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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
2
Pella society notes show Mrs. Gerald Paardekooper and Mrs. Francis Pals hosting bridge games and casual gatherings. Women’s clubs, Masons, Eastern Star, and church groups meet with needlework, social time, and programs. local anniversaries, showers, and weddings are reported along with an Os kaloosa Herald out-of-town wedding and a 61st birthday celebration for Mr. Hoksbergen near Tracy.
January cooking class offered a complete spread of recipes demonstrated by Miss Covert at The Chronicle Cooking School. Included were White Layer Cake, Chocolate Layer Cake, Mocha Frosting, Pork Chops and Rice, various pastries and breads, steamed onions and apples, Baked Alaska, Macaroni Mousse, Baked Lima Beans, several salads and desserts, with detailed method and oven settings. The notes list ingredients, steps, and temperature guides for each dish.
Mrs J C Mitten of Elmwood Inn writes a Pella hostess column offering practical Valentine ideas for February. She suggests edible valentines, a heart shaped molded salad with strawberry jelly, whipped cream, pineapple and nuts, and recommends lace paper decorations and homemade décors to add charm to parties on February 14.
Sells Health Circus will perform in Pella next week at the high school auditorium with 3 shows. No admission will be charged. The event benefits the High School and Lincoln School, with Thursday afternoon and evening shows and Friday afternoon seats.
The text argues education enhances life enjoyment and personal growth. It notes botany and music courses deepen appreciation for nature and music. It asserts God offers a plan for each person and urges seeking divine guidance to find a vocation and achieve success.
At the start of the second semester the Central Ray notes a few enrollments and losses. William Wolbrink returns after a year at South Dakota Wesleyan and aims to graduate next June. Walter K. Baas from Corsica South Carolina enrolls as a Freshman. Irene Boot and Norman Lewis join as new students. Erwin Aschenfelter leaves for Compton Junior College in Compton California. Several others have not yet registered, leaving the registrar hopeful for firm decisions.
Five residents discuss whether the city should buy new equipment now or wait for a commission form of operation. Opinions vary on efficiency, expertise, need, and the risks of past council mistakes.
Mrs J Braam improving after a stomach hemorrhage last week. George Wielaard, brother of Lane Wielaard, critically ill with Brights disease at his home in Oskaloosa. his brother assisted at the home Monday. Mrs J T Van Zante confined to bed but much better, not able to sit up. E J De Haas fighting flu for days and bedridden. Frank De Wit and Gerrit Klein absent from Van Houweling's Auto garage early week. Positive news on B H Sack undergoing treatment at Mayo Brothers Institution Rochester Minnesota. Mrs H L Van Dellen in at Abbot hospital Faaloosa. Walter De Kock injured in truck collision, broken collar bone, recovering north of town.
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