Grimes Canning Plant to Return This Fall in Pella
Grimes Canning Company plans to reopen the Pella plant this fall for corn and pumpkin season. About 600 acres of sweet corn will be contracted, pumpkins will be canned, and wages jobs are expected for local workers. Prices are set at 7.00 per ton for corn and 5.00 per ton for pumpkins, with funds to pay farmers $7,000 owed since last fall.
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Grimes Canning Company
Pella
Grimes
Grimes Company
Eastern Star Leader Visits Pella Chapter 337
Mrs. Eva D B Ott of Eddyville, district instructor for the O E S, visited Pella Chapter No 337 Monday. She spent the afternoon with officers to boost proficiency and aided the monthly meeting in the evening. A large turnout attended the meeting with refreshments and a social hour. Also accompanying Mrs Ott were Mrs Fred Vander Zyl and her parents Mr and Mrs S B Grant who joined in the Star reciting.
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Pella
Order of the Eastern Star
Eva DB. Ott
Eddyville
Leander Clark Heirs Lose College Fight
The heirs of Leander Clark challenged a $60,000 donation after Western College Toledo renamed in his honor and later merged with Coe College Cedar Rapids. The state acquired the property for a juvenile home, the heirs lost in district court, and the supreme court affirmed. Fresh Roasted Coffee daily at De Wit Bros.
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Old Western College
Toledo
Tama County
Leander Clark
Leander Clark College
West
United Brethren Church
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Clark
District Court
Supreme Court
de Wit Bros
Park Improvement Rapidly Progressing in Central Park
Central Park improvements proceed with grass cover soon. Contractor Mr Plender completed broad walks and foundation work for the band stand foundation excavation has begun. South Park under Women’s Federated Club progress includes finished pergola cement floor additional walks from two sides, fountain base laid. Birches planted along a walk under caretaker M P Van Gorp. Ward 4 residents laud the club efforts transforming desolate grass and gopher hills into a place of beauty.
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Central Park
Plender
South Park
Federated Club
M. P. van Gorp
Fourth Ward
Th Club
Central Makes Fair Showing At Mt Pleasant Track Meet
Central College placed fourth in a five team Iowa meet at Mt Pleasant dominated by Iowa Wesleyan with 68 points. Parsons and Wesleyan led in events with Lockridge first shot put, Mokma second for Central. Miller first discus and De Vries third. Flikkeman first broad jump and De Vries second. Eastburn first javelin with De Vries second.
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Central College
Iowa College
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan
Simpson
Parsons
Penn
Simpson College
Wesleyan
Central
Lockridge
Mokma
Poulter
Miller
Schultz
de Vries
Flikkeman
Nicholson Wesleyan
Messenger
Eastburn
Devries
Movie Problem Now Up 10 Hays
Ames Iowa residents ask Will Hays to settle the Sunday movie dispute. Theater managers with Iowa State College students back the shows open on Sundays. Law and order league supports the Sabbath law. Two thousand citizens petition Hays to maintain Sunday closure. Complaints accuse films of edits aimed at student appeal. Supreme Court will hear the managers' case on Saturday.
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Ames
Iowa
Will H. Hays
Amess
Iowa State College
Law and Order League
State College
Hays
Supreme Court
Pioneer List Grows With New Iowa Pella Names
The Pioneer list expands as the Chronicle adds Arle Van Marel and other contributors. Van Marel recalls arriving with parents in 1847, surviving cholera in St Louis, serving in the 16th Iowa Infantry, and pioneering twice in Sioux and then Pella, with later years in peace and reflection. Other readers and neighbors supply additions or corrections to preserve this regional memory for future generations.
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Arle van Marvel
St. Louis
Pella
van Marel
America
Mr. van Marel
Co. C, 16Th Iowa Infantry
Sioux County
Arle Schakel
M. C. Slob
Federated Club Holds Election in Pella
The Women s Federated Club of Pella elected officers for the year at a Tuesday meeting at Mrs T Van Niewaal s home. New officers take office in September including President Mrs Dick P Van Gorp and Treasurer Mrs John Bloomers Jr. The report showed 719.36 income and 490.66 expenses with 363 spent on a pergola in South Park. The club highlighted city welfare work and bond issue support, aiding the new water tower project and upcoming memorial building plans.
