Angelina Van Waardhuizen undergoes another operation
From Our Correspondents reports Angelina Van Waardhuizen, daughter of John Van Waardhuizen, underwent a Monday operation after weeks in a Des Moines hospital. She is at her grandfather Anne De Raad’s home in Pella, cared for by Grace Crost of Otley, with hope for quick recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelina
John van Waardhuizen
Des Moines
Anne de Raad
Pella
Grace Crost
Otley
G. W. Ryke
Prairie City
Charles Mitchell
C. Huisman
Richard Verought
Newton
Wm. Verought
H. L. Renaud
Harold North
Lorin Hickabaugh
R. V. McKeever
Marie Muilenburg
Frank Hendy
Ira Vriezelaar
Ruth
Gerald
Lorin Rickabaugh
Geo. Lust
Monroe
Cordova Social Notes Include Numerous Local Visits
Cordova residents share a busy week with callers from Knoxville and Pella. R. M. Hart and daughter Ruth Anna drive to Percy. George Hanning travels to Mon roe. families visit in Cordova and Des Moines. Farmers replant corn amid poor seed and cold weather, while neighbors enjoy gatherings and suppers with Shilling and Hart families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Wilbure
Knoxville
Cordova
R. M. Hart
Bert Vander Kieft
Cowman
George Hanning
Monroe
Charlie Dykhuis
Ruth Anna
Percy
George Daily
Okley Cowman
Alb
Dr. Payne
Pella
Crozer and
Stevenson
Lloyd Shilling
Ellsworth
Emma Shilling
Henry Vriezelaar
Otley
Des Moines
Homer Reed
Pleasantville
Jake Swank
Peter
Susie
Ells
Oskaloosa line man’s call improves 94 telephone line
Olivet W. T. Tandy's enjoy a new radio and troubles are fewer on the 94 tele phone line after the line man made his call last week. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Sedrel of Leighton visited their son Sam and family and Denny Robertson with Clyde’s family near What Cheer. Nick Dykstra and family welcomed a son born May 20. Roy Tandy takes a star athlete to Chicago for a national meet after finishing school at West Chester. Arusle Faulkner of Rose Hill visited Sam Sedrel’s home.
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W. T. Tandy
Oskaloosa
Neal,Sedrel
Leighton
Sam
Denny Robertson
Clyde
Eugene
Nick Dykstras
Chicago
Arusle Faulkner
Rose Hill
Sam Sedrel
Baby Chicks for Sale Rhode Island Reds and White Wyandottes
Ready June 6. Mrs. A. T. Boat lists 1314 N Main, Pella, Iowa, as contact for purchasing Rhode Island Reds and White Wyandottes chicks.
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Rhode Island
A. T. Boat
N. Main
Pella
Iowa
Farmers Bulletin Aids Farm Butter Production
A United States Department of Agriculture farmers bulletin reprint explains improving farm butter quality from cream to churning, packaging, and storage. It covers equipment, dairy house layout, and steps to overcome processing difficulties, with emphasis on markets and home use.
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United States Agriculture
Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Gold Bug Play Shines at P. H. S. Senior Class Event
A high type senior play directed by Christine Bruins and Charlotte Vander Ploe impressed critics with strong supervision and talent. Notable performances by Logan Hendriks and Kathryn Cochrane highlighted a robust cast as the story of William LeGrand unfolds from idleness to enterprise. The production marked a grand finish coached by Miss Bonar, praised for its polished ending and lively stagework.
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William LeGrand
Nell Phelan
Mansford Ver Steeg
William
South America
Bee
Milligan
Lawrence Lautenbach
Joe Cherry
Kathryn Cochrane
Logan Hendriks
Jo Cherry
Kathryn
Marion Frush
Beulah
Eugene
Clara
Ernest
Clarence van Niewaal
Jupiter
Dena Ver Steeg
Sybil Terpstra
Edith Sedrel
Wilma van Dornick
Harry Hesselink
Barry Linton
Francis Huyser
Miss Bonar
Senior Book Chat Highlights Readers and Critics
In a classroom roundup students praise novels from The Covered Wagon to Romola and The Bride of Lammermoor. Quotes note vivid plains settlement scenes, aristocratic life, and moral turns, with mixed views on Romantic era classics and character fates.
