City aids Legionaires in latest project for pool
City council unanimously approves assistance for the American Legion pool project in Pella. City will provide necessary equipment and the water department’s William Schreiner to supervise, while bond details on a turbine contract are discussed by consulting engineer Brown. Parking curb and street lighting purchases also addressed.
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American Legion
Pella
William Schreiner
Water Department
Murray Iron Works
Burlington
Fultz
van Dusseldorp
van Vark
Blommers
Covern
Brown
Jants
Meulpolder
Franklin Street
Pella Motor Company
Water and Sewer Department
Joe Shultz
De Haan Family Picnic At Old Pelia Farm
Last Saturday the De Haan families gathered for a picnic and reunion at the old homestead two and a half miles southwest of Pelia, where they lived over 40 years ago. Jacob De Haan notes scenic beauty including a cave and constant waterfall. Forty-three attended, including Mr and Mrs Leotart of Long Beach California, visiting locals before continuing to Ohio.
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de Haan
Pelia
Jacob de Haan
Long Beach
Calif
Ohio
Kolenbrander Corrects Sunday Flight Claim
Elias Kolenbrander clarifies he does not fly on Sundays and notes the item misstated Friday afternoon. He references taking Mr and Mrs Snyder of Chicago on a recent Sunday. The correction is issued to set the record straight.
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Elias Kolenbrander
John Van Zee Dies at Pleasantville
John Van Zee dies of heart trouble at age fifty six in Pleasantville. Funeral attended by Mr and Mrs Jacob De Haan and daughters Marie and Mabel, nephew of Mrs De Haan. He is survived by his widow and four children.
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Jacob de Haan
Marie
Mabel
Pleasantville
John van Ze
Welfare League Plans Clothing Drive This Fall
The Community Welfare League will launch a clothing drive the first week of October to meet winter demands. Residents with usable clothing should notify president Dr. Aschenbrenner for collection or delivery to Dr. J. E. Schultz near Vanden Berg's barber shop. The campaign aims to organize welfare work statewide and keep Pella active in the effort.
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Community Welfare League
Aschenbrenner
J. E. Schultz
Vanden Berg
Pella
Pella Real Estate Changing Hands
Real estate report by John Kaldenberg notes multiple transfers in Pella this week. Maggie Woolard buys Mrs. Maggie Woolard’s South Main home, and H H Sadler acquires the North Main property. The Brand dwelling on Columbus Street sells to H H Sadler, while Jasper Hey’s home occupied by Arthur Wagner and Fred Lautenbach transfers to Dr. J M Cook. Marie Hoeven Middleton’s home, occupied by L A Winter, sells to Murray Nesbit.
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John Kaldenberg
Maggie Woolard
South Main Street
A. T. van Roekel
Monroe
H. H. Sadler
North Main Street
N. Brand
Columbus Street
Jasper Hey
Arthur “Wagner
Fred Lautenbach
J. M. Cook
Marie Hoeven- Middleton
L. A. Winter
Murray Nesbit
Woman and Son Seek Aid in This City
A woman about 35 with a 14 year old son visited the city office Monday seeking employment. She claimed to be from Keokuk and from the southern part of the state, presenting herself as educated and willing to take any clerical or other work. Dr. Aschenbranner of the Community Welfare League arranged a night’s lodging at Hotel Pella. If anyone has offers, contact this office.
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Keokuk
Aschenbrenner
Community Welfare League
Hotel Pella
Des Moines Register tells of a traveler’s quest to make restitution
A Des Moines Register dispatch from Pella recounts Ottumwa man Lester Flackstiff seeking to right past wrongs. He admits taking a pint of milk from a Pella doorstep in June and missing 16 cents from a milk bottle, then continuing westward until remorse prompted him to seek payment and contact those affected. He plans to travel to Des Moines and later Nebraska to amend these alleged petty pilferings.
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Pella
Des Moines Register
Lester Flackstiff
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Nebraska
Desines
Pye
Annual Sale at Home for the Aged This Friday
The Ladies at the Home for the Aged hold their annual sale on Friday September 18 starting at 1 30 p m The public is invited to view and buy many beautiful and useful articles Come early to have time to look over and enjoy refreshments provided by the committee
Advertising Still Pays to Advertise in The Chronicle
The article urges merchants to continue and improve advertising. It argues consistent, good advertising builds customer desire and trust, noting readers who value truthful, fairly priced merchandise. It highlights Chronicle's growing subscribers and urges weekly ad use to boost business.
