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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1951

Page

6

For Sale Cars and Notices From Gary Vogelaar and Van Houweling

A vintage auto sales page lists many used cars from 1936 to 1988 including Pontiacs Dodges Chevrolets and Lincolns with locations in Sully and Pella Iowa. A separate notice warns against trespassing on the Synhorst farm with a 100 reward for information leading to arson conviction and names Mrs Dick Ver Heul and Mrs Fred Lam.

Sully Iowa Edward van Pontiac Ford Lincoln Gary Vogelaar Motor and Machinery van Houweling Auto CO Synhorst Pella

Cards of Thanks From Hospital to Home

Jeanetta De Geus and Loretta I Stiernemann thank friends and neighbors for cards gifts and support during hospital stay and recovery in Otley Iowa. John Bunyan wrote Pilgrim's Progress while imprisoned.

Loretta I. Stiernemann Otley Iowa John Bunyan

Obituary for John J Donat of Des Moines Iowa

John J Donat 84 died August 21 in Reat orium nursing home West Des Moines after two years of declining health arteriosclerosis Born in Pella he lived in Des Moines for many years attended Central College and earned a pharmacy degree from Highland Park College He worked as a druggist for Des Moines Drug Co until retirement ten years ago He remained connected to Pella visiting friends and recalling boyhood days His life story appeared in The Pella Chronicle May 13 1943 noting his labor movement ties and concern for workers He urged poverty ignorance disease and superstition to be fought while stressing wisdom and civilian virtue He was a philosopher and a kindly soft spoken gentleman.

Reaper John J. Donat Des Moines Iowa Mr. Donat Reatorium Third Street West Des Moines Pella John Donni Central College Highland Fark College Kenbles P. J. Dekruif Orange City Mr. Donai John J. Donai John Chronicle Faust Wisdom John Donai

Radiant personality leaves lasting influence in Des Moines

A Des Moines man known for a radiant personality and positive influence is mourned. Surviving are two sons Sey mour and Willard and one granddaughter Mary Donai. Funeral services were held in Des Moines on Friday August 24.

Seymour Willard Mary Donai Des Moines

Death of Mrs Anna Bratt Wife of Doon Pastor

Friends report the death of Mrs Anna Bratt wife of pastor A H Bratt of the Christian Reformed Church of Doon Iowa She died Saturday September 1 Funeral services were held Wednesday September 5 at the Doon church and burial occurred in Platte South Dakota where a daughter was buried Earlier Bratt served Otley 1918 1917 Camp Pastor for Polla Classis during World War I and led Eddyville Chr Rch in 1919

Anna Bratt A. H. Bratt Christian Reformed Church Doon Iowa Bratt Christian Reformed Church of Otley Eddyville Chr. Rch Platte South Dakota

McAdoo D. H. dies after brief illness at 73

D H McAdoo born October 5 1877 near Pella died August 5 1951 at home in Prairie City after a brief illness aged 73 years 10 months He was the youngest of nine children survived by his wife Bertha Freel three children Sam Lorene Van Haalen and Ralph five grandchildren and a Christian church member at Runnells.

David Huber McAdoo Pella Prairie City S. C. McAdoo William and Clyde Okmulgee Oklahoma Anna Louis Runnells Lillie Keller Des Moines Bertha Freel Sam Rockwell City Lorene van Haalen Ralph Christian Church

Ben Viersen Dies in Cheyenne After Illness at 78

Ben A Viersen born in Pella Iowa spent life in Des Moines before moving to Cheyenne Wyoming five years ago. He died at his Cheyenne home August 21 1951 after a three month illness at age 78. Survived by wife Rose Fisk son Jim and four grandsons.

B. A Ben) Viersen Pella Iowa Des Moines Cheyenne Wyoming A. H. Viersen Rose Fisk Jim

Pleasant Lady Dur oc sow named by Roger Harper

Pleasantville Indiana resident Roger Harper owns a registered Dur oc sow named Pleasant Lady. The notice notes ownership and registration details for the animal in the local livestock registry.

Mis souri State Fair honors awarded to hog champions

At the Missouri State Fair last week junior and reserve junior champion titles went to Duroc hogs. The Junior Champion sow was named by Judge Wesley Miller of Montpelier Ohio, while Roger Harper’s boar Top Design earned Reserve Junior Champion and first in the senior spring class. Roy Vander Ploeg and Oliver Bricker were among the noted breeders.

Wesley Miller Montpelier Ohio Roger Harper Bi Towa Roy Vander Ploeg Oliver Bricker Farragut

Also Mentioned on This Page

Elbert Veldhuizen Reasnor Herman van Veen Veenstra Veens Dick W. Gosselink Arthur_Bennink A. T. Vander Beck Dick Ver Heul Fred Lam Gary _T. Vogelaar Arnold Diekema Gerrit Kuiken Jeanetta de Geus Amy Tsey VY Hurry — Limited Vogelaar Vandermeulen Hoeksemia CO Main Street Ongue Skippy Hershey Hiland Young America Vandevoort’s Pri 2 Morrell’s Braunsweiger Vandevoort Pella Bologna Perfex Jonathans Bartlett Hunt RATH Armour’s Wieners Armours Duncan-Hines Procter & Gamble Monarch Eer Mrs D. H. McAdoo B. A. Viersen Duroc Missouri Fair Pleasant Lady Pleasantville, In Pella Supply CO Cornie van Roekel Mgr
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