Commencement activities outlined for end of school year
Plans for senior and eighth grade events include a May 11 senior reception at the Frash home, May 18 junior-senior banquet, May 24-25 senior play The House by the Side of the Road, May 27 baccalaureate at Third Reformed Church Rev G Menning, May 21 commencement at the high school auditorium with Rev Jacob Van Essen of Catskill NY delivering the address Separate eighth grade graduation May 29 and open houses at Lincoln May 18 Webster May 21 High School inter-class track meet this week Boiler room repairs and weather-related absences noted Glee clubs performed for high school Monday Pres Williams of the CCC visited Pella High with a boys quartet.
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Supt
F. M. Frash
Third Reformed Church
G. Menning
Jacob van Essen
Catskill
N. Y
Lincoln School
Sioux Center
Glee Clubs
Pres. Williams
Dos
Moings
Samuel
Pella High
Klaaren Awarded 650 Dollars in Suit Over 1930 Accident
Klaaren of Pella won a $650 settlement in Marion County district court. The suit, against Antone Van Setten of Pella, stemmed from a February 1930 three car crash near the east city limits of Pella. Previously, in Mahaska County, Klaaren had been denied damages in January 1932 in a related case involving Henry Shadley of Oskaloosa.
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Pella
Marion County
Klaaren
Antone van Setten
Henry Shadley
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Lewis van Roekel
Leighton
Shadley
van Setten
Showers Arrive Wednesday Night Brightens Local Lands
The article describes rain arriving Wednesday around 6 PM with dark skies, thunder, and a brief lightning flash. Rain moistens parched lawns, pastures, and hayfields, adding a fresh fragrance. locals hope other areas benefited as well and express thanks for the moisture.
Monroe Pastor Broadcasts Weekly on Station K F J B
Rev. J. M. Carlson, pastor of Monroe, airs a midweek religious program every Wednesday from 2 15 to 2 45 over station K F J B in Marshalltown on 1200 kilocycles.
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J. M. Carlson
Marshalltown
Municipal Wood Pile Active Amid Code Questions
The city operates a local wood pile as a public correction site with two offenders serving fines through hard labor. Officials note complaints about the low water schedule and NRA code compliance, while the mayor states the city enforces a code of its own.
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Hizzoner
Mother's Day Observed In Churches And Homes Across The Land
Sunday marks Mother’s Day, honoring mothers nationwide. Miss Anna Jarvis inspired the annual observance now celebrated by churches and groups with cards bouquets and wreaths for deceased mothers. The editor urges all to recognize mothers living or dead and keep them first in heart.
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Anna Jarvis
Jury Awards $1 000 to Mrs Lena Forrest
A 17 hour jury in the Forrest Abbott case awarded Mrs Lena Forrest $1 000 after finding Dr C A Abbott left a surgical sponge in her body during a prior operation. The suit sought $20 500 in damages. Attorneys Fred Shandorf David Jones Bray represented plaintiffs and there may be an appeal. Jury members listed.
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Forrest
Dr. Abbott
C. A. Abbott
Fred Shandorf
Mitchell
South Dakota
David and Jones
Oskaloosa
Dr. Abbot
Thos. J. Bray
Clifton
Augustine
Soinr Brower
Ida Barr
Alfred Graham
Lloyd Hawkinson
Death Comes to John Witzenberg in Iowa Town
John M. Witzenberg, 72, retired farmer of Pella, died Tuesday night at his home on University Street. Funeral services Friday at 1 30 at the home and 2 at the Third Reformed Church, with interment at Oakwood. He was born August 1862 and married Maria Van Zante in 1889. Survived by son Delos, daughter Luedna deceased, two grandchildren Harold and Mary Jane, a brother Yella, and sister Mrs N L Vander Linden.
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John M. Witzenberg
Pella
University Street
Third Reformed Church
Gerrit Menning
Oakwood
Delos
Mr Wittenberg
Mr Witzenberg
Maria van Zante
Luedna
Harold
Mary Jane Witzenberg
Yella Witzenberg
N. L. Vander Linden
Witzenberg
Big Sale Event At Geelhoed s Store
An advertisement announces a spectacular buying event at Geelhoed s store now in progress. The listing notes the holiday stock is large and complete with items appealing to all buyers. Read the bargains to see needed lines for the near future.
