Longtime Pella resident Mrs H Zwank Dies at 89
Mrs H Zwank dies at her home 404 Franklin street after pneumonia. Born in Holland she came to Pella at 12 and lived largely in the area. She leaves eight children, dozens of grandchildren, and wide social ties. Funeral today at home and First Reformed Church with Rev B Mulder officiating. Interment Graceland cemetery.
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H. Zwank
Franklin Street
Zwank
Holland
Pella
Galesburg Road
Taintor
First Reformed Church
Rev
B. Mulder
Graceland Cemetery
Chronicle Gets Bouquet From W. A. Young
W. A. Young of Burbank California writes to Chronicle editor praising the October 30 Progress and Prosperity issue. He notes his Marion county roots in Pella and expresses pride in the Chronicle being a strong local paper, hoping for continued success and continuing ties as a correspondent on the Western Front.
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Burbank
Calif
Hoge
Oklahoma
Chronicle
Marion County
Pella
The
California
Chronicle Force
W. A. Young
Changes At Local Beauty Shops
Janette McLaughlin of Glidden is the new operator at Van Ness Beauty Shoppe and invites old and new customers. An advertisement announces the removal of Byers Beauty Shop to 310 Liberty Street, with business starting Monday, November 17.
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Janette McLaughlin
Glidden
van Ness
Byers
Lora Byers
Prietor
Lierty Street
Sunshine Mission Circle Food Sale Planned at Van Houweling’s
The Sunshine Mission Circle holds a food sale on Saturday November 15 at Van Houweling’s garage beginning at 10 30. They will serve soup sandwiches coffee cake and related items.
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Sunshine Mission Circle
van Houweling
Legion Armistice Day Dinner Attracts Local Legion Post
Nearly 200 people attended a Van Veen Van Hemert Post American Legion Armistice Day dinner and program on Tuesday evening. Dr H C Wormhoudt presided as commander. Central college quartets performed, Frances Bailey pupils staged a drama, and moving pictures Behind the Front were shown by Martin Paarde Kooper.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Post American Legion
Legion
Knoxville Bugler and
H. C. Wormhoudt
Heart
Central College
Frances Bailey
Martin Paarde- Kooper
Legion Organization
Quakers Capitalize on Fumbles to Beat Central 7–0
On Armistice day Central falters through costly fumbles inside Penn’s 10 yard line while Penn converts two passes for a second quarter TD. Cowan runs in from the 2 yard line for the extra point as Penn edges Central 7 to 0 before record crowd in Pella. Covey and Cowan star for Penn. Tysseling, Covey, and Wilkins shine for Central though their team cannot score after early drives.
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Central
Penn
Pella
Sears
Tysseling
Oval
Covey
Cowan
Pemberton
Central Board
Chase
Tusseling
Wilkins
Ver Dught
Giles
Meredith
Swan Giles
Ocjen Wildasin
Cadwell Beckering
Bell Thorpe
Gallagher Meredith Vues Chase D. Neifert
Pemberton Warren
Dught
Smith Hostetler
EEDA
Sharer
Gallagher
Preston
Smith
Sikkink
Warren
Wasson
Thorpe
Hall
Wildasin
Speets
Beckering
Sprague
Neifert
Randale
Backman
Macy
Grinnell
Heldt
Welch
Drake
Armistice Day Quiet Except for Penn Central Game
Armistice Day passed quietly with a large college crowd at the Penn Central football game, 7 to 0. Businesses closed, flags flown, parades and a Knoxville drum corps program, plus radio tributes and patriotic music across stations. A memorial service in Washington honored Woodrow Wilson with a sermon by Bishop Freeman.
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Knoxville
Washington, D. C
America
Fire Breaks Out in Vander Linden Warehouse
A Monday afternoon blaze at the rear warehouse of Vander Linden Drug Store raged over an hour, heavily damaging the ice-house originally built by H. S. Keables and Vander Linden. Firefighters pried away roof tins, and Marion Van Gorp was wounded while removing tin. exact loss undisclosed.
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Vander Linden Drug Store
B. F. Vander Linden
Ed van Zante
H. S. Keables
Vander Linden
Des Moines
Marion van Gorp
Pella Grocers’ Wholesale Co praises local Chronicle edition
E E Peck of Grocers’ Wholesale Co Des Moines commends the Pella Chronicle special edition read by many business firms in town. He speaks of respect for Hollander character, cites Jerry Nollen and Henry Nollen as top insurance leaders, and expresses desire to become better acquainted with Pella and its people through the publication.
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T. Pletteland Co
E. E
Peck
The
Grocer Wholesale Co
Des Moin
Chronicle
T. Plette & Co
Pella
Iowa
Plette
Pella Chronicle
Bourpiot
Bae T
Des Moines
Jerry Nollen
Henry Nollen
United States
Hollanders
Grocers’ Wholesale Company
E, E, Peck, Grocers’ Wholesale Co
Chronicle Is Liked In Maryland Chronicle
A May 8 1930 note from Francis A. Cole of Mt Rainier Maryland encloses a $2.00 check for another year of The Chronicle. He praises the paper noting it outshines weekly papers in similar sized towns for appearance and interest.
