Central College growth and town life in Pella editorial
The piece celebrates Central College under Dr. Lubbers with enrollment at 302 for 1937-38, the highest yet, and praises faculty and the college as a city asset. It urges community support, promotes service above self, recalls a 1923 Bloomfield tale about Frank Bellis, and comments on dental health trends and aging teeth.
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Central College Central College
Central
Lubbers
Central College
Pella
Revival of Valedictorian and Salutatorian Traditions
The writer recalls the bygone high school practice of naming valedictorians and salutatorians and urges schools to revive the custom to inspire students. They note Pella high school already carried out the idea Thursday night, catching others by surprise.
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Pella High School
Rose Festival Planned in New Sharon on June 15
The neighboring town of New Sharon announces a one day Rose Festival scheduled for June 15. The event follows the Tulip Festival model in Pella, aiming to spur growth in local rose cultivation and foster community ties. Citizens are urged to attend and help build a larger crowd.
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New Sharon
Pella
The Empty House Editorial
An editor recounts returning to an empty home and the loneliness of bachelor life. The narrative follows him hoeing the garden, awaiting family return, and finally finding the house full again as wife, two sons, and granddaughter come upstairs. The piece ends with a plea for domestic life over solitary bachelorhood.
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Patsy Ruth
Grandpap
Bill Hay
Campbel
Amos
Andy
Bill Brown
Cubs
Editorial Comment Sigourney Review on Kraschel Re‑election
The piece notes broad concession to Governor Kraschel’s re‑election despite Democratic hardship in Iowa. It cites northern counties lacking Democratic tickets and comments on the rise of the National Progressive party. It suggests potential shifts among conservative Democrat and Republican factions, with Time framing uncertain outcomes.
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Sigourney Review
Kraschel
Iowa
Toledo Chronicle
National Progressive Party
the Chronicle
Visit Your School More Often, Colfax Readers
Colfax Tribune urges locals to engage with the school by attending classes and meeting teachers and directors. The piece stresses that a few informed citizens manage schools, while most residents overlook events inside the walls. Regular visits would benefit pupils teachers and the community.
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Colfax Tribune
Townsend Meeting Promotes Townsend Club In Pella
The Townsend organization of the Sixth Congressional District held a meeting at Legion Hall in Pella on May 26. E M Hoobin of Des Moines spoke for over an hour and a half, arguing the plan as a recovery program not a pension. An early meeting and membership drive for a Pella Townsend Club followed, with several citizens ready to apply. Carrie Van Vliet attended a Knoxville wedding, Frank De Reus injured by a fall off a wagon, a glass showcase cut him, and May had seven dry days while June was wet to date.
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Townsend
Hopbin
Townsend Club
Pella
Carrie van Vliet
Knoxville
Hattie Tysseling
Roy King
Frank de Reus
Fire destroys home on East Market Square in 1886
1886 event reports the destruction of Mrs Kimmell’s house on East Market Square with Vander Linden’s nearby residence saved by Pella Fire Department. Also notes marriage of Effie Wormhoudt to A J Kuyper at the bride’s home, family guests, old potatos price, butter and eggs costs, college campus fence removal, and a high school exhibit of pupil handiwork with numerous named contributors.
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Moerdijk
M James Socens
Lucy Huber
Gracie Fulton
James Hollebrands
Prof
Cory
van Maren
Des Moines and Pella Notes from 1898 Memorial Service
Forty years ago on May 31 1898 Mrs C Bongers oversaw the Sabin House dining room in Des Moines while John Van Rheenen worked as a clerk at Younker Bros in Des Moines G Van Ginkel visited Pella W B Riley D D of Minneapolis gave the Central College commencement address A memorial service was held at the Second Reformed Church with Rev Ossenaarde delivering the sermon for the Albert Hobbs Post before a large congregation.
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C. Bongers
Sabin
Des Moines
Pella
John van Rheenen
Younker Bros
G. van Ginkel
W. B. Riley
Minneapolis
Central College
Second Reformed Church
Ossenaarde
Albert Hobbs
Marriages and town notes from 1908 local scene
Thirty years ago at the First Reformed church parsonage Anne Klyn and Miss Marie Hagens wed with Rev. Vander Werft presiding. Miss Ferne Young graduated as a nurse from Northwestern hospital in Chicago. Births include daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Burgraaf and to Mr. and Mrs. Doedyns. Peter Baer advertised the Commercial cigar. Ladies Aid groups hosted city church aides. Frank Warner moved to a vacated northwest residence of Rev. Shaw. D. C. Thomas toured the East, visiting Boston and New York, then Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Main Street’s floods stalled travel as rains persisted. People visited the Skunk and Des Moines rivers to view floodwaters. Mrs. B. H. Van Spanckeren and son Henry left for Alberta to live there.
