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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1927
Page
2
Pella High clashed with Prairie City on November 2 ending in a 6-6 tie as Van Doorninck scored for Pella. Prairie City knotted the game with a late punt return TD while Gerald Meppelink suffered a broken arm in the clash.
The Denver Sunday Post profile recalls Emma A. Hendershot once Emma McCully a longtime Pella teacher and civic figure. Her Hilcrest apartments are filled with over sixty elephant models carved from clay porcelain ivory and bronze collected from around the world including pieces from Siberia South America and India. The avid collector notes elephants sense through skin not eyes and treasures a tiny broken clay piece given by a maid’s daughter reflecting her lifelong charm for the animal.
Robert Beyers won the freshmen class representative seat on the Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery student council. A 1925 Pella High School graduate, he captained class leadership and played multiple sports at Central College, later earning Alpha Tau Sigma honorary fraternity membership and earning a place on the K C O S eleven.
A homemaker suggests meatless, hearty meals combining sweet potatoes with Hawaiian pineapple. Two recipes accompany the idea: a casserole layering potatoes with pineapple, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. and baked sweet potatoes topped with pineapple and a brown sugar syrup, baked and basted to finish.
The report that Sunday school money stolen from Third Reformed Church has been returned is false. A church member is not the guilty party. Upon investigation all reports are false and the community is asked to lift suspicion from accused parties. Rev. G. Menning.
William Van Gorp aged 85 died at 904 Liberty Street last Wednesday at 10 30 a m He was born in the Netherlands S Holland co and married Janigie De Koning in 1869 Ten children were born two died In America he came to the United States in 1891 settling first on East Prairie and later around Pella He retired sixteen years ago His wife died seven years ago His daughter Hattie kept house for him The other children J W and D W live near Otley and Pella respectively Mrs J De Jong near Leighton Mrs J P Van Rees near Pella Mrs A Ustermark near Duneath Mrs H Van Den Noord near Pella and others.
W still on the home place near Pella and Miss Hattie at home. Six grandsons were pallbearers. Survived by 42 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and two brothers Frans and Jacob. Card expresses thanks for kindness and sympathy from neighbors and friends with wishes of divine mercy and blessing.
The article notes an uptick in vehicles displaying a blue and white reminder reading The Driver will meet as other Gentlemen half way on any traffic Situation. It argues motorists are broadly willing and eager to follow cooperative guidance.
An Advertising Department official at ack Trucks Inc announces the free gummed strips are available at 252 W 64th St New York City. The Gentlemen's Agreement concept has drawn an almost startling public response, though the company promises to supply them in any reasonable amount to meet demand.
The American hen generates over a billion dollars yearly and ranks third in livestock industries. In 1926 it accounted for about 16 percent of total live stock value, behind dairy and swine. Dr. John R. Mohler of the USDA cautioned veterinarians that poultry diseases threaten this major industry.
The text states that one third of the world’s supply of poultry and eggs comes from the United States. It notes the American hen lays about 760 eggs each second, equating to roughly 2,000,000,000 dozen eggs per year.
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