Pella Scene Sees Wide Ties To Des Moines and Prairie City
Des Moines visitors Reverend F L Roper recalls Central College days in Pella while evangelistic work in Barnes City continues. Miss Bertha Smorenburg visits Des Moines. Mrs. Spanskeren’s family heads to Mesa Arizona. Gravel work begins on Primary Road No 2 west of town. multiple trucks unload daily. Local social notes show many residents visiting relatives in Monroe Newton and Oskaloosa with church groups and schools active.
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F. L. Roper
Des Moines
Pella
Chronicle
Roper
Central College
Barnes City
Prairie City
Polk County
Prairie City News
A. L. Dykstra
Monroe
Miss Lydia Ter Louw Visits Des Moines Friends
Miss Lydia Ter Louw traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday to spend time with friends, enjoying a social visit and local hospitality.
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Lydia Ter Louw
Des Moines
Hessian Fly Threatens Iowa Winter Wheat
County agents report worsening Hessian fly pressure across southern Iowa with a potential county wide epidemic looming. In Marion County nearly 10 000 bushels of wheat damaged, Steven Jenkins in Knoxville reports severe losses after sowing wheat too early. State Entomologist Fenton and Warren county tests at Spring Hill aim to establish safe planting dates, with County Agent Overly assisting in validating these findings.
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Iowa
Spring Hill
Warren County
Marion County
Steven Jenkins
Knoxville
Jenkins
Ernest Covey
Chronicle
F. ¥. Fenton
Overly
Old Settlers Day at Baptist Church Commemorates Pioneers
The Sunday service at the Baptist church honored early community settlers. Mrs. Mary Todd spoke, noting her arrival in 1843 and her family’s role as charter members. Other speakers included Mrs. Sarah Richardson and Miss Elizabeth Butt, granddaughters of area pioneers.
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Baptist Church
Mary Todd
First Baptist Church
Pella
Sarah Richardson
Elizabeth Butt
33rd Iowa Veteran Dies on Bussey Street
John Fry, a 78 year old Civil War veteran from Co. H of the 33rd Iowa Infantry, died on Bussey Street Tuesday morning of last week. He had visited town from a nearby home, complained of illness, then collapsed while walking. Physicians deemed heart failure the cause.
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John Fry
Co. H
Iowa Infantry
Bussey
Strangers Took Tracy Man's Sunday Clothes
Tracy Iowa report describes two men posing as painters who stayed the night at Tom Risewick home then vanished, taking a dark blue suit and leaving faded pants and tan oxfords along the road. Marion County sheriff and Paul Little investigated. locals express hope the thief is caught and punished.
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Eliott
Marion Country
Paul Little
Tracy
Overcoats Offered by Vander Linden in Plains Two Tones
M Vander Linden advertises ready to wear overcoats in two tones with plaid backs and plains options. Prices listed as 21.00 26.00 and 29.60 for custom orders.
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Rene” Vander Linden
Asi
M. Vander Linden
Sleep Recovery After Two Consecutive Nights Lost
A health note states it takes about 15 days for the average human body to fully recover from the effects of losing two consecutive nights of sleep, underscoring the lasting impact on rest and well being.
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W. J. Spanskeren
Betty
C. Aschenbrenner
Mesa
Arizona
H. M. Tyselling
Lincoln
Nebr
T. A. Tyselling
Lacona
Oskaloosa
J. P. Klein
G. G. Thomassen
Aid Society
The
Second Reformed Church
G. J. Mahanke
Waterloo
Nellie Post
Henry Bakker
Firth, Nebr
A. B. van Houweling
Henry Stitsma
J. M. Cox
van Niewaal
C. H. Burr
Leon
Ohio
Elizabeth Platt
C. P. Burr
Anna
Youngstown
J. H. Reuvers
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Will J. de Bruyn
California
W. F. Crew
Miss Mary
Anna Howell Clarkson
L. Popma’s
John P. de Cook
Koen de Cook
Ela Boggs
A. C. Valkenburg
Albert de Radd
Here
Alton Democrat
Bert Olivier
Margaret
Edgerton
Minn
C. F. Dykstra
Roy Vanider Linden
Marjorie Sloane
A. C. Kuyper
Newton
Miss Helen
Q. L. Rysdam
Genevieve Little
A. T. Brom of
R. R. Beard
Casper
Wyo
Wyoming
Allie van Gorp
Denver
Bethesda Sanitorium
Jeanette
H. Kuperas
Leighton
L. J. Eller
F. R. Gambell
Emmet Awtry of
Sully
Jeanette van Roekel
Orange City
Joe de Hoog
Colorado
John Laschuit
Oskaloosa Hospital
Mizpah Guild
G. H. Waechter
Julia Post
Herman Johnson
Pleasantville
Walter de Wit
J.V. Lankelma
Marshalltown
Carrie Edmand
Indianola
Simpson College
Woodruff Giorgetti Clothing
W. Cooney
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Groenwald
Klose Krotch
Carter's Union
R. V. Hayes
Harold Lyle
Mr. Hayes
M. de Reus
Dick van Zee
Dena Vander Pol
J. J. Busquet
Lloyd Roach
Tama
W. M. van Nimwegen
Alton
Arlo Wielard
Omaha
N. Brand
Eva Welle
Helene Welle
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine Co. OF
Bussey Street
Tracy Man
Cassimeres
Y. T. van Niewaal
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