Miners Try to Force Union at Iowa Mine
A mob of 175 to 200 miners blocked roads near Liter and Palmquist mine nine miles southwest of Pella. They demanded owner John Liter sign up workers with the union. When refused, gravel was thrown at a coal truck, shattering two doors and injuring three. A sheriff and deputies intervened. Liter offered a deadline to decide, with another confrontation planned for Saturday morning.
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Marion County Union
Liter
Palmquist
Pella
Knoxville
John Liter
Sease
John Hackett
Hackett
Rus
Howell Station
Grundman
Lubberden
Bill Grostveld
Groetveld
Pelle
Grand Jury Returns Kidnapping Case Tied to Robbery
The story reports a Keokuk grand jury hearing in Sigourney with Justice Fred Bartow presiding. Jewell pleaded not guilty to the charges. Mertz and L A Chillead are described as guilty and jailed, with bond set Monday for Oskaloosa.
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Tex
Sonday
Keoik Grand Jury
Fred. Bartow
Sigourney
Jewell
Mertz
L. A
Encod Bonda
Herald
The Model Has Novel September Overcoat Sale
The Model Clothing Co sponsors a September overcoat sale with a trade in offer. Bring worn coats for $2.50 to $4.50 off a new overcoat and excess coats go to Welfare League for free distribution. Limited to September.
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Model Clothing Go
Welfare League
Trucks Collide Near Four Mile Crossing West of Pella
Two loaded trucks collide while traveling east near the four mile crossing on highway 63 west of Pella. Driver Wilfred Van Gorp escapes injury while Gerrit Vander Wilt is unharmed. Van Gorp’s vehicle overturns, losing its cargo as boards tear from Vander Wilt’s truck and part of the corn supply spills.
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Wilfred van Gorp
Gerrit Vander Wilt
Four Mile
Pella
van der Wilt
van Gorp
Relics from 70 Years Ago Shown at Ideal Pharmacy
In the east window of Ideal Pharmacy, owner Martin Paardekooper displays relics tracing back to the 1860s. Pieces include an old Fr Brinkhoff prescription file, a mortar pestle, a Dutch pharmacopoeia, and the U.S. Dispensatory from 1865. Brinkhoff built multiple blocks in Pella and served on the city council and school board.
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Ideal Pharmacy
Martin Paardekooper
Fr Brinkhoff
Pella
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Brinkhoff
Stobbelaar
Paarde- Kooper
Holland
Bh Brinkhoff
U. S
Preach at Bethany Church Sunday Afternoon Service
Rev. Jacob Prins of the Second Reformed church will conduct services at the Bethany formed church north of the city on Sunday afternoon. The service will begin at 1 o'clock.
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Jacob Prins
Second Reformed Church
Pella Commercial Instructor Resigns Due to Illness
Miss Dorothy Anderson, commercial instructor at Pella high school, resigned from the Pella public schools Tuesday because of illness. She is reported to be suffering a nervous breakdown and has returned to her home in Atlantic. Miss Bernice Van Buren is filling the vacancy for the present.
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Dorothy Anderson
Pella
Pension Office Seeks Birth Age Proof and Records
The Coun ty Old Age Pension Commission asks applicants to bring birth and age evidence such as family Bible records naturalization papers marriage licenses and tax receipts. Provide property ownership details and addresses and ages of children and male grandchildren. Examiner Hollebrands urges meeting all applicants as soon as possible.
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County Old Age Pension Commission
Hollebrands
Santa Claus Day Back in Pella Possible This Year
Dr. J. J. Lubbers new Central College president spoke at a Chamber of Commerce meeting noting enrollment up to 192 with potential to exceed 200. He discussed the 2 year normal course, scholarship rebates ending, and the Emergency Fund plan. The chamber praised scholarships supporting student access and Lubbers announced Mennenga’s release for parent outreach.
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C. Smorenberg
C.F. Dykstra
Gary Vogelant
Lubbers
J. J. Lubbers
Central College
Pella
Central
Chamber of Commerce
G. H. Mennenga
Pella High Eleven Falls to Colfax in Season Opener
The Pella team lost 13 to Colfax in Friday night play. The backfield showed teamwork while line weakness hurt the effort. Coach Wilkins drills the line for the Knoxville game this Saturday. D Menning Vander Zyl and G Bevans stood out for Pella.
