Central College Vacation Notes
Central College notes report social entertaining at Mrs. Stout's home and Knoxville visitors aiding Anne Vander Stoep efforts. Girls chorus sang gospel hymns at Sunday School. band concert praised with new Knoxville players and Pella youths. Ramsey led numbers from opera, cornet solo by John Van Dyke. Music students await grade cards. attendance strong at concerts. Rev Wesselink home from trip. Dr. McGrew spoke at First Church closing union meeting of the Sunday school convention.
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First Church
Tannhauser
March
Evening Star
Pigrims
Ramsey
John van Dyke
McGrew
Penn College
Firstchurch
Black Sheep Lose Three Bags of Wool
A mystery begins after an abandoned Ford truck with engine number 843294 is found east of Knoxville. Three wool sacks valued around 600 dollars are recovered and housed by Sheriff Clarke in Knoxville. Lucas county men claim the wool as stolen while owners of the truck remain unknown. Miss Lorena De Haan visited Otley relatives and John Nieburg traveled to Iowa Falls. In Oskaloosa, the note suggests eating at Doll's Restaurant.
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Knoxville
Clarke
Bybee
Lucas County
Knoxville Express
Gospel Tent Campaign in Pella Serves Evening Evangelism
A gospel tent in West Park Pella hosts nightly services except Sundays with 7 30 pm song and 9 pm preaching led by Rev. Benjamin M Brown from Chicago and Rev. Herbert J Ranton from Montana. They speak to large crowds aided by local pastors with plans to relocate to Third Reformed church if rain.
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Benjamin M. Brown
Chicago
National Christian Association
Pella
Herbert J. Ranton
Montana
Messrs. Brown
Ranton
West Park
Brown
Oberlin College
University of Texas
Princeton Theological Seminary
College Church of
Wheaton
Jesus
R. A Torrey
Los Angeles
Des Moines
Iowa
Jesus Christ
Ed Plette
W. Franklin St
Third Reformed
Van Lint Mathes Wedding at Pella Home
Miss Alice Van Lint and Clarence F. Mathes wed at 7 30 p m Tuesday June 17 at the Van Lint home three miles southwest of Pella with Rev George M Derbyshire officiating. About thirty relatives attended as Herbert H Mathes and Mrs Eleanor Mathes served as attendants. The bride, noted for poultry exhibits at the county land state fair, is praised for enterprise and charm. Mathes is son of Mr and Mrs W
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Eleanor Mathes
County Land
Mathes
Couple to Make Home on Van Lint Farm Southwest of Town
The Chronicle extends best wishes as F. Mathes and a partner plan to establish residence on the Van Lint farm located southwest of town after recent work in a Pella garage.
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F. Mathes
Pella
van Lint
The
Chronicle
Iowa Schools Sweep 264 Pennants and Four National Banners
In the first 1924 tournament Iowa schools collected 264 pennants and four national banners for top scores in the Modern Health Crusade. Banner winners include Div. III Public School Ocheyedan with Nellie Chalfont as teacher and Div. IV Sacred Heart Pocahontas led by the Sisters of St. Francis. Div. VII Public School Iowa Falls under E. Babcock and Div. IX Public School Hampton with Grade 8 participation.
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Iowa
United States
Ocheyedan
Nellie Chalfont
Sacred Heart
Pocahontas
Sisters of St. Francis
Iowa Falls
E. Babcock
Hampton
Miss Gates Wins Boone County Pennant Count
Miss Gates, a teacher, leads Boone County with the highest pennant total while public school classes in Boone accumulate 56 pennants of 264 awarded, reflecting strong school spirit and competition across districts.
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Miss Gates
Boone County
Boone
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Central College
Mrs. Geelhoedt
Mrs. Stout
Hajo Pals
Prof
Sadler
Anne Vander Stoep
Rev
Mrs. Wesselink
Smelser
Liggett
Puritan Drug Co
Lorena de Haan
Otley
John Nieburg
Oskaloosa
Doll's Restaurant
F. C. Harkers
Franklin Street
Harold Sack
G. H. van den Berg & CO
Delco Shop
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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