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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
2
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Van Derland welcomed a daughter Wanda Ruth on August 18. They are staying with her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rene Verwers, on West Second Street amid a flurry of visits from relatives and friends.
Otley is busy with fairs picnics and parties as residents attend the state fair. Threshing crews hold social gatherings at Gerrit Hoksbergen Gerrit Vande Kieft and Will Waardhuizen homes while John Keuning Gerrit Aalbers and Don Poortinga crews meet at Jake Van Gorp grove. Raymond Robus is surprised with a leather billfold and ice cream and cake are served. Further visits include George Heeren Sr and families visiting Arie Waardhuizen, plus transportation to Pella for Mrs Van Gorp to see a doctor.
Public legal notice states an instrument purporting to be the last will of John Terlouw is on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Marion County Iowa. The hearing is set for September 28 before the Court or Clerk with interested persons entitled to be heard. Clerk Rex Weddle, Deputy. Knoxville Iowa August 27, 1987.
Community note honors school janitors for steady service and essential tasks. Pete Vander Kolk at Webster school for over a decade, Henry Kuyper at the high school for five years, Dick Diekema at Lincoln school for three years. College custodians Herman Vanden Berg for 13 years and Will Tait for six.
Local Iowa farmers including Leo J. Kiser and several Van family names viewed the J. I. Case 100 Years of Plow Progress display at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The exhibit honored Maj. Andrus and the Grand Detour plow origin in 1837, marking the Midwest farming expansion, with replicas and murals recalling the 1937 Grand Detour celebration and ancient plow tools.
Jack Benny heads the cast for Artists and Models opening Friday at the Rivola Oskaloosa with Ida Lupino Gail Patrick Richard Arlen Ben Blue Judy Canova Martha Raye Connie Boswell Louis Armstrong Orchestra and Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra in a coast to coast radio promotion and film event. Also included is a court notice from Marion County Iowa detailing a real estate levy and sale of land held by C L Stroud et al with home stead considerations and deadlines for platting and recording.
The State of Iowa Marion County ss R W McVay plaintiff versus unknown defendant notice is given that on order of the proper authority a sheriff sale will be conducted to satisfy a judgment for real estate. Sale details to be announced. Potential bidders should review the court record for names descriptions and exact parcel information. Public notice to all interested parties.
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