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Geelhoed
Special Prices on Electric Refrigerators at Vanden Berg
The Vanden Berg Electric Company advertises floor models of electric refrigerators at very special prices this week. They offer $50 in cash for a small effort and invite customers to call at the store for full details, with a note to read the advertisement on page eight of the issue.
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Vanden Berg Electric Company
Grand Rapids to Host 128th RCA Synod Session
The Reformed Church in America will convene its 128th annual General Synod in Grand Rapids Michigan on June 7 at 3 p m. The program shifts include moving the Lord's Supper to Thursday evening and lodging delegates in private homes. An economy drive may cut delegates and consolidate activities. The Intelligencer fate and possible merger with The Leader loom as key questions. Dr James Edward Hoffman will lead devotional services with themes on The Courageous Christ and The World. Delegates exceed two hundred with many visitors and church officers expected.
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General Synod
Reformed Church In America
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Edward Dawson
Passiac
N. J
Pension Fund
Norman V. Peale
D. D
Marble Collegiate Church
New York City
Clarence P. Dame
Unity Church
Muskexen, Ich
James Edward Hoffman
Hasbrouck Heights
The
Intelligencer
Leader
Church
Board News
Holland
Mich
Mississippi
Pella
Iowa
Card of Thanks from Den Hartog family after accident
We thank neighbors and friends and our children for sympathy and help after our illness and the auto accident on April 5. We appreciate every effort, large or small. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Den Hartog
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Ed Ves
J. W. den Hartog
Embezzler Arrest Ties Iowa Case to Denver Standoff
Raymond Finn claiming to be a Washington Iowa bank receiver was nabbed in Denver after a warrant from Iowa authorities on embezzlement. The arrest followed a request from Washington County attorney George Morrison. Also featured: Colflesh touts fair school funding method in Bagley, a hunt for Dillinger broadens, and federal indictments against Gov. Langer aides.
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Raymond Finn
Washington
Iowa
Denver
Colo
George T. Morrison
Washington County
Mrs Tunis Goemaat Dies After Illness in Oskaloosa
Mrs Tunis Goemaat of Leighton died Monday night at Mahaska hospital Oskaloosa aged 33 after a two week pneumonia illness. Funeral services were held at home and Ebenezer Reformed church Leighton with Rev J A De Jong and Rev George Muyskens assisting, burial at Oakwood. Born February 25 1901 in Veenendaal Netherlands she came to America at 12 and married Tunis Goemmaat January 25 1917. Survivors include husband three children Alvin Edna and Sylvia and many siblings and her mother Mrs A B Rouw. The Chronicle extends sympathy to the family.
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Leighton
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Ebenezer Reformed Church
J. A. de Jong
George Muyskens
Oakwood Cemetery
Holland
Goemaat
A. B. Rouw
Tainter
Veenendaal
Netherlands
America
New York City
Alice Rouw
Tunis Goenmaat
Alvin
Edna
Sylvia
Goemaat Car
Gerrit Rouw
Pella
Gerald
William
Otley
Everett
Bert
Connie
Johanna
Esther
John Vander Beck
Henry Mennenga
Gradys Kuiper
Chronicle
Move to retire stamp notes and scrip in town
Longstanding stamp notes are widely opposed as diminishing value to 96 cents after taxes. Merchants cite hardship from limited use and a dwindling circle of circulation. A Chamber of Commerce meeting is urged to consider retiring stamp notes, possibly via a bond issue, noting other cities have begun similar actions.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tysseling Visits Ames. Dutch Longevity Stated
Tunis Tysseling, former Pella resident now living with daughter Mrs Buchanan in Ames, recounts life in the Netherlands and the United States. At 84 he remains vigorous, with seven decades in Iowa and relatives in Pella, Knoxville, Des Moines, and California, and two Ames grandchildren set to graduate from Iowa State College.
