Great National Highway Will Pass This Way
Rapid progress on the National Diagonal highway from Seattle to Keokuk aims to shorten travel to the warm south. Iowa cities pledge five year support, with bids and routes across Illinois Florida and Florida to be canvassed. Budget set at 40 000 yearly funded by city subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Keokuk
Bohen
Illinois
Florida
Picklinois
Boden
Seattle
Keokukoutheast
Ton
Fitshugh
Pella to Host Noted Alaska Siberia Lecture and Cossack Chorus
Central college announces a premier lecture series featuring Edgar C. Raine on Alaska and Siberia with 150 color slides, Oct 20 in the College Chapel. The lineup includes pianist Ralph Leopold in November and a Chicago Russian Cossack Chorus, with season tickets and individual admissions detailed for local readers.
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Central College
Pella
Edgar C. Raine
Alaska
Siberia
Northland
Raine
College
Ralph Leopold
Ethel Childstrom
Minneapolis
Maude Scheerer
New York
Chicago
Shrine Auditorium
Des Moines
Pietenpol
Menninga
Motorist Chases Jackrabbit Then Kills It
Mr and Mrs Fred Lam while returning home from town last week faced a jackrabbit that jumped into the road east of Jake Bogard's residence about sixty yards ahead. They pursued at 35 miles per hour, increased to 40 and then 50, and the jackrabbit was gradually overtaken and killed. It weighed eight pounds.
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Fred Lam
Jake Bogaard
Fred
Courthouse Licenses and Births Report
The clerk of the district court lists licenses issued since the last report for William Sjaardema Cora Paltzer John Schuring Grace Gezel Elbert Porter Edna Chambers Henry G Van Wyk Clara Ver Steeg all from Pella and Sandyville, with various counts. Births recorded include Lola Lorena born October 6 1930 to Mr and Mrs James Noftiger and Joe Ann born October 5 1930 to Mr and Mrs Paul Fast.
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District Court
William Sjaardema
Pella
Cora Paltzer
John Schuring
Grace Gezel
Elbert Porter
Sandyville
Edna Chambers
Henry G. van Wyk
Clara Ver Steeg
Lola Lorena
James Noftiger
Joe Ann
Paul Fast
Pella to Have a New Meat Market
Lloyd Warner and Nick Van Berkum announce a new meat market in the Van Roekel building south of Pella near Thomassen IGA. They will offer home killed meat butchered at Bauman Brothers feed lots, with Van Berkum handling butchering and a meat cutter hired to assist Warner. They also plan to produce Pella Bologna for sale.
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Lloyd Warner
Nick van Berkum
van Roekel
Pella
T Thomassen
IGA
Bauman Brother
van Berkum
Warner
Endavor District Elects Jacobs as President at Oskaloosa
The Fifth District Christian Endeavorers held a two day convention at Central M. E. church in Oskaloosa with delegates from six counties. Rev Henry C. Jacobs of Pella was elected to succeed Rev Bernie Mulder as district president. Murry Haworth, Scarsboro, vice president. Miss Bomell Cranston, Deep River, secretary. Henry McDowell, Grinnell, treasurer. Also installed were George Hamlin as state field secretary and other Pella participants Edith Le Cocq and Ann Verhey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavorers
Oskaloosa
M. E
Pella Endeavorers
Socrates
Shesove
the,.International
Warren Hile
Perry
Cornelius R. Wierenga
India
Bernie Mulder
Iowa Union
Hubert Utterback
Des Moines
Pella
Henry C. Jacobs
Murry Haworth
Scarsboro
Bombell Cranston
Deep River
Henry McDowel
Grinnell
George Hamlin
Edith le Cocq
Holy City
Ann Verhey
Automobiles Crash On Highway 63 Near Oskaloosa
A Sunday night collision on Highway 63 seven miles west of Oskaloosa involved a California plated coupe and a Mahaska county car. Both vehicles were badly damaged, drivers argued over liability, and no injuries occurred as bystanders watched the scene.
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Highway 63
Pella
California
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
New Operator At Van Ness Shoppe Opens
Miss Middlebrook, from Mason City with eight years in beauty culture, now runs the Van Ness Beauty Shoppe. A special on Permanent waves is shown in an adjacent page advertisement. Mrs. La Rue McNaught of Des Moines heads to California for health reasons, traveling with Mr. and Mrs. Becker of Clinton. Miss Ella Vander Schaaf visits family in town from Peoria.
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van Ness
Miss Middlebrook
Mason City
Ella Vander Schaaf
Christian Reformed School
Peoria
8. Vander Schaaf
Service Station Names New Manager In Pella
Guy Zickel becomes the new manager of the Independent Oil Station in Pella succeeding Lloyd Warner who resigned to enter a new meat market business. The change is expected to maintain the courteous service patrons have received from prior managers.
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Guy Zickel
Pella
Zickel
Lloyd Warner
Pella Defeats New Sharon 3 0 In Football Clash
The Pella high school football team traveled to New Sharon Friday and won 3 to 0. Bob Goedhart kicked a 14 yard drop goal in the third quarter, the lone score. New Sharon threatened but could not reach the end zone. Ellers, Goodner led New Sharon ground game while Lunt shone on both sides. Bosveld and Fennema helped Pella advance. Bosveld subbed for injured Van Arkel.
