Central College elects new faculty at annual meeting
At a Central College executive committee meeting resignations and new hires were announced. Professor Van Beek leaves Greek to pastor Hull Iowa. George F Lee elected to fill vacancy. Martha Firth returns to lead History and Political Science. English teacher Harry De Cook resigns. Connie Duiker to take post. The board praises Duiker and notes her prior work at Central Ray and the Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees of
Central Colleges
van Beek
Beome
Christian Reformed Church
Hull
Iowa
George F. Lee
Oskaloosa
Lee
New York University
Pella
Martha Firth
Grand Island
Nebr
Firth
Grand Island College
Central College
Harry de Cook
Connie Duiker
de Cook
American Legion
Miss Duiker
Central Ray
Chronicle
Moravia Union Praises Teacher Verna Hendricks
A Moravia Union piece lauds Miss Verna Joy Hendricks for directing a recent school operetta Polished Pebbles and organizing glee clubs. It notes her first year teaching after graduating from Central College's music department and commends the students and her leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia
Union
Verna Hendricks
Miss Hendricks
Verna Joy Hendricks
Hendricks
Central College
Legal Notice Proof of Will for Nic Haktert
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Nic Haktert, deceased, is on file in the Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa. It will come for hearing in the May term 1920 on May 24 1920. All interested persons may be heard. Harold Clements Clerk. Knoxville Iowa Apr 26 1920 Apr 29 May 6-18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Nic Hakkert
Harold Clements
Knoxville
Notice on seed corn and pumpkin seed for growers
Sweetcorn growers are informed that seed corn is ready at the 4 Canning Factory for pickup at convenience. Growers may bring sacks. Additionally 9 sweet pumpkin seed are furnished free of charge to growers by Palla Quaning Ce.
J B Smith to Leave Waterloo for Wichita Pastorate
Rev J B Smith, pastor of Walnut Street Baptist Church in Waterloo for eight years, resigns to take a Wichita Kansas pastorate starting September 1. A Central College 1899 graduate, his wife May Keables also hails from Pella. Smith has served Cresco, Webster City and Muscatine churches, with 825 additions at Waterloo and a new church organized from a city mission. He also served as YMCA religious secretary in wartime camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Smith
Walnut Street Baptist
Waterloo
Wichita
Kansas
Mr. Smith
Central
May Keables
Watreloo
Smith
Ladies Glee Club Concert Delights Central College Audience
The Central College Ladies Glee Club performance at the high school auditorium drew praise as one of the best programs heard recently. The group of fourteen singers with pianist Fern Smith featured Chopin selections, violin accompaniment, and a farce titled Six Cups of Chocolate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Fern Smith
Martha Gosse- Mak
Frances Vander Linden
Connie Duiker
Ruth Grandin
Gertrude van Houweling
Iva Stoeker
Pella
Boys Seek Summer Farm Work With Livestock
In a letter to the County Agent P B Shearer of Animal Husbandry Ames requests placements for boys on well managed livestock farms during the June 7 to September 20 vacation. He notes many are farm raised and seek pure bred livestock or feeding operations and asks for details on farm type and wages. Notify the County Agent Knoxville if extra help is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Shearer
Shearer
Knoxville
Inoculation Cultures Offered by Farm Bureau Office
The Farm Bureau Office at Knogville offers bacterial cultures for inoculating soy beans alfalfa or sweet clover seed. Cost is $1.20 per bushel for any of these seeds. Edwards Bacteriological Laboratories also offers supply options for those who seek this material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knogville
Edwards Bacteriological Laboratories
Midshipman Cruise Open to Reservists and Ex-Service Men
Men on inactive duty in the Reserve Force and Ex-Service men may join a Midshipman Cruise aboard USS Connecticut USS Michigan USS Minnesota USS Kansas USS South Carolina USS New Hampshire starting at Annapolis around June 6 and ending August 28 visiting Guantanamo Bay Pacific Canal Zone Hawaiian Islands Puget Sound San Francisco San Pedro San Diego. Reservists report May 10 and go inactive again September 10 1920.
