Pella area notices mix travel visits and local projects
Pasadena visitor Jacob Colyn plans to return home next week as City Engineer Schreiner advances curb walks and paving efforts. Local social news covers relatives visiting Pella from Des Moines to Fremont, a football injury update for Central, and the October 25 recognition banquet at the Chamber of Commerce. Real estate transfer reports include the Carson street house sale to Jacob Wyngarden with November 1 possession.
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Jacob Colyn
Pasadena
Calif
Schreiner
Pella’s Industries
Chamber of Commerce
Arie Schilder
Paul Boertje
Carson Street
Brand Ver Meer
Morris Ver Meer
Jacob Wyngarden
Elscott and Hasselman wed in Pella church ceremony
Frank Elscott and Alicia Hasselman, both of Pella, were married Thursday evening October 18 at the First Reformed parsonage by Rev. Bernie Mulder. They plan to live in Pella where Elscott has bought a home. The Chronicle offers best wishes. Penn College of Oskaloosa marked William Penn’s birth anniversary with a toned down celebration, replacing the usual pageant with an upbeat campus parade before the football game due to labor and cost.
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Frank Elscott
Alicia Hasselman
Pella
First Reformed Church
Bernie Mulder
Elscott
the Chronicle
Penn College of Oskaloosa
William Penn
Missionary letter from Tindibanam India shares language study and church work
In Kodai Kanal the missionary notes a year in India since leaving Pella Iowa. They describe studying Tamil, visiting mission stations, and a high court event where Brahmin men confessed Christ after intense jail ministry. The letter covers fire walking rites, Hindu caste insight, and reaction to Katherine Mayo's Mother of India, urging readers to assess fairly and respond by letter.
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Pella
Iowa
India
Putney Hills
Kodaikanal
Vellore
Dharmaraja Temple
Chintadripet
Aadhikeswaraswami
Katherine Mayo
America
C. A. DE Bruin
Pella Gun Club Faces Oska in Club Contest
The Pella Gun Club contest details show five top Pella shooters led by Gerald Rhysdam at 227 of 250 targets, percentage 908, with Harry Boland 214 of 250, 856, Walter Butts 207 of 200, 828, Fred Scheppers 175 of 200, 875, and Ed Van Gorp 127 of 150, 846. Sterling silver spoons awarded as prizes for each separate event.
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Ing
Pella
E. K. Thompson
Gerald Rhysdam
Harry Boland
Walter Butts
Fred Scheppers
Ed van Gorp
Season Shooters Recognized At Club Banquet
The meeting will honor top performers from the season with awards for breaking 50 straight and the longest run. Ray McClure led with three spoons, Everett and Coleman tied at two and Joe Wilson, Terrence, and one each. Pella winners include Boland and Rysdam with two spoons each, Scheffers and Liter with one each. Banquet plans for trophies and next season’s shoots discussed. The M. & St. L. season set a record with two registered shoots and more targets than ever.
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Ray McClure
Everett
Coleman
Terrence
Joe Wilson
Pella
Harry Boland
Gerald Rysdam
Fred Scheffers
John Liter
Oskaloosa
Fergus elected post commander at Bussey Legion
J. E. Fergus was elected post commander and Roy Jones was elected vice commander at a Bussey American Legion meeting held last week.
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J. E. Fergus
Roy Jones
Bussey
American Legion
Shenandoah mayor negates Sunday park closure order
The Shenandoah mayor had aimed to close tourist parks at the fairgrounds on Sundays to deter a skating rink operation. Farmers visiting the area for the farmer broadcasting stations pressured the city, nearly sparking a civil conflict, and the order was rescinded.
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Shenandoah
Pella Markets Report Hogs Oats Corn Wheat Prices
Quotations from the Farmers Co operative Exchange in Pella Iowa show hog prices from 9.00 to 10.50 dollars per hundredweight. Oats sell around 400 per bushel, corn at 85 cents, and wheat near 26 dollars per hundredweight.
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Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
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