Central notes mark nearing end of term and Jubilee program
College notes recount a busy close to the year at Central with final exams commencement plans the Jubilee program revival for Philo society and alumnae luncheon. Seniors host at Wesselikns and staged play An Ideal Husband as cast includes Kooi Dykstra and Vander Wilt ahead of homecoming season and a Central versus Iowa Wesleyan game date set for October 14.
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Oscar Wilde
Nickolas Rozeboom
William Kooi
Ruth Dykstra
Leila Hindman
Harriet van Roekel
Lewis van
Central
Iowa Wesleyan
Hunters Claim Crocodiles Threaten Africa's Health
The article argues big game hunters can help Africa by eliminating crocodiles which spread sleeping sickness and germs through their blood. It asserts these germs are transferred when the crocodile feeds on carrion and decaying matter, infecting humans and cattle.
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Africa
The Fowlest Story of the 1933 Season
A quirky tale from Galesburg recalls a hen that hatched 11 chicks from 13 eggs under a fodder shack. George Van Gorkum brought the brood home on Christmas, and the trio of roosters weigh five pounds each while the eight hens lay daily. The birds are a Duke mixture, raising questions about bloodlines.
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Geo. van Gorkum
Awtry & Lankelma
van Gorkum
Galesburg
George
Vacation Typhoid Warns Health Officials
The Iowa State Department of Health warns that typhoid fever peaks in summer and travels with vacationers. Contaminated water, milk, food, and many flies increase risk as people move for camps and travel. Vaccination can raise immunity for about three years and reduce hazards. The weekly report lists cases of several diseases, including one typhoid case in Black Hawk.
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Iowa State Department of Health
Towa
Polk
Dubuque
Des Moines
Page
Thanking readers for bird tips and flood memories in local Chronicle
Voice of the Public thanks 60 readers for Cedar Wax Wing tips and the Mug Wump tale. Describes Saturday flood on Skunk River between Monroe and Newton with submerged homes, floating chickens, drowning stock, and a boy’s search for a lost white cat amid hardship.
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the Chronicle
George Heeren Jr
Old Folks Help Boys in Boat as Cats Echo Kind Hearts
Nellie Van Arkel recalls a rural scene where corn, wood, chickens and a stray tired horse sit by a post while generous elders care for a pet cat. The story ends with gratitude toward the caring grandparents watching over the boys in the boat.
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Nellie van Arkel
Respect to the Flag in Pella Memorial Day Parade
A letter from The Adjutant of Legion Post No. 89 urges proper flag observance in Pella during Memorial Day. It notes Dutch residents may hesitate to remove hats, asks residents to stand with head uncovered or hand over the heart, and emphasizes leaving a strong, respectful impression on newcomers.
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Pella
Legion Post No
Many Sleep In City Of Dead War Tombs Listed By Cemetery
A city memorial lists deceased soldiers from the War of 1812 Civil War Spanish War and World War Veterans buried in Graceland Porter Grove Black Oak Center Sand Ridge and other cemeteries. Names include Michael Keables Cornelius Bauman Henry Bauman J J Kempkes Edward Beintema Louis Le Cocq Gerrit De Kock and John Nestmyer among others. Three local residents celebrated three birthdays last week in a house eighty years old near Valley Junction.
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Cornelius Bauman
Henry Bauman
H. FP. Bousquet
J. J. Bousquet
Jacob L. Bowman
W. J. Clark
Jacob Cornelius
Joshua 8
William Langeral
Jacob Miller
John S. Morgan
John Nestmyer
Nynsburer
George Wig Hdubertan
John Russell
J. Sheehy
Luke Stallard
G. Steenhoek
Peter Ten Hi Meindert Tilma
J. W. Todd
G. Vander Kamp
Jan Verwers
Herman Wheeler
J. J. Kempkes
Edward Beintema
Rube C. Brand
Ruby Glark
Jacob de Bruyn
Peter Dykhuis
Harry Koopmans
Louis le Cocq
Henry Schurer
van Buren
Gerrit van Hemert
Dick van Dusseldorp
G. van Setten
Frank Simonse, Jr
Tennis
Govert Scheffers
Mack Vineyard
Valentine Mathes
John van Steenwyk
Jerry de Bont
Gerrit de Kock
W. P. Holdsworth
Cas O
Nedwenn
Porter Grove Cemetery
Civil War Veter
G. Gelderbloem
Stephen de Kock
John A. Nossaman
Cyrus M. Olney
William ‘Thomas
Charles Thomas
Gilbert van Maanen
Henry Tysseling
Sand Ridge Cemetery
S. P. Awtry
Wesley Bennett
Martin Engelsma
Peter Howard
Old Howard Farm
H. Blom
J. Alvin Mitchell
Henry Peitzman
J. D. Ledlick
Valley Junction
Twenty Thousand Expected At Ottumwa Farm Bureau Event
Farm Bureau members from across Iowa gather in Ottumwa on May 28 for a Farm Bureau address by M. S. Winder executive secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation and the final concert of the Southern Iowa Farm Bureau Band before the Chicago World's Fair. More than 20 counties and 100 towns send musicians aged 6 to 60 to perform under Mayo Williams. The band travels to the fair June 11 and appears on June 13 14 with Iowa Farm Bureau Day designated for June 13.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
Ottumwa
M. S. Winder
American Farm Bureau Federation
Southern Iowa Farm Bureau
Winder
Congress
Washington
Mayo Williams
Iowa Farm Bureau
Philo Cup Award At Central College Championship
The Philo Cup will go to the best all around athlete at Centralcolle based on the all around meet Friday afternoon May 26 at the college athletic field. Events include shot put discus 100 yard dash high jump and broad jump with scoring up to 1000 points per event. The contest is open to the public and closes the college year.
