Paving worker steals from fellow crewman during vacation
F W Waterman reported theft at the Meedema home where waterman and two co workers were boarding. Orvel Goodman admitted wearing the stolen trousers and was fined $22. other items including shirts, a Willard car battery and socket wrenches disappeared. McCade remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orvel Goodman
Larson Construction Co
F. W. Waterman
Goodman
Meedema
Waterman
Penney McCade
No. 63
Town
Dennis
Ottumwa
de Haan
McCade
Peter De Cook Leaves Ranks of Has Beens
A playful prank marked a wedding announced for October 12 in Carlisle. Miss Mildred Smith wed under Rev. Paul Walters at home on 101 West Second Street in the A. M. De Reus property, with best wishes for a long, happy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter de Cook
Farmers’ Cooperative Exchange
Hallowe'en
Carlisle
Town
Mildred’ Smith
Paul Walters
West Second Street
A. M. de Reus
Immense crowd attends funeral of Ed F Porter
Sorrowing friends and relatives filled the Baptist church and Oakwood cemetery as Ed F. Porter, who died after a surgical operation at Des Moines Methodist hospital, was laid to rest. Rev. Fowler spoke of immortality and faith while Mr. Goad recalled Porter’s Bible class attendance. Selections by Miss Lautenbach and Mrs. Susan provided fitting tributes with abundant floral offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Ed F. Porter
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
East Second Street
E. V. Goad
W. J. Fowler
Knoxville Methodist Church
Porter
Oakwood Cemetery
Fowler
Goad
Marie Lautenbach
Susan
Paving Gang to Reach Otley This Week
Weather did not stop Lar son Construction from pressing ahead with a 3.5 mile paving stretch from Otley toward the Jasper county line. Concrete laid one mile west of Pella. project progress counts as positive, and travel on the new road could begin in about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson Construction’ Company
Otley
Jasper County
Monroe
Pella
Declam Contest Friday Evening at Pella High
The first preliminary declamatory contest of the season will be held Friday at 7 30 PM in the Pella high school auditorium. A good program is planned featuring readings and solo performances by students such as Margaret Van Dellen Ruth Langerak Dorothy Payne Viola Vroom Marie Wanders Frances Van Rees Joan Mae Schakel and Hespera Kuyper with judge decisions to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Benedict Arnold
Mera Margaret van Dellen
Joan of Arc
Lawrence Fennema
Dramatic Guide
Ruth Langerak
Rose
Dorothy Payne
Jerry
Viola Vroom
Marie
Clarence Int’Weld
Mrs. Cohen
Lanes Hankamp
Frances van Rees Teddy
Joan Mae ‘Schakel
Hespera Kuyper
Self-Sustaining in Horticultural Products Des Moines Iowa
A report to the Iowa Department of Agriculture notes Iowa is self-sustaining in most vegetables with surplus for home needs. Eastern and northern onions and sweet corn are shipped out of state. winter apples, peaches, and pears are often deficient. Grapes and berries meet local demand in many areas, while potatoes and some fruits require external supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
R. S. Herricl Tary
Iowa Horticultural Society
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Herrick
Many Attend Iowa-Illinois Game From Pella
A list of attendees from Pella who traveled to the Iowa City stadium for the Iowa Illinois football game last Saturday includes Mr and Mrs G H Waechter Dr and Mrs J V Lankelma Dr and Mrs George Lankelma Marion Van den Dever Case Vanden Berg W A Stout Arie Schilder Rex Dixson Mr and Mrs Clarence Van Vark G W Paardekooper Professor Gamble Roland Klein Marsh Grant George W ideson William Grunder Mr and Mrs Ed Van Zante Mr and Mrs P H Kuyper and Mr and Mrs H W Kuyper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Iowa City
G. H. Waechter
J. V.lankelma
George Lankelma
Marion Vanden Dever
Case Vanden Berg
W. A. Stout
Arie Schilder
Rex Dixson
Clarence van Vark
G. W. Paardekooper
Professor Gamble
Roland Klein
Marsh Grant
George Wildeson
William Grunder
Ed van Zante
P. H. Kuyper
H. W. Kuyper
Accidents Reported Involving Child And Teacher In Pella Area
Dr. Carpenter treated Everet age 11 of the Livi er family five miles west of Pella after a clod strike required three stitches. At Bell school house Miss Ruth Vander Linden collided with Henry Bensink during tag, knocking out three teeth and cutting her forehead. All patients are recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Everet
Bert Livier
Pella
Bell
Ruth Vander Linden
Henry Bensink
Boys Not Like They Used To Be Says Director
Valley school director Pete Lubberden laments changes since bygone days at Valley School near Pella. He recalls strict discipline, low pay, small enrollments, and a long-serving office holder, with current teacher Cornelia Gosselink and board president Bill Van Vark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Lubberden
Valley School
Pella
Lubberden
Marion Porter
Mr. Lubberden
W. Lubberden
John Vander Krol
Misa Cornelia Gosselink
Bill van Vark
Porter
Pella High Loses 7-0 at Dallas in Narrow Defeat
The Pella high school football team traveled to Dallas last Friday but was unable to break through as the Dallas squad shut them out 7 to 0. Pella fought hard though the odds were against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Dallas
Knoxville Visitor Fractures Ankle
Mrs. P. M. Stentz visiting Knoxville with her daughter Mrs. Helen Aston fractured her ankle at her son J. C. Stentz home in Ottumwa. She fell and fractured the ankle and is in Ottumwa hospital, progressing as well as can be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Ta
P. M. Stentz
Helen Ashton
J. C. Stentz
Ottumwa
Classis of Pella Holds Meeting at Second Reformed Church
The Classis of Pella will meet in the Second Reformed church of Pella at 9 30 a m November 1 1929 to receive Reverend R Douwstra and arrange his installation over the Otley church and to transact such business as the Classis may wish to transact. George Hankamp Stated Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Reformed
