Iowa News Items of Interest From 1924 Clipped Notes
A broad sketch of Iowa items notes W. A. Wilson turning 106 on March 15, a $100,000 Shenandoah school bond vote, a $30,000 American Legion clubhouse effort at Clear Lake, and 1923 anti-saloon rallies totaling 466 in the state. It cites probate and farm topics from Tipton Creamery to Mahaska county director meetings, literacy rates, soldier bonuses paid in Cedar Rapids, and regional efforts in paving, farming, and public utility organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winasdage
Farrugut Consolidated
Shenardosh
W. A. Wilson
Bss
Red Oak
American Legion
Clear Lake
Anti-Saloon League
Tipton County Cooperative Creamery Company
Knights of Pythias of
Des Moines
Macedonia
Oskaloosa
J. Allen Wallis
Clote Fork
Durango
Iowa State Dairy Association
Denmark
Andy Christiansen
Humboldt
Medill McCormack
Missippi
McGregor
Mason City
Scott County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Greene County
Corn Growers’ Association
Antonin Dvorak
New World
Lloyd Leaffler
Merrimac
Teaffler
Central College Men's Glee Club Prepares Spring Tour
The Men's Glee Club of Central College plans a spring tour starting March 27 for two weeks, visiting Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin with dates in Chicago Grand Rapids Holland Kalamazoo and Muskegon. Directors praise the group as the college’s best and a concert in Pella is set for April 25 after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Iowa
New York
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Grand Rap
Pella
Lake States
Dallas Wins College Notes Tournament
A large crowd attended the Saturday tour nament despite stormy weather. Jake and Gerrit ran a canteen as the Cats played well and consumed much. The local high school team performed, and the Washington Banquet was a big success. Central should host more formal banquets annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Gerrit
Dallas
Washington
Central
Girls' Glee Club sings at Otley Friday evening
The Girls Glee Club will perform in Otley on Friday evening, the 29th, delivering a concert for local residents and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls
Glee Club
Otley
Fine Musical Program At Chapel Wednesday Morning
M Liggett presented a fine chapel program featuring four members from the opera Bohemian Girl the chorus Gipsy Life and solos by Bessie Vander Ploeg Bart Vander Ploeg and Nick Gosselink in an engaging morning recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Liggett
Chapel
Chorus
Bessie Vander Ploeg
Bart Vander Ploeg
Nick Gosselink
Mr and Mrs Heine Rhy host dinner Tuesday evening
Mr and Mrs Heine Rhy entertained a number of friends and family at a dinner gathering Tuesday evening, sharing food and conversation in a warm home setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Heine Rhy
Central College Glee Club adds Wagner's Bull-pup member
The Boys' Glee Club captured a rah rah group photo last Monday evening. Wagner's Bull-pup joined the group and is now part of the Central College Glee Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ Glee Club
Wagner
Central College Glee Club
Pleasant college tea hosted by Bosveld and Lautenbach
Mrs John Bosveld and Mrs Chas Lautenbach hosted a cordial college tea last Wednesday afternoon at Bosveld’s home. Twenty five ladies attended and enjoyed the hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bosveld
Chas. Lautenbach
Revival meeting by three Reformed churches of Pella
Revival services begin next Sunday evening at the first church with the Boys Glee Club performing two selections Tell Him Al and The Beautiful Land Nicholas Gosselink directs music with Sadler at organ and Kuyper at piano Mrs Pietenpol spoke on prayer at chapel Thursday morning, delivering a helpful, engaging talk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Nicholas Gosselink
Sadler
Kuyper
Pietenpol
Life of Miss Jennie Kuyper Pamphlets Distributed
Small pamphlets titled The Life of Miss Jennie Kuyper were distributed at chapel Thursday morning to attendees seeking inspiration. The event reflects a local effort to share biographical material and religious messages. The distribution occurred during morning services, with attendees encouraged to read and reflect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Kuyper
Students Hear Recital By Mrs Liggett’s Class
A number of Mrs Liggett's students were heard in recital on Thursday afternoon. The event showcased young musicians in a warm, informal performance setting.
