Central college trustees to meet with prayer service
County residents report a wide range of local notes from Knoxville and Newton. Harold Clements of Knoxville visited Pella while several residents underwent hospital care at Mahaska hospital in Oskaloosa. A Central college board of trustees meeting is set for Wednesday March 16 with an external pastor leading a union prayer gathering that evening. Community updates include hospital births, survivals, and local social visits.
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Board of Trustees
Central College
Ands. Yam Viiet
Des Moines
D. P. van Gorp
Mercy
Local School Tournament Highlights And Contests
The Boy's basketball tourney runs this week with a hall of fame display for the winning team and the senior girls team that won the girls tournament this year. A six o'clock faculty and student dinner was hosted by Mr Amidon. The band will join the conference music festival in Knoxville Friday with items by the band and the full group. Miss Wesselink missed last week due to illness and could not attend the Junior class play. Elmer Vander Waal leads typing at 53 wpm while Norman Langerak holds the accuracy pin after fifteen perfect minutes. Jennie Gosselink holds the shorthand speed and accuracy pin. The regular school board election is Monday the 14th with polls 12 PM to 7 PM. nominees are C Wormnoudt and Herman Veenstra. John Hollebeck competed in the county Declamatory contest at Swan. the humorous division and other contests follow in Bussey and nearby towns. Eub-District declamatory contest is March 14 with Hollebeck among several representatives. Lincoln and Webster pupils will present a program at the High School next Friday evening March 18 with a small admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Vander Waal
Norman Langerak
Jennie Gosselink
Glee Clubs Meet in Pella for Conference Get Together
The Glee Clubs of the Central conference will gather in Pella on March 28 for a noncompetitive meeting to view other schools' activities. The High School held a regular teachers meeting Monday and Dr. Wesselink delivered an engaging talk. High School students received report cards Wednesday after a delay due to Miss Ver Heul's absence. Normal Training girls observe in grades, using a Lincoln building room set as a rural classroom for practice teaching. The largest class in school history, numbering 60 to 65, will graduate this year.
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Glee Clubs
Pella
Ver Heul
Lincoln
Revival ideas for Parent-Teacher Association interest
The Inquiring Reporter gathers views on reviving PTA involvement. Respondents urge parents feel need for PTA, attend meetings, support officers, define PTA aims, hold attendance contests with rewards, consolidate districts, and consider afternoon meetings or multiple groups to boost participation and enthusiasm.
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Jane Goscelink
Parent-Teacher's Association
Ralph Grundman
State Spends $14,000,000 For School Supplies
Des Moines reports a state teachers association committee finds Iowa spent about 14 million dollars in 1929 30 on supplies transportation fuel and upkeep for schools while salaries for all teaching staff totaled 29 5 million. The panel urges economies in auxiliary expenditures and greater focus on hiring qualified teachers amid comparisons with other states.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Teachers’ Association
Cosson outlines candidacy platform for U S Senate run
George Cosson released a detailed list of policies he would back as a U S Senate candidate against Brookhart. He supports the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, budget balance, debt adjustments under capacity to pay rules, trade promotion, demobilization of arms, and a Roosevelt era foreign policy emphasizing American rights and international goodwill. He also endorses McKinley era tariff policy and urges revival of foreign trade while opposing domestic capital export. He pledges to support public-welfare measures regardless of party and to use his record as State Senator and Attorney General as proof of good faith.
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George Cosson
U. S
Brookhart
Cosson
Germany
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Srigioal Debt Funding Commission
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
McKinley
Buffalo
Banks Needed
Calvin Colidge argues banks are essential for business and exchange. He warns that hoarding currency would derail the banking system, trigger loan defaults, price and wage declines, and general panic, while keeping money in banks remains the safer risk.
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Calvin Colidge
Pella Girl Elected to Membership in Delta Omega Sorority
Ruth De Geest daughter of De Geest of Leighton was one of five new initiates to Sat Omega sorority at Drake University She is a student assistant in the Dean of Men's office at Drake University in Des Moines Iowa March 9 Special report The piece notes her college and role confirming the membership event.
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Des Moines
Ruth de Geest
de Geest
Leighton
College of Liberal
Drake University
Miss de Geest
Drake
Cranberry Date Marmalade Recipe
A simple marmalade recipe uses 1 quart cranberries 1 pound dates and 2 cups brown sugar. Wash cranberries stone dates and cook with water for twenty minutes. Press through a sieve then return and cook about sixteen minutes more.
How to remove chewing gum from a washable dress
The guide advises softening the gum with egg white before washing. Apply the egg white to the affected area to loosen the gum, then launder as usual to remove residue and restore the dress.
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Harold Clements
Knoxville
James Hammer
Newton
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Mable Hockstra
H. C. Jacobs
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
John Nieburg
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
J. T. van Zante
Monroe
Mr. van Zante
van Zante
B. H. van Ness
B. C. Coffman
E. V
C. I. Fox
Andrew Bo
John Weyers
Bev
John W. Waltz
Danville
James Vos
Stuart Goad
E. V. Goad
Henry Boeyink
Fremont
Dick Vander Ploeg
Mercury
F. F. Carpenter
Mon‘ye
Clara Vander Linden
G. L. Vander Linden
Gerald Paardekooper
Pleasantville
W. W. Hardin
Fred Faassen
Burgess
Zion
Ilinois
E. Faassen
Otumwa
Mr. Faassen
Court Avenue
Eary Klein
Peace Street
Frank Warner
Fred van Rheenen
P. Johnson
Dick van Gorp
Mercy Hospital
Martin Paardekooper
Jean Mullinex
L. B. Shettle
Clayton B. Silver Company
John Ulrich
Florence Black
Frances Gaass
Andrew Buwalda
E. Groenendyk
Rozeboom
Ray Vander Wilt
R. J. Danhoff
Baby
Alice Toom
Verna Hartman
Ermina Beaman
Harry Renaud
John Welle
Herman Welle
Ben Blommers
John Lefers
Lee Farmer
New Sharon
Lois Brooks
Bessie Brooks
E. J. Faassen
Fred
Zion, Ill
Ottumwa
M. E
Dan Beyers
Kirksville
Missouri
H. Beyers
Sallie de Cook
T. H. Liggett
Hall of Fame
Mr. Amidon
C. Wormnoudt
Herman Veenstra
John Hollebeek
Swan
Bussey
Towne
Rey
Tracy
Dallas
Melcher
Ewan
John Hollebeck
Chariton
Russell
Alvin Jacoby
Leo Moon
Ruth Bower
Mildred Ferguson
Dorothy Stolls
Mercedes
Barbara Way
Junior
Marion MacKenzie
China Blueves
Ruth May
Ralph Paton
Lincoln and Webster School
B. T. A Treasury
Dr. Wesselink
D. C. van Zante
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Jennie Harrison
Flash
L. A. Ku
Marna Ete
King
East Franklin
James G Vander Waal
J. J. Engle
B. F. Buckabay
Park View
Prairie City
C. B. Ruggles
Snyder
Richard Snyder
Eleanor Ellis
Oris Brandvold
Snyder's Companion
Heep of
Stone
Tone
PELLA_NATIONAL BANK
Bell Clothing House
Pella Theatre
Greta Garbo and
Clark Gable
Susan Lenox
Louise Dresser
Stepping Sisters
John Boles
Linda Watkins
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Marie Dressler
Emma
Buckeye
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