Entertained at Dinner and Evening Bridge Party
A local dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Van Rees on South Main featured six tables of bridge among 80s members. At Central College the annual football banquet honored Clarence Wilkins as captain for 1929 and Elmer Meredith with the Heerema trophy. About 60 farmers and families enjoyed an oyster stew social by the Pella Auxiliary of the Farmers Union with talks readings and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Central College
GG. Gasss
West First Street
Gaass
L. A. Winter
Clarence Wilkins
Elmer Meredith
Farmers UN
Pella
Farnera Union
Ae Okments
Ests
Hattie Gezel
Prine
Gertrude
Ersteeg
Meeting Proceedings Chronicle a Social Even Aftermath
Disjointed notes describe a Wednesday session where key topics were pursued then a social period followed. Mrs Mep Pelink provided refreshments during the gathering, noted as an appetizing interlude. The fragmentary text lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
Local Health Updates And Birth At Mercy Hospital
Mrs H L Van Dellen returns home from Abbot Owpla Oskaloosa greatly improved. Dave Verought recovering well after operation at Lutheran hospital Des Moines. Dr Carpenter reports baby daughter born to Mr and Mrs Francis De Geus at Mercy hospital Oskaloosa. George Gibson confined with flu to resume duties at Woodrow Washing Machine plant early next week.
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H. L. van Dellen
Owpla Oskaloosa
Dave Verought
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Carpenter
Francis de Geus
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
George Gibson
Woodrow Wahsing Machine
Pirates Gain in Second Stanza
Friday night January 11 saw Parsons struggle to defend at Cen sal College as Central mounted a second half rally to pull away to an 86-36 loss. Wilkins led with long range shooting while coach Winter rotated players. Parsons coach Divine tried fresh legs but Central overwhelmed the defense with a flurry of baskets.
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Censal College
Parsons
Pirates
Wilkins
Winter
Divine
Central
Winter Weather Anecdotes From a Small Iowa Town
In a lively district column readers recount cold habits and oddities from a frigid day. Notes describe bareheaded men shunning hats, a patriarchal beard contrast, and jokes about mustache cups and long coats. The Des Moines to Ottumwa bus driver dismisses chains yet warns of accidents. A Wyoming traveler reports 85 below zero, while locals endure 15 below with humor about heat loss and daily routines.
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Thange Ger
Raymond Fenton
Alla
Henry Gran Greaugh
Mr. Grandman
Des Moines-Ottumwa
Mercury
Wyoming
Thetatate
Lacey
Riverton
Iowa
Pella
J C Penney Hosts Hoover at Miami Luncheon
President elect Herbert Hoover dined with J C Penney at a luncheon in Miami Beach Florida. Hoover plans to stay at the Penney home in Belle Isle during his Florida vacation starting around January 16. Penney Farms founder Burdette G Lewis chairs the reception and is promoting Florida citrus distribution and dairy industries as part of scientific farming efforts.
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Herbert Hoover
J. C. Penney
Jock Breeder
Hoover
Belle Isle
Miami Beach
Fla
Washington
Penney
Penneys
Emmadine Farms
New York
Oratorical Contest for High Schools in Iowa
Des Moines reports rapid interest in the Fourth International and Sixth National Oratorical contest sponsored by Drake University. Eleven counties have entered with more than twenty high schools poised to join. scholarships total 11 460 with 100 each county winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
the Chronicle
Iowa
Drake University Department of Speech
James J. Fiderlick
Drake
Pella
United States
Woodbury
Dubuque
Osceola
Adams
Buchanan
Wright
Keokuk
Page
Polk
Pottawattamie
van Buren
South America
Jacksonville
Tropics
New York City
Shenandoah
Hampton
Ringsted
Muscatine
Ottumwa
East High
Sioux City
Alden
Cherokee
Earlham
Laurens
Fiderlick
Assessors Meet At Security Bank In Lake Prairie Area
Assessors from Lake Prairie township including Pella and nearby areas will gather each Saturday afternoon in the basement of the Security State Bank building. The arrangement aims to ease travel for residents and speed up assessment work.
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Security Bank
Lake Prairie Township
Pella
Security State Bank
Ebersole Delivers Pioneer Work Demo in Pella
Charles D. Ebersole, county Y M C A secretary, will lead a Pioneer work demonstration using four Pioneer groups and a Friendly Indian group in Pella. The program, in the basement of First Reformed Church, Monday night January 21 invites all to observe the boys work and urges parents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Ebersole
Ebersole
Pella
First Reformed Church
Joe H Johnson Chosen New Speaker in Iowa and Knoxville T
Joe H Johnson is named speaker after years in law practice in Iowa City and Knoxville. Mrs Scholte recalls the day of the sheep skin ceremony at a local Baptist church where Pella and Bussey residents celebrated Johnson’s achievement. The Knoxville Journal notes his rise as a prominent Malion county figure, highlighting his role in the state road bond law and four years in the legislature.
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Iowa City
Knoxville
Joe
Johnson
Knoxville Journal
Joe H
Malion County
Wm. M. Stone
House of Representate
Death of Wyatt Earp Marks End of an Era
Des Moines Tribune editorial notes Wyatt Earp, famed gunfighter, died at eighty. It recalls his role in the frontier era, siding with law and order as westward civilization expanded, amid periods of informal repression and riotous sentiment. The obituary frames his life as a bridge from chaos to order.
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I Ea Ceretan
Bale
Tendasty
Harp
M. Gauss
Des Moines Tribune
Wyatt Earp
Earp
Moody district weighs actions over student disturbance plan
Unclear text fragment references a student disturbance at a school and potential disciplinary considerations. No concrete names, dates, or organizations readable to specify.
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Tania
G. A. Jutant Payne
Fontoeses
Sears
T. G. Fuite
P&g
Flavorite
Shouedr
Pat Helaceou
Ei Sreyck
Natever Sock
Aete
Chain Store King
Riley McManus
Town Bar Association
Drake University
McManus
Polk County Bar Association
C. D. Ebersole
Joe H. Johnson
Visto Jeountey
Akirt
Arid
Wilseed Moores
Pete Heerema
Equitable Life Insurance of
Freda Carpenter
Central States Electric CO
Campbells
Hart Brand
Wrights
Thomassen’s
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