Local Transfers and Births in Pella Area
Property at 614 East Third street sold to Mr and Mrs Connie Tromp. A daughter born September 12 at Iowa Methodist Hospital to Rollins M Short and wife. Several residents and visitors listed with hospital and travel news. Jury duty drawn for Otley and Pella areas for October, plus multiple health updates from local churches and hospitals.
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East Third Street
Albert B. van Houweling
Connie Tromp
Stephen Kevin
Iowa Methodists Hospital
Rollins M. Short
West Des Moines, Iowa
William
John Onstine
Leonard van Ee
Elbert van Maanen
Henry van Wyngarden
Andrew Schippers
Pella
Otley
G. de Jong
Ben van Wyk
John den Otter
Earl E. Waddie
James Evers
Davenport
Iowa
C. Evers
Reformed Church
Julius Ustermarkt
Oskaloosawa
Joyce Ver Hoeft
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
8Rd
Matt de Jong
James Steenhoek
Mercy
Oskaloosa
John Buwalda
A.B. Wormhoudt
Mahaska Hospital
Marion van Gorp
Paul Dykstra
Route 1
Mahaska, Hospital
Henrik
Oskaloos
Look out for animals on the highway
A string of vehicle mishaps highlights dangers from animals on rural roads. A motorist in Iowa encounters a deer that appears dead but rises to attack, while a large dog blocks a center line causing two cars to crash, and an out of state driver kills a horse after a night collision. The piece playfully entertains a possible animal conspiracy theory yet emphasizes caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Kingdom
Iowa
Lowa
Rhizoma alfalfa not recommended for Iowa farms
Iowa State College agronomist C P Wilsie cautions against growing Rhizoma alfalfa in Iowa in its present form. Developed in British Columbia it spreads by underground runners and lacks wilt resistance. 1950 Iowa tests yielded 76 to 80 percent of common Midwest alfalfa. Canada also warns against it due to wilt damage. Breeding may fix issues, but no current advantage justifies cultivation.
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Towa State College
Iowa
British Columbia
Canada
Iowa State College
C. P. Wilsie
Dominion of Canada
Ladak
Ranger
Midwest
Plainfield youth Karl Walther killed in rail overpass crash
Karl Walther a 20 year old Plainfield resident died in a spectacular accident near Waverly. His car veered too far right on a railroad overpass, struck the bridge corner, and sailed 91 feet through the air to land on the far embankment in a complete wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Walther
Plainfield
Waverly
Ther
Musings Of the Town Crier Hobby Suggestions
A reflective column extols hobbies as health promoters and social sparks. It muses on cloud watching, spreading sunshine, and small collections like match-cases and stamps. The piece lightly sketches life at Sunnyside with neighbors and a porch scene, ending with a boy’s question about Sunday School and the grandpa’s claim of being established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Kathleen
Francis
Sunnyside
Established mule and Vesper memory at Douwstra Chapel
A Grandpa tries to move a stuck mule named Pete in a mud hole. The boy explains the mule is established meaning stuck in mud. The Pella community enjoyed a Vesper Service at Douwstra Chapel with Minka Bartels delivering remarkable solo and accompaniment. The piece ends recalling a poem about entering a sacred space and shedding worldly fears.
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Grandpa
Old Pete
Ole Pete
Douwstra Chapel
Minka Bartels
Pella
Turning from despair to hope in shared humanity
A poem fragment contrasts inner sins with communal grace and urges love as a rule in a Godward kinship. It offers comfort, then shifts to a second speaker's line about perseverance, noting some defeats can be more triumphant than victories.
Twenty Failures Nearly Cured by One Success
A compact aphorism notes that about twenty small failures can be overcome by a single successful effort. The remark attributes the idea to a guest viewed as insight into overcoming repeated setbacks through one effective result.
Big haul at Twin Lake as rough fish removed
The conservation commission seined North Twin Lake and removed about 7,000 pounds of rough fish. The lake held northern pike, the largest about 15 pounds in weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Lake
Colonial printers opened general stores with newspapers
Early colonial printers and editors often ran general stores in connection with their newspaper plants, creating intertwined printing and mercantile ventures that supported publishing activities. The practice linked news dissemination with retail trade, shaping local information networks.
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Accals
the Chronicle
Peter van Ham
A. J. Kleinjan
Paramount
California
Durant
Ton
Kleinians
Mino Flikkema
Fulton, Ilinois
William Bosch
Evelyn Prange
R. F. Blecha
United Airlines
Denver
Colorado
Marion County State Bank
Harry B. Sixsmith
Des Moines
Fresno
Califor
Sixsmith
Jergens Company
Jack
Sixsmiths
Fred Lankelma
John W. Vander Linden
Mina Carpenter
Nina van Gorp
Albert de Joode
Pineville
Oregon
Art de Joode
Ackley
Wayne Pos
Karl Pohlmann
Hartley
I Nna
Lee Pohlmann
Earl Pohlmann
Meo
Cook
Alvin Smit
Alta
Joe Stientjes
Alta Advertiser
Chicago
Smit
Mr. Stienties
Robert Rouwenhorst
Route 2
Bill Spark
Mahaska
Story
Partment OF Public Safety
Bob Hullihan
Rich
Cecil Martens
Ste
Pella Supply Co
Cornie van Roekel
Dowstra Chapel
Friend
O'Brien
Cota A
Uider
Roder
Roper
Ropers
Star Oil CO
Oldsmobile
General Motors
White Way Auto Company
Main Street
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