Marion County Fair at Knoxville Dates and Programs
The Premium List for the Seventh Live Stock and Agricultural Exhibit in Marion County outlines Knoxville August 20 to 24. Daily admission ranges from 25 to 50 cents with special rates for children and exhibitors, season tickets, and automobile fees. Activities include horse races with purses from 300 to 500 dollars, daily band entertainment, and educational county fair purpose highlighting improvements in livestock and grain over the years.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Pella
Melcher
Iowa
Indiana Township
Belgium
France
Thieves Loot Car In Garage Break In
Arie Klyn reported a burglary at his home where thieves entered a garage through an unlocked side door after he parked his Ford there Saturday night. A spare tire and rim along with tools and removable fixtures were stolen, with no trail left by the culprits.
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Arie Klyn
Pella Girl Enjoying Her Visit in Ohio
Leesville Ohio July 27 1923 a girl writes dear Uncle Billy of a pleasant Ohio trip She describes driving through Illinois like a park visiting the Lincoln monument at Springfield and seeing Lincoln's chair They also visited McCook Field Dayton watching an aeroplane fly and land She closes with farm activities and friendly notes from Mary Elizabeth Liggett.
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Leesville
Ohio
Billy
Illinois
Lincoln
Springfield
Lawrence
Mr. Lincoln
Dayton
McCook Field
Mary Elizabeth Liggett
Five Generations Celebrate Mrs Frey Birthday in Leighton
Mrs E S Frey marked her 88th birthday at home in Leighton with a family gathering including four generations. Her husband E S Frey and two sons J E and Will Frey shared the day as relatives from Oskaloosa Burlington Keokuk Des Moines Newton and Mitchell South Dakota attended. Although two daughters-in-law were absent the five generation milestone was highlighted by a cake with eighty eight candles.
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E. S. Frey
Leighton
Sadie Aiken
Abbie Evans
Nick Vander Linden
Oskaloosa
J. F. Frey
Burlington
Will Hutchingson
Jack
Keokuk
Charles Frey
Will Frey
Clarence
Des Moines
Fred Aiken
Newton
John Aiken
Callie Stewart
Mitchell
South Dakota
Pella Boys Go To Citizens Training Camp
Peter C. De Cook and Anthony Van Zante depart for Ft Des Moines to spend a month at the Citizens Military Training Camp. They previously attended Ft Snelling last year and will return as second year participants, joining a few others from Pella already there.
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Peter C. de Cook
Anthony van Zante
Ft. Des Moines
Citizens Military
Uncle Sam
Ft. Snelling
Pella
Garbage Collection Notice Warns City Residents
Citizens are urged not to dump trash in yards streets or alleys and to obtain small garbage cans. The city will collect, empty and return cans once a week under supervision.
Moonlight Mission Band Exchange at Holland Market
The Moonlight Mission Band hosts an exchange at Holland Meat Market next Saturday August 4 starting at 11 o clock. Local performers and community members join for music and socializing at this neighborhood event.
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Moonlight Mission
Holland Meat Market
Iowa Fairs Highlight State's Agricultural Pride and Community
The Marion County Fair showcases poultry livestock clover hay and farm produce illustrating Iowa’s agricultural strength. The event offers relaxation after summer work and helps residents appreciate local towns and regional blessings.
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State of
Iowa
Marion County
Pella to Stage Four-Team Baseball Tournament
On Thursday August 9 a full day event will unfold at the local baseball diamond featuring Collins Prairie City Pershing and Pella in a four-team tournament with a 400 dollar purse. First pitch at ten o clock, doors closed early afternoon.
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Iowa
Collins
Prairie City
Pershing
Pella
Newton
Second Reformed S. S. Tops Baptists 17 to 11 in Friendly Baseball
Two Sunday School teams from Baptist and Second Reformed churches played at College Athletic Field. The Reformers won 17 to 11 with notable scoring by Gaass four, Van Houweling and Liter three each, and others scoring. Dick Van Gorp played through the game with several trips around the bases. Billy De Bruyn umpired. crowd 100 to 150. proceeds to charity.
