Old Members Win School Election In Pella
Monday afternoon voters chose two directors for three year terms and reelected Dirk Vander Ploeg and W H Vander Ploeg along with G H Wachter and T G Fultz. S B Baron won the treasurer post with 371 of 542 votes amid about 125 women voters. The article notes a close race, no major policy split, and calls the new treasurer capable as C N Cole hands over duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Wachter
T. Fultz
Dirk Vander Ploeg
W. H. Vander Ploeg
S. B. Baron
T. G. Fultz
Pella
Bert Baron
C. N. Cole
Baron
Cole
Great White Way Bus Line Extends to Oskaloosa
The Great White Way Bus Line secured a certificate from the Iowa Railroad Commission to extend service to Oskaloosa. Through service will connect Oskaloosa and Des Moines with two daily round trips and a new Cadillac bus added. The extension slated to begin this month, improving express and through travel for patrons. Also noted, Pella churches held Wednesday prayer services for crops.
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Great White Way
Iowa Railroad Commission
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Cadillac
Prairie City News
Former Pella Ladies In Knoxville Function
The February meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club in the Legion hall featured a May Pole dance with George Washington and Martha Washington costumes. Young performers from the departmental school presented Hats, and 217 members have joined since the department began last November. Dorothy Camp of A. Phelps & Son joined as a new member and was guest of honor.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Legion Hall
Winnie Cotter
Lynhorst
Margaret Wren
Glen van Duyn
Lorraine Jones
George Washington
Nell McGowan
Jack Pierce
Mary L. Jones
Martha
Byron Watson
Lola Robinson
Naomi Pringle
Brother of Mrs Clarke Married at Bonaparte
The Monroe Mirror reports the marriage of Robert Finn and Viola McConeghey on February 28 at Bonaparte, where Finn’s parents celebrated their sixty fifth wedding anniversary. Rev Coppoe of the Bonaparte Baptist church officiated. Finn’s elderly mother baked the cake for the reception.
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Monroe Mirror
M. A. Clarke
Robert Finn
Viola McConeghey
Coppoe
The
Baptist Church of
Bonaparte
Tubercular men to see movies at Oakdale Sanitarium
Oakdale, Ia March 12. War veterans at the Oakdale Sanitarium will now view films on site via a motion picture machine installed by the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Chapters of the Disabled American Veterans. Regular weekly programs are provided with films often supplied by the local theatre. The hospital committees support hospital work in three area hospitals and have previously donated 360 pounds of holiday turkey with trimmings.
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Oakdale
Oakdale Sanitarium
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Veterans’ Bureau
Disabled American Veterans
Classmates Shower for Cora Verploeg
Saturday evening at Agnes Van Rees home Miss Cora Verploeg received a shower from Sunday school classmates. Entertainments and stunts followed by a two course luncheon. Guests praised the occasion and the honoree received many tokens of regard. Gospel meetings in Reformed churches have good attendance despite poor roads. meetings continue through next week.
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Agnes van Rees
Cora Verploeg
Sybenga's Bakery Debuts Fresh Floor and Interior Decor
Sybenga's Bakery unveils a newly installed floor and interior decoration, presenting a clean and polished storefront. The refreshed space aims to attract customers with its bright appearance and updated ambiance.
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Sybenga’s
Marion County Girl A Death by Own Action
Coroner jury in Knoxville reports Loretta Brown of Donley died by self destruction after being struck by train No 28 near Donley on Tuesday night. Evidence centers on body position, brain injuries, and family mental illness. witnesses describe location and conditions. verdict finds death by full intent with no alternate cause.
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Loretta Brown
Donley
Burlington Road
Knoxville
Knoxville Journal
Miss Brown
P. N. Little
Othe
John R. Fisher
Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Omaha
Johnson
Brown
Loretta
J. M. Davis
Mr. Davis
Davis
Travel Letter from the Baltic Aboard the Baltic
The Chronicle prints the first of G W Shockley’s travel letters from a Mediterranean vacation. He writes of crossing the Atlantic aboard the Baltic and his experiences aboard the ship.
