County Y camp on river banks near Oskaloosa
Plans advance for Marion County and Oskaloosa YMCA youth camp on the Des Moines River between Oskaloosa and Tracy. A cottage headquarters, tents, two seven day periods from July 28 to August 12, cost $5.75 per day, with $0.75 due on registration. Activities include Bible study, games, campfire, and swimming supervised by Leslie Bonderegger. A reward offers full camp expenses to the top enrolling boy, with camp folders available at Security State Bank of Pella.
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Marion County
Oskaloosa Y. M. C. A's
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Tracy
Leader’s Council
Leslie Bonderegger
Oskaloosa Association
Atkinson
Marion County Y. M. C. A
Bert Baron
H. H. Sadler
A. E. Sabin
Mr. van Hemert
The
First Reformed Church
Security State Bank of
Pella
Ringling Bros Show To Exhibit At Des Tines July 28
Rumor confirmed that Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows will positively exhibit in Des Tines on July 28. The vast circus touts 800 top riders, aerialists, gymnasts and athletes, 100 clowns, 1600 total personnel, 50 trainers, 43 elephants, five elephant herds, and new Russian stallions boosting horse displays across sixteens acts in the main tent.
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Ringling Brothers
Barnum& Bailey
Destines
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey
New York
Madison Square Garden Big Show Menagerie
After a census of the Big Show audience and its animals the manager said the line of creatures would stretch over two miles if placed shoulder to shoulder. The operation uses a hundred double-length railroad cars to transport the vast institution with its property and equipment including forty jumbo electric fans for patron comfort.
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Madison Square Garden
Vacation and College Notes Thursday Evening at Uncle Farm
Gerrit Rozeboom and Prof. Sadler spent the evening with Gerrit Van Roekel on his uncle's farm a mile east of Wright. They plan a big August DeBruin home party to which Gerrit is invited. Hugo Kuyper impressed with an excellent bass solo at a Saturday band concert. Laurel Boat performed on baritone and Lee Lautenbach urged return from Ames to hear. Conservatory rooms receive tinting to improve appearance. Van Klootwyk handles the work.
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Gerrit Rozeboom
Prof. Sadler
Gerrit van Roekel
Wright
Gerrit
DeBruin
Hugo Kuyper
Mr. Kuyper
Laurel Boat
Laurel
Lee Lautenbach
Ames
Mr. van Klootwyk
New Football Coach Jack Pence Recruits At Chronicle
The summer Bulletin reports Jack Pence will coach and live with Mrs. Anthony Grandin, arriving by September first to prepare for football season. Editor expresses optimism for a strong athletic year and boosts community support. A local Band Concert clapping contest is announced with prizes for loudest cheering.
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Jack Pence
the Chronicle
Mortuary notices from Otley and Pella recap deaths
Mortuary notices report Van Buren S Van Buren dying at his son Nicholas Otley at 10 30 am Saturday July 12 1924 aged 64 years 7 months 17 days after a stroke of apoplexy his wife preceded him eleven weeks Funeral services held at the Christian Reformed church Otley with interment at Oakwood Cemetery Pella Ver Heul Arie Ver Heul oldest man in Pella died at home Main St 6 00 pm Tuesday July 15 aged 96 years 4 months 17 days long illness his wife had died eleven years ago
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van Buren S. van Buren
Nicholas
Otley
Christian Reformed Church
Oakwood
Pella
Ver
Heul
Arie
Main St
Funeral services set for Mrs Waechter kin at local church
Survived by sons and daughters all middle aged. Funeral today at home at one and at Third Reformed church at 1 30 p m Interment Oakwood Cemetery Mrs Lily Lloyd and daughters Exie and Vivian of Butler Pa cousins of Mrs G H Waechter are at the Waechter home this week Firestone Tires Byers Battery Shop
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Third Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Lily Lloyd
Exie and
Vivian
Butler
G. H. Waechter
Waechter
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Marion
Mahaska
America
Buick
Pella Motor Co
Chronicle
Bell
Firestone Tires
Byers Bat'ry Shop
Puritan. Drug CO
Puritan Drug CO
Heerema Bros
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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