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Hough
Mary Butts
Bertha M. Clay
Bertha Veenstra
Ray Scott
Scott
Romola
Eliot
Sybil Terpstra
Lammermoor—Scott
Edgar
Lucy
Duncan Reid Seeks Mahaska County Sheriff Nomination
Oskaloosa Iowa Republican Duncan Reid announces candidacy for Mahaska County Sheriff in the June 2 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Mahaska County
Duncan Reid
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Lelia Droz Reports Education Efforts in Shaohsing China
Lelia Droz writes from Shaohsing China about Kying Teh Girls' School with enrollments of about sixty five to eighty pupils. She notes local conservatism and hesitation by families to invest in girls education as grandmothers and grandfathers question the usefulness of schooling for daughters who will marry into another family.
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Kying Teh Girls’ School
Shaohsing
Herusband
Schoolhouse Needs and Cross Stitch Plan to Help Orphans
A school leader describes expanded enrollment due to Junior High and Industrial Mission programs. She details space shortages, repurposed rooms, and plans to add classrooms, funded by cross stitch sales from Miss Dowling's workshop and donations to cover at least $500 Mex for construction. She requests supporters to buy or sponsor patterns and send funds via certified check or money order.
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Miss Dowling
International Post Office
Business letter from Lelia B Droz on customers’ orders
A formal letter from Lelia B. Droz expresses a preference for smaller items like tea cloths and luncheon sets over larger pieces. She hopes the recipient will consider pursuing the venture and signs with cordial regards.
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Lelia B. Droz
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George Smits
Wm. van Speren
Ben
A. C. van Houweling
Will Rootselaar
Albert van Houweling
Renaud
Jack Longdon
Roy Shilling
Raymond
Roy Wolever
S. A. Johnson’s
Lide McGraw
Dorya’s of
of Knoxville
C. C. Core
Harold Efnor
S. A. Johnson
Pete van Hemert
van Hemert
Clark Wheatcraft
Bert Stallings
Joe Muilenburg
Tom Bloodworth
Fifield
F. R. Karr
Dunreath
C. Bricker
Fred Rankins
George
Gurney Marquis
Woodburn
Olivet
Christine Bruins
Charlotte Vander Ploe
Barrie
Gavin
Bobbie
Margaret
Anna_Tusseling
Butterfly
Kathleen Norris
K. Norris
Anna Tusseling
David Copperfield
Dickens
Alcott
Ito
Lenore Ballangee
Galli-Curci
Lenore Ballengee
Victor Hugo
Bessie Morris
Steiner
Grinnell
Esther Kuyper
Allen Rutledge
Corkey
Allen
Nina Gosselink
Vandermark
Gertrude Firth
Joseph Lincoln
Jed Winslow
New England
Pella High School
Petey L
Nell G
Bill D. H
Earl V. D
Miss Gosselink
John Rowenhorst
Margaret Billin
Arie Rempe
Lelia Droz
China
Shuohsing
Chekiang
Ays
Lambert Pharmacal Co
Saint Louis
Geo. Cassidy
Standish
Mich
Constant ‘Amer
WM. F. Crew
4Th Ave
James V. Lankelma
Ideal Pharmacy
Honey Creek Coal CO
Phil Bishop
Mgr
H. C. Payne
Broadway
W. C. Verploeg
Ames Graduate Veterinarian
Farmer's Produce Building
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
Main Street
DR. C. I. Fox
Main and Liberty Sts
J. J. Sybenga
Puritan Drug Store
D. N. Steffen
Bell Clothing’ Stone
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
H. O. Wormhoudt
Jaarsma Bakery
Pella, Iowa
A. P. Fankhauser
T. G. Fultz
F. F. Carpenter
Jaarsma’s Bakery
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