Pella Area Notes Include Visits and Births
Local news chronicles visits among families including Mr. and Mrs. Mensch and son Darel with Mrs. Tice in New Sharon, births of Vander Hoek son and Van Qostrum daughter, and various regional movements. Cards note farms, renovations, and local business activity with ministers and professors visiting from Des Moines, Ames, and Holland Michigan.
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B. Mensch
Darel
T. D. Tice
New Sharon
Lester Tice
Knoxville Residents Headed for Vacation and Funeral Note
Mr and Mrs Harry Awtry of Knoxville left Friday for a two week vacation and business trip to Washington DC and other places. Mr and Mrs Gerrit Ryke of Knoxville were Sunday guests of Mrs Ryke s father D W Gaass and sister Miss Henrietta Gaass. Rev S P Trostle pastor of the Harvey and Tracy Methodist churches was in this city Monday officiating at the funeral of one of his former parishioners Mrs C Messamaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Geurts
Des Moines
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Paul de Haan
J. E. de Wit
Creston
George Robbins
Ilowa Power and Light Company
Colfax Division
Robbins
E. F. King
Mae Plette
West Liberty
Sarah Keables
Hollywood
Kate Beard
Keables
California
Iowa
George Baitsel
Yale College
New Haven
Harry Awtry
Knoxville
Washington, D. C
Gerrit Ryke
S. P. Trostle
Harvey and Tracy
City
C. Messamaker
Pella Baptist Church Weekly Schedule Notes
Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 45 message for youth The Best Way to Live Young People's service at 6 30 evening worship at 7 30 Sermon Remember and Wednesday prayer at 7 30 Every item reflects the church timetable and sermons for the week.
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Pella Baptist Church
Pentecost Sermons at First Reformed Church
Morning service features Peter the Pentecost Preacher. Afternoon program presents Dr. H J Pietenpol. Evening sermon titled Pentecost and Personal Salvation delivered by the minister Bernie Mulder.
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First Reformed Church
Bernie Mulder
Peter
H. J. Pietenpol
Third Reformed Church Concert Schedule Summary
The Holland church lists 10:45 a.m. service titled A Christian a Soldier, 2:00 p.m. The Exaltation of Jesus, and 7:30 p.m. The Man who has seen God, guiding local worship and events.
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Third Reformed Church
Jesus
Holland
God
Second Reformed Church Service and Events Schedule
The bulletin lists church activities with times including 9 30 a m church school at 10 45 a m Our Ascended Lord service and 6 30 p m Christian Endeavor followed by Facing the Land of Promise at 7 30 p m plus high school baccalaureate.
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Second Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor
Volunteers Boost Audience For Japan Program At Leighton
Thursday volunteers finally performed after weather delays with a large crowd in Leighton. The program featured a quartet Martina Korver Luella Timmerman Herbert Van Wyk Connie Muyskene scripture reading prayer and a stereopticon Japan lecture by Prof George Mennenga plus a solo by Ai Sodeyama in native dress. The Ferris Seminary Fund benefited from Leighton donations and volunteers thanked the community for support.
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Leighton
Martina Korver
Luella Timmerman
Herbert van Wyk
Connie Muyskene
Japan
George Mennenga
Ai Sodeyama
Miss Sodeyama
Mennenga
Ferris Seminary
Central
Leighton People
Split That Log—philosophy for facing year end
A Central Ray piece urges serious purpose as spring ends. It recalls a boy splitting a knotty log with father’s lesson that tackling tough tasks yields progress, applying that motto to new experiences and challenges ahead.
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Central
Woodrow Co Wins Suit In Des Moines Federal Court
In a federal case in Des Moines Judge Martin J Wade ruled for Woodrow Washing Machine Co of Pella over Union Trust Co of Cleveland The suit involved removal of equipment from Newton to Pella with a second mortgage backing The ruling found the purchase lawful and within Woodrows rights Casper Schenk represented Union Trust while R J Bannister appeared for Woodrow.
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United States District Court
Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
Woodrow Company
Union Trust Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Des Moines Register
Woodrow Washing Machine Company of
Pella
Iowa
Woodrow Washing Machine Company
Woodrow Manufacturing Company
Newton
Cleveland Company
Bradshaw, Schenk and Fowler
R. J. Bannister
Becomes Bees Because They E?
The statement plays on a playful logical loop linking creatures to their actions and behaviors. It suggests bees are defined by their flying yet parodies self reference with a missing verb finishing the pattern.
