W VANDE VOORT NAMED HEAD OF LEGION POST
W Vander Voort is named commander of the local American Legion Post for 1939 1940 at the Memorial Building meeting attended by a small group. Officers elected include G H Van Den Berg and Wm Baer as vice commanders and Tunis Kempkes historian along with others in roles such as chaplain, publicity officer and directors. Kempkes continued the post history talk started at the meeting, tracing the post from its 1919 organization through World War service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren S. van Niewaal
Legion Post
Memorial
Northeless
Nick Vander Ploeg
Hawkeye
Floyd Mathes
Ralph Wisse
Chas. de Wild
Wm. J. Vander Voort
G. H. van den Berg
Wm. Baer
Geo. Ries
Wm. van Sittert
Tunis Kempkes
Vander Axl
Sam Ver Steeg
P. Bloem
Marce C. van Hemert
Arie de Reus
Kindergarten teachers hired for Lincoln and Webster schools
Miss Virginia Millikin of Corning Iowa will teach kindergarten at Lincoln and Webster schools this year per Supt. Buerkens. She is working at Maryville State Teachers College Missouri and will earn a B. A. degree after summer. Millikin has three terms of kindergarten teaching experience. Miss Reuvers and Miss Beebe will teach first grades in the two buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Millikin
Coring
Iowa
Lincoln
Webster
Buerkens
Maryville
Missouri
State Teachers College
Miss Millikin
Hot Dogs College And Low Mood
A roadside hot dog vendor, hard of hearing and reading no papers, thrives until his educated son warns of a global and domestic depression. The father cuts advertising, reduces orders, and sales plummet as the mood turns dire. The tale highlights how external news and educated insight alter isolated business narratives.
Supt Buerkens Attended Iowa City Conference
Supt Buerkens attended the Fourth Annual Conference on Sec y Education in Iowa City last week. The session, sponsored by Dr Newburn and University High School staff, covered high school education trends and a joint day with the Iowa Conference on Child Development and Parent Education. Notable speakers included Howard M Beel of the American Youth Commission, J Geil Parker, Victor Houston, Paul Jacobsen, E R Sifert, De Wit Morgan, Dr Willis A Sutton, and Henry Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Buerkens
Towa City
Newburn
University High School
Howard M. Beel
American Youth Commissiohe
Illinois
de Wit Morgan
Indianapolis
Indiana
Willis A. Sutton
Atlanta
Henry Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Convention at Ames Reported by a Delegate
A group of fifteen Marion County women and girls attended the 12th annual 4-H Club Convention in Ames Iowa with delegates from Lake Prairie Maids club. The event featured discussions on democracy panel talks an officers election a twilight pageant and a final outdoor festival with 1300 participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Viola den Hartog
Marion County
Ames
Iowa
Helen Blom
Helen den Hartog
Lake Prairie Maids Club
Johanna Fiene
Mr. Zellers
Agriculture
Welch Hall
Max Mayer
Finegan
Dorothy Goeders
Francise Hershlar
Margaret Vigars
Jane Blythe
Our Land
America
Tolbert MacRae
Weed demonstration identifies Bindweed along West End tracks
E P Sylvester of the El Town State College of Agriculture Ames and W L Welch Marion County weed commissioner led a weed killing demo along the railroad right of way in the city west part. They identified Creeping Jenny and explained root depth up to eighteen feet and methods including chemical spraying with sodium chlorate and smothering with millet or sorghum. Costs run about 30 cents per square rod with careful application to avoid harming other plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Sylvester
el Town
Henry Ter Louwh
Mr. Sylvester
Jenny
Sylvester
Farmers Co-operative Store
Ames
Iowa State College
West Pella
Sioux Center man to teach at the college
Mr. A. Sandven accepted a position as Speech and Dramatics Instructor at Central College in Pella Iowa. He has served Sioux Center schools ten years including roles as coach principal and superintendent guiding programs in junior high high school music and rural student participation. His leadership raised standards and the town respect it as a loss to Sioux Center and Central College gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sandven
Central College
Pella
Iowa
Sandren
Sioux Center
Central
Notice of July August store closings at 6 pm
During July and August the following stores will close at 6:00 p m Black's Style Shop Mrs Mitten Dress Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Mrs. Mitten
Entertainment At Swimming Pool Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow night at 7 30 there is free entertainment at the pool with surprises and prizes for top performers in three age based classes. Children 12 and under with two dollar tickets compete 8 00 to 8 30, ages up to 16 with three dollar tickets compete 8 30 to 9 00, and seniors race 9 00 onward. Spectators welcome as the public address system aids announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divission
Merchants Propose Thursday Afternoon Close In Pella
Local merchants discuss a plan used in Sioux County to close stores Thursday afternoon and keep them open Wednesday evening to give workers and farmers leisure and boost evening shopping. Evening hours could draw farmers with produce and entice more town trade. Some store owners will meet today to discuss the proposal further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Pella
Band Program Prepares for Fourth Independence Celebration
Last week's band concert drew a large crowd with a varied program. Highlights included Medley of Southern Airs and Vera Gezel's vocal solo Little Sir Echo with Hoppy Kuyper on echo. A second number When Irish Eyes are Smiling (refrain) pleased the audience. Next week the band will celebrate the Declaration of Independence with marches and God Bless America sung by Leonard Allen. Trombone duets by H Kuyper and William Metcalf. Central Park performance slated for next Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Gezel
Hoppy Kuyper
Leonard Allen
Kate Smith
Henry B. Kuiper
William Metcalf
Central Park
H. S. Band Paints for New Uniforms
High School Band members painted house numbers on curbs and steps with a sparkling aluminum background and black numerals. Residents praise the job and many homeowners are invited to have their numbers done to support the band’s uniform fund. Call Charles Lautenbach or Mr. Ruby to arrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lautenbach
Mr. Ruby
Second Ice Cream Social Supports Band Uniform Drive
Parents of instrumental music students fundraise for band uniforms. If the band lacks uniforms by the first fall football game, the fault does not lie with the players. The second ice cream social drew strong support from parents and friends. Plans target uniforms for 60 members and 7 drum majors, with a future band sponsored carnival teased.
