Death Invades Three Homes In Wake Of Illnesses
Three homes report deaths from Friday to Monday including Mrs. John Roorda of Lynnville Junction aged 61 years nine months and 23 days who died after a lingering illness dating to June 1. Funeral held near Lynville Junction with ministers Larson and McMillan. Interment in Chester cemetery. Surviving husband two sons John and Gerard a daughter Ada a sister and three brothers. Also Mrs. J M Voortman 33 years six months two days died Friday at Oskaloosa Abbott hospital after months of illness. Funeral pending at Peoria home with services at Christian Reformed church conducted by Rev. Pikkard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roorda
Lynnville Junction
Gerrit Visser
Near
Leighton
J. M. Vortman
Wright
Peoria
Lynville Junction
Larson and
McMillan
The
Brethren Church
Daz Moines
Chester
John
Gerard
Ada
Albert Vander Kamp
Sully
Hubert Ver Steeg
James Ver Steeg
New Sharon
Gerrit Ver Steeg
J. M. Voortman
J.M. Voortman
Voortman
Kanawaha
Iowa
Abbott Hospital
Oskaloosa
Sieben de Vries
Christian Reformed Church
Pikkard
Obituary Notes Interment In Oak Wood Cemetery
A death notice records the deceased with interment scheduled at Oak Wood Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and four children, the youngest aged 10 months.
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Oakwood Cemetery
Obituary notice for Mrs Maria Visser of Pella area
Mrs Maria Visser widow of Gerrit Visser died Monday night at 9 at her daughter Mrs John De Hammer’s home in Leighton aged 77 years 4 months 21 days Funeral services planned today with time and place not advised Surviving daughters Mrs John Lasschuit of Pella and Mrs John De Hammer of Leighton sons John of Westside Town James of Oskaloosa and Will south of town Names Roorda Voortman Visser dates listed near Pella and a final sympathy note from The Chronicle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Visser
Gerrit Visser
John de Hammer
Leighton
John Lasschuit
Pella
John
Westside
Town
James
Oskaloosa
Will
Roorda
Voortman
Visser
Hold Terracing Demonstration at Otley Farm
A terracing demonstration will be held at the A O Van Houweling farm 13-4 miles northeast of Otley at 1 pm Friday Nov 11. Lester E Clapp district soils agent will discuss laying out terraces and construction for farmers and landowners. Marion county farmers report terraces help control erosion and conserve moisture in hot summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Houweling
Otley
Lester E. Clapp
Marion County
Clapp
Bible in vest pocket saves evangelist during holdup
A bullet fired at evangelist E J Fries was blocked by a Bible in his vest pocket Thursday night in Crookston Inn. Orville Wicks of Kanawha, a 22 year old, won the state corn husking championship Friday, leading a field of 18 contestants. Fineless week at the Cambridge Mass public library Friday results in the return of a book held 38 years, with fines potentially totaling 290 dollars. Charles Bernard St John of Kansas City weighed one pound at birth. at seven months he now weighs 13 pounds 4 ounces. Lillian Crawford, 19, of Cedar Rapids admitted biting an officer on the ear at a dance Friday, changing plea to guilty. Dr. R M Hughes urged student loans at a teachers meeting. The reform school at Eldora reported 90 percent of inmates do well after serving time. J M Peterson of Stuart, Iowa, enjoyed his first share in 90 years. Mrs T B Turnbull, a Monmouth College coed who helped found the first college sorority in 1867, died Friday in Philadelphia. Cottonville, Iowa, saw 85 voters gather Tuesday at the deserted village to vote as per local custom. Mrs Helma Bloomquist of Fort Dodge sued the Northwestern railroad for 3000 dollars over her husband’s death at a crossing. Webster county supervisors dismissed 31 election board members on a recommended reduction. The Iowa Roosevelt club celebrated at Hotel Fort Des Moines Tuesday night as election returns came in. The University of Iowa football team lost to Nebraska 14 to ?.
Pheasant Season Open Three Half-Days in 1932
The Fish and Game Commission in Des Moines on November 2 1932 opened the pheasant season in listed counties for three half days November 16 18 and 19 from noon to sunset. Hunters may kill up to three pheasants per day with only one female, and only in these counties Cerro Gordo Cherokee Clay Dickinson OBrien Osceola Palo Alto Pocahontas Sioux Webster Winnebago Woodbury Worth Wright. The move favors afternoon shooting to protect Hungarian Partridge and to accommodate more shooters after corn harvest. Farmers support timing to reduce runaways and to supervise land access during hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Commission
Des Moines
Cerro Gordo
Cherokee
Clay
Dickinson
O'Brien
Osceola
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Sioux
Webster
Winnebago
Woodbury
Worth
Wright
The Reason For Local Democratic Feeling
A 19th century voter lineage explains local Democratic strength in Pella. G H Wormhoudt noted that most heads of families who settled in 1847 were Democrats and this spirit persists. Dr H C Wormhoudt added early election customs included serenading the defeated party’s voters, reflecting spirited political culture.
