Second Liberty Loan Bond Sale at Pella Over Subscriptions
The Second Liberty Loan campaign in Pella opened poorly but built momentum. A Thursday public meeting drew about 100 people despite heavy driving by local banks and officials. By Tuesday evening subscriptions reached 87 550 and after a Bankers canvass on Wednesday the total rose to 148 200 with Pella and Lake Prairie apportioned at 140 000 leaving a few thousand more possible before closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
M. J. Hoffman
Central College
W. G. Vander Ploeg
Knoxville
L. 8. Collins
Marion County
Liberty Loan Campaign Committee
Kamp Wormhoudt
RP McDonald Beyetsquet
Wm. van Houweling
M. D. McWilliams
A. W. DeBruyn
L. Braam
John de Cook
al Vande Voort
Marvin Vander Waal
Arie de Ronde - Chas
Sipkema
Jacob J. de Bruyn
Vander
H. P. van Gorp
A. H. Boot
Lou de Vries
Henry van Maren
Peter M. Vander Hart
A. B. van Houweling
Jacob de Ronde
Vande Voort
John A. Toom
John Ackerman
Lake Prairie
Pictures of The Holy Grail at Carnegie Viersen Library
A three week display from the Boston Public Library via the Iowa Library Commission shows scenes from The Holy Grail. Librarian arranged favorable lighting. hours open for viewing. teachers plan class visits to discuss the pictures with students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie-Viersen
Boston Public Library
Iowa Library Commission
Golden Wedding Celebration in Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs A J Rhynaburger longtime Pella Iowa residents celebrated their golden wedding Oct in their Los Angeles home. Their three children Mrs W Standish Dr Wm J Rhynaburger and Mrs J J Thomassen joined, with grandchildren Martha reading a poem by Dr Wil Rhynaburger. The gathering honored their long, healthy marriage and family ties from Iowa to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Rhynaburger
Los Angeles
Cal
Pella
Iowa
W. 8. Standish
Wm. J. Rhynsburger
J. J. Thomassen
Bloomington
Rhyneburger
Wil Rhynaburger
Martha
Exchange Saturday Sale for Yarn Drive
Exchange Saturday at the women's rest room invites attendees to bring items and buy to help fund yarn for keeping boys warm. The event aims to raise funds through sales and purchases within a community setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Rest Room
Federated Club Women Convene at Seventh District Meet
The Women's Federated Club of Pella hosted the Seventh District Iowa Federation meeting at the opera house with Rest Room headquarters on the first floor. Delegates wore wooden shoe badges, heard speeches by Mrs Watsek and Mrs Burberry, and enjoyed district music during a full day of sessions and dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Federated Club of
Pella
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Opera House
Pella Club
Seventh District
J. W. Watsek
F. S. Burberry
Indianola
Watsek
Francis B. Whitley
Webster City
National Defense
Frances Sheehy
M. J. Hoffman
T. H. Liggett
G. F. Sadler
New Pastor of Baptist Church Assumes Pella Roofing
Rev Robert Carroll named new pastor of Pel la Baptist church coming from Houston Texas where he led Liberty Avenue church for eight years He is a Scotland born American who moved through Presbyterian roots to the Baptist ministry He served as a district missionary for the American Baptist Home Mission Society and the Iowa Baptist Convention before pursuing further study at the University of Chicago and Divinity School graduating in 1895
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Per
Lake View
Carroll
Pella
Fort Dodge
Central College
Houston
Marines
Santo Domingo
The
Chronicle
Robert Carroll
Pella Baptist Church
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Iowa Baptist Convention
Carrell
University of Chicago
W. R. Har
Princeton
Bruing
Cambridge
Harvard Divinity School
Edinburgh
Berlin
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Low Countries
America
Classis of
Wisconsin
Illinois
Pekin
Ill
American Reformed Church
First Presbyterian Church
Albert Lea
Minn
First Reformed Church of
Milwaukee
From Camp Funston A Letter From Lt Nash During WWI
Dr J G C Nash, once a Pella veterinarian now a lieutenant at Camp Funston Kansas, writes Hartley that he and Mrs Nash are among the living. He describes camp life, weather dust and wind, few horses, meals at cost, and the challenge of spotting genuine exemption cases among new arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. C. Nash
Pella
Camp Funston
Kans
Hartley
Mra. Nash
Manhattan
M. D
J. G
Nash
Help Wanted and Needed at Women’s Rest Room
Saturday donations requested for food and household items including bread cake pie chicken butter eggs cream potatoes apples canned fruit and silver funds needed to pay for yarn.
