New Federal Building For Pella On Its Way
Initial steps to secure a new federal building for Pella were taken at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Congressman Dowell and Postmaster Fisk urged action and an essay contest was proposed to gather data for the post office inspector visit. A Fall Festival will coincide with a paved highway opening celebration between Pella and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Hall
T. G. Fultz
Fisk
Ryan
Des Moines
C. C. Dowell
Bousquet
Here
L. F. Bousquet
Harvey Family Injured in Crash Near Black Oak Center
Kenneth Bean a Harvey banker sustained a badly lacerated face and leg. Mrs Bean had both jaw bones broken and their daughter lost four teeth and was injured as the result of a collision with a Pella Supply company truck shortly after 5 pm Monday near the Black Oak Center schoolhouse six miles east of the city on highway 63. Connie Van Roekel driver of the truck and companions Tommy Butt and Bill Van Zee were uninjured but shaken. The Ford sedan and the truck both damaged. Mrs Bean rushed to Mercy hospital in Oskaloosa for surgical care.
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Kenneth Bean
Harvey Banker
Pella Supply Company
Oskaloosa
Coon van Zee
Bean
Potatoes Stolen From South Pella Home
Mrs Ernest Turnipseed heard a noise in the basement of her home and found a man loading four bushels of potatoes into a Ford car with no license plates. The burglar, believed to be familiar with the house, entered through a window and fled. No clue identified the suspect.
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Ernest Turnipseed
Turnipseed
Pella High School
Attica
Essay contest bids for new Pella postoffice prize
Pella Chamber of Commerce offers first prize ten dollars and second prize five dollars for an essay not exceeding 150 words on Why Pella Needs and Should Have a New Postoffice Building. Entries due by October 4. The note urges civic involvement, outlines rules, and emphasizes community service over profit.
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Pella Chamber Commerce
Pella
Postoffice
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Central Plans Homecoming on Saturday October 25
Central outlines plans for its third homecoming to be held Saturday October 25 with a faculty committee and Henry Eggink as general student chairman coordinating sub committees for a complete program of entertainment. Alumni and friends are expected. only the date is set so far.
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Menninga
Miss Bailey
Dean Pietenpol
Henry Eggink
Hankamp
Classis
Leighton
C” Club
YM. C. A
Pietenpol
Nordlund
The
Baptist Church
Klein’s Grove
Third Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor Society
Water Is Lower Than For Years
The drought has left creeks and rivers in southeastern Iowa at record lows. William Wiser, long-time Marion County supervisor candidate, notes the Des Moines River is the lowest in his lifetime and both the Des Moines and Skunk rivers are shallow enough to wade. He warns the situation will worsen without rain as signs fail in the region.
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Iowa
William Wiser
Marion County Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Skunk
Carpenters Fall From Roof of Barn on Van Gorp Farm
While shingling a barn on the P. H. Van Gorp farm near Bussy Saturday morning the scaffold broke sending four carpenters N A De Reus Walter Donai and John and Leonard Van Ee to the ground above a bed of rocks De Reus sustained bruises and possible internal injuries but later was reported improving. the others were uninjured and the incident was considered fortunate with no serious harm.
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P. H
Several Get on Casualty List From Local Football Game
Several local residents were listed as casualties from minor injuries last week. Rudolph Ulrich, Pella Attica quarterback, fractured elbow in the Friday game. Mrs. John Blommers Jr fell from curbing after tug of war at the college athletic field, fracturing her arm. Mrs. Lenora Scholte bruised a limb and required bed rest after bidding friends goodbye. Clarence Intveld, Central College student, suffered a badly cut forehead in a Friday football collision.
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Pella
Attica
Rudolph Ulrich
John Blommers, Jr
College Athletic Field
Lenora Scholte
Clarence Int’veldt
Central College
Formal Opening Planned for Sully Creamery
Sully in Jasper county prepares for a formal opening Friday of a 32 by 54 foot hollow tile creamery run by Sully Co operative Exchange manager Henry Welle. The plant houses six rooms including boiler pump stock and two refrigeration rooms with 300 gallon churn and pasteurizer capacity. Since starting June 1 the creamery has served 300 customers and produced 6000 pounds of butter last week. more business is expected this week. Herman Jacobs assists at the plant with extensive knowledge of the operations.
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Sully
Jasper County
Sully Co-operative Exchange
Henry Welle
Welle
Farmer's Co-operative Exchange
Herman Jacobs
H. C. Jacobs
Corn sample from John De Cook near Pella impresses
John De Cook of five miles west of Pella on highway 68 brought a corn sample to the office on Monday. The ear measures 13 inches long and weighs 1.5 pounds with large grains and a well filled car. It is described as the nicest corn seen this season and evokes pre drought days.
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John de Cook
Pella
Poultry Association Elects Officers
At a Marion County Poultry Association meeting on Tuesday night, officers were elected. J. H. Shinn was named President, Robert Kaldenberg Vice President, and M. A. Sandmeier Secretary Treasurer. Plans for a December poultry show at Pella were set for later decision.