Yell Masters Present Hamlet Scene at Chapel
The Yell Masters staged a Hamlet scene at Chapel Friday morning drawing students and faculty to an early performance. The brief rendition offered familiar soliloquies and dramatic cues highlighting student theater activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yell Masters
Chapel Friday
Princeton Tattle of the Revolutionary War visit noted
Ir Heemstra spoke Friday morning about his trip to the Princeton Tattle of the Revolutionary War field. The Y M A Gospel Teams held a service at First Reformed Church last Sunday evening with three speakers Marion Nollen Gerrit Rozeboom and Jake ler. A choir of twenty five college boys sang and Nicholas Gosselink led evangelistic singing. Mr Sadler played organ and Tony Van Zante piano. Gerrit Van Roekel presided and plans for another meeting were hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir Heemstra
Princeton
Y. M
Mizpah Guilds Ex change at Electric Shop
The Mizpah Guild of the Second Reformed church plans an Ex change Saturday March 1 at the Electric Shop. The event aims to raise funds for church activities and feature a sale of items donated by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Second Reformed Church
Death of Gys C De Jong Prominent Sully Resident
Gys C De Jong, a prominent Sully farmer and longtime resident, died suddenly in the law office of Cross and Hamill in the County Savings Bank building from heart failure. He was about sixty, survived by his wife four sons Harry Fred Bert Lute and three daughters Nettie Hattie and one brother in Sioux City. Funeral arrangements were to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gys C. de Jong
Jasper County
Gys de Jong
Sully
Cross and Hamill
County Savings Bank
Leslie Sylvester
L. A. Sparks
Arthur Hyser
de Jong
Law Office
Cross
Hamill
Court House
Mr. de Jong
Dr. Hinshaw
D. de Jong
Morgan Funeral
Harry
Pella
Fred
Bert
Lute
Nettie van Rees
Hattie Hyser
Lynnville
Carpenter
Sioux City
Fragmentary Debate on Judgment and Forethought in Goplanm
A distorted excerpt laments ambiguity in judging men by their actions and forethought. The text hints at dissatisfaction with perceived lack of planning and prudence, implying a critique of current discernment among judges and observers.
Gliders of Darly Times and Odd Garden Wonders
Gliders of Darly Times recounts a monk Klimer who strapped wings to his body and glided for a furious time before breaking both legs after colliding with an air current, blaming his accident on neglect. The text notes workers in heat lose weight and salt through respiration and perspiration, and cites English mine workers showing relief from salt intake. A parsnip in Ryde, Isle of Wight, grew through a bottle neck, forming a double growth as a curious garden freak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Javeld
Enelind
Klimer
England
Sea of Saues
Ryde Esle
Wight
Otley News Focuses On Moves and Funerals
Otley residents report many moves this spring with neighbors relocating near and far. Connie Kool heads to Knoxville while Gorkey Klein buys the Cornie Kool farm near Fifield and plans to move. The community also mourns the funerals of Mrs. Post and Mrs. Schuring as families gather in Pella and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Neal Toom
Bert Blom
Oskaloosa
Blom
Dr. Payne
H. L. Renaud
Bricker
H. Vander Werf
Lewis Schuring
Post
Pella
G. W. Ryke
Dave Mathes
Ryke
Anne de Vries
Gertrude Dykstra
Toinette
Frank van Zante
Connie Kool
Knoxville
C. Vonk
Sully
G. van Willigen
Henry Marinus
Des Moines
Orie
Serena van Ginkel
Iva Vriezelaar
Gorkey Klein
Cornie Kool Place
Fifield
Otley
Henry Keuning
Gerrit Klein
Pete van Hemert
Morris van Hemert
Gerrit Snelle
R. V. McKees
McKeever
Money Savers Shopper List at Gambell
A list of groceries including three cans pork and beans two cans seedless raisins five cans table peaches Occident flour ten bars Green Arrow soup two dozen oranges pail soup Old Country coffee tied to Gambell shopping activity.
Cordova News Social Roundup and Visits Bend
The report lists calls and visits by local residents in Cordova and nearby towns. Roy Shilling and R. M. Hart made calls in Des Moines and Knoxville while others attended gatherings, visited relatives, and helped with farm tasks. Several neighbors, including Calman, Bricker, and Hart families, are noted with illness and social events. A Friday surprise for Clarence Bricker and Mrs. Bricker is mentioned, with a chocolate milk and cake lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Shilling
Des Moines
Clarence Brikker
R. M. Hart
Knoxville
J. M. Hart
Henry Merriman
John Ford
Roy Wolves
Okley Calman
Bert Vanderkieft
Herman Snellers
Pella
Lloyd Shilling
Ellsworth
Lloyd
Lovilla
Roy Wolover
Kingery
Percy
Little Wayne Bricker
Clarence Bricker
P. van Hemert
George
Peternellia Snellers
He Knows Them in the Photographer's Studio
In a fashionable studio a photographer caters to women patrons with mirrors arranged to show forty seven angles of their views.
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Iowa News
Men’s Glee Club
College
Otley News
Money Savers
Gambell
Cordova
Spencer
M. M
Spencer Corsetiere
Spencer Corsets
E. F. King
Jake Klein
Monroe
C. H. Vander Meulen
H. H. Bruinekool
C. H. Bruinekool
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