Cyclone Sally set for Pella High stage
Pella High plans a three act comedy Cyclone Sally to be staged November 22 and 23 at the high school auditorium. Cast from junior and senior classes includes Paul Blommers and Mabel Van Zante among others. Curtain at 7 30 pm with seats in Vander Linden’s Drug store and admission 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Jack Webster
Webster Estate
Paul Blommers
Reggie Manners
Martin Heerema
Jim Jilkins
Willard Langeraak
Willie Clump
Sue Bascom
Lester Jelsma
Sally Graham
Sally
Gertrude Bruinkool
Jenny Thatcher
Jim
Mabel van Zante
Ruth Thatcher
Reggie
Lorel Hendricks
Effie Varden
Alicia Storeman
Ivean Vernon
Cedar Point
Gertrude Bensink
Vander Linden
Classified notices from local paper offer items and rentals
FOR SALF adding machine paper 15c per roll at the Chronicle office. WANTED to rent 2 8 or 4 furnished rooms or a small furnished house. Inquire at Chronicle office. FOR SALE yearling Buck 24 Tancred Leghorn roosters De Haan Bros Pella. FOR SALE a good farmer with his own help with some good live stock and with but little money can buy a good farm of 480 acres in Poweshiek county of Arthur L Johnson New Sharon Iowa on the installment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poweshiek
Arthur L. Johnson
New Sharon
Chronicle
Chronicle Office
Tancred Leghorn Roosters
de Haan Bros
Pella
Poweshiek County
Iowa
Airplane Pilot Moves Home by Air Delivers All Belongings
Hartford, Conn. Nov 16, 1927 John A Collings of Royal Typewriter Co moved home from Detroit to Hartford using his tri motor air truck. He loaded household effects in Detroit then flew to Brainard Field where a motor truck awaited to deliver the load, setting a world speed record for long distance moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Royal Typewriter Co
John A. Collings
Detroit
Mich
Hartford
Brainard Field
Local News Roundup of Health and Community Notes
Late diphtheria cases in John Ulrich Jr and Rus Van Zante. more adults affected than children, possibly due to vaccination. Neighbors celebrated Mr D Hynes 79th birthday with a lunch and a forecast of another birthday soon. Pella Dress Club cleaner redecorated. US poultry stats cite three hens per person with one culled yearly. Federal refunds totaling 1,285,101.70 for roads and schools. National Forest receipts total 5,166,605.74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ulrich, Jr
Rus van Zante
D. Hynes
Hynes
Pella Dress Club
United States
Self-inflicted tragedy at Lynnville farm kills two
A tenant farmer Samuel K. Griffith and his wife were found shot at their home four miles north of Lynville Iowa. Griffith had been in poor health and planned medical travel. The couple died within hours of each other and left no statement. Local accounts describe the deaths as a slaying and self-inflicted actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynnville
Clarence J. Doane
Jennie van Wyngarden
Doane
Jon
Des Moines Register
Lynville
Samuel K. Griffith
Here
Griffith
Town
Jasper County
Milk by the Carload Shifts in Chicago Transport
Milk shipments by tank cars have risen over five years, with more than sixty tank cars delivering milk into Chicago. Each car carries two steel tanks of 3,000 gallons, glass lined, cork insulated, and protected by a steel jacket. One tank car carries more milk than two conventional milk cars.
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Chicago
Rexall One-Cent Sale At Vander Linden Drug Store
The Rexall One-Cent sale began yesterday at Vander Linden Drug Store and is expected to be one of the biggest ever held by the store. The event offers many good buying opportunities and has crowded the shop since opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Vander Linden Drug Store
Card of Thanks From Rochester Hospital Stay
I thank friends for letters cards and beautiful flowers received during my Rochester hospital stay. Their thoughtfulness helped shorten the long hours of hospital days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
One Armed Boy Shot In Foot
Phillip Jenkins an 18 year old from Marion county was wounded in a Des Moines Des Moines area incident after dropping his gun while attempting a rabbit shot. He was carried to a nearby farmhouse before being taken to the Polyclinic Hospital Des Moines for treatment.
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Phillip Jenkins
Red Melcher
Marion County
Des Moines
Fire extinguisher ad claims 95 percent home fire preventio
Gerard M. Gosselink promotes Fyr Fyter extinguishers in Chronicle columns, asserting 95 percent fire prevention if used early and targets farmers. Also notes Mrs. F E Colville of Oskaloosa visiting daughter Mrs. John Van Genderen this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard M. Gosselink
the Chronicle
F. E. Colville
Oskaloosa
John van Genderen
Deaths of Adrianus Ver Steegh and Mrs Pos Jr in California
Adrianus Ver Steegh died at his Sully area home on November 14, 1927 at age 70 from kidney cancer. Survivors include his wife and eight children. services were held at his home with burial in Chester cemetery. Anie Elyn reports the death of Mrs John A Pos Jr in San Bernardino California on November 10 from cancer after moving from Pella years earlier. A note on dry copper carbonate as a control for stinking smut in wheat.
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Ver
Steegh
Adrianus Ver Steegh
Sully
G. B
John Ver Steeg
Gerrit Goedhart
Pella
Chester
Anie Elyn
San Bernardino
Calif
John A. Pos, Jr
Local Bargain Bonanza Lines Out in Stores
A brief notice highlights deep markdowns across leather and brass goods, art ware, books, framed photos, and pictures. Shoppers are invited to visit and browse the seasonal bargains.
Seed Measurement and Grain Handling Note
A brief note states that two to two and a half ounces will treat a bushel of seed, and mentions a barrel mounted on an axis with a door on one side for inserting the wheat.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pella Public Schools
Atnoxville
Knoxville
Reverend Jacobs
Webster
Girls Reserve
Hi-Landers
Elva Mae van Beweling
Seaeo
Amidon
Eugene Ver Ploeg
Orville Dykstra
C. M. Tobman
Constantinople
Agatha Gosselink
LE Vless
E. A. Roorda
Ray de Haan
van Houweling Auto CO
Dodge
Nash
Overland
Pella Motor CO
Self
Georgia Chalfont
Maison Delurue
Paris
AAAS
Ideal Pharmacy
Martin Paardekooper
the Book Shop
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co
Pella, Iowa
Royal Candy Company
Constantine Bros
Hoeksema Bros. Garage
Van
Rocky Mountains
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