Publisher of Chronicle Back to Old Haunts
The Huntington Times publisher James R. Dudley outlines the rise of the Sadler family in Huntington publishing. Hoge Sadler recalls early town life and returns home, noting sidewalks and streets as they were. The piece names relatives in Beckley and Pella and mentions Sadler family ties to Dr. Walker and local churches.
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Chronicle
Huntington Times
James R. Dudley
Huntington Federal Building & Loans Association
William Parkinson Walker
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Baptist Banner
Hoge Sadler
the Times
Sadler
Huntington
Pella
H. H. Sadler
Corn Belt
Seventh Avenue
Mr. Sadler
R. J. Sadler
Beckley
Wall Sadler
Walker
Herndon T
Luther Sadler
Central College Receives $500 Gift From Bequest
The Central College Auxiliary Board will retain the money from a quiet bequest until a fitting use is found. Dr. Gleysteen and Mr. Cole secured full investment profits and presented the gift to the board. Mr. Cole, an alumnus and cousin of Mrs. Carl, delivered the funds, recalling his Pella and Central ties and early college life. Also noted is a historical reference to sailors relying on sails for motive power.
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Central College
Gleysteen
Cole
Central
Pella
Carl
Cyrenus Cole
Washington, D.C
Jacob Howard Cole
You can't drive a nail with a sponge no matter how you soak it
A compact proverb notes that soaking a sponge cannot substitute for a proper tool to drive a nail, emphasizing practicality over clever but ineffective attempts. The saying contrasts material properties with correct technique in a concise lesson.
Cocoanut Grove Tops in Fun and Music
A new film featuring Fred MacMurray and Harriet Hilliard opens at the Pella theatre Tuesday and centers on a young bandleader’s bid to break into fame at Hollywood’s Cocoanut Grove. The Stars include Ben Blue and Rafe Davis with Dorothy Howe and Harry Owens Orchestra as the band pursues an audition, travels west, and finally makes a grand Grove debut.
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Pella Theatre
Cocoanut Grove
Fred MacMurray
Harriet Hilliard
Paramount
Ben Blue
Rafe Davis
Harry Owens
Royal Iian Orchestra
Dorothy Howe
Hollywood
MacMurray
the Grove
California
Not Forgotten in Native Land
Mynert Van Dyk, 78, a retired farmer living at the Pella Home For the Aged, left Holland 45 years ago for a farm near Pella. Each year he receives a pension check from the Dutch government totaling guldens, enough for clothing and spending money, with surplus for gifts to his two sons, his church, and Central College at Pella. He earned it by serving in the Dutch army and helping build roads in the East Indies before being sent home.
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Des Moines Register
Mynert van Dyk
Pella
Holland
Slooten
Friesland
Netherlands
Central College
van Dyk
Engine Indie Ing
Riley
America
Large Kindergarten Enrollment Promised This Fall
Enrollment for Pella Public School kindergarten is expected to exceed recent years with about fifty beginners this fall. Separate groups will be at Webster and Lincoln buildings, each with a teacher for half days. Eligibility remains five years old by January 1, and corrections to the list should be reported by September 1. The Webster Lincoln boundary runs along Union Street East and West.
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Pella
Webster
Lincoln
Union Street
Thelma Ulrich Accepts Summer Dietetics Post at Camp du Nord
Thelma M. Ulrich of Pella, Iowa, a recent Iowa State College dietetics graduate, has accepted a summer position at Camp du Nord in Ely Minnesota. She will begin her dietetic internship at Cook County Hospital Chicago Illinois this fall after a year at Northwestern Junior College. Ulrich engaged in the League of Women Voters, the Glee Club, and YMCA work at ISC. The original closed car was the covered wagon.
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Thelma M. Ulrich
Pella
Iowa State College
Camp du Nord
Ely
Minn
Miss Ulrich
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Til
League of Women Voters
Glee Club
Northwestern Junior College
Windy City Living Deemed Expensive by Dr. Thomas
Dr Newton G Thomas a Windy City critic says rents and living costs are high in Chicago and modest homes can cost up to sixty dollars a month He favors smaller towns for less overhead and better balance He recalls past pastorates Coal Ridge Danville Mt Union Newton and notes longing to revisit Coal Ridge and greet old friends while reflecting on life’s trials and joys
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Newton G. Thomas
R. A. Awtry
Chicago
Dr. Thomas
Baptist Church
Central College
Coal Ridge
Danville
Mt. Union
Newton
Thomas
Dyer Kruidenier Co Forms Des Moines Shell Distributor
Dyer-Kruidenier Co announced to distribute Shell Petroleum products in Des Moines. David S. Kruidenier is secretary treasurer, Dean Dyer is president, Edward D. Kruidenier is vice president. The firm leases 65 Shell stations and operates from 3028 Eighteenth Street. Dyer and E. D. Kruidenier will run daily operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Pella
Dave Kruidenier
Dyer-Kruidenier Co
Shell Petroleum
Des Moines
David 8
Kruidenier
Dean Dyer
Kruidenier Cadillac Co
Dewall Motors
Edward D. Kruidenier
Shell Company
Dyer-Kruidenier Go
E. Eighteenth Street
Dyer and
E. D. Keuldenier
Des Moines Radio Stations Extend Across City and County
The 65 stations span Des Moines and reach south to Indianola and north into Story county, expanding regional coverage and accessibility.
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Des Moines
Indianola
Story County
Notice of Probate of Will in Marion County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that a written instrument purporting to be the last will of Cornelia Baer deceased is on file in the Clerk of the District Court office in Kinville Town Marion County Iowa. A hearing to prove its validity is set for 10:00 a m on August 15, 1938. Objections must be filed by that time. DON L. REMY Clerk of District Court J REX WEDDLE Deputy
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Knoxville
Iowa
District Court of
Town
Marion County
Cornelia Baer
Kinville
Don L. Remy
J. Rex Weddle
Nimwegen Sails On Naval Voyage To Alaskan Cruise
Lawrence Van Nimwegen son of Mr and Mrs J Van Nimwegen of this city serves in the U S Navy aboard the U S S Astoria on an Alaskan cruise dated July 11 1938 The voyage aims at aerological surveys provisioning and transport of personnel to Naval Station Alaska with a possible liberty at Dutch Harbor this week. ship to change addresses via Bremerton and Long Beach as noted by the family in a local notice.
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Lawrence van Nimwegen
J. van Nimwegen
U.S. Navy
U. S
Astoria
Kanaga
Alaska
U.S.S. Astoria
C’o
Bremerton
Wash
Long Beach
Calif
Naval Station
Dutch Harbor
Fourth of July Visit To Birch Bay Beach Dance
Lawrence J. Van Nimwegen recounts driving with Bob to a Birch Bay Beach dance after a 250 mile trip through Washington County mountains. He mentions meeting an old pal Herschel Brooks and another friend, sharing memories, and asks to say hello to Brooks’ friends in Pella.
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Bob and I
Herschel Brooks
Washington County
Birch Bay Beach
Pella
Lawrence J. van Nimwegen
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