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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1931

Page

7

Local society notices and obituary-like requests from Pella area

The passage records multiple society events including sewing gatherings hosted by Mrs. Gerald Paardekooper and Mrs. F J Hesselink with visiting guests from Omaha, and various birthday and anniversary celebrations across Pella and nearby towns. It also notes club meetings, picnics, reunions, and a Des Moines G A R encampment, concluding with a proclamation regarding President Roosevelt's death and a municipal call for mourning observances in Pella on September 19, 1901.

F. J. Hesselink Omaha Jay Hesselink Heselink Fred Hesselink Jack Andeweg Monroe Roy Andeweg John Weyers J. Hellinga B. Andeweg Pella

Miss Fox Learns to Fly a Rising Commercial Pilot Hope

Miss Fox daughter of Dr and Mrs G C Fox has been in Charles City practicing flying in Elias Kolenbrander s plane at Bert Ver Meer farm airport. She is licensed and pursuing a commercial pilot license to join other trained pilots. The article also lists Iowa communicable disease counts for the week ending September 10 1931 with cases of diphtheria scarlet fever typhoid smallpox measles whooping cough and meningitis and notes reporting requirements for schools.

Lena Willetts Ed. Willetts Knoxville Fred de Vries Gerrit de Vries Oskaloosa Latter Day Saints Des Moines George B. Orr Wilbur Fee Knoxville High School American Institute of Business Mahaska Hospital Penn College Central College Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery Sully Iowa Women’s Christian Temperance Union H. W. Pietenpol Anna Adams Gordon C. P. Dykstra C. Payne Loyal Temperance Legion Legion Florence Grandin Sarah Gosselink G. Gosselink, Jr Martha Firth Davenport Miss Fox GC. 1. Fox Charles Guy Elias Kolenbrander Bert Ver Meer Farm

Cordova Iowa Pellets and Local News Digest

Cordova and Red Rock notes report a first aid incident as the third child of the Sharp family suffers a burn from a kettle of scalded tomatoes. Community updates include student enrollments at Fair Oaks, marriages De Heer Caulkins and Sanders Vickroy in Rock Island, and local travel and visits with residents in Cordova, Red Rock, and Knoxville.

Second Reformed Aid Society G. Tysseling D. W. de Witt G. H. Gosselink Women’s Missionary Society Cordova Iowa Fair Oaks Junella van Dery Berg Angeline Waardhuizen Delos van den Berg Marjorie Bricker Donald Ford Peternella Sneller Betty Ford Wilma van den Berg Randolph Perky Chester Bricker Junior Waardhuizen Frank van Dyke Joe Sneller Elmer Waardhuizen Leona Blom Jennie van Dyke Jake Sneller Marjorie Blom Beverly Muilenberg Dorothy Wasrdhuizen Joana van den Berg Cling Daubenspeck Fred Karrs E. B. Rinehart Pete van Hemert Wynstekers de Moines Dunreath Red Rock Dewey Ford J. M. Hart Flora Buwalda Warren Richabaugh Richard Virginia Sharp Knoxville Jiggs Maggie Henry Muilenberg John Perky Roy Karr Labor Loyd Shilting and Eddyville Oskaloosa Clarence Core Pella Alberta Ated Dallas Sanders-Vickroy William Sanders Lois L. Vickroy Rock Island Ilinois Herman de Heer William al Sanders Lois William Vickroy Knoxville High School Ray Sharp R. M. Hart Newton George Dailey Leo Taylor Des Moines Caldwallengar Melvin Butts Detroit Michigan Butts

Chronicle Health Rules Urge Teacher Vigilance on Disease

The revised Health Department rules stress reporting any disease case in schools without a physician present. Teachers offer the best chance to spot early symptoms during school hours and should ensure the presence of a school nurse or be trained to watch for signs such as fever headaches sore throat or cough to prevent spread.

State Department of Health Iowa Woodbury Jefferson Boone Cerro Gordo Sioux

Proclamation at McKinley’s Death from Roosevelt and Stubenrauch

Two proclamations dated 1901 designate Thursday Sept 19 as a day of mourning for President William McKinley. The texts praise McKinley’s life, leadership, and Christian fortitude, calling for national unity and reverence in the wake of his assassination.

Theodore Roosevelt United States of America United States Washington A. D John Hay Iowa Pella Canton Ohio J. H. Stubenrauch William McKinley McKinley

Hay losses rise from spontaneous combustion claim

Every tenth load of hay produced in this country is lost through spontaneous combustion, according to chemists of Department of Agriculture.

Department of Agriculture

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Gerald Paardekooper Black Vander Beek P. Kleinendorst Montezuma G. Vander Wal A. T. Vander Beek Neal Schuring Joe de Geest A. P. Vander Beek Mr. and G. T. Vander Beek Leighton Eldeen Club Eastern Star Meeting Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Hall Leona Reuvers Edit Thompson Mae Thomassen Mesdames G. F. Sadler F. F. Carpenter H. L. Leibrock Paul Grundman District Meeting OF Chiropractors Central District Chiropractice Association L. M. Henry North Main Street Bernie Mulder Donna Judith Gretchen Fennema Mary Jane Baron Triple-Tre Club Triple-Tre John Gaass Pela Bridge Club Arthur Kiein Battle Ridge School Lucille den Adel Lucille Klein Antoinette Rietveld Mary Groetveld Vera Sedrel Winifred Hesselink Margaret Vanden Berg Earl Klein J. P. Klein W. A. van Vark Frank Warner Warner Denburger Union Park H. A. Veenstra J. F. Dykstra Harold Thomassen G. G. Thomassen C. W. van Vark World Wide Guild Vera Sadler Ladies Aid Society Hattie van der Meulen Paul Lautenbach Wm. Cook Hattie van Cleave Elmwood Inn Anna Sherman R. A. Awtry West Second Reformed Church Fellabith School Willetts DE Vries van Roekel Unn North Harold ‘North John van Roekel A. T. van Roekel Nebi Chas, Bready Methodist, Church Clare McCauley Max Kuyk Ben Kuyk Kuyk Peter de Cook Women’s Federated Club Helen Kryper H. C. Payne Edward Payne J. M. Cox W. G. Vander Ploeg P. H. Kuyper Public Schools Womens Federated Club C. I. Fox Y. T. van Niewaal C. Agchenbrenner G. A. Stout J. Ulric Jewel Peterson Wilbur Vibra Ruth Dykstra Savahone Marjorie Baron Irene Boot Florence Larson Wayne Wilson John Byron de Kock Gradus de Kock Frank le Cocq Harvey Coal Vanderzyl Bros Jessie Sadler Drouth Grasshoppers Ideal Pharmacy Martin Paardekooper Lla Fox Black Hawk O'Brien Fred Karr van Hemert II Chronicle Weekly Health Message Grundman’s Golden Beau‘ul J.C. Penney Co. Department Franklin Street Pella, Iowa
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