Card of Thanks for condolences and floral offerings
Andrew Kool and Children express gratitude to neighbors and friends for help after the death of their wife and mother. They acknowledge relatives offering sympathy and thank those who sent floral arrangements during their bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Kool
Summer School For the Kiddies Starts Tomorrow
Local towns offer a brief preschool program with supervised play and nature study. Miss Ota De Winter and Miss Sophia Heeren open a Webster school session for ages three to eight, enrolling up to thirty children for one month from 9:00 to 11:30 daily except Sundays, tuition two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ota de Winter
Sophia Heeren
Webster School
Teacher at H. S. Resigned Her Position
Former Miss Marjorie Lamb, H S Home Economics teacher, announces she married Mr Roberts of Des Moines on June 26 1938 and resigns from the local high school She led a new Vocational Homemaking department started under the Smith Hughes act last year and the school planned higher enrollment next year Her friends extend congratulations and regret she will not return in the fall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Lamb
Roberts
Des Moines
Belle Plaine
Miss Lamb
Associate Pays Tribute to Henry Cox at Joslyn Memorial
The University of Omaha Orchestra conducted by Henry Cox gave a valediction concert Sunday May 21 at the Joslyn Memorial. Abram Dansky was soloist in the Piano Concerto as the ensemble performed Tschaikowsky pieces including the Fourth Symphony and the 1812 Overture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hen- Cox
Pella
Bush
Henry
Omaha
Joslyn Memorial
University of Omaha
Henry Cox
Cox
Tschaikowsky
Abram Dansky
F F A Boys to Play Kittenball With Oskaloosa
The F F A boys meet Oskaloosa in a kit tenball game Wednesday evening at Central College field. Aimed at summer meetings to acquaint Future Farmer boys from towns and foster cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.F.A
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Boys
Central College
Order Tulip Bulbs Now for Fall Planting in Pella
The city urges residents to order tulip bulbs to replace aging stock after a harsh spring. Dig and dry bulbs from two to three seasons in a cool place. mark beds for fall replacements and mulch soil with fertilizer and lime. The guide lists Darwin Breeder and Crossed varieties, with many named cultivars and colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Darwin
Afterglow
Baron
de la Tonnage
Bartigan
Betsey
Tulip
Blue Aimable
Clara Butt
Farncombe Sanders
King Harold
Mrs. Potter Palmer
Peking
Pride of Haarlem
Princess
Cardinal Manning
Don Pedro
Garibaldi
James Watt
Louis XIV
Prince of Orange
Professor Schotel
Bacchus
Lucifer
Alaska
Columbus
Dr. Euwe
Grenadier
Hautin
Avis Kennicott
Mrs. Moon
Picotee
Quaintness
Vesta
Bart Pratt
Carrara
Dillenberg
G. W. Leak
Hoover
Leda
Fantasy
Rembrandt
Car Found Burned On Highway 92 Near Pella
A car bearing plates 62 3572 registered to White Way Auto of Pella was found burned and abandoned along Highway 92 nine miles west of town near Bellefontaine. The vehicle stood upright and appears to have been pushed off the highway per the Oskaloosa Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Way Auto Company
Pella
Bellefountaine
Oskaloosa Herald
In Memoriam Mary Cos tor
In loving memory of Mary Cos tor who passed away June 29 three years ago. Each day we think of the one we loved and God took her home. She liveth still within our hearts. Sadly missed by Mrs A Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Costor
A. Nelson
Rock Island School District Sealed Bids for School House
The Rock Island School District will accept sealed bids until noon July 10 1939 for erecting a school house. Bids are to be delivered at the secretary’s residence. Plans and specifications available at the county superintendent of schools office in Oskaloosa Iowa. The board may reject any and all bids. John E Nossaman secretary Leighton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Oskaloosa
Iowa
John E. Nossaman
Leighton
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W. Vande Voort
Legion
Supt
Iowa City
Young Lady
Iowa 4-H
Danzig
City
West
Sioux
S. A. Sandven
Sioux Center News
East First and
Franklin Street
Star Oil Company
Purre Prescott Steenhoek
Albert Ver Meer
van der Meide
East Franklin Street
New York Infantry
Collins
Patrol
de Luca
Diana
Overture
Holmes
Rosalie
Fox Trot
Cole Porter
Shumake Ttalian Smith
H Kuyper
Wm. Metcalf
Frey
Rio
God Bless
Amelia
Azalea
Irving Berweonard Allen
Falton
H. S. Band
H. S
Omaha University Orchestra
Memoriam
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