Should Pella Cut School Salaries Debate Sparks Local Budget View
A town debate on cutting teachers pay unfolds with a board member’s view. The piece lays out a historical salary schedule from 1915-16 to 1921-22, compares wages to other Iowa towns, and argues teachers in Pella were underpaid while local taxes were not excessive.
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Pella
Iowa
Knoxville
Marion County
Pleasantville
Melcher
Bussey
Dallas
Tracy
Hamilton
Estherville
Missouri Valley
Adel
Hamburg
Glenwood
Jefferson Knoxville
Babson urges religion over legislation nationwide
Roger Babson argues the nation needs more religion than new laws. He credits preachers with building the country through faith, thrift, industry, initiative, integrity and vision, from Congress to factories, mines, fields and forests.
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Congress
Washington
America
Henry Versteeg to Direct Newton Choir
Monroe Mirror reports Henry Versteeg of Newton will head the Newton Sunday school orchestra and likely lead the church choir after the school year. He will devote part of each week to Monroe interests while remaining in charge of Newton’s band. Also assisting were Miss Louise Potter Mr Ray Livingston and Mr Henry Versteeg with a Colfax Christian church concert featuring a trio saxophone xylophone and piano solos.
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Louise Potter
Ray* Livingston
Henry Versteeg
Newton
Christian Church
Colfax
Versteeg
Livingston
Ver Steeg
Carl
M. EB
Scho
Monroe
Monroe Mirror
Public Health Nurse Reports Vegetable Lesson Interest
Public health nurse reports March examinations in two grade buildings with more time planned for the high school. A notable class on vegetables engaged children who learned about uses, mineral and vitamin value, and types of vegetables, though appetite for eating them was less strong. The goal is to ensure vitamin supply until garden season returns.
Council Hears Annual Reports on City Projects
City council discussed sewer connection petitions, street repairs, and a failed Second Street retaining wall. A concrete rebuild with a larger water intake is planned. Bids for flushing paved streets were awarded to G J Vander Beek at 75 cents per hour. May 2 was named general clean-up day. The treasurer reported a year end balance of 24,443.68 with overdrafts. Light and Power valued at 67,145.00.
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the Chronicle
G.J. Vander Beek
Pella
Superintendent of Light and Power
Public Health Nurse Reports March School Weighings
The compiled February weighings show 43 percent underweight among grade school children and 50 percent underweight in junior high. Of 245 weighed, 139 normal, 40 7 to 9 percent below average, 66 ten percent or more below average. The report lists visits, examinations, referrals, and defects including vision, hearing, teeth, throats, and nasal breathing. Esther M Ali public health nurse notes hoped improvements in April.
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Esther M
Ali
Pella High School Loses to Lynnville in Close Game
Pella High School baseball traveled to Lynnville for a midweek game and fell 10 to 9. Errors by Pella players were cited as the main reason for the loss.
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Pella H. S
Lynnville
Pella
City Clerk Warrants Report Shows 1921 Year Totals
Annual report of the city clerk lists warrants paid and cash received for the year ending April 1, 1921. Beginning balance 15,698.28. receipts 112,627.06. warrants outstanding 219.67. overdrafts 6,309.39. Disbursements 103,941.33. balances 30,758.07 and 134,604.40 overall.
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Sovn
Van Zee wins sixth in New York needlework show
Miss Becky Van Zee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. P. Van Zee, northwest of Pella, placed sixth among about a thousand entrants in a New York City needlework contest by Star Needlework Journal. Her crochet table runner, exhibited at Mrs. Jennie Baron’s store, was praised by judges as a very fine piece.
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Becky van Zee
J. H. P. van Zee
Pella
New York City
Star Needlework Journal
Miss van Zee
Jennie Baron
New York
Oskaloosa Adopts Full Local Baseball Team
Oskaloosa baseball fangs have employed players to form an entire team. Nine families moved to Mahaska county from Madrid Iowa. Teams are being arranged with entries from Mississippi Valley league and games planned with Newton Pella Knoxville Albia and other nearby towns. Local fans show great enthusiasm and believe the squad is among the best for a town of its size.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska
Madrid
Iowa
Mississippi Valley League
Newton
Pella
Knoxville
Albia
Park Commission Sells Band Stand Lumber at Auction
The lumber from the temporary band stand near the east side of the park will be sold at auction at two o clock Saturday afternoon. Jake Van Zante will preside as auctioneer offering good lumber at bidders own price.
