Pella observes Memorial Day after two young boys struck
A five year old and a four year old, Jean Cook and Fred Bosveld, were struck by a car on West First Street in Pella. The accident, blamed on two drivers said to be Keith and Kenneth Fox, left Jean unconscious with a severe brain concussion and a broken arm, though Fred escaped major injury. The piece laments lax traffic law enforcement, urges stricter enforcement, and condemns risky street play by older children while expressing sympathy for the injured boys.
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Jean Cook
Fred Bosveld
Ed Cook
John Bosveld
West First Street
Keith
Kenneth Fox
Jean
Pella
Fox
Memorial Day Observances in Pella and Memorial Day Program
Colonel Brewer of Des Moines will speak at Memorial Day events in Pella. Veterans and citizens will gather at the Second Reformed Church at 10:15 a.m. for the address, with special music and a 10:30 a.m. assembling of veterans for a march to Oakwood Cemetery. The May 30 program includes decorations, a parade, and a Gettysburg Address by Colonel Brewer. The day emphasizes reverence for fallen heroes over personal pleasures.
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Pella
United Tes
Montgomery
World War Veterans
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Central College
Oakwood Cemetery
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
F. R. Gambell
Legion
A. C. Droz
Carl Bye
Guy Brewer
168Th Inf
US. A
Singing of America
H. M. Bruin
Pella Men Travel to Knoxville Over White Way Plan
About twenty five Pella men drove to Knoxville Friday to meet the Board of Supervisors about improving the White Way the next primary road project. A May 18 date was set to settle right of way but contracts delayed. work is expected to finish this week. The road, an old southeast to Ft Des Moines trail, requires relocations to avoid hills and sharp corners. The commission wants changes east of Otley and toward the Jasper County line to ensure safety and efficiency. The Supervisors must choose a line and secure landowner consent, with condemnation if needed.
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Pella
Knoxville
Board of Supervisors
White Way
Ft. Des Moines
Highway Commission
Marion County
Otley
Jasper County
Music Memory Contest at H S Auditorium Recounted
The Chronicle reports the Music Memory Contest sponsored by the Ladies Federated Club held in the high school auditorium Friday. Sixty contestants from fifth grade up participated, judges and assistants conducted scoring, and prizes ranged from five dollars to two for the top overall finishers and per grade.
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Chronicle
Ladies Federated Club
H. S. Auditorium
H. S
Scholte
Grady Waehter
Professor Sadler
Elma LeCocq
Marion Frush
Donald Waehter
Edna Byers
Martin Heerema
Marjorie Baron
Clarence Vander Meulen
Margaret Cochrane
Nina Gosselink
Donald
Eberhton Bazaar Held Friday Afternoon With Evening Program
The annual Bazaar of the Eberhton will be held Friday afternoon June 1 at 1 o'clock. A program will follow in the evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all by order of the committee.
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Eberhton
Reward Offered for Arrest in Property Destruction Case
A $10 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for destroying property linked to a local place of business. M. Vander Linden noted in the notice. Mrs J A Vander Wal visited Ames Friday to see her son Ray who is studying there.
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M. Vander Linden
J. A. Vander Wal
Ames
Ray
Pella Pupils Show Skill in Manual Training and Domestic Science
The Pella public school displayed high grade manual training and domestic science work in a recent building display. Boys crafted oak and mahogany library tables, hatracks, stools, cases, porch swings, and more, with many focusing extra time beyond school hours. Girls exhibited sewing and garments of various kinds, all well made and neatly presented. The Chronicle credits Manuel, manual training teacher, and Miss Hafner, domestic science teacher, for the outstanding effort, noting some earlier miscredit by the paper. Continued on Page Eight.
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Waechter
Nina Gosselink
Miss Throckmorton
Federated Club
Laurel Boot
Irene Haan
Kempkes
Pella
Evdence
Manuel
Hafner
Pella High Falls to Monroe in Ten Inning Thriller
A postponed Central College field game Thursday afternoon ended 3 to 2 in favor of Monroe after ten innings. Pella pitcher Ed Hoeven held Monroe to 2 runs through seven, but Monroe tied it in the eighth and pushed a run across in the tenth to win. The match, played behind bad weather, showcased Pella's strong young players.
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Pella
Monroe
Central College
Ed Hoeven
Memorial Day Closing Observance by Pella Businesses
Memorial Day practices in Pella include annual noon closures of most businesses for the day with Ice Cream parlors reopening after afternoon public exercises. Aimed to let the public make necessary purchases before noon, the notice comes from the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Dirk Freeken and her small son of Otley visited Thursday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Walter De Wit, and family.
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Pella
Chamber OF Commerce
Dirk Freeken
Little Son of
Otley
Walter de Wit
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Colonel Brewer
Des Moines
G. A
American Legion Auxilia
American Legion
Boy Scouts
E. S. Dennis
John van Genderen
Plei
Pella Chronicle
Lowa
Pella High School
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