Christmas Program Set for December 21 at High School
A town Christmas program will be staged Thursday evening at the high school hall. The program features orchestra numbers and a cantata The Star of Promise with soloists Viola Kaldenburg Thelma Ulrich Arnold Bogards and Bob Klein among performers. Community carols close the event with a singing session.
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Tovite
Bells of
Thelma Ulrich
Burg
Viola Kalden‘ale
Town of
Bethlehem
Contearte
Lucille Hollebrands
Jesus
Arnold Bogards
Miss
Call For Bids For Battle Ridge School House
Separate bids for materials and erection of Battle Ridge school house in Marion County will be received at the home of Asa Niemandsver driet after December 16. Plans and specifications may be seen until December 23 1983 at 1 p.m. The contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may reject any or all bids. G A Van Zee secretary of the board Pella Iowa.
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Battle Ridge
Marion
Asa Niemandsverdriet
G. A. van Zee
Sec. of
Pella
Iowa
Play At Church Inspires With Aunt Fannys Miracle
Baptist Young People prepare the play Aunt Fanny's Miracle to be staged in the church basement Sunday evening at 6 30. Rehearsals have been ongoing for weeks. The entertaining and instructive performance invites the public to attend.
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Baptist
P. UW
Real Baptist Church
Fanny
Bake lunch and goop sale at First Reformed church
The Women's League for Service of the First Reformed church will hold their annual bake lunch and goop sale on Saturday December 10 at the Grandia office. They will also offer rag rugs and other articles for sale.
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Women’s League For Service of the First Reformed Church
Grandia
Farm Products Sale by Farmers Union Ladies Auxiliary
The Farmers Union Ladies Auxiliary will hold a sale of dressed chickens and other farm products at the Klyn and De Winter market on Saturday afternoon in section 16.
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Farmers Union Ladies Auxiliary
Klyn and
de Winter
New City Idea Lets Families Live In A Linear Town
Edgar Chambless proposes a single long 10 mile building with four stories high. Each family gets a section of the house and nearby yard. Ground floor serves as transit lane with shops via electric dumb waiter wagons delivering orders to doors. Edison and Burbank reportedly approve the plan.
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Edgar Chambless
Thomas A. Edison
Luther Burbank
Room Rent Ad Offers Affordable Seventh-Ery Early 1900s
Advertisement notes a room available for about one dollar per week including light and heat. The brief listing emphasizes affordable lodging and utility inclusion, suggesting a modest urban rental option amid housing shortages or cost-conscious periods.
A JUST JUDGE IN OMAHA HOLDS SUNDAY DRIVERS TO TASK
A Omaha judge sentences a reckless driver to five days in jail and allows the time to be served on five consecutive Sundays to protect his job. The idea appeals as a way to keep roads safer while preserving the offender’s means to support his family. A Sunday driving ban is praised as a public benefit.
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Omaha
Passenger Bus Schedule From Pella to Des Moines and Oskaloosa
Bus schedules list departures from Pella to Des Moines at 9 30 a m 3 30 p m and 7 45 p m and from Pella to Oskaloosa at 9 25 a m 8 25 p m and 7 40 p m All buses depart from Central Park Cafe.
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Pella
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Central Park Cafe
Early US Presidents in Brief Political Roll Call
A compact historical listing traces US leaders from Washington to Cleveland, noting key actions such as Washington’s finance setup, Adams’ quarrel with France, Jefferson’s decades, Madison’s war, Monroe’s doctrine, Adams tariff, Jackson’s bank veto, Polk’s war, Taylor’s troubles, Fillmore’s compromise, Pierce’s Nebraska split, Buchanan and Dred Scott, Lincoln’s crisis, Johnson’s impeachment, Grant’s two terms, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and Cleveland’s veto clashes.
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Washington
John Adams
France
Thomas
Jefferson
Louisiana
Madison
England
James Monroe
Missouri
Adams
Jackson
van Buren
William Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Fillmore
Clay
Pierce
Nebraska
Buchanan
Dred Scott
Abe Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Congress
Local ads list varied goods and jobs in Pella area
The page features farm produce quotes for corn and oats, livestock listings, hardware and factory items, second hand goods, and multiple want ads. Notable notices include a lost ladies watch, a bicycle wanted, Rawleigh route opportunity, and local merchants promoting affordable furniture, rugs, and insurance offers.
