Brotherhood Session at Leighton Church Elects Officers
The Ebenezer Reformed church in Leighton held its Brotherhood class meeting with officer elections and a social dinner. Will Vandent, Neal De Prengdent, Tunis Dykstra, Ike Roorda and assistants were chosen, Rev J A De Jong nominated as teacher. A program featured a male quartet, singing, and an address titled The Worth of Man by E V Goad.
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Ebenezer Reformed Church
Leighton
Brotherhood
Seymatters
Will Vandent
Neal de Prengdent
Tunis Dykstra
Ike Roorda
Louis van Rosurer
Pete Hasselman
Ssistant
J. A. de Jong
Bui
H. Bogard
Iam van Heukelem
F. D. den Burwer
Four Lads Deflate 48 Tires Must Stay At Home
Four cars were involved as 4 youths deflated 18 tires on 12 parked vehicles in front of the armory Tuesday night. Justice Siebert ordered that their next offense will require pumping 50 tires up by hand and they must stay indoors at home after 7 p.m. for a month.
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Justice Siebert
Oskaloosa Herald
Montezuma Corn Picker Sets Big Harvest Pace
In Montezuma the Rev N W Underwood pastor of the Christian church is lauded as a top corn picker. He recorded 1594 bushels in 16 working days and could have averaged 100 bushels per day if not for a rain stoppage. He also drove ten miles daily to Malcom. The Montezuma Republican challenges other preachers and papers to beat this feat.
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Montezuma
N. W. Unerwood
Christian Church
Underwood
Malcom
Rolling pin legend spans 53 years in Downey home
Mr and Mrs W H Downey marked their fifty third anniversary after using a corn ear as a rolling pin during a rain era when no town trip was possible. The ash stick jackknife carved rolling pin replaced it later, now a cherished family relic preserved in a glass jar.
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W. H. Downey
Squaw Township
Downey
Don’t Cough Tonight Thoxine Medicine Ad
An old advertisement promotes Thoxine as a throat remedy claiming rapid relief from harsh coughing and congestion. It promises a money back guarantee if Thoxine fails and targets households with a $1.00 bottle at Heer ema Drug Store.
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Heerema
Christmas Gift Suggestion From Pel la's Choicest Recipes
The Ladies Auxiliary of Dental College promotes Pel la's Choicest Recipes as a prized gift. The third edition features 23 departments, is well received in Iowa and beyond, and priced at $1.00 to $1.20 with two bindings. Displayed at Korn-Syhenga Bakery, mail orders plus 10 cents postage to Mrs. IL W. Pietenpol.
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Dental College
Pella
Gale
Iowa
Korn-Syhenga
IL. W. Pietenpol
The
Ladies Auxiliary
Ham Shipment Losses On Indiana Truck Wreck Reported
Insurance adjuster reports 600 pounds of ham and other meat items were returned by parties taking them after a wreck east of Grinnell early Sunday. The shipment was sealed and theft prosecutions may fall under Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction, though settlement without court action is anticipated. The Grinnell Register carried the full wreck story in Monday’s issue.
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Indiana
Grinnell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grinnell Register
Colfax Market Report Signals Delays and Steady Prices
Colfax Sales Co notes a late run due to heavy rods, with truckers stranded on side roads. Cattle hogs and sheep showed delayed shipping but prices held firm. Feeder pigs bid active while off brands met no resistance. hog feeders and other classes posted specific prices per cwt.
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Colfax
Long Beach Mrs Middleton recalls Christmas pageant glow
Mrs Marie Hoeven Middleton of Long Beach California sends clippings about the festive Christmas pageant on Long Beach business streets. She describes tulips from Pella in bloom and the Nativity scene with hundreds of trees lit and choir music, noting 79 degree noon weather and ocean breeze.
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Marie Hoeven Middleton
Long Beach
Calif
The
Chronicle
Midleton
Virginia
Cal
Los Angeles
Pella
Press Telegram
Do You Know That The Fagglish Bible And Cloverdale Bible
A quirky page item notes the Fagglish Bible printed in its own edition as the Cloverdale project. It cites October finish in New York City, projects next year’s overall roll near 16 billion dollars, and mentions rural water use and telephone call volume along with a dentist count of 71 thousand.
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Cloverdale
New York City
United States
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Brotherhood OF Leighton
Colfax Sales Co
TIM Lake Products, Inc
Des Moines, Iowa
Ain Island
Rock Island
C. F. Dykstra
Van’s Motor Service
J. van Gorp
Connie Naaktgeboren
Clara Pope
Francis Hugens
Larabee’s
Commander
Chase and Sanborn Coffee
Rockford
Alfred Taylor
Dorothy Lathrop
Mrs. Dora Carson
A. M. Sels
Mrs. H. Kersbergen
Henrietta Boyert
Garden City
James van Dusseldorp
Peter
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