College Notes Glee Club events and commencement preview
The Girls Glee Club enjoyed a slumber party at Miss Martha Gosselink's home. The Philo Play titled Adam and Eva is set for May first with Mr. Sadler as Dramatic Coach. Commencement is June 3. Tulips on campus are beautiful. Chapel talk by Rev Beenus. Wednesday Club met with Mrs. Vander Linden in Leighton. Prof Heemstra hosted Senior Class breakfast. Glee Club sings in Attica Thursday. Prof. Sadler's pupils perform piano recital Thursday evening. Senior class met and presented its play about race relations for commencement week. Cast strong with over twenty speaking parts. Boys Glee Club quartette performed at chapel. Baseball vs Ellsworth Thursday 2:15, Friday 3:15. Aelerham-Hirol banquet and Advance banquet Friday evening. FOR SALE heavy shipping boxes 25x89x24 inches with lids 1.50. Chronicle office.
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Mortuary Notices for Willabordse and De Vries
Mortuary notices report Apollo Willabordse of the Home for the Aged dying April 21 1925 at age 75 years eight months and funeral Thursday. Nellie De Vries died April 22 1925 at 1 15 PM at 1218 Washington Street age 90 years seven months 17 days with funeral Friday at home and interment at Hewitt cemetery near Galesburg. Card of Thanks from the Olivier children expressing gratitude for sympathy and floral offerings after their mother's death.
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Apollo Willabordse
Home For the
M. W. Olivier
Next Term of Court Opens May Fifth
Marion county district court opens in Knoxville on May 5 with Judge W G Vander Ploeg presiding. Grand jurors report at 1 30 p m the first day. trial jurors begin May 11 at 10 a m. Names listed for petit jurors include S B Augustine Dora Adison Sam Anderson John Bowers A H Boat Lee Cratty Dale Clatt Arie De Neff Dietrich C W Galvin F A Gardner S B Hammond Jesse R Klein Antonie G Lautenbach Fre Muir J C Richards O H Raynolds John Ridenauer J A Rietveld Bert Rigel Roy Shilling Erva Fitzpatrick Gert Gilson Freda Glenn Rhea Hart Effie Harmon Lois Harkness Jennie Maddy Mae Norris Mary Osborn Mayme Sammy Williams Cora Knoxville Pleasantville Knoxville Tracy Lacona Knoxville Pleasantville Knoxville Hamiltonville.
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Marion County
Knoxville
W. G. Vander Ploeg
Augustine
S. B
Adison
Dora
Hamilton Anderson
Sam
Marysville
Bowers
John
Boat
A. H
Crouch
Lee
Cratty
Dale
Clatt
Harry de Neff
Arie
Dietrich
Raymond
Gladston
C. W
Galvin
F. A. Gardner
Frank
Hammond
S.B. Jones
Jesse R
Klein
Antonie G. Lautenbach
Fre Muir
New Postal Rates Change Small Letters and Cards
The changes mostly affect cards and wrapped newspaper mail. Personal letters stay the same while occasion cards now require two cents instead of one. Readers rewrapping the Chronicle to send to distant relatives should consider subscribing to ensure timely delivery for both households.
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The
Mailing Rate Increases Raise Costs Across the Board
The article notes broad rises in mailing, insurance, registry, and money orders under a new law. Domestic subscriptions stay the same, but foreign mail adds fifty cents. Parcel post, C D charges, and third class parcels see notable hikes, with overall expected revenue around sixty million dollars.
United States Per Capita Tax Discussion In Congress
A debate about a proposed raise or reduction in a per capita tax proceeds with economic policy implications. Lawmakers consider impacts on citizens and federal revenue while evaluating adjustments in rates and distributions across states. Debate centers on fairness and potential effects on the national budget and public services.
Junior Boys Educational Trip By Local YMCA Group
Marion County junior high school boys joined 125 youths from Knoxville Pella Dallas Tracy Attica and Pershing on an annual educational trip Friday April 17 after a rain delay. They toured Des Moines sites including the City Y and Ford assembling plant while learning about mechanics and city landmarks. The group praised YMCA organizers and leaders for coordinating the trip and providing transport and meals.
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Ford
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Dallas
Tracy
Attica
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United States
F. W. Robertson
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