Central Park fountain draws little folks attention
Local notes record visits by Mrs. Al Breuklander and Mrs. Ol Vie Ries to Otley and Des Moines guests, with several trips to Eddyville Prairie City and Ottumwa. A park display of water lilies and goldfish in Pella’s Central Park fountain is highlighted for children. The Otley school held a patriotic and educational entertainment with Delco Shop lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Breuklander
Ol Vie Ries
Otley
the Park Commissioners
Central Park
Verne de Bruyn
Des Moines
Andrew Schippers
Eddyville
Cornelia Kooyman
Leonora
Peter George Gaass
Leighton
Otley School
Roorda of
Pella
Delco Shop
Baby Girl Tragedy Sparks Witty Exchange
The Pathfinder quote recalls Johnnie's disappointment at a newborn girl and a friend's teasing suggestion to swap for a boy. Johnnie quips that it is too late, noting they have used her four days in a humorous family misstatement.
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Johnnie
Pathfinder
Mussolini forms unpaid militia drawn from fascists
Premier Mussolini creates a voluntary state militia modeled on the U S National Guard. It is unpaid unless on active service, with members mainly fascists and former soldiers. Units will be in towns nationwide, likely adopting the black shirt as uniform, and could garrison Italian colonies in Africa.
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Rome
Mussolini
United States
America
Garibaldi
Africa
Unioa
Italy
City '040' Champions Goats
Supervisor Willan championed nanny goats before the San Francisco board to prove their docile nature by bringing Annette to the meeting. Every time Scott scored a point she cried Bah Bah. The board voted to ban nanny and billy goats from the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willan
Seou
Nanny Goute
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Annette
Scott
1S Lock Tender 67 Years on Schuylkill Canal
Philadelphia resident Winfield Scott Gultes, aged 67, recalls a long career tending locks on the Schuylkill canal. He began at age eight, helped his father, then managed the Little Reading rock dam, later supervising a flood lock. He notes the era when about 1,400 boats passed weekly with full loads, and laments that no loaded canal boat has passed in the past five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Winfield Scott Gultes
Ant
Schuylkill Canal
Guilew
Viet Reck Dem
Shiuwmoat
Gules
Little Rending
Reading
Nina
Ceushehocken
Fiat
Seeke Danger Call for Flyers London
The air minister announces tests to determine an international distress word for radio telephony in aircraft. Pending results the letters S O S will be used and will ensure immediate attention by all stations receiving it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alr
Christmas Servants and School Notes From Pella Baptist
Dispatches from Miss Ledia Droz describe a Christmas program with 133 children at the church, a street outreach to attract foreign families, and a first year of meaningful involvement in China with a focus on love over wealth and power. Other items include a horse struck by a car near town and a bicycle accident injuring Gerrit Tysseling. Local children helped, and the pastor’s assistant Mr Eyiang is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledia Droz
Pella Baptist Church
Mary
Joseph
Eyiang
Shanghai College
S. S
Nyi
China
Wm. Schakel
Palmquist
Gerrit Tysseling
Peter Rykhoek
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L. Popma’s
E. Rouwenhorst
Prairie City
Eva Retta Vander Hart
L. F. Bousquet
W. M. Black
P. H. Kuyper
J. J. Sybenga
Skunk River
L. Woods
Marie Brees
Ottumwa
Clark Richardson
David Clark
Charley Burnham
Faith
S. D
Peter Ten Hagen
Ideal Pharmacy
Paardek
U. S. Militia
Fascisti
Banka
GOATS
Santa Clara
Boon
Standard Biscuit Co
Bromley
Percales
Gambell
Franklin St
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