Local notes on families and visits across towns
Mrs. and Mrs. Ed and their children Earl and Cathryn visited Mrs. Henry Van Rockel for Mother's Day. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Shultz visited in Laverne with his parents. Mrs. Kate Beard began a six month rail trip to California visiting relatives in Burbank and San Diego. John D. Rietveld underwent a serious operation at Mercy Hospital. Maytag layoffs hit several hundred workers at Newton. An infant son Gordon Robert Stuart was stillborn to Dr. and Mrs. Herman M. Stuart in Oskaloosa with interment at Prairie City. Editor E. V. Goad to preach in Sigourney and deliver baccalaureate. Strong local names: Van der Pol, Wagaman, Beard, De Wit, Rietveld, Shultz, Goad. Productions and health updates noted.
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Earl and
Cathryn
Minnie Miller
Albia
Henry van Rockel
C. I. Fox
Barkley Dodd
Des Moines
Kate Beard
California
H. F. Keables
Burbank
J. B. Smith
San Diego
H. S. Keables
Henry Jaarsma
Jacob Swank
Maytag
Newton
Jake
Gordon Robert Stuart
Herman M. Stuart
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Prairie City
E. V. Goad
Sigourney
Albert Clark
Goad
Baptist Church
Sigourney High School
C. E. Sheeler
Monroe
Dena Vander Pol
MISS DE WIT IN ORGAN RECITAL AT FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
Miss Marjorie De Wit, Central's prominent organist, will present a recital at 7 30 pm Thursday May 17 in the First Reformed church. Her program features Bach Tocatta and Fugue in D minor, Ave Maria Schubert, and other works by Nevin Palmgren Rheinberger James Bowers and James.
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Marjorie de Wit
Central
First Reformed
Miss de Wit
Nevin
Dawes
Palmgren
James H. Bowers
End of College Year Noted In Tri College Notes
College notes celebrate the nearing end of the term with senior activities, an Alumni luncheon on May 28, and a senior play. The Tri-college picnic faced wind and dust squalls but proceeded with merriment. Miss Dorothy Payne named valedictorian, with plans for a four year liberal arts college. An organ recital by Marjorie De Wit and student broadcasts from W.O.I. are announced.
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Tri-college
Penn, Fletcher
Central
John den Ouden
de Velder
Willis Vander Kooi
Harold Schut
Dorothy Payne
Liberal Arts
America
Ruth Pietenpol
John Niewsma
Russell Redeker
Martin Heerema
Marion de Velder
M' Marjorie de Wit
First Reformed
Mise de Wit
Pella
Lloyd Hillyer Band to Appear in Des Moines Soon
Lloyd Hillyer of Montrose Colorado leads a sixty piece band to the National Music Contest in Des Moines beginning May 31 The band has won first places in Western Colorado and Utah Their teacher Professor Sadler mentored Hillyer at Central College With postgraduate work under Sadler he is praised as a standout music student for Pella studies and as Praises for Sadler’s other noted pupils.
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Lloyd Hillyer
Montrose
Colorado
Des Moines
Utah
Hillyer
Sadler
Central College
Lloyd
Pella
School Board Adopts Co-insurance for Local Buildings
At a Monday school board meeting the district approved co-insurance on three local buildings. Buildings are appraised and insured up to 80 percent of value, yielding fire coverage totaling 106000 with a modest 13.30 yearly rate rise. Tornado rate is cut 50 percent, with overall savings despite higher total coverage.
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Webster School
Lincoln School
Henry Brouwer Bets Big On Advertising
Henry Brouwer on West Franklin Street reports a growing business from a small classified ad in the Chronicle selling cabbage tomato and other plants at low prices. He says his customer base increased to Gb customers in one week and suggests advertising pays off.
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Henry Brouwer
West Franklin Street
the Chronicle
Brouwer
First Season Poultry Shipment to Chicago Reported
John Wynberg's Produce House loaded poultry for Chicago last week including two coops of spring broilers and one coop of spring ducks. The four pound ducks came from Lawrence Liggett's pens in south Pella while the broilers came from various local producers. Wynberg notes the Chicago market is very good for early poultry.
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John Wynberg
Chicago
Lawrence Liggett
South Pella
Wynberg
Gahagan mansion and honor amid romance in set tales
Library notes praise Mrs Barry a Glasgow widow whose ledger keeping supports her son with quiet endurance. The Flaming Gahagans follows Abby Gahagan as family pride clashes with love and scandal, while Honor Among Women portrays Margaret Stribling resisting moneyed pressure after an Italian diplomat engagement ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wimberly Kendrick
Gibbs
Margaret
Foundations Under Iowa Farm Homes Need Repairs
A CWA survey in 10 Iowa counties finds only about half of rural house foundations are in good condition and roughly 20 percent in serious need of repair. Walter Brown, County Agent, notes many fixes require labor but little cash.
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Iowa
CWA
Walter Brown
Repairing Damaged Foundations Warned by Engineer
Professor Henry Giese of Iowa State College outlines methods to address crumbling foundation corners and dug basements. He advises removing small sections of bricks or stones, relaying them in good mortar, and extending the foundation down to basement level for solid support. He counsels against relying on light retaining walls to hold dirt.
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Henry Giese
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Iowa State College
Giese
Scrip Losing Circulation in Towa Under State Law
A state law recognizes scrip, a low mood money, as currency but it is rapidly leaving circulation in Towa. Officials note the change affects local transactions and legacy records.
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Towa
Poisoned pets plague Eddyville area dogs and cats
In Eddyville, several dogs and cats died after apparent poisoning over recent weeks. Residents suspect deliberate harm aimed at reducing the pet population, affecting families and leaving children without pets due to careless handling or intentional distribution of poison.
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Eddyville
Massive Chicago extortion trial ends with acquittal of 17 defendants
One of the era’s largest criminal trials concluded as 17 defendants accused of extorting two million dollars from Chicago businessmen were acquitted by a jury. The case spanned racketeering and conspiracy charges, highlighting a high profile pursuit of organized crime in the city.
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Chicago
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J. E. Shultz
Joe Shultz
Laverne
Hattie Gezet
Rose Hill
P. D. Wagaman
Angeline Wardhuizen
John de Kock
John D. Rietveld
Franklin Street
A. B. van Houweling
Dodge
Plymouth
Detroit
Mich
Standard Oil Co
Franklin and
East First Streets
John Rietveld
A. N. Vander Linden
Battle Creek
W. Roorda
Justin Stifler
Mitchellville
Ada French
Frank Sackett
W. E. Houk
Mary Goad
Mrs. F .Edwards
William van Dellen
Congo
R. J. Danhof
First Christian Reformed Parsonage
Farmers Co-Op
D. Bury
Lincoln Building
Sybenga
Benga
First Reformed Church
College
Albert Langerak
Dumont, Iowa
Dr. Wesselink
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
State Fair Management
Farm Bureau
A. R. Corey
E. Hollebrands
Library Notes
Atlantic Monthly
the Atlantic
the Atlantic Monthly
Arlington St
Boston
Jay Bee
Gerrit L. Dykstra
Otley
Derrid
Kuyper Lumber Co
Tae Buco
Diamond
D-X
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Sgmnery
SiDiamond
Isola
Seauine
Continent Petroleure Corporation
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