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Chronicle
Maryland
Pella Chronicle
Pella
Iowa
The
Francis A. Cole
Red Cross Membership Drive Begins Next Week
Plans are under way for the annual American Red Cross membership drive starting Monday November 17 and running through Wednesday the 19th. Jake Plender chairs the local committee and has issued posters and advertising to inform the public about the drive and its aims. The article urges a willing response to sustain the Red Cross work on a larger scale.
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American Red Cross Society
Jake Plender
Plender
Rolscreen Co Adds New Man To The Office Staff
William Dings of St. Louis joins Rolscreen Co as advertising manager. Dings brings training from Washington University and experience across California Fruit Growers Exchange East St. Louis Light & Power Illinois Glass Robertson Aircraft von Hoffman aviation school at Lambert Field and Universal Aircraft. He will promote Rolscreen products in the United States and Europe. Mrs Dings and two children will join him in Pella when housing is secured.
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Rolscreen Co
William Dings
St. Louis
Dings
Washington University
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
North’ Central States
East
von Hoffman Aviation School
Lambert Field
Pella
Rosscreen Co
Europe
The Pavement Dips We Still Have With Us
A visitor praised Pella’s cleanliness and amenities but flagged the city’s pavement dips as a motorists’ menace. The writer urges city leaders to illuminate and repair the dips to prevent further grief on this busy thoroughfare.
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Pella
Correction clarifies William Muilenberg health status
A correction states that William Muilenberg Sr is ill but has not had a stroke. The Central States Electric official, William Muilenberg, also declares he has not suffered a stroke and describes previous reports as misinformation.
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William Muilenberg
William Muilenberg, Sr
Central States Electric Company
Pella Visitor Describes Local Canning Plant Visit
Miss Johanna Van Nimwegen recalls her trip to a Pella canning factory still operating in mid October. The plant hires fifty women and thirty men, pays 3500 dollars weekly for tomatoes, and processes beans, squash, and tomatoes into red fruit. Catsup output reaches 2500 gallons daily in glass, using sugar and salt in large quantities, with 1000 gallon vats and weekly shipments of three to four carloads of canned fruit, each carload 75 000 cans.
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Johanna van Nimwegen
Pella
Farmers Union Ships Hog and Sheep Carloads
The Farmers Union dispatched two car loads of hogs and one car load of sheep last week, reflecting brisk livestock movement and steady demand in regional markets.
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the Farmers’ Union
Herbert Van Wyk Wins Tuition Prize
Herbert Van Wyk completes Central College tuition campaign by turning in final subscriptions. He earns a year of tuition and a $25 bonus for securing more than 25 new Chronicle subscribers. The campus note praises his diligence and urges others to finish the drive.
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Chronicle
Herbert van Wyk
Central College
van Wyk
The
Baptist Men Are Given Treat By Dr Fogdall
A large gathering of Baptist men at the church parish hall heard Dr. S. P. Fogdall of Penn College urge home religion leadership and clean politics. He argued against social gospel trends, urged personal and family faith, and stressed perseverance and self restraint as core leadership qualities.
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5. P. Fogdall
The
Baptist Church
Ralph T. Nordlund
R. A. Awtry
Good Ladies of the Church
8. P. Fogdall
Penn College
Connie Muyskens
E. Y
Doctor Fogdall
Baptist Record
Iowa
Nicetus
Fogdall
Boys Short Course Dates Announced for Christmas Holidays
The Junior Short Course for boys will be held December 29 to 31 during Christmas holidays, announced at the Ext Conferences in Ames. The June dates were preferred by some but holiday timing will ease travel for older boys and parents. Mahaska county youths Roy Lewis Cruzen, Roy De Bruin, Dorothy Eveland, Jack Lee, Max Lile, and Carroll Brown won trips and will attend, with provision for all boys wishing to go.
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Ames
Mahaska County
Roy Lewis Cruzen
Roy de Bruin
Dorothy Eveland
Jack Lee
Max L.ile
Carroll Brown
Fatal accident at Whitebreast ditch claims L Bennett life
Lloyd Bennett 25 was killed when a pontoon struck his head during dredge work on the Whitebreast drainage ditch half a mile south of Whitebreast crossing Primary No 6. Dredge operator Jess Meiner rushed Bennett to town. he died en route. Bennett’s family and the Jefferson community await funeral arrangements as coroner reports.
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Lloyd Bennett
Whitebreast
Jess Meiner
Bennett
Meiner
Whitebreast Crosses Primary No. 6
South Pella Upgrades Foretell Town Change
South Pella progresses with major upgrades as Warner and Van Burkum open a first class meat shop with show cases and refrigeration. Pella Supply Co plans a 37 by 48 foot garage and weekly sales lot, replacing the old elevator condemned by the state fire marshal. Vander Zyl Brothers bought the dismantled Garden City Feeder works factory, with future plans undecided.
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South Pella
Warner and
van Burkum
Pella Supply Co
Canning
Garden City
Vander Zyl Brothers
P. H. van Gorp
Welfare League Seeks News On Local Needy Families
The Community Welfare League asks residents to notify Rev. H. C. Jacobs, its president, of families in need of life essentials like fuel and clothing. Despite a nationwide scope, few here are out of work, but the league urges cooperation to maximize relief efforts and plan ahead.
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Rev
H. C. Jacobs
Community Welfare League
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Foe
J. J. Buwalda
Red
Mt. Rainier
Red Cross
Alton Democrat
L. Bennett
Welfare League
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