Pella Kiddies Write Letters To Santa Claus
Local children of Pella submit Christmas wish letters to The Chronicle. Requests include Shirley Temple dolls, bicycles, trains, blocks, tool sets, and other gifts for Christmas, with multiple children asking Santa to visit and bring gifts, along with notes about good behavior and holiday wishes.
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Pella
Santa Claus
Santa
Chronicle
Chronicle Office
Shirley
Myrtle Mae Evers
Bobby
Robert S. Evers
Colleen Renaud
P.S
C. R
Gloria Stu
Gloria Hartley
Ear S Claus
Doris Prins
Ella
Darlene
Darlene Halverson
Betty
Mother
Daddy
Betty Jean Cummings
Joan
Joann Vande Voort
Children’s Christmas Wish List Letters to Santa
A collection of handwritten notes from children requesting gifts for Christmas. Names include TRYNA M VAN HOUWELING KENNETH VANDER LINDEN CLEO JOY KUYPER LUCILLE VAND BEEK and asks for items such as a bike sled ice skates doll with real hair and a movie projector. The letters express concern for poor children and curiosity about Santa’s chimney visit.
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Tryna
Santa Claus
Tryna M, van Houweling
Kenneth Vander Linden
Santa
Cleo Joy Kuyper
National Tuberculosis Association and Christmas Seal History
A 1904 founded group of specialists and laymen formed the National Tuberculosis Association To study tuberculosis and spread knowledge. By 1907 Emily P Bissell launched the Christmas seal sale in Delaware raising 3000 toward a hospital for children with TB. Deaths fell from 179 to under 60 per 100000, and the seal program linked education early diagnosis sanatoriums safeguards and research toward eventual eradication. Despite progress TB remains a leading death cause for ages fifteen to forty and many cases still go unrecognized.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Delaware
Emily P. Bissell
United States
Iowa Tu Berculosis Association Financing Initiative
A report notes support for the Iowa Tuberculosis Association and its affiliated organizations, detailing funding efforts across every county in Iowa to advance tuberculosis control and related health initiatives.
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Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Iows
News Of Home For The Aged Birthday Notices
Dec reports mark birthdays for Dirk De Haan 83 George De Boer 78 Jane Meppelink 81 and Mrs Baron 77. Several visitors arrive at the home including Ellenbaas Peoria and others from Leighton Prairie City Sioux Center Oskaloosa and Chicago. Mrs Van Ar el remains ill as residents receive family and neighborly visits.
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Dirk de Haan
George de Boer
M. J. de Jong
Neal den Hartog
Markus
Dirk Hugen
Leighton
Herman Plate
Prairie City
B. Hugen
Herman Vander Wilt
Sioux Center
van Ryswyk
Vertes
Walter Heyveld
Bethel
Elsie van Polen
Chicago
John Dykstr
Oskaloosa
Josie Meyer
Ben Jansen Visted
Gerrit Marinus
A. Visser
Des Moines
Mary Veen
Dick de Ronde
Harvey
Lena Vos
Pete Dykstra
Walls and Desks Ready for 1937 Legislature
The town legislature will return next month to a newly decorated statehouse, with a $25 000 WPA painting project completed. Custodian D B Johnston prepares the house and senate chambers for the arrival of lawmakers as the 1937 session begins January 11.
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D. B. Johnston
House
Senate
Motor Vehicle Department
The
Legisla
Chambers Reopened After Two Decade Redecoration
The senate and house chambers were redecorated starting last November. The updated color scheme ranges from tan to rose and blue, with gold leaf repaired and heavy draperies cleaned. The house chamber measures 79 feet by 91 feet with a 49 foot ceiling.
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Senate
House
Senate Chamber
Decorated Capi tol House and Senate Ch ambers Rewired and Painted
Twenty two thousand feet of lumber were rewired for scaffolding as the house chamber was decorated. The project included painting 1 087 windows and door frames and varnishing 1 000 pieces of furniture including 200 desks. The house chamber had not been redecorated since the fire revived in 1886 as the senate chamber remained untouched.
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Senate
D. M. Register
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Nancy Heemstra
Barbara
Strangy
John Sheppard
Louise
Shirley Temple
Louise van Gorp
Helen Toom
Sally
ABC
Sally Winter
Santa Clau
Joan Stienties
Marvin Rumbagh
Cowboy Sui
Cowboy Suit
Robert Lee Lautenbach
Robert
Gene Voyce
John Dan van Weelden
Beverly Thomassen
Donna Jean Russel
Donna
Helen
Santa Claw
Helen van Brogen
Brother
Dad
Bothy
Needham
P. Ss
D. N
Joyce Sadler
Dydee
Cora Thomassen
Theresa
Theresa Naartgeboren
Will
Tait
Betty W
Betty Dingeman
Warren
Kieth van Zee
Warren Vander Linden
Logan
Logan Vander Leest
Gordon Nesbit
Micky Mouse
Susan
Max
Max Hoeksema
Frien Ackie Ruth Vogelaar
Ry Iley Temle
Virginia May Groendyke
Nellie
Nellie Breuklander
Dean
Friend
Dean Sadler
Ned Hoeksema
Ella Jane van Sittert
Norman
Santa C
Norman den Hartog
Albert
Albert van Houweling
Vera
Vera Jane Dekker
Jean Verheul
Peter van Gorp
O. K
Penney’s
Franklin Street
Pella, Iowa
ST. Nicholas
Des Moines Register
Cleo
With Love
Lucille Vander Beek
News of Home For the Aged
Standard
Prestone
Ben Hoeksema
Southwest Corner Square
Chevrolet
Frost
White Way
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