Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry Reunion Remains History
The Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry, formed 1862, held biennial reunions dating back to Oskaloosa, Sigourney, Pella, and Knoxville. By 1933 only a handful remained, with the last member, Martin Englesma, near Des Moines. The regiment fought at Helena and Jenkins Ferry, later marching through Arkansas, Mobile campaigns, and the end near Appomattox before muster-out in Davenport on August 8 1865.
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Thirty-Third
Iowa Infantry
Pella
Iowa
Eut
Marion County
Keokuk County
Mahaska
America
Regimentas
Oskaloosa
Sigourney
Knoxville
Martin Englesma
Des Moines
Samuel A. Rice
Clarendon
Ark
Jenkins Ferry
C. H. Mackey
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Helena
Little Rock
Thirty- Third
Lower
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mobile
Spanish Fort
Blakely
Lee
Grant
Appomatox
Mexico
Maximilian
Davenport
Scholte Heights street improvements move forward in Pella
The city council's second meeting of the month approved a petition for street improvements in Scholte Heights. Sewers watermains sidewalks and grading will be provided with the residents agreeing to pay half the grade cost and waiving objections. The Wapello Oil Company driveway permit at Washington and Broadway was granted with limits, and the council opposed storage tanks in riskier locations to avoid higher fire insurance hazards.
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Scholte Heights
Pella
Wapello Oil Company
Washington and
Broadway
Methodist Church Sold to New Congregation in Pella
The Pella Methodist church building and parsonage were sold this week to a new congregation started by a Michigan minister who held meetings there two weeks earlier. T Idema, superintendent of the Home for the Aged, is among the new trustees. price reported as 5000 dollars for the church and adjacent parsonage.
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Pella Methodist
Michigan
T. Idema
Home For the
New Deputy Appointed at Clerk of Court Office
Maurice Harlan started Monday as deputy clerk of the district court, taking over from Irvin Pace who returned to Town State College Ames. Harlan, son of Dr. and Mrs. W L Harlan of Knoxville, studied two years at Grinnell college, qualifying him for the post. Pace had served over a year.
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Maurice Harlan
District Court
Irvin Pace
Town State College
Ames
Maurice
W. L. Harlan
Knoxville
Grinnell College
Irvin
Renaud Safe on French Soil After Plymouth Trip
In a letter from Paris dated September 6 1927 E Renaud recounts arrival on the S S Volendam from Hoboken with wheat cargo and describes a Rotterdam stop August 30 and a tour of De Kock relatives. He notes rebuilding in Zone 1 and 2 and artillery ruins, praising trains roads and friendly reception.
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Paris
Mr. Young
Pella Chronicle
H. H. Sadler
Plymouth
England
Hoboken
N. J
S. S. Volendam
J. de Koening
Rotterdam
Holland
de Kocks
Will
Zone 1
Car Not Stolen in Pella as Authorities Trace Ford
Arnold Hiemstra and wife reported their Ford vanishing from Franklin Street in Pella. Marshall Dennis traced the plate number via county records, locating the vehicle near the Bell Clothing House. John Hackett and Tony Clark drove it from a bank area. Hackett agreed to reimburse the $2.20 telephone costs, and the car was returned to its owner.
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Pella
Arnold Hiemstra
Mr. Hiemstra
Franklin Street
C. W. Dennis
Marion County
Pella Motor Company
Paul Boertje
Bell Clothing House
Security State Bank
Dennis
John Hackett
Tony Clark
Tony Clark Came Out of the Bank and Started To Get Into the Car. Mr. Dennis
John
Pete van Zante
Pete
Pella Motor Co
Hiemstra
Mr. Ford
Chicken thieves active in southwest Marion area
A thief prowled the Charles Beechout farm west of Columbia between 4 and 5 AM last week, stealing chickens. The hired man heard the disturbance and saw the intruder flee, likely escaping in a car parked about a quarter mile away. No identification possible due to darkness.
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Charles Beechout
Columbia
Veterans meeting call for Marion county Civil War veterans
Marion County Soldiers and Sailors Assn Comrades issues a bugle call to marshal the Old Guard of Civil War veterans. It warns of thinning ranks and calls members to assemble at the courthouse on Thursday October 6 at 10 a.m. W H Barker vice president and H D McCoy secretary urge participation.
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Marion County
Court House
H. H. Barker
H. D. McCoy
Drop In Temperature Brings Rain To Pella The Chronicle
After three weeks of record warmth in September, Pella saw a cool change on Saturday evening as rain arrived. Morning temperatures dropped from 54 at 6:30, to 44 Monday and 40 Tuesday, while the corn crop benefits from the cooler, wetter spell. Prospects for a good harvest improve as seed corn is gathered along the Des Moines road and pastures regain moisture for feed for a month or six weeks. Iowa’s crop reputation remains strong, with Pella in a favorable section of the state.
