Red Cross Roll Call Drive Encourages 100 Percent Support
The piece urges a Christmas week Red Cross membership drive as a patriotic duty honoring soldiers and war sacrifices. It extols Iowa and Marion county's role, calls for every man woman and child in Pella to enroll, and cites President Wilson's antiwar humanitarian appeal as guiding spirit.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
Iowa
Red Cros
Red Cro
America
Marion County
Pella
Red Cross Resolutions Urge Stricter Influenza Quarantine
In Pella Iowa on December 9 1918 the Red Cross home service committee and city ministers passed resolutions urging a stricter home quarantine, endorsing the mayoral proclamation of December 3 1918, and requesting a one hour prayer vigil from 1 to 2 pm on December 13 with all businesses closed to seek divine aid against the influenza outbreak. Mayor H J Vanden Berg urged all residents to observe the hour of prayer.
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Home Service Committee
Pel'a
The
Red Cross
Board of Health
C. de Leuw
J. Wesselink
H. J. Vanden Berg
Pella
County Y M C A Effort Aims for Marion County Chapter
Mr. Frank P. Harris associate secretary of the county Y M C A visited Pella to drum up local support for a county Y M C A. He has secured cooperation from other Marion county towns along the Burlington line and plans a full-time secretary. Harris returns to Pella next Wednesday to organize local leadership and launch the county project.
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Frank P. Harris
Y.M.C.A
Pella
Marion County
Burlington Railroad
Iowa
United States
Harris
Don’t Need an Opera House in Pella
The Newton Record notes the Pella opera house has been bought by an auto company and will be remodeled into a garage. It has been idle for ten years and the town’s people still oppose an opera house. The sale ends a long debate and brings a large building to a new use.
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Newton Record
Pella
Des Moines College
Central
Cedar Rapids
Galvin
Des Moines
Iowa
Missing in Action Seaman Paul Sells Reported In France
On Monday Mr. P Sells learned his son Paul was missing in action in France. He went into battle on October 7 and his unit has had no trace of him since. A possibility remains that he was captured by the enemy and not reported.
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P. Sells
Paul
France
Sells
Pella Woman Announces Kathryn Smorenburg Engagement
Mrs F Smorenburg of Pella announces the engagement of her daughter Kathryn to Lieut Thomas A Oriot of Company M 14th Infantry Camp Dodge. The marriage is planned for early spring.
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Mra. F. Smorenburg
Pella
Kathryn
Thomas A. Oriot
Co. M
Inf
Camp Dodge
Hurrah for Pella Rally Demands Red Cross Membership
In Pella officials urge full support for the coming Red Cross drive with confident claims of 100 percent membership in every home. The call asks residents to back the campaign and join the relief organization.
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Pella
Red Cross
What Does Central College Mean to Pella
Central College means a strong local economy and culture for Pella. It supports jobs with a $21 000 annual town budget and $41 000 yearly local spending by the college and out of town students. The town backs lectures, glee clubs, plays, debates, and athletics, boosting education and civic life.
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Central College
Pella
Central
Dealing with a dearth of church workers in 1918
Peter Grooters appeals to the Clas sical of Pella to address a critical shortage of ministers and mission workers. He notes 155 vacant churches, needs from the foreign field, and aims for each church to devote 20 percent of benevolences to Central College for three years. The letter urges prayerful budgeting for 1919.
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General Synod
Church Militant
Church Triumphant
Arabia
Mesopotamia
Dr. Blekkink
Classis of
Pella
Classia of
Central College
Ruth Houseman and Louis Thomassen Wedding
Miss Ruth Houseman of Farmer City Illinois married Louis Thomassen of Pella at the bride’s parents home on December 7 at noon. The bride’s father I Houseman led the First National Bank of Farmer City. the groom is in general merchandise in Harvey Indiana and has served at Camp Dodge. The couple visited Pella after the ceremony. Louis returned to Camp Dodge while Ruth stayed briefly. Friends extend congratulations.
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Ruth Houseman
Farmer City
Louis Thomassen
Pella
I. ¥. Houseman
First ‘National Bank
Broom
G. G. Thomassen
Harvey
Sam
Camp Dodge
Louis
What About This Cure Doctor A Simple Remedy
A government note from Washington declares a simple inhalation remedy for pneumonia, claiming it is an absolute cure. It instructs saturating cotton with alcohol and chloroform, placing it between the teeth, and inhaling fumes in cycles over 24 hours, with lungs expected to return to normal. It advises changing cotton every 15 minutes and repeating as needed.
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Surgeon General
United States
Washington, D. C
When the Cripples Come Home
A Ford Motor Company study shows 670 jobs suitable for men with no legs, 2637 for one leg, 715 for one arm, and 10 for the totally blind. About 18 percent of plant workers are crippled or below standard, yet most are efficient. The piece urges government action to create systematic retraining and placement, noting reconstruction schools and ongoing support to help returning veterans earn a good living and repay a debt society owes them.
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Ford Motor Company
Flu Downturn Reported Amid Pneumonia Cases
A local health briefing notes a drop in influenza activity with fewer cases observed last Thursday. Doctors report 136 current flu cases and about a dozen pneumonia cases in the community.
Resolutions of sympathy for Pella fireman Peter Vander Ploeg
The Pella Fire Department adopts resolutions mourning the death of Peter Vander Ploeg a longtime member and former president. They commend his virtue integrity and service offer condolences to his family and arrange copying of the resolutions for records and local papers. The resolution is dated December 9 1918 and the item references a weather calendar notice from Puritan Drug Co stating calendars will be ready December 28.
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Pella
Peter Vander Ploeg
P. van der Ploeg
Puritan Drug Co
Soldiers' Home visits and Capitol views in Washington
In December 1918 W A Young visits the National Soldiers' Home near Camp Meigs praising its stone buildings, dining hall, library, and grounds. He walks through downtown Washington to the House, Senate, and Capitol, noting the House chamber, gallery crowds, Vice President Marshall, Speaker Clark, and the new wings of the Capitol. He reports social calls from Frances Cole, Joe Vanden Berg, Mrs. Jessie Pearson, and Mrs. Cunningham, and mentions church attendance and camp life routines.
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National Soldiers’ Home
Regular Army
Camp Meigs
Ninth
8 Street
Sixteenth
First Baptist
Calvary Baptist
Frances Cole
Joe Vanden Berg
Senate
Williams
Mississippi
Marshall
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Clark
Iowa
House
U. S. Supreme Court
Statuary Hall
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RB. C. A
Brethren
Christ Jesus
Peter Grooters
Clasals
Otley
W. A. Young
Soldiers’ Home
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