Parents Invited to Visit The Schools Next Week
A plan for National Education Week in Pella features a school paper for all grades, a student assembly on November 9 with Alaska speaker Mr and Mrs Olsen, and a Visitors Night at 7 30 pm. Parents tour departments then enjoy tea. classes vary by grade with afternoon gatherings and a room prize for top attendance.
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Pella
Hopley
Olsen
Winterset
Alaska
North Country
Lincoln
Vocational
Miss Faber
CORN TEST PLOT EXHIBITED AT VROOM FARM NEAR PELLA
The Future Farmer group tests 45 hybrid corn varieties on Roy Vroom’s farm one mile east of Pella along Highway 163. Plotted to resemble state tests, yields will be weighed and tabulated by November 4 with results to be published next week. כולל participants include National Hybrid, Pioneer, DeKalb, Funk, Pfister, Turner, McCurdy, Leonard and open pollinated entries by Charles De Wild and Maurice Verros.
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Agriculture Department
Roy Vroom
Pella
Roy
Sinc
National Hybrid Corn Company
Anamosa
Iowa
Pioneer Hybrid Corn Company
Des Moines
Dockendorff’s ‘Superior Hybrid
Neighbors Help Husk Corn on the Farm
Mr and Mrs Frank Brom A thank neighbors for coming to the farm Thursday to husk corn and ease their load. In Shenandoah Iowa a fourty inch alligator wandered up the Mississippi into the Nishnabotna river and was captured by George Knittle and Garland Reed. the creature’s entry remains a mystery.
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Frank Brom
Mississippi
Nishnabotna River
Shenandoah
George Knittle
Garland Reed
Iowa
Dads Count Double At Lincoln Webster School Attendance Prizes
Attendance prizes awarded during National Education Week highlight improved school participation. Four grade at Lincoln under Miss Ver Steeg and second grade at Webster under Miss Jackson led with the highest attendance percentages last year. Parents and teachers anticipate renewed engagement.
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Lincoln
Ver Steeg
Homecoming Treat as Central Defeats Luther in Big Win
Central College delighted Homecoming crowds with a 1939 victory over Luther, 247 yards to 192 in offense. Bonwell, Croft, Van Zee, Leslie, and Ferrell starred for Central while Sebastian, Skale, Melson, and Lashbrook shone for Luther. Bonwell injuries noted as the match swung despite Luther’s early spark and late goal-line pressure.
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Central
Luther
Tryg Grufman
Omar Ray
Leslie
Donenning
Bonwell
Soal
Gentral
Croft
van Zee
Ferrell
Luther Sebastian
Skale
Melson
Lashbrook
Ed Donai Struck by Car in Des Moines Street Collision
Edward Donai, a Pella resident, was hit by a car at Walnut street and East Sixth in Des Moines on Saturday evening. He suffered a deep gash above an eye and a severe back wrench while crossing as the light turned green, was taken unconscious to the Veterans’ facility, and began regaining consciousness Sunday.
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Edward Donai
Pella
Walnut Street
East Sixth
Des Moines
Veterans’ Facility
Paul
Knoxville
Bart Doni
Mr. Donai
Little Dutch To Battle the Colfax Eleven
Pella High's Little Dutch clash with Colfax Tigers on the Central college athletic field Friday night. Colfax has a balanced record, while Pella fields a lighter line led by backfield speedster George Harris. The game promises a tight contest as Pella seeks a home win against a determined Colfax squad.
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Pella High
Colfax Tigers
Central College Athletic
Pella
Colfax
Knoxville
George Harris
Pella Teachers Attend State Convention This Week
Pella teachers will be excused to attend the State Teachers Association sessions in Des Moines with some staff joining Thursday meetings. General sessions begin Thursday evening at Shrine Auditorium with Governor Wilson and speakers. Friday features Dr A J Stoddard and Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde on diplomacy, Archduke Felix addressing central Europe reconstruction, and Saturday hosts Jessie Parker and Ella Enslow.
