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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
4
Three masked men enter Gerrit Kempers home one mile east of Sioux Center at 7 30 PM on November 1. They forced the couple and their two sons to the basement safe, took several hundred dollars, then fled, leaving all tied with ropes. Elderly victims, scene in a rural area, investigators say the culprits are likely local and known to the neighborhood.
The Kempers kept cash in a basement safe and were likely aided by outside help in the break in. The incident highlights how far criminals will go to obtain others money and serves as a warning against storing large sums at home.
Penn Homecoming on November 25 will feature Penn vs Simpson in a top Town Conference football clash. Alumni will enjoy the band in new uniforms directed by Dr J S Tomy, a pep session in Penn Gym, and an evening banquet in the Women’s Residence building with a chapel program to follow.
A wonderland of nature’s bounties from 17 midwestern states will form the sixth Horticultural Show in Des Moines from November 16 to 20. Chrysanthemums roses carnations and other flowers with autumn red leaves will create a striking display. Big red apples diverse vegetables nuts and honey will complete a memorable fall festival.
F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia arrives at the Downing hotel in Oskaloosa on Tuesday November 23 to demonstrate the Spermatic Shield. He claims it repairs ruptures in 10 days without surgery and warns against elastic trusses while noting government documents for inspection. Fraud warnings guard against impostors mimicking the ad copy.
Joed Wilson of Newton won the Jasper County corn husking championship at Sherman Woods farm near Kellogg, husking 1700 pounds in 1 hour 20 minutes. Orrin Swift of Gilman set the top score among out of county entrants with 1966 pounds. The event drew about 250 despite rain, with counts listed for various entrants and a luncheon by Pleasant View church ladies.
The Weather and Crop Bureau of the Iowa Department of Agriculture reports this year’s pop corn yield fell to 51,711,000 pounds from 91,000,000 the previous year. The drop stems mainly from reduced acreage, down from 54,000 to 33,000 acres.
Acres and yield drop with this year’s corn crop. Sac and Ida counties lead Iowa in production, labeled as the Pop Corn centers of the world. The article mentions a Thanksgiving dinner note and then promotes Vogelaar’s Hardware and Implement Store selling knives and tools for poultry preparation.
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