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Anne Klyn
van Gorp and Klyn
Marie Hagens
First Reformed Church
S. Vander Werft
Ferne Young
Northwestern Hospital
Chicago
John Burgraaf
Walter Doedyns
Peter Baer
Ladies Aid Society
The
Baptist Church
Frank Warner
Skunk
Des Moines
B. H. van Spanckeren
Henry
Alberta
Canada
20 Years Ago June 6 1918 Local Notes
Edna Horn of South English visited Miss Pearl Van Zee and later became Mrs. C. McGowan of Chicago. House for rent. P. D. Wagaman of Prairie City visited his daughter Mrs. John Branshart. Gambell installed a new electric coffee roaster. Rolfus Sack went to Prairie City to try farming. Miss Marie Verhey went to Des Moines for osteopathy exam. Hail damaged windows in southeast town. Van Zee elected to teach manual training next year. Mrs. F. Brunia left for Pueblo. Mrs. Anna Rhodes returned to Lamona after visit. Vanden Berg added settees to barber shop. Rus Van Zante attended grandfather’s funeral in town. Fishermen this summer will rock the boat. If knowledge is power, why does a prize fighter earn $4,000 an hour and a teacher $40 a month. Dickens quote on usefulness.
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Edna Horn
South English
Pearl van Zee
Miss Horn
C. McGowan
Chicago
P. D. Wagaman
Prairie City
John Branshart
Baby Catherine
R. Gambell
Rolfus Sack
Everett Rouwenhorst
Marie Verhey
Des Moines
van Zee
Pella
F. Brunia
Pueblo
Colo
Anna Rhodes
Lamona
L. W. Hartley
Frank Vanden Berg
Rus van Zante
Kansas City
John Veenschoten
The Alabaster Box Lesson on Christian Service
A Sunday School lesson outlines two scenes from Mark 14 8 11 27 31 focusing on a woman anointing Jesus with costly ointment and the disciples objections. It urges readers to break their alabaster boxes to honor Christ and to create memorials through faithful service while noting Peter and Judas failed the test of loyalty and warning against cheapening devotion.
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Christ
Jesus
Judas
Peter
Efficient Service In Recorder's Office
Miss Wilhelmina Wilkes, Democratic candidate for County recorder, visited the recorder's office last week while detailing her campaign for the June 6 election. She has held the office for two terms, delivering economical and efficient administration amid rising business. The piece urges voters to consider such performance in Marion County.
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Wilhelmina Wilkes
Wilkes
Marion’ County
Dandelion Week Idea for Pella Beautification
A proposal suggests declaring Dandelion Week in Pella to mobilize renters and property owners to remove dandelions from every lawn. It argues partial efforts fail and a citywide ban would yield beautiful lawns and healthier grass growth, inviting public opinion.
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Pella
Tulip Theft Fine Not Excessive Says Oskaloosa Tribune
The Oskaloosa Tribune argues the $39 fine for picking tulips at Pella's Tulip Festival was fair. It notes festival value, warnings against vandalism, and compares the act to stealing rings, asserting the tulips' high value justified the punishment.
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Oskaloosa Tribune
Fultz
Pella
Holland
Benjamin Franklin
Public cow sale ends costly for Pella residents
Last Saturday at Columbus street Joe Chris Vander Heuvel hosted a public sale that turned rough as a frightened cow trampled and bruised several locals. The two Jersey cows sold for 97 dollars and 95 dollars with bidders boosting prices after prior offers of up to 7000 each.
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Joe Chris Vander Heuvel
Columbus Street
Pella
Henry Neyenesch
Otto de Hoog
Pete Vander Sluis
John van Vark
G. H. Fennema
Vander Heuvel
Kind Words From Ashland on Pella Tulip Time Print Quality
A note from Ashland Tidings praises the Pella Chronicle Tulip Time edition for its printing, makeup, and advertising setup. The writer praises Pella Rol screens and venetian blinds used in his own buildings, commends cooperative Pella business people, and says the Tulip Time issue stands as the finest newspaper production seen.
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Ashland
Oregon
Chronicle
Pella
Rosscreen Co
Pella Chronicle
Towa
G. M. Green
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Rotary Club
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Bloomfield
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Scoca
E. M. Hopbin
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Recorder’s Office
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Thompson
Richard Brooks
Goethe
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Warner
Marion County
Chauncey L. Varner
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