Pella
R. Douwstra
Otley
Classis
Knoxville Man Attacked by Angry Jersey Bull
Knoxville Iowa October 25 Krause a prominent farmer was nearly fatally attacked when an angry Jersey bull charged him in a corn crib. The bull gored his thigh and trampled him causing severe injuries but he survived. The next day Krause’s sons sold the bull in town and it was killed in Chicago packing house later that week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
I Krause
Valley
Henry
Kyraune
Krause
Children Can Win Fine Prizes in Chronicle Sale Drive
Energetic school children are invited to earn a large writing cabinet by selling subscriptions to the Chronicle and Farmer's Wife. Each subscription costs 2.00 for the Chronicle and 1.00 for four years of the Farmer's Wife. renewals count as well. Children bring coupons and money to the Chronicle office to claim prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Chronicle
Farmer's Wife
National
the Chronicle
The
Chronicle
Farm Woman's Magazine
Child Health Department
United States
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
Mrs. E. F. Porter and Children express gratitude to friends and neighbors for support and floral tributes after the death of Donald Freeman of Glasgow. The widowed housekeeper was revealed to be his wife for 80 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Porter
Donald Freeman
Glasgow
Des Moines Negroes Suffer Injuries in Auto Crash
A group of seven Des Moines African Americans traveling from Louilla during a funeral was blinded by car headlights and heavy rain when their vehicle veered off No 6 west of town. Two women were taken to Knoxville for care but rejoined the group that evening. one passenger named Paige sustained severe damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
No. 6
Knoxville
Louilla
Paige
Glen Rosenberg Goes Missing From Local Bakery
Glen Rosenberg, 17, son of Mrs. Henri Rosenberg, vanished last Friday after telling a clerk he was headed to Illinois to work for International Harvester. Parents and bakery staff are left in the dark, with a letter mailed from Des Moines proving misleading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rosenberg
Henry Rosenberg
Jaarami Ikery
Young Rosenberg
Mary Pippel
Mary
Ninois
International Harvester Company
Des Moines
Glen
Progress Made in Re Accrediting Counties in Iowa
Des Moines Oct 23 Tuberculosis inspectors report excellent progress in re accrediting counties where cattle have been tested for tuberculosis for three years. Agriculture Secretary M G Thornburg says cooperation from cattle owners in clean counties speeds work and reduces costs. Testing is finishing in Lyon Taylor Audubon and Dubuque counties, soon adding them to the accredited list and over half the state covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. G. Thornburg
Lyon
Taylor
Audubon
Dubuque
Thornburg
Paving 63 Extension Into Oskaloosa Planned
The Union Construction company will start pouring concrete on U S 63 into Oskaloosa from the southeast, beginning Wednesday morning. Headquarters are at city hall with a materials plant south of the Rock Island, off south Fourth street for the mile extension on south Eleventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 63
Oskaloosa
Union Construction Company
South Eleventh Street
City Hall
Rock Island
South Fourth Street
Oskaloosa Herald
Iowans Receive Patents For Various Inventions
Des Moines reports ten Iowans received patents for new inventions last week. Notables include J. L. Baumberger and Henry H. York on a locomotive crank pin grinding device. Harry Dixson of Pella on rolling window screen construction. and others such as John L. Isenhart on an internal combustion engine mixer, Arthur J. Lawin on a clover harvester, and Wm. S. Warfield Jr on a price tag holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Burr, Freeman & Sinclair
Es Moines
J. Baumberger
Davenport
Henry H. York
Seth S. Barker
A. W. Bruce
Ottumwa
Ill
Harry Dixson
Board Allows Wickes to Finish Pella Knoxville Bridge
Iowa county board of supervisors extends time for Wickes Engineering to sink piers and reach bedrock, delaying bids for a new contract. State Highway Commission and Geological Survey had warned bedrock was deeper than expected, prompting plan changes and a December completion outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella-Knoxville
County Board of Supervisors
Knoxville
Wickes Engineering Co
Board of Supervisors
Bonding Company
State Highway Commission
Pella
Chronicle
Knoxville Journal
Howell
Geological Survey
Wickes Company
The First Snow Delays Pelit Paving Work
The first snow of the season struck Pelit Tuesday night with a strong northwest wind driving temperatures to freezing. Snow continued Wednesday morning but melted as it fell. By Thursday dawn, the weather turned fair and warmer, reviving hopes to resume paving and reopen the road within about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelit
Local doctor says much labor is useless at gathering
Dr Carl Aschenbrenner told the Business Men's club at Hotel Pella that about 90 percent of their work is useless. He criticized overlapping lines of business and flashy advertising arguing merchants should focus on local needs. He cited Mayo Clinic and noted stores seen nearly empty in the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Pella
Carl Aschenbrenner
Hallowe'en
The
Baptist Church
World Wide Guild
Aschenbrenner
Des Moines
Dr. Mayo
Rochester'clinic
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Paving Gang
Edf. Porter
Kuyper
Helen Viola den Hartog
Marjorie Willemsen
Clarence van Zee
Herman Loyde Vander Linden
Norman Dale Vander Linden
Gertrude de Bruin
Esther Wichhart
Charles Wichhart
Henry Willemsen
Cornelia Gosselink
Pete
Pella High
George Hankamp
Chicago
Wickes Engineering Company
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