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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1937

Page

3

Local News Highlights From Des Moines Visit and Community Notes

Miss Harriet Helt visits her father Joe West in town with his condition about the same. Des Moines visitors include Mrs. Julia Bayless and Mrs. William De Wit as well as several Rillihan family members. Quarantine warnings arise amid multiple fever cases, while police shifts shift for funerals. Community members travel, visit churches, and family ties figure in the weekend, with many on the move between Ottumwa Ames and Des Moines.

Harriet Helt Des Moines Joe West Ellsworth Richardson Ottumwa George Ames Dave ‘Thomas Julia Bayless Louisa Wheeler John Rillihan Mark Rillihan Rose Bob Hiemstra de Motte Indiana Clarence Vander Brake Albert Brunsting Gerald Vanden Berg Martin Sneller Sioux Center Opal Eaton Bessie Brooks Carol Carson Itar Iowa City Pd, Wagaman Prairi City George Francis Gezel George Gezel Sioux City Everett Blom Joe de Hoog New de Hoog Bernice de Wit Henry de Wit Oskaloosa Louis van Rockel Otley Merlin Hawk Dudgeon Hed- Tick Baptist Church Monsma Oakdale Park Chi Church Grand Rapids Michigan

Central College Extension Program Honored Pastors Leave

Rev. Chester C. Chilton pastor of the Reformed Church of Hurley New York has been granted a six month leave of absence to promote the Central College Extension Program in the Eastern section of the Reformed Church. Chilton is a Central College Class of 1928 graduate.

Central College Extension Chester C. Chilton The Reformed Church of Hurley, N Central College Reformed Church Chilton

Death comes to Gerrit Vander Wilt at 87 in Pella

Gerrit Vander Wilt, aged 87 years, 3 months, and 8 days, died Tuesday at 3:30 AM after a brief illness at his son G. G. Vander Wilt’s home on Lincoln Street. Funeral services set for Thursday at 1:30 PM at the Pella Co-op Burial Association Funeral Home with Rev. Jacob Prins officiating.

Citzens Gerrit Vander Wilt G. G. Vander Wilt Lincoln’ Street Pella

Vander Wilt Personage Burial in Graceland Nearby

Long obituary describes Mr. Vander Wilt born in the Netherlands July 10 1850 who came to America at 18 and lived in Pella where he ran a dairy business until his second wife death. He died at his son’s home after remarriage to Mary Van Wyngarden interment in Graceland. He leaves one son six grandchildren and several siblings. The final remark critiques new child psychology as not aiding mothers.

Ralph Kuiper Oskaloosa Dingeman” Verros I. J. Beerends William de Bruyn William de Geus Neral Hospital Lowa Tunis Klein Marvin Jane Marie Vriezlaar Ned de Reus Orange City John Klein van der Waal Fisher C. Hf. van Dellen Cedar Rapids Geo. Gaass Walter de Wit Lugene N. de Wit Kate van Gorp Santa Monica Cal California Iowa Pete de Cook Towa GC. de Cook Oralph Bolt Vander Meulen Go Des Moines Donald Doustra Bolt Douwstra Plelie Grocery Jacob Kuiken The Farmers Union Connie Tukker Otley Everett van Engelenhoven Alton, Towa Tunis Plette Ben van Engelenhoven Pete Bloem Epp Roorda Govert Hackert Harry de Jong W. van Vark North Broadway Wilma van Dort Adna Huizenga Frances Roose Young Indies Christian Reformed Church New York City Washington, D. C Matthew Dick) de Wit Albert Langerak Blairsburg Langerak Matthew de Wit Pella IGA John Hoagland Fairmount Andrew G. G. Vander Wilt Tone Knoxville William Henry Sully William Huyser Ryswyk Home For K. R. van Zee Vander Wilt Mary van Wyngarden Gaiacht

Wanted to Buy and Sale Ad Snapshot

WANTED to buy all kinds of walnut furniture. Jacob's Used Furniture Store. FOR SALE 120 acres well improved near a school with low taxes. Land says good located not far from Sully. Terms 700 dollars due by March 1 1938.

Sully

Toy Cabinet For Sale By James Engle In Newton

Balance 25. Dey Jewell Bidx and James Engle of Newton offer a Beauti Model all electric radio for sale. Also listed is a found gold pin from Phi Beta Kappa and a notice to notify if lost. Chronicle advertises linoleums and used furniture at Jacob's Used Furniture Store.

Jewell James Engle Newton, Toy Lizgo, van den Berg Fl Co Phi Beta Kappa Chronicle

Seed corn sales tied to eight bushel minimum pledge

In Lake Pra and Summit townships farmers must buy eight units before seed corn. In Cedar Rapids police arrested Dean Lemon, 36, on intoxication charges after raiding a pool ticket sale. He claimed 120 baseball pool tickets at 25 cents each and was fined $100 by Judge H C Ring.

Lake Pra Polls Summit Townships H. Douwstra Cedar Rapids Dean Lemon Lemon H. C. Ring

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