Consolidated school at Hursley to be dedicated in March
The Iowa item notes the new consolidated school at Hursley to be dedicated on March 10. It highlights upcoming local projects including a $26,000 home economics building by Sac City youths and a $56,000 city hall approved for Sigourney if bonds sell. It also covers other county happenings from Des Moines to Marshalltown.
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Hursley
American Legion
Sac City
Sigourney
Decorah
Marshall County
Sioux City
Town
Uncle Sam
State Highway Commission
Bert T. Schaffer
Perry
Cedar Rapids
Charles A. Rawson
Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
United States
Iowa
William S. Kenyon
Congress
N. E. Kendall
Rawson
Frank Sturdevant
Walter Matthey
Davenport
Washington
Pardon Board
Fort Leavenworth
Board of Supervisors
Independence
Eva King
Council Bluffs
Robert M. Murray
George Roberts
Prescott
James
Emerson
Hugh Crawford
Dubuque
Turkey River
McGregor
New Albia
Marshalltown
Harry P. Mason
Reinbeck
Mason
Eldora
Frank Foster
Clarke County
C. W. Jones
Creston
Osceola
Foster
Davig
Jones
William Erwin
Wilton
Erwin
Jesup Creamery Company
Jesup
D. H. Rogers
Zearing Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Senate
Raymond W. Rhoades
Glenwood
Harold H. Hubbard
Rockford
Christa A. Hendrix
Silver City
Ira S. Hogate
Tracy
Walter H.vance
Winterset
Guy
Brewer
N. F. Reed
Ottumwa
West Virginia’s Birth And Its Pan Handle Shape
The piece traces West Virginia’s split from Virginia amid 1861 secession, Wheeling delegates drafting a separate constitution, and Lincoln’s approval of statehood in 1863. It notes the Panhandle nickname, area of 24 170 square miles, and eight presidential electors. It mentions early exploration by John Laderer and La Salle, colonization delays, and regional tensions over slavery.
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West Virginia
Virginia
John Laderer
la Salle
Ohio
Pt. Pleasant
Wheeling
Lincoln
World's Largest Bird Cage Sealed in St Louis Dome
The largest known bird cage sits in St. Louis. A netted dome measuring 262 feet long by 100 feet wide and tall holds nearly 400 birds.
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St. Louis
Academy Folks Revel in Joy at Valentine Party
The Central Ray reports a Valentine party at the academy ladies dormitory on February 11. Students entered with numbered hearts and grouped in sixes to perform a sextette tableau led by figures including Coach Cruse and Miss Reeverts. Jennie led an old fashioned singing school and readings that drew laughs. The event featured a heart themed box, flowers, ice cream with hearts, chaperons Miss Reeverts and Prof Cruse, and a decorating committee creating a warm welcome.
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Ladies
Academy
Queen of Hearts
Coach Cruse
Mr. Wilkins
Mr. Boot
Edward Reeverts
Martha Vos
Mae Meppelink
Mildred Overman
Mae
Jennie
Valentine
Cats
Miss Reeverts
Prof. Cruse
Elisha and the unseen forces in Kings era
A devotional discussion of Elisha’s trust in God over natural power, the Syrian siege, and the vision of fiery chariots. It covers faith in the unseen, examples from history, questions for study, and reflections on deception for benevolent ends.
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Elisha
Joseph
Dothan
Samaria
Syria
Elijah
Balaam
H. R. Liddon
Senior Class Delights with Prof Pep Play and School Events
The Senior class staged Prof Pep to a large audience with two hours of comedy and strong cast, then Pella High earned two gold medals at a Marion county meet in Bussey with Gerret Popma taking first and Bessie Vander Ploeg to the sub district. The Hi Tri girls, glee club plans, and fund-raising games plus a Y M C A talk filled the week as students prep for the big Friday tournament and upcoming college game.
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Pep
Pepp
Pella
Bussey
Marion County
Pleasantville
Attica
Harvey
Tracy
Knoxville
Swan
Gerret Popma
Bes
Sie Vander Ploeg
Pella High
Atkinson
Bessie van der Ploeg
Melcher
Dallas
Basketball Girls Dine On Oyster Stew At Garden Cafe
Miss Sterling surprised the basketball girls by inviting them to the Garden Cafe for oyster stew last Monday night. The group found the tables ready and began eating. the oysters looked tempting as they started their meal.
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Miss Sterling
Garden Cafe
Whatsoever a man soweth sermon at HIV meeting
On Tuesday evening the HIV met with fair attendance and welcomed Mr. Parsons of Des Moines state senior Y M C A secretary. His speech stressed that what a man sows he reaps applies to individuals communities nations and the world and warned that Germany France and possibly the United States suffer when ignoring God and the Bible urging adherence to the forefathers ideals of respect for God and His Word.
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HIV
Parsons
Des Moines
Germany
France
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Iowa News
Henry Line
Clinton
Jonathan Brace
W. Virginia
PREP
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Paul
Moses
Heb
God
Kant
Newton
Agassiz
Burbank
Franklin
Jesus
Bank of Heaven
Ben Hadad II
Israel
Jehoram
Ahab
the School Chronicle
Pella High School
Hi-Tri News
Hi-Tri
Graham
Ruth
Tillie Beerends
Bessie Vander Ploegh
Henry Walkotten
Laurel Boat
Glee Club
Miss Gibson
State Y. M. C. A
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