Christmas Gift To Dora Bootsma From Pella School Aides
On April 11 1941 Miss Dora Bootsma a longtime Pella Public Schools teacher suffered a hip fracture from a fall. She spent weeks in hospital and months of treatment leaving her with no pension and dwindling savings. Citizens organized 46 class chairmen to gather 1675 names and solicit gifts. The effort raised over 400 dollars and included a hospital bill payment of 318.50 and a defense bond plus war savings stamps. The plan named Dollars for Dora and thanked Bootsma for nearly half a century of service.
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Dora Boostma
Pella
Bootsma
Clarence Kens
Ias
Dora Bootsma
Wih
Ed LeCocq
Dora
Ed Gorp
Gary Vogelaar
Connie Smorenberg
F. M. Frush
Clarence Buerkens
Oskaloosa
Christmas Gift a Hospital Bill Defense Bond for Dora Bootsma
Former pupils responded with warm letters and gifts to honor Dora Bootsma, a devoted teacher in Pella. A committee led by Edward Van Gorp delivered a Christmas Eve surprise to her, presenting a Defense Bond, hospital bill receipt, and fundraising letters read aloud. The fund grew at Pella National Bank, with Miss Bootsma recovering well and planning to return home when able.
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Pella National Bank
Connie Smorenberg
Edward van Gorp
Gary Vogelaar
George Ver Steeg
the Chronicle
Leslie Sadler
New Sharon
Miss Bootsma
Peter van Gorp
Helene
van Gorp
Bootsma
Ed van Gorp
Dora Bootsma
Miss Dora Bootsma Teaching Record in Pella Schools
A 46 year summary notes Dora Bootsma’s service in Pella Public Schools. She taught 1st to 8th grades at Oak Grove Webster Lincoln and led Junior High for 22 years. About 1610 pupils were taught. many notable locals passed through her classrooms. Personal recollections praise her impact and dedication.
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Dora Bootsma
Pella
Oak Grove
Pella Independent School District
Webster
Webster Building
Lincoln
Oskaloosa
Classmates Thanked for Support in Dora Bootsma's 7th Grade
In 1901 and 1902 Dora Bootsma's room the Seventh Grade classmates receive thanks for liberal responses and kind letters. The group nearly reached one hundred percent participation and topped the list in total contributions led by Ed Van Gorp.
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Dora Bootsma
Ed. van Gorp
Thank you from Miss Bootsma to her U S friends
Miss Dora Bootsma expresses deep gratitude for the Christmas gift from boys and girls across the United States and for the 700 or more friends who showed interest during her hospital stay. She hopes the message reaches all who cared.
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Dora Bootsma
United States
Dora J. Bootsma
Marion County AAA payments set to pass half a million
By mid December Marion County farmers received 296 178 in agricultural conservation and parity payments. Chairman Herb McCoy expects total 1941 payments to exceed 600 000 as January and February disbursements come in. Nearby counties show large sums from 986 583 in Kossuth to 943 186 in Pottawattamie with Jasper 785 425 and Calhoun 767 875.
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Marion County
AAA
Herb McCoy
AAA Committee
McCoy
Kossuth County
Pottawattamie
Kossuth
Jasper County
Calhoun County
Library notes and book blurbs from a wartime page
A compilation of short offerings listing books and brief descriptions. Titles include Diary of a Twelve-Year-Old Dutch Boy, Blood Sweat and Tears, Adventure in the West, The Fight for Life, Robert Louis Stevenson Teller of Tales, Transatlantic Pilot, The Blue Cloak, Adam Penfeather Biocamber, and Dust of Mexico with brief summaries of each work.
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Dirk van der Heide
Rotterdam
Holland
England
America
Marion County Livestock Farming Contrast Noted
Monroe advertises at four up to mid December with a fallot termest ae sounty. Knoxville jam closes as the county faces changes in livestock farming practices and regional markets.
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Marion County
Monroe
Knoxville
Not all the world’s people share a trip to Mexico
A fragment from a periodical review lists several books for young readers. It mentions a trip to Mexico by an aunt, a story about Marcia Castle as an air hostess, and other titles including Union Now With Britain, His Wife the Doctor, and Smithsonian Scientific Series.
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Dixie Willson
Marcia Castle
Britain
Clarence Kirshman Streit
United States
British Empire
Mr. Streit
Joseph McCord
Serenity
John MacDonald
Maury
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Towa
Walker
Elizabeth Kempkes
Everett
Kate Johnson-Van Gorp
Westwood Blvd
Apt. 7
Muskegon
Michigan Dee
Thadder
Deering
Milwaukee
John Deere
Hayes
Bogaards Allets
Worth & van Zante
Clerks
Tysseling & Bogaard
Shepherds of Old
Wise Men
Dora Bootsma Fund
Misa Bootsma
Mise Bootsmaare
Libbie Cox Clost
Culver City
Ello
Geert Vandermeule
Library Notes
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
West
Alice Ross Colver
Judy
Jack
Montana
Paul de Kruif
Robert Louis Stevenson
Eulalie Osgood Grover
Miss Grover
Frederic Nelson Litten
Johnny Caruthers
Alaska
Temple Bailey
Mid-West
East
Beyood
Adam Penfeather
Jeffery Farnel
Antonia
Anthony
Absalom
Troy
Adam
Mexico
Ruth Comfort Mitchell
New England
Priscilla
Smithsonian Scientific Series
Charles Greeley Abbot
Green Corn Johnny
Glen Harard
Assreston
U. S. Defense Bonds
U. S
Hampshire
D. J. Dehaan & Company
Ralph Dykstra
Otley
McCormick Deering Co
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