Stores of City to Be Closed All Day Saturday
The Chamber of Commerce approved observing Memorial Day on Saturday causing all city stores to close for the day. Merchants urged Saturday shopping beforehand as Memorial Day would halt all business. Plans for a Midget band appearance June 8 and a Rooster Day event were discussed with committees appointed to organize details.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Hall
Kuyper
Fort Madison
Doctor Aschenbrenner
A. B. Wormhoudt
Bert Baron
Pella Bas
Board of
Merchants Offer Real Specials Friday Night in Town
Local stores including Black's Style Shop Ulrich's Meat Market Van Den Berg Electric and Van Rheenen's Ready-to-Wear stay open late for a Friday event. The crowd can browse merchandise from The Model Two Vans Korn-Sybenga Bakery Vandermoulen Co and more with door specials and neighborhood deals.
Poppy Sale Saturday Was Big Success
The annual poppy sale in Pella last Saturday drew strong citizen support. One thousand poppies were ordered by the Legion Auxiliary and sold out early Saturday evening from a Franklin and Main streets booth run by Hocksema and Tromp. Mrs. Ed Ves led the Auxiliary in thoroughly covering the business district and thanking the community for loyal support of the worthy cause.
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Pella
The
Legion Auxiliary
Franklin
Main Streets
Hocksema & ‘Tromp
Auxiliary
Ed Ves
Busines
Way Back When edition recalling Pella residents past
The Chronicle plans a Wayne Back When special issue with letters from over a hundred former Pella residents now living elsewhere. It features memories of the Gay Nineties era with photos and stories. 5000 copies will be printed, extras at 10 cents each. advance orders only.
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The
Chronicle
Pella
Died Sunday Albert Breuklander 78
Albert Breuklander died Sunday at his home 329 University Street after a two week illness. Funeral at 2:00 PM Tuesday at home, Rev. Friend Glendenning officiating. Interment Oakwood cemetery. Born in Holland he came to the United States as a child and lived here most of his life. Survived by his widow Gertie Van Nimwegen, five children including John and William, eight grandchildren, a sister Mrs John Ver Rees of Pella, and a son and unnamed infant who died earlier.
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Albert Breuklander
University Street
Friend Glendenning
University Park
Oskaloosa
Oakwood Cemetery
Holland
Breuklander
Nobleton
Rinder
Gertie van Nimwegen
Henry
Marie
Ciidren
John of
Monroe
William
Pella
John Ver Rees
Awards Degrees to 50 Grads at Commencement
Fifty graduates will receive diplomas or degrees at Central College commencement on Wednesday evening in the First Reformed church. The address Writing Our Own Biographies will be given by Rev. Harry J. Hager of Bethany Reformed church. Recipients include Emily May Bacon, John M. Bartell, Raymond Beckering, and many others with Bachelor of Arts and two year Normal Diplomas listed among the class.
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Central College
First Reformed Church
Harry J. Hager
Bethany Reformed Church
Icago
Emily May Bacon
William F. Bakker
John M. Bartell
Raymond E. Beckering
Roland Boer
Bertha DeBoer
Spencer Be Jong
Claribel M. Dykema
William G. Wolbrink
Edna Mae Beyer
Alice Boat
Edna D. Boat
Ellen J. Boat
Gertrude Denekas
Martha M. Gull
Henrietta Kregel
Janet Lammers
Dirk W. Miller
Gerald L. Newgard
Bertha M. Oliver
Wilma M. Pals
Jannette _Rouwenhorst
Robert W. Rouwenhorst
John C. Schiele
Gertrude Scholten
Marie V. Vanderstoep
Ade Vande Voort
J. Raymond White
Barat V van Bock
Jegrees
Goo
de Hulse Momelek
N. 3
Bernie Mulder
Pella
Towa
Rooster Day Friday to Draw Farmers and Merchants
Farmers from nearby communities will bring roosters to central park for sale and display. The Pella Chamber of Commerce, with local merchants, offers $1.00 per pound for the largest rooster and will pay top prices above market value. Roosters delivered curbside in front of Wilson's Jewelry Store will be weighed and paid, with up to 24 birds allowed per person. Continued on back page.
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American Legion
the Legion
Hudson
Pella Press
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
Wilson’s
Dick Diekema New Standard Oil Station Manager
Dick Diekema, longtime employee at Van Zante Brothers and Pella Produce, will assume management of Standard Oil service station No 26 at Franklin and East First. Opening night at Elmwood Inn Golf Course is Friday May 29 with one free round for each attending lady.
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Dick Diekema
Standard Oil
Franklin and
East First Street
Diekema
van Zante Brothers
Pella Produce Co
Elmwood Inn Golf Course
Death of Mrs. N Schuring after paralytic stroke
Mrs. N Schuring died at 66 years old from a paralytic stroke sustained Tuesday. Funeral services were held at her home and the First Reformed church in Pella. She was born in Holland and married N Schuring in 1893. Eleven children were born to the union, with three deceased including Henry who died in World War I. Surviving children live in Cordova Pel la Newton and Pella, with fourteen grandchildren and a sister and mother also surviving.
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N. Schuring
Broadway
First Reformed Church
G. Menning
Oakwood Cemetery
Schuring
Holland
N.schuring
Hendrika Vander Post
Henry
Annie
Delis
Nick
Louis Schuring
Cordova
Cornelius Schuring
Pella
Memorial Day Post Office Hours 1931 Half-Hour Window
Post office hours for Memorial Day May 30 1931 list open from 9 30 a m to 10 00 a m for money orders stamps parcels post general delivery and carriers windows No deliveries by city and rural carriers Collections from street letter boxes will be made at 9 00 a m Postmaster L F Bousquet signs the notice Ila Fox of Charles City visited her parents C I Fox home over the weekend returning Monday with her brother Ray and family who also visited.
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Bousquet
Ila Fox
Charles City
C. I.fox
Ray
Memorial Day Speaker Highlights Des Moines Attorney
Memorial Day observances in the city will feature Attorney R. W. Colflesh of Des Moines giving the principal address. The program includes graveside honors, a public parade, school and band segments, wreath laying at the G A R monument, and a memorial prayer. The American Legion committees organized the day with a lineup including local bands, students, veterans, and clergy.
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American Legion
R. W. Calflesh
Des Moines
Argonne
Overkamp Wormhoudt
Bernie Mulder
Gary Vogelaar
Jerry Stureman
Arade
Webster School
Central College
Pella
the Legion Auxiliary
Main Street
G. A.R
Cha
Gan Squad
Stureman
Gordon Thomassen Died Friday
Gordon Thomassen, age nine, died Friday after measles and spinal meningitis at home of Mr and Mrs Louis Thomassen in Farmer City Illinois. Funeral attendance was large with many school and Sunday school tributes. survived by parents two sisters Betty and Elaine a brother John ferman nine months old. Attendees included Harold Thomaston Mrs G G Thomassen Mas Thomassen and others from nearby towns.
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Angel of Death
Louis Thomassen
Farmer City
Ill
Gordon
Betty
Elaine
John Ferman
Harold Thomaston
G. G. Thomassen
Mas Thomassen
John F. Dykstra
H. P. Noyenesch
Fils Elty
Thom
Larvey Ant
Ed Thomissen
Tracy
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A. Breuklander
United States
Memoriam
Gordon Thomassen
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