Pella Area Local News Highlights Incomplete Health and Civic Notes
Pella and surrounding area features fragmented notices on residents, medical updates, and community events. Mrs. Gertrude Bybee suffered hip and collarbone injuries in a shopping mishap and is to be moved home after hip pinning. several locals attend events in Iowa City and Des Moines. librarian Miss Mary Reed leads college library efforts. local officer candidate C L Allen seeks Justice of the Peace. changes in residents moving to Stuart and other towns noted amid social and club news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Varde
Pela
Vande Vooort
Raymond Br
Hnwell
Lowa Satter
Kuyper
Holstein
Iowa
C. Aschenbrenner
Guelph
John Blommers
Iowa City
Paul Blom
W. G
Roches
Gertrude Bybee
Knoxdle
Marion County
Hanks Bybee
Doctor Hersberger
Court House Square
Bybee
Pella
Central College
Jordan
Echof
Frank Clark
Kroxville
Johnson
Oskala
D.C. Thomas
Frank
Win
van Hemert Clark
Doroth
Knoxville
Ady
Mainick
Dee Summer
Barry Long
Marion County Per
William S. V
McCallsbury
Rers
Friends of Weds
and van Hemert Fria
Old
Marion County Board of Supervisors
van Veen-Van Hemert
Gysbert van Houwling
Legion
Mary Reed
Iowa Librarians Association
Burlington
Miss Reed
Des Moines
Drake University
the Chronicle
Justice of the Peace
Charlie
John Vande Krol
John
Curtiss Candy Company
Chicago
Stuart
Adair
Guthrie
Oskaloosa Tribune
Burl Stevens
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Isaac de Haan
G. H. van den Berg
L. Beerends
John van Pearse
Fragments from a Farmer and His Cow Tale
A farmer spoke to his cow in a rustic scene, but the brief readable text offers only scattered phrases about kindness and a timely remark. The fragment hints at a simple rural anecdote without a clear incident or outcome.
Willkie religion and honesty mark 1940 profile
A lengthy profile from Indiana details Wendell Willkie's religious roots and views. It describes his Episcopal church involvement, YMCA work, and belief that Christianity upholds individual liberty against totalitarianism. The piece lauds his moral integrity and opposition to intolerance, noting traffic accident data as a separate national stat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Old St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Coffeyville
Scho
Y.M.C.A
Kansas
YMCA
Rushville
Church
Proceedings of Pella City Council October 1940
City Council of Pella met with Van Dusseldorp Den Adel Ver Weyers Divleman and Kooyman present. Minutes from October 1 40 approved. Reports show receipts 5139 disbursements 222 5 532 03 balance 2 614 50. Various items include coal hauling contract with Sumpter Company pending Coal Code Board ruling and renewal of electric plant building insurance. Bid discussions on pump equipment condensers fly ash study and a Dean Hill pumping unit order. Audits and tax bills reviewed with offers for old debts and a plat for pump locations approved. Council adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
van Dusseldorp
den Adel
Ver Weyers
Divleman
Kooyman
Den
Jeey
James Kuupman
South Pella
Dusseldorp
van Zante
Sbutagss Gurstand
C. E. van Veen
Fober
Bituminus Coal Code Board
Sumpter Coal Company
Coal Code Board
Dieleman
Weyers
Ingersol Rand Co
Chicago
Illinois
E. D. Bradley
Electric Light Committee
Winger
Ottumwa
Iowa
Electric Light Plant
Heinz
Iowa Machinery and Supply Company
Elliott
Dean Hill
Con
The Religion of Wendell Willkie
Daniel A. Poling explores Willkie's faith and religious ideals after fielding letters and sketches from diverse faiths. He travels to Indiana for firsthand material, notes Who's Who lists Episcopal as Willkie's church, and contrasts biographical portrayals with fan views and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel A. Poling
Christian Herald
International Christian Endeavor
Religious Digest
Bernie J. Mulder
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Indiana
Roosevelt
C. Roger Babson
Prohibition Party
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
America
Apples on a Stem Found by Belle Plaine Boy
Don Halou pek of Belle Plaine reports two apples growing on a single stem, fully developed this year. The note mentions several states supplying automobile factories with parts and materials, including Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, and Virginia. A alleyway remark claims more people become cronkes from avoiding labor than by working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Haloupek
Belle Plaine
Florida
Kansas
Louisiana
Nebraska
North Carolina
Oregon
Virgina
Automobile
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Aire
Louis Sedrel
Abbott Hospital
Wynberg
Wynberg Truck Line
Charles L. Allen
Hagens’ Garage
Main Street
Aetna Bonded
Prairie City
N.W
Fred S. Kissinger
Aetna Farm
Register & Tribune
Marion Couns Breeders Association
Soci Bu
Future Farmers of
Jacob
Commtional Bank
M. Gilson
United States
Jerusalem
Simon Peter
Moffatt
Father Coughlin
Will Rogers
Will
Wendell Will
Fort York
Wendell
Tote Krewle
Lona Jacob Sneller
Raymond Rankin
Marion County Swine Breeders Association
Towa
Stat
van Dusdorp
Sumpter Company
A. K. Verrips
Verrips
Dielemann
West Washington Street
Maria Doedyn
G. de Boer
van Maanen and
Hokabergen
Mrs. Frank Brom
Frank Brom
Jake van Zante
Elbert van Maanen
Vogelaar’s Hardware & Implement Store
McDeering
P. John Deere
Columbian Steel Bins
Columbian
Columbian Steel Tank CO
Kansas City
W. L. Bean
Harvey
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