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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1938
Page
2
Local families and College staff connect during Thanksgiving plans and visits. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines residents, including Old Age Assistance officials, join Pella area friends for gatherings as reporters note travel, illness updates, hospital stays, and community events across Mahaska County.
Prairie City residents host relatives and visit with neighbors from Pella Sully Mitchellville Newton Des Moines and Des Moines area. Visitors include Mrs John Beyer and son Gerrit from Sully Mrs Kooyman of Pella caring for a newborn at Gilbert Schultze’s home and Mr Bartels of Sioux Center. Thanksgiving services are scheduled in local churches. Harold De Graff recovers from pneumonia and several residents are listed as sick.
Sally Mrs John Bitner Elaine visited Pauline Versteegh in Tunis Blom home Saturday afternoon. Mrs Lowell Northcutt Larry Mildred Kruseman spent Saturday with grandmother Mrs Emma Kruseman. Stork visited Mr and Mrs Herman Jansen Tuesday November 15 delivering an eight and a half pound baby girl. Jennie Budding Kath Kaldenberg visited Budding home near Searsboro. Mr and Mrs John Van Genepe Doris Jean visited parental Gus Blom Sr home Friday evening. Dan Wisgerhof Ward Ver-
Steegh and Glen Wisgerhof attended the Ames Oklahoma football game in Ames Saturday. Paul Vander Kamp suffered serious injuries Monday November 14 after a fall from a corn crib, later moved to Skiff hospital Newton and is reported improving. A birthday surprise for Mrs C Huyser celebrated her 80th birthday on November 15 with a luncheon and gift giving.
Sunday gatherings included EPSILON PHI and ALETHIAN members with R. Kaldenberg hosting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Vos Wilma Sibelina Wilbur Emma Jo from Pella and Kathleen Nikkel. Additional suppers featured Don Vos Donald Duane also of Pella Gus Blom J Van Genepe and Doris Jean at Andrew Van Zante’s near Lynnville. Harold Klyn Shirley Grace and Keith visited Jacob Mol’s home. K B Versteegh Kay Huyser joined cegh home in New Sharon Sunday afternoon.
Monroe G L Clark 72 died November 12 1938 at his daughter's home in Britt IA funeral services were held in Britt and burial in Corwith IA John Mudgett 66 died October 14 after surgery at Lutheran Hospital Des Moines funeral services at Reasnor with Rev R R Wason interment Hewitt Cemetery Henry Herwehe ill at home Mrs Les Beyer and Larry spent weekend at Titonka Mr Beyer hosted a pheasant dinner with guests Lloyd Runner Marshalltown Gerald White Newton Emma Beyer Des Moines Funeral services for L De Penning held at Reasnor on Wednesday A L Dykstra attended an oyster supper and good will meeting Rural Mail Carriers Association Marion County main discussion farm to market roads Union Thanksgiving at Methodist Church November 23
Rotary of baptist church minister Rev Carlson to speak. Pella resident Art Kocleman dines with A L Dykstra in Newton. Mrs Rose Heffelfinger new Monroe Bakery clerk. A son born to Mr and Mrs W C Rich at Skiff Memorial hospital Newton. Duim family weekend in Minnesota following niece Cornelia Rynin’s death in Hollandale. Jim Crum recovering from pneumonia. Miss Fern McDuff to present Thanksgiving program Nov 22. Francis Efnor recently brought home from Des Moines hospital. Grant Wheatcraft buys 320 acre Templeton farm at auction Nov 14. Local councilors and merchants attend Des Moines merchandising school. Hannah Herwehe visits parental home. John Vanden Berg of Fifield visits G J Klein. Vander Ploeg family visits Breed. Mrs Carl Ammer and mother shop in Newton. I H D Rhine of New Sharon visits Jack Andewey. Bernard Valentine returns to school after illness. LaVaun Jarnagin fifteenth birthday party hosted by parents Hubert and Mrs Jarnagin with sixteen guests. County notice: December 2 1938 9:00 am at Knoxville Court House for petition authorization, further particulars in application on file. Vander Ploeg Heer attorneys for D W Bates Receiver Security State Bank of Pella.
Notice to creditors and interested persons that the Marion County District Court may approve the Receiver of Security State Bank of Pella Iowa selling the west fifty feet of Lot seven in Block forty three of the original City of Pella to Edward D Van Zante for two thousand two hundred dollars with two thousand dollars cash due upon delivery of the Receiver's deed and title abstract. A hearing before the District Court will be held.
The clerk of the district court in Marion County Iowa records the Receiver of Security State Bank Pella seeks authority to compromise offsets against the City of Pella Iowa. The City has filed objections and the matter has been tried and adjudicated in the Marion County district court with rulings against the Receiver and the City described in the record.
The City of Pella appeals to Iowa Supreme Court while litigation remains pending. It offers $1000 cash to the Receiver and transfer of special assessment certificates and future payments in exchange for a $4633.47 deposit claim credit. A hearing before Marion County District Court is set for December 2, 1938 at 9:00 a.m. in Knoxville to determine authority.
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