Petty forgers rob three Pella firms with small forgeries
A weeklong probe reveals a couple using stolen blank checks to fraudulently purchase goods from Farmers Produce Company, H. H. Geelhoed dry goods, Model Clothing, and John Onstine grocer. The thieves cashed $10.50, $11.57, and similar sums, leaving banks to flag the discrepancies. Similar schemes traced to Oskaloosa Herald with a $260 forged check at a west end garage.
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Farmers Produce Company
John Wynberg
Wynberg
Crooks
Mr. Wynberg
John Onstine
Pella Produre
Oskaloosa
Herald
Frenchy
North C Street
Dave Milsk
West End
People’s Trust and Savings Bank
Mortuary notices of Wichhart and Braam deaths in 1924
Mrs C Wichhart aged 81 died at son in law Henry Kersbergen's home on Friday November 14 1924 after a long illness. Funeral 1 30 Monday at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs L Braam aged 72 died at East First Street home November 18 1924 after months of poor health. Funeral 1 30 Thursday at First Reformed Cemetery north of town.
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Braam
L. Braam
East First Street
First Reformed
Card of Thanks for Mrs Wickhart
The children thank neighbors and friends for sympathy and help during illness and after the death of their mother Mrs Wickhart noting special thanks for those who provided cars for the funeral and other assistance.
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Wickhart
Thanks to neighbors for kindness in sorrow
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for their assistance and sympathy during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Words fail to express our appreciation for the kindness shown in our great sorrow, and for the flowers. H. S. Keuning and children.
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H. S. Keuning
Harvest Hands Breaks Up After Harvest Trip
A party of four young men stranded Wednesday November 5 after their money bearer left with the purse. The four, stuck with an old Dodge sold for $16, rode back toward Oskaloosa and vowed it would be their first and last harvest experience, per the Sioux Center News.
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Oskaloosa
Sioux Center
Chronicle Schedule Ahead for Thanksgiving Edition
The Chronicle will publish early next week with the Thanksgiving issue dated Thursday. A Wednesday mailing will be necessary to ensure delivery of the paper.
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Chronicle
Early submission urged for ads and church notices
The notice urges advertising and church announcements to be sent in a day early, stressing early submission to avoid last minute issues. It notes efforts to accommodate late entrants but requests readers to submit items at the earliest possible moment, and mentions visitors Mrs Garlick of Valley Junction and Mrs Urban Sur and her son from Los Angeles visiting Thursday.
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F. S. Garlick
Valley Junction
Urban Sur and
Little Son
Los Angeles
Calif
Our Sweet Case Tempts With Dainty Boxes of Chocolates
An ad promotes fresh appetizing can dies and popular prices at The Book Shop. It highlights choice chocolates at 10c a box and urges readers to try the tempting assortment.
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Book Shop
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RILK
Pella
Belgium
GEO. Heeren
Waliy Verdught
Marion County
Iowa
George G. Gaass
Former
D. Hynes
People’s Clothing Store
High Ave
West
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