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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
7
A long column records social gatherings hosted by Mrs. G H Nollen, Mrs Bam Miles and the Fortnightly Circle, honoring a wedding, plus local visits, YWCA drives, merchant trips, and community notes. It also mentions a May 1 1920 stockholders meeting draft, local travel and student visits, and plans for an industrial university in Shanghai with a cotton mill for student labor.
Herman Van Zante and Miss Ber dena De Vries of this city were married at 1512 Sixth Ave East Cedar Rapids Iowa by Rev Pendelton on Saturday May 1 1920. They returned home Monday evening. Both are well known in Pella where Mr Van Zante has long been a prominent merchant.
John R. Kuiper of Pella and Mary E. Trusler of Thornburg received a marriage license. Details on date are unclear but it was reportedly issued early this week. The Chronicle extends best wishes.
Notice of incorporation for Farmers Co operative Exchange in Otley Marion County Iowa under general laws for pecuniary benefit. Name, principal place, and broad business scope include buying and selling grain coal lumber livestock and farm products, warehousing, real estate and shipping facilities, and to operate as a general commission house. Authorized capital stock $50,000 with at least 15 percent paid. Business to commence upon certificate issuance by Secretary of State.
A note on courting behavior describes a young man who first takes a girl’s hand before asking for her hand in marriage, reflecting old fashioned romantic ritual. The quote frames a sequence seen as courteous and formal in social dating traditions.
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