Be Prepared Scouts Rally For Trail Hunt And Honors
Last week Dr. Sybenga purchased a mess kit for the scout master to use in a treasure hunt planned for this Saturday. The hunt promises a tough trail with twists and backtracking as scouts strive to lead from the front. The article notes rising first class ambitions, new court of honor members, and fund raising for Hamilton Park as eight scouts advance with several earning second class status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bou
Dr. Sybenga
J. F. Dykstra
Sam van Vilet
Federated Club
Hamilton Park
Pueblo Scouts Answer Be Prepared In Pueblo Flood
National Council of the Boy Scouts conducted an extensive disaster response during the Pueblo flood, with Scout Executive Alverson mobilizing older scouts and leaders. They served as messengers, built emergency bridges, operated canteens and wireless stations, guarded Western Union lines, aided refugees, and risked life to rescue two women, Scoutmaster Cary losing his life in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Alverson
Board of Health
Western Union
Cary
Scouting In Schools Promoted By Military Academy
A military academy president notes that many students from nationwide boy scout groups enroll in his school and rank as top pupils. He reports sixty plus scouts join annually, and urges continued support for scouting within private education. Greenwich academy Peddie Blair Bordentown Military Institute Perkiomen are cited as examples where scouting enhances both school and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich Academy
Peddie
Blair
Bordentown
Military Institute
Perkiomen
East
Organization plan for teacher scout leaders at school
Opening of the September term outlines forming a thorough unit of teacher scouts. Several teachers are scout masters and will become leaders of the movement. The group will be separate from the regular military and resemble school fraternities or Y M C A units, with quarters and rewards to stimulate activity.
Scouts in Constantinople at Robert College
Scouting in Robert College is an American brand abroad with three troops totaling 45 scouts. Led by Eagle Scout Radcliff and assisted by three advanced scouts, Earl Pritchard serves as scout commissioner and notes the college’s New York charter. Scouting follows U.S. methods with each boy recounting his own flag’s history, Greek Armenian Bulgarian Turkish or others.
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Robert College
Mr. Radcliff
Yonkers
Earl Pritchard
State of
New York
United States
Scouts Assist Motorists at Grand Rapids Booths
Grand Rapids scouts set up multiple information booths along busy routes for travelers heading to nearby resorts. They offered directions and literature, including a local traffic laws booklet and a city welcome, plus a map of streets and main thoroughfares.
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Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Safety Council
European Observations Berlin and Potsdam
An American travel narrative from Copenhagen to Berlin describes a summer journey by special train and ferry, crossing the Baltic to Warnemunde. The writer notes light toll inspections, a Danish butter stash, and mixed reception due to wartime relations, remarking on visa costs and travel logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Potsdam
Copenhagen
Gjedser
Warnemunde
Baltic Sea
Germany
United States
America
Berlin visit reveals moral slump and cheap travel costs
The writer notes travel costs around 640 francs about half a dollar value, a special train to Berlin, and poor but productive land short on cattle. Wheat harvest and women doing much work contrast with Berlin’s late night arrival and widespread prostitution, indicating a broad moral decline in the capital postwar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warnemunde
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Berlin and Potsdam Under German Victory Echoes
The narrative describes Berlin’s riverside bridges and notable landmarks like the Siegessaule, Reichstag, and Stegesalle with pride, then shifts to Potsdam’s royal palaces, gardens, and failed upkeep. It notes imperial expenditure, modern neglect, and lingering victory memorials along with the Lustgarten beer garden milieu.
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Berlin
Spree
Europe
Hohenzollern
Frederick of
Brandenburg
Siegeemund
Potsdam
Germany
Postdam
Havel
Sans Souzi
Lustgarten
Elijah and Mount Carmel Test of Faith and Prayer
A Sunday School lesson on 1 Kings 18 1 46 and 1 John 5 4 stresses Elijah’s preparation for the challenge on Mount Carmel the prayers he offered and the proof by fire that Jehovah is God It notes the drought the gathering of Baal prophets and Elijah s dramatic confrontation and ends with reflections on faith prayer and the Calvary contrast.
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Elijah
God
Ahab
Baal
Mt. Carmal
Sea of Galilee
Hirjah
Obadiah
Jehovah
Isaac
Israel
Alexander MacLaren
Eliah
Christ
Mount Calvary
Mount Carmel
Calvary
D. L. Moody
Jesus Christ
German Glory Memorials Echo Defeat in Two Cities
The passages describe grand memorials and relics of German triumphs that contrast with the dejected spirit and worn clothing of the German people in two cities. The text portrays a ghost of defeat haunting everywhere among symbols of past victories.
Doctor Carpenter Announces Office Move
Dr F F Carpenter announces his office has moved to rooms above Jaarsma Bakery on the east side of the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Carpenter
Jaarsma Bakery
Oppenheimer Alsop Circulars Start January 21 at Oskaloosa
Residents are urged to watch their mail for one of eight page circulars announcing the MI End and Loom End site of the Oppenheimer Alsop Company in Oskaloosa. The big merchandising event begins Saturday January 21 and circulars are being printed for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oppenheimer-Alsop Company
Oskaloosa
High School
College
Central
High School Debate and Basketball Happenings
The School Chronicle reports on a student debate team coached by Professor Frush debating whether the Philippines should gain independence within five years. It also covers basketball games, theater screenings, and staff changes including Miss Dorothy Gibson starting as music instructor and Miss Esther Albright joining as school nurse.
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Frush
Philippines
Academy
Knoxville
Indianola
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Francis Dykstra
Folkg
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Gerrit Wormhoudt
Willard de Winter
Charles Mitten
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Pella
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Whiting
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Louisa County
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Hi-Tri
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Nature
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