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Town State Teachers Association
Des Moines
Shrine Auditorium
Wilson
Mary A. Baker
Davenport
State Association
G. Bromley Oxnam
Boston
A. J. Stoddard
Philadelphia
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
Denmark
Archduke Felix
Austria
Emperor Carl
Jan Masaryk
House of Hapsbirg
Central
Europe
Masaryk
Association
Jessie M. Parker
Ella Enslow
Central Church of Christ
Jane Gosselink
Princials
South Central District
Marie Healy
Pella
Pella Teachers’ Club
Carl Brown
Membership Surpasses Quota In Van Veen Post
Van Veen Van Hemert Post of the American Legion reports membership well over the quota for the year, aided by members paying dues and volunteers. A troop issue with the Boy Scouts prompted by the Area Commander remains under study. The post plans Armistice Day events at the high school, an oyster supper, Rooster Day, and decoration efforts for the town holiday display. Visitors from Knoxville Post attended and invited local Legionaires to the county meeting in Knoxville.
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van Veen-Van Hemert
American Legion
Gysbert van Houweling
Will van II
Ames
Edward Donai
Des Moines
Paul Lautenbach
Wa ‘Y
Tony ‘Klerx
Lowa Cit
Boy Scout
Marshalltown
Legion Committee
Scout Committee
Legion
Uth
Post
Auxiliary
Marinus Meulpolder
Knoxville
William Palmer
Leslie Oswandel
Pella
Pella’ Legionaires To Attend the County Legion and Auxiliary
Joint Meeting November 9 Legion And Auxiliary
The Legion Posts and Auxiliary Units of Marion County will hold a joint meeting on November 9 at the Memorial building in Knoxville. Marion County Legion Commander Wm. Palmer and Marion County Auxiliary President Mrs. W. G. Black will direct, with a 7 pm banquet and a brief program to follow. George M. Paradise of Sioux City will deliver the main address, and additional guests include Wm. Van Hemert of Pella, Mrs. Grace Kirtley of Melcher, Geo. Faul of Des Moines, Geo. A. Mahoney of Des Moines, and Oren S. Van Niewaal of Pella.
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Marion County
Memorial Building
Knoxville
Iowa
Geo. A. Mahoney
Legion Americanism
Des Moines
Oren S. van Niewaal
Pella
Lilies in Austra Reach Heights Like Three-Story House
Report notes certain lilies in Austra grow to the height of a three story building, a remarkable measure cited by observers. Local botanists express interest in the unusual trend, while horticulture fans compare the blooms to urban landmarks.
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Austra
Pella corn carnival offers prizes and contest on Saturday
Preparations are underway for a corn judging day in Pella on Armistice Day. Merchants provide prizes for best car of corn and largest displayed in windows, with a sweepstakes grand prize of ten dollars from the Chamber of Commerce. Entry requires numbered ears and anonymous judging. corn accepted through Wednesday evening November 8.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
D. den Adel
Unusual Baptist Union Program Examines Christian Personality
The Baptist Young People's Union hosted a panel with Central professors Dr William Vander Lugt Dr Laura Nanes and Dr Wayland Osborn discussing Developing Christian Personality in a Machine Age. The session chaired by Reverend Paul J Christensen drew 114 attendees and featured diverse views on how education and individuality persist amid industrial uniformity.
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William Vander Lugt
Vew
Laura Nanes
Istory
Wayland Osorn
Paul J. Christensen
The
Baptist Church
William van der Lugt
Wayland Osborn
Armistice Day Program at H S Friday
The Dramatic Club of the high school directed by Mr. Birdsall will present a brief Armistice Day program in the high school auditorium at eleven a m on Friday the 10th before the Student Assembly. The local American Legion Post and Auxiliary will attend as special guests. The program includes music talks and possibly a final skit. The public is invited.
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Dramatic Club
Birdsall
American Legion
Thanks for husking our corn from neighbors and friends
The Van Roeker family expresses heartfelt gratitude to neighbors, friends, and relatives for husking their corn during illness or inability. Their kind act left a deep impression, and they say they will never forget it. Mr. and Mrs. Gysbert Van Roeker
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Gysbert van Roeker
Machine Age Themes Highlighted in Professors’ Dismissal
A fragment notes a ceremony where a group applauded professors before dismissal, with a Watchword benediction marking the event. The text emphasizes attitudes toward the machine age and its influence on people discussed by the group and authorities.
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Vroom Farm
Lincoln School
Dick Dickema
Hopkins Mitchell
Sater
Rah~ran
Pella Public Schools
Christian School
Central College Education Department
Jordan
Russell E. Jonas
State Board of Education
Ed Donai
Legion Post
Legion and Auxiliary
Baptist Young People’s Union
H. S
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