Webster School annual program delights at packed turnout
The Webster school held its year end program Friday evening with pupils from kindergarten to fifth grade performing under Miss Leona Reuvers and the high school orchestra providing music. Acts featured birthdays of the flowers, butterfly costumes, a Mother Goose segment, a Topsy Turvy drill, doctor and grandmother roles, a circus scene, folk dances, and numerous solos, all praised for skill and effort.
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Webster School
Hummell
Lincoln School
Webster
Betty Lankelma
Dorothy Johnson
Chronicle Office
Melvin Hartley
Chronicle Little Folks
Leona Reuvers
Fire on Roof at George Gaass Home
A spark from the chimney ignited the roof of George Gaass home at 409 West First Street late Friday evening. Gaass extinguished the blaze after noting burning soot in the chimney. fire department arrived but not needed. Damage was small and fully insured.
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George Gaass
West First Street
Gaass
Webster
A O Van Houweling Loses Home By Fire Saturday
The Pella fire department aided Otley in saving buildings on the A O Van Houweling farm near Otley Saturday evening. The dwelling burned to the ground, a heavy loss with four firemen including Chief Bert Van Vark racing to the scene but unable to save the house. Insurance status not learned.
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Pella
Otley
A. O. van Houweling
Carl Byers
Connie Breuklander
G. W. van Arkel
Bert van Vark
Girls Glee Club to Sing at WSUI Iowa City
The Central College Girls Glee Club will perform at Radio Station WSUI in Iowa City from 12:30 to 1:00 p m on Friday April 2. The concert gives friends here a chance to hear them as the touring group begins its vacation trip following the boys club performance last week.
Road bond voting moves gain in southern Iowa
The Iowa Good Roads Association promotes county bonds for graveling and hard surfacing as counties in southern Iowa plan April votes. Wapelio and Johnson counties have already approved bonds for primary and county roads, while a statewide $85 million plan faces delays and possible state action changes. The movement spreads to seventeen more southern counties, with continued campaigning noted.
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Iowa Good Roads Association
Wapelio
Johnson County
Clinton County
Iowa
Central College Means Value to Pella and Its Future
Citizens of Pella are asked to decide in coming weeks whether Central College should stay and grow or be allowed to dwindle. The piece argues the college adds $75 000 yearly spending in town, saves $37 500 in local educational costs, and brings moral and intellectual uplift, churches and community programs, urging support to keep the college in Pella.
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Pella
Central College
Old Central
Central
Ceatwak College
Gentral College
Iowa City
Grinnell
Hlsp
Central College Glee Club Sights Omaha Radio Station
The Central College Men's Glee Club left on a three week tour and sang at WOAW in Omaha between 5:30 and 6:00 PM. Audience in Pella enjoyed the concert with notable solos by Paul Bruins and a well-regarded piano number by Edward Brand. Professor Sadler read briefly and the overall program pleased listeners. The group travels by bus through Nebraska and South Dakota, then on to northwestern Iowa.
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Central College
Omaha
WOAW
Pella
Paul Bruins
Edward Brand
Sadler
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Mass Meeting on Central College Support at First Reformed
A mass meeting is set for Tuesday April 6 1926 at 7 30 PM at the First Reformed Church to discuss the present need and interest of Central College The program includes prayers music addresses and selections by quartets with multiple speakers Rev H M Bruins Rev B Mulder Rev Geo Derbyshire and Rev J De Haan open to all no admission no collection no solicitation all citizens invited.
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First Reformed Church
Central College
John Wesselink
H. M. Bruins
Rtette
Steeg A. B. van Houweling
Quartette
J. de Haan
Notice of film finishing by J H Reuvers at Vis Bros Barber
All films or film packs left at the Vis Bros Barber shop will be finished on short notice by J H Reuvers. Thank you.
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Vis Bros
J. H. Reuvers
Exchange at Bosveld Decorating Co Saturday
Next Saturday afternoon April 3 the Sunday School class of Miss Cornelia Hospers will hold an exchange at the Bosveld Decorating Co.
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Cornelia Hospers
Bosveld Decorating Co
Sheriff Clarke Fights Bootleg Chase Through Knoxville
A busy Saturday night ends with Sheriff J. J. Clarke and Deputy L. W. Duffner pursuing suspected bootleggers. After a high speed chase toward the square, Duffner fired at a tire but missed. a shot from the deputy’s revolver accidentally discharged, injuring no one. The fleeing car was finally stopped near Robinson street. one tire was punctured and a bullet pierced the Markert grocery front door.
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Knoxville
J. J. Clarke
L. W. Duffner
Justice Brobst
John Joe
Newton
Dunner
Mr. Clarke
Dufner
Markert Grocery
Professor Liggett Speaks on Sugar Making to Legion
Professor T. H. Liggett of Central College outlined sugar sources from cane beets and corn and demonstrated sugar making before Van Veen Van Hemert Post members. The talk covered evaporators separation of sugar from cells and impurity removal with slide images and live demonstrations. The program also addressed post membership renewal and a state plan to boost numbers against Indianola post with 180 members last year.
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van Veen-Van Hemert
American Legion
T. H. Liggett
Chemistry
Central College
Ben Kuyk
Post
Legion
State Department
Pella
Tipton
Indianola
Chamberlain
Natural gas advantages shown for home use
The Globe Plumbing and Heating Co presented a demonstration of Protane Bottled Gas showing its suitability for home use away from gas wells. The bottled gas from tanks offers clean flame with no soot, easy ignition, constant heat, and two tanks per installation for uninterrupted use. Demonstration drew many visitors with a purchase reportedly made, promising convenience and safety for Pella residents.
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Globe Plumbing and Heating Co
Chronicle
Pella
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Wes Ible
Thomas Twins
Mark
Marion
Mary Jane Baron
Sara Schakel
Emily Kuyper
Peter George Gaass
Max Schakel
Cateau Clark
Alfred Vander Ploeg
Kat] Grania
Girls’ Glee Club
Marion County
News College
Central Glee Club
MASS
Sheriff Clarke
Wild Times
Prof. Liggett
Liggett
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