Pella Thrift Days and Local Prohibition Debate
Pella merchants promote three day sale February 20 21 and 23 with deep discounts across all lines. A Baptist church Men's Brotherhood meeting discusses the Wickersham report on prohibition featuring Gilbert Boot Ray De Haan and H W Pietenpol with Dr Achenbrenner and E W Goad offering comment and Lincoln stories. Valley Junction edges Pella 17 16 in a boys game while Pella reserves win 14 7. lineup details and referees included.
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Pella
Andy
Radio Fame
R. T. Nordlund
Gilbert Boot
Wickersham
Hoover
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Boot
Felows
Ray de Haan
Congress
de Haan
Aschenbrenner
F. W. Goad
Messrs. Boot
Pietenpol
Dr. Aschenbrenner
Lincoln
Paul Blommers
John van der Wal
Late Happenings at County Seat in Knoxville Iowa
Mystery surrounds a $70 bakery cash theft at Wright and Son's Bakery with a thief rifling the safe while workers were in the rear. Maple Grove School near the county farm reports intruders leaving a drawn sheet and writings as Sheriff Ira Ward hunts clues. Tom Perry, jailed for a statutory charge, escaped from Nevada jail and is linked to recent abductions. Curtis's trial looms as authorities search for Perry.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Wright &Son
Maple Grove School
Maple Grove
Ira Ward
Tom Perry
Ira A. Ward
Nevada
Perry
R. L. Curtis
Curtis
Knoxville High in Health Work Honors May Day Effort
Knoxville May Day health program highlighted by the American Child Health association as outstanding. In Knoxville the focus shifted to positive health teachings with a 100 point score system for kindergarten through eighth grade. Seventy five percent of students earned top marks leading to awards for 33 children at a High School auditorium program.
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Knoxville
American Child Health Association of
New York City
Iowa
Phylan
Valley High Edges Pella In Tight Contest
Valley High defeated Pella in a close game as Ulrich opened with a long shot for Pella and Carson of Valley tied the score early. Valley led by one point through the first quarter with back and forth scoring and a strong showing by Van Arkel in the second period.
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Pella
Dykstra
Stutzeman
Kitsher
Valley
Stutzman
Carson
Valley Junction
Ulrich
Van
Valley High
Pella High
van Arkel
School Heads Turn To Financial Problems
State superintendent Agnes Samuelson notes increasing requests from school boards for help analyzing finances and improving efficiency. The research division has gathered data to compare district costs and provide rapid access to information, aiding the goal of maximizing returns per dollar spent on Iowa schools.
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Boards of Education
Agnes Samuelson
Miss Samuelson
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Commissi
J. W. Pietenpol
Mr. Pietenpol
Verba Nicols G
Sappenfield
Kuyper
Ver Meer
Roland
Mountain
Nicols
Hutchins
Des Moines
William Penn
Chronicle
Onstine
Rene
Enna
Nies
Enna Jettick Health Shoes
Iwo
Enna Jetticks
Hoosier
Ivory
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