Local News Highlights From Pella And Surroundings
Local notes from Pella involve visits, travels and events at homes of residents like J. M. Veenstra and D. Gaass, plus mentions of De Wit Bros fresh cakes and coffee. The piece notes Sylvanus Wilson’s Los Angeles death after an auto strike, the Des Moines link, and multiple community movements including the Central Baptist Association meeting and the 75th anniversary celebration in Pella with regional visitors and alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bes Moines
Los Angeles
Sylvanus Wilson
Pella
Des Moines
A. H. Clark
Louisa Richardson
Arie Bomgaars
Middelburg
Iowa
de Wit Bros
John Nollen
Sona Gerard
John 8
Grinnell
Pelia
Haberdasher Etymology Through Obsolete Trade Roots
The term haberdasher traces to pedlars who visited homes selling ribbons buttons and small goods carried in a sack. Its origin blends old words for oats and bag meaning a sack, reflecting historic shopkeepers and clothing notions.
Chronicle Office Seeks Carbon Panel and Second Sheets
A brief item notes request for carbon panel and second sheets at the Chronicle office. The notice implies a need for printing materials or related remnants to support ongoing newsroom production. No dates or personnel named, but this signals a requisition within the newspaper's operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Farm for Ent 160 Acres and More Near Blakenburg
Auction style local notices list land for sale 160 acres of tame land plus 80 acres pasture five miles south of Blakenburg. Contact Paul Synhorst Pella Iowa for details. Also listings include Remington Portable Typewriter for sale at two thirds cost and other miscellaneous ads for blue plums onions seed and a girl’s bicycle.
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Dores
Blakenburg
Paul Synhorst
Pella
Iowa
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Mary Jabaai
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