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Tunis Tysseling
Pella
Buchanan
Ames
State College
Netherlands
Mr. Tysseling
William Tysseling
Gerrit Tysseling
University Street
Tusseling
Knoxville
Des Moines
California
Tysseling
Presbyterian Church
Baptists
Caleb of
Anne Tysseling
Iowa State College
High School Presents Gypsy Life Operetta Chonita
High school glee clubs staged the annual operetta Chonita a gypsy romance at the auditorium. The plot follows a gypsy maid who lives with white people loves a white boy and a gypsy, then returns to her gypsy lover. Humor, costumes, scenery, lighting, and music enhanced the production despite uneven onstage enthusiasm.
560-Pound Hog Nets Only 7.30
A hog weighing 560 pounds was shipped to Chicago through the Farmers Union. After the processing tax of 12.60 and other incidentals were deducted, the net to the shipper was 7.30, equating to 1.70 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Farmers Union
Piano Recital by Ruth Pietenpol at College Chapel
Miss Ruth Pietenpol a senior and active in college and community music will give a piano recital in the College Chapel on Tuesday evening May 16 at 7 30. Her varied program includes works by Beethoven Liszt Debussy Tchaikowsky MacDowell Grieg and Grieg with pieces from Op 10 3 Op 16 A Minor and other selections. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Ruth Pietenpol
Pietenpol
Liszt Claire de Lune
Debussy
Tschaikowsky
MacDowell
Griego
Death of Gladys Pothoven in Peoria
Gladys Pothoven 11 died Wednesday at 2:30 am after a year long illness following a mastoid operation and a second procedure last Friday. She is survived by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Pothoven and two sisters Katherine and Vera Joyce. Services at the Christian Reformed church with Rev. Wiedenaar officiating and Oakwood interment.
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Otto Pothoven
Peoria
Gladys
Gladys Ia
Katherine
Vera Joyce
Christian Reformed Church
Wiedenaar
Oakwood
New Commercial Teacher Elected To School Staff
At a school board meeting Miss Dorothy Anderson of Atlantic Iowa was elected to fill the vacancy in the high school commercial department caused by the resignation of Miss Dodson the present teacher.
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Frances Gilter
Perry
Walter G. Clark
New Deal
Dorothy Anderson
Atlantic
Iowa
High Schol
Dodson
Hauge Caravan Sets Des Moines to Pella Stop
The Hauge for Congress caravan will depart Des Moines on Saturday May 12 about noon and reach Pella at 6 10 p m for an evening meeting A free lunch of sandwiches doughnuts Pella bologna and coffee will be served in the park Also note 500 sheets of yellow second sheets for 40 cents at the Chroni.
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Hauge For Congress
Des Moines
Pella
Pella Seeks Bids for City Garbage Service
The City of Pella invites bids by May 16 for a garbage collection contract from May 23 to fall 1984. The bidder must provide equipment and weekly to twice weekly pickups during the season as specified, with bids previously rejected.
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Pella
City of
Board of Health
Douwstra Says Bootleggers Are on the Increase
The Pella Civic League met at the Baptist church where Rev. R D Douwstra urged unity to keep the town clean and combat bootleggers. Editor Good urged militant church action while bylaws were adopted and candidates discussed as primaries approached.
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Christian Civic League
Pella
League
Baptist Church
Helen Huyser
Vera Newgard
Second Christian Reformed Church
Frances Roose
Nellie Beay
Julia
Ella Vander Schaaf
Ella Vander Schaaf. Miss Huyser
Redeemer
R. D. Douwstra
Otley
Douwstra
Civic League
Keping Pella
Good
the Chronicle
West Market
Mission Test Committees
Local Youth Accepts Missouri Government Technician Role
Edward Vanden Oever, a former Iowa State College student at Ames studying forestry, winds up junior-year work this week. He has accepted a government assistant technician position in forestry and will travel to Rolla Missouri on Monday to start.
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Edward Vanden Oever
Iowa State College
Ames
Rolla
Missouri
Voice of the Public to Return After Space Opens
Chronicle teases return of its Voice of the Public feature after space frees up. Notes it as a weekly department with planned continuation but hints at future limits on department size.
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The
Chronicle
Voice of the Public
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