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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1935
Page
2
Local news item notes county auditor G W Paarde Kooper's illness at his Knoxville home. The column also recounts visits and travels of residents. Several families and individuals from nearby towns are listed with recent movements and visits, including relatives in Detroit and Des Moines.
Leon Hackett and J F Cornelius and family drove to Des Moines and Winterset on business. Mrs Wilton McCarthy of Annapolis Maryland visits sisters Mrs G A Stout and Mrs HL H Geelheed. Miss Helen Schilde at her home on Washing Street is ill and hopes for improvement as friends wish her well.
An extensive display on October 15 and 16 highlights American stained glass progress. The article notes innovations by John LaFarge and Nicola D'Ascenzo, including opalescent glass and new colors, with emphasis on American craft, perspective, and the role of stained glass in religious and memorial windows.
Central prepares for homecoming clash with Wesleyan after a week of drill. Coach Winter strengthens defense with freshmen at guard, backs Berkey Holdsworth Nelson Sarehett to return, while Hardin may start at left end.
Graceland College pushed Central hard but the Dutchmen prevailed 6-0 after Gardner scored on a two yard run. Wallis and Calvert starred for Graceland with a long pass and a brilliant run, while Hokinson’s late pass drop denied a tying attempt. Central faced penalties and unsteady pass defense, with key players sidelined for the Homecoming clash against Wesleyan.
Pella high opened with a 60 yard drive to score on a 6 yard run by Bob Menning. Max Dillon and Colonel Van Rees spearheaded the Little Dutch surge as Prairie City contested the defense and stalled further Pella threats. Dillon later sprinted 27 yards into the end zone after a drive to the six yard line, though the drop kick conversion failed.
A fragmentary reader message references a shower and needs clarification on the event or location. The text is garbled but suggests someone questioned or requested details about a public shower or related facility. No clear names, dates, or places are identifiable from readable fragments.
Mr and Mrs Paul Blommers of Dunlap are expected at home for the College Homecoming. Miss Eva Stabenrauch is spending a few days at her brother Frank Stabenrauch's home in Knoxville. Dirk De Hani and his son Ed De Hani have returned from the Wormholdt farm near Perry where they built a hog house porch and repaired the barn.
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