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Centralcolle
College Athletic Field
Concealed Leucosiid Crabs Fortify Beach Habitat
Smithsonian notes Leucosiid crabs hide in plain sight with rough shells matching their beach, moving only to reveal themselves. The "Shamefaced" crabs feature two claws that cover the face and burrow deeply, making specimen collection by museums challenging.
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E Smithsonian Institution
Library Notes List Of Readable Book Digest Selections
Beginning May 29 the city library closes at 8 00 pm and remains open during supper hour. The note lists novels from the last five Book Review Digest annual numbers organized by genre including adventures animal stories local stories and character studies with authors such as Buchan Castile Coolidge Leinster and Terhune.
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Book Review
Adventure Buchan
Castle Gay
Culver
Coolidge
Erskine—Renfrew
Grove—Omnibus of
Leinster—Scalps
Skinner
Smith—Red Ivory
Wren
Beau Ideal
Hinkle
Shag
Kyne
Terhune
Chips
Thompson
King of
Mapledale
Bachellor Dawn
Kelland—Dynasty
Lutz—Duskin
Weston
Horseshoe Nails
Aldrich
Barnes
Blair
Woman of Courage
Corbett
Tarkington
Plutocrat
Caroline
Young
Miss Mole
Love
Skelton
Presland
Ross
Rful
Ormesby’s
The White Sister at Princess Theatre Oskaloosa
The White Sister a MGM talking picture stars Helen Hayes and Clark Gable in the classic romance at the Princess Theatre Oskaloosa for three days starting Saturday May 27. Lewis Stone Louise Closser Hale May Robson Edward Arnold and Alan Edwards support under Victor Fleming's direction. An aristocratic Italian girl spurns her father's choice for a pilot then enters a convent when he dies at the front. The returning lover finds her vows block his happiness.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
F. Marion Crawford
Princess Theatre
Oskaloosa
Helen Hayes
Clark Gable
Lewis Stone
Louise Closser Hale
May Robson
Edward Arnold
Alan Edwards
Victor Fleming
Miss Hayes
Emery Romance by Request and Other Pairings
A plain list of paired names and titles appears, suggesting a catalog of matches such as Emery Romance by Request Empey A Helluva War Kahler Pathor Means Well Moonahine Miller Welcome Home Dcemler Sheaves Olivier Triumphant Footman mentor Unknown Port ish Tomorrow Morning ige Pretty Pickle Rosman Visitors to Hugo Turnbull The Handsome Man Weston Horseshoe Nails Wilson Lone Tree Wodehouse Small Bachelor Children Brady Genevieve Gertrude Crosby Skippy Tarkington Penrod Jashb Williamson Beautiful Years Circus Life Murray Stardust Thuston Goose feather Bed Crime and Criminals Daviot Kif King Satan as Lightning Smailey Stumbling Van de Water Horseman of the Law.
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Emery
Empey
Kahler—Pathor
Moonahine
Miller
Dcemler
Sheaves
Olivier
Portish
Ige
Rosman
Hugo
Turnbull
Weston—Horseshoe Nails
Wilson
Lone_ Tree
Wodehouse
Brady
Genevieve Gertrude
Crosby
Skippy
Tarkington
Penrod
Jashb Williamson
Circus Life
Murray
Stardust
Thuston
Daviot
Kif
King—Satan
Lightning
Smailey
van de Water
Horseman of the Law
Melcher lad is drowned in a mine reservoir
Knoxville Journal reports eight year old Phoenix among several children who entered the Red Rock mine reservoir at Melcher Wednesday evening. The water was eight to ten feet deep and Phoenix could not swim, vanishing soon after. Other details are unclear as the rescue effort continued.
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Knoxville Journal
Phoenix
Red Rock
Melcher
Local Death Report After Rescue Efforts
The body was found after companions carried the victim to town for help. Despite attempts to revive him, efforts failed. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Phoenix. Dr F M Roberts, county coroner, conducted an investigation.
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Panions
Albert Phoenix
F. M. Roberts
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