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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1932
Page
2
A long local notices column lists numerous visits and travels among residents of Pella Iowa and nearby towns. Families from Denver Perey Des Moines Chicago Monroe and Osceola are mentioned with weekend visits church events and school duties. A Farmers Union hog shipment, extension auction sales and church trips are noted along with many name connections.
A collage of social visits and neighborhood come togethers features Mr and Mrs George Gezel and family with the John Robertus family, Knox residents Emmet Holingshead and kin at the Verrips home, and many other local households sharing Sundays and afternoons. Watermelon talk and a party hosted by John Robertus mark summer gatherings, with Koen Verrips and others showcasing melon harvests. multiple visits span Otley Oskaloosa Fifield Paris Missouri and Illinois connections among residents and friends.
Otley Iowa September 6 Junior son of Arie J Waardhuizen broke his arm Friday afternoon while riding a pony at school he was thrown off Mr and Mrs Rean Verwers and family near Fifield spent Friday evening at Albert De Joode and Mrs Gerrit Korver and daughter Gretta of Des Moines visited Mrs Korvers sister Mrs Wm Roush over the weekend
A Peoria family of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Bokhoven with two children traveled from Peoria, Iowa, to Grand Haven, Michigan, for a relative’s death, later returning home. Several local residents were mentioned in hospital and travel updates, plus Farm Bureau policy remarks urging elected officials to pledge support.
Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation denounces the Farmers Holiday movement as futile and calls on 1 250 000 Farm Bureau members to back a clear practical program for agricultural rehabilitation without sacrificing law and order in a special Iowa letter He urges organized battalions of farmers to back ballot measures and criticizes limited militant action while outlining policy aims including marketing reform monetary stabilization tariff revision rural credit reform and reduced government costs.
A local ad announces 25 percent off all fence in the Pick Fountain Pen case and references a special pricing moment at THE BO BOOK SHOP with emphasis on savings and product display.
Ruby little daughter of James and Nettie De Zwarte born November 30 1931 died August 28 1992 at age eight months and 38 days. She leaves two sisters and three brothers Dorothy Marvin Erma Raymond and Loren one sister died in infancy and grandparents and many relatives and friends survive.
In 1872 Pella Iowa advertised fast marriages with options from plain to gushing style. Mayor H M McCully endorsed a lager beer themed package for $5, claiming no delays in tying the knot. The item appears in a Sept. 10 1872 Council Bluffs Daily Times reprint.
Davis County veteran rural carrier Edward G. Barnett of West Grove Ia retires at age limit after 30 years and 10 days of service with a total mileage 262440 miles. His route will be split among Lancaster Moulton and Bloomfield offices.
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