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Jake van Zante
Fifth Judicial District Booze Scandal Delays Iowa Court
The Fifth Judicial District faces a rare incident as Judge Harry S. Dugan of Perry allegedly sat through court intoxicated, causing adjournments and public uproar. Warren County Bar Association condemned him while Governor Kendall declined impeachment, leaving duties to other judges and potential continued delays through 1922.
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Iowa
Adair
Dallas
Guthrie
Madison
Marion
Warren
Harry S. Dugan
Perry
Dallas County
Indianola
District Court
Dugan
Warren County Bar Association
Kendall
Anti-Saloon League
Knoxville
Lkely
Loren Hayes
Supreme Court
Strict With Pictures Up at Orange City
Orange City authorities faced a film dispute after a censorship committee found a screening improper. The mayor, council, and attorneys viewed the feature titled Women, Why Trust Your Husbands? and the mayor fined the proprietor $50 plus costs. The proprietor plans to appeal to district court.
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Orange City
May term district court jurors named for duty
Judge Hays sets May term beginning May 2 1922 with jurors drawn for duty May 8 at 9 a.m. Names include Jessie Austin Tracy Barr Susan Knoxville Calhoun Rose Bussey Eva Elliott Oro Knoxville Edwards Oro Knoxville Jones Anna W Bussey Lyman Mrs Anna Tracy Ainehart C Columbia Brand Wm Pella Bauman H A Pella Bogaard Arie Pella Blebout J B Attica Cratty J F Lacona Rt 1 Cowman John Melcher Deaton One Swan Evans W F Hamilton Frost Earnest Knoxville Gesman N J Pella Goering Walter Dallas Haning John Red Rock Hodgson O Pleasantville Hardin L M Pleasantville Johnson S A Red Rock Kubli Floran Pleasantville Moore H C Tracy Morrow Arles Columbia Murr Asa Columbia Price L P Knoxville Robinson W C Knoxville Rogers J H Swan Shivvers John Knoxville Toole Glenn Dallas Vander Linden Gerrit L Pella Wadle Wm Lacona Rt 1 Welch J A Knoxville Williams M R Hamilton Knoxville Journal
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Hays
District Court
A.D
T " Yal m
Austin
Jessie
Tracy
Barr
Susan
Knoxville
Calhoun
Rose
Bussey
Elliott
Eva
Edwards
Oro
Jones
Anna W
Lyman
Anna
Ainehart
Columbia
Brand
Pella
Bauman
H. A
Bogaard
Arie
W. F
Hamilton
Frost
Earnest
Gesman
N. J
Goering
Walter
Dallas
Haning
John
Red Rock
Hodgson
Pleasantville
Hardin
L.M
Johnson
Kublii
Floran
Moore
H. C
Morrow
Arles
Murr
Asa
Price
L. P
Robinson
W. C
Rogers, J. H
Swan
Shivvers
Baptist Men Host Banquet for Women at Sunday School Contest
A Sunday school attendance contest at the Baptist church led to a banquet served by the men to the entire school and church members. The high school orchestra directed by Tudor Kempkes provided music as the program followed the meal.
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The
Baptist Church
Tudor Kempkes
Banks Will Close on Arbor Day in Pleasantville News
All Pella banks will close Friday April 28 Arbor Day. Mrs C M VanZee underwent no operation Monday with Dr H P Bell as surgeon. She withstood the procedure well and will remain in bed for a couple of weeks under a special nurse’s care.
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Pella
C. M. VanZee
H. P. Bell
Delco Light dealer returns from Dayton convention
G H Van Den Berg, a Delco Light dealer from Delco, attends the Delco Light convention in Dayton Ohio April 13 and 14 with about a thousand attendees from the United States and Canada. The event showcased new products including a Delco Light washer and deep well pump, plus price reductions and educational talks by Delco Light leaders and General Motors representatives.
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G. H. van den Berg
Delco
Dayton
Ohio
Delco-Light Factory
Delco-Light
United States
Canada
van den Berg
Delco- Light
Gerrit
R. H. Grant
Delco-Light Company
Dcico-Light
C. F. Kettering
R. D. Funkhouser
General Motors Corporation
Charles C. Parlin
Newark
Philadelphia
Miami Hotel
Boys to Train at Fort Des Moines
About one thousand youths aged 17 to 21 will train at Fort Des Moines this summer under the citizens' military training corps. Recruits come from Arkansas Missouri Kansas South Dakota and Nebraska with Iowa participants trained at Fort Snelling Minnesota.
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Fort Des Moines
Citizens’ Military Training Corps
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Fort Snelling
Minn
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Newton Choir
Council
Park Commission
Band Stand Lumber
Vee
Fifth Judicial District
Baptist
Gerrit van den Berg
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