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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
5
Mrs Wormhoudt on the Viersen farm west of town recalls a long life of frugality and faith. She once vaccinated her children by taking the vaccine from her son’s arm, helped raise plums for calves, and earned money by making cigars. Reared in a Christian home, she watched five generations grow to 72 descendants, with seven children and numerous grandchildren.
A 99th birthday tribute from a group of Mrs H Wormhoudt’s friends and relatives gathered at Henry and Christina Vander Meulen’s home. The card is signed by many local names including Kitty Wormhoudt Phoebe Weigand Houck Dr W J Rhynsburger Dorn msburger Thomassen Ma ne Rhynsburger Seanish Edward Wormhoudt Mark Todd and others. Dudok Langerak now resides in New Sharon after barber college graduation in Des Moines.
A Lincoln school group in Pella joined 100 percent vaccination efforts for smallpox, cooperating with local physicians and school staff. The photo shows students, teachers, nurses, and the county nurse among listed names.
The article recounts the two year old Zeta Sigma Pi fraternity at Central, a nonpartisan group for scientific social thought. It notes national figures like Charles Hoffman and J. Edgar Hoover, monthly meetings, and a demanding membership that requires ten hours in social sciences and a B average. The chapter uses Durant's Mansions of Philosophy for discussion topics and aims to resist prejudice and simplistic panaceas.
A brief note discusses new social philosophies guiding future thinking and includes a photograph of Zeta Sigma Pi members elsewhere in the issue.
January sale notices list John F. Van Gorp closing out sale 5 miles northeast of Pella on New Sharon road. Dick Schimmel closing out sale 6 miles southwest of Tracy on January 20. Mrs. B. H. Langerak closing out sale 6 miles east of Peoria January 26. John De Wild & Co. closing out sale 2 miles south of Pella January 27.
Everett Shay of Wise County died Saturday from a heart attack following a Christmas visit. He traveled by auto to Oskaloosa and westbound bus to Harvey, the vehicle leaving the road in a ditch and a truck collision involved. Shay helped others, walked two miles home, and his death was blamed on exertion and exposure. He was buried Monday in Eureka cemetery.
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