Local notes from Pella area residents and visitors
Local brief mentions Mrs Bessie Brooks decorates east front porch in south Pella. Visits include Mrs Alva Brown of Chicago with sister in law Mrs Kate Hammel, Mrs W Bolby from Des Moines, Mrs James Hammer and her son at Newton, Miss Helen Garrison visiting aunt Miss Martha Firth in Des Moines area, and Mrs Mae Sterrenberg with Mrs Mary Taylor heading to Colorado Springs for summer. Hugo Van Sleuis underwent appendicitis surgery at Oskaloosa. Other locals visit Leighton, Ogden Utah departure after Des Moines school year, and Des Moines resident Elizabeth Hills visiting J F Mowe family in Leighton. Coffee note at L Popma's.
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Bessie Brooks
South Pella
Alva Brown
Chicago
Kate Hammel
Helen Garrison
Des Moines
Martha Firth
Ogden
Utah
Elizabeth Hills
J. F. Mowe
Pella Baseball Team Defeats Omaha Goblins
The Pella team defeated the Omaha Goblins, a Negro squad, Friday afternoon with an 8 to 4 score. De Haan scored on a center field play, Gail hit a catcher’s home run, and Pella added two runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Central College coach W R Cruse umpired the game.
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Pella
Omaha Goblins
Omaha
de Haan
DeHaan
Gail
W. R. Cruse
Central College
Central College installs two ornamental campus gates
Two gateways were erected on the Central College campus over the past week. Piers of masonry topped by urns will hold vines and decorate the main approaches from West First Street and the northeast city-facing corner, enhancing campus beauty.
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Central College
West First Street
Oskaloosa Votes Bonds for Water Power Dam
Oskaloosa voters approved bonds to purchase the waterworks and to finance the power plant. An additional bond issue funded a Des Moines river dam near Harvey to generate electricity for the city. Five propositions were on the ballot with strong majorities in favor on three measures.
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Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Harvey
Pella Loses Fast Game To Oskaloosa
The Pella Base Ball team lost 2 to 0 at Oskaloosa Wednesday afternoon in a well played contest. Oskaloosa hit a third inning to put a man on third and score on a fortuitous play, with an error making the second run. Ver Steeg’s headwork aided Pella late, while Oskaloosa fielded well. A large Pella crowd attended, with strong cheers for Pella. attendance from Oskaloosa was light, especially among the ladies.
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Pella
Oskaloosa
Ver Steeg
Ares
Special Train Brings General Synod Delegates
Delegates to the General Synod of the Reformed church, mainly from the eastern U.S., arrived in Pella on a special train around 11:30 pm. About 160 delegates, with more possible, were greeted by locals and guided to their pre arranged stopping places. Forty cars lined up to transport the visitors as volunteers and committees oversaw the reception.
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General Synod of the Reformed Church
Pella
Gosselink Returns to Town After Hip Injury
D G Gosselink, who had a hip broken when struck by a car the day after Thanksgiving, was able to visit his store today. He came up town for an X ray, then returned to the shop with crutches. He expects months more of recovery before free walking. Friends express happiness at his progress.
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D. G. Gosselink
Central College Commencement Week Ends With Big Pageant
The Central College commencement week in Pella features a busy schedule culminating Friday with a graduation address by Rev. Thomas H Mackenzie and degree conferrals by President M J Hoffman. Alumni events, the Friday pageant Spirit of Central, and a well attended banquet mark the week amid near perfect warm weather.
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Cetral College
Thomas H. Mackenzie
General Synod of the Reformed Church
M. J Hoffman
Alumni Association
Rock Island Train Derailment Delays Passenger Service
Passenger train 473 was ten hours late through Pella last Thursday after a derailment of the tender at Kirkville, the first station beyond Ottumwa. The tender wrecked tracks required a wrecker to lift it for new trucks, delaying the train from 1:35 p.m. until almost midnight.
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Pella
Kirkville
Ottumwa
Conrad High School Struggles With Tobacco Habit
In Conrad Grundy County the high school cannot field a basketball team because too many boys are tobacco users. The school board set a rule that only non users are eligible, but there are not enough free of the habit to form a team.
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Conrad
Grundy County
De Boef and Wood wed in Pasadena college match
A telegram from Los Angeles confirms Rev. Nicholas J. De Boef and Ruth Wood of Pasadena California were married Monday evening May 29 1922 The couple former Pasadena College students plan a honeymoon in Iowa visiting friends and relatives in Oskaloosa Iowa област
McNider Photo to Be Featured in Next Sunday's Des Moines Register
In his youthful days in Hanford McNider, a Life size photograph suitable for framing will appear in the Photogravure section of the Des Moines Register next Sunday. Readers are urged to order copies now.
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Hanford McNider
Des Moines Register
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the Bell Clothing House
Pella’s Largest Clothiers
Hart Schaffner & Marx
D. den Adel and Co
James Hammer
Little Son
Newton
John Visser
Miss Irma
Leighton
Mae Sterrenberg
Mary Taylor
Colorado Springs
Hugo van Sleuis
Wm. Bruinekool
Gertrude
Arthur Kaldenberg
John Nieburg
Colfax
Mrs. J Meppelink
L. Popma’s
Emerson
Delco Shop
General Synod
D. G Gosselink
New College Chapel
Icollege Gymnasium
Cen
College Athletic Field
Rock Island
DE Jong’s Floral House
N. Main St
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