Halloween Crowd Delights at Pella Celebration Led by Legion
A large Pella Halloween celebration organized by the American Legion drew wide participation from town and countryside residents along with visitors from Monroe. The parade featured flexible costumes, local students and public school acts, stunts, a pumpkin-eating contest, and musical support from the Pella and Monroe bands. The event left the town looking better the next day.
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Hallowe'en
Pella
American Legion
Monroe
Henry Versreeg
Monroe J Band
Armistice Day Observance Planned in Pella
November 11 marks the second anniversary of the Armistice. Gold Star Post No. leads a community outdoor program at the park with a 1 pm veterans’ parade gathering at the Chamber, a 2 pm program featuring the Pella Band, audience singalong, and speeches by M D McWilliams, Rev A C Droz, and Prof B M Hinton.
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Pella
Gold Star Post
Chamber of Commerce
America
MccWilams
C. Droz
Legion
M. Hinton
Consolidation Push Gains Ground in Rural South Dakota
Prof Macy Campbell of South Dakota State Teachers College reports rural districts respond to consolidated schools. He says momentum spreads from Iowa, with plans to adopt larger, modern schools and close small red schoolhouses across the state as sentiment grows.
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South’ ‘Dakota
Macy Campbell
Ows
State Teachers’ College
Coyote
Senve
South ‘Dakota
Iowa
Campbell
South Dakota
Little Red
Musical comedy at high school by Gold Star Post No 89
The musical comedy My Uncle From Japan was performed Thursday and Friday evenings at the high school auditorium by the Gold Star Post No 89 American Legion with director Harry McIver. The production grossed about $500 after expenses, with chief actors M D McWilliams Ralph Grundman Dr Wormhoudt and Mrs Van Gorp among the leads and a credited supporting chorus and orchestra making the evenings enjoyable.
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Japan
Gold Star Post No.89
American Legion
Harry McIver
National Enetertainment Bureau
McIver
Legion Treasury
M. D. McWilliams
Ralph Grundman
Dr.Wormhoudt
Geraldine Aschenbrenner
Mre. Ed. van Gorp
Iva Stoehr
Lucile Cochrane
Magdalene Kuyper
Ila Fox
Olive Fox
Margaret Grooters
Jennie Grooters
Dorothy Poland
Ella Donat
Jennie Jane Sturemat
Madeline Calhoon
Cornelia Landhuis
Marie de Bruin
Harriet Wylie
Legion
Doc Wormhoudt
Enel
McWilliams
Van't Gorp
Pella Plans Anniversary Program for 300th Year
Pella prepares an anniversary program to mark a landmark event. Local leaders and community groups will host activities in honor of the town’s centennial milestone and its centenary celebration plans.
Pella and Lake Prairie Township Election Quietly Decided
In Pella and Lake Prairie Township Democratic candidates swept the ticket with large majorities. Walter Kester, Republican for Clerk of the Court, won the city and township by 197 votes. Porter led for U S Senator with 525, Herring for Governor 761, and De Reus for County Attorney 791. Marion County trended Republican. officials list several rosters with party tallies as reported by The Chronicle.
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Pella
Lake Prairie
Walter Kester
Harding
Cox
Wilson
Porter
Herring
Harry de Reus
Dan Dieleman
G. E. Cronkhite
Shaver
Justices of the Peace
G. van Vilet
H. F. Johnson
John " de Cook
Pete Dingeman
Marion County
Gennor
United State
Melcher
Chronicle
United States
Cumming
Kendall
Price
Clements
Aldrich
Ras
United
Hammill
Cameron
Sumner
Marae
Anaion
Burbank
Craven
Mts
Genreal— Gibson
Walters
Woodruff
Boyd
Clement
Shinn
Hall
Crawford
Asurer
Clark
Clerk— Keater
Sheriff Clark
Rankhill
Coron
Koo
Thee
Ray
Pella High Falls to Penn Academy in Friday Football Match
Pella High School lost to Penn Academy of Oskaloosa 25 to 13 in a first class football game. Local players, new to the sport, showed a splendid effort against heavier, older opponents. The crowd enjoyed a clean game with frequent scoring to keep interest high. The home team can be proud of its early record.
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Ollege Athletic
Pella High School
Penn Academy
Oskaloosa
Evangelistic Meetings Led by Rev Henry James Larson
Rev Henry James Larson of Chicago will conduct a series of evangelistic meetings in February at the Second Reformed Church. He is described as an American citizen of scholarly achievement and a successful gospel minister. Larson serves as general secretary of the Federated Evangelistic Committee and, after Lake Geneva Wisconsin, will tour Kirksville Missouri and Southern California this winter.
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Henry James Larson
Chicago
Second’ Reformed Church
Federated Evangelistic Committee
Lake Geneva
Wis
Kirksville
California
Marion County Older Boys and Girls Conference at Pella
Preparations for the first annual Marion County Older Boys and Girls Conference at Pella November 15 and 16 are nearing completion with a capacity crowd expected. About 75 from Pella and 51 from Knoxville register, with others from the county showing strong interest. Speakers include O G Herbrecht Des Moines and Walter Hutton of the Iowa State Sunday School Association, while youths lead praise services and discussions.
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Marion County
Pella
Knoxville
Central College
G. Herbrecht
Des Moines
Herbrecht
Walter Hutton
Iowa State Sunday School Association
Pella's New Greenhouse by De Jong Floral House
The De Jong Floral House advertises a new greenhouse in Pella offering a fist class stock of plants and flowers. It promises immense advantage to locals by supplying what previously required shopping out of town. The business aims to serve residents at their doors with new enterprise.
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de Jong
Pella
DeJong
R R Beard Dies Saturday Night in Des Moines Hospital
Robert R Beard born October 4 1846 in Detroit died October 30 1920 at Mercy Hospital Des Moines He was longtime Pella resident banker and public servant noted for astronomy library work and charity Bearded served as Pella National Bank president and chaired Carnegie Viersen Library Fund disbursement committee aiding Miss S Viersen city college support and local causes
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Robert ‘R. Beard
Mercy ‘Hospital
Des Moines
Detroit
Mich
Pella
Pella National Bank
Omaha
Carnegie-Viersen Library Board
S. Viersen
Viersen
Beard
Scholarships To Ex Service Men In Marion County
The Marion County YMCA allocated over $600 in scholarships to nine ex service men amidst a growing pool of applicants. Fifteen donors from Pella area contributed, with funds initially raised for soldiers and now redirected due to rapid demobilization. Two scholarship types exist collegiate and general, the latter supporting men in industrial schooling courses.
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Marion County Young Men's Christian Association
Pella
Y. M
Marion County
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Consolidated : Schools
Pella and
Lake
Prairie Township
Democratic
R. R. Beard
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