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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1918

Page

3

News of Nearby Towns Highlights Local Relocations and Incidents

Rev W L Allen moved to St Charles Iowa after serving on the Knoxville circuit. Mrs Chrisman and Helena return from California trip via Kansas City. Everist post office to close Oct 20 1918 with mail redirected to Bussey Route 1. Third Iowa Cavalry reunion planned for Knox ville fall 1919 with local boosters noting migration trends toward Missouri. Tracy and nearby towns report property sales, notable travels, and minor injuries from auto and brush incidents among residents and ministers.

W. L. Allen St. Charles Allen Knoxville M. E. Church W. T. Chrisman Helena Chrisman Pomona Calif J. H. Chrisman Harvey Parsons Everist Bussey Iowa Third Iowa Cavalry Bloomfield Third Cavalry Marion County Old Co W. H. H. Barker Geo Hollingshead Missouri Tracy Powell Hogate William Hughes Kirksville Hughes Nellie Converse B. F. Banta West Coast Colorado Portland G. C. Banta Dalles Ore Metta Nelson Burley Idaho Arthur Spaur Washington Township E. A. Banta Glenwood Springs Colo Banta J. H. Shilling Harve Chase Bridges Shilling Tague Mt. Carmel Church

Eddyville Social Notes Recap From Local Visits

In Eddyville Mrs Will Slycord returns home after surgery at Ottumwa hospital. Many locals visit relatives in Albia Pella Sully and Camp Dodge. Visits include Bloms Veenstras Van Zantes Dam Klein Van Gemert and DeWilds. An ad notes Chamberlains Tablets for digestion at 26 cents.

the Tribune Will Slycord Ottumwa G. Blom Tunis Sully J. Blom Joe Veenstra Clarence van Vark Pella J. Burggraaf Cornelia Blom Albia Stella Dam Peoria J. Dam D. Vander Wilt Wm. van Zante Herman van Zante Otley Henrietta Blom Albert Vermeer Veenstra Fred W. Campbell Bart DeWild Camp Dodge Smith Albert DeWild Eddyville

Will You Help Our Boys Abroad? Home Paper Service Planned

Editorial urges all townsfolk to fund and support the Home Paper Service for soldiers and nurses abroad. Colonel William Boyce Thompson spearheads the plan to send every service member a hometown newspaper, fostering connection and morale. Subscriptions funded by the community will be aggregated, with contributors names published, and excess funds directed to the Red Cross.

Willam Boyce Thompson New York Home Paper Service Foreign Service United States Thompson War Industries Board Red Cross France World News Col William Boyce Thompson Home Paper Service of America Red Cross Committee Wolf Wolf Chemical CO Quincy

Wage Day scheme stirs town and funds in Sunday class

In May Woman’s Home Companion a plan is described where two months ahead a Wage Day set in a Sunday school class led to gifts of one day’s wage in sealed envelopes. Men easily calculated, wives compared value, a pastor’s wife paid like the wedding fee, while one large woman valued herself at gold and computed per pound, sparking debate and money raise.

May Woman's Home Companion

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