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Pella
G. H. Wormhoudt
Results of Treatment of Mental Disease
Dr. William J. Schol and Dr. Earl D. Bond argue that mental illness need not be incurable. They cite a study of 1,054 patients at Pennsylvania Hospital with five to ten year follow up. Of 1,024 traced, 274 recovered, 159 greatly improved, 331 died, and 260 stationary or worse. About 26 percent recovered and 14 percent showed considerable improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Schol
Earl D. Bond
Philadelphia
Journal of the American Medical Association
Bond
Psychiatric care urged for earlier treatment rise in efficacy
The text argues that outcomes could improve if more patients with mental illness received care from psychiatrists and proper institutional care sooner, noting a tendency to delay treatment. It credits psychiatrists and hostels for mental illness with substantial, often underrecognized, effective work.
Peoria Residents Attend Husking Contest and Obituaries
Peoria area news records visits, a death at fifty nine, and two funerals in Peoria Christian Reformed church. John De Vries dies. services led by Rev. J Wiedeman with interment at Peoria cemetery. J M Voortman dies at Abbott hospital aged thirty three. services held at Peoria and Oakwood cemetery interment. Neighbors and relatives, including families of Stursma Van Gorp Vander Molen and Andringa, frequent social calls and visits amid community events like corn husking and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Herman W. Bolhoven
Martin
Frank Ryken
Arthur Deur
Cornelius Boerelyn
M. A. Bolhoven
Henry Hagen
Bert
M. Vander Hart
Gordon
Dan Klosterman
John van Gorp
Jacob Stursma
Martin Vander Molen
Jake Vander Molen
Willie Andringa
Garret Andringa Jr
Francis
Irene Roose
Pella
Lena Roose
M. Franje
Henrietta
John Boerfijn
Adrian Vos
Margaret
B. van der Melen
J. M. Voortman
Abbott Hospital
Radio ads and anecdotes mix in a chaotic newspaper page
A stray train scene fades into ads for Acro meters in Marion county and battery sales. Jokes land between bargain prices for Monarch ranges and 10 cent lamps as readers chase light, radios, and domestic gadgets amid fragmented dialogue and hotel desk quips.
State Teachers association votes to cut standing committees
The State Teachers association, meeting in Des Moines last week, voted Saturday to eliminate all standing committees and concentrate governmental responsibility in the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers Association
Des Moines
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Gerrit Viser
Farmers Co-operative Eat Change
Associati
Leghorn
Unon
Pel
Colege
Chronicle Office
Giley
4. C
G. van I
G. Burdock
North C Street
Oskioosa
John Bosveld
J. K. Ver Steeg
C. W. Clement
Lawrence Blanke
East First Street
Chas. Sipkema
Antonia Braam
T. H. Klein
Harry Braam, Sully
Neal Ver Meer
Jaarsma’s Bakery
H. Jearama
Klyn
Poland
China
Harold J
Veenstra
Aslere
G. Beusins
Mart Vander Linden
Farmers Elevator
Fair Grounds
Orver
Leighton, Ia
W. J. Upton
Harold Walraven
South Pella Sales
Bert van Eon
Pavement
H. W. Moffet
Columbia
Kuyper
Music House
White Way Auto Co
Hoeksema Bros. Garage
G. C. van Zee
Kirkville
Roy Kersbergen
Heerema’s
Astar
Forrest St
Brom
Zee West Second St
E. J. Fries
Crookston, Inn
Orville Wicks
Kanawha
Wright County
Cambridge Mass
Charles Bernard St. John
Kansas City
Lillian Crawford
Cedar Rapids
R. M. Hughes
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers Meeting
Reform School For Boys
Eldora
J. M. Peterson
Stuart
T. B. Turnbull
Monmouth College
Penna
Cottonville
Jackson County
Helma Bloomquist
Fort Dodge
Northwestern Railroad
Webster County Board of Supervisors
Election Board
Taxpayers Committee
Iowa Roosevelt Club
Hotel Fort Des Moines
University of Iowa
University of Nebraska
Chronicle
Peoriaites
Henry Stursma
S. de Vries
John de Vries
J. Wiedeman
John Steck
Dorothy
Grada
Sibren
Kora Mae
Evelyn Ruth
Johnnie
Jacob
Wiebe
Conrad
Gysbert Ryken
Dorothy de Vries
Peoria Christian Reformed Church
J Wiedema
Pickaart
Kaloosa
Oakwood
Louis Ozinga
Martin van der
Melen
van der Ark
George Dear Home
Elizabeth Gonlag
Margaret Vander Molen
Gerrit Andringa Jr
L. Roose
van den Berg Electric Co
Harry
George
Tenderfoot
Monarch
A.B.C
California
Neidspondinvanei
Neidspondiavanei
Zenith
K. C
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