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Federated Club of
Pella
T. van Niewaal
Dick P. van Gorp
Jas
South Park
the Chronicle
Legionaires
Grcat
General Syndl
Sister of Mrs. Mick Dies Near Sully
Mrs. Louisa Armiston sister of Mrs. Martha Mick of Pella died at her son Nell Armiston home two and a half miles north of Sully on Sunday evening May 7 1922 aged 87 She survived five children with two grandchildren and her husband preceded her in death She also left two sisters Mrs Mick of Pella and Mrs Emmi Andre of New Sharon Funeral held at Sully on Wednesday afternoon Interment in Sully cemetery
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Louisa Armiston
Martha Mick
Pella
Nell Armiston
Sully
Childdren
Mick
Emmi Andre
New Sharon
Notice to Pumpkin Growers Seeks Free Seed
Local farmers may obtain pumpkin seed at no charge from the Farmers' Co-operative store or the canning factory. The notice invites all pumpkin growers to secure seeds without payment.
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Farmers’ Co-operative
Poisoning outbreak hits nine in Pella area wieners
The Swank family north of Pella was poisoned Sunday after eating wiener sausage. Nine people affected, with some gravely ill. Medical aid arrived and most improved within hours. three remained seriously ill after twenty four hours.
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Jacob Swank
Pella
Hail Storm Visits Mahaska County Friday Evening
A heavy hail storm swept Mahaska County around seven Friday evening following the Des Moines River. The most severe hail fell along the river banks, with Cedar and White Oak townships also reporting hail. Oskaloosa had light hail, while rainfall totals reached 0.38 inch. west and southwest areas saw heavier rain. Strong winds accompanied the storm with sharp lightning.
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Mahaska County
Des Moines
Cedar
White Oak
Oskaloosa
What Cheer marshal’s accidental self inflicts fatal wound
Edward Crowe 58-year-old town marshal of What Cheer Iowa died after a revolver fell from his pocket and discharged striking his neck. He died within minutes from hemorrhage. Crowe had served six years as marshal and lived near What Cheer for 38 years. He left a widow two sons and two daughters. The accident occurred at Mrs Meyer Carl’s home during a water tent collection.
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What Cheer
Iowa
Edward Crowe
What
Meyer Carl
Fosdick Slayers Seek Freedom
Orris Cross and Eugene Weeks seek new trials delaying execution in the Fosdick murder case. Des Moines authorities dispute confessions and argue Weeks helped plan the crime while Cross maintains innocence. appellate arguments focus on surrounding testimony and alleged contradictions.
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Iowa
Orris Cross
Eugene Weeks
George Fosdick
Pella
Des Moines
E. G. Ballard
Chicago
C. H H. Miller
Supreme Court
Weeks
Ballard
Fosdick
Cross
Miller
Gibson
Harry West
Mary Fosdick
Mrs Richardson to Attend National Women's Club Convention
Mrs Hisworth Richardson was selected as the Mahaska county farm bureau representative and chair of farm bureau activities to attend the national federation of women’s clubs convention at Chautauqua New York on June 29. The Mahaska farm bureau endorsed the choice in May and will cover her expenses from a state farm bureau assessment.
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Hisworth Richardson
Mahaska Farm Bureau
Woman's Farm Bureau
Farm Women of
Middlewest
Federation of Women's Clubs
Chautauqua
N. Yu
Richardson
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Midwest
Oskaloos Herald
Engagement announced for Beatrice Spyker and John Synhorst
Dr. and Mrs. Spyker of Oskaloosa Iowa announce the engagement of their daughter Beatrice to Dr. John B Synhorst of Iowa City son of Mr and Mrs Paul Synhorst of Pella The wedding is planned for June Miss Spyker attended Ohio Northern University and the State University of Iowa and joined Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Dr Synhorst a University of Iowa graduate and currently completing a surgical internship will begin a three year Mayo Clinic fellowship after July 1 He is a member of Phi Delta Theta Nu Sigma Nu and is affiliated with Alpha Omega Alpha
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John A. Spyler
Oskaloosa
Towa
Beatrice
John B. Synhorst
Towa City
Paul Synhorst
Pella
Miss Spyker
Ohio Northern University
State University At
Iowa City
Gamma Phi Beta
Synhorst
University of Iowa
State University Hospital
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minnesota
Synhirst
Phi Delta Theta
Nu Sigma Nu
Alpha Omega Alpha
Des Moines Sunday Register
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Leander Clark Heirs
L. Popma’s
Pioneer
G. Schell
G. T. Klein T
D. van Zante
N. van Lint
D. Rietveld
Gerrit Klein
H. Wormhoudt
J. Vos
J. Bakker
Wisconsin
Gc. Dunnink
H. J. Vander Waa
Buls
A. Ver Huil
J. Nollen
W. C
Doll's
Wienies
POLKE
Fosdick Slayers
Synhorst-Spyker
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