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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
2
Local notes detail visitors from Des Moines and Knoxville, family visits, and moves around Pella. Mentions include J. W. Rietveld, E. J. De Haas, H. Van Roekel, and Henry Rhyrsburger selling home. multiple Des Moines trips. Elder Keuning touring the East. hospital updates and illnesses. and car deliveries by White Way Auto Co.
Wilbur Woods brought a freak apple to The Jasper County Record office prompting guesses about its odd growth. An embedded second apple sits inside the side or stem area, raising questions about how it formed and whether it grew there or was inserted.
276 acre James H. Chrisman farm on Knox ville Pella road seven miles southwest of Pella is offered in a partition action. For information enquire at law offices of Johnson Johnson Knoxville Town Carroll Jonson Referee.
Leighton The Heap o Livin club met at Mrs. S G De Cook's home with fifty members and one guest. Calf naming winners were Mrs Wm Van Maanen and Mrs Lowell Turner. New officers were elected: President Mrs Joe Brummel Vice President Mrs S G De Cook Secretary Mrs John Den Hartog. Next meeting October 22 at Mrs Ira J Hesselink's home. Black Oak 4 H club held annual program with 32 attending. Eva Mae De Kock and Ruth De Heer attended a Knoxville teachers' meeting. Several residents noted illnesses moves and weekend visits.
A large barn on the Ike Henry farm was destroyed by fire Monday evening, prompting investigations into the cause and resulting in significant property loss for the farm. No injuries reported.
The piece notes extreme weather in Amsterdam with warmth followed by frost. Daughters of M. Schakel visited Sioux County for a week. Rube Karserick’s horse is gravely ill with sleeping sickness. Rev. N D Gordon is expected to preach at East Amsterdam school Sunday. Bethel and Bethany churches are to be sold amid local sales attended by the correspondent.
Attitude and reverence were noted as the landmark will remain as a memorial to past days, avoiding demolition and preserving its historical role.
John Hugen of the local High School Agriculture Dairy Judging team led in state judging of Folstein cattle at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress, earning a gold medal as high joint boy and placing second in Ayrshire judging. He ranked fourteenth overall among about 200 competitors. the trip featured teammates Robert Hagen Carl Den Harta and Jacob De.
In Waterloo the judging contest involved eight dairy cattle classes with judges scoring placements. Awards were presented at the annual banquet at the Black Tea Room as students and community members supported the dairy work and gained experience in judging cattle.
Dick Ver Ploeg bought the parsonage of Bethany Reformed Church at a public auction. He plans to convert it into living quarters. The church will retain ownership and use for funeral services, ensuring the property stays maintained by nearby families for ten years, with sale if duties lapse.
A maxim warns that the surest path to knowledge and wealth is rejecting shortcuts. It emphasizes patience, discipline, and careful effort over quick, risky gains. The saying underscores long term value in steady progress rather than flashy, unreliable methods.
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