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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1936

Page

2

Local News Roundup From Pella and Surrounding Towns

Dr Shankland of St Louis passed through Pella on his way to Des Moines greeting friends. Tennis Tysseling of Ames attended his cousin Mrs P G Gaass funeral then returned home. Several residents returned from travel and visits including De Wit Van Houweling families and Doris Clark from Fairfield. Numerous social visits, church notices, and local errands are recorded with names and places in this community snapshot.

Dr. Shankland St. Louis Pella Des Moines Tennis Tysseling of Ames P. G. Gaass H. F. Clost Muskegon Mich Hattie van Cleave Henry Cox Omaha Nebraska Clarence van Dellen Cedar Rapids Margaret Nuerden Burlington Emma Blom Keone Tunis Tyrveling Mes Neparte Roe Miller Sonaland Hose Hill Bir R. de Reus Leimar Hayes Jue der Ploeg Jay van Hart Knoxville Eichorn James Devitt Oskaloosa Herman Nollen Missouri Ozarks Tennessee Mammoth Cave Cave Faye Indiana Mar Marion Nollen

Bids Sought for Automatic Stokers at Pella High

Sealed bids due October 8 1936 at 7 30 p m to Peter Van Sittert Secretary of the Board of Education Pella Iowa for installing automatic stokers and related equipment at Pella High School Construction Regulation Public Works Administration applies minimum wages set 75 cents for skilled 40 cents for unskilled plus 1 percent bid bond and 100 percent performance bond local preference Iowa materials and labor right to reject bids Rev Fr De Jong back from hospital recovering from recent operation.

Peter van Sittert Board of Education Pella Iowa Pella High School Public Works Administration Secretary of the Board of Education Board of Education of Independent School District

Local visits and a Bondurant mayoral death

Galesburg and nearby residents visited friends and relatives across last week including Miss Fay Poortinga and the Poortinga family in various homes. J A Haines 61 former Bondurant mayor died unexpectedly at his home, after a long career as contractor and builder in Bondurant.

J. A. Haines Bondurant Mr. Haines

City airport grant announced for Iowa City improvement

J. F. Sproatt city engineer announced Saturday that a $20,000 grant from the WPA will be used to improve the Iowa City municipal airport. The project aims to create one of the finest fields in the Midwest upon completion.

Iowa City WPA Midwest J. F. Sproatt

Tailors Offer Custom Suit Build by Scotch Tailors

If it’s a fit you want in your next suit or over coat let us measure you upright and have our Scotch Tailors build your next suit. Beautiful wool blends and fine linings three per suit for 23 dollars and 50 cents. M. Vander Linden.

M. Vander Linden

Hurricane strikes New York New Jersey shore center

A tropical hurricane roared ashore along the heavily populated New York New Jersey coast leaving one thousand miles of wreckage and at least 43 deaths in its wake. The furious storm battered urban areas, disrupted transportation, and prompted mass evacuations as officials brace for a long recovery.

New York-New Jersey Shore

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