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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1933
Page
5
Central hosts a big homecoming with Literary Society meetings at 6 30 pm, torch parade and bonfire, bands and floats in Saturday parade, football Central vs Iowa Wesleyan at 2 pm, dinner at 5 45 pm, all college play Peg O My Heart at 8 pm, tickets on sale for dining hall dinner at 6 45 pm.
The First Christian Reformed Church of Lynden Washington gifts Rev D Hollebeek and his family a Plymouth Sedan with a combined trunk for their move to a western home. The church provides funds for the Detroit trip to acquire and bring the car ready for their 2,445 mile journey west.
R A Webb of Stockport and Net tie Franz drifted apart 35 years ago but a reunion last Friday led to a marriage at an Ottumwa justice of the peace. Webb, 71, and Franz, 69, wed at 10 pm and left for a honeymoon trip to Chicago.
Nick Braafhart a local baker with 18 years in social bakeries will join Roy Vinson Cookie Shop in Ottumwa and start duties Friday next week. He will relocate his family to Ottumwa and rent property on Columbus Street while friends wish him success.
State troopers and deputy sheriffs in Salem Oregon led by bloodhounds chased six inmates from the state hospital for the criminally insane who escaped after they clubbed a guard and seized his keys. The hunt underscores the ongoing security concerns at the institution.
Mr Harpole broadcast news of plans to travel to Pella Iowa to visit his father in law and was asked to bring six rings of Bologna The anecdote highlights California tastes for Iowa home products and praise for Iowa scenery and climate comparisons to California
End of week marks close of first six weeks with a shift to five grading rankings A through F. High school reports will include a subject list counting pupils and distributions by grade to inform parents. Football game Pella vs Pleasantville tonight at 7:30 to boost standings. County teachers institute set for Oct 20 in Knoxville. city schools dismissed.
Pella students will see Crayne Parker Production Company present The World and His Wife in the high school auditorium Tuesday evening. The Spanish drama explores trifles in a happy home and features the troupe known for imagination and natural acting. Curtain at 7 30. seats $2.25. season reservations at Two Vans Shoe Store at 8 am.
Des Moines Oct 5 A notable upturn in Iowa’s food products iron and steel and paper industries spurred a 4.2 percent employment gain over July State Labor Commissioner Frank E Wenig reported Today. 1 860 back to work total payroll gains 1 169 men 491 women 223 women in Group A 660 applicants 437 men 223 women 735 men 895 women registered 78 workers placed on farms.
A brief note from Mr. and Mrs. G Bennink expresses gratitude to a pastor, relatives, neighbors, friends, and all who visited the hospital or sent flowers, cards, or letters after their May 31 accident. The couple notes recovery, learning to walk on crutches, and appreciation for prayers and support.
A Pyroil Co demonstration at Pott's Service Station featured Marion driving a car for over 20 miles with no engine oil in the crankcase. He claimed Pyroil plus oil saves gas and oil, though it should not replace lubrication. Many locals watched and praised Pyroil's potential, while Pothoven urged car owners to try Pyroil for repair-saving and smoother operation benefits.
Five year old Joan Van Zante died Saturday at 8 46 am at her grandparents home after a brief illness of dysentery. Born February 4 1928 in Pella she lived mostly in the area with her parents Anthony and Nell Grundman Van Zante and sisters Frances and Louise. Funeral services were held Monday at the Grundman home with Rev A Haverkamp and interment at Oak Grove. Her death followed a ruptured blood vessel and she endured hearing and speech loss since birth. The family expresses deep sorrow as friends offer sympathy.
The Bethel Ladies Aid announces a bake sale featuring cakes pies and cookies at the Klyn and De Winter Market on Saturday October 14. Proceeds support church activities and community needs.
Local Korn-Sybenga and Van der Ploeg bakeries now offer sliced bread using electric slicing machines. The devices cut an entire loaf in a second with speed and accuracy, promising to ease household labor and eliminate the need to buy bread from out of town.
Central prepares for a tough homecoming clash with Iowa Wesleyan after a poor showing against Simpson. New line shifts and backfield changes aim to maximize speed against Wesleyan’s heavy, block-filled front. Prolific senior class turnout expected. probable starting lineup includes De Velder Westra, Lea venwood, and Stimmell.
A brief notice reports Mrs F M Frush won a five dollar prize from Oxydol after sending in the slogan about a neighbor buying a water softener. The same entry also earned five dollars for naming her favorite grocery store United Grocery.
A large gathering of Sunday school workers is planned at the Second Reformed church in Pella on Monday Oct 16 for an all day institute by the Marion County Council of Christian Education. The program includes devotions, talks by S A Roberts C G Herbrecht and others, music, announcements and an afternoon session at Knoxville Presbyterian church.
Last Thursday evening a good crowd of school pupils and some adults attended the electrical demonstration presented by Prof. Stanley and Mr. Hoskins of Oskaloosa at the High school. The demonstration was very interesting and worthwhile, showing all the latest electrical inventions and their practical adaptations in modern machinery.
The piece notes idleness among under twenty gainful workers per Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. It cites 20 million Indian widows with 200k to 300k under 25. It lists 2300 daily papers in the United States and mentions a color changing deer. It states Russia’s defense budget near one billion annually, Labor Day’s 40th observance, London’s 1790 first jigsaw, 16 heat deaths in the southwest deserts, and over 500 000 transients entering New York City daily.
An ad states a truck load of cabbage and onions will be on the lot next to Star Oil Co on Saturday forenoon October 14. Cabbage priced at 2 cents a pound with orders delivered in town. Gilbert Kuyper.
Dr Fultz addressed Baptist Men on his Chicago Century of Progress visit describing the era’s aviation and rail growth. He highlighted the modern dome structure, Airways expansion, and the Wings of a Century pageant. Exhibits covered autos, steel, oil, and a Hall of Science praised as highly important.
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