Fragmented 20th Century US Politics Collage
A garbled OCR style summary traces a chaotic sweep through early 20th century American politics. It mentions McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Hoover, and Roosevelt II, alluding to tariffs, world war, league of nations, elections, and economic shifts, ending with recovery and the forgotten.
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Harrison
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Tr’ R
Teddy
Taft
Wilson
League
Harding
Norlent Gal
Greidge
Hoover
Feleve
Santa Claus Arrives in Pella for Festive Parade
Santa Claus is set to arrive in Pella in a few days with his north pole cabin, a broadcast station, and a grand parade lineup. Miss Mary Christmas leads toy balloon releases, Little Red Riding Hood drives a decorated pony team, and Santa’s eight Alaskan wolf hounds pull a spectacular sleigh. The crowd will enjoy living toys and festive pageantry as shops stay open for Christmas shoppers and a citywide broadcast from Security Bank airs program segments led by local choirs and school groups.
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North Pole
Santa
Mary Christmas
Little Red Riding Hood
Security Bank
Anna Tusseling
Jno. Toms
Tysseling
T. Kepkes
Hugo Kuype
Richard Lewis. Sadler
Mike George Francis Wallington Springer McNamee Hays King Elson Sadler
Electric Sparks Bright Ad Jokes and Local Quips
A collage of humorous exchanges and ads from a weekly Van Den Berg Electric Co. publication. Jokes about bank heists, two cent electric washers, jazz, grandma, and a nagging radio prompt mingle with holiday promotions, a hotel sign gag, and battery offers.
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van den Berg Electric Co
World Fair records show vast visitor totals and debt payoff hope
The Century of Progress exposition closed for six months with 28,317,800 visitors, 92,900 on the final day. Chicago sponsored a $10,000,000 bond issue and took in over $15,000,000, aiming to pay debt at 60 cents on the dollar. Next year requires 12,000,000 visitors to clear the debt. Chicago tallying about $200,000,000 in spend. Free exhibits drew 15,500,000, Enchanted Island led paid concessions.
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Chiago
Loey
Tors
Chicago
Federal Building
It’s a Good Old World Ball Rolling Rally Selected
A nostalgic call to brighten the mood urges readers to roll the ball and restore cheer. The message contrasts a gloomy period with a hopeful, upbeat outlook and invites community action to improve spirits.
Feline Fears and Bald Facts Mark 1984 Outlook
The Githens-Sohl Corp New York points to 1930 and three earlier low mood years as a calendar spell. It notes 1984 should rise after a long lull, promising an upward trend. a quirky exchange about a baby police officer closes the window into the era’s humor and superstition.
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Githens- Sohl Corp
New York
Candies Preview From The Fresh Assorted Kisses Book
A fragment lists chocolate candies including milk chocolate drops and fudge from a product line titled The Book with items such as fresh assorted kisses and peanut milk chocolate stars, indicating a catalog or ad snippet for sweets.
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Carrom
Electric Wizard Games
Verle F. Ver Dught
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of
The
Mutual Life of New York
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
America
Verought
Charles E. Brown
Des Moines, Iowa
D. D. Galvin
Wan-An
Rexall Drug Store
Jenny A. van Roekel
Coryell -70
J. L. Coryell & Son
Lincoln
Febr
Rawleigh
Mahaska County
Rawleigh Co
Freeport
Ill
Dept
Bloodsworth
Forrest Verloeg
Hoeksema & Tromp
Otley
4. C
G. van
Iippers
East Third St
C. W. Clement
Louis van Haatten
Sally Phone
Pbc
Ea Patterisa
National
Union Radio Tubes
Atwalda Radio Repair and Fixit
Cervica
Canaries
Ollie de Bruyn
East First St
Poland
H. van Rheenen
Reasner
Garden City
H. P.van Gorp
Awtry & Lankelma
White Way Autoco
Duroc Jersey Bears
Pavement 63
Prine School
H. W. Moffett
Oak Grove Nursery
D. G. Bensink
Jacob Hols
Vans Motor Service
Pyahll
Ed van Gorp
Corona Typewriter
Peace St
van Houweling Auto Co
Dodson
Be -Rouw
New Mn
H. Kersbergen
Hoeksema’Bros
Fred Lautenbach
John J. ‘Buwalda
Neal Behar
Jowan Beraeae
Santa Claus
Ole
ABC
Jazz
Ste
Tel
Mr. Farmer
Xtra
Bullern
Peggy
Iat
Sontag
Petier
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