Pella School Preparations For New Year
The public school opens Monday September 5 with kindergarten for five year olds, book costs up slightly though lower than January peak. some transfer between Webster and Lincoln schools may occur to balance crowded rooms. First teachers meeting is September 3 at 3 PM in the high school. High school students may take the September 3 exams at 8:30 AM to restore credits. New janitor is Sam Verrips. board hires Jas W Reed for Agriculture and Manual Training. Buildings cleaned and refreshed. grounds praised, janitor Peter De Pree credited. Welcome to new teachers urged. anecdotes about acclimation and community integration.
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Webster
Lincoln School
Lincoln
M. Langerak
Langerak
Pella
Sam Verrips
Peter de Pree
Funeral notices and obituaries from Iowa region
Mortuary notice for Hattie Hendrena Vanderbeek of Spring Creek township states she died August 17 1921 after an appendicitis operation at age 42. Funeral at Christian Reformed church August 20 with interment at Black Oak cemetery. Also obituary for Charles Porter of Pella died August 20 1921 at age 62 after brief illness. Funeral at home August 22. burial at Porter Grove Cemetery. Porter active in Lake Prairie area and local politics. Card of thanks from Mrs C Porter and family to Masonic order and fire department.
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Black Oak Cemetery
Oskalooga
Porter Charles Porter
Pella
Porter
Kansas City
Ed. F
George Gezel
M. L. Meyers
Prairie City
Will
Lyons
Kans
Frank
Lenox
Ions
Lake Prairie Township
Lake Prairie District
F.N. Byram
Porter Grove Cemetery
Pella Lodge No. 55
Thanks for kindness after our loss of wife and mother
In sorrow we express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for sympathy and floral tributes. Special gratitude to Mrs Peter Bruinekool for faithful ministering during our time of need.
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Peter Bruinekool
Resolution Honoring Brother Charles Porter of Pella Lodge No 55
A Masonic lodge record expresses sorrow at the death of Charles Porter and notes his long ties to Pella Lodge No 55 A F and A M. The resolution prays for his relatives, pledges sympathy, and orders the text to be spread in minutes and sent to his family as a mark of respect and appreciation.
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Charles Porter
Pella
A. F
A. M
Brother Porter
Pella Lodge No. 55
Resolution of Sympathy for Chas Porter Fire Department
The Pella Fire Department honors Chas Porter who died August 20 1921 after forty years of service as a charter member and long time secretary. The department expresses heartfelt sympathy to his family, copies are to be filed and published. Committee members Bert Baron Van Zante and WM C De Wit dated August 22 1921.
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Chas
Porter
Pella
Beresved
Bert Baron
van Zante
WM. C. DE Wit
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Jas. W. Reed
Mount Pleasant
Ames
Reed
Masonic Order
Fire Department
C. Porter
Ned
Wander
Linden
D. G. Gosselink
Chronicle
Redfern
van Niewaac
Iowa
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