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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
4
A Lynn Massachusetts contractor writes to Ulrichs Meat Market in Pella praising the Pella Chronicle and its featured Pella products in a dated October 26 1936 letter. The note expresses appreciation and mentions Ulrichs Meat Market and Pella.
A Lynn reader lauds Rol Screen Company Venetian blinds and screens while praising Califs cheese cured in New Hampshire. The note celebrates local enterprise, mentions Kuyper family pride, and wishes good luck to Pella ventures from 14 Central Ave. Lynn.
Daniel P. Durfey 87, the town’s first merchant, died at his Hedrick home after years of poor health. Born one mile northwest of Hedrick, he operated a general store when Hedrick was laid out fifty-two years ago. He was a longtime rural schoolteacher in Keokuk County and taught in Hedrick and Martinsburg before moving to Missouri for two decades, then returning to Hedrick twelve years ago.
Quaker Oats sponsors a naming contest for the Dionne Quints offering prizes including two thousand cash awards totaling twelve thousand three hundred forty dollars. Entries due by December sixteenth, nineteen thirty six, with rules available from grocers or Box L, The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago Illinois. Also note: First State Bank of What Cheer declares a six percent dividend now paid, updating previous dividend progress and bank conversion.
An estimated thousand people visited Ulrich Motor Co on Saturday for the 1937 Ford V-8 debut. The crowd sampled coffee and Dutch cookies while viewing the new model praised for style, convenience, and mechanical progress. Farmers favored the car for its built in cream and egg case compartments and low price. Ulrich and staff reported strong buyer interest.
Incorporation filed under Chapter 94 of the Forty sixth General Assembly Iowa details Pelth Cooperative Electric Association. It lists aims to generate and supply electric energy to members, own property, borrow, and create reserves with a nine member board to govern perpetual operation begun after October 21 1936 with officers listed and member voting rules.
A public message urges parents and teachers to warn youngsters about traffic dangers from autos in the United States. It stresses looking both ways before crossing, using crosswalks with signals, avoiding stepping from behind parked cars, and not playing in streets or flagging rides from trucks.
The following list of pupils earned high grades to place on the honor roll. Seniors include Clarence Langerak Filey Langerak Walter Roorda Virginia Van Gorp and others. juniors, sophomores, and freshmen listed with multiple names. A second portion notes USDA Bureau projections on livestock, grain reserves, and milk and egg production for 1936.
Miss Henrietta De Goey 26 daughter of Mrs. Dickie De Goey died at her home five miles northwest of Pella after a health decline following a Denver sanatorium stay. Survived by mother, three brothers and four sisters, funeral at home and Third Reformed church with Rev. G. Menning. Interment in Graceland. The Chronicle extends condolences to the family.
Miss Maude Aldridge, a temperance crusader, spoke at two Sunday events in the Baptist church. She praised strong delivery and knowledge of the topic, urging unity of temperance and prohibition factions to restore nationwide prohibition.
Herbert Bellamy 54 longtime manager of Iowa Power and Light Knoxville died suddenly from a heart attack Monday night at home. He spent his life in Knoxville after Cornell. Survivors include his wife two children his mother and brothers Earle and Paul. The Bellamy family built Knoxville light and telephone enterprises and later sold to Town Power and Light. The Mussolini note about Lt Vitorio Mussolini's betrothal and Hollywood honeymoon was also mentioned in society circles.
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