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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1933
Page
5
The district reports a solid start to the new term despite Labor Day heat. High school enrollment sits near last year with 218 students. 61 freshmen, 62 sophomores, 54 juniors, and 41 seniors. Demand for used books is noted, and kindergarten age rules are clarified to admit five year olds born before Jan 1.
Senator Garrit E. Roelofs of Sioux Center will address the people of Pella Tuesday at 7 30 pm in Central Park or the Third Reformed Church if rain. He represents Sioux Lyon Osceola and O'Brien counties and will discuss politics and the advisability of forming a Christian Voters League. Musical numbers are planned.
Pershing coal mine ready to open at any time as miners await word from President Wilson. About 200 workers to be hired initially, rising to 400 or more by year end. Company to supply 10,000 tons annually to a local Veterans hospital. Regular inspections kept mine in good shape with extensive prospecting nearby. The Pershing mine, long one of Iowa’s largest, has logged over ten years of operation and produced millions of tons of coal. Thirteen candidates run for Manchester postmaster.
A collage of short items from Iowa towns recounts clock artisans near Conover, a court action in Sioux City over a family dispute, Blencoe as a major grain shipping point, and early tech curios like the county’s first telephones. Other notes cover land deeds involving the Roosevelts, a St Joseph family reunion, and crime stories tied to a hijacked alcohol shipment. Rattlesnake bounty in Clayton county, curious marriages, and a Des Moines area airplane fish delivery venture close the digest.
The Womers League for Service from the First Reformed church will hold a bake sale on Saturday September 9 at the Grandia Office Lo1 8s of Square. Cakes cookies pies bread doughnuts and more will be offered.
A 3,000 crowd watched the Rolscreen ball team beat Shell 6 to 0 to claim the city kittenball tournament after a day of semifinals and finals. Shell earlier defeated Star and Jockeys, Amsterdam shut out Knotholers, and Rolsereen edged Amsterdam in a 4 to 3 semifinal before the title game.
Delegates from Ottumwa Eldon Eddyville Pella Linby and nearby country churches gathered in Farson for the annual Oskaloosa Baptist association meetings. Reports on evangelism were heard a sermon was delivered by Rev. Fred W. Smith and leaders discussed officers state convention topics and vital issues.
Stuart Kuyper son of Mr and Mrs P H Kuyper sustained a head wound when a car struck a stump near the Kuyper camp north of town. He was thrown through the windshield but the cut was not deep and medical aid was sought promptly.
City council Tuesday evening approved minor measures including street improvements by the Superintendent of Streets and an order to address a sewer collection issue. No major items surfaced, with discussions described as routine.
Dr. H. C. Vander Meulen of Las Vegas, a Pella native and son of the Pella Weekblad editor, will occupy the Fowler Building recently vacated by H. H. Fennema and formerly Sherman plumbing. He has directed the county hospital at Las Vegas for three years and is returning home to practice in Pella.
Ben De Wild, local typewriter repairman, has rented the rooms formerly occupied by John Duinink the barber and will move this week to his new quarters. He will handle Woodstock typewriters and a number of portable typewriters in addition to repairs, after previously operating from his home and remaining busy.
Pella earns statewide notice as Miss Virginia Fowler Mary Louise and Melva Le Cocq win blue and red ribbons in saddle horse division at the state fair. Seven horses entered by Robert Barnes Oskaloosa W H Fowler and Theo Le Cocq capture five blue and six red ribbons. The trio also swept the event with Melva and Virginia earning individual honors. Winning horses head to the Oskaloosa fair this week to contend for more honors.
Local residents say a rear tire blowout caused an automobile to overturn one mile west of Oskaloosa. Damage to the car was slight and only minor injuries occurred. The car carried Mrs. Carmi Spicer and her Bloomfield family returning from Des Moines, driven by one of the daughters.
Four churches join in Lincoln and Webster schools to offer weekday Bible instruction for students as the new school year starts. Classes begin September 18 with top teachers from Reformed and Baptist churches guiding students. Parents urged to enroll. books available cheaply at Van der Linden Book Shop or free on written request. A Catholic class will also operate at Webster.
The article argues advertising boosts product awareness through consistent exposure. It cites a laundryman who began with small spaces and frequent runs, gaining new customers and high satisfaction. Regular, well crafted copy across varied sizes yields better results than sporadic large ads.
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors who sent flowers and offered support during the illness and death of their beloved mother and sister.
Aged Grimes Canning Co plans to expand staffing from 80 to 180 workers as tomato deliveries reach 30 tons daily. A. Dunbar, president, and A. M. Sels, manager, report a good crop and potential large future supply if frost stays away for a few weeks.
Mr. Sels reports the factory is packing 1200 to 1600 cases daily, signaling strong local production. He notes the plant’s output will meet market demand and support families as tomatoes become a major local industry for the town.
Gerrit Boorefin, a Grundy College Academy graduate from Mor day, has earned a year of free tuition at Calvin College in Grand Rapids for scholarship, character, and growth potential. He previously won a Grundy Academy award three years ago and now works as a delivery person at Vander Plog's Bakery.
Rev Paul De Kockkoek of Otley corrects an Otley correspondence item stating he was in another town on Sunday evening on business. He says he does not transact business or visit on Sundays. The correction notes the error came from the Otley letter and was only recently brought to attention.
An early Friday morning collision near a four mile crossing involved a Chevrolet sedan with two women and a girl from Burlington and Des Moines. The east bound Rock Island passenger train dragged the car 1000 feet before stopping. All occupants escaped uninjured though the car was badly damaged. The driver, unaware of the crossing, ran onto the track as the train approached. brakes were applied too late to prevent the drag.
The local American Red Cross chapter led by Jacob Plender and the Community Welfare League chaired by M.3, of the clothing committee, kept open house Tuesday afternoon. The rooms above Van den Berg's barber shop displayed a large assortment of new clothing bedding and other articles for distribution to the needy this coming winter. Visitors were impressed by the abundant and varied collection donated by the American Red Cross society of St. Louis Mo.
Burlington centennial plans announce Mrs Lillian French Payne of Pella as an honored guest for the September 10 to 16 celebration. She is granddaughter of John B Gray who named the town after a Vermont city. Other Gray descendants invited include Mrs Fannie Gray and Archie Gray with Ruth Gray Carver of Albia.
The annual mission festival of the Reformed churches of the Pella classis drew about 2,000 attendees, with missions collections totaling 500 dollars and canteen proceeds near 500 dollars after roughly 200 dollars in expenses. Speakers and music formed a long program from 10:30 a.m. to night, led by Rev. George Muyskens, Rev. Edw. Huibregtse, and De Jong, with many clergy names noted on the agenda.
Neighbors and friends are thanked for aid after a barn was destroyed by fire on August 30. C A Roorda expresses gratitude for the community’s swift assistance and support during the loss.
Henry De Wild, 88, pioneer merchant, died Sunday at his Mitchellville home. Funeral services were held there and his remains were interred in Graceland cemetery. Survived by widow, two married daughters, and a brother Will De Wild of Des Moines, last survivor of a large family. He resided in Pella for years and entered business 56 years ago with G. G. Thomassen, beginning with a meat market on the site of the Thomassen store.
A Sunday dawn blast devastated What Cheer on August 27, killing four volunteer firefighters and injuring Otto Bruhn. Dozens of buildings burned as crews from Sigourney Delta Thornburg and Oskaloosa rushed to the scene, with neighbors assisting and a morgue set up at the post office.
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