Tourist Camp Abandoned In Pella West Market Square
The Pella chamber of commerce voted Thursday evening to abandon the west market square tourist camp after years of support and high costs. The park commission budgeted repairs last year after equipment loss, while the Women’s Federated Club sought management of the site as a playground and picnic area. Debate arose over providing a new camping site, and some feared the camp attracted undesirable travelers. The meeting also discussed a proposed community hospital, including funding targets and location concerns, with officials from Dr. Aschenbrenner’s plan and others voicing support before referring the hospital proposal to a committee for further action.
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Pella
Women’s Federated Club
J. C Mitten
Chamber of Commerce
Park Commission
Club
Haseen
Aschenbrenner
J. G. Sybenga
B. F. Keables
Crew
C. I. Fox
Sioux City
Second Reformed Church Installs New Bulletin Board
The Second Reformed Church placed a new bulletin board near the main entrance. It displays service announcements and short sermonettes and features electric lighting for day and night visibility.
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Second Reformed Church
New Sharon Faces Electric High Line Troubles
New Sharon relies on a Des Moines to Oskaloosa line for lighting and power. Recent outages disrupted business hours and Sunday services as a fault traveled past arrestors to Otley. Oska loosa officials blamed a switch board, to be replaced soon, underscoring the still primitive long distance service.
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New Sharon
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Porter
Otley
Pella
P. E. D. Society Holds Mothers Day Program
The P. E. D. Society observed Mothers Day with a Wednesday meeting at Mrs. P. H. Kuyper home. Hosts were Mrs. S. N. Van Vliet Mrs. G. F. Sadler Mrs. Ed Cook Mrs. S. F. Cole and Miss Marie Rhynsburger. The mothers of the society members were invited as guests.
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P. E. D. Society
P. H. Kuyper
S. N. van Vliet
G. F. Sadler
Ed Cook
S. F. Cole
Marie Rhynsburger
Mothers of
Sthe
Runaway team causes furniture wreck in city block
J. R. Allison moved Monday to the P. Kruidenier house on Washington Street, with Michmerhuizen helping. A table slid off the load striking a horse, sending the team running and scattering furniture. A tree was knocked down but no one was injured.
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J. R. Allison
P. Kruidenier
Washington Street
J. H. H. van Spanckeren
Michmerhuizen
Two Fords Collide On South Main Street
John Steinkamp and P M Van Gorp drivers of Fords collided near Steinkamp's home on South Main Street Thursday night. Rainy conditions obscured a boy on a bicycle and Van Gorp swerved to the curb to avoid him. Both cars suffered rear-wheel damage. neither driver was injured.
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South Main Street
John Steinkamp
P. M. van Gorp
van Gorp
Miss Boot Hosts Schoolgirl Friends in Dinner Party
Miss Helen Boot entertained eight of her girl friends on Saturday May 9 at 6 30 for a four course dinner with a green and white theme. After a theater party they returned for a social time and voted her a royal hostess. Guests included Mae Plette Betty Butts Beulah Veenstra Bertha Plette Nellie De Haas Frances Ver Steeg Helen Gaass and Janet Bosveld.
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Miss Helen Boot
Miss Boot
Mae Plette
Betty Butts
Beulah Veenstra
Bertha Plette
Nellie de Haas
Frances Ver Steeg
Helen Gaass
Janet Bosveld
Farmers Union Meeting At Pella Legion Hall
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union meets at Legion Hall in Pella Tuesday evening May 19 at eight. E B Ferguson president of the Farmers Union Commission House Chicago will be the main speaker. Everyone invited.
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Farmers Educational and Co-operative Union
the Legion Hall
Pella
E. B. Ferguson
Farmers Union Commission House
Chicago
Commencement Plans and Class Roster Highlight Local News
Commencement events run May 15 to May 28 with a Junior-Senior banquet, senior play days, class program, and a commencement concert. The 39 graduates include Henry Beckering, Robert Beyer, Leona Bogaard, Bert Boot, Helen Boot, Janet Bosveld, Raymond Brom and many others. A school work display will be shown May 23 to 26 in vacant downtown space or the high school. Local sports note track tryouts in Knoxville, and baseball games have produced slight deficits at season end. Principal K J Souffer of Elgin visited, offering Mr Bute a teaching job next year at higher pay.