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Ubs. Connecticut
Michigan
Minnesota
Kansas
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Annapolid
Annapolis
Guantanamo
Cuba
Pacific Canal Zone
Hawaiian Islands
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Cal
San Pedro
Calif
San Diego
Naval District Headquarters
Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Armenian relief expands to aid Aintab orphans in Syria
Dr J Edward Kirbye announces Near East Relief will establish the Towa Orphanage in Aintab to shelter orphans from the area and possibly others from surrounding districts. The effort follows war devastation and aims to support 5000 to 8000 Iowa children, with programs in housing education and craft work. Professor J Heemstra purchases a Franklin street residence near the city square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. Edward Kirbye
The
Near East Relief
Syria
Armenia
National Committee
Towa
Aintab
Bagdad
Turkey
Industrial Department
Iowa
Farmers push sweet corn acreage to fuel plant run
The meeting of farmers at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday evening drew keen interest in sweet corn growing as officials from the company spoke. Many attendees planned to double their acreage this year and a concerted effort aims to secure a big promised increase to keep the plant running, avoiding large losses to the company and to Pella’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Pella
Sudan grass offered as oats substitute for spring crops
Iowa State College recommends Sudan grass as a practical alternative to oats when spring planting is delayed by cold damp weather. The farm crops department notes Sudan grass requires little labor, should be sown after the corn crop, and serves as hay, pasture, and seed, with seed potential about ten cents per pound and an average yield of six hundred pounds per acre. A circular titled Sudan Grass in Town is available from the Bulletin Section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Crops Department
Iowa State College
H. D. Hughes
Sudan
Towa
Bulletin
Open Iowa market urged by farmer committee
A Des Moines conference on April 16 with Farm Bureau leaders and cooperative shipping heads urged equal selling privileges for farmer associations and authorized buyers for packing plants. Iowa coops push for a no preference policy from major packing firms. some firms did not commit. Calls for home plant marketing to cut losses and ease shipping via rail and refrigeration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Middleton
Farm Bureau
A. L. Sykes
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
Knute Hope
National Cooperative Livestock Shippers Association
C. W. Hunt
Iowa Farm Bureau
Martin Sar
Iowa Cooperative Shipping Association
Iowa Meat, Packing Plants
Des Moines
Iowa Packing Company
Jacob E. Decker Co
Mason City
Corn Belt Packing Co
Dubuque
M. T. Sinclair Co
Cedar Rapids
John Morrill Co
Ottumwa
Bath Packing Co
Waterloo
Kobrs Packing Co
Davenport
Iowa
Marion County
Farmers’ Cooperative
World Improvement sermon rejects earthly betterment
Rev J De Haan of First Christian Reformed Church argued world improvement is divinely predicted to fail, citing Luke 17 27 30 and Revelation 19 19. He urged Christians to seek regeneration born of God and separate from worldly affairs, citing Acts 1 and John 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. de Haan
First Christian Reformed Church
Jesus
Lot
Abraham
Sodom
Mr. de Haan
Peace Palace
League of Nations
Interchurch World Movement
Garden of Eden
Christ
de Haan
Nicodemus
Pella Beats New Sharon In Weather-Affected Game
Pella defeats New Sharon 12 to 8 in an afternoon baseball clash. It marks the third meeting this season with New Sharon, with Pella holding two wins. Despite bad weather hampering practice, both teams played to improve their form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sharon
Pella
Musical Exchange At Reformed Churches
The choir of the Second Reformed Church led by Mrs Liggett provided music at the First Reformed Church Sunday evening. Mr A P Kuyper played the pipe organ for the service and Mrs Liggett sang a beautiful solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liggett
Kuyper
College Glee Club
Second Reformed Church
Carl Byers
Central College
Sadler
Hillyer
Marion County Finacial Report Sets County Expenses Record
The annual financial report from Marion County Auditor presents a 72 page booklet detailing county officer salaries and expenditures for 1919, with comparisons to prior years. It lists land values, personal property, railroads, moneys and credits, and the county tax totals, noting 1919 total property tax at 728731.32 and substantial school taxes, plus township values and county home assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Congress
Justice of the Peace
Board of Health
Chronicle
Pella
State Board of Equalization
Perry Township
Summit Township
Board of Supervisors
Sweet corn fodder yields two to three tons per acre
The report notes sweet corn fodder yields two to three tons per acre and is equivalent to hay in value, valued at sixty dollars per acre in addition to the corn.
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College Board
Ladies Glee Club
Young Women Singers OF
Innoculation Cultures Farm Bureau Office
Eli
J. Heemstra
Franklin Street
Gerrit Hoekstra
John Brom
County. Financial Report
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