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Baptist Church
Second Reformed
College Athletic
Reformers
Baptists
George Gaass
Albert van Houweling
John Liter
Dick van Gorp
Billy de Bruyn
Mahaska Superintendent Warns of Job Shortages for Women
Oska loosa Herald notes Mahaska County school leaders warn many certi fied women may lose teaching jobs this fall as Cedar Falls moves influence hiring. Erma L Krout urges action to ease shortages, while Miss Helen Williams of Dunlap visits Miss Cornelia Wilson in Peoria Illinois where Wilson trained in horology.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Pella
Mahaska County
Tress Destiny Guiders of
Young America
Mahaska
Erma L. Krout
Penn College
Cedar Falls
Helen Williams
Dunlap
Town
Cornelia Wilson
Miss Williams
Miss Wilson
Gray Polytechnic Institute
Peoria
Ill
Constantine Bros Enlarge Ice Cream Plant at Pella
Constantine Bros of the Royal Candy Co expands its Pella ice cream factory with a new brick extension, modern pasteurizing boiler, viscolizer, and slow freezing process. The plant aims to supply a growing wholesale trade, with no local subsidy or tax relief sought. Manufacturing has grown since their arrival a few years ago, now claiming to be one of the county’s best.
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Chronicle
Constantine Bros
Royal Candy Co
Pella
Royal Candy Company
Constantine Brbs
Des Moines
Chicago
Marion County
Well Known Junk Man Meets With Bad Misfortune
Ben Hyman once ran a thriving junk business in Pella known as Jerusalem He lived near the Des Moines river bottom and was taken to the county home for medical care after a collision worsened injuries from a crash weeks earlier Though popular locally his postwar financial losses and aging health left him unable to support himself now facing extended treatment and care
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Ben Hyman
Des Moinnes
Hyman
Harvey
Jerusalem
Health officer announces diphtheria susceptibility test
An important health notice states a test to determine susceptibility to diphtheria and a method to immunize those at risk, similar to vaccination. Tests and treatments are available through local physicians, per Health Officer ASCHENBRENNER.
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Co. Aschenbrenner
Call for bids on furnishing coal for greenhouse
Sealed bids will be received on hauling coal and furnishing and hauling coal for my greenhouse until August 10 1923 when bids will be opened. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. 80 2 M. J. De Jong.
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M. J. DE Jong
Best Ball Game of the Season Across Local Pitchers
A Friday baseball clash featured top state pitchers Zetticher of Storm Lake and De Reus of Perry against Pella. Despite four hits, Pella scored in the fourth and fifth innings while Waukee suffered since two runs in the seventh and eighth aided by a misplayed ball. The crowd hailed it as one of the season’s best games with many near-misses and notable fielding by Zondervan and Heck Gale for Pella. The final inning count shows Waukee offense late, but the detailed score by innings remains incomplete.
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Iowa
Zetticher
Storm Lake
de Reus
Perry
Pella
Heck Gale
Waukee
Oskaloosa Chautauqua Set to Run August Map
The Oskaloosa Chautauqua opens August 9 and runs through August 17 with top tier education and music. Sid Smith cartoonist behind Andy Gump appears August 14 and may discuss political gifts tied to the strip and its characters drawing local audience from Oskaloosa and Pella.
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Oshkaloosa
Sid Smith
Andy Gump
Min
Little Chester
Congress
Bim
Andy
Zander
Babe
Carlos
Sid
Pella
Mrs John Rietveld Celebrates 80th Birthday
Mrs John Rietveld of St celebrated her eightieth birthday on Saturday July 28 with all her children and grandchildren present. She received many gifts and warm congratulations and remains in fairly good health enjoying the occasion and tokens of kindness from friends and relatives.
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John Rietveld
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Citizens Training
Second Reformed S. S. Beats
Prella
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