Federated Club Reports Busy Year in Pella
The Women's Federated Club of Pella held a spring meeting at Mrs. Tice’s home with hostesses Mrs. Tice and Mrs. Ver Ploeg. They reviewed 1919-1920 and 1920-1921 expenditures, announced a $226.36 total for 1920-1921, and noted donations to the American Legion. The group highlighted citizenship study, Chautauqua funding, and upcoming July 4-8, 1921 dates, plus elected new officers: President Mrs. J. C. Mitten, Vice President Mrs. F. D. Stubenrauch, Cor Sec Miss Minnie Vanden Berg, Rec Sec Mrs. H. Paul Scholte, Treasurer Mrs. H. P. Vander Meulen.
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Women’s Federated Club of
Pella
T. D. Tice
South Park
General Federation
Des Moines
Amercan Legion
Pella Fair
Federated Club
J. C. Mitten
F. D. Stubenrauch
Minnie Vanden Berg
H. Paul Scholte
H.P. Vander Meulen
Male Glee Club Serenade at Sunnyside Meeting
The Glee Club held a business meeting at Sunnyside with Mr. Van Arendonk present reporting on a trip. Nick Gosselink and Mr. Sadler led refreshment duties, featuring the novel Glee Club Special. After a feast with beef and pork chicken sandwiches, pickles, peanuts, and a special cake for Van Arendonk, the group serenaded stops at several campus locations before ending with Van Arendonk now a full member.
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Glee Club
Sunnyside
van Arendonk
Nick Gosselink
Mr. Sadler
Wooster Borgman
Ladies’ Dorm
Dunn Cottage
Wesselink
Jane Gosselink
Dean Pietenpol
Prof. Heemstra
Perry Township Tragedy A Farmer Kills Himself
Beryl J. Ross a 25 year old Perry township farmer shot himself in the barn on the Barr farm near Monroe Knoxville. Premeditated act shown by a note to his mother saying goodbye I will be better off. Police deemed no investigation necessary due to note and mental decline. He lived with his parents Mr. and Mrs Craig Ross and had not married. The body was handled by an undertaker in Monroe Knoxville.
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Beryl J. Ross
Craig Ross
Perry Township
Mr. Ross
Barr Farm
Monroe
Knoxville Journal
Public Schools Near Year's End In Pella
Annual events wrap up term at Pella High School with film showings of A Tale of Two Cities on May 10 and a May 27 class play Marys Millions. Commencement speaker Dr John Nollen of Grinnell. Students collect 1400 pounds of worn clothing for Near East relief and ship to Des Moines. Baseball team tripped by Sully 7 5. State College Ames rep speaks on milk May week. Bird house building by manual training boys. three grades staged like country school. Gospel team Buxton. principal Mr Hinton may not return.
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Reformed Church
Dicken
Sully
State College
Ames
Pella
Buxton
Hinton
Garden City Feeder Works Lays Off Thirty-Five Workers
About thirty-five workmen were laid off at the Garden City Feeder Works with hours shortened for the remaining staff. The cutback comes from slack demand for feeders this season, bringing on hand stock to levels where further production is unwarranted. It is the first such layoff in the plant’s history, though the Garden City Company has kept operations ongoing longer than many peers nearby.
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Garden City
Farmers' Agency Shows Big Growth in 1921 Markets
The Equity Co-Operative Exchange, owned by over 21 000 Northwest farmers, increased live stock cars handled by more than 63 percent in the three months to March 31, 1921, while Chicago market receipts rose slightly. The rise reflects growing adoption of cooperative marketing over local selling. Cooperative shipping associations improve efficiency and economy in selling to packers, eastern buyers, and feeders, and in purchasing stock.
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Chicago
Equity Co-Operative Exchange
Northwest
Co-Operative Livestock Shipping Associations
Special Musical Service at Baptist Church Delights Parishioners
Despite bad weather a good congregation gathered for a Baptist church special music program. The choir performed anthems and duets with Mrs. Hoffman solo. Stereopticon views illustrated Christian work in India. Mr and Mrs Herman Bauman hosted the choir afterward at Main Street home for refreshments.
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Baptist Church
India
Hoffman
Herman Bauman
Main Street
Seed for Pumpkin Growers Available at Co op and Factory
Notice from Pella Canning Co. announces free pumpkin seed for canning season. Seed obtainable at the Farmers' Co-operative uptown office or at the factory. A Verploegh, Superintendent.
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Canning Co
Farmers’ Co-operative
Pella Canning CO
A. Verploegh
First Reformed women host exchange in Holland market
The Adult Women's Class plans an Exchange at Holland Meat Market on Saturday May 7. Dr J V Lankelma and G H Lankelma accompanied by Mrs J V Lankelma traveled to Des Moines Monday for the state dental meeting.
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First, Reformed Church
Holland
J. V
H. Lankelma
J.V." Lankelma
Dea, Moines
PAVING PROGRESS IN Pella ATTRITION CLAIMS AND CALLS TO SPEED WORK
Residents of Pella urge city authorities to accelerate paving work by the Blunk Company citing a steam shovel on Independence and West First streets and curbing on East First and Oskaloosa streets. Council patience was stretched after delays blamed on material shortages. a stronger push is asked to complete the project promptly.
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Pella
Blunk
North Main Street
Independence
West First Streets
North Main
East First
Oskaloosa
Chamber of Commerce Meets Over Legion Baseball Aid
A chamber meeting discussed recalling a $500 backing for the American Legion Baseball team but after questions and limited objections no action was taken. The appropriation remains in force, funds are for uniforms and equipment, and players have trained for weeks with a first game possibly in a few weeks.
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Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Legion
The Rose Maiden Cantata Presented by Excelsior Club
The Excelsior Club of Central College staged The Rose Maiden Cantata at the high school auditorium Friday evening. About thirty young people performed in chorus with solo parts ensembles and a quartet. Costumes were pretty and the singing pleased the audience, though attendance was not very good.
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Excelsior Club
Central College
Old Band Stand Condemned in City Park
City council votes to condemn the band stand that has stood for nearly forty years and directs sale as old lumber. Aims to replace later with a new park structure while handling street and sewer expansions and wage rates for city workers.
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Committee On Water and Sewers
East Franklin Street
Spoelstra unveils new automobile tire chain lock
P H Spoelstra showed a new tire chain lock designed to replace wiring, applicable to five chain types. Manufactured in Pella by Spoelstra and Chris Rus, the device is already sold through local garages and aimed at large scale production soon.
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P.H. Spoeltra
Pella
Spoelstra
Chris Rus
Singer Sewing Machine Co Joins Building On Franklin Street
On May 9 and thereafter The Singer Sewing Machine Co will share the building with GH Vanden Berg & Co and the Delco Light Company, located on Franklin Street four doors east of the Farmers National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer Sewing’ Machine Co
GH. Vanden’ Berg & Co
Delco Light Company
Franklin ‘Street
Farmers National ‘Bank
Singer Sewing: Machine’ CO
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College Gymnasium
Mitchell Lewis
the Alamo
Farmers’ Agency
Special Musical Service
Chamber OF Commerce Meeting
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