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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
4
Mortuary time. She is survived by her husband and a number of sons and daughters. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. Services at Second Reformed Church. Residence at one orldék and at Palla doria.
Arie Toll born in Holland in 1878 died May 7 1928 at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa at age 5 years 11 months and 7 days. He lived seven miles south of Pella on a farm and died after abdominal cancer and pneumonia following an operation. Funeral services were held at his home and at the Third Reformed church in Pella conducted by Rev D Hollebeck with interment at Oakwood cemetery.
A man named Robert D. Stewart, arrested in Marshalltown on a charge of passing worthless paper, confessed to leaving a trail of bad checks in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. Two rubber checks were passed at Albia merchants, with small amounts similar to other towns. Bankers in Marshall County seek all checks Stewart passed to use as evidence for his conviction.
A blast northwest of North L street at about 2 80 Wednesday tore a concrete slab from six inches to over a foot wide across an 18 foot section. The blast lifted the slab above pavement level and cracked it along a thirty foot stretch. Officials say warning steps will be taken to repair the damage. Residents heard a collision sound, likened to car crashes, from the vicinity.
The Farm Bureau training school featured china silver and glass displays with 200 year old pieces. Sessions covered manufacturing steps and quality tests, with stories of valued heirlooms and losses. A follow up meeting in each district invites participation to cherish heirlooms and improve district reports.
Mr and Mrs Ira Toll of Oskaloosa spent weekend at the Toll home. John Steck of Oskaloosa sheared Tolls sheep. Riggins family visited Angus relatives. Ladies Auxiliary to meet at Mrs Epp Roorda on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs John Steck of Oskaloosa visited with Anne Toll. C Vander Wal and family spent Sunday at J J De Kock home. Mrs P J Jankes cared for her mother Mrs H Van Wyngarden who is failing.
East Silver Grove date line reports Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Van Zante welcomed a baby girl at Mercy hospital on May 10. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Gertrude Lautenbach visited Tunis Van Zante home last week. Walter Nollen family attended aunt John Nollen's funeral in Des Moines. Henry Huizinga of Ames college spent weekend with L Huizinga family and plans to seek a high school position after graduation. Gertrude Verhey and Kate Vos visited Mrs. D. W. Van Gorp last Thursday.
An eight pound baby girl was born at Mercy hospital in Oskaloosa last Wednesday afternoon. Relatives Mrs. Alice Toom Mrs. Rex Rawley and son Fenton helped with postnatal visits and house cleaning at the home of N. Van Lint. Other local movements included visits by families from Monroe and Indianola and plans for the T Lam cemetery aid annual meeting at the cemetery on Tuesday May 22.
A mosaic of brief items from various places includes testimonies about Clara Kelley’s language described as like a coat of many colors, a New York woman and a Chicago couple in class enrollments, a Paris note, Spain portraiture, fines for dancing at a Salvation Army meeting, a record price turkey, high school girls scaring a leghorn hen owner, Drumheller snow and thunder, a Willwood bet must be faced in a swimsuit, a Los Angeles divorce after 37 years, a Vancouver escape with radium, and other assorted anecdotes from North America and beyond, all presented in a collage of human interest snippets.
The State Journal reports Senator Skromme urging an investigation and audit into university purchases and rents. It cites cases of inflated prices on farm goods and land, and notes support from President Homer H. Seerley of the state teachers college but strong opposition from President W A Jessup of the state university.
An ad notes well fitting first impressions via suits to order. All went g08 Kina at the same price twenty one dollars and seventy five cents per suit. M Vander Linden.
The piece appeals to Republican readers urging a serious effort to learn the candidate’s platform. It lauds a man of ability and integrity who has long sought the nomination and argues he should be nominated.
Fort Dodge Iowa thieves escaped with about 800 dollars from two safe boxes in an unlocked vault early Monday. The bank vault door was opened with a ton key and the money was hidden on a candy shelf in a desk drawer.
Marie Anstrim of Spivey Kansas serves as national health champion for girls clubs and urges healthy people not to overeat. Billie Hill, seven year old violinist from Los Angeles, praised by Zimbalist as a coming genius. Triplets Julia Bobby and Tommy Taylor born near Mather Manitoba in 1920 have maintained near perfect health scores since birth.
An advertisement touts a premier tailoring service claiming the best line in the city. It offers a 300 ae alk wool suit priced at 21.75 dollars and invites customers to take pride in their appearance with affordable one-price options.
Veenstra and Croll finish the home of Art Hackett four miles south of town. Mr Franks De Wit has had a Mule-hide roof applied on East Second street. Dan Rietveld in Bethel hauled out a large load of materials for a poultry project.
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