News Items of Pella's Surrounding Towns and Communities
The column lists a series of social visits and local events across Pella area towns. Names include Adair, Verros, Riggin, Staley, Toll, Rankin, Durham, and many others. It notes hospitalities, travels to Knoxville and Des Moines, a New Dodge Graham truck purchase, school activities, a wiener roast near Maple Grove, a baptism/vow registry, a high school ball game result 7 to 4, and church gatherings with community program details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adair
Knoxville
Iran
Tunis
Verros
James Riggins
Sam Staley
Sam
Luke Staley
Des Moines
Johnnie Lancaster
Lester Langerak
Chas Riggin
Epp Roorda
Will Verros
J. P. Durham
Lem Durham
Raymond Rankin
Luella May
Anne Toll
Lester Durham
Ivan Welchal
Chas. Riggen
James Riggin and
Swan Welchal
Chas. Riggin
van Houweling Co
Pell
Hattie Toll
Cora
Ann
Community Notes From Sioux County Social News
SULLY. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barttells from Sioux County spent Sunday with their niece, Mrs. Jessie Carpenter and family. Mrs. C. O. Holdsworth, who slipped and fell injuring her spine, is slowly improving. Miss Freda Van Rees and Miss Freda De Jong with Ray Van Rees and Milo De Jong stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Louis De Jong. O. Carpenter visited Grinnell and Green Mountain with Mary Doris Carpenter and Gladys Howell, a Green Mountain teacher, during the weekend. Mrs. Emmet Awtry traveled to Miller, South Dakota, for a pheasant hunt. Sunday school teachers and...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
George Vander Zyl
Hoy Slauson
Newton
Maple Grove
Mabel Scull
Marjorie Conn
R. G. Conn
George Kiene
L. F.’ Shutts
Ruth Sparks
Lynnville
John Blom
Sybenga
Pella
Gus Blom
Marshalltown
A. C. Best
Flora Geertsma
Glenn Wisgerhof
Wm. Huyser
Gladys Olson
Elizabeth Breeden
Ruth Wagner
Ed Thompson
Alice Shutts
Celia Shutts
Lawrence de Jong
Dick Baarda
Baby
Billduff
A. de Pringer
G. L. Perry
Lee Perry
E. C. Shutts
Fred Hunziker
John Shutts
Knox City
Missouri
T. J. Hagens
John den Burger
John Menninga
Vernon
R. G. Con
Freda Eldredge
Dorotha Vannes
Doris Vanness
Alice Kiene
Helen Perry
Donald Miller
Arthur Allee
Max Wisgerhof
Donald Wisgerhof
Howard Wisgerhof
Bruce Perry
Sully
Edd Thompson
High School Girls Glee Club
Reading
Hazel de Pringer
Glenn Brignon
Everett Verwers
W. T. Conover
Mabel Dieleman
Gleaners
Conover
Ralph Barttells
Sioux County
Neice
Jessie Carpenter
C. O. Holdsworth
Freda van Rees
Freda de Jong
Ray van Rees
Milo de Jong
Louis de Jong
O. Carpenter
Grinnell
Mary
Halloween Mask Making at The Book Shop Event
On October 31 the Halloween occasion offers masks and fittings to help you rig yourself in fine shape. The Book Shop invites readers to join the festive preparations and enjoy the themed activities.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia touted as fast indigestion relief
An ad extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the standard cure for excess stomach acid and indigestion. It claims quick neutralization with one spoonful in water and notes the product’s 50 year physician approval and trademarked status since 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Phillips Chemical Company
Shas
Charlee Heillipe
Otley Social Notes Include Farewell For Pastor Pietenpol
Otley residents recount visits and illnesses through the week. Kate Vriezelaar remains critically ill at her sister’s home while Bessie Leyden returns from Mahaska Hospital. Rev. H J Pietenpol’s farewell reception marks his pending retirement as he plans to move to Pella. Mrs. Vander Wiel undergoes appendicitis surgery at Mercy hospital Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames C. Breen
Rob Kalden
Setse Meninga
Sarah Vander de
J. B. Vriezelaar
Ira Vriezelaar
Bessie
Matt Leyden
Mahaska Hospital
Kate Vriezelaar
Charlie Vander Ploeg
H. J. Pietenpol
Pella
Paul Ver Steeg
Otley
Martha Kelderman
Chicago
Henry Kaldenberg
Prairie City
Jennie van Speren
Otto van Speren
John Vanden Baard
Gerrit Vander Wiel
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Founders Week Vaudeville At Des Moines Orpheum
The Orpheum in Des Moines presents two gala bills for Founders Week honoring vaudeville pioneers Kohl Castle and Middleton. Beginning October 18 a three day run features Four Hit with song hits, dancing, comedy and a twenty‑strong cast led by Del Chain Maxim, Elaine Pring and others. Beginning October 21 a four day show titled Round The Town headlines a balanced program with a satirical revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Kohl, Castle and Middleton
Orpheum Theatre
Des Moines
del Chain Maxim
Elaine Pring
Carl Byal
Dean Brothers
Don Shaw
Nellie Sullivan
Fred el Tho
Wm. Boyd
Alan Hale
Cowboy and the Girl and More at the Orpheum Show
Edith Evans and Ray Mayer perform a comedy piano and singing act titled The Cowboy and the Girl. Cervo and Moro present Italian street music with humor. Larimer and Hudson showcase bicycle tricks as part of a varied program. The feature film Foreign Legion stars Lewis Stone and Norman Kerry in a martial drama of passion and intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Evans
