Central College Summer School at a Glance
Central College lists students across stenography normal training college and music departments for a sixty day term running six days weekly. Director Prof. F M Phillips oversees a ten week plan delivering equal work to twelve weeks five days. Names include Harold Bailey Anna Hospers Ruth Phillips Warner Van de Voort Marie Phillips and many others from Pella and surrounding towns.
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Central Collge
F. M. Phillips
Harold Bailey
Pella
Anna
Hospers
Marie Phillips
Ruth Phillips
Lily VanZee
Warner Vande Voort
Helen Warren
Violet Colyn
Anna Brummel
Carolyn Brummel
Frank Clark
Eddyville
Lola Comer
Bussey
Ruth Grandin
Anne Grant
J. Carl Johnson
Lynnville
Agnes de Kock
Leighton
Bessie Pippel
William Secress
Pearl Steinkamp
Dora van Ommen
Marie Vos
Sully
Warner van de Vo
Margaret Vande Voort
Helen Freda Slob
Frances Vander Linden
Membership Campaign Aims July Joiners for Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College plans a July membership drive in Pella to enroll women who support the college and city. led by Executive Committee members Mrs Sadler Mrs Vander Meulen Miss Graham Mrs Kuyper Miss Van Zee Mrs Crew and others. Members join by giving name and fifty cents to any committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Pella
Cental College
Sadler
Vander Meulen
Pletenpol
Graham
Campaign to Demonstrate Cold Pack Canning in Marion County
Housewives urged to save food and lower grocery costs through canning and proper storage. A Marion County program starts July 9 with a two week Ames Agricultural Extension demonstrator visiting about twenty sites including Dallas, Melcher, Columbia, Attica, Everest, Marysville, Hamilton, Bussey, Tracey, Harvey, Knoxville, Swan, Pleasantville, Nappa, Oradel, Percy, Dunreath, Flagler, Otley and Pella on July 20. County superintendent Mrs Mae Goedhuizen leads the effort and provides details.
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Marion County
Agricultural Extension Department of
Ames
Dallas Melcher
Columbia
Attica
Everest
Marysville
Hamilton Bussey
Tracey
Harvey
Knoxville
Swan
Pleasantville
Napes
Oradel
Percy
Dunreath
New Teachers Chosen for Pella Public Schools
The school board filled two vacancies by electing Miss Hollis Byram to the fifth grade at Webster and E. M. Hinton as English and History teacher at the high school. Principalship offer to Miss Jones is uncertain. Remaining vacancies include Music and Penmanship and one high school position. board opts for careful selection to ensure lasting quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Byram
Webster
James Verhey
Laura Verrips
E. M. Hinton
Miss Byram
Pella
Havng
Central College
Hinton
Hedrick
C. E. Clarke
Pella Meteors Beat Milo In Rain-Delayed Game
The Pella Meteors defeated Milo by an unclear score last Friday in a game postponed from Thursday due to rain. Ver Steeg pitched well for Pella while Milo’s Stowe struggled to control his pitches. Two Milo home runs highlighted the slow 3:45 to 6:00 contest, with Joe Rhynsburger umpiring and delivering satisfactory officiating.
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Pella Meteors
Milo
Ver Steeg
Stowe
Joe Rhynsburger
Spud Bugs Warned Early For Home Gardens
The Ames truck cropsman urges farmers to watch for orange colored potato bug eggs on the undersides of potato leaves and begin spraying early. Lead arsenate is advised as more economical than Paris green, as it sticks to leaves and is less likely to burn foliage. Applications can be dusted or sprayed with specified mixtures per 100 gallons of water.
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Ames Truck Crops
Paris Green
City Council Discusses Storm Sewers and Utilities
The council met Tuesday with all members present. I J Stoddard reported on storm sewer requirements and planned a city plat costing 15420 dollars. F D Payne reviewed street lighting costs and urged price revisions for current. The mayor cited 104.40 in licenses and fines and fifteen court cases. The library board gained new appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J Stoddard
Electric Department
Payne
J. Wesselink
Geo. F. Sadler
H. J. Rhynsburger
Main
Oskaloosa
Proclamation Calls Iowa Youth to One Million Pennies Drive
Governor Harding asks every Iowa boy and girl to donate pennies for war orphans through the Go-Hawks Happy Tribe led by Emilie Blackmore Stapp Des Moines. The plan, approved by the Red Cross, sets July 4 1917 as the start day with funds to aid Allied children in need.
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Iowa
Red Cross
Emilie Blackmore Stapp
Des Moines
James Whitcomb Riley
United States
American Red Cross Society
Happy Tribe
United
W. L. Harding
Liberty Loan Buyers Set Age and Name Records
The oldest Liberty Loan Bond purchaser is Mrs. Louisa K. Thiers of Milwaukee aged 102, a real daughter of the Revolution as her Continental Army father helped win independence. The youngest buyer is Miss Florence Estelle Rogers of Medford whose father purchased a bond for her at eight hours old. The longest named purchaser is Mr Gust J Papatheodorokoumoundargis tomichalakopulos of Chicago.
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Louisa K. Thiers
Milwaukee
Wis
Florence Estelle Rogers
Medford
Mass
Gust J. Papatheod
Stands Up for Travers Wick Booster Letter Sparks Chautauqua Debate
A Booster letter defends Travers-Wick against critics of the Pella chautauqua program. It urges community support, notes ticket sales, and disputes Chronicle claims while praising the performers. The piece echoes prior Chronicle discussions on funding and effort by local ladies’ clubs, with continued coverage promised.
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Pella Chronicle
Travers-Wick Chautauqua Association
Pella
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Midland
Travers-Wick
Chronicle
Tam
Travers-Wick Co
South America
Stockholm
COM
Women's Federated Club
The
Travers-Wick Company
Kaiser Servia Prophesy Codes and Biblical Timing
A reader presents a coded prophecy linking Kaiser, Servia and Kultur to occult numerology. The note claims Kaiser’s age at war start as 65 years 6 months and links Revelation chapter 18 verses to 666 and a predicted fall in February after three and a half years of war.
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Servia
Kaiser Servia
France
Joffre
Germany
Turkey
Valley Junction Absence Forces Unscheduled Pella Game
The Fourth of July game between the Pella Meteors and Valley Junction was canceled when Valley Junction failed to arrive. Two Pella teams played five innings to satisfy a crowd, ending 2 to 0 for Ver Steeg and Welle over Carson and Den Adel. A Red Cross collection near $30 was taken, with no admission charged.
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Pella Meteors
Valley Junction
Pella
Ver Steeg
Welle
Battery
Carson
Den
Adel
Red Cross
Weekly Bulletin of Iowa Weather and Crop Service 1917
The weekly bulletin reports favorable weather aiding corn and farm work in early July 1917. Temps mild to hot days encouraged rapid corn growth, fields mostly clean, late corn planted on flooded southern lands, and overall crop condition promising though late by 1 to 2 weeks. Small grain harvest delayed, haying minimal, clover partial, winter kill reducing hay yield. early potatoes and garden crops yield well. strawberries and cherries harvest fair. GEO. M. CHAPPEL, Director.
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Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Geo. M. Chappel
Dissolution of partnership Fanssen and Den Adel Co
On July 4 1917 Fanssen and Den Adel Co dissolved their partnership by mutual consent. The business will be continued by the new firm Den Adel and Co at Polla Iowa.
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Fanssen & den Adel Co
den Adel & Co
Polla
Iowa
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Webster School
Stoddard
Library Board
State of
W. S. Allen
Secretary of State
T. Shaw
Ocean
Brave and the Free
Liberty
Freedom
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