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Re Lar
Wall
The
Chronicle
Former Central Man Ends His Life at Mt Pleasant
E. E. Phelps 56 a former president of the State Savings and Trust bank of Mt Pleasant died by his own hand at his home Sunday. He had served as Methodist church trustee, Rotary club president, Keokuk county auditor and Town Wesleyan college manager, and was cashier of the First National bank. Phelps was known to Pella residents as a Central college alumnus and classmate of George G. Gaass. other attending relatives named Otis Tom Elza and Mattie Phelps.
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Des Moines Register
Mt. Pleasant
E. E. Phelps
State Savings and Trust Bank
The
Methodist Church
Rotary ‘Club
Keokuk County
Town Wesleyan College
First National Bank
Phelps
Pellaeople
Central College
George G. Gaass
Otis, Tom, Elza
Mattie Phelps
Sophomores Win Annual Freshmen Pull at Ver Meer Pond
Large crowd witnessed the annual college pull as the Sophomore team defeated the Freshmen in the Ver Meer pond event. Both sides matched in weight, but the Freshmen led early before the Sophomores pulled away in the second half with decisive strength.
Who's Who in Education Prof H W Pietenpol
Who's Who in Education profiles Prof H W Pietenpol head of Central college mathematics since 1916 born in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He trained in public and rural schools in Michigan and Minnesota. He attended Northwestern Academy Orange City and Central college earning a Master of Arts in 1908. He studied at University of Wisconsin and Iowa, mainly in physics and mathematics, joining Central college staff in 1916 and serving as dean of men.
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H. W. Pietenpol
Central College
Milwaukee
Wis
Thenemy Tenpol
Hol- Mich
Michigan
Minnesota
Orange City
Central
University of Wisconsin
University of Iowa
Pietenpol
Northwestern Acad
Pella School Board Buys Equipment and Oversees Improvements
The Pella Iowa School Board met to approve bills and report on improvements. Highlights include trimming Lincoln grounds to aid play area drying, repairing Lincoln and Webster slides, purchasing high school athletics gear, and funding half the piano for Webster kindergarten. A year end maintenance summary by Peter DuPree details extensive repairs, repainting, new doors, ventilation upgrades, and janitorial work across buildings.
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Pella
Lincoln
Webster
Webster School
Peter DuPree
Honorable
Board of Education
Iowa
Frush
Peter DU Pree
Garage at Auction Sets Weekend Sale
Ted King will sell his single car garage at auction Saturday afternoon. Fellow Jake Van Zante will help locate a good garage at your own price. Fannie and Kathryn Popma arrived home the first of the week after a visit in Stour County. Harriet Van t Hof of Hospers accompanied them home for a short visit with Rev. Yoma of Sioux Center and Rev. De Jong of Luctor Kansas.
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Ted King
Jake van Zante
Fannie
Kathryn Popma
Stour County
Harriet Van't Hof
Hospers
Rev
Yoma
Sioux Center
Rev. de Jong
Luctor
Kansas
Business Men Meet Next Monday at Elmwood Inn
The monthly meeting of the Business Men's Community Club will be held at the Elmwood Inn next Monday evening, starting with supper at 6 30. All members are urged to be present and reservations should be phoned to Mrs J C Mitten by Monday noon.
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Business Men's Community Club
Elmwood Inn
Monay
J. C. Mitten
New Woodrow Washing Machine Model 50 Displayed
Van den Berg Electric advertise the new Woodrow washing machine model 50. It promises convenience and service with the lowest price among competing machines and invites readers to visit to see the device and save on laundry work.
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Vanden Berg Electric
Woodrow
Mrs Van Heukelom Dies Near Leighton
Mrs Gerrit Van Heukelom aged 45 died Saturday at 3 16 am at her home three miles north of Leighton after a prolonged illness Survived by husband one son Lewis and five daughters Nellie Jeanette Elizabeth Alta Mae and Margery all at home Funeral services were held Monday at 1245 pm at the home and 130 pm at the Third Reformed church Perla Rev G Menning officiating Interment in Oakwood cemetery
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Gerrit van Heukelom
Leighton
Lewis
Nellie
Jeanette
Elizabeth
Alta Mae
Margery
Third Reformed Church
Perla
Rev. G. Menning
Oakwood Cemetery
Local Poultryman Wins Many Prizes at Oskaloosa Fair
The Oskaloosa fair hosted one of its largest poultry shows with over a thousand entries featuring water fowls chickens guineas and doves. Pella residents C A Van Berkum and Barney Mensch plus Mrs M A Sandmeier of Otley earned top honors with multiple wins in Buff Orpington Buff Minorca and Rhode Island Reds categories and championship premiums.
