Melon Champion Visit South Of Pella Chronicle
Journal of a weekly visit with Chronicle subscribers visits to John Robertus champion melon grower near Pella, G Vanden Berg on a hillside farm, and the De Jong home. Narrator notes 25 tons shipped, mixed family history, dogs, nuts, and local farming details amid a casual road survey of 1930s rural Iowa life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robertus
Mr. Goemaat
Harold Sack
Vanden Berg
Butts
Goemaat
Johanna
Wilma
John
Abraham
Everet
Mr. Vanden Berg
Holland
Vanden Bergs
Dick de Jong
Jacob
Leighton
de Song
G. H. Gosselink
de Jong
Hattie Johnson
Old Country
Henry
James
Gladys
Evelyn
Rock Island
Edna Hackett
Porterville Stars
Bastian Goemaat
Bastian J
Adams
Clear Lake
Abe Joes
Faith as the theme of a Sunday Baptist sermon
Rev. R. T. Nordlund preached on faith at the Baptist church, using the ord text and the mustard seed to illustrate growth. He cited a missionary story of renewed health and 30 years of service, urging believers to put Christ first and rise above petty offenses for a more forgiving life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine the Great
Anthony
Miss Anthony
Catherine
The
Baptist Church
R. T. Nordlund
Nordlund
Mission Board
Christ
Courage Of Marge O'Doone On Arctic Train Night
Library notes praise Curwood's Courage Of Marge O'Doone as an exciting Alaska era tale of heroism and peril. It also reviews Helen Grace Carlisle's Beginnings a historical novel about exiles from England to Holland and the Mayflower voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge O'Doone
Curwood
Carlisle
Helen Grace Carlisle
England
Holland
Miss Carlisle
Proofreaders Note on Irregular Plurals and Spelling
A playful riddle on plural forms explains common irregular plurals such as oxen geese mice and teeth. It humorously contrasts regular endings with oddities like box boxes vs boxen. It ends by questioning standard plural shifts with examples including kine beet and beeth.
Language quirks and jokes on plural forms and liquor advice
A humorous excerpt explores irregular plurals and pronouns, noting how words like kiss and cat change in plural, and pokes fun at old spellings. It asks if any respected business leader, lawyer, or judge truly advocates liquor to improve employees or clients.
Drink and safety in law and faith surveys
Questioning courts physicians educators and parents who promote liquor use to aid thinking or morality. The Western Christian Advocate cites Edgar Mac Dillin and Mrs. S J Menning of the W C T U urging restraint, with Lincoln and biblical lines on consequence. The piece questions alcohol as medicine or virtue and argues against drinking.
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United States
Edgar Mac Dillin
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Chronicle
John Rebertus
Pella
G. Vanden Berg
B. Goemaat
Neal Goema
Robertus
Mabel Poffenburger
Koen Verrips
Ida Hurwitz
Sumner
Iowa
Land of the Living
Cudahy Packing Co
Aurora
New Orleans
Robertus Haveeen
Darlene
Maxine
Huber
S. Porterville
Mabel van Zant
Old Manoa
Allan
the Jedge
Jedge
Towhit County
Deacon Shackeltine
Kentucky
Shackletine
Manoa
Borden
Russia
Rome
Moscow
Danzig
Madeleine
Paris
Oskaloosa
Collegians
Library Notes
Abraham Lincoln
B.T.U
Otley
Gezel Car Shop
Gexel Blacksmith Shop
E. Hollebrands
Rozenberg Radio Shop
Pella Publi
Gaass
Chas. F. Dy
Dr. T. G. Fultz Co
Kuyper Jacob Plender
John “van” Rheenen
Peal Grugdman Carter
Giatenes van Vark
ILMEN
John Blommers
Bert van Vark
A. Vander Wal
A.h. Rozenberg
van’ Dusseldorp
I. Vander Linden
B. M. Frush
Bert Baron
P. van Sittert Tmhoudt
George Kstra
H. A. Veen
COUN
Sch Co
Kuyper’s
North Side Square
M. C. Verhey
Heerema Drug Store
Osteopathic
DRS. Kramer & Kramer
Nellie D
H. H
Washington Street
F. F. Carpenter
Franklin Street
Dr. C. I. Fox
Liberty Streets
J. J. Subenga, M.D
Reese M. Jones
Don L. Kenny
Frank T. Metcalf
Ira ‘A. Ward
Ruby ‘Richerd
Sadie Batten
Robert T. Johnson
F. M. Roberts
Harold Clements
M Henry
Wm, van Sittert
Amer al
SAN Legion Xiliary
H. Byers
Wm, van
Ed. le Coca
R. C. Amidon
P. E. O. Society
Nettie van Houweling
Clair_ Waechter
Lillian Payne
CENTR
S. Superint
First Reformed Church
Anthony Haverkamp
Wm. Bosc
Pesent
Anthony Tyaseling
G. _Menning
W. Gysen
Second Christian Reformed Church
D. Hollebeek
S. 8
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Vas
J. Danhof
B. H
Keable
Dr. Aschenbrenner
H. C. Payne
Broadway
Nger
Des Moines
Keokuk
Eldon
Wabash
Howell
Ofice
Square
Pin Street
Chevrolet Service
WHITE
S. Sgt Auto CO
Chevrolet
P. van Niewaal Coal Co
Udell L. Hendricks Insurance Agency
College Inn Cafe
Elmer Nichols
Star Auto Co
Hoeksema & Tromp Wood Working
United Paint & Body Co
Wormhoudt & Plette
van Zante
Harry Worth
Monroe
Vans Motor Service
Ed van Gorp
Liter Coal Co
Bos & Wynberg
A. J. Buwalda Phone
Cook & Son
Protec
Maty Steet
America
Scotch Woolen Mills
M. Vander Linden
Pella, Iowa
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