Central Wins Last Game in Narrow Victory
Central College defeats St Ambrose 7 to 6 in Davenport marking the season finale. Alsip scores the winning touchdown and kicks the extra point as Central narrowly outgains the Saints with a strong defensive effort. The home team trades blows through the second and third quarters before clinching the late lead.
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Central College
Pella
Davenport
St. Ambrose
Des Moines Sunday Register
Alsip
Paigea
Central
Saints
Utchmen
Tuchfaber
Saint
Giles
H Pine
Alsi
Frommehere
Fergus McGivern
Pelzer
Naumann
Conner
Austin
McCarthy
Lammer
Pine Brothers
Tuchkfarber
H. Pine
F. McGivern
O'Connor
McGivern
Union Leaders Are Sentenced In Contempt Case
J H Morris of Albia president of District 13 U M W A and three officers plus miner Tom Mollett were found guilty of contempt of court and ordered to serve one day in Appanoose county jail. Each was fined 50 dollars and to pay case costs. The injunction from Winifred Coal Co. at Mystic barred harassing miners at Mystic mine under the 1917 wage scale. They began serving Monday at about 11 am. Costs run to several hundred dollars. some may stay jailed fifteen days or longer until fines and costs are paid.
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J. H. Morris
Albia
United Mine Workers of America
Appanoose County
Miners’ Organization
W. M. Walker
Tom White
Ira Greer
W. G. Hardy
Tom Mollett
Albia Union-Republican
Winifred Coal Company
Mystic
R. W. Smith
Apploose
John T. Clarkson
Supreme Court
Walker
Gaughenbaugh
Gath
Walter Den Adel Dies After Short Illness at 64
Walter Den Adel died at his home 802 Liberty Street at 8:00 a m Saturday November 19 1927 aged 64 years 18 days from cancer after a three week illness Funeral services were held Monday at the home and at Third Reformed Church Interment Graceland Cemetery He moved to Pella from a farm north of Pella five years ago survived by his wife and five sons and three sisters all residents noted for industry and quiet living in town and on the farm.
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Walter den Adel
Liberty Street
Third Reformed Church
Graceland Cemetery
den Adel
Pella
Libent Street
Man With Club Tries To Hold Up Hunters
A highwayman armed with a large club tried to halt Charley Dykhuis and Garret Hokesbergen on No 14 south of Monroe as they returned from a coon hunt in Marion county. Dykhuis sped away, a rear tire blew, and Hokesbergen thought a shot had been fired.
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Charley Dykhuis
Garret Hokesbergen
Marion County
Monroe Mirror
No. 14
Monroe
Dykhuis
Hokesbergen
Central and St Ambrose Clash In Low-Scoring Tilt
A detailed game report notes Central 7 St Ambrose 6 with a flurry of player lineups. Key contributors include O Connor L and E Lammers, Tandy, Kersbergen, Ruhl, and Alsip among others. Substitutions list F McGivern BurkePelzer Shaw Naumann C McGivern Ambrose McGivern. Officials included Murphy Umpire Kuttler Swanson.
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Central
St. Ambrose
O'Connor L
E Lammers Lafeber
Giles Vonderhaur
G. VerSteeg
McCarthy
Kerr Burger R. G
Tandy Austin
R. T. Kersbegen
Conwell
H. Pine Burke
B. R. Pine
McGivers
L. H
F. McGivern
Burke
Pelzer
CG. McGivern
Shaw
Ruhl
Naumann
Tuchfarber
C. McGivern
Ambrose
Alsip
Murphy
St. Louis University
Kuttler
de Pauw
Inesman
Swanson
Augustana
Bonus For New Business Turned in By Saturday
The race for two automobiles in the Pella Chronicle circulation campaign heats up as candidates push to boost subscriptions before the final bonus voting period ends on Saturday Nov 26. With standings tight, workers are urged to extra effort to secure votes and reach the Dec 17 prize day.
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Pella Chronicle
Diptheria concerns in public schools prompt immunization push
The article reports diphtheria cases among Lincoln school children and adults, noting two cases in the high school and about fifteen children out of school. Aimed at immunization, the State Board of Health urges protection, with Knoxville reporting no cases and local efforts to immunize through home outreach and school clinics.
