen warehouse facing Washington Street Saturday night. Vander Meulen & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Meulen
Washington Street
Vander Meulen & GO
America on wheels and the national parks
An observer critiques American mobility while Secretary Hoover notes rising car traffic to national parks. About 1,400,000 cars carrying 10,000,000 travelers crossed to parks since 1921, a sign of national habit and utility beyond mere leisure. The piece also nods to wartime rubber efforts and ribbon colors for disabilities.
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Hoover
America
Commerce Department
New Trick by Check Artist Stuns Green Mountain Friends
A man named James Brown, posing as a Missouri farmer, used counterfeit checks to buy livestock and goods around Green Mountain. He rented a local farm, lived high on others’ money, and fled with about $1,500 in bad checks and a stolen 1926 Maxwell coupe, leaving neighbors with losses as police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brown
W. J. Kimberly
Green Mountain
Producers Savings Bank
Missouri
Neigbors
Buckner Deserter Receives Six Months Hard Labor
Roy C. Buckner of Springfield Missouri, a deserter from Company E Third Infantry at Fort Snelling, pleaded guilty in Mahaska district court to operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. He was sentenced to six months hard labor in the county jail and began serving the term the same day after being taken into civil custody.
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Roy C. Buckner
Springfield
Company E
Third Infantry
Fort Snelling
Minn
Young Buckner
Frank Bechly
Mahaska District Court
Buckner
Ottumwa
Bay
Fort Des Moines
Harry W. Anderson
James Risden
Des Moines
State Bureau of Investigation
Ounty
Blanchard W. Preston
New Athletic Coach for Central College
L. A. Winter of Sioux City has been secured as Athletic Coach for the coming year. A Grinnell College graduate, he has been coaching at Wilton Junction Iowa this year. Married, he seeks a house in Pella to move his family there after his Wilton Junction duties end.
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L. A. Winter
Sioux City
Central College
Winter
Grinnell College
Wilton Junction
Iowa
Pella
George Van Gorkum suffers burn and infection accident
George Van Goma of the Oppenheimer Alsop furniture firm was injured at home when a live coat dropped into his left shoe and burned the foot. The burn worsened into blood poisoning, the sore festered, and the core dropped out, leaving a hole that is slowly healing.
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Feipenake
George van Goma
Oppenheimer-Alsop Company
Oskaloosa Herald
George
Sixth Avenue East
Large Home Fire Destroys Residence in Knoxville Iowa
The large home of Mrs. Katherine Williams near Knoxville Iowa was nearly destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon, with an estimated loss of 4000 dollars. Neighbors first spotted the blaze as the second story burned, and firemen faced delays due to missing crew members. A second truck arrived, enabling hoses to reach upstairs. The roof burned off and interiors were damaged by flames, smoke, and water. insurance partially covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Ilowa
Katherine Williams
The Most Important Acre on the Farm
The vegetable garden is the most valuable acre on the farm, yielding the largest net return per acre when cared for properly. A small garden can save a family at least $50 in produce costs, with many households earning two to four times that amount by canning vegetables each summer, using longer rows and wheel hoes or horse drawn tools to manage cultivation.
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Research Department
the National Associaion
Hess Robbery Suspects Free After Des Moines Visit
Two suspects were brought from Des Moines by Sheriff W J Gochee after an all night vigil at the Des Moines express office. A Hesss of Oskaloosa failed to identify them as the robbers, both men from Salt Lake City were released and returned to Des Moines. The sheriff continues the search with other leads and will press on while clues remain.
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O. G. Hess
Des Moines
W. J. Gochee
Des Moines Express
Hess
Oskaloosa Herald
A. Benson
Griffeth Gutters
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fis Hessen
Gochee
Oskaloosa
Gociee
I J Roorda Dies In Field Near Des Moines
I J Roorda son of Mrs John Roorda of Pella dragged to his death in his field at the edge of Des Moines about four pm Wednesday. He tangled in the reins and was dragged about a hundred feet before James Barbour rescued him. He died without regaining consciousness. He would have been 46 next month and was one of ten brothers. Survived by six children, his wife having died years ago. Lived away from Pella for years near Jay and Osceola. Funeral information not yet known. Des Moines paper says burial at Knoxville where his wife was buried.
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I. J. Roorda
John Roorda
Pella
Des Moines
Pel- Io
Jacy
Osceola
Knoxville
Firestone Banquet Highlights Rubber Tree Plantations
The Firestone Rubber Company sponsored a banquet at the County Memorial Building in Pella with a Des Moines branch manager, Mr. Ashley, presenting on tire manufacturing. The program showcased the Liberia rubber plantation, daily tire and tube production, and expansions in Agron, Canada, London, and California, plus the Akron factory process and tire features.
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Firestone Rubber Company
Pella
0. & P. Battery and Tire
Washington Street
County Memorial Building
Legion Auxiliary
Firestone Company
Ashley
Des Moines
United States
Agron
Canada
London
England
California
Liberia
Africa
Firestone
Akron
Ohio
Short Change Sharper Fails in Oska loosa
Marshal C W Dennis and Ver Dught Brothers chase a Star car with county number 4 after two oil stations report a $6 short-change scheme. Edward Harvey of Centerville Iowa admits the theft, car license 4-2524. The pair attempted to flee toward Pella before being stopped near the railroad crossing and arrested.
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C. W. Dennis
Oskaloosa
Pella
Bert Ver Dught
Ver Dught
Oskaloosa Street
Dennis
Otley
Edward Harvey
Centerville
Towa
Oskaloosa Oil
Verought
Bake Sale at Farmers Store Saturday May 5
The t'Lam Cemetery Aid will hold a bake sale at the Farmers Store on Saturday May 5. Proceeds support cemetery maintenance and related expenses. Local residents and families are invited to donate baked goods or attend for purchases.
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t'Lam
Farmers Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. W. Marion County
County News Service
Seymour Howard
Dolly Duncan
City Council
Pella Higs
Alamo Theatre
Pioneer
Everybody On Wheels
U. S
Constantinople
Verros
Geo. van Gorkum
Mr. Hess
Benton
Gutter
Firestone Co
Fine Motion Pictures
Bake Sale
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