Local News Roundup From Pella Iowa Chronicle
Pella reports a busy week with visits from Rev Alvah Huff of Oregon Missouri and trips by Dr Esther Ketman to Davenport for a chiropractic convention. Local notes include farm injury updates, school preparations, real estate transfers, and social calls among residents and visitors from Oska loosa, Sioux County, Bonaparte and Des Moines with plans for fairs and a September town reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther L. Ketman
Davenport
Alvah Huff
Oregon
Bis Lie
Effie Johnston
Huff
Fremont
Sermons for Next Sunday Across Local Churches
Various churches publish upcoming sermon topics and services for Sunday and September, inviting parishioners to attend. Second Reformed lists Youth sermons on Sundays at 7 30 with monthly topics. First Reformed offers morning and afternoon themes plus a mission discussion. First Christian Reformed presents Lord's Day schedule and a sermon on the devil. Third Reformed covers a still small voice and family ark themes. M E church at Pella and Amsterdam schoolhouse schedule preaching times and invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Reformed Church
First Christian Reformed Church
J. de Haan
Holland
English
Third Reformed Church
Ark
M. E
Pella
N. D. Gordon
Amsterdam School
Northwest Central College Picnic Despite Rain At Rock Rapids
Central College alumni and students gathered at Rock Rapids Tourist Park for the Northwest Central College picnic. Though rain marred the morning, the event grew into a lively gathering with attendees from Iowa and surrounding areas. Organizers George Muyskens and Miss Marie Schalekamp led a day of tennis, games, swimming, and a shared supper, with strong camaraderie among attendees from Edgerton, Lyon County, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
Central College
Northwest Central College
Centralites
Bolognae Town
Iowa
Davis
South Dakota
Edgerton
Minnesota
Charles Mix
O’brien County
Sioux County
Hull
Lyon County
Edythe Visser
Grace Scholten
George Muyskens
Marie Schalekamp
Arie Grooters
John Aberson
College notes on new piano organ professor arrival
Professor James L. Strachan will teach piano and pipe organ this fall and arrives Wednesday morning. He is rooming at Mr. Ay Waechter’s home. The Liggetts returned from a ten day vacation to Keokuk and Missouri. College opens next Monday. A Negro choir will perform at the First Reformed church next Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kieth Andeweg
Monroe
Pella
New Sharon
Dan McIlhon
Des Moines
W. A. Butts
Case Vanden Berg
Chicago
Eva Shupe
Lacona
Sallie de Cook
Pete Dingeman
Tom Byers
Iowa
Minnesota
van Diest
Prairie View
Kansas
Olive Fox
Callendar
Town
Concord
Oak Grove Nursery
Harley Baker
Mitchelville
Vogelaar
Hardware and Implement
Gerrit Popma
Logan Hendricks
Town City
Wm. Rouwenhorst
Clarks Grove
Minn
Bennett
van Ness
Frank. Gregoire
Molly Gregoire
de Laval
C. E. Chalfont
Ison Harold
Detroit
Mich
W.E. Chalfont
Milton
Georgia Chalfont
Valentine Chalfont
Henry Pethoven
George van Dyk
East Washington Street
Paul Boertje
James L. Strachan
Ay Waechter
Liggetts
Keokuk
Missouri
College
First Reformed Church
Roovaart Van Egdom wedding at Roovaart home
Avis Mae Roovaart married Steven Van Egdom of Montezuma with Rev. W S Buckingham officiating in the Brethren church. Attendees included relatives from Lake City Montezuma Newton and Prairie City. A two course luncheon followed. The couple will study at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago after September 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Buckingham
van Egdom
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Prairie City News
Ma haska rural teachers plan September meeting in Oskaloosa
Ma haska County rural teachers Superintendent Ermal Krout announces a preliminary meeting in the Court Room at the Mahaska County Courthouse Oskaloosa for Saturday September 3 1927 at 1 pm Plans for the year will be announced and supplies distributed Attendance is urged A separate note recalls a 70th anniversary at Mars Hill Baptist Church near Floris Davis County amid a new power dam planned on the Maquoketa River by Eastern Iowa Power Co Canton site in spring 1928 and existing Maquoketa dam is tallest in the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermal Krout
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
Floris
Davis County
Mars Hill Baptist Church
Maquoketa
Eastern
Iowa Power Co
Canton
Iowa
Obituaries for Vander Linden and Verheul Passed Away
Mortuary notices report the death of Mrs Nick Vander Linden of Murray aged 65 years 7 months 22 days wife of five sons and three daughters and funeral held at Murray. Aart Verheul aged 52 years 8 months died at 809 East First Street after illness with gangrene. funeral at his home and interment at Graceland Cemetery. He came from Holland with his brothers during the war era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ter Louw
Sully
Pella
Chronicle
W. N. Upham
West Salem
Wisconsin
Newton Boggs
Concord
Oak Grove Nursery
Bernie Vander Linden
Des Moines
Edward
Jake Sterrenberg
Arthur Klein
J. G. Klein
Y. Neeis
Murray
Nick Vander Linden
Vogelaar
Town
Aart Verheul
S. Onstine
East First Street
Verheul
Holland
Graceland Cemetery
Post Office Hours for Labor Day 1937
Labor Day observance on Monday September 5 1937 will see windows open from 3 30 p m local time No city delivery. Mail collections from street boxes scheduled at 11 00 a m. Postmaster Bouaset announces adjusted hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Day
USA
Mal Rose of Osceola dies at 48 after long illness
Mal Rose, a well known Osceola poet and author of five volumes, died at his home on Wednesday after years as an invalid. He was 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal Rose
Oskaloosa
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Lon Wormhoudt
Versteegh
Andrew Vani Drimmein
Ahange
Weenie
van, Duimmelt
Joy
Collins
Knoxville
Bett Baron
Ted Mansen
Orange City
Boyden
Marge van Gorp
Bess van Veen
Russel Wright
Indianola
F. R Gambell
George Lankelma
State Department of the American Legion
G. Decker French
Dan Dieleman
Dan
The
J. P. Hunt
Mt. Pleasant
Chronicle Office
Ines
Marine Meulpolder
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa Gerald
Jake Kuiken
Liberty
Arie Boot
Gerrit van Hemert
Holstein
John
Harry
J. B
Virginia Sprint Coal
P. van Niewaal
Blue
Gerrit and
Frank Popma
Emma Montgomery
Lynn Platt
Amelia Rhynsburger
Sioux City
D. Sjaardema
Grand Rapids
Virginia
Sprint Coal
William George
Galesburg
James’ George
Mr. George
Connie van Roekel
Skunk River
J. P. Klein
Herman P. Lankelma
Cleveland
Ohio
H. L. Renaud
Nancy Ruth
Ruth Lautenbach
Love Brothers
Puritan Drug CO
Namiddag
Bible School
India
E. Stanley Jones
Christian Union
N. Wia
Mahaska
Vander Linden
Bousuet
John Ulrich, JR
Pella, Iowa
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