All Ready for Homecoming at Central College
Alumni students and faculty anticipate a big Central College Homecoming weekend with Friday bonfire and pep meeting, floats in a parade through the business district at 10 am, a 2 pm football game vs Dubuque University, a 5:30 pm all college play, and a 50 cent ticket plan through several local stores. A Alaska lecture plus campus updates fill the week, with Dope Sheet to publish details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Davids
Herman Kregel
Dubuque University
Wilson’s Jewelry Store
Vans Shoe Store
Pete Muyskens
Lucille Dreckman
Dorothy van Arsdale
Masquers
Alphi Psi
Two Vans Shoe Store
Evangelistic Services Begin at Farmers Co op Exchange
Beginning last Sunday special evangelistic services are held in rooms over the Farmers Co operative exchange store each evening at 7 30 oclock Evangelist Sam Conner of Mt Pleasant preaches assisted by Ruth Sinclair of University Park as song leader Public invited
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-operative Exchange Store
Sam Conner
Mt. Pleasant
Ruth Sinclair
University Park
Notable Speaker Dr Ira Landrith To Address Young People
Dr Ira Landrith citizenship superintendent of the International Society of Christian Endeavor will address the First Reformed church on Wednesday October 29 at 745 p m under the auspices of the Pella Christian Endeavor Union He is a Texas native with 25 years on the platform and in progressive movements former Ward Belmont College president and 1916 vice presidential candidate The Kansas City Gazette Globe praised his platform style as both melodic and fiery against injustice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Landrith
International Society of Christian Endeavor
America
First Reformed Church
Pella Christian Endeavor Union
Texas
Doctor Landrith
United States
Ward-Belmont College
Christian Endeavor Movement
Christian Youth Movement For All Nations
Christian Church
Landrith
The
Kansas City Gazette Globe
Hi School Class of 1930 Presents Gift
Wednesday afternoon the Hi School held the annual class gift presentation for the Class of 1930. Herbert Klaaren, class president, explained delays due to last June’s smallpox epidemic. A green and white banner was added to the school’s display, marking each year of graduation in sequence.
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Herbert Klaaren
Plowing Demonstration Announced Near Pella Farm
Announcement from White Way Auto Co. of a tractor plowing demonstration at the B. Ver Meer farm five miles east of Pella on Tuesday October 28. Plowing to start at 1 30 in the afternoon. Farmers invited to learn about the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
White Way Auto Co
B. Ver Meer
Hydraulic Dredging Machine Patented in Des Moines
Des Moines October 21 reports Clarence R. Penney of Des Moines received a patent for a hydraulic dredging machine. The device combines a mechanical digger with hydraulic suction to remove riverbed material. Roy of the Capital City Sand and Gravel Co. holds all rights. Other recent Iowa patents include a stock waterer by Thomas Ritchie of Oskaloosa and various devices by Barbee, LaSuer, and Weller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Clarence R. Penney
Bair, Freeman and Sinclair
Penney
Des Moines St
Clifford V. Roy
Capital City
Thomas Ritchie
Oskaloosa
Republicans to Tour Marion County in Campaign Caravan
A Republican caravan led by Dan Turner Dowell and G C Greenwalt visits Marion County on Thursday October 30 with speeches at Knoxville Pleasantville Swan Percy Otley Pella Harvey Tracy Melcher and Knoxville end with a court house address by Turner. The itinerary includes a big Pella dinner and two hour stops at Melcher and Knoxville ending with two night meetings. Demonstration Tuesday October
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Marion
Dan Turner
Dowell
G. C. Greenwalt
Turner
Greenwalt
C. C. Dowell
Congress
Knoxville
Pleasantville
Swan
Percy
Otley
Pella
Harvey
Tracy
Melcher
Pershing
Court House
Davis Brothers aim to break world car endurance record
