Death of Cornelius Koopmans After Prolonged Illness
After a year of bladder cancer Cornelius Koopmans died Monday at 4:30 AM at his home in South Pella aged 64 years 10 days Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Second Christian Reformed Church Rev D Hollebesk officiating Interment in Oakwood Cemetery Koopmans endured long suffering with patience and faith often praying for release He was regarded as a good man with a wide circle of friends
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Cornelius Koopmans
South Pella
Second Christian Reformed Church
D. Hollebesk
Oakwood
Koopmans
Deceased brick mason specialized worker for decades
The man, born in Pella on November 18, 1868, spent his life in the community and worked 42 years as a brick mason. He was married to Mary Van Dusseldorp. Survived by his widow and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Ver Steeg and Mrs. C. Ver Steeg of Knoxville.
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Pella
Koopmans
Mary van Dusseldorp
James van Dusseldorp
Gerrit, Beyert
Mary Ver Steeg
C. Ver Steeg
Knoxville
Thomassen Family Mourns Two Deaths in Chicago and Pella
Mrs Flo Thomassen nee Flora Grant dies in Chicago at heart disease after years as an invalid. She was born in Pella about 40 years ago and lived in Chicago. survived by husband Gerrit Thomassen and children Hazel Harry Haller. sister of Mrs F A Calhoun. John Thomassen dies at Home for the Aged in Chicago aged 76 after a paralytic stroke. Born in Pella he later moved to Portland then back to Pella. active in Second Reformed church and generous to Central College and local churches.
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Pella
Flo
Thomassen
Chicago
Flora Grant
Gerrit Thomassen
Hazel
Harry
Haller
F. A. Calhoun
John Thomassen
Mr. Thomassen
George Thomassen
Portland
Oregon
Second Reformed Church
Central College
The
Baptist Church
Thomassen Family Funeral Remains Interred in Chicago
Interment took place at Chicago. Mr. Thomassen never married. He is survived by a sister Mrs Joost De Bruin and a brother Leonard Thomassen, both of Chicago, two half sisters Miss Dora Thomassen of Pella and Mrs Alice Wishmier of Van Meter Iowa, and three half brothers Bek and Will Thomassen of Reg ina and Fred Thomassen of Alberta Canada.
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Chicago
Thomassen
Joost de Bruin
Leonard Thomassen
Dora Thomassen
Pella
Alice @ Wishmier
van Meter
Iowa
Bek
Will Thomassen
Regina
Fred Thomassen
Alberta
Canada
Public views on American music and Whiteman
The Inquiring Reporter surveys opinions on Paul Whiteman and the idea that America is music dumb. Prof George Francis SADLER argues America seeks the best worldwide music, while Miss Anna Tusseling and Miss Jewel Peterson defend American development and caution against overemphasizing jazz. Prof Richard Lewis questions endowments and asserts music grows naturally in the United States.
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Uestion
Paul Whiteman
America
George Francis Sadler
Anna Tusseling
Europe
Lillie Norton
Lillian Nordica
Gershwin
Mac Dowell
Cadman
Percy Grainger
Jewel Peterson
Grieg
Schumann
Brahms
Schubert
Strauss
Debussy
Moussorgski
Richard Lewis
Central College earns third in Stanley Dean grid ratings
Central College finishes the season with the highest rating among its grid squads, placing third in the 14-team Iowa Conference per the Stanley Dean system. The team won five conference games, the first Central squad to do so, and ends with four seniors passing on careers Wildasin Rhodes Roelofs and Ver Dught. Eighteen players won letters, a record for a season.
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Stanley Dean
Iowa
Luther Impson Central
State
Central Fis
Central College
Central Gridders
St. Ambrosips St. Ambrose
Central
St. Ambrose
Simpson
Wildasin
Rhodes
Roelofs
Ver Dught
Basketball Looms Large For Central Dutchmen This Season
The Central Dutchmen head into a basketball season hampered by key injuries and loss of Stoelting and Severeid but promised by new rule changes and a strong captain. Captain Luther Anderson leads a hopeful squad with reserves Vander Bushh Friday De Velder Kregel Neifert Haverkamp La Follette and a freshmen group including Jongewaard Stimmel Sullivan Relmer Hogheim Van Arkel Dykstra. The ten second rule aims to curb slow play and boost fast scoring after Christmas tickets sale planned during holidays.
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Stoelting
Flying Dutchmen
Towa
Ames
Iowa Success School
Ottumwa
Grundy College of
Vander Bushh
Friday
de Velder
Kregel
Neifert
Haverkamp
la Follette
Jongewaard
Stimmel
Sullivan
Relmer
Hogheim
van Arkel
Dykstra
Central Gymnasium
Central
Roughhouse Roosevelt Wins Main Bout in Wild Finish
In Huntington West Virginia November 9 Roughhouse Roosevelt knocked out Honeyboy Hoover in the fourth round at the Public auditorium. A 128 million crowd witnessed the upset as Hoover’s camp cried foul while Roosevelt’s camp hailed the new champion. The bout featured mock political references and comic interruptions, ending with Roosevelt crowned after a masked referee was revealed as The Forgotten Man.
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Bill Bess
Huntington
West Virginia
Advertiser
Maine
Sunkist
California
Roughhouse Roosevelt
Honeyboy Hoover
Public
Hoover
Roosevelt
Farley
Commission
al Smith
Honeyboy
Smith
East Side
Bryan
Ritchie
Baker
Young
Johnson
Norris
LaFollette
Everett Sanders
James A. Farley
John A. Garner
Charles Curtis
Ruth
District of Columbia
Roughhouse
Des Moines
Henry Ford
Gram
Electric Sparks weekly column of household jokes and ads
A compact period piece listing humorous quips about domestic life and consumer goods. It mentions an ARC washer, electric refrigerator, Hoover, radio gear, a water softener, and quick witticisms from figures like Billy Sunday and Julia Sanderson. The tone is light, with ads and jokes reflecting early gadgetry and social tropes.
Local Merchant Urges Town Commerce Unity in Pella
A retired merchant laments shoppers leaving Pella for Des Moines and other towns. He warns that closing better shops would lower home values and harm schools and churches, urging residents to support local businesses this Christmas season and live by the Golden Rule.
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The
Pella
Des Moines
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Jewelry
Pella’s Exchange Store
Pella, Iowa
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
Luther
van den Berg Electric Co
Mahatma Ghandi
Billy
New Atwater Kent Radio
Julia Sanderson
Frank Crumit
Everything Electrical
Des Moines, Iowa
Shrine Auditorium
Sally
New York City
Broadway
Mary Eaton
Stoner Piano Company
Benteco
Morton's
Royal Brand
Ise
Hume's
Cascade Inn
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