Pinckney News Highlights School Activities and Plans
Susan, vice president of Kansas State Teachers, speaks at the northeastern division meeting. Move pictures on rubber industry in South America amuse social science classes. PTA adds new Book of Knowledge to library. Armistice Day program held in the school yard with Dr Chambers speaking. Moving pictures of the 75th Anniversary parade shown at meeting. Students collect Thanksgiving baskets for the poor distributed by Miss Kindlesperger. Fifth graders build a miniature New York City. Red Cross membership reaches one hundred percent. Christmas toy project grows with a school toy shop in kindergarten and a toy show setup. Sixth graders study China and Japan with class talks. A health program uses a black pig and white lamb health cards to track student care. Toy shop features eighty-five donated toys for local orphans in Topeka.
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Pinekney
Pinekney Dig
Hare
Topeka
Instrumental music pupils rise with new class totals
The article notes a material rise in instrumental music participation this year with twenty eight piano pupils and eleven violin pupils. It also mentions a fifth grade English class reading a letter from Dorothy Van Viets, who attended Pinckney school last year and is wintering in South America sharing insights. The sixth grade English class is writing original Christmas stories for reading to younger pupils.
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Education Bureau
Dorothy van Viets
Pinckney School
Dorothy
South America
Jacob Montfoort’s Long Life and Family Ties in Kansas
Jacob Montfoort born September 24 1870 in Schiedam Holland died December 8 1829 at home after a two week illness aged 59 years 2 months 13 days He arrived in Kansas at 19 and worked on a Richland area farm earning $4 a month until passage paid He lived near Richland most of his life married Mabel Dise August 19 1896 and fathered nine children nine of
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Jacob
Montfoort
Jacob Montfoort
Schiedam
Holland
Kansas
John Walrafen
Richland
Amielrica
Mabel Dise
Obituary: Montfoort Family Mourns Local Patriarch
Survived by wife four sons Henry Shin Clarence and Charlie of Richland four daughters Mrs Russell Bowen Mrs Albert Deister and Miss Adelia Montfoort of Richland and Miss Jennie Mortfoort of Popeka four grandchildren Billie Clifford Daisy Jean Batty Jane Montfoort and many friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon December 10 at Twin Mounds M E church with Rev J W Bolton and Rev W H Hurlbur officiating. Youdon Eckman obituary details follow.
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Henry
Twin Mounds M. E
J. W. Bolton
Richmond
W. H. Hurlbur
Overbrook
Longtime Vermland to Vinland Resident Dies at 63
From Vermland Sweden to Lawrence Kansas and finally near Vinland the deceased lived a long life. He was born February 28 1866 and died December 4 1929 at age 63 years 9 months 11 days. He married Jennie Piper in 1902 and they had several children Carlos Ester Mabel Edward Ibert all living nearby at his funeral except son Robert who died young. Surviving are three grandchildren two brothers August and Victor and sister Christine Anderson of Ottawa along with many friends.
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Carolos
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Mabel
Edward
Ibert
August
Kansas City
Victor
Salt Lake
Christine Anderson
Ottawa
Belgium Catholic Party backs European federation plan
Belgium Catholic Party endorses federation of European states linking nations to foster peace and prosperity. The appeal urges curbing hostility toward Germany to avoid Belgium isolation as various European affiliations form around a broader continental union.
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Federated Erations and Clubs
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Reng
Catholic
Germany
Aiermans
Ifrance
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