Pine Tree Jin Leads Sea Scout Training at Marion
Sea Scout chief James A. Wilder reports successful two training sessions for sea scouts at Tabor Academy Marion Massachusetts. Attendance included boys from across the country with seven travelers from Port Arthur Texas. Sessions featured Buzzards Bay cruising and duties tied to Plymouths 300th anniversary ceremonies. Membership in sea scouting rose over fifty percent last year as programs appeal to teens.
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Pine Tree
Jin
James A. Wilder
Marion
Mass
Port Arthur
Tex
Tabor Academy
Wilder
Clarence H. Edwards
Department of New England
Sea Scout Camp
Buzzard’s Bay
Plymouth
Progress in Sacramento on October 1 1920
On October 1 1920 Sacramento reports progress with 12 known milestones or developments in the city. Officials note steady advance across sectors including infrastructure and public services as the month begins.
Sacramento Scouts Reach 700 Members in 80 Days
Troops totaling 287 scouts registered grew to 700 scouts in 29 troops by July 1, with five new troops forming and about 75 scouts involved. The scoutmasters' school trained 45 men, averaging 70 to over 100 attendees, while Sacramento completed a major financial campaign.
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Sacramento
Scoutmasters
Scout Art Conrad Chosen Guest for Canada Camp Trip
Scout Arthur Conrad of Hamilton Ohio was selected from about 800 fellows as the one most worthy of the honor and delight of being the guest of H L Rutter, a camp committee member, on a three weeks camping trip in Canada. Control is a patrol leader and Hamiltons ranking scout with fine outdoor skills and school record. Friends agree Art deserves the good luck.
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Arthur Conrad
Hamilton
H. L. Rutter
Canada
Scout Control
Cape May boy saves two at sea in strong tide
Charles Swain Jr of Cape May New Jersey saved two city lads pulled out by a fierce tide. Scout George Rolf of Terry Mississippi rescued a young woman from drowning in a lake near Camp McLaurin where he stayed. Troop 11 of Charleston District of Columbia led a summer anti-weed crusade, cutting weeds nuisancing pedestrians.
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Charles Swain, Jr
Cape May
N. J
George Rolf
Terry
Camp McLaurin
Troop 11
Charleston
D. C
Pella Markets Hogs Corn Wheat Oats Prices Note
Market quotes from Farmers Co operative Exchange Pella Iowa list hog prices from 6 50 to 8 35 per cwt corn at 35 cents per bushel and wheat and oats not listed Also a brief note on the sideboard term tracing its French and English origins with historical usage dating to 1573 and a reference to a household item described as two long tables of sydde boardes in the hall
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Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Pella
Iowa
College Notes and Musical Events Preview
The weekly College Notes report covers Lane’s illness, new students in the music department, Hartlett of the Student Volunteer Movement speaking in chapel, and upcoming recitals on February 21 and 28. The Male Glee Club plans a March 17 departure for six engagements in New York City, with concert dates to be announced. The Excelsior club to present an opera in early March, and benefit games scheduled for Thursday. Mrs. Liggett and Mrs. Sadler hosted the Federated Club, and the Ladies Glee Club debuted in chapel. The girls are in good form. a loss to Simpson is noted.
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Atlantic Coast
New York City
Advansonian High School Basketball Showdown
The Advansonian team, lacking organization, fell 18 to 3 on the high school floor. Louis Reeverts scored the lone field goal, while Gerrit Van Roekel added a foul shot. high school’s Butts starred, and the first half lagged before a stronger finish.
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Advansonian Society
Advansonians
Advance
Louis Reeverts
Gerrit van Roekel
Advawsonians
Butts
First motion picture machines evolved in late 19th century
The first motion picture machine was patented in 1887 but practical progress lagged until 1893 when the cinematograph emerged by Summer, the first device to project film on a screen. Edison refined the idea in 1896 with the vitascope, laying groundwork for later improvements used today.
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Edison
Osage County Scouts Host Pella Visitors and Boxers
Os key scouts hosted six Pella scouts for a day at the high school and scout hall. Activities included life saving first aid and demonstrations, boxing, and a homemade ping pong set. The day featured fellowship, a dinner, and an invitation to return. Funeral notes report the death of Ray William, four months old, with burial at Oakwood and condolences from the Scout group.
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Oskaloosa
Pella
Osky
Ray William
Brunin
Tuesaday
Oakwood
Attie Gon
Success Means Work and the Power of Character
A brief reflection on success through hard work amid competition. It argues that effort fuels achievement while a virtuous life yields stronger influence than words, likening character to bells that sound when touched, producing enduring melody.
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Phillips Brooks
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Vander Linden
W. C. Verploeg
Ames
Farmer's Produce Building
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone Building
Main Street
DR. C. I. Fox
Main and Liberty Sts
Geo, J. Thomassen
Observatory
Des Moines, Iowa
J. J. Sybenga
Ofice
Puritan Drug Store
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
A. P. Fankhauser
T. G. Fultz
Calla
Vander Zyl Bros
F. F. Carpenter
Wagner's
W. F. Crew Hye
North Side Square
BOY Scouts
BOY Scout “Gleaners
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Pella Markets
Ieee
College Notes
Penn
Lane
Mr. Hartlett
Student Volunteer Movement
Chapel
Excelsior Club
Tigers
Mrs. Liggett
Mrs. Sadler
Federated Club
Simpson
ICM Eels
Brejoe Af
Die
Samuel Oer
Im New
York
RUE Months
H.S. Trumps
Motion Pictures
the Scout Chronicle
Troop 1
The
Pella Boy Scouts
Osky Scouts
Fleaver
Oskalooga
Scout Brotherhood
Evry Wood
Berton Braley
Logan Hendricks
Chilly Mitten
Charley
Shakes
Gang
de Winter
Tenderfoot
Secondlass
Goon Storrs
Mothers Magazine
Bac Ena
Farm Journal
Jimmy
Kelloggs
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Kellogg
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