Central College Denies Dancing Ban Reports
An apology letter from Central College documents a Des Moines Register error about a dancing ban. It clarifies there have never been college dances and that only certain students in specific cases are restricted. The faculty reiterates no public or private college dances are allowed.
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Central Ray
Des Moines Register
Pella
Central Bay
Central College
Central
Jacob Heemstra
Des Moines
Pap
Papa
Sunset by the Bay Inspires Quiet Reverie
Four women sit on seawalls watching a golden sunset spill across the bay while distant fishermen move in a boat. The scene, framed by blue mountains and a village’s twinkling lights, prompts reflections on God’s creation and peaceful rest.
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Ada Nelson
Merchants Back Central Spirit in Pella Support
Citizens of Pella have backed Central’s basketball season with strong attendance and merchant pride. D Den Adel, The Model Clothing Co, and Central Park Cafe hosted a victory celebration after the Ellsworth game, featuring an oyster stew feed and stories from the Bell Clothing House crew.
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Model Clothing Company
Lon and Tudor
Spike” Grotenhuis
Spike
Penn
Dan Meulpolder
Central Park Cafe
Dan
Central Bay
Pella
Central
D. den Adel
Model Clothing Co
Ellsworth
The
Bell Clothing House
Bell
Correspondent urges support of schools in Pella
A local correspondent argues against cutting school taxes in Pella, listing multiple local and state achievements of Pella High and praising the school’s programs. He compares taxes with Knoxville, urges residents to visit schools, and suggests trimming city luxuries instead to protect education and future minds.
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Pella
Knoxville
Pella High School
Iowa
United States
Pella High
Central
Fanny Crosby the Blind Bandit of Song and Service
A portrait of Fanny Crosby, famed hymn writer, as a brave, charitable figure who faced blindness with courage. Her youth, mission work on the Bowery, and a life devoted to rescuing the poor are recounted, ending with plans for a memorial and Fanny Crosby Day in churches.
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Robin_ Hood
Don Quixote
Jesus
Handit
Bandit
New York
Fanny
Bowery
Robin Hood
Mother
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Fanny Crosby
5Th Avenue
S. Parkes Cadman
Federal Council of
Churches in America elect chairman and honor Fanny Crosby ally
Dr. Chester C. Marshall a pastor at Fanny Crosby's Ridgeport church becomes chief weuponstry head without pay to honor Crosby's work. Crosby has touched many lives and blessed hearts and will likely see a living memorial soon.
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America
Chester C. Marshall
Fanny Crosby
Ridgeport
Weuponstry
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Hudson River
Anny Crosby
Green
Columbia
Happy Land
Hudson
Willard Price
Cerapolis
Farmers Co-Operative Exchange
D. Meulpolder
Kelsey
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