UNCLE SAM SEEKS NEW POSTMASTER FOR PELLA
The Civil Service Commission will hold an open competitive examination on March 18 to fill the vacant postmaster position in Pella dated September 7, 1920. Applicants must be US citizens 26 to 65, with 3 years of relevant business experience, and submit Form 2241 with complete education and work histories. Salary is 2500 dollars.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Pella
United States
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Service Commission
Commission
Civil Service
Post Office Department
Postal Bulletin
Postal Guide
Princess Bonnie opera repeats for those who missed it
Central College performers led by Prof G F Sadler and Miss Nellie Flint staged Princess Bonnie with cast members including Mrs J G Sybenga Carrie Cox Dave Goff L F Bousquet H J Rhynsburger J G Sybenga and W H Fowler. Admission fifty cents. receipts for two evenings totaled about $180.
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Bonnie
G. F. Sadler
Nellie Flint
Department of Music
Central College
J. G. Sybenga
Carrie Cox
Dave Goff
L. F. Bousquet
H. J. Rhynsburger
W. H. Fowler
Grace Halstead
Coon Stille
Otley
Jake Dingeman
Dingeman
B. F. Keables
Mae
J. B. Smith
L. A. Garrison
H. Rhynsburger
I. M. Earle
Dowell & Parrish
C. C. Cole
Henry Vander Meulen
la Grippe
J. S. Rhynsburger
Ben Grant
Tracy
S. H. Viersen
Rhynsburger
Howell
St. Louis
Pella
M. E. Church
Pella Tigers Edge Newton Elks In Quick Thriller
Pella Tigers defeated Newton Elks 18 to 17 in a tightly contested basketball game. The Tigers, praising their season’s best play, hope for state honors based on comparative scores as they prepare to Tama for three games later this week. Nearby, the Tigers’ junior squad won 15 to 12, and Pella high defeated Penn Academy 24 to 12 at Oskaloosa.
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Newton Elks
Pella Tigers
Tigers
U. S. Bankers
Des Moines
Elks
Bankers
Tama
Central College
Tiger Cubs
Pella
Oskaloosa
Penn Academy
Postmaster Selection and Qualifications Methods Brief
A historic excerpt outlines annual procedures for posting qualifications and ratings for candidates. It states that education, training, and experience are verifiable and that the president may select the postmaster from the top three ranked candidates.
Pella High Wins First for Second Time in County Contest
Pella High School dominated the Marion County Declamatory Contest held Friday in the Pella high school auditorium. Seven schools competed across Dramatic, Oratorical, and Humorous classes with Miss Frances Ver Steeg winning in the dramatic declamation “Rock of Ages.” Audrey Meyers and Donald Hollowell, both from Pleasantville, secured second and third prizes. Medals were awarded, and Ver Steeg will represent the county in a forthcoming district contest. A large silver loving cup, held by Pella for the year, could become the school’s property if they win first place again before two other schools claim the cup three years. Judges were from Oskaloosa: Professor Davies, Professor Kies, and Professor Marie Martinstein.
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Frances Ver Steeg
Pella
Audrey Meyers
Pleasantville
Donald Hollowell
Johnny
Ver Steeg
Holiness University
Paul Kies
Penn College
Marie Martinstein
Oskaloosa
Pella High School Wins Two Smore Games
Pella high school hosted Knoxville in girls and boys basketball Monday night, with Pella securing both wins. Girls edging 10 to 7 in a tight contest, while the boys led 19 to 8 at halftime before Knoxville narrowed the gap. final score 29 to 24. A crowd over two hundred attended, a near record for Pella high school hoops.
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Pella High School
Knoxville High School
Pella
Knoxville
Upper Iowa University Defeats Central Team
The Central College basketball team at Fayette fell 20 to 15 to Upper Iowa University. It was a fast, nearly even game with Central leading 8 to 7 at halftime before the visitors took the lead. A strong crowd supported Central, which has been fielding a competitive squad.
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Central College
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Central Boys
Stove That Will Burn Low Test Gasoline
Van der Meulen & Company announce a new gasoline stove that operates on ordinary automotive gasoline without high test fuel. High gas prices reduced stove use, driving many to kerosene. they guarantee success with standard gasoline and plan soon to stock stores. Watch for advertisements announcing availability.
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van der Meulen & Company
van der Meulen Company
Income Tax Rules For 1922 Returns
Inland revenue guidance outlines required gross income reporting for stores, professionals, and farmers. It details inventories, exemptions, filing deadlines, and extension rules with penalties for late or willful noncompliance.
Tax Evasion Penalty Provisions Mentioned in Statement
The text notes penalties for tax evasion including imprisonment and a fine not exceeding $10,000 plus costs. It adds a penalty of 50 percent of the evaded tax amount, applying when false returns are filed or an attempt is made to evade taxes.
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Internal Revenue
Collector of Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
Gustavus Hinrichs Iowa's First Weather Man Dies
Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs, 87, longtime University of Iowa professor of physical science, died in St Louis. He founded Iowa's first state weather service in 1875 and supervised 300 assistants statewide. He introduced graded laboratory courses and led classes for hundreds of students.
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Iowa City
Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs
University of Iowa
St. Louis
United States
Hinrichs
Tax help available in Pella February 26 28
The Chronicle reports a Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue will visit Pella February 26 to 28 to assist residents in preparing income tax forms at no charge. Officials will answer questions, reference filing requirements, and acknowledge and file returns free of cost.
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Pella
Chronicle
Internal Revenue
Old Veteran of 33d Iowa Passes Away
Herman Wheeler aged 92 died at his home four miles south of Pella at 11 am Tuesday February 20 1923 after pneumonia worsened his condition. Funeral 1:30 pm Friday at Pella Baptist Church with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by widow Louisa Bayless and one brother in New York. no children.
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Herman Wheeler
Pella
Wheeler
Pella Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Wheeler
Onondaga County
New York
Fabian
Marion County
Wellington Nossaman
33D
Iowa Infantry
Louisa Bayless
Plans Made for Legion Building Remodeling
The executive committee of Van Veen-Van Hemert Post No 89 discussed remodeling the recently purchased Legion building on the square. A 50 by 50 foot hall with two small rooms is proposed to serve multiple groups while generating income to cover costs. Builders Herman Veenstra and George Heeren attended, with Veenstra offering to draft plans. Local plans aim for the post to own the building debt free in a few years as the Pella Overall Company leases the upper floor for steady revenue.
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American Legion Post
The
Post
Pella Overall Company
Herman Veenstra
George Heeren
Veenstra
Legion
Auxiliary
Heeren
Businade
Pella
van Veen-Van Hemert
South Side Restaurant Under New Management
Gerrit de Geus announces purchase of Dan's Place on the south side of the square and that he will assume management on March 1. He pledges to maintain the high standard set by former manager Mulpolder and to continue serving meals and short orders.
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Gerrit DE Geus
New Outlet For Great White Way Planned In 1923
A proposal seeks to extend High Avenue west to join Pella road near the W J Vander Wilt farm and bring the Great White Way into Oskaloosa via a new route. City council county board and highway engineers review the plan as a 1923 improvement. If approved the change would cost little and create a major travel thoroughfare paving one avenue to the city limits and serving two cross state trails.
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High Avenue
Pella
W. J. Vander Wilt
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Oskaloosa Herald
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P. HS
SMORE
Gustavus Hinrichs
Iowa
Stephen de Kock
Martin Engelsma
H. F. Fisk
Pacific Coast
Legion Building
Gambell Store
South Side Restaurant
Great White Way
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