Central Homecoming Weekend in Newton Area News
Local families and friends gathered for Central's Homecoming events with numerous visits across towns. Residents from Newton, Ottumwa, Des Moines, Brooklyn, and Pella joined relatives at homes and attended the ho mecoming festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Langerak
State Center
Iowa
Pella
Central
de Wit and Langerak
L. H. (Harrison) van Zee
Brooklyn
George Gezel
Paul Lautenbach
Methodist
Des Moines
Rochester
Minnesota
Ralph Menning
Holland
Michigan
G. Menning
Cornie Reynen
Tone Klein
Connie
A. Reynen
Henry
Notice of Sheriff Sale Real Estate in Marion County Iowa
State of Iowa Marion County notice of sheriff sale cites First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago as plaintiff and Albert Vander Ploeg et al as defendants. A special execution directs levy on real estate described as the southwest quarter among others for 1939 debt of 19178 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Marion County
First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago
Plantiff
Albert Vander Ploeg
District Court
Towa
Homecoming Victory over Luther College Stirs Central Fans
The Homecoming feature centered on a 7 to 6 football win over Luther College. Chronicles from the pep rally and dressing room antics, notes on players like Reg Dickson and Bud Bonwell, and a yearbook style recap of Central’s season reveal a lively campus scene with band participation and school spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
County land sale notice in Marion County Iowa
Notice of sale for multiple tracts totaling 232 acres in Township 77 North Range 21 West. Auction set for November 27, 1939 at 2 PM at the south door of the Court House in Knoxville. If a homestead is included and not platted within ten days, it will be marked out and recorded as required by law. Paul Applegate, Sheriff. Deputy Tom S. May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Railroad Company
Court House
Knoxville
County of Marion
Town
Enrollment at Christian School Reaches 134 Pupils
From the First Christian Reformed church bulletin, the school year shows 104 elementary pupils taught by Miss Pals Miss Ten Harmsel and Mr Rozeboom and 30 high school pupils taught by Mr Pals and Mrs Rozeboom. The board has added improvements including a renovated 11th grade room new lighting and locks plus cabinet storage and lab equipment. Students travel from Otley Leighton Oskaloosa and Pella for grades and from Prairie City Otley Peoria Oskaloosa Leighton and Pella for the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Reformed Church
Miss Pals
Ten Harmsel
Rozeboom
Oing
Pals
Grundy College
Central College
Otley
Leighton
Oskaloosa
Pella
Prairie City
Peoria
Thornburg Warns of Soil Strain From Hybrid Corn
State Secretary of Agriculture Mark G. Thornburg warned of danger from high yielding corn varieties. He cited soil impact and the challenge of utilizing all the corn beyond livestock feed. He recalled yields rising from 70 75 to 150 bushels per acre and noted rapid mechanization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark G. Thornburg
Thornburg
Corn yields rise while demand grows for seed regulation
Thornburg notes rising use of high yielding corn varieties and broader feed options reduce on-farm consumption, pushing more corn to sale. He will address the national association of secretaries of agriculture in Chicago next month and advocates regulation of seed production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornburg
National Association of Secretaries of Agriculture
Chicago
Newton Daily News
Out of court settlement on back salary suit
Former Central University at Pella president John Wesselink and the board settled the lawsuit over back salary out of court. The suit, filed months earlier, claimed salary due to him was unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesselink
Central University At
Pella
Dr. Wesselink
Central University ties to 1933 financial crisis and disputed salary
Historical note recalls Central University facing a 1933 cash shortage. President Wesselink allegedly failed to secure funds, triggering use of cash for operating costs while faculty salaries awaited funds. Wesselink claimed back salary of 1760 dollars before leaving in 1936, a dispute later dismissed per district court records, per the Knoxville Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central University
Wesselink
General Board
University
Wesseling
Knoxville Journal
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Accals
Anthony van Zante
Newton
John Grundman
Ivan Boyer
Decatur City
Charles Hough
W. Muilenberg
Christine
C.F. Nolte
Freddie
Peter Ten Hagen Sr
Fred Koder
Roy Dodd
James Karrman
Mr. Karrman
Koder
Wilma Vande Geest
Ottumwa
Joe Vande Geest
Pearl Vander Beck
Sully
van de Geest
James Roovart
John van Peursem
Frank de Wit
Paul Langstraat
Jess Wells
Colfax
W. H. Korn
Davenport
H. C. Wormhourt
Mr. Korn
Mrs. Wormhourt
John Elscott
Monroe
M. Vander Linden
Herman Vander Linden
John
Mrs
Ed Ves
Broadway
James Kempkes
Mahaska Hospital
John Bloom
Govert E. Hackett
Peter Bloem
Edward Donai
East Des Moines
Veteran's Facility
John Bloem
Jacob Swank
Swank
Leon Beerends
West First Street
Morris Ver Meer
John Visser
L. B. Wormboudt
Tennis Kempkes
Clothiers
Reno Rysdam
Sheldahl
Gerrit Rysdam
Edward Wesselink
Sioux Center
Minton
John G. Kiel
Eldon Thorpe
N. A. de Reus
Chris Kersbergen
Grimes
H. Kersbergen
Robert Taylor
Korn-Sybenga
Herman Allen
Long Beach
California
Bert Allen
Ames
Leonard Allen
Edward van Gorp
Minnie Rillihan
Cedar Falls
W. W. Creighton
Mrs. Creighton
Mrs. Rillihan
Henry Ver Stece
Jacob Veenstra
Mrs. Veenstra
Mrs. Mitten
VOS & Veeman
The
Variety Store
Puritan Tender
Schippers G& Sons Meat Market
Pella, Lone
Rock Island
Kansas City
Rock Island Railway
Waterloo Dairy Congress
Will Huyser
M. M. Dockendorf
Harold Vander Linden
Eugene van
Reg” Dickson
Wilmar
Minn
Tusseling
Bud” Bonwell
Luther
Pella National Bank
Capt. Ferrell
Fellows
Eldon Braley
Tarkio
Dubuque
Town Wesleyan
Loras
Wheaton
Bert Moke
Bert
Katherine Rhynsburger
Paul Applegate
Seinf
Tom S. May
Christian School
U. S
Westinghouse
Lide
Twin Waffle Baker
Malataios
Perman
Dogr Prizes
van den Berg Electric and Paint Co
Pella, Iowa
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