Monroe Man Among Thieves
A Monroe resident reports widespread thefts linked to a spate of icy and rainy road accidents on Saturday night. Prof Dunbar, his wife, and Miss Montgomery escaped injury, but thieves stole a spare tire and other car parts, while vandals damaged vehicles on Ivy Hill and Colfax Hill.
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Des Moines
Prof. Dunbar
Mrs. Dunbar
Miss Montgomery
Ivy
Mr. Dunbar
Dunbar
Monroe
Ivy Hill
Colfax Hill
Colfax-Newton Road
Mahaska County Study Center draws large teacher turnout
Mahaska County teachers packed the first Study Center of the year with high participation. Rural educators led attendance at 106 of 117 employed, while grade teachers reached 62 and high school staff also present.
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H. L. Eells
R. L. Abbott
Doris White
H. L. Eeels
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Mahaska County
Some Girl at the Princess theatre review
At the Princess week of December 19 the Ralph Bellamy Players present Some Girl a novelty comedy with song and dance. Leading woman is a man Tommy Martelle the famed female impersonator. He wears gowns and impersonates the Russian princess when her trunk arrives. Martelle is guest star but all cast play active parts. Paul Ver Meer was injured by a metal strike on the forehead.
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Princess Theatre
Ralph Bellamy Players
Tommy Martelle
Martelle
Former Pastor's Wife Dies in St. Paul Minn
Word reached Pella of the death in St. Paul Minnesota of Mrs. A Le Grand wife of a former Pella Baptist church pastor. She is survived by her husband and one son Adrian aged about twenty. Funeral planned in Milwaukee. The Le Grands moved to Pella in 1906 from Appleton Wisconsin where he served as pastor until 1910.
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Pella
St. Paul, Minn
A. le Grand
Pella Baptist Church
Rollo Speer
Milwaukee
Central
Eastern Stars and Masons Enjoy Christmas Party
The Pella Chapter No. 387 Order of the Eastern Star hosted its first Christmas party of the season at the Masonic Hall after a monthly meeting. Masons and their wives attended a social hour, decorations featured Christmas colors, and Santa Claus distributed gifts. The Star Chapter presented a large Bible to the Masonic Lodge for the altar, accepted by T. G. Fultz, master of the lodge, followed by refreshments.
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Masonic Hall
Pella
Order of the Eastern Star
Star
Santa Claus
Star Chapter
Masonic Lodge
T. G. Fultz
Star chapter election and a celebrated 80th birthday
The Star chapter elected officers at their Christmas meeting with Grace Bauman as W M and Geo F Sadler as W P. Mrs. Louisa Wheeler, aged 80, attended and received many felicitations for four decades of activity. Thomas M. Brown reports Hereford calves sold for eleven cents a pound, averaging 800 pounds, profitable after pasturing on blue grass and green corn before finishing in the feed lot.
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W. M
Grace Bauman
Geo. F. Sadler
A. M
Ross Schakel
Treas
T. G. Fultz
H. J. Rhynsburger
J. T. van Zante
A. C
Paul Ver Steeg
Louisa Wheeler
Thomas M. Brown
Jefferson
Greene County
James Minnihan
Mr. Minnihan
Estate of Dolliver man collects life policy after accident
The estate of Joseph Haisman of Dolliver in Emmet county receives 5000 from Bankers Life after Joseph and his father Frank Haisman perish in an automobile collision on October 16. The policy paid double indemnity for accidental death. Frank Haisman was among eight siblings, all insured by Des Moines Life on Sept 15, 1926. the father carried no insurance.
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Joseph Haisman
Dolliver
Emmet County
Bankers Life
Haisman
Mr. Haisman
Frank Haisman
Des Moines Company
Joseph
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Paul Ver Meer
Des Moines Electric Light Co
Oskaloosa Division
Diai
Graham
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Koon Jigger
Dare Devil
Dizzie Lizzie
Red Top Porter
Felix Cat
Bulky Mule
Ally Low
Oskaloosa’s
Coin Instruments
Orthophonic Victrolas
Brunswick Phonographs
Emerson & Schiller Pianos
Atwater-Kent Radios
Bollinger
West High Ave
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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