Hallowe'en Plan Opens Door to Community Fun
Plan and committees invite all to a school gym event on Hallowe'en, Wednesday Oct list weather permitting. Participants dress as fabled characters, join a parade through Main Street to a Mother Goose program in the park, with open house after. Local leaders emphasize wholesome entertainment and community spirit to reduce hooligan activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Main Street
Pella
Rube Brand
George Ramsey
George Stout
L. A. Bickford
P. Kuyper
L. Bousquet
A. van Houwelinge
H. Vander Moulen
P. A. Edmand
J. Rhynsburger
Edward van Zante
T. G. Fultz
Udell
Sketch of new pastor Bruins to lead Second Reformed at Pella
Chronicle reports Rev Henry M Bruins pastor elect of the Second Reformed church will begin duties November 11 in Pella. Born on a Holland settlement farm near Brandon Wisconsin, he trained at Princeton Theological Seminary and won the Maitland Prize for Exegesis in his second year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Henry M. Bruins
Second Reformed Church
Pella
Bruins
Brandon
Wis
Princeton Theological Seminary
Wet vote echoes Harding pattern in Scott and Dubuque
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a strong parallel between this year’s wet vote and last year’s Harding results. Scott cast 9,658 wet votes this year vs 9,700 Harding votes previously, while Meredith saw 4,326 last year and 2,735 dry this year. In Dubuque a Democratic lean is reversed with Harding’s win and 7,941 wet votes this year. The vets held steady and Meredith’s dry votes fell from 4,112 to 1,896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Scott
Meredith
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Pella Troops Promote Local Men To Corporal Rank
Several Pella men from Camp Dodge have been promoted to corporal as temporary appointments confirmed last week. Named in the list are Eugene Dennis company cook George Ries company clerk Lou Thomas sen storekeeper and Arthur Kalden berg. The promotion brings higher pay and marks a path to further advancement as time goes on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Camp Dodge
Eugene Dennis
George Ries
Lou Thomassen
Arthur Kaldenberg
Bussey Swamps Pella In Return Game Clean Score
Bussey defeated Pella 81 to 0 in a return game played Saturday. The contest was clean and well fought, though sidelines drew criticism for poor sportsmanship. Babe Visser refereed satisfactorily while Pella players acknowledged being bested and promised further practice against Knoxville next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Bussey
Babe” Visser
Knoxville
Baptist Church Morning and Evening Services News
Baptist Church schedules include Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Evening topic Evangelism with Morning sermon The Bible and a Peaceful theme I Will Lay Me Down in Peace Robert Carroll is the pastor and B Y P U meets at 6 30 p m
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Robert Carroll
Patriotic Service at First Reformed Church Sunday Evening
First Reformed Church schedules a patriotic service this Sunday evening. The choir will perform several numbers and the pastor will deliver a short sermon. All parents and friends of soldier boys are invited to attend, with services starting promptly at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
Soldier Boys
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
P. H. Kuyper
Garden City Feeder Co
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P. H. van Gorp
A. Waechter & Son
John D. Rietveld
Henry Grundman
Walter den Adel
D. D. Rietveld
H. D. van Zante
Adell Hendricks
C. Reitveld
W. H. Vander Ploeg
F. C. Boot
B. G. Board
Mrs. B. H. van Spanckeren
iJohn Meyer
R. A. Awtry
John F. Dykstra
Govert Hackert
Albert Verwers
A. J. Ter Louw
John N. Varenkamp
Jas. G. Ver Ploeg
A. D. van Houweling
Peter Vogelaar
A. Young
D. J. Reitveld
Arle Bloma Aan
Henry van Doorninc
Jacob Ver Meer
M. Schakel
Abram den Adel
Peter van Gilst
Martin van Hilton
Gerrit van Maren
C. F. Blackman
Harry Boland
Ben Beyer
D.G. Roorda
Walter Nollen
Isaac Roorda
John Woyers
M. W. van Doorninck
Cornelia Wilson
Marie Lefebre
Hospers
den Adel
Crew
Hol Cook
Bert van He
Will de Goey
Alvert Reltveld
L. Vander Streek
Besa van Spanckeren
Paul Scholte
Bert Baron
Connie Smorenburg
Mark Rillthan
John W. Moyer
Willie den Adel
Peter George Gaass
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Hallowe’en
Pella Boys
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