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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1930
Page
3
A historical list shows Pella High School has graduated over 200 teachers since 1906. Names include Margaret Van Niensal Lautenbach, Joe Vanden Berg, Geo Gosselink, and many others who went on to teaching roles in country schools, colleges, or as Supts. The roster spans 1906 to 1929, with numerous alumni listed by year and later positions.
Voters are informed of a candidate for constable on the Democratic ticket in Lake Prairie Township. The notice references remarks about personal matters and a bank manager, with uncertainty about when he will be released or come out.
The Inquiring Reporter surveys five residents on sacred Sunday concerts in the park. Tudor Kempkes endorses them after church, Henry Renaud recalls past Sunday gatherings, H P Scholte stresses broad-mindedness and business appeal, A P Kuyer favors sacred programming, and John Onstine sees value for community tone and deterred from commercial amusements.
Nancy Ruth Renaud daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Renaud of Pella has accepted a home economics teaching post at Algona High School Iowa She will graduate from the Home Economics Division of Iowa State College this June During college she joined Omicron Nu and Phi Upsilon Omicron and spent a summer at Lake Okoboji as a YWCA camp housekeeper.
Special correspondent reports Pairfield-area families gathered Friday for a well attended school picnic in a newer building with a basement used for shelter after rain. Miss Angeline Van Waardhuizen visited Fifield, while many neighbors joined in Sunday visits and conversations at local homes.
Community notes from Otley recount a Christian Reformed church class bazaar on Friday night with refreshments. Several local families including Bricker Bowalda Muilenberg Van Waardhuizen and Roush are listed visiting, plus a golden wedding anniversary for Ed and Beintema near Otley with a large family gathering and reed rockers presented.
Walter Kester announces candidacy for Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa. He urges voters to support a ticket he says will run the office economically and efficiently in the Republican primary.
A set of public notices from Marion County politicians announcing candidacies for sheriff clerk of court and supervisor. Dates reference June 2 primaries with names Joe L Porter F W Grant Reynolds H L Kading and party affiliations Republican and Democratic.
County Auditor Editor of the Chronicle notes a bid for county auditor as a Democratic primary candidate. MIKE WALTER L HARVEY requests voter support. Shronllet announces intent to modify Marion County voters with a sheriff candidacy pending the June primary decision. JOHN JOE CLARK confirms Sheriff bid pending June Republican primary.
Bart Klyn and family visited Sunday afternoon with their daughter, Mr and Mrs John Buwalda. The creek through Oto Wynsteck ers and Arnold Klyns pasture ran high Thursday afternoon after a heavy rain and spread across the fields.
The 124th session of The General Synod of The Reformed Church in America convenes June 5 at 2 30 p m in Ashbury Park New Jersey. The union with the Presbyterian Church U S A dominates discussion as a fact finding report supports union efforts while reports on mission boards education and pensions are reviewed. Dr Malcom J MacLeod chairs the committee with Dr Robert E Speer in attendance at previous meetings.
Regular sessions start at 9 a.m. with a two hour noon recess and an evening public meeting. Sunday features a sermon by the synod president followed by the Lord's Supper. Saturday is a holiday and many delegates go home. About 200 regular delegates and 200 additional attendees like wives, speakers, and officers are present. no appeal cases are expected, but routine business will fill the agenda.
Sunday visits spread across Pella Otley and nearby towns with multiple families hosting and calling on relatives. May 21 births noted for Corie Veldhuizen and wife announcing a son with Grandma Veldhuizen aiding in care while local Farmers Union groups met and shared refreshments.
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