General Synod of Reformers Meets at Asbury Park in June
The General Synod of The Reformed Church in America will gather at Asbury Park on June 4 for its 125th annual meeting. About 200 delegates and many visitors will attend. agenda includes church union discussions, deacon ordination changes, and reports on membership, gifts, and denominational finances.
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General Synod OF Reformed Bodies
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Asbury Park
City By the Sea
General Synod
Milton J. Hoffman
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Classis of
Rochester
New York
Pasteurizing Sweet Cream For Better Butter Quality
The guide explains pasteurizing sweet cream to improve shelf life. Heat pasteurized cream to 145 150 degrees F for 25 30 minutes, then cool quickly to 50 F or lower and hold three hours before churning. Churn until firm butter granules form and fat loss in buttermilk is minimized.
Wool marketing report and spray guidance for county farms
County Agent Textrum reviews the National Wool Marketing Corporation report debunking rumors about assessments, noting the government would cover any shortfall. The coop marketed large wool volumes, faced price pressures from mills and cheap wool, and advised two consignments to maximize returns. Also urged fruit growers to time and mix sprays for apples pears plums and cherries, detailing Textrum's formula with lime sulfur and lead arsenate, plus warnings on currant worm and frost impacts on blossoms.
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National Wool Marketing Corporation
Farm Bureau
Textrum
United States
Des Moines
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers’ Association
S. W
Fifth St
Iowa
Centralites Make Good Record At Western Seminary
Doctor Wesselink reported strong Central student work at Western Theological Seminary in Holland Michigan. Half the enrollment is Centralites and many seniors earned Th M eligibility. De Jong received the best three year record and a fellowship, with several Centralites slated for pastoral calls in Iowa North Dakota Indiana and Minnesota locales. The glee club also toured New Brunswick Seminary and New York City, with several Centralites extending plans into 1930.
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Central Ray
Wesselink
Western Theological Seminary
Holland
Mich
Centralites
Central
Peter A. de Jong
Hope Council
Peter de Jong
Bernard Muyskens
John H. Keuning
Marion Nollen
Matlock
Iowa
John Kenning
Westfield
North Dakota
Lafayette
Indiana
Nina Gosselink
Dorothy van Arsdale
John Aberson
Fairview
South Dakota
Herman Harmelink
Thyrsa Eringa Harmelink
Melvin
Elmer Barr
North Brendon
Hudsonville R
Garret Doctor
Broadland
Henry Nyhof
Wimbleton
Henry Steunenberg
Grant
Michigan
Harry Van't Kerkhoff
Lester
John Vos
Marietta
Minn
Theodore Manson
Moorland
Muskegon
Charles Wissink
Bethel
Sally Williams
de Jong
Killduff
Harry Van’t Kerkhoff
Dulce
New Mexico
Elmer
Minnie Roskins
Harry
Luella Timmerman
New Brunswick
Glee Club
Floyd Nagel
Chester Chilton
Carmen Trembath
Elo Boomgarden
Vernonger
Chilton
Trembath
Resdinton
New Jersey
F. Nagel
New York
Fruit growers urged to spray for potential crop
The article advises growers that fruit can still mature under adverse conditions, and many stop spraying believing there is no fruit. This is a mistake as there remains a possible chance for a crop, so spraying should continue to protect any developing fruit.
Courthouse Licenses Births and Quotes From the Street
The clerk of the district court issued licenses for four individuals including Kirtz Jolly and Mary Ellen Hunt, with other names listed. A birth is recorded for Junior, son of Geo Wesley Lundy, born May 5, 1931 in Clay township. The page also preserves two literary quotes from Walt Whitman and Dante.
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District Court
Kirtz Jolly
Pleasantville
Mary Ellen Hunt
Swan
Frank Garretfa
Pershing
Lena Mallett
Centerville
Don Haselhahn
Melcher
Dorothy Christoph
Junior
Geo. Wesley Lundy
Clay Township
A Lucky Break popular play at Pella High School
The Senior Class of Pella High presented the humorous play A Lucky Break last Thursday and Friday. A cast of seventeen plus many others performed in a tale set at a Connecticut resort where John Bruce returns to his hometown and influences events at a hotel owned by Nora Muller’s family, amid romantic mix ups and comic misunderstandings.