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Henry Beckering
Robert B.beyer
Leona D. Bogaard
Bert R. Boot
Helen E. Boot
Janet Bosveld
Raymond Brom
Christine E. Bruins
Mary Elizabeth Butt
Anna Margaret de Cook
Fred J. Dekker
Minnie Josephine Dylhoff
Ruth Helen Fennema
Helen L. Gaass
Dorothy Gambell
Nellie de Haas
Florence C. de Haan
Leonore Helt
William Jansz
Esther N. Kaldenberg
Jean M. Ku
Donald Waechter
Gerrit Wormhoudt
Knoxville
Tracy
Attica
New Sharon
Ynnville
Sully
Cold snap slashes cherry crop this spring
The Chronicle reports cold weather with light frost and ice in watering troughs. Apples and strawberries largely survived, while cherries suffer a severe cut with only about 15 to 25 percent of a fair crop expected. Tender garden plants and beans faced heavy losses, but fields remain usable. cutworms active. Ground in good condition, awaiting warmer weather to recover.
Youthful Pella Robber Caught in Wyoming
Sheriff John Joe Clarke and Russell Freeman pursued the 17 year old gun thief from Pella to Green River Wyoming where Julian Hockenberry is jailed on an escape from Iowa City hospital. The trio sped 1040 miles round trip, with John Hall accompanying to Cheyenne before heading to Denver.
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John Joe Clarke
Russell Freeman
Green River
Wyoming
Julian Hockenberry
Iowa City
Pella
Eldora
Sheriff Clarke
Cheyenne
John Hall
Denver
Colorado
Knoxville Journal
Golden wedding planned for Mr. and Mrs. Van Dussel dorp
Mr and Mrs Kryn Van Dussel dorp celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home in Pella on Wednesday May 20 friends are invited to attend the afternoon and evening event all are welcome
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Kryn van Dusseldorp
Pella
Private College Names Mr Bute to Teach and Lead
A private exclusive college appoints Mr Bute to teach science and mathematics and to head a second football squad. The position marks a significant advance for him within the institution and reflects its well equipped facilities and prestige.
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Bute
Busy Week for Pella Baptist Ladies Aid Society
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pella Baptist church had a busy May first week with a free two hundred guest supper, a financial boost of over a thousand dollars, and a detailed annual report by Rev. George M. Derbyshire. The following day featured a regular meeting with new officers urged to uphold teamwork and service, plus praise for Mother's Day choir performances by Vander Meer Ballengee Lau tenbach Sedvel and absence of Rev J Wesselink attending a meeting in Holland Michigan.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Pella Baptist Church
George M. Derbyshire
Ladies Aid
Kipling
Aid
H. H. Sadler
J. W. Vander Linden
R. C. Amidon
C. Aschenbrenner
Vander Meer
Ballengee
Lautenbach
Sedvel
Pella Post Wins In Membership Contest
The Pella American Legion Post 89 topped Tipton 144 to 124 in the Iowa membership contest, finishing among the state’s larger posts with 144 members. The report notes Pella’s growing strength, its plan to challenge Indianola for second in the district, and the community role of the local Memorial Building. The swimming pool project for the chamber of commerce may involve the Legion, with potential post involvement or leadership.
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American Legion
Iowa
Pella
Tipton
Iowa Legionnaire
van Veen- van Hemert
Sigourney
Hampton
Clarion
Cresco
Indianola
Ida Grove
Keokuk
Centerville
Newton
Ames
Perry
Atlantic
Albia
Independence
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Chariton
Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Legion Post
Legion
County Memorial
Slippery Roads Trigger Car Mishap Near Town
Rainy Thursday evening led to several minor automobile incidents. Four miles west of town Fred Dekker drove into a crossing collision with a second car under poor lighting. A freight train narrowly avoided striking the damaged vehicle as it was pulled away at dawn.
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Fred Dekker
Fred
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Farmers’ Union Meeting
Italy
France
Erman
Balkar
AID Society
Baptist Society
Rev. J. Wesselink
Holland, Mich
Pella Post
Legion Boys
Tipton Bunch
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