The Davis Brothers, driving two Model A Fords, plan to reach Pella Monday on a quest to reach 53,000 miles without stopping. Frank Le Coca of Star Auto Co. urges Ford owners to greet the drivers on highway No. 63. The lead car will have logged about 4,200 miles since August 1 with nonstop operation and in-motion servicing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Brothers
Pella
Frank le Coca
Star Auto Co
Ford Automobile
Ford
Des Moines
United States
Pheasant Hunting Open Dates For Marion County Hunters
Marion county hunters may bag three pheasants on select open days November 1 5 6 14 and 16 in northern Iowa as announced by Miss Ruby Richard county recorder from state game warden W E Albert. Open counties include Lyon Sioux Woodbury Monona Osceola O Brien Dickinson Clay Emmett Palo Alto Pocahontas Kossuth Humboldt Winnebago Hancock Wright Hamilton Cerro Gordo Worth Franklin Hardin Mitchell Floyd Butler Grundy Howard Chickasaw Bremer Black Hawk Fayette Buchanan Delaware Winneshiek. Usually 60 to 100 men travel north each fall for a daily allowance of three pheasants. The limit remains three birds regardless of sex. Dr and Mrs F F Carpenter returned from Hot Springs Ark where they attended a Rock Island surgeons meeting. They noted balmy weather there and a long porch sit, and a shorter route home reduced distance by 100 miles. Special Friday and Saturday Everwear Chiffon hose 1.95 for 1.48 at Van Ness Hat Shop. Chronicle wants ads bring results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Iowa
Marion County
Ruby Richard
W. E. Albert
Warren
Lyon
Sioux
Woodbury
Monona
Osceola
O’brien
Dickinson
Clay
Emmett
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Kossuth
Humboldt
F. F. Carpenter
Hot Springs
Ark
Rock Island
Doctor Carpenter
Pella
Sister of Mrs Ver Steeg Is Dead
Mrs William Kubbernes died at 626 West Third Street South Newton aged 73 after four years of illness. Funeral held Saturday at the Lutheran church north of Galesburg with Rev Weber in charge. burial in Galesburg cemetery. Survived by husband, two sisters Mrs Gera Ver Hoeff Grinnell Kas and Mrs Elizabeth Ver Steeg Pel la and many nieces and nephews.
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Jasper County
William Rubbernes
West Third Street
Galesburg
Weber
Kellogg
Newton
Kubbernes
Sully
Iowa
Gera Ver Hoeff
Grinnell
Kas
Elizabeth Ver Steeg
Pélla
Leighton pastor goes to Canada and local events
Community notes show Rev. Charles Malefeit accepting a church call in Edmonton Canada. Trip updates include H Rempe and J H Rempe visiting Sioux county and South Dakota, A C Rempe on a business trip to St Louis, and Eugene Ver Ploeg’s return from hospital. Local society activities feature Mission programs and oyster supper plans.
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H. Rempe
John H. Rempe
Sioux County
South Dakota
Girls’ Mission Society
The
Christian Reformed Church
Charles Malefeit
Edmonton
Canada
A. C. Rempe
St. Louis
J. A. de Jong
Fifty Fine Pianos and Players Sale Notice
Last shipment from the piano factory offered at less than cost. Geo Ramsey Piano Store above Pella Motor Co invites quick bargains. Free gasoline and oil at The Shell station Verrips manager with purchases, to promote Shell Winter Gasoline and Shell Zero Motor Oil.
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Geo. Ramsey Piano Store
Pella Motor Co
Shell
Verrips
Autos Collide at West Market
Two autos collided at West Market Wednesday morning at 7 30. Driver H J Bruinekool traveled south while Miss Leona Arens teacher at Richland school went north. Arens car sustained minor damage. Both drivers were uninjured in the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Bruinekool
Leona Arens
Richland
West Market
Miss Arens
Mr. Bruinekool
Former Marion County Man L. A. Hollowell Dies in Des Moines
Funeral services were held for L. A. Hollowell 67 of Marion county who died Monday October 13 in Des Moines. He lit a gas stove after work and collapsed. A note cited as suicide was disputed by relatives who doubt the claim. He left a son Everett and brother W. A. Hollowell of Dallas survived. The Des Moines death notice noted a possible self‑inflicted death, which Marion County relatives dispute.
