Rolscreenings and Absences Highlight Office Notes
Notices from the week include Pelln Pro ducts inquiries tied to Rol screen’s ads in Home and Garden titles and a full page Pella Venetian Blinds feature. Absences persist in the office with Henrietta Nikkel Ruth Van de Geest Joyce Van Engelhoven Clozmn ink Wilma De Kruyff missing time. Andy Beerends keeps a high box of daily materials while coworkers joke about Grow Quick. Nellie Dingeman’s icy drive ends in a ditch. Mabel Bishop records a first fall of the year and recovers in snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce van Engelhoven
Clozmnink
Wilma de Kruyff
Andy
Andy Beerends
Order
Nellie Dingeman
Knoxville
Mabel Bishop
Icy misadventures and office quirks from a busy noon hour
The piece recalls several icy incidents on Des Moines streets with no injuries. It notes Lynn Joosten, Leonard Kommer, and Wil Kilpatrick among others, plus office humor about jackets, a new International Machine electric type, and LeRoy’s complaint about invoice processing in the accounting department. The tone is light and local, with several named individuals and playful anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Kommer
Walter Raleigh
Lynn Joosten
Wil Kilpatrick
Lor Vanden Dever
Ord
Loran
Ani
Bruce
Louise
Sumepun
Louise van Hemert
LeRoy
Stenographic Department
O. K
Stenographic
Christmas at Leper Colony Inspires Radiant Smiles
Dr Hoffman's account describes a Christmas service at the Leper Colony near Paramaribo attended by 160 patients and 50 city friends. Despite advanced illness, patients enjoyed bright carols and generous gifts from governors' wives, with outside loudspeakers for those unable to enter. Education remains church-driven among local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramaribo
Broeder Gemeente
Salvation Army
Erne
Prinssen
Huende
de Greve
Bausite Mires
Mission Visit Sees Ties Grow Between Churches in ParaMaribo
In Para Maribo, 12,000 children attend schools through eighth grade with Christian instruction. St. Paul’s Roma Catholic school welcomed T and the principal Brother Guibert and chaplain Father Willebrands, leaving a strong impression of ongoing work. The Breeder Gemeente seeks closer contact with Reformed Church America, viewing shared evangelism as vital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han
Paramaribo
St. Paul's Roma Catholic School
Guibert
Willebrands
Chu Reek
Sidy
Gemeente
Reformed Church
America
Germany
Christmas Mission Work Bridges Nations and Needs
In December TL directed a translated Japanese Christmas play and described gifts to underprivileged children in Japan. She recounts aiding Masatomi San and Masutomu San with dolls, clothes, and food for orphans from China and the Philippines, aided by Western donors and Mrs. Ojio’s home for delinquent youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Leighton
Iowa
China
Arabia
India
Japan
Thad
Mr. Ojio
Polla Merchant
Pella
Masutomu San
Philippines
Formosa
Masatomi San
Government
Minnie Barr
Best Friend Mrs Meyers Escapes Attack by Milk Cow
Mrs Meyers of near ourney narrowly escaped when a milk cow knocked her down during a farmyard disturbance. The animal paused to watch a fight between the family dogs, allowing her to flee unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Meyer
Near Ourney
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Brom
Brom Hatchery
Voss Washing Machine
Klyn
Tire & Battery Service
Pella, Iowa
Ragiarional. Veter
McCormick-Deering Sales
Ella, Iowa
DR. Hoffman
Farm Bureau Members
John Vanden
Otley, Iowa
Town Farm Mutual
Belle Bogard
Belle Bosard
Beard Foreign Missions
Fifth Avenue
New York
Second Reformed Church of
Crown Deluxe
Vas Bottle Gas Co
Gas and Electric Appliances
Washington Street
Fowler. Telephone Company
Speed Queen
Hoeksema
Helene Curtis
Central Beauty Shop
Lucille van Andel
East Second St
Hawkins Implement
Monroe
Earl Hawkins
Harry Worth
Jake van Zante
Veenstra
New Hudson
Schipper Bros
Oskaloosa St. Pella, Lowa
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