Vacation Bible School success in Pella community
The Second Reformed church aided by several congregations ran a three week Daily Vacation Bible School at Webster School in Pella. Enrollment reached 253 with average weekly attendance around 235 then 210 in later weeks. Classes ranged from Kindergarten to Intermediates with Nurseries and club activities, and plans for next year show growth and wider Christian influence.
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Second Reformed Church
Pella
Webster School
Ida Scudder
Martha Ver Heul
Henrietta Ver Heul
Gertrude van Houweling
Georgia’ Roorda
Hilda den Hartog
Mary Broins
Emma Reeverts
Clara Reeverts
First Reformed
Second Reformed
Sioux Center Well Fails Due to Fine Sand
The Sioux Center town well at 390 feet yields water but is unusable as sand passes through the screen. After a council discussion, the driller was instructed to drill deeper in hopes of finding clear water.
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Sioux Center Town
Alton Democrat
Hailstorm Hits Brown County Kansas
Hailstones four inches in circumference and weighing over three quarters of a pound damaged Brown county areas near Hiawatha Everest and nearby towns. Smashed store roofs shattered windows and flattened wheat and oats. Farmers report heavy losses and many fields unable to be harvested.
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Hiawatha
Kas
Brown County
S. G. Todd
Everest
AL Willis
FOR SALE ADS FROM WANTED LISTINGS
Old want ads list assorted items for sale including a six foot binder and a one ton truck with spare parts. Entries show contact notes like Red Bank and West Columbus Street with terse price cues and brief pickup details.
Value of a farmer's time in the electric age
The text argues farmer time is worth more as output rises and labor-saving devices expand production. It highlights small electric plants supplying lighting and power for pumps and machines, claiming kerosene-fueled units can yield five cents per kilowatt hour and save 20 to 30 hours weekly, boosting overall farm value and efficiency.
Notice to General Contractors for Memorial Building Bid
Sealed bids will be received by Van Veen Van Hemert Post American Legion until July 20, 1923 at 6 00 p m for the general construction of the Memorial Building. Plans and specifications may be obtained at Ideal Pharmacy or at the office of James Verhey architect upon a $5.00 deposit refundable upon return of plans. G H Vanden Berg, Chairman Building Committee.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Post
American Legion
Ideal Pharmacy
James Verhey
Obituary notices from Pella area deaths in 1923
Deaths reported on July 4 1923 and July 2 1928 in Pella area. Dirk D Van Zante aged 65 years 10 months 19 days died at home of stroke s born on south Main Street. Arie Vriezelaar 31 years died at parents home in Pella from bowel illness after influenza. Mrs Dirk Schimmel 68 years died at sons home fourteen miles south of Pella from stomach cancer. Funeral services planned at local churches with interment at local cemeteries.
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van Zante
Dirk D. van Zante
South Main Street
IH. D
A. Vander Jennie van Zante
Third Reformed Church
Fi Reformed
Albert Vander Ploeg
H. J. Pietenpol
Arie Vriezelaar
Akwood Cemetery
R. Vande Kieft
Tracy
Iowa Farmers Debate Topic Set for State Wide Contests
Iowa farmers prepare for the second annual state wide debates under Iowa State College extension. The question: should a state board of assessment and review along with county assessors and budget boards be provided by law.Contestants must live on farms and actively manage operations. Township and inter-township rounds begin in November through February with more teams expected. Fayette county won last year with Ray Bell E B Shaw and McKenzie Hatch.
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Iowa
Agricultural Extension Service of
Iowa State College
W.H. Stacy
Joint Legislative Committee On Taxation
Fayette County
Ames
Ray Bell
B. Shaw
McKenzie Hatch
Jefferson Township
Fayette, Polk, Benton
Clay County
Mrs. Dick C. Van Zante Hosts Louisville Guest
Mrs. Raymond Hamilton of Louisville Ky, a guest at the Van Zante home on Washington Street, was honored with a party Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Gary T. Vogelaar hosted Tuesday in Hamiltons honor. Mrs. E. F. Black gave a Monday dinner. This is Hamiltons first visit to Pella, a Kentucky girlhood friend of Mrs. Van Zante.
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Raymond Hamilton
Louisville
Dick C. van Zante
van Zante
Washington Street
Gary T. Vogelaar
Hamilton
E. F. Black
Pella
Pella, She Being A Girlhood Friend of Mrs. van Zante
Kentucky
End of Work on Light Plant Hangs on Boiler Connect
Des Moines river water feeds the city storage tank as the light plant nears full operation. Sunday shutdown silenced five pipe organs in churches relying on electric power, but services proceeded with little disruption. Boiler connections to engines will be quick, delaying no more all-day shutdown until the next boiler is hooked up.
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Des Moines
City Electric
Pella
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Sioux Center
Kansas
Pellac
Uhewrs
Warren
Bridget
Chronicle
P. Buwalda
West
Columbus St
G. B. Ver
G. H. Vanden Berg
THE
Puritan Drug CO
Heerema Bros
Chevrolet
Cleveland
Ford
Studebaker
Dodge
Buick
Cleveland Automobile Club
Letter Specialty CO
G. A. Stauffer
White Way Auto Co
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