Iowa News Highlights In 1925 Rural Outlook
Iowa reports honey and grain gains with road work in Cheroo kee county and Iowa City Light & Power investing $86,000 for better service. Noted deaths include James Bartleson of Cedar Rapids at 89. Projections show smaller hog crop and larger corn crop in 1925. Governors discuss parks tax and armory funds. Budget director Ernest Hogue emphasizes leak elimination. Des Moines dog show attracts top champions. Ringling records set for attendance with over $30,000 receipts. State budgets, corn land values, and gasoline tax proposals feature in ongoing debates.
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Guthrie
Cherokee County
Iowa City Light & Power Co
James Bartleson
Cedar Rapids
State Center
Waterloo
Iowa
Brownwood
Texas
Stephen de Koch
Pella
Ernest I. Hogue
Ringling Circus
Des Moines
Thornburg
Towa
Chicago Journal
United States
Postal Telegraph Company
Audubon County
Quthrie Center
Camp Dodge
Pete Brower
Holland
Grundy County
R. E. Moore
Masonic Lodge of
New Virginia
HL. Gilchrist
Coolidge
Delaware County
Joseph Zook
Manson
EB. W. Johns
Iowa State College
Irving B. Richman
Muscatine
James Cavender
Charles Snyder
Des Moines Playground Association
State Association of County Supervisors
Forty-first General Assembly
Lowa
J. H. Strief
State Board of Control
Strief
Mississippi River
Illinois
Citizens Miliary
Fort Des Moines
Chambers of Commerce
Farm Bureaus
Agriculture Extension Department
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Young Women’s Christian Association
Oskaloosa
Friends of the Movement
Eirty Young Women
Vacation and College Notes at the Dormitory
Mrs Frush and Mrs Gambell hosted parties on Wednesday Thursday and Friday afternoons Harriet Frush entertained Thursday and Friday evenings Miss Firth and Miss Graham enrolled at the Dormitory parlor Friday afternoon Mrs A C Kuyper hosted Saturday afternoon Dr Hoffman was home for the weekend Jack Pence plans football practice from September first and athletics to start Van Zee of Corsica South Dakota visited last week to inspect music courses and rooms Mr and Mrs Sadler Ivan and Tony Van Zante spent Sunday in Indianola Ivan stayed two weeks with his grandparents
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Miss van Zee
Corsica
South Dakota
Ladies' Auxiliary to Run Stand at Farmers Picnic
The Ladies' Auxiliary will operate a stand and eating house at the Farmers' Picnic on Friday August 29. The event invites attendees to enjoy refreshments and support auxiliary activities during the community gathering.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Mission Fest to be held September 2
The Miss ion Fest is planned for Tuesday September 2. Liggetts expect a short state trip starting Wednesday. A recent Band Concert impressed readers with a notable Flute and Clarinet duet by the Flush sisters. Noise disrupted the event. next Saturday’s show should be more comfortable. The band remains the community’s best attraction.
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Liggetts
Flush Sisters
Preacher Pro Lee at Flatlands Church This Month
Prof Lee preaches at Flatlands Church in Brooklyn this month while Rev Roeder is away on vacation. The local services highlight a visiting speaker and ongoing parish activities.
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Prof. Lee
Flatlands Church
Brooklyn
Mr. Roeder
Public schools open and college begins in September
Public schools start Monday September 1 and the college opens Monday September 8. Every child and young person in Pella and vicinity should be in school or college.
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Pella
Meyer Plans Return to College for Music Course
A letter from Wilhelmine Meyer states plans to return this fall and continue music studies. As a junior she aims to complete a Bachelor of Music degree in two years.
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Wilhelmine Meyer
Miss Meyer
A Child's Letter to Uncle Billy About a Blue Rattle
A young reader thanks Uncle Billy for a blue rattle and shares pride in a new home. The letter describes weighing over eight pounds, resembling the father, and plans to begin life with foster parents who bought a house after she was born. They will move in October.
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Billy
Noted rupture expert to visit Downing Hotel in Oskaloosa
Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia, renowned truss expert, will be at the Downing Hotel in Oskaloosa this Tuesday, August 19, to demonstrate the Spermatic Shield. He claims rapid opening reduction, no surgery or drugs, with government documents available for inspection, warning against elastic trusses, and noting verification by federal and state courts.
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Lil Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Downing Hotel
Oskaloosa
R. Seeley
Moyland
Spain
Seeley
United States
Washington, D. C
P. S
F. H. Seeley
N. Dearborn Street
Message of affection and pies to a loved one
A personal note expresses thanks for a remembered gesture and looks forward to a visit. The writer promises pie treats from their mother and conveys warmth and love toward the recipient.
Otley News Highlights Local Visits and Light Line Progress
Miss Freda Rexroat visited friends in Newton last week. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Mikesell on Monday. Des Moines Electric workers install poles and wires as Otley prepares for electric light. Various locals travel for picnics, sales, and family gatherings including the De Reus picnic at Prairie City and the Klein farm sale at Pella.
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Freda Rexroat
Newton
Clifford Mikesell
Dick Ver Dught
William Ver Dught
Des Moines
Otley
G. W. Ryke
Pella
D. W. Gaass
Gaass
J. B. Vriezelaar
Prairie City
de Reus
Jake Wouda
Klein
W. O. Frazer
Floyd
Harold Frazer
New Sharon
A. van Roekel
John Heemstra
Crewse
Henry Breen
P. H. van Gorp
Monroe
Emma Josephine Kaldenberg
John de Goey
Field
Portland
Oregon
Wallace Thomassen
Frazer
Patterson
N. J
T. H. Kaldenberg
Mortuary Notice for Gerrit P Van Zee dies at 78
Gerrit P Van Zee, former resident, died at his children home in Prairie City at 11 30 a m Thursday August 7 1924 aged 78 years 3 months and 10 days Funeral services were held at home in Prairie City and at the First Reformed church in Pella Interment followed at the First Reformed Cemetery north of Pella
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Gerrit P. van Zee
John Beyer
Prairie City
First Reformed
Pella
Mrs J C Roose Dies at 81 in Pella
Mrs J C Roose died at her home in Pella on Friday August 8 1924 aged 81 years and 27 days due to old age. She is survived by her husband four sons and three daughters. Funeral services were held at the house and at the First Christian Reformed church on Monday at 1 PM Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
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J. C. Roose
Pella
First Christian Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Des Moines Visit By J G Sybenga and Family
J G Sybenga and his family visited Des Moines on Monday, stopping to tour local sights and meet residents. The group spent part of the afternoon in town, sharing greetings with locals and enjoying a brief city tour before returning home.
Cotton Bags Wanted at Chronicle Office
Chronicle seeks cotton bags for exchange or cash payment. Trade paper or cash offered for bags. contact the Chronicle office for details.
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Chronicle
For Sale Tomatoes for Canning Nearby Offer
Classified note announces tomatoes for canning offered by Orville Dykstra and Bob Baron with contact for purchase.
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Orville Dykstra Er
Bob Baron
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State Secretary of Agriculture
Charles #. Sarle
United States Agricultural Statistician
Miss Firth
Miss Graham
A. C. Kuyper
Dr. Hoffman
Jack Pence
Otley News
American Bond & Mortgage Co
New York
Hippee Building
P. H. Stubenrauch
Agent Pella
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Roose
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