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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
3
An account of Buck the wild cargo trader detailing near misses, profits, and dangers from jungle shipments, plus a series of local society notes. The piece includes a dramatic recounting of an orangutan loss, a tiger capture, and Buck’s perilous adventures at sea, followed by church society news and a Mahaska hospital death notice.
Dr and Mrs C B Welle were in Cedar Rapids for the State Denial Convention last Wednesday and Thursday. Kellogg resident Lilburn Macy visited Mrs Lee Perry midweek. Kellogg shoppers B Heemsbergen Huizer and Artie Heemsbergen visited Pella. John Cox returned to Minneapolis after a visit with the Verwers. Sully High School seniors staged Closed Lips to a full house with a large cast. Alumni banquet at Grange Hall near Kilduff attracted about fifty attendees with Miss Margaret Dennis as toast mistress. Dr C C Carpenter owns a Pontiac eight coupe while Ray Wisgerhof drives a new Ford V eight. Wilma Huyser, ill with pneumonia, shows improvement. Ladies Aid met with a chicken dinner. Victor Halblam traded a Plymouth for a Chevrolet sedan in Des Moines. Gertie Dieleman and Mrs Oscar Carpenter were Pella visitors. R Dieleman and Helen Dieleman shopped Newton. Elbert Reerink of Wheatland Wyoming visits the Welles. Peter Rozendaal and Mrs John Geenen plus Miss Bertha Geenen were Pella callers. Mrs Fred De Vin Knoxville has cared for a sick friend.
Galesburg updates include Charles Awtry’s ankle injury showing signs of improvement. Mrs Hank Van Haalen visited at William Schippers home. Children picnicked in a timber area, hoping for enjoyable spring. Betty and Irene Rheenen stayed with Aunt Agnes Mathes in Pe. William Hendricks and Hoyt Woody households noted. Naldo Steenhock associated with Thursday events. Greek Township eighth grade exams held at Richland school May 3 and 4 under Miss Ollie Mudget and Miss Freda De Jong. Students listed include Clifford Devin Katharine Vander Werf Harold De Jong Magdalene Van Rheenen Minnie Mae Vanden Berg Loyd Van Rees Ralph Van Rhechen Clifford De Bruin Anderson Stravers Cleora Carpenter John De Ronda. Agnes Van Rheenen employed last week in the home.
The article lists multiple Newton and Pella residents visiting relatives Friday and Saturday. Names include Diller Vander Pla nd Mrs William Hendrie. Mr and Mrs William Rheenen of Pella. Mr and Mrs Henry Van Rheenen. Mr and Mrs Andrew Schippers. Mr and Mrs William Schippers. Aric Vink and family. Freda De Jong. Lloyd Van Rees. Mrs Henry Van Rheenen. Miss Bearden a Kolenbrander. Mrs Henry Kramm and daughter Katherine. Gerrit Van de Geest family. Roy De Haan. Mrs Howard Russell. Jake Monster. Bob De Goey. Dick Stravers home visits noted. The small daughter of Mr and Mrs Connie Slycord is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Cordova and Fifield residents attended Friday night gatherings at the Neal Kuiken and Gerrit Van Der Wal homes. A crowd joined the Fifield farmers union meeting. Families and relatives from Pella visited in Des Moines and at Ron Van Dam homes, with several neighbors stopping by during the weekend.
Leighton Overbergen and family and Mrs. Van Haaften with daughter Anna visited Simon Den Hartog near Harvey on Wednesday evening. Edna Neels attended Alma Wilson’s Sunday supper. Raymond Overbergen helped Den Hartog with farm work last week. Rev. and Mrs. De Jong of Sully visited the De Jong home. Mrs. Van Maanen and baby returned from Mahaska hospital. Sara Mae Meinders ill with pneumonia.
Otley residents and neighboring families are listed visiting Des Moines and area homes. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Van Gorp shopped in Des Moines last Friday. Neal Sedrel and family returned home after a two week visit with relatives. Several others spent weekends with relatives near Monroe and Cordova, including the De Gocy, Vanden Berg, Willemsen, Dykstra, and Vanden Berg households. Local illness notes mention L Weyers as seriously ill but improving.
Berg attends the funeral of Mrs Barr at Grinnell on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Con Van Speren and their son from Madrid Iowa visited Sunday at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs William Van Iperen.
A new report from College Springs confirms three Central college graduates are employed there. Garold Rowland, class of 1927, serves as superintendent. Miss Bogaard, class of 1930, is principal. and Miss Alda Mae Van Buren, class of 1983, teaches grades. Bogaard hopes more Central graduates may be placed nearby.
Palmaquist and Liter start coal shipments from Flagler using a new 12 foot high loading platform built by the Burlington railroad. The dock extends over the car and auto dumps, allowing a car to load in about 90 minutes. Company aims for about two carloads daily once operating on schedule. Coal from near Flagler goes to Central and Southwestern regions. Road to the Pella connection will be gravelled soon.
Tarzan and His Mate stars Johnny Weismuller and Maureen O'Sullivan in a jungle romance based on Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film features unprecedented animal scenes including elephants lions crocodile battles and a submerged underwater chase with a strong supporting cast led by Neil Hamilton and Paul Cavanaugh.
Disjointed OCR fragment references Hughes returned to Oklahoma and an embezzlement charge. A baby with an external heart was noted as dead for three years. A car accident near that place and other garbled phrases appear, indicating chaotic, unreadable clipping content with few clear facts.
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