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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
8
Leighton residents gathered for church events and family visits across Parkersburg Pella and Harvey. Notable moments included 96th birthday of John Den Burger and birth of Ralph John Langstraat on April 21 near Leighton. Local clergy and board members of Christian schools attended meetings at Peoria Christian Reformed church.
Peoria residents share a week of social calls visits and family matters. Wm Vroegh and family spent Tuesday evening with Louis Vos and Mrs Aga Westra visited Wednesday at John Veenstra's. Several neighbors helped with housework and supported ill relatives as others attended funerals and hospital visits.
Mrs Elton Cade and children and Hattie De Joode visited Sunday at the Joe Kool home. Clarence Vogelaar fell ill and was taken to an Oskaloosa hospital for an operation. Mrs John Stireneman and Jacob shopped in Monroe. Mrs Lesley Beyer visited Bill Harvey’s. Ed Carter of near Knoxville visited with daughter Mrs Bill Harvey’s family. Jacob Dickema spent Monday with sister Mrs John Bloodsworth. Relatives gathered at Mrs J B Vriezelaar’s Friday for her 73rd birthday with many Vriezelaar family members attending. Mrs S Vander Wiel and daughter Johanna and Mrs Gerrit Klyn and daughters shopped in Pella. Con Van Speren and son from Madrid visited his parents Wm Van Speren. John Vos, employed at Gerrit Vander Wiel’s, spent Sunday with Marinus Vos family.
Porterville residents recount a busy weekend with visits among the Van Zante Monster De Zwarte and Goemaat families. Will Monster proudly welcomed a baby daughter Dorothy Mae born Friday morning April 28.
Mrs Phoebe Porter widow of Dr J W Porter longtime Hedrick physician died Monday at her daughter Marie Shepherd home in Visalia California after a long illness. She is survived by her son Dr J A Porter Modesto and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday at Hedrick Baptist Church with Rev E V Goad of Pella presiding. Interment followed at Rayburn Cemetery Hedrick.
Bruce Rowe of the Indianola city council says the state game and fish department will place three truck loads of fish from state hatcheries in the waterworks lagoon within a day or two. Most fish are bull heads, with perch and crappies in the next shipment. fishing will be barred this year. Later, after pond lilies and reeds are planted, a bass shipment will be requested.
Keokuk County News reports Sigourney high school girls sweep five firsts at a Fairfield music contest over three days. Laurale Goeldner won the soprano solo and leads the state festival bid. the IS Bextette and other glee club members earned top honors. Sigourney enters orchestra, marching band, and boys glee club in the state contest in Iowa City on May 5 and 6.
Fremont Gazette reports J. D. Edmundson of Des Moines left twenty thousand dollars in his will for a new park in or near Oskaloosa. A former Mabaske County sheriff, he granted the city ten years to lay out plans before the funds become available.
The note suggests a contingency to turn to Penn College if plans fail. It mentions a second gift to Oska loosa following a 1903 bronze statute of Chief Mahaska for the city park. It also notes Edmundson's large estate earmarked largely for public works and improvements.
What Cheer Patriot Chronicle reports Charles Rutherford twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rutherford suffered facial injuries when a shotgun loaded with a shell of blasting powder and paper wads exploded in his hands. He was hunting with his brother and father, and the gun completely demolished. doctors fear potential loss of sight as powder embedded in his face and eyes.
The Indianola city council faces a beer permit debate as no applications have been filed yet. Officials expect to seek state guidance on permit issuance while denying beer without a fight, amid rumors of outsider applicants and a vacant 25 seat room.
Prairie City revels in a donated sand project for a new kittenball diamond. About fifty tons of sand from Ghost Lake was hauled by truckers George Water Mit Ysa Kenneth Neal Paul Tips and others. The community volunteers donated labor and materials with no expense to the town, aiming to create one of the area’s best fields for play.
Eddyville Tribune reports two city slickers attempted a scam at a local cafe Saturday evening. A young man questioned the twenty dollar bill tricks, halted the plan after several exchanges, and confronted the pair, ending the cons before any theft occurred.
A fragment notes someone insisting money would be handed out and warns the game is smooth and that early conversation disclosures could ruin the cash register. The text suggests a discussion about bribes or illicit payouts and potential consequences for cash flow.
Indianola Tribune reports H. P. Currier shattered his arm Monday while trying to replace the belt on a corn grinding machine that was running. He was rushed to a physician for surgical care and the next day the bones slipped, requiring re-setting. The injury is deemed serious and will keep him home for several weeks. B. F. Vander Linden and family visited Mrs. Edward Vander Linden in Des Moines Sunday.
The article reflects on the Holland Colony’s founding of Pella led by Rev. H. P. Scholte. It notes Scholte’s Des Moines mission and his remark about Des Moines being too wide from Pella. It highlights Scholte as a pivotal influence on Marion County’s development.
A note expresses hope Captain Barker will provide items weekly for the department and asserts his familiarity with Pella to supply them. It emphasizes reliance on his local knowledge and ongoing contribution to the column.
The Sigourney Review reports 44 Aberdeen Angust cattle sold at Hedrick for an average of 88.86 per head totaling 3,872. Top price reached 162.50 paid by the Jim and Lou ranch of Benton Kansas. Buyers from seven states attended the auction led by W H Todmare secretary of the Aberdeen Angus association. Chicago also participated. Cooper acted as his own auctioneer. Bertha Hevyeld visited Mrs A W Gysen Saturday night and Sunday.
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