Tiny Printing Press Will Do Wonders
Des Moines May 21 A tiny printing press about two feet square and thirty inches high capable of printing five colors simultaneously has been patented by Clyde Allen a printing engineer for the Co E Erickson Co of Des Moines The press uses an anti lash pinion for unusual color registration The device is for the double offset process Fourteen other Iowans were granted patents last week including William B Albertson and G Olsen Sioux City polishing wheel device Lee F Berthold and W Louden Fairfield elevated trackway for barns Carl H Bricker Des Moines liquid dispensing comb Emily Florang Burlington portable refrigerator Pearl G Frazier engine and rotary valve structure Harry Harkins Montpelier sound reproducing horn Harry A Knox and B F Baker Davenport transmission for military machines Earl M Robinson Waterloo insulated ice cream shipping case and George R Ronk Fairfield transmission mechanism for excavators.
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Des Moines
Clyde Allen
Co. E. Erickson Co
Barr, Freeman and Sinclair
Harry Harkins
Montpelier
Harry A. Knox
B. F. Baker
Davenport
Earl M. Robinson
Waterloo
George R. Ronk
Fairfield
Vander Werp Family Visit and Local Obituary Notes
Rev and Mrs Vander Werp of Prairie City visited their son the Rev Vander Werp. Loyd Boyd died Friday after months of illness leaving a wife and two children. funeral services were held Sunday. Mrs Ben Vander Molen visited daughter Mrs R Nevisma. Miss Minnie Gezel spent the weekend with sister Mrs Harry Van Roekel. Mr and Mrs Martin Vander Molen were Pella visitors Wednesday.
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Vander Werp
Prairie City
Loyd Boyd
Ben’ Vander Molen
R. Nevisma
Minnie Gezel
Harry van Roekel
Martin Vander Molen
Pella
Van Kootens Welcome Baby Boy This Week
Mr and Mrs Henry Van Kooten announce the birth of a baby boy born Friday in a simple family notice. The excerpt also mentions Miss Anna Paulina Gezel visiting her sister Mrs Harry Van Reekel for a week. The text includes fragmented lines about elderly women during the holidays and a character named Elvira responding to a question about a pair of hocks, reflecting garbled OCR.
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J. OC. Ray
Baby
Clarinda
J. Hesselink
Missouri Valley
Ray
Central States Electric Company
Henry van Kooten
Anna Paulina Gezel
Harry van Reekel
Christmas Stocking Question Sparks Quiet Debate
A passerby asks if a long stocking could hold all desired Christmas contents. The remark underscores gift expectations and holiday practicality in a light, humorous exchange.
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Anna
Fragmented Flower Garden Dialogue Catches Reader Off Guard
The gar den exchange includes a tangle of names like Zinnia Lilac and Aster as speakers mix in a playful, slightly cryptic banter about whose spouse prompted a reaction, revealing a quirky, informal moment from a flower bed setting.
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Zinnia
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Ford Corn
Burlington
Bakers
Ben Vander Hoek
Vander Hoek
Frances Douwstra
R. H. Vander Linden
Will van Qostrum
Marinus Meulpolder
West Second Street
Arie Klyn
Will Klyn
Sully
W._H. Kalbach
Oskaloosa
H. A. Veenstra
Neel Steenhoek
William
Jake Sterrenberg
Grinnell
Esther Kaldenberg
Elkhorn
Nts
T. H. Kaldenrg
L. Goulooze
Central College
Holland, Mich
George Francis Gezel
George Gezel
Mahaska Hospital
G. A. Amidon
Toledo
R. C. Amidon
Année Bennett
Vogue
T. H. Kaldenberg
Ed Grant
Ames
Carl Aschenbrenner
Iowa State University
Evelyn Crum
Monroe
Earl Klein
van Houweling Auto Company
Roose
East First Street
Ravana
Neb
Peter de Jong
Michigan
S. Varder Schaff
de Jong
Charlevoix
Mich
Western Seminary
Miss Agatha Goseelink
The
Pella Press
Pete van Gilst
J. P. Klein
Elva Mae van Houweling
Lenora Gaass
B. H. van Ness
I. J. Beerends
Loyde Hilyer
Montrose
Colo
Flint
Ike Ketman
Esther Ketman
H. L. Sherman
Main Street
Joss
Lautenbach
Ins. Agency
South Side Square
Grigsby Grunow
Majestic Radio
George Ver Steeg
Majestic
Puritan Drug CO
Peoria
Elvira
Miss Bessie Atwell
Miss Atwell
Variness Beauty Shoppe
Southwest Corner Square
Pella, Iowa
Nelly Don Joria
Boy
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