Cordova News Social Roundup Reports Local Visits
George Haning and other Monroe callers visit Knoxville and nearby towns. Mrs. Don De Moss stays with her Knoxville daughter. Families gather for grandmother H. Swank’s 82nd birthday with fifty attending. Residents travel to Pella Des Moines and Woodburn for business, shopping, and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don de Moss
Knoxville
Harry Knight
George Hanning
Sybie Donahue
R. M. Hart
Baby
J. M. Hart
Pella
H. Swank
Harold Efnor
John Fifer
Monroe
S. A. Johnson
Des Moines
Law
S. J
Bondurant
Johns
W. Wilson
My Experience in the Japan Disaster
A firsthand account of the 1923 Tokyo Yokohama earthquake and fire from a student observer. Describes shaking, collapsed buildings, fires, and mass refugees, plus the resilience of Japanese people and aid from friends, with notes on personal losses, shelter, and community response. The writer shares the sustained effort to rebuild, the bravery of residents, and the role of the Security State Bank in a Christmas Seal Campaign ending January 1, 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Tokyo
Japan
Greater
University Scott Hall
Hovey Memorial
Security State Bank
Starry Rise for Esther Hislop in Christmas Recital
Esther Hislop shines at the settlement house Christmas program with a powerful voice that earns thunderous applause. George returns, Mary plots, and Mr Williamson offers training in New York then abroad to mold Esther into an opera singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Miss Young
George
Mrs. Young
Esther
Williamson
Esther Hislop
Mary Roner
Mr. Williamson
All out! Janitor invites to house in festive chat
A fragmentary dialogue captures a character urging others to come to the house. The exchange shows excitement about being in New York together and sharing a joyous Christmas moment, with references to a person named Hsther and George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hsther
George
New York
Carrying It Too Far Christmas Kiss Exchange
A brief comic exchange about Christmas kisses and mistletoe expectations. A playful moment focused on romantic etiquette and seasonal flirtation without further context.
Alethian Sisters and Philo Brothers Hold Thanksgiving Program
The Central Ray reports the Alethian sisters and Philo brothers hosting a joint Thanksgiving program on Friday November 23. Freshmen faced some nerves but enjoyed taking part in roll call and the event featured a Pilgrim Fathers themed piece tracing Dutch settlement in New York to Pella, a Harriet Frush piano solo, a one act comedy Hardy Prennials, a Nick Gosselink solo with encore, and a Nova Reporter cache found in a Thanksgiving pumpkin by Mary Bruins and Marvin Vander Waal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philos and
Alethians
Masachusetts
Paul
New York
Pella
Harriet Frush
Harriet
Janet Kool
Eva Klein
Angeline Roorda
Herman Ostendorf
Ray de Haan
Nick Gosselink
Nova
Mary Bruins
Marvin Vander Waal
Pie making a tasty memory of Black Hawk and Mary
The passage celebrates a plentiful batch that could be a tasty pie and praises Black Hawk and Mary for the mixing. It notes abundant stores in the upper chambers and hints at a planned future Komi Zam meeting, with a verdict foretelling it will occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk
Mary
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Cordova
George Haning
Peter Dunnick
Sovilla
George Daily
Crozer and Stevenson
Fifield
Percy
Joe Muilenburg
Pete van Hemert
Herman Snellers
Emma Shilling
Maude Richard
George Baby
Fred
Roy
Myron Miksell
Columbia
Miksell
Woodburn
Iowa
H. B. Benninghoff
Scott Hall
Central
Eleanor King
Philo
Pella Dress Club
F. W. van Rheenen
Royal Candy Co
Constantine Bros
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