No Community Building Plan Is Set This Fall
The Le gion’s canvass was sidetracked by tighter finances and debate over a bond issue for a memorial in Pella. City leaders and the Chamber of Commerce favored delaying any bond vote this year and considered an air circus as a fall event, but decided against committing to a celebration tied to the Thirty-Third Iowa reunion.
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Legion
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Legionaires
Vanden Berg
Ody
Legion Post
Iowa
Thirty- Third
Pleasant farewell party near Pella honors travelers
A surprise farewell was given last Thursday at the Goemaat brothers home three miles south of Pella for Mr. and Mrs. Miner Bush of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Sail Ver Steeg of Harrison. About fifty relatives and friends attended with refreshments. The Bushes left for Chicago the next morning and the Ver Steegs returned to Harrison. Local notes include L. Langstraat delivering hogs to Chicago, Jim De Wit and Lou Bousquet visiting Des Moines, with Beasie De Wit and Mrs John Jansma accompanying them, visiting Mrs G Miller and Mrs Henry Brand of New Sharon in Pella.
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Goemaat Brothers
Pella
Miner Bush
Chicago
Ill
Sail Ver Steeg
Harrison
South Dakota
Bush
Ver Steeg
L. Langstraat
Jim de Wit
Lou Bousquet
Des Moines
Beasie de Wit
John Jansma
G. Miller
Henry, Brand
New
Sharon
Pella Monac
Wm. Langerak
John Langerak
van Niewaal
Eddyville
Gambell
John Vande Voort
Son Warner
Baptist Church
Henrietta Brand
New Sharon
Cornelia Rhynsburger
Muscatine
Ed Bogaards
P. Braak
John Hasselman
Gerrit Hasselman
Sacred Concert at First Reformed Church Sunday
The First Reformed church choir presents a Sacred Concert Sunday at seven thirty. A large chorus and the Ladies' Quartette perform with solos by Carl Byers and Tillie Beer Ends. Rev Wesselink delivers a fifteen minute sermon on praise. You are invited to worship with us.
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First’ Reformed Church
Carl Byers
Tillie Beerends
Wesselink
Millionaire Will Disposes 2 Million in Ogden Estate
The will of Wallace Farley of Ogden, banker, filed in Boone probate, leaves $2,000,000 to the church and divides the rest between widow Mrs. H. O. Hale of Fort Dodge and a daughter. Fred Lorenzen and Walter Rosen, both Ogden bankers, each receive $1,000.
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Boone
Wallace Farley
Ogden
Methodist Church of
Fred Lorenzen
Walter Rosen
H. 0. Hale
Fort Dodge
Local news roundup from Des Moines area and Pella events
John K. Van Dam visits with parents in Des Moines. Ladies Aid marks 25th anniversary at First Christian Reformed church with Rev. De Haan and Missionary J. Bolt. collection totals 236.90. Many local visits, post office staff vacation, births, and school assignments noted. Gambell promotions on potatoes and bargains. Gerrit Hasselman of New Sharon visits Pella.
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John K. van Dam
Wm. van Dam
Des Moines
Ladies Aid Society
First Christian Reformed Church
H. Walkotten
J. Bolt
J. de Haan
Gambell
Tennis van Zante
Monroe
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J. T. van Zante
Florence van Zee
Thornton
W.H. Vander Ploeg
Capital City
Albert Vender Ploeg
Red Rock
Charles Baumgardner
Soma Co
Y. T. van Niewaal
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