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Pella
the Chronicle
Des Moines
Iowa
Grand Old State
Stiff sentence for drunken driving in Bechly court
Everett McCarty of Wellman received a one year jail term and a $500 fine plus costs for driving while intoxicated, with suspended sentence on good behavior due to inability to pay. He, arrested by Sheriff Gregson, struck Catherine Barber's car near Brooklyn, plus her sister Maude Barber was present. both cars were damaged. A second note says Sophomore-Freshman Tug of War is scheduled for Thursday across the Ver Meer pond.
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Jude Frank Bechly
Everett McCarty
Wellman
Jor McCarty
Johnson Brothers
Brooklyn
Catherine Barber
Perry
Maude Barber
Lansing
Mich
Ward
Montezuma
Date Gregson
McCarty
Rainy Saturday Evening Sparks Two Vehicle Collisions
Blinding rain on Saturday evening led K Vander Waal to crash into a road end of a driveway by Wm Kelderman on Oskaloosa Street near the Verought filling station. Mrs Vander Waal and their child were thrown through the windshield and injured. Both drivers escaped serious harm, though both cars were damaged. Later, Henry Van Bakeren halted on Main Street to adjust the engine and was struck by a passing car with a Wapello number, thrown several feet and lightly cut on the face but not seriously hurt.
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K. Vander Waal
Wm. Kelderman
Oskaloosa Street
Verought
Thirty-Third Iowa Reunion Highlights From 1907
In Pella the Thirty-Third Iowa held a reunion echoing the 1907 Chronicle report. Registered regimental officers included Colonel C. H. Mackey of Sigourney and Major John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa. Of officers and enlisted men 172 attended, along with 51 visiting veterans. Company G had 20 members, six from Pella, with Tom W. Cox of Pella leading the reunion committee.
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Iowa
Pella
Chronicle
C. H. Mackey
Sigourney
John F. Lacey
Oskaloosa
Tom W. Cox
Pella Car Collision on OsKaloosa Road
Walter Doyle of Oskaloosa and Walter Johnson of Pella drove together on the Pella road six miles northwest of Oskaloosa Tuesday night. Doyle’s car plunged over an embankment while Johnson’s flipped across a ditch and bank. Doyle’s party, including his mother and another occupant, were cut and bruised and treated in town by Gus Drinkle. Stories differed on the cause.
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Walter Doyle
Oskaloosa
Walter Johnson
Pella
Doyle
Johnson
Gus Drinkle
Times Globe
County and State Tax Levies Reduced at Meeting
County board of supervisors reduced state and county tax levies by one and a half mills from last year. The state levy drops one mill and the county half a mill, totaling about 38 mills. School and city levies await valuation completion.
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County Board of Supervisors
New Officers for the Legion in Pella Post
The American Legion post elected new officers for the coming year led by commander Carl Beyers, with Dr. George Lankelma stepping aside as district commander. W. D. Van Sittert was reelected adjutant as the post prepares to begin October activities and pursue reunions for the Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry. Reverend J. C. Kendrick, a former local veteran, spoke to the group and recalled past service in Marion County.
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American Legion
George Lankelma
Seventh Congressional District
Gus van Houweling
W. A. Young
Ed Hoeksema
Sgt. At Arms
Pete Bloem
John Hackert
A. W. Gysen
Matt Hoeksema
Andrew Buwalda
Kamp Wormhoudt
Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry
J. C. Kendrick
Kendrick
Pella
Mr. Kendrick
Marion County
Thirty-Third
Attica
Pasadena
California
Old Soldiers Enjoy Reunion at Pella Twenty-First Gathering
The Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry reunion held in Pella marks its twenty-first gathering with 15 registered Wednesday and expected total near 25. Veterans, ages 79 to 88, arrived with families and shared talks, music, and memories under the American Legion aegis at the County Memorial Building.
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Thirty-Third
Iowa Infantry
Pella
American Legion Post
Legion
Simon de Haan
George Lankelma
Larkin Martin
Oklahoma City
Messrs
Kempkes
Ver Steeg
Henry
Lankelma
John Keuning
Central College
Abraham Lincoln
John Kendrick
Pasadena
California
Kendrick
S.A. Gose
J. A. Newman
Wm. Harding
H. J. Vander Wan
Orange City
Chronicle
Notice to Golf Players Seeks Meeting Friday on Proposed Course
Interested golfers are asked to meet at Van Rheenen's Bootery at 3 PM Friday September 23 to review the proposed grounds north of town. R J McKee of Des Moines will attend to offer expert opinions on the site.
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van Rheenen
Bootery
R. J. McKee
Des Moines
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Seat OF War
T. W. Cox
Council
Methodist
Renaud
Marion
Veterans Meeting
Ver Meer Pond
Oskaloosa Road
Carl Beyers
W. D. van Sittert
Veterans OF Thirty-Third
Cal
R. A. Miller
Melcher
S. A. Gose
Pleasantville
Clark Wilson
Audubon
Amos Gray
Eddyville
Robert E. Likes
John C. Howe
Eureka Springs
G Larkin Martin
S. R. Sipma
Alton
H T. M. Thomas
North English
Dennis Terry
J. H. Ridgeway
Nevada
Frank Smith
Chariton
S. S.’ Sipma
Grand Rapids
Grand Army
United States
Congress
Minnesota
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