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L. A. Hollowell
Marion County
Des Moines
Hollowell
W. A. Hollowell
Dallas
Everett
Polk County
Roy de- Laura Cathcart
Man
C. S. Cathcart
Dawn Patrol Shows Two Key Locations at Triunfo and Newhall
The First National Vitaphone feature Dawn Patrol starring Richard Barthelmess arrives at the Strand on Wednesday and Thursday October 29-30. Two locations pivotal to the plot are Triunfo and Newhall California, about 62 miles apart, with Triunfo housing Normandy farmhouses and hangers and Newhall a German airfield. The climactic destruction features the German set of eighteen buildings. Barthelmess as a British air ace is supported by Neil Hamilton Doug Fairbanks Jr Clyde Cook James Finlayson Edmund Breen William Janney Frank McHugh among others. six hundred extras and eighteen planes were used, eight of which were wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Barthelmess
Strand Theatre
Triunfo
Newhall
Calif
John Monk Saunders
Barthelmess
Neil Hamilton
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
Clyde Cook
James Finlayson
Ner James
Edmund Breen
William Janney
Frank McHugh
Church Services and Programs at Three Reformed Churches
Sunday notes list morning and evening worship times across First and Second Reformed Churches including Sunday school at 9 30 and services at 10 45 and 7 30 with midweek prayer meeting at 7 30. Afternoon lectures feature Rev G Douwstra Hull Iowa and Prof A P Kuyper. Third Reformed offers youth messages at 2 00 and 7 30 with Mephibosheth topic and inheritance theme. White
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
George Douwstra
Hull
Iowa
Second Reformed Church
A. P. Kuyper
Third Reformed Church
Mephibosheth
Fathers
Holland
G. Douwstra
Take My Advice Presented by Two High School Casts
Two all-HS casts performed Take My Advice in back-to-back nights directed by Grace Wesselink. The three act comedy drama centers on Bob Manion and John Wargrim plotting to wake Eureka with Peggy Wargrim and Jimmy Samson joining the scheme, ending in a wedding between Peggy and Bob and a string of humorous subplots. The local high school provided the set design as well.
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Grace Wesselink
Bob Manion
Eureka News
John Wargrim
Eureka
Glinton
Wargrim
Peggy Action
Jimmy Samson
Bickly Slogan Company
Jimmy
Vergy Mannion
Bob
Miss Action
Miss Peggy Wargrim
Miss Wargrim
Jud Fenton
John
Peggy Wargrim
Town Loafer
Nelson ‘Dodd
Women’ Uplift Society
Marcia Wargrim
Office Force
the News
Andrew Klyn
Charles van Vliet
Adair
Kenneth Crum
Gertrude van Niewaal
Ruth Langerak
Nelson Dodd
Mildred Verley
Lenora Gaass
the Town Loafer
Norman Langerak
Hespers Kuyper
John Lasschuit
Gretchen Fennema
Dorothy Rosenburg
Frances van’ Rees
George Heeren
Courthouse Licenses and Births in Local Notices
The clerk of the District court issued licenses for Ryn Vander Ploeg, Alice Brunia, Wilber Gerrington, Lonnie Marquis, Earl Ryner, Vivian Simmons, John Becker Jr, and Hilda C. Bote from Pella, Marshalltown, Gerlaw, Roseville, Lacona, Dallas, and other towns. Births recorded include Blanche Gulion, Richard Arlen Buchanan, Mary Josephine Chambers, and Joe Ann Beaman, with dates in 1930 and 1980. L. B. Wormhoudt and Tudor Kempkes attend an Eastern Buyers Alliance convention in Omaha. Real estate deals involve Jacob Fennema property to J. H. Shinn and G. B. Clark property to Casper Lautenbach, with possession and construction plans noted. Mr. and Mrs. Vander Linden and Miss Lily Viersen visited J. P. Durham’s country home. Viersen later visited by Mrs. John Schut and Roels in Des Moines.
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District Court
Ryn Vander Ploeg
Pella
Alice Brunia
Wilber Gerrington
Marshalltown
Lonnie Marquis
Earl Ryner
Gerlaw
Ill
Vivian Simmons
Roseville
John Becker, Jr
Lacona
Hilda C. Bote
Dallas
Blanche
Guy C. Gulion
Richard Arlen
Ernest G. Buchanan
Mary Josephine
Fred Chambers
Joe Ann
Dorsie Beaman
Jacob Fennema
East First Street
J. H. Shinn
G. B. Clark
University Street
Casper Lautenbach
Mr. Shinn
Clark
Mr. Lautenbach
R. L. Vander Linden
Lily Viersen
J. P. Durham
Miss Viersen
John Schut
Roels
Des Moines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Central College
Alaska
Edgar G. Raine
United States Treasury Department
Raine
Iowa Wesleyan
Central
Wesleyan
William Bakker
J. G. Sybenga Baking Co
the International C. E
Electeo
Notaing
Miss Richerd
Everwear
van Ness
Lizzie Ver Steeg
Leighton Pastor
Girls’ Society
Son
L. B. Wormhoudt
Tudor Kempkes
Omaha
Neb
Eastern Buyers’ Alliance
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