Baptist School Ends June Vacation Bible School Program
The June long vacation Bible school at the Baptist church, led by Rev. George M. Derbyshire with helpers, closed Friday with an open session for parents and the public. About 150 attended and 83 pupils enrolled, with kindergarten and older classes presenting songs, stories, hymns, Bible divisions, and courtesy lessons. Craftwork and wood projects filled the term, under Miss Marie Lautenbach and teachers including Miss Helen Kuyper.
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Derbyshire
Gertrude Firth
Marie Lautenbach
Helen
Madeline Kuyper
Helen Kuyper
Frances van Rees
Robert Goodhart
Our Country
Baptist School
Chronicle
Neatness and Magnitude of School Work Told
The pastor announced the entire school expense totaled 63.40 with a collection at the meeting. Teachers served without pay and parents and visitors gave a small sum. All felt the work was good and the school an abundant success in every way.
Sunday School Classes Surprise Pastor on 20 Years Minstry
Three adult classes from First Reformed church gathered Friday evening at the parsonage to surprise Rev. J. Wesselink marking twenty years in the ministry. They brought ice cream and cake and left a purse of money to honor the pastor.
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First Reformed Church
J. Wesselink
One Year Prison for Attacking Sheriff in Iowa Case
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Charles Carr of Hawarden for assault with intent to commit great bodily injury against Sheriff Hugo Synhorst. Carr ran over the sheriff with a car during a booze stop near Hawarden last October and was sentenced to one year in Fort Madison penitentiary at hard labor. He was remanded to custody this week.
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Alton
Excursion to Keokuk by Rock Island Railcar
The Rock Island railroad schedules a popular round trip to Keokuk on Sunday July 19 with a Mississippi river steamboat ride aboard Capital. The 3.05 fare covers all travel, boats, and returns, with multiple trains from Des Moines Oskaloosa Ottumwa and frequent stops to accommodate crowds similar to last year when 2900 passengers rode in 29 coaches.
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Beacon
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the Chronicle
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Galesburg
Jasper County
Missionary's Word From Tanegashima On Kuyper Work
A mission tale from Tanegashima Island in Japan recounts a village man cured of tuberculosis after receiving a tract from Kuyper Sensei. He credits Jesus with new life and health, and vows to spread the message across his isle, praising Kuyper's sacrifice in Yokohama. Evelyn Oltmans.
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Pella
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Kuyper Sensei
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Yokohama
Evelyn Oltmans
Fowler Urges No Vote or Home Stay on Telephone Franchise
Mr Fowler urges residents to vote no or abstain in the telephone franchise issue. He claims last January Ex Mayor Johnson ignored a petition by property owners, notes Mount Pleasant and Pella approved similar franchises, and accuses four city council members of pressuring him after he refused an unsound contract. He asserts his willingness to accept a standard Iowa city franchise.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Pella
Voter urges no election on unfair city contract
Walter H. Fowler warns Pella residents against approving a council plan he says wastes 835 dollars on legal advice and alleged private grudges. He accuses an invisible government and urges citizens to stay home or vote no.
Miss Christina Brom Remembered With Lawn Couch Gift
A number of friends have presented Miss Christina Brom with an outdoor lawn couch allowing her to enjoy fresh air most of the time. She gratefully thanks those who remembered her with the thoughtful gift and other accommodations.
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Miss Christina Brom
Miss Brom
Call for bids on cement walk and curb work
The Board of Park Commissioners invites sealed bids for construction of about 6440 square feet cement walk on West Park and about 400 feet of curb. Bids must be filed before 12 o clock Noon on July 15 1925. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Board of Park Commissioners
West Park
Legion Boys Enjoy Treat in Post Meeting
The Van Veen Van Hemert Post of the American Legion gathered about forty to fifty members with Commander Gary Vogelaar to celebrate his wife and baby daughter’s homecoming. The event at Central Park Cafe included a vote of congratulations, a committee for a July picnic, and plans to use prize money from a recent membership drive for the gathering. A large turnout is hoped to energize both the Legion and Auxiliary.
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American Legion
Gary Vogelaar
Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Pella
Legion
Central Park
Pella Legionaires
Reserve
Fraudulent Bankers Shares in Ford Canada Warned
Indiansola readers learn from the Ford News that reputable Ford stock in Canada was misrepresented by a shell scheme. New York Supreme Court Justice Callahan issued a temporary restraining order against defendants selling “Bankers’ Shares” to mislead buyers, with profits cited from $160 to $230 per 100 shares. The scheme used the Ford name and hid small type disclosures to trap unwary investors.
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Pella
Wether
Indianola Tribune
Indianola
Ford Motor Co
Canada
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New York Supreme Court
Ford News
Blue Sky
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd
New York State General Business Law
Supreme Court
Stephen Callahan
Brooklyn
New York State
Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd
Bankers
Sunday Excursionists Want Pella Bologna
A Rock Island excursion train from Eldon to Des Moines passed through Pella Sunday with nine coaches two picked up there and seven loaded on arrival. Many Pella residents rode, Otumwa saw the most riders, and competition from Burlington Milwaukee M S L and Wabash trains to Chicago Davenport Minneapolis and St. Louis kept the Rock Island's southeast territory busy all day.
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Milwaukee
Davenport
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St. Louis
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