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Marion County Poultry Association
Pella
J. H. Shinn
Robert Kaldenberg
M. A. Sandmeier
The Best Paper Pella Ever Had
A subscriber in arrears sent a sizable check with a note saying The best paper Pella ever had. The paper thanks her and notes many readers share the sentiment and patience with statements on unpaid accounts.
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Pella
Herbert Van Wyk Leads In Contest
Central college tuition campaign shows strong student response as Chronicle runs drive for subscriptions and renewals. Top standings list Herbert Van Wyk first, Nellie Breuklander second, Gerald Vande Noord third, with Martha Gull fifth, Ruth Van Zee ixth, and others including Urban Gosselink and William Kooi in the top ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Chronicle
Central
Herbert van Wyk
Nellie Breuklander
Gerald Vande Noord
Martha Gull
Ruth van Zee
Lucille Dreckman
Wilson Duren
Margaret van Reden
Harold Schut
Urban Gosselink
William Kooi
Missionary Union Hosts 24th Conference at Leighton
The Women's Missionary Union holds its 24th annual conference at the Reformed Church of Leighton starting Tuesday at 10:80 AM and running to 7:30 PM. Mrs Nellie Beckering is president. Speakers include Mrs James Gham Mrs James Wayer Mrs Marie De Keyser Colony Colo and Miss Mary Geegh Chittoor India with Rev W J Van Kersen delivering an illustrated lecture on mission work. An offering will be taken and admission is free.
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The
Women’s Missionary Union
Reformed Church of
Leighton
Nellie Beckering
George Muyskens
James E. Gham
James Wayer
Marie de Keyser
Colony
Colo
Mary Geegh
Chittoor
India
W. J. van Kersen
Pella
Second Reformed Church
Things Seen and Heard on Route Four Chronicle Travel
Saturday morning four Chronicle staff members plus two students canvassed for subscriptions on Route Four. They encountered bank digging by E J DeHaas and H L Liebrock, cement work at Vos barn, a flock of Plymouth Rock chickens, white and black pigs, and a log cabin site once built by Conrad Ver Ploeg. Local residents discussed the Chronicle and shared farm scenes ending with a note on the danger of occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
M.N. Vander Linden
Vander Linden
Ottumwa
Iowa
E.J. DeHaas
H.L
Dick Boot
Plymouth Rock
Henry de Zwaarte
Art Hackett
Mrs. Hackett
Conrad Ver Ploeg
Fall Festival Promises To Be Big Attraction
Plans are set for a two day Fall Festival and homecoming on Friday and Saturday October 3 and 4. The program features fall products contests, flying exhibition and passenger carrying, horseshoe pitching, concerts by Pella and school bands, bicycle and foot races, pie eating, flag pole climbing, pillow fight on rod, egg pitching, a fire department water fight and a grand parade with free movies. Neighbors are urged to attend and participate in the varied events for all to enjoy. Read the advertisement for full particulars.
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Pella
Pella Triumphs 26 0 Over Attica In Season Opener
Pella high school opened the season with a 26 to 0 victory over Attica. After a quiet first half the Pella offense erupted in the second, scoring three quick touchdowns. Gerald Van Arkel sparked a 40 yard broken field run, with Dykstra Fenneman and Van Arkel starring in backfield, and Goedhart adding a drop kick after goal.
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Pella
Gerald van Arkel
van Arkel
Dykstra
Fenneman
Goedhart
Amidon
Local Men Attend Regional Christian Gathering in Hull Iowa
Local residents joined delegates from many states at the Christian Reformed church young men's conference in Hull Iowa, the first since a ten year gap. Marion county attendees included Herbert Wynberg Pete Van Gorp Will Booy John Boere fijn Len Van Arkel Marion De Zwaarte Rev Paul De Koekkoek and three Otley youths plus Rev Witt of Leighton. The event featured a busy program plus sightseeing and other activities.
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Hull
The
Christian Reformed Church
Iowa
Marion County
Herbert Wynberg
Pete van Gorp
Will Booy
John Boerefijn
Len van Arkel
Marion de Zwaarte
Paul de Koekkoek
Otley
Witt
Leighton
Bill Young's chair aids morning rolling routine
The report notes Bill Young's chair as a suggested recipe to reduce rolling on the ground several times each morning. The trip yielded several new subscriptions and renewals, and returns showed other teams performing even better, making the journey time well spent.
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Ing
Bill Young
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South Pella
A. Slings
L. Hartley
L. B. Wormhoudt
Post Office Department
Commonwealth of Iowa
Central Plans
Robert Henry
Spencer de Jong
Alice Manson
Sully’s New Creamery
Sully Co-Op
Creamery
Mammoth
Farmers Co-op
Office of
Co-operative Exchange
Poultry Association
Missionary Meet
Leighton Church
Chronicle Force
Will Johnson
W. J. Monster
Will
George Gezel
C. H. Kenning
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