Pella Area News Visitors and Family Trips Across Week
Numerous residents and relatives from Pella Ia Des Moines Ottumwa and Monroe traveled for visits and holidays. People mentioned include Grace Boat East visiting friends in Moline and Gambell s store offers Occident Flour at $2 40. Several travelers such as Perle Holbrook Dave Welle Eva Welle and Margaret Van Klootwyk are noted with family ties and eye treatment news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Veenman
Helene Welle
Oskalooga
Pella
Roy Vander Linden
Monroe
Public School Notes and Holiday Activities Recap
The public schools resume Monday January 9 after a two week rotation. Students performed Christmas programs and decorations featured drawing work. Miss Dora Bootsma sprained her ankle and will miss Friday teaching. The HIV plans to present The Stream of Life in high school Assembly Monday night. Debates on Philippine independence within five years are scheduled with Central Academy, Knoxville, and Indiana. Miss Bonar's Sophomore English class performed A Christmas Carol in the high school assembly. Attendance was good despite icy sidewalks. Theodore Roosevelt quote on business and humanity cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Bootsma
Puritan
Phillippines
Central Academy
Knoxville
Indianola
Scrooge
Jacob Marley
Efforts to Form a Parent-Teacher Association Recounted
The article reviews several past attempts to organize a Parent-Teacher Association, noting they were usually short lived and that a formal group was not deemed necessary at the time. It reflects on reasons for the lack of lasting structure and community need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Organiza
Meeting of parents urged on forming school group
A call is issued for a Thursday January 12 meeting at 7 30 PM in the high school. All interested parents are invited to attend to discuss forming a new organized group for the schools if sufficient interest and a viable place for the organization exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oathat
Quote on speaking plainly to others
A brief aphorism emphasizes honesty in confrontation urging speakers to express concerns directly to the person involved rather than gossiping or shying away from confrontation. The line advocates forthright discussion in place of quiet doubt.
Rich quote echoes old Indian pensioner tale in boyhood memory
A distorted reminiscence recalls an old man at a reservation who weekly sought food at headquarters. A soldier notes a bronze medal bearing Civic or Wasat ward, revealing the bearer’s pension reveal. The fragment ends with a sermon urging labor in Christ and service to others by David J Burret DDS.
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Grace
Moline
Isl
Gambell’s
Perle. Holbrook
Washington, Kans
Bessie Brooks
Dave Welle
Iowa Bake-Rite Co
Oskaloosa
Eva Welle
L. Wood
Margaret
Ottumwa
E. M. Cole
John Liter
John, Hakkert
Des Moines
Rev. P. Jonker
Lynden
Wash
Michigan
C. L. Brown
Los Angeles
Calif
Brown
D. O. Dally
C. W. van Vark
Fred Vander Zyl
Eddyville
Wm. Vander Linden
Pulaski, Ia
F. D. Stubenrauch
Inda van Klootwyk
Mee Saltzman
J. W. van Klootwyk
Ray Vander Wal
Ames
A. Vriezelaar
Charlies Vander Ploeg
I. E. Renaud
Dubuque
Davenport
Ft. Madison
Fannie Bloem
Artie Bloem
Anna
Nellie
Haas
Des. Moines
Tom Pettit
Chas, Marah of
Ainworth
W. G.vander Ploeg
J. My ‘Cox
Mra Cox
Anna’ Kool of
Cordova
Lurton Hawking
Marshalltown
G. B. Clarke
Joe Rhynsburger
Paul Synhoret
G. H. ‘Waechter
John McQuilken
LaPorte City
Oklahoma City
Mr. Waechter
Anna Hunt
Etta
A. Woolard
New Sharon
Hllen Buck~nam
Will Ver Steeg
Litle Son
Anna Hessing
Minneapolis
C. F. Dykstra
W.J. Ver Ploeg
Internal Revenue Office
Anna Visser
Holland, Mich
Mr. Dykstra
Garden City Feeder Co
Foxe
Willard
Theodore Roosevelt
Rich, A.D7
Wasat
David J. Burret, D. D
Gambell
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