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Pella High High School
Prin Pals
Connecticut
New York City
John Bruce
Matasquan
Martha Muller
Petroleum Amalgamated
Nora Muller
Nora
Tommy Lansing
Bruce
Charles Martin
Barrett
Claudia Barrett
Sheriff’s sale of farmland in Marion County Iowa 1931
By special execution the Marion County Iowa sheriff levies on parcels in sections 8 9 and 16 township 76 north range 18 west for a public sale June 22 1931 at Knox ville court house south door between 9am and 4pm. The property totals about 236 acres and includes multiple fractional lots in the south three fourths of section 9 and northwest quarter of southeast quarter of section 8 with detailed metes and bounds. Title held by Sygie Vander Linden Gerrit L Vander Linden and Equitable Life Insurance Co of Iowa to satisfy Travelers Insurance Co suit.
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District Court
Marion County
Iowa
Court House
Knoxville
Sygie Vander Linden
Gerrit L. Vander Linden
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Travelers Insurance Company
Marion County Sheriff Names Nieburg Deputy
Vander Linden, sheriff of Marion County Iowa announces John Nieburg appointed deputy with the effective date noted as May 13 1931. The notice appears in official county records detailing the staffing change and positions within the sheriff's office.
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Sygie Vander Linden
Gerrit L. Vander Linden
Marion County
Iowa
John Nieburg
Patented Des Moines Container Adjusts to Four Sizes
A Cedar Rapids inventor Walter Mineck received a patent for a container with an adjustable bottom enabling four different sizes. The device aids bulk packaging by setting the amount for the customer, eliminating measurement steps. Other Iowa patents listed include Geo M. Agee Des Moines feed mixer Fred Butzback Clinton window construction Geo A Conrath Des Moines pulverized fuel handling Eli J Mason Harrow drawbar Nels—
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Des Moines
Walter Mineck
Cedar Rapids
Barr, Freeman & Sinclair
Harvey School Wins High Honors in Iowa Meet
Harvey high school placed highly in the Iowa Academic meet held May 5 with its best score in plane geometry. It won the Class D championship among schools under sixty five pupils and ranked third overall in geometry across the state. Superintendent A F Pottle notes rapid progress under his leadership as 127 Class D schools competed in geometry.
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Harvey
Harvey High School
Iowa
A. F. Pottle
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N. J
Foreign Missions
Woman's Board of Foreign Mission
Domestic Missions
Woman's Board of Domestic Missions
Board of Domestic Missions
Rube Goldberg
HO Rumweather
Ake
Pella Rooster
Lowe Bros
Derby
Puritan Drug CO
John Heerema
Marion County Farm Bureau
Wool Marketing Corporation
Horticultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
Western Seminary
God
Walt Whitman
Dante
Martha Mullet
Helen Huyser
Hotel Mullet
Elmine Ludine
Joan S. McFall
Varice Clarente
Gertrude van Niewaal
Jura Clarenete
Lonita Ustermarkt
Bernice Blommers
Martha
Mrs. Barrett
Helen Vander Linden
Dorothy Kool
Bella McMatt
Helen Grootveld
Alphecca
Pearl Shinn
Alchiba
Sarah Wormhoudt
Soulful Sisters
Hannah Allen
Abner Ketcham
Adair
Benny Ketcham
Ralph Ver Meer
Yama
Don Heereman
Don Hesselink
James van Hemert
Busy Man
Purl van Hemert
Sheriff's Sale
Gerrit L. Dykstra
Otley
H. Nelson
Harvey School
Margaret Fuller
Grundman
Guernsey Farm
Standard Oil Station
Dick Diekema
Standard Oil Station No
Franklin and
East First Streets
Bath
Wormhoudt & Plette
East Side Square
Pella, Iowa
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