Glee Club Gathers Large Home Concert in Pella
The Men’s Glee Club of Central College performed a home concert at Pella high school drawing one of the season’s largest crowds. Twelve singers plus a pianist and director presented a varied program from folk songs to classical pieces, with Dutch and German selections delighting attendees. Notable soloists included Nicholas Gosselink, Fred Van Doorninck, and Frank Brower, whose performances earned strong applause despite Brower’s recent illness. The club, formed in 1906 under H. H. Severn, has a long history of tours and prestige, with members ranging from freshmen to veterans, reinforcing Pella as a musical hub in the state.
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Central College
Lake States
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pella
Nicholas Gosselink
Gosselink
Mr. Gosselink
Fred van Doorninck
Frank Brower
Brower
van der Ploeg
Bruins
Mr. Brower
van Doorninck
G. F. Sadler
Glee Club
Sadler
H. H. Severn
Central
Severn
Pacific Coast
Canada
East
Harding
White House
New York City
New Haven
G. A. Baitsell
Yale University
Rev T Porter Drumm to Speak at Second Church
One of the leading men of the Reformed church will be Pella's guest next Sunday. Rev T Porter Drumm D D heads the largest church in the denomination in Newark New Jersey. He will speak at the Second church on Sunday evening.
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Reformed Church
Pella
T. Porter Drumm
D. D
Newark
N. J
Wrestlers Hold Forth At Memorial Building
Eddie Pope of South Carolina and Pete Geerlings of Tain tor clashed in a mat contest at the Memorial Building in Pella on Friday evening. Pope won the first fall after 34 minutes, then Geerlings lost a second decision before a five minute third round ended with Geerlings down. The bout, arranged on short notice, drew a small crowd and may lead to another match soon as local fans hope for more action.
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Eddie Pope
South Carolina
Pete Geerlings
Taintor
Memorial Building
Pella
Pope
Geerlings
Professor Bute
Local Baseball Opens Season at Central College Field
The first local game Saturday afternoon at the Central College athletic field pitted Pella high school against New Sharon high school. Pella won 11 to 5. Monday afternoon Central College hosted Des Moines University in its home debut, losing 9 to 2 after earlier away games.
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Central College Athletic Field
Pella High School
New Sharon High School
Pella
Central College
Des Moines University
Giant granite rock hub at early settler landmark
Dirk De Haan reports digging near Pete Vander Sluis’ pasture uncovered a granite rock mass extending in all directions. After blasting, large fragments broke away but the mass remained intact, suggesting a mountain top. The glacier-carried boulder, a curiosity, draws local curiosity.
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Dirk de Haan
Pete Vander
Mr. de Haan
Former resident Ezra Temple visits Pella to preach gospel
Ezra Temple, a former Pella resident now traveling from the Pacific coast toward New York, visited his hometown. He began preaching early, often in schoolhouses or neglected places, helping form churches in areas like Lower Grove, and interrupted his Central College studies for ministerial work over seven years.
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Pella
Ezra Temple
Pacific Coast
New York
The
Chronicle
Iowa
Temple
Central College
Appanoose County
Lower Grove
Mr. Temple
Centra
Legion Meeting Enjoys Singing and Memorial Day Plans
The Van Veen- Van Hemert Post of the American Legion held an April meeting in Pella with Mr. E L Earley of Newton singing Scotch songs. The group discussed building improvements, housewarming plans, a Legion baseball league, and Memorial Day events including Senator John R Price as speaker and a Central College baseball game that drew protest for potentially violating Memorial Day significance. The post adopted a resolution condemning Memorial Day baseball and emphasized patriotism and citizenship education.
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American Legion
E. L. Earley
Newton
Pella
Methodist Church
Earley
Earle
Committee On
John R. Price
Price
Central College
Legion
Garden City Feeder Wages Paid in Pella
The Garden City Feeder Company advertisement clarifies a crucial paragraph stating that over ten years the institution paid more than 1,150,000 dollars in wages, most of it spent in Pella, highlighting payroll as a key factor in the town’s growth and status.