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Colfax
Pella
Wilkins
Knoxville
D. Menning
Vander Zyl
G. Bevans
Fred Dekker Named in $5,000 Damage Suit
Knoxville Iowa Stanley Haw Ottumwa Ta traveling salesman names Mid Continental Petroleum Co and Fred Dekker Marion County defendants in a $5,000 damage suit arising from an auto collision on Highway 63 in March. Haw says Dekker drove an oil truck and failed to stop before entering the highway.
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Knoxville
Stanley Haw
Ottumwa
Mid-Continent
Petroleum, Co
Fred Dekker
Marion County
Haw
Dekker
Prairie couple lose home to overnight fire at softball event
Dick Dalton and his wife, farmers near Prairie, were at a softball tournament when a red glow appeared on the horizon. They returned to find their farm house destroyed. Dalton recalled cashing his corn hog check the day before and leaving the money in the house. The blaze produced heavy smoke and an $80 money loss is noted.
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Prairie Guy
Dick Dalton
Dalton
Chamber Takes Steps To Keep Woodrow Here
At a Tuesday night Chamber of Commerce meeting in Pella concerns were raised that the Woodrow Washer Company may relocate to another city to secure working capital for growth. The chamber moved to devise a plan to keep the plant in town, noting increased payroll and nationwide dealer interest under new management and exploring a possible residents purchase of the plant to prevent loss.
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Chamber of Commerce
Woodrow Washer Company
Pella
United States
J Stiernemann Dies Sudden in Otley at 59
John Q Stiernemann died suddenly Monday at 6 PM near a garage in Otley from heart failure. Aged 59 years four months and 29 days, he was married to Sophia Breen on Sept 28 1908 and would have marked their 81st anniversary if he lived. He is survived by his widow, son Jacob, his mother Jacob Stiernemann, brother Herman, sister Minnie McChurch, nephew Leon Baker, and niece Helen Barr. Funeral services are in Otley with interment in Monroe.
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John Q. Stiernemann
Otley
Jacob
Stiernemann
Ote
Sophia May Breen
Jacob Stiernemann
Herman Stiernemann
Minnie McChurch
Des Moines
Leon J. Baker
Helen Barr
Monroe
Gathering Small Pigs for Relief in Knoxville
A Knoxville report notes an outsize pool of small pigs over corn hog limits will be redistributed for famine relief. Authorities expect to obtain about 20 to 200 pigs, with the aim of aiding relief efforts as last week.
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Knoxville
Rainfall in August and September Brings Fresh Pasture Life
August rainfall totaled 15 1 10 inches and September up to Tuesday 8 2 16 inches. Pos notes six-year moisture shortfalls with 104 inches total for 6 years and 8 ½ feet overall, promising renewed alfalfa prospects if favorable weather continues.
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John A. Pos
Pos
First Number Lecture Course On October 4
The Lecture Course Committee of Central College plans a season of top notch entertainments starting October 4 with the Slaviansky Russian Chorus. Other artists include Chiapasso Pyre and Poppe. Season tickets are 2.26 for six numbers, making high quality arts affordable for Pella residents.
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Central College
Hange
Gretel
Chicago Art Theater
Maud Sheerer
Captain McMillan
Slaviansky Russian Chorus
Dmitry Alexandrovich -Slaviansky
Pella
Chiapasso
Pyre
New York
Poppe
Special Service at Open Bible Church Friday Evening
Rev Charles Leaming, pastor of the Open Bible Church Ottumwa and Iowa state supervisor, will be guest speaker at Friday evening service. Mrs Leaming assists the Rippees this week with piano and singing talents.
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Church of the
Open Bible
Charles Leaming
Leaming
Open’ Bible Church
Ottumwa
Iowa
Central Opens Football Season Under Lights Friday
Central College gridiron squad, with ten days of practice, begins Iowa Conference play Friday at 8 pm under college lights. Coach Casey returns seven lettermen and several promising freshmen as they pursue a tougher conference schedule and improved passing and running game against Buena Vista.
