Central College Glee Club Home Concert Enthralls crowd
The Central College Glee Club performed to a full High School Auditorium audience after a Northwest Iowa and Minnesota tour of fifteen concerts. Lead soloists Nicholas Gosselin and Fred Van Doorninck received strong applause, with Edward Brand on piano and a noted Chorus of Bishops from Meyerbeer’s L Africai ne. The hour and a half program closed with the Red and White college song as the club prepared for next year.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Central
Glee Club
Bischofs
Meyerbeer
Ol Virginny
Genevieve
Nicholas Gosselink
Weber
Grieg
Liszt
Gosselink
Fred van Doorninck
Mr. van Doorninck
Edward Brand
Gerrit Pothoven
Peter Waasenaar
Peter Koenen
Netherlands
Squire Glee Club
Nicholas Gosselin
Widener Glee Club
Logan
Temple
Knapp
Fred Warninek
Chorus of Bishops
L’africane
Ess Meyerbeer
Junior First Aid Campaign Now On
Our readers recall a Chronicle article on the Junior First Aid Legion and its links with Puritan Drug Store. Enrollment is set for next week, with displays at Puritan and Ideal Pharmacy. The program is supported by a large drug concern, with members paying 12 cents to cover costs. instruction is valuable and may benefit many boys and girls.
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First Aid Legion
Puritan
Legion
Peter Heerema
Marion County Y M C A Convention Set for April 27
The Seventh Annual Marion County Y M C A convention will meet in the basement of the M E church on Monday evening April 27. A 6 30 dinner will be served by the Methodist Ladies Aid. Reports on the year’s work will be presented and Fred M Hansen, General Secretary of the Y M C A in Iowa, will speak. Plates are 50c.
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Marion County
M. E
Methodist Ladies Aid
Fred M. Hansen
Iowa
Train 473 Changes Departure Time From Pella Sundays
Effective Sunday April 26 the passenger train number 473 will depart Pella at 1 28 p m instead of 4 08 p m daily except Sundays. Other trains keep their schedules. C F Dykstra agent.
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Pella
C. F. Dykstra
Fire at Clarke property sparks vandalism fears in Pella
A Friday night arson attempt at 615 University Street in Pella targeted sheds behind G. B. Clarke's home. Clarke, alone and elderly, extinguished the blaze with a pail of water after spotting the flash, and investigators found waste and grass used to start the fire. No motive or enemies identified, but officials warn of rising vandalism.
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G. B. Clarke
University Street
Mr. Clarke
Thomassen Funeral Draws Wide Local Attendance
The funeral of George J. Thomassen senior drew many relatives and friends from Pella and nearby areas. Attendees from Des Moines included Henry Westerhof and Miss Anna Van Stight. Chicago was represented by brother Leendert Thomassen and sister Mrs Joe De Bruin along with cousins from Sully and surrounding areas.
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George J. Thomassen
Pella
Des Moines
Henry Westerhof
Thomassen
Anna van Stight
Neal van Stigt
Chicago
Leendert
Joe de Bruin
Liszt to Loyde Hillyer Glee Club Dedication Song
A brief college song selection listing Liszt and Gosselink works and a Dutch piece. Notes Loyde Hillyer as dedicatee to the glee club for a 10th college song performance.
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Nicholas Gosselink Sehnsucht
Jesus
Loyde Hillyer
Glee Club
City Franchises Fowler Telephone Contract Disputed
The city council approved a franchise ordinance for Fowler Telephone in the same form as Pella’s last year, while Mr. Fowler refuses to sign citing Iowa law gaps. Officials say the city retains contracting rights despite legal gaps, leaving the issue unsettled and an election potential to consider the ordinance.
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Fowler Telephone Company
Pella Telephone Company
Fowler
Iowa
Butt Submits To Serious Operation At Des Moines
W. A. Butt and Dr. H. G. Payne traveled to Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines on Tuesday where Butt had his left leg amputated below the knee due to lifelong pain from an injury in youth. Despite lameness he valued work and kept it up, now seeking a speedier recovery while continuing as a city council member and Masonic figure in Pella.
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W. A. Butt
H. GC. Payne
Des Moines
Lutheran Hospital
Mr. Butt
Butt
Pella
Rock Island Excursion to Des Moines Planned
The Rock Island will run a popular excursion to Des Moines and return on April 26, 1925 leaving Pella at 8 10 a m. and arriving Des Moines at 9 55 a m. Return departs Des Moines at 6 30 p m arriving Pella at 8 30 p m. Round trip fare 95 cents.
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Rock Island
Des Moines
Pella
Farm Union Man Calls for Debate in Iowa
New Sharon Iowa April 20 1925 editor Pella Chronicle prints letter from A J Versteegh former union organizer urging a debate on the Farmers Union and Labor Union cooperation The letter notes honorary membership for Mr Life and discusses union relations plus a request to publish the communication The Chronicle adds that Iowa coal mines are closing 4000 5000 miners out of work due to warm weather cheap eastern coal and shipping rates with about fifty mines shut down and nonunion miners paid less than union scale.
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New Sharon
Iowa
Pella Chronicle
Pella
Leighton Man
Life
Farmers’ Union
Farm Union
Farmers Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Farmers Union
Mr. Life
Legion Hall
A. J. Versteegh
New Sharon, Towa
E. C. C. Smith
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
Mr. Smith
West Viginia
Knetucky
George J. Thomassen Former Resident Dead
George J. Thomassen, a former Pella resident, died at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines at six o'clock Monday morning April 20th from kidney trouble. He was 55, survived by wife Sara Van Stigt Thomassen and daughter Mrs. Robert Hites, plus several siblings. He practiced law in Pella, did real estate, and promoted a patent medicine company after moving to Des Moines. The body returned to Pella for a First Reformed church funeral at 1 PM on Wednesday, with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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George J. Thomassen
Pella
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Robert Hites
Mr. Thomassen
Central College
Drake University
Sara van Stigt
K. van Stigt
Thomassen
Dora
Fred
Canada
First Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Candy Store To Have New Tile Floor
Workmen are busy this week laying a tile floor in the Royal Candy Company's sales room. The building is owned by J. P. Klein. To accommodate the work, the retail department was closed for a few days.
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Royal Candy Company
J. P. Klein
The Potter and the Clay Sermon at Second Church
The Second church hosts a pastor sermon on The Potter and the Clay by special request. An evening talk explains the commandment Thou Shalt Not Kill. Miss Van der Meer sings and the young men's quartet performs.
Pella High School Class of 1925 Plans Artsy Landscape Decor
The Pella High School class of 1925 is praised for originality and high averages. Leaders promise an active class as seniors begin decorating the landscape on Monday evening, April 13, with girls planning to reward their loyal labor.
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Pella High School
Another Crook Plays His Game at Cedar Falls Fraud
Pelle reports a sharp attempted fraud where a well dressed man about thirty five posed as Cedar Falls contact to cash a check. The man’s father admitted the scam had been tried in many places and warned the public to verify strangers before giving money. A missionary meeting at the Baptist church featured Rev. Adam Groesbeck.
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Pelle
F. M. Frush
Cedar Falls
Mr. Frush
Santee
Baptist Church
Adam Groesbeck
Chronicle Adds Valuable Piece of Machinery
The Chronicle announces a new dry mat molding machine to reproduce advertisements as mats or cuts, enabling faster, more economical duplication across multiple papers. The device streamlines large ads that previously occupied much page space, improving service to advertisers and the public.
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