Gains Shown By Ref Church In Past Year
The Reformed Church in America reports a better year with increased membership and baptisms, though some figures are preliminary. The General Synod in Buck Hill Falls will consider budget cuts, fewer delegates, and a two year cycle, plus a minister pension fund stance and tithing program. Delegates from the area include Rev. A. J. Te Paske and Rev. J. Hesselink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church In
America
Iso
General Synod
Corre
Buck Hill Falls
John
Classis
Rochester
Synod
Classis of
Germania
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Byron C Taylor
Intelligencer-Leader
Christian Intelligencer
Leader
Guy Emory Shipley
Knoxville Attorney Seeks Republican Support for County Attorney
Bert McCoy of Knoxville asks Republicans for backing at the June primaries for County Attorney. Born and raised in Knoxville, he is known in Marion County, has practiced law for 25 years, and is experienced and well qualified. Voters urged to remember June 8 and vote.
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Bert McCoy
Knoxville
McCoy
Marion County
Clerical Names in Eddyville and Pella Parishes
The record lists clergy and elders including Reverend W. Duven of Eddyville, Reverend R. D. Douwstra of Pella, Elder D. Hugens of Leighton, and Elder F. F. De Jong of Sully, indicating a regional church roster or assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
W. Duven
Eddyville
R. D. Douwstra
Pella
D. Hugens
Leighton
F. F. de Jong
Sully
Poppy Day Appeal By Priscilla Wayne
Saturday is Poppy Day a veteran made memorial flower sale with proceeds aiding soldiers families. An earnest woman will greet shoppers selling red poppies and the worn hero behind the scenes fashioned 100 flowers for one dollar. Proceeds fund wives widows and children of soldiers from battles like Chateau Thierry and Verdun. The piece urges generosity and remembrance urging readers to buy promptly and wear the poppy proudly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Wayne
Chateau-Thierry
Belleau Wood
Verdun
United States
Alen
Bos Moines Register and ‘Tribune
Drive To Place A Flag In Every Sioux Center Home
The Doornink Post of the American Legion sponsors a project to place banners in Sioux Center homes and businesses. Each flag is 8 by 5 feet with sewn stripes and stars, a split pole, and a wall bracket for porch display at eight dollars and fifty cents. A sample will soon be at De Kraay Drug Store for interested buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doornink Post
The
American Legion
Elping
Sioux Center
de Kraay
Legion Boys to Sell Flags Before Memorial Day
Sometime before Memorial Day a canvass will be made by the Legion Boys and Legion Auxiliary to take orders for flags. Profits from the sale will be used to buy new Post colors. Sioux Center News
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Boys and Legion Auxiliary
Sioux Center News
A Fine Tribute To Garrett Nollen
Garrett Nollen born in Pella died last week in Newton. Newton townspeople closed business houses during his funeral rites. He ran a Newton business for 40 years and lived by the Golden Rule, aiding others with human friendship and sympathetic treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Nollen
Pella
Newton
Garrett H. Nolen
Japper Co. Mirror
Lady in Canada Praised Tulip Time Chronicle Letter
A letter from Marshall Saunders of Toronto praises the Tulip Time Chronicle and its color cover. She recalls Beautiful Joe and her pacifist stance, sharing personal travel notes, family roots, and interest in Iowa and Oskaloosa, plus hopes for cross country friendship and further communication.
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Lady IN
Canada
Tulip Time Chronicle
the Chronicle
Marshall Saunders
Glengowan Road
Toronto
Ontario
Oskaloosa
Joe
Laura
Miss Saunders
Halifax
Chronicle
Pella Chronicle
Tom
Joost Roclofsz
Nova
America
United States
Nova Scotia
California
Iowa
Pella
Orleans
France
Loire
Workman Falls From House Injures Ribs at Dayton
Falls at Dayton sent workman T. J. Smith to Fort Dodge hospital with three broken ribs after slipping from a house he was building. At Des Moines, F. Bown fell eleven stories and is now recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
T. J. Smith
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
F. Bown
Four Walls John Harms Pens Peniten tials Forgery Sentence
John Harms, known as Four Walls, has spent 16 years as a guest of various states in their penal institutions. He was sentenced again at Clar ion last week on two charges of forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harms
Clarion
Have You a Place for the Child to Play
Two days remain until vacation and the end of the school year. The piece notes the upcoming break and the shift from routine to summer plans for hundreds of children. The tone urges consideration of suitable play space during the long break.
Making Vacation Playful and Productive for Children
An article encourages turning vacation into a busy, happy time at home and in yards. It suggests creating club rooms, bird houses, and simple projects using corner spaces, porches, and backyards. Ideas include furniture, photography, radio sets, ships, garden showers, and outdoor games to keep kids engaged and joyful. It also mentions a pocketbook found and returned by a passerby in Reinbeck, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Child Station
University of Iown
Seven Truckloads Of Bottles Collected On Highway
A maintenance crew in Kossuth county reported collecting seven truckloads of empty liquor bottles along a short highway stretch. The report notes rising death rates tied to alcohol abuse in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Uniforms Time Marches On in Grundy Police Wear
In Grundy the city marshalls adopt police uniforms for the first time. Chronicle Office calls for clean cotton rags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Cotton Rags Chronicle
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Primar
A. J. Te Paske
J. Hesselink
Leighton Elder
R. van Heikelom
Leighton Elder L
W. de Penning
Central College
Herman Rosenberg
Margaretta Slobe
Harry Starrett
John Synhorst
Minnekus Schakel
Dalton Smith
Hubert Strake
John Tapper
Jean Cook Raycliffe da
James Evers
Stanley Flikkema
Edwin Davis
Raymond Denekas
Herb Ferrell
Milton Frey
Earl Leslie
Robert Marshall
Ruth Muyskens
Omar Ray
John Ailts Roelphine Herma Braam Chester Brockway
Harvey Ammerman Laverne Barton James Br
Albert Brunsting
Lester Grandia Hobart Hanson
Edw
Huibregtse
Lillian Jutting
Cornie van Zee
Henry Zylstra
Alfred van Benachoten
Gerald van Engen
Harry van Hunnile
Joe van Arkel
Gerald Vande Berg
Dorothy Houwel Es
Joseph’ van Rockel
China
Spain
Beautiful Joe
Diogenes
Joe Bailey
Reinbeck
Ping
Someon
Ira Gates
Truer
Avertor
Wotpoint
Hotpoint
Calrod Hotpoint
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