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the Chronicle
G. W. Shockley
Oskaloosa Globe
Shockley
Chronicle
Atlantic
Rural School Specialist to Appear on Programs
Florence M Hale, Maine rural education expert, will lecture at spring divisional meetings in seven Iowa cities. Her talks aim to address rural school problems across village, consolidated, and one room schools, with audiences eager for her expertise.
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Iowa
Towa
Florence M. Hale
Maine
Iowa Educators Receive Honors at National Meeting
Four Iowa educators won national recognition at the National Education Association meeting in Chicago. Professor Campbell of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls was elected president of the Rural Section. Superintendent M G Clark of Sioux City was named to the executive committee. I A Mitchell of Des Moines Midland Schools Teachers Agency was elected vice president of the National Organization of Teachers Agencies. Charles F Pye of the Iowa State Teachers Association was reelected secretary of the National Organization of State Teachers.
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Department of Superintendents
National Education Association
Chicago
Iowa
Campbell
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
M. G. Clark
Sioux City
Department of Superintendance
I. A. Mitchell
Midland Schools Teachers’ Agency
Des Moines
National Organization of Teachers’ Agencies
Chas. F. Pye
Towa State Teachers Association
Naization of State
Rural Counties Surpass In Number Of Cars In State
An advertisement shows rural counties often have more cars than families while urban counties with large cities have more families than cars. Polk and Warren display varying ratios. Woodbury Jasper Mahaska Wapello show rural areas with higher car counts per family. The note probes if this overturns the claim that rural areas suffer hardest or explains the pattern.
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Polk
Warren County
Woodbury
Jasper
Mahaski
Wapello
Call For Democratic Caucus Monday
Democratic voters of Pella and Lake Prairie Township are asked to meet at the City Executive office at 7 30 p m Monday March 17 1924 to select delegates to the County Democratic convention and to transact such other business as may come before them W A Butt Chairman
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Pella
Lake Prairie Township
W. A. Butt
Missing farmer Steenbock returns home after mysterious disappearance
Simon Steenbock a farmer from near Pella vanished on March 1 during a Des Moines business trip. A letter in his handwriting with a puzzling signature arrived to his daughter asking clothing be sent to Brooklyn Iowa. He reappeared Wednesday night with his brother, showing relief but lingering nervousness.
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Simon Steenhoek
Pella
Steenbock
Brooklyn
Iowa
P. C. Ke
Steenhock
Prairie City
Arch
Des Moines
Public Health Gains Shown In 1923 Death Rates
Health statistics from Dr Louis Dublin of Metropolitan Life indicate higher deaths in 1923 from measles whooping cough influenza pneumonia heart disease and auto accidents in the United States and Canada than 1922, while deaths from typhoid diphtheria tuberculosis diarrheal disease and puerperal sepsis fell.
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United States
Canada
Louis I. Dublin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Dr. Dublin
Vandermasts Sell Monroe Mirror to K F Wilson
The Monroe Mirror long edited by the Vandermasts passes to K F Wilson of Moulton on March 1. Wilson, well recommended, formerly headed the Jasper County Record for four years and is known countywide. The Vandermasts announce they will focus on the Lewis Bottling Co. and thank the community for support since 1880.
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Monroe
Vandermasts
K. F. Wilson
Moulton
Wilson
Jasper County Record
Mirror
Lewis Bottling Co
Monroe Mirror
Church Ladies Meet at Miss LeCocq Home This Afternoon
The Mothers' Circle of the Second Reformed Church will gather this afternoon at the home of Miss LeCocq. A missionary visit occurred yesterday with Mrs. H. W. Slob.
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Mothers’ Ch
The
Second Reformed Church
Afenella Metternoon
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Cora
Marion County
Dudley
James Pluzinsky
Daughter
Vandermast
Rick
Srey
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