Miss Bousquet Describes Siam Visit To Neighbors
Miss Bess Bousquet recalled her Siam voyage as companion to a princess, detailing months in Bangkok, royal funerals, and wedding plans. She showed colored lantern slides of palaces, temples, canals, and fruit, with Siamese artifacts and silk pieces from a visit to the kingdom.
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Miss Bess Bousquet
Pella
J. J. Bousquet
Siam
Land
America
Miss Bousquet
Siams
Burma
Indo China
Bangkok
Japan
China
San Francisco
Shanghai
Hongkong
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Equator
Misa Bousquet
Knights of Pythias Elect Officers in Pella Lodge 270
Pella Lodge No 270 Knights of Pythias held a Tuesday election for 1922 officers naming B H Sack as C C Ed Van Zante V C Wm Schreiner Prelate Wm Gezel St M of W H Sadler K of R and S H A Bauman M of Fie C N Cole M of Ex Wm Gezel M of A Geo Heeren I G J H Reuvers O G. After the vote an oyster supper and social hour followed with good turnout, described as the best meeting in months.
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Pella Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
B. H. Sack
C.C
Ed van Zante
V. C
A. Geo. Heeren
I. G
Forty Year Marriage to Walter De Penning Celebrates
The Fortieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Walter De Penning on Liberty Street coincided with the wedding of their daughter Gertie to Mr Edward Van Hemert son of Mr and Mrs M Van Hemert from north of Pella. The ceremony occurred at 1130 am officiated by Rev J Wesselink. The couple will reside on a Jasper county farm north of town. About forty five guests attended despite bad roads preventing others from arriving.
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Walter de Penning
Liberty Street
Gertie
Edward van Hemert
M. van Hemert
Pella
Rev. J. Wesselink
Pella High Loses To Oskaloosa In Vacation Game
The Pella High School basketball team dropped a 28 to 9 decision at Oskaloosa Friday evening. De Haan led for Oska loosa with sharp shooting and steady handling, while Carr scored Pella’s lone first half basket. Quarters were 10 minutes, refereed by Elliott of Cornell.
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Pella
Oskaloosa H
Oskaloosa
Herald
Carr
Maroons
Gkaloosa
Baromett Oskaloosa
F—Carr
Bucknell
C—Young
G—Flood
G—Bensmiller
F—Bowen
G—Munl
P—Hoeven
F—De Haan
C—Van Rheenan
G—Den Hartog
G—Butts ooiLre
Appointed to Hospital Board by Cutlerville Group
Mr. Dick Den Adel of the First Reformed church has been named a director of the Christian Psychopathic Hospital at Cutlerville Michigan. He accepted the post and offers aid to Reformed believers seeking Christian care for mentally weak or afflicted. He plans a personal visit to the institution if plans succeed.
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Dick den Adel
First Reformed Church
Christian Psychopathic Hospital
Cutlerville
Mich
den Adel
Card of Thanks from Pella Fire Department
The Pella Fire Department extends thanks to Geo Gaass and Globe Plumbing Heating Co for their generous treat to the men in appreciation of their efforts at the Wielard fire.
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Pella
Geo. G. Gaass
Globe Plumbing & Heating Co
Wielard
Revival services draw large crowds at Baptist church
Objections to Paying filed with council January 6th. Nightly meetings with Evangelist Wm. J. Lockhart and Erwin J. Harris attract great crowds. Twelve converts Sunday. sermons warn of sin and moral crisis. Friday service honors "Mother" and Sunday mass meeting at 3:20 p.m. invites women and girls to hear "Sweetheart, Wife and Mother."
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Baptist Church
Wm. J. Lockhart
Erwin J. Harris
Mr. Lockhart
Appalachian Mountains
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Great Northwest
America
Chapel Singers on Lecture Course
The Chapel Singers open a lecture course with religious classics and a program of concert numbers. Four artists will interpret church songs along with operatic selections and modern pieces. The group features top local vocalists and reserves seats Tuesday January 17 at 2 PM.
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Chapel Singers
Evangelistic Meet At Leighton Ebenezer Church
Evangelistic meetings will be held every evening at 7 20 oclock at the Ebenezer Reformed Church Leighton for one week beginning Monday January 16. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Ebenezer Reformed Church
Leighton
City Council Handles Numerous Objections to Assessments
The city council met Friday to hear objections to paying assessments on recent improvements. About fifty to sixty objections were filed, many by lawyers, and referred to a committee for careful review. Some objectors seek partial relief or exemptions, while most churches did not oppose the assessments, viewing them as beneficial. A notable objection came from Rev. M A O Connell of Knox ville over St Mary’s Church property valued at 2215.08, claimed beneath two thousand.
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M. A. O'Connell
Knoxville
St. Mary's Church, Incorporated
Central College
Chamber
American Legion
Dr. Mitten
Milo
Pella
Park Improvement Bonds Are Sold
The $10,000 park improvement bonds issued by the park commissioners for Garden Square and other city parks were sold this week to the three banks, each taking one third. Funds are now available to begin work as soon as conditions permit. The Chamber of Commerce has shown strong support for park improvements and plans discussed with the commissioners.
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Garden Square
Chamber of Commerce
Nancine Wins Prizes in 1922 Household Event
At 10 a m Tuesday Miss Nancine Minetta arrived at the Lubberden home and claimed an Electric Heating Pad from Delco Shop. Dr Chalfont officiated, noting Nancine weighs 7 1 2 pounds at birth. Second prize, a Dimalite, went to Wilma Elizabeth Buwalda born 1922, who claimed it by 6:30 a m Wednesday.
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Nancine Minetta
W. J. Lubberden
Delco
Dr. Chalfont
Nancine
Wilma Elizabeth
A. J. Buwalda
Central College Football Players Celebrate Banquet
The Central College football team enjoyed a well attended banquet in the college dorm dining room hosted by local men. Sixty guests heard speeches from W H Vander Ploeg Rev H M Bruins Hajo Pals Coach Cruse Captain George Filkkema and President Hoffman. Each player received a college certificate and a silver football memento marking a game score.
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Central College
P. H. Kuyper
Geraldine Aschenbrenner
W. H. Vander Ploeg
H. M. Bruins
Hajo Pals
Cruse
George Filkkema
Hoffman
Puritan Drug Store
George Flikkema Ag
Pella
Pella Chamber Elects Officers for 1922
The Pella Chamber of Commerce held an election Tuesday to name officers for 1922 and review the year’s reports. H. P. Van Gorp heads as president with Y. T. Van Niewaal as vice president, W. H. Vander Ploeg as treasurer, and F. M. Frush as secretary.
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Pella
H. P. van Gorp
Y. T. van Niewaal
W. H. Vander Ploeg
F. M. Frush
J. H. Cochrane
J. G. Sybenga
J. T. van Zante
J. C. Mitten
D. den Adel
G.T. Vogelaar
E. J. van Gorp
M. C. Slob
F. C
Boy Scouts
Chamber of Commerces
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Evangelist Lockhart
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Chamber Commerce
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