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Garden City Feeder Company
Pella
Garden City
Miss Eleanor Hoeven Plays Noted Piano Recital
Miss Eleanor Hoeven of the Class of 1910 gave a piano recital in Central College College Chapel last Thursday. The Senior class decorated the stage and handled ushering as Hoeven performed works by Handel Beethoven Mendelssohn Podini Nevin and Verdi Liszt with notable expression. The audience showed enthusiastic approval and Hoeven is praised for four years of study with piano as major and pipe organ as minor.
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Lofo
College
Miss Hoeven
Handel
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Podini
Nevin
Verdi-Liszt
Central College
Iowa High School Declamatory Association Winners
The state contest at Humboldt in April named Maurice Vilmont as Oratorical class winner for “The New South” Esther Gibson of Reinbeck won Dramatic with “Friday Afternoon in a Rural School” Delight Time Tama took Humorous. Over five hundred schools joined the association and about 10,000 students participated in local contests.
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Iowa High School
Humboldt
New South
Maurice Vilmont
Esther Gibson
Reinbeck
Tama
Government to add 126 anti narcotics agents
The Civil Service Commission says the Federal Government will add 126 agents to the current 176 to suppress illicit narcotic traffic. Applications open until May 20 with entering salaries from 2040 to 2490 dollars yearly plus travel allowances. Qualifications include training, criminal investigation experience and fitness. In 1923 the force handled 7,201 cases, with 4,479 tried, 4,194 convictions, prison terms totaling 4,692 years and fines of 428,643 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Civil Service Commission
United States Civil Service Commission
Board of Civil-Service Examiners
S. S. Class Remembers Departing Member at Social
The Golden Rule Sunday school class of the Baptist church held a farewell social at Mrs. J. M. Cox home Friday evening for Anna Hunt. The group presented her with a token of remembrance as they said goodbye.
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The
Baptist Church
J. M. Cox
Anna Hunt
Marion County Y M C A Year in Review
The Marion County Y M C A highlights a year of cooperative work with schools churches homes and civic groups across the county. Hi Y and pioneer programs enrolled 419 boys and 282 in Hi Y groups with 931 men and boys attending eight Father and Son banquets plus friendship campaigns in six points.
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Marion County
Young Peoples Societies
Farm Bureau
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
County Fair Association
Hi Y
Mrs. D. J. Van Zante Died in Minneapolis
Mrs. D J Van Zante formerly of Hoople North Dakota died in Minneapolis where she had gone to visit her daughter. She was born Nola McCray near Pella and raised near there before her family moved to North Dakota. A T Van Houweling attended the funeral in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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A. T. van Houweling
Minneapolis
D. J. van Zante
Hoople
N. D
van Zante
Pella
Nola McCray
North Dakota
Prof Winfield Dudgeon of India Visiting Here
Mrs Tim Dykstra hosts her brother Professor Winfield Dudgeon a Presbyterian college teacher in India. He taught at Central College before 1912 then toured via Bombay London and Italy before arriving in Ames Iowa with plans to spend most time there while keeping some visits to Pella.
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Tim Dykstra
Winfield Dudgeon
Presbyterian
India
Professor Dudgeon
Central College
Pella
Bombay
London
New York
Ames
Iowa
Young writers win good prizes in state essay contest
State judges completed grading of Iowa high school essays in a $1000 prize contest sponsored by the State Historical Society through the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs. First prizes went to Frances D. Clark and others, with many honorable mentions across eleven districts.
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State Historical Society
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Iowa History and Landmarks Committee
Des Moines Lady Addresses Women's Club in Pella
Mrs A H Hoffman Polk County superintendent of schools spoke to the Women's Federated Club at the memorial building in Pella Tuesday. Attendees included local women as Hoffman toured area businesses after the meeting. She is a Republican primary candidate for Congress with extensive public service background including Des Moines school board presidency.
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Polk County
Pella
Women's Federated Club
Memorial Building
Des Moines School Board
Hoffman
State Department
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