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Pella
New Sharon
Bob Goedhart
Ellers
Goodner
Lunt
Dykstra
Bosveld
Fennema
van Arkel
Kolenbrander
Elscott
New Motor Needed for Dredge Work in Knoxville
Dredging on Whitebreast near Knoxville halted due to a machinery accident. A broken connecting rod wrecked the diesel dragline motor, costing 6500 dollars for a two ton 120 horsepower replacement. Replacement from the factory will resume operations. work began March 17 by W. J. Boyer Construction of Fort Dodge, moving about 60,000 yards monthly and nine miles dug. Night work aided by lighting. crew to continue until deep frost halts digging. Sunday visitors to Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Lankelma included Miss Emma Bennett, Mrs. Wm. Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hackett, and Arline Hackett.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Whitebreast
A. Envone
W. J. Boyer Construction Company
Fort Dodge
Koehring
Emma Bennett
Wm. Guthrie
Kewanee, Ill
Andrs. Ray Hackett
Arline
J. V. Lankelma
Editor’s Strange Five Day amnesia trek ends in Oklahoma City
Earl Wolven editor of Kellogg Enterprise was found wandering in Oklahoma City five days after leaving Kellogg with a severe headache. He later traveled by train to Des Moines where his wife and eight year old son met him. Doctors deemed his condition a mental lapse and he recovered after the ordeal.
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Iowa
Earl Wolven
Kellogg Enterprise
Oklahoma City
Kellogg
Des Moines
Wolven
Jasper County
Maytag
Denison
C. E. Humphrey
Grinnell
Oklahoma
Billy
Humphrey
Mr. Wolven
Pella Dress Club Welcomes New Tailor John Petru
The Pella Dress Club announces John Petru of Chicago as its new tailor. He began duties at the start of the week and brings years of experience to handle the club's growing alterations and rework volume. The club extends a welcoming note and expects him to settle well in the city.
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Pella Dress Club
John Petru
Chicago
Petru
Take My Advice High School Play Two Nights
Thursday and Friday the Eureka High School presents the comedy Take My Advice in two casts to offer more students a chance at training. The action centers in Eureka with Bob Mannion editor and Jimmy Samson the town alarm clock in a farcical battle that ends with Bob taking charge. The cast includes Andrew Klyn, Dorothy Rosenberg, Peggy Action, Vergy Mannion, Mrs Nelson Dodd, and others as the town hums with humor and local color. Honor Roll students are listed and the School Board met to discuss matters including a parent issue in a regular session.
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Ake
Eureka
Bob Mannion
Main
Jimmy Samson
Wargrin
Bob
Jud Fenton
Nelson Dodd
Vergy
Jimmy
Player
Andrew Klyn
Eureka ‘News
Charles van Vliet
John Lasschuit
Jud Ferton
Hespers Kuyper
Adair
John Wargrin
Kenneth Crum
Dorothy Rosenberg
Peggy Action
Francis van Rees
Joan Sehakel
Vergy Mannion
Gretchen Fen
Hannah Allen
Dorothy Cook
Jeanette van Heukelom
Helen Huyser
Bernice van Ommen
Pearl Shinn
A Wormhoudt
Met Adair
Andrew Klyn Myron Nolien
Donald Renaud Ray Vander Wilt
Margaret Vanden Berg
Florence Hollebeck
Mary Liggett
Johanna Rouwenhorst
Mildred Ver Hey
Viola Vroom Viretta van Zante
Ray van Heukelom
Margaret Keuning
Martha Zylstra
George Vande Noord
Bernice Carter
Elizabeth van Heukelom
Henrietta Hoksbergen
Lucille Hollebrands Character
Marion County Receives $39,791 97 Gasoline Tax Share
Over the past year Marion County collected 39791.97 dollars as its portion of the state gasoline tax. The monthly average is about 3000 dollars, with July reaching 4727.23 dollars. Tax receipts fluctuate with fuel sales and weather in winter. The funds support the road construction fund based on gasoline sales by county.
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Marion County
Rain Tries to Dent Highway Celebration at Monroe
Rain threatened the Monroe highway jubilee for highway 63 from Ottumwa to Des Moines but failed to silence the program in the opera house. A large crowd gathered despite thickening clouds as four bands Monroe Pella Colfax high school and Drake provided music while booths and rides filled the park. Dowell gave a strong talk on road building, noting shifts from local to state and federal roles and the growth of autos from 14,000 in 1900 to 27 million by 1929.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Monroe
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Opera House
Pella
Colfax High School
Drake University
Drake
Colfax
RE Two
Dowell
Tim Campbell
Newton
C. C. Dowell
Congress
Congressman Dowell
State Highway Commission
Iowa
United States
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Fred C. Bohen
The
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Miami
Greater Des Moines
Des Moines Automobile Club
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
George W. Whitefield
W. E. Wissler
Harry T. Watts
Henry Frankel
Alex Fitshugh
No. 63
Mount Pleasant
Jackrabbit
Worder
Rev. Jacobs
Endeavor
Christian Endeavorers of
Goedhart
Gone
John Pos
Wayne
Ames
Rain
Strand Theatre
William Collier
Alice Day
Melody Man
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