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Seriovi Ag
Lincoln
Webster
State Board of Health
Knoxville
Gravel Hauler Crushed on Monroe Newton Road
Jess Newman, a truck driver on the Monroe Newton highway, was seriously injured last week when his gravel loaded truck overturned and pinned him beneath the wreck. He was rushed to a Des Moines hospital where an operation saved his life. His intestine ruptured and his breast bone fractured. The hill north of Monroe saw the gears slip from mesh causing the truck to roll backward. He tried to jump but the vehicle turned turtle before he could escape.
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Jess Newman
Monroe-Newton
Des Moines
Newman
Monroe
College Girls In Jail Friday Caper At Delphi Initia tion
The Delphi Literary Society pledges char tered the city lockup for an odd prank. A dozen girls spent hours behind bars, fed a crust of bread and water, sang, and marveled at the dull jailhouse routine before being released as dawn neared.
Plumber Injured At Bell Store In Overhead Accident
Everett Krusemen, an employee of H. L. Sherman plumbing, was struck in the face by a falling wrench while working on an overhead pipe at Bell clothing store. His nose was badly broken. he was taken to Dr. Fox for surgery and is resting.
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Everet Krusemen
H. L. Sherman Plumbing Establishment
Bell Clothing Store
Everet
Cars From All Over At Des Moines Game
Des Moines crowd gathered for a major football game between Ames and Drake. Census takers noted car counts from many counties with totals including Story 459, Warren 3765, Dallas county areas equal, Jasper 805, Guthrie 139, Winters et Madison 187, Boone 135, Marion areas 182, and an outsized influx from Kansas with over 200 cars at East Thirtieth Street and Dean Avenue.
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Des Moines
Boone County
Knoxville
Pella
Marion County
Kansas
Jayhawk State
East Thirtieth Street
Dean Avenue
Appreciation Note of Thanks to Friends and Organizations
During my recent illness I received many inquiries and kind expressions that I cannot acknowledge personally. I express gratitude for visits flowers and entries. Special thanks go to the Men's Bible class of the Second Reformed Church and the Marion County Medical Society.
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Second Reformed Church
Marion County Medical Society
First White Girl Is Dead In Pioneer Parentage
Relatives in Pella report Mrs. G. A. Vander Meulen died November 20 in Los Angeles at about eighty. Funeral in Pella at Second Reformed Church November 28 with interment at Oakwood Cemetery beside her late husband. She was the first baby girl born in the Holland colony at Pella and last visited for the Seventy-Fifth anniversary parade. She moved to California years ago and left children Henry P. and Clara there. Maude Nicholson died in an automobile crash two years ago. Andrew lives in South Dakota. Brothers and niece in Pella listed.
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Pella
G. A. Vander Meulen
Los Angeles
California
Vander Meulen
No. 63 Bad Corner Near Pella Sees Multiple Accidents
Des Moines area traffic incidents sweep through Pella and Monroe with a ditched touring car from Oskaloosa to Story County injuring a man, plus a fire destroyed Marion County owned car near Monroe. A furniture truck overturned earlier spilled contents between Des Moines and Knoxville. Residents urge road realignment behind the schoolhouse to improve safety before paving.
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Des Moines
Knoxville
Highway Commission
Pella
Monroe
Marion County
Bloomfield
Diptheria Cases Rise In Pella Quarantine Report
On Monday thirteen diphtheria cases were quarantined in Pella with one discharged and a fatal case previously reported, now complicated by pneumonia. The remaining fourteen cases are largely mild, with adults aged twenty to forty making up about half the sufferers. Immunization has been given to hundreds of schoolchildren and many adults, with hopes to control the situation.
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Pella
Pella Iowa Seeks Coal Bids for City Electric Plant
Bids will be received by the City Clerk of Pella Iowa until 7 30 p m on December 6 1927 for mine run and steam coal. Bids must state prices at the mine and delivered to the electric light plant with terms set by the city council. The council reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Pella
Iowa
City Electric Light Plant
Towa
A. C. Kuyper
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