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Oskaloosa Fair
Chicago
Pella
C. A. van Berkum
Barney Mensch
M.A. Sandmeier
Otley
Mensch
van Berkum
Sandmeier
Rhode Island
Weekend Car Crashes Near Pella Leave Minor Injuries
Sunday evening a car carrying Jack Rhynsburger Rudolph Ulrich Thelma Ulrich and Marjorie Wade crashed into a wire fence on the famous wash-board road southwest of Pella, tearing down two posts and damaging the windshield radiator and fender. Rhynsburger suffered a hand cut and Wade a head bruise. A separate collision at Liberty and West First streets between Jacob Van Dusseldorp and D J Rietveld caused rear fender damage but no injuries.
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Wash-Board Road
Pella
Jack Rhynsburger
Rudolph Ulrich
Thelma Ulrich
Marjorie Wade
Young Rhynsburger
Miss Wade
City
Jacob van Dusseldorp
D. J. Rietveld
Liberty and
West First Streets
van Dusseldorp
Liberty Street
Rietveld
West First Street
Pothoven And Blom Win Fair Honors
Spotted Colonel a herd boar owned by Andrew Pothoven and Bert A Blom won senior and grand champion at the Southern Iowa Fair and Exposition in Oskaloosa. The Chronicle congratulates Messrs Pothoven and Blom on the high honor, noting strong stock from this region.
A Free Soul at Pella Theatre Starring Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer leads the Local Theatre Bill A Free Soul at the Pella theatre Wednesday night. The dramatic, thought provoking film explores deep affection, suspicion, jealousy, revenge, and life’s complex emotions. See this picture tonight.
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Norma Shearer
Pella Theatre
Legion backs municipal pool bond drive in city
Local Legion members approve sponsoring a public swimming pool and authorize the committee to sell bonds. Bonds pay 5 percent interest, retire in 10 years, and are to fund local labor and materials for construction, boosting industries and reducing unemployment while promising a safe pool for residents.
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Post
Legion
Legion Post
Axid
Joe VanderWerff
Legionaires
Oren's
van Niewaal
Pella
Former Resident Is Visitor Here
George E. Bennett, a former Pella resident over forty years ago, visited on a Tuesday forenoon. He now lives in Council Bluffs, with his father an early settler in 1851 on land from the government near the Voorhees farm in Black Oak township. Bennett recalled Central college days in the nineties with Cyrenus Cole and W. A. Young. He hoped to meet Young, but he had moved away, leaving Bennett fond of Pella as home.
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George E. Bennett
Pella
Mr. Bennett
Council Bluffs
George
Voorhees
Black Oak
George Bennett
Central College
Cyrenus Cole
Iowa
W. A. Young
The
Chronicle
Mr. Young
Bennett
Farmers to Attend Important Meeting on Hog Feeding Trial
Central Iowa farmers plan to visit the Chas Bailey farm, 13 miles southeast of Knoxville, on Thursday September 24 to learn results of an east feed hog feeding experiment. Nineteen sows will farrow around spring and the pigs will be about six months old at the meeting. Bailey reports yeast feeds yielding about 270 pounds per pig and E L Quaife from Iowa State Extension will weigh pigs for the 1:30 session then discuss market outlook with C Galloway. M D Textrum notes the farm’s location on a paved highway means rain or mud won t delay the event.
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Iowa
Chas. Bailey Farm
Knoxville
Bailey
E. L. Quaife
Extension Service
Iowa State College
C. Galloway
Marion
M. D. Textrum
Closing Out Pianos and Players by George Ramsey
Large stock of good pianos and players offered at affordable prices. George Ramsey advertises above Pella Motor Co for prompt service on orders. Vanderzyl Bros. promote Biggens Quality Harvey coal and Phono 64 contact.
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George
Ramsey
Pella Motor Co
Biggens Quality
Harvey Coal
Call
Vanderzyl Bros. Phono 64
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de Haans
Kolenbrander
John van Zee
Pella Real Estate
Traveler
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Eust
Who’s Who In Education
Emy
Pothoven
Blom
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