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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1930
Page
11
Special Correspondent records Miss Margaret Vander Molen visiting relatives in Pella and Des Moines trips by locals. Notes on health, family gatherings, and funerals for Mr. Sandmeier and Mr. Stineman, with community members attending services and sharing meals. The piece highlights long ties among Vander Molen, Van Roekel, De Wit, and Sandmeier families.
Harold Groening of Pella visiting H L Swank home. Bertha Augustine spends Tuesday night at C Verros home. About 45 Farm er Union Local 1040 members met at A Durham home with a children’s program and meeting led by Adair. lunch served. next meeting at J W Adair on March 13. Knoxville callers noted. Mahaska hospital update on J P Durham’s wife. Harvey M E church destroyed by fire Sunday morning.
Community extends sympathy to the children of Anthony Van Veen after the deaths of their father and mother over the past two years. The family long resided in the Amsterdam neighborhood and Sunday visitors included Toom and Van Steenis families, Chas Toom and kin from Knoxville, Klein family with son Lee, and Sadie Vink visiting her brother John Vink. Other calls came for Anna Roorda’s illness with flu, while Otley and Fifield residents attended nearby homes.
Special correspondent reports Otley residents updating homes as Albert De Joode moves to the Vanden Berg farm and Gerrit Vander Wal takes the De Joode place while C Brand relocates to Otley and Dave De Cook moves to Brand’s former home. The Morris Van Heemert and Henry Muilenberg families spent Saturday with John De Goey in Newton. Pete Vanden Berg and family hosted a farewell reception as they prepare to move to Pella. Des Moines visitors William Van Speren and Mrs J B Van Speren joined relatives in Otley with Dr Fed Carpenter from Newton visiting old friends. Miam McPherson of Des Moines visited his niece Mrs L F Byer.
A Central College bulletin excerpt from Dr. Wesselink praises a New York donor who pledged annual support. The piece highlights Central’s basketball victories and debate teams beating Iowa Wesleyan, with details on judges, team members, and upcoming debates, plus notes on Y M C A speakers and a tense Penn game crowd. It also covers an Oskaloosa game, the Upper Iowa oratorical contest, and plans for February 20 debates with State Teachers College.
Miss Belle Bogard earns praise in a polished oration as several extemp and debating teams prepare for upcoming matches. Central team features Eppo Timmer and Henry Eggink while girls plan debates with Parsons and Iowa Wesleyan. Dr Fogdahl sought as critic, judges named, and a Washington Banquet and Faculty Club events noted.
Professor Menninga is confined at home by illness. Do not miss the production The Meanest Man in the World at the High School Auditorium Monday evening March 3. The Lambda Epsilon Phi's with the Masquers present this real production.
A number of characters from Old Lady 31 repeat in the forthcoming production. The original Old Lady 31 himself is set to appear again. The article notes the familiar roles will reappear, with the cast continuing the same creative team.
A New York man unveils plans for a 1050 foot skyscraper with an estimated cost of 30 million dollars. The project details include bearing significant financial and engineering scope as city officials weigh the proposal.
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