Four School Events Planned for Knoxville County Meet
Knoxville hosts a county track meet with a play day, a county music contest inviting nine schools, a county basketball tournament, and a county oratory contest. The board also voted to drop girls basketball from the curriculum. Superintendent Steffey and staff earned praise for securing these events, reflecting Knoxville’s hospitality and central location.
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Knoxville
Iowa State Teachers’ College
State Athletic Association
Steffey
Knoxville Journal
Peter Tysseling Injured In Fall While Picking Pears
County Supervisor Peter Tysseling suffered a broken jaw from a fall last Saturday while gathering pears seven feet above ground. He was unconscious after striking his face on the ground. a doctor attended to the injury as he nears reelection, having served three years on the board.
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Peter Tysseling
Tusseling
Marion County Man Grows Prolific Sunflowers
F A Maddy, a farmer near Attica, bought chick feed last spring and planted two sunflower seeds found in the sack. The two stalks now rise about eight feet with 280 and 220 blooms each, four inches across. He plans to save the seed and plant again to test the remarkable yield, believing no one in the state has matched the record.
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F.A. Maddy
Attica
Gochee for Sheriff of Mahaska County
The Chronicle prints W. J. Gochee as a candidate for Mahaska County sheriff. The paper commends him, notes his known character and integrity, and asserts he would provide good administration if elected.
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Gochee
Mahaska County
Chronicle
W. J. Gochee
Mahaska
Chronicle Force
New Primary Road Markers Placed In Pella Chronicle
The state highway commission marked the new federal route through Pella as Federal Highway No. 63. White enameled shield signs on creosoted posts direct travelers from Des Moines to Oska loosa via the White Way, now part of the federal system.
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State Highway Commission
Pella
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Mallon County
Pella Chronicle Industrial Edition Praised as Best Yet
The New Sharon Star reports the Pella Chronicle produced a forty page industrial edition on September 23. It highlighted the citys growing enterprises with sixty ads and detailed sections, each with decorative cuts. The Star credits the editors and staff for their colossal effort and notes Pellas rapid progress in industry.
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Star
Pella Chronicle
Pella
New Sharon Star
Rhodes Savings Bank Shuts After Cashier Vanishes
The Rhodes Savings Bank in Rhodes was closed by the state banking department on September 22 after examiners found discrepancies in accounts. Assistant cashier Roy M. Cromley disappeared the day before, leaving his wife and daughter at a loss for any clue. The bank held deposits around $67,000 with $15,000 capital and surplus.
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Rhodes Savings Bank of
Rhodes
State Banking Department
Roy M. Cromley
Baxter
Cromley
Comley
Pella Men Plan Burial Vault Business
John Scheinchoven and Wm Schippers, farmers near Pella, leased a building from Pella Supply Co to start manufacturing reinforced concrete burial vaults. The venture is new to this region and was set to begin early this week, though the men were not located at the site on Tuesday.
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John Scheinchoven
Wm. Schippers
Pella
Pella Supply Co
County Y M C A Committee Meeting At Durham Home
The County Committee of the Y M C A met at Mr. and Mrs. J P Durham’s home on Sunday afternoon October 10 with wives and families invited for a picnic dinner. A large gathering followed by a regular business session led by Wesselink and Johnson. reports on conference insights, programs, and plans for expansion across counties and districts.
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M:tion County Y. M. C. A
J. P. Durham
J. C. Collins
Russell, Livingston
J. B. Lyman
J.H. Johnson
Fandy
F. M. Roberts
A. Roberts
John Wesselink
C. E. Atkinson
B. R. Ryall
Ames
Pres. Wesselink
Pella
J. H. Johnson
Lake Geneva
Wis
Dean Mann
Hamlin University
Johnson
John Wallace
Des Moines
Congressman Dickinson
Ryall
Iowa
Association Brotherhood
G. H. Gosselink
D. H. Brice
Russell Livingston
Arie Boland Dies at 57 After Stroke in Pella
Arie Boland died at the home of H. Zwank in Pella on Monday October 11 at 10 50 am aged 57 years 7 months and 7 days The cause was heart block and he had been unable to care for himself since a stroke six months earlier He is survived by brother H J Boland and sisters Mrs George Kimmel and Mrs A J Klyn Funeral services were at 1001 Main Street and interment was in First Reformed cemetery He was known in Pella for his years as a clerk at the American House and was never married
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Arie Boland
H. Zwank
Washington Street
H. J. Boland
George Kimmel
A. J. Klyn
Pella
Main Street
First Reformed
Boland
American House
Porter to Speak in Pella for Senate Campaign
Claude R. Porter, a dramatic United States Senate candidate, will address the County Memorial Building in Pella at 2 o clock on Monday afternoon October 18. Porter previously spoke in Pella twenty years ago during his governor run when he came within about 10 000 votes of defeating A B Cummins. He now challenges Colonel S W Brookhart and aims to present campaign issues to a large audience.
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Claude R. Porter
Pella
Mr. Porter
A. B. Cummins
S. W. Brookhart
New Public Librarian Named for Carnegie-Viersen Library
Miss Katherine De Koning has been chosen by the library board to fill the vacancy left by Miss Agnes Bousquet. An assistant librarian previously, she is described as efficient and well acquainted with the work. Miss Wilma Van Gorp will become assistant librarian to cover the duties De Koning has been performing, assuring continued strong service for Pella residents.
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Katherine de Koning
Library Board
Carnegie-Viersen
Agnes Bousquet
Miss de Koning
Wilma van Gorp
Pella High School Beats New Sharon In Improvised Game
A hastily arranged Wednesday afternoon football game between Pella and New Sharon high schools ended 19 to 6 in favor of Pella. New Sharon used many second-string players yet stayed competitive, while Pella maintained the lead with solid scoring.
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Pella
New Sharon
Amidon
Independent candidate for L. P. Township assessor
Anthony G. Van Zante of R. F. D. 1 Pella declares candidacy for the office of assessor of L. P. Township. He notes residence in the country and eligibility for the position.
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L. P
Anthony G. van Zante
Pella
First Mahaska paving job done in Mahaska County
The first section of road between Oskaloosa and Eddyville was completed early last Saturday. Work began in August and faced ten weeks of delays from heavy rains. A second project from No. 68 east of Pella lagged, with only about a mile surfaced in six weeks due to long hauls from Leighton. The No. 63 job near Leighton halted after rain, but with better weather may finish to Leighton and tie into the gravel corridor toward Sigourney.
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Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
Eddyville
Pella
Leighton
Sigourney
No. 63
Poison Ivy J P Goes Wild Again
Polk County harasses travelers with highbinders along Federal Highway No 63. Dr Aschenbrenner of Pella faces a $50 cash bond after a traffic dispute with a local constable and justice of the peace. The piece lampoons the officials and notes the doctor’s concert outing with Marion Talley as a backdrop to the alleged coercion.
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Polk County
Iowa
Aschenbrenner
Pella
Des Moines
Jasper County
Congressman Dowell
Judge Kenyon
Dr. Aschenbrenner
Marion Talley
Gertrude Ederle
English Channel
Avon Lake
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U. S
Rhodes Bank
Y.M. C. A. Committee
Lyman
Wesselink
Central College Y
Atkinson
Des Moines Y
Farm Bureau
My Fair
Bi.y
Pella H. S
NEW Sharon Boys
Oskaloosa-Eddyville Road
Poison Ivy
J. P
Polk CO
Doc
Dec
Ivy
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Anderson
Ed Roach
Dee
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