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Central College
College Athletic Field
Contexe
Bae
Storm Laka
Bouna Vista
Casey
Keister
Sweet
Central
L. E. Westra
L.T
Leavengood
L. G
Hunt
Satchett
Teas
Underhill
R. G
Merisst
Kolenbrander
R. T. Geery
R. E. Reimer
Quarter
Kregel
Whittenburg
J. H. Wells
R. H
Smith
F. B. Berkey
Navy Recruiting Officer Visits City in Pella
A Navy Recruiting Officer from Des Moines visited Pella last Friday and left recruitment literature at the post office. Residents seeking literature may call there, or visit the main recruiting station in Des Moines at the old Post Office building at Fifth and Court streets. Enlistees should come in the morning and bring a birth certificate.
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A. C. Tingley
U. S. Navy
Des Moines
Pella
Fifth and Court Streets
Ten Golden Rules For Happiness
A condensed list of maxims attributed to Grenville Kleiser urging a simple life, frugality, constructive thinking, gratitude, mood control, generosity, work and prayer, closeness to God, and daily daylight living.
General Johnson denounces national vette strike
Gen Hugh Johnson, NRA administrator, on Friday night charged the nationwide strike is in absolute violation of an understanding he reached with James McMahon, president of the United Textile Workers union. The claim involves the strike and related actions amid acrimony and legal considerations.
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Hugh Johnson
NRA
Vette
Jemias McMahon
Ited Textile’ Workers
McMahon
Numerous State and National News Bits Mixed Content
A digest includes claims on a Morro Castle fire likely not arson, wage suit by Darrell Bolton against Universal Carloading in Sioux City, and a Des Moines river valley lake project plan. It also notes Iowa bandits, Hollywood street cleanup, a Boise dog death, a Jefferson County physician’s fatal fall, a Moline death mystery, and various political and labor items including AFL tensions and Mellon tax dispute.
Henry J Vanden Berg Treasures Central College 34 Years
Henry J Vanden Berg marks his 35th year as treasurer of Central College. Since 1899 he has guided finances from a $6 000 budget to past $50 000 and back, coordinating building projects and an athletic field expansion. He worked alone, often burning midnight oil, and faced debt days of over $100 000 with careful accounting and frugal stewardship.
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H. J. Vanden Berg
Central College
Vanden Berg
Ee der
Garrisson
Beyl
Bailey
Andas
Dra. Holtman
Wesselink
Deneers
van den Berg
Pella
Vandén Berg
New Central
Vanden Bere
Leases at Standard Oil Station on Broadway
Advertisements announce that station employees Ray Holsbergen and Peter Lubberden along with Messrs Holabergen and Teberden leased the corner Standard Oil service station at Franklin and Broadway. They call on old and new customers to share in their national stamp effort and invite all who call.
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Ray Holsbergen
Peter Lubberden
Standard Oil Service
Franklin
Broadway
Rome
Snine soe by ea A nds
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F. W. Brinkhoff
The
Bethany Church
DR. Lubbers
Pella High Eleven
McOca
Jennie. Forscongresy
J. Stiernemann
Benna Vista
Navy
Grenville Kleiser
Morro Castle
Dickerson N. Hoover
Steamboat Inspection Service
Department of Commerce
Darrell F. Bolton
Universal Carloading & Distributing Co
Sioux City
Bolton
Town
Masta
West Okibeji
Spirit
Clear Lakes
Des Moines River
Madrid
Boone River
Webster City
Hollywood
Cal
Board of Public Works
EB. W. Elby
Boise
Idaho
R. B. Stephenson
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Hospital
Rock Island
Harry Vance
Moline
Ill
Eno
James Roosevelt
Davenport
Town City
Shrine Auditorium
Des Moinee Register
Thomas E. Gannon
Cot
St. Paul
Minn
Homer van Meter
Dillinger
Margaret Roumell
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Treasury
Andrew J. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Penna
Board’ of Tax Appeals
Mellon
Klin Atte
Satafany Anil
Ie Mount
Northfield
Mass
Dr. Speer
Speer
Soutidge_ commission
Satta
Cornell Blutts
Satur
Maxwell
Samuel Insull
Propery
Henry J. Vanden Berg
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