Local notes from Pella and surrounding towns
A collage of social visits and health updates from Pella and nearby towns. Mrs. John Laurie and Mrs. Oosterbeek visit. H. W. Pletenpol and friends traveled to Des Moines and Minneapolis for business. Miss Sadie Small visits her mother in Atwood. Edmand home hosts visits from Chicago and Forsythe relatives. Mr. Brinkhoff settles in Minneapolis with Shrine plans in Des Moines. local shops advertise Singer sewing machines. Mrs. Braam recovering after a fall with X Ray findings. various residents travel to Melcher Eddyville Oskaloosa Newton Knoxville and Knoxville for church and health events. smallpox cases rise in Knoxville with several mild quarantines. Charley Dennis enforces speeding laws in Knoxville as mayor's court sees fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Laurie
Henry
Chicago
J. C. Oosterbeek
Bernice
Forsythe
Mont
J. A. Edmand
Edmand
W. ‘Brinkhoff
Minneapolis
Brinkhoff
Chronicle
Des Moines
Coons Bred by Rietveld Boys Windfall to Ten plus
The Rietveld brothers north of town report unusual spring luck trapping young coons. A week ago they captured an old coon with five cubs and on Wednesday repeated the feat. They now hold a dozen coons in a cage and challenge the Pella fox hunters to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rietveld
Pella
Church Picnic at Grandman Grove Delights Pella Church
The Pella Baptist church held its first picnic of the year at Grandman Grove north of town after Wednesday prayer meeting and supper. A large group gathered at four then a later party at six, enjoyed a social hour, and the evening returned to their homes. The First Christian Reformed pastor plans a sermon next Lord's Day evening before his June vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Grove
the Grove
First Christian Reformed Church
Saul
Card of Thanks from Ladies Auxiliary and Legion
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College thanks the college ball team and the American Legion for their donation to the sidewalk fund following last week’s Wednesday ball game. Harold, will you give Auntie a bite of your apple as Life quips about a worm hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
American Legion
Harold
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. Popma’s
Sadie Small
Atwood
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Irs
H. W. Pletenpol
H. H. Sadler
Margaret and
Jennie Groot‘ers
Mon‘Tree
Sybenga’s
E. M. Hinton
Hig Boys Grove
Melcher
M. E. Church
Knoxville
J. Stewart Brown
Udell Hendricks
Oskaloosa
Ed van Zante
Rochester
Minn
L. W. Hartley
Melvin
Eddyville
Gerrit Visser of
Leighton
John Laschuit
Albert Buekema
Grand Rapids, Mich
H. Lubbers
John ©. Cooper
West Robinson Street
Ed Godfrey
Town
Dale Battery
West End
Cooper
Knoxville Journal
J. H. Soetens
Delta
E. F. Porter
J. A. Vander Wal
C. P. van Vark
Newton
K. Hakkert
May
Ringgold County
George E. Parrish
John de Cook
Mr. Parrish
National Soldiers Home
Sawtelle
California
Charley Dennis
the Express
Charley
Velvetone Kodak
Ideal Pharmacy
Iowa
G. H. van den Berg & Co
Wilson’s Jewelry Store
Klose Krotch
Athena
Carter
America
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