Ray Mayer
Cervo
Moro
Larimer and Hudson
Orpheum
Foreign Legion
Lewis Stone
Norman Kerry
Strangers Mistake Car Mixups Sparked Country Joyride
Two men were misled into a different car that looked like theirs and drove to the country. The “owner” of the struck car, Mr Ganss, noted engine pings and a stiff steering wheel before authorities traced the confusion to a mistaken identity and a harmless prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hlinois
Gauss
Pella
Gassa
Strong Vander Linden
Ganss
Church Notes and Services Across the Day
The schedule lists morning worship at 9:80 a m with Church School, 10:45 a m service titled Precious Name, 6:30 p m and 7:80 p m messages on The Secret of a Great Life and The Life of John Mark by Pastor De Haan. Afternoon sermon in Otley at 1:80 p m discusses The Ascension of Christ and its Benefits. Evening sermon at 7:80 p m On Lot's Wife Looking Back Upon the World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beginselen
I Kenni
John Mark
T. de Haan
Otley
Christ
Lot
Local Names Linked to Building Trades Fragment
Fragmentary OCR lists several individuals including Clare Heater Rolfe George A Laon Glenn E. Mosher Albert L. Shidler and H H Howard Snyder Newton. Mentions a removable window for closed cars and a wringer in a ledger of trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare ‘Heater
Rolfe
George A Laon
Glenn E. Mosher
Rockford
Albert L. Shidler
Newton, Wringer
Word of Appreciation for Chronicle Advertising
Closing my demonstration work in Pella for the Hoover Company I thank the community and the ladies for the reception and the care in your homes I enjoyed meeting you and value the Chronicle cooperation as I move on to other work Cordially Hoover Factory Representative An active mind in an active body is a great aid to longevity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Eover Company
Hoover
Hoover Factory
Nurse recalls hurricane disaster and Lake Okeechobee deaths
A nurse describes evacuations and emergency work as the worst storm in forty eight years hits Florida. She details 2300 dead in her county, flooding from the lake, and the humanitarian response. She contrasts racial losses, notes Red Cross aid, tent cities for homeless colored and white residents, and mentions Port Rico illness and international aid efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Okeechobee
Red Cross
Porto Rico
National
Dr. de Kline
Michigan
John van Pearsum
Morning and Afternoon Pulpit Exchange
Morning and afternoon exchange of pulpits with Rev. Wm. Goulooze of Prairie City at 10 45 and 2 00. 7 30 evening preaching by the pastor on The Buts of Life and Naaman the Leper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Wm. Goulooze
Prairie City
Naaman
Leper
Unity Through Christ Bible School and Families Night
At 9 30 am Bible School at ui Loyalty then Junior B Y re U Senior B Y P U at 6 30 pm and Unity Through Christ service at 7 30 pm. Sunday invites families to attend together with children for a family oriented church occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ui Loyalty
Pocket Radio Patent Granted To Des Moines Inventor
A patent is issued to Jesse C. Leeper of Des Moines for a pocket radio device by Pocket Radio Corp. The self contained radio fits in an ear phone with a wire and clip, using a crystal detector. It attaches to grounded or aerial objects like telephone lines, radiators or pipes to pick up stations from one to ten miles away depending on signal power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse C. Leeper
Des Moines
Pocket Radio Corporation
Iown
Bair, Freeman & Sinclair
Patent and Trademark Attorneys
Lepeer
Car Hunt Ends With Family Return Amid Town Excitement
Eddyville residents recount a tense chase as a car linked to a nearby search vanished after a restaurant visit. The couple and companion allegedly spent an hour or two away before returning to a town in alarm. Telephonic inquiries had spread across several counties, prompting police confusion over their whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddyville
Howell Iowa Time Table and Local Passenger Service
Fragmentary notice from Howell Iowa describes train and local passenger service with times around 11:00 and 1:80 p m on alternate days. Mentions a time table and a local pass option, plus sale of carbon paper and ribbons at the niche office. The text is garbled but indicates transportation schedule details and related office items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Howell
Iowa
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Harvey
Hoxtexes
James
Gus Abels
Tynnville
Roy Rhodant
Killduff
L. H. Macy
A. G. Boat
Gladys
Don de Jong
James Abels
Hopkins
Gringfield
Moses Mendenhall
Gerrit Wisegerhof
John Wisgerhof
Glenn Bugnen
Miles
Mes Medieg
Elkhart
Ind
Second Reformed Church
Fiat Reformed Church
Chronicle Advertising
Loobs
Third Reformed Church
Pocket
Fassandee
Panet Nota
Mathes
Reokak
Molhet
Tina
Sisry
E Grenier
Fisher Bamperiged
Pontiac
Fisher
Pontiac Six
Oakland
General Motors
Pella Motor CO
Cash and Carry
Franklin Street
Criteen
East Pella Motor Co
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