Pella Hostesses And Clubs Entertain Holidays
Social round in Pella includes Ivan Sadler hosting high school friends at a Sunny Side Christmas gathering. Eileen Sadler treated Webster building grade six girls to a Christmas party with Santa and gifts. Numerous families share Christmas dinners and gatherings at homes of Richardson Fox Lenderd Hackert De Winter Varenkamp and Hoekstra families with extended relatives.
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Ivan Sadler
Sunnyside
Eileen Sadler
Webster Building
Lenderd Hackert
Christmas Socials and Nuptials in Galesburg Area
Yuletide gatherings filled with dinners gifts and large families near Galesburg Des Moines and Pella feature in this Chronicle column. Notable events include Den Hartog and Myrick marriage at Des Moines, Rozella Menninga ninth birthday, and extended family reunions at the Vander Linden and Veenstra homes with multiple attendees from Leighton Gibson Des Moines and Knoxville.
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J. Veenstra
North
Broadway
Henry Veenstra
Neva
Robert
John Veenstra
Mary
Juno
Leighton
W. Synhorst
Lucille
Paul
Evelyn Dail
Gibson
Henry Ver Steeg
Harriet Veenstra
Des Moines
A. Lubberden
Wayne
Knoxville
Fred
den Hartog
Myrick
William den Hartog
Genevieve Myrick
Phillips Oi
Washington
Hartford
Iowa
Europe
The
Chronicle
Franklin era luncheon and games suggestions
Simple luncheon ideas with sausage Fanchonestes salad tea and gelatine dessert suggested. Entertaining games include a word list activity using the letters in Benjamin Franklin and a device listing challenge with a flashlight prize. Fire safety tip covers onions and water to smother grease fires.
Penn College Ordered To Return Property In Tax Roll Ruling
Judge Frank Bechly ruled in the A R Helling vs Penn College case that Penn College ceased to exist as an educational institution, was insolvent, and leased its grounds to a new corporation. The Hellings deeded property on North Market Street in February 1918, with perpetual income clauses. The court returned the business property to the Hellings after fifteen years, restoring it to city tax rolls and warning of broader tax burdens from deeding property to the college.
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Penn College Corporation
North Market Street
Hellings
Penhi
Jolly visit spots new students with stockings of candy
The narrator greets many new students with cheer and candy stockings. A short program follows featuring six performers: Ruth Eleanine Van Baalen, Joy Hackett, Jane Wilson, Wayne Henry, Gene Langerak, and LeRoy Van Arkel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Eleanine van Baalen
Joy Hackett
Jane Wilson
Wayne Henry
Gene Langerak
LeRoy van Arkel
Stamp Bill Would Fund Marshes Purchase And Reconditioning
Congress considers a Stamp Bill to allocate funds for purchasing marshes and reconditioning them. The measure aims to support coastal conservation efforts and restore wetland ecosystems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
City Churches Weekly Services Schedule
A schedule of services from City churches including First Reformed Third Reformed and Baptist listings. It notes Sunday school times morning worship sacraments and evening services with topics such as Living For a Purpose and Remember All the Way along with prayer meetings and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed
Baptist Sunday School
Church OF the Open Bible
U S Provides Large Grants to Aid Wildlife Programs
Washington reports historic federal funds for stream improvement and wildlife production. Grants total 1,155,050 dollars to survey national forests and parks in Virginia Vermont New Hampshire Montana West Virginia and other states plus 128,000 for hatcheries and 150,000 for four new game fish hatcheries in Alabama Indiana Pennsylvania and Texas. An additional 784,750 from Public Works Administration supports refuge development while no funds cover marsh purchases for waterfowl feeding and breeding.
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Wasington
D. C
American Game Association
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
National Forests
National Parks
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Forest
Virginia
Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia
Battell Forest
Green Mountain Region
Vermont
White Mountain National Forest
New Hampshire
Glacier National Park
Montana
Yosemite National Park
Sequoia National Park
Klamath National Forest
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
New Mexico
Nevada
Bureau of Fisheries
Marion
Alabama
Rochester
Indiana
Lamar
Pennsylvania
San Angelo
Texas
Bureau
Leetown
Fisheries Bureau
Middle West
Algo
Public Works Administration
U. S. Bi Survey
Sen
Franklin's Birthday in January Theme Parties
Betty Webster notes January has one notable birth date, Benjamin Franklin on the seventeenth, inspiring Franklin themed parties. Decor ideas include zigzag lightning motifs on white cloths, electric-light decorations, and place cards with quotations from Poor Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Webster
Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard
Saturday Evening Post
Richard
Tax burden court action over property deeds to college
Former owners of property deeded to Penn College plan to recover their holdings to protect their interests. Reports indicate many business buildings were transferred to the college under the same conditions as the Hellings property, highlighting disputes over ownership and tax obligations.
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Penn College
The
College
Hellings
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