Marjorie Baron Tales of Mountain Road Adventure
Miss Marjorie Baron of Boulder Colorado led a party of Boulder women on a scenic Ram part Road trip when a winter storm stranded sixteen people and claimed the lives of Frederick Manning his wife and the latter's mother near Devils Head Peak. Baron and companions survived despite cold hunger and isolation, while efforts to notify families failed until authorities learned of the group’s safety.
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Marjorie Baron
Boulder
Colorado
S. B. Baron
Pella
Boulder Camera
Devil’s Head Peak
Marjorie R. Baron
Baron
Rampart
Frederick Manning
Irene
Miss Baron
Feat
Sedalia
Co op Managers Form South Central Iowa Co operatives
Managers and committees from Pella Sully Knoxville Otley and Taintor met at Tapion Hall on Friday October to organize a corporate body named South Central Iowa Co operatives. The group aims to combat anti cooperative advertising inform members and educate the public through civic clubs schools and community groups. Reuben Schakel elected president with J W Boot noted.
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Pella
Sully
Knoxville
Otley
Taintor
Tapion Hall
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Knoxville Co-operative Creamery
Farmers Co-operative
Community Co-operative Oil Ass'n
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Farmers Co-operative Exch
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
REA
Farmers Union Cooperative
Reuben Schakel
Farmers Union Co-operative
J. W. Boot
Nine Marion Co. Men Inducted Into Service
Nine Marion County men have been inducted into the armed forces recently. On Oct 29 six locals were inducted: Leland Chester Thompson Knoxville Henry Theodore Wyngarden Pella Earl Jones Capper Phillip Dean Crosby Harald Ray Bailey and Galen Henry Hines all of Knoxville. On Nov 6 three more were inducted: Marion Wittenburg 914 Franklin Pella Billy Gene Karr Otley and Lloyd Richard Hicks Pleasantville.
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Marion County
Pella
Otley
Leland Chester Thompson
Knoxville
Henry Theodore ‘An Wyngarden
Earl Jones Capper
Phillip Dean Crosby
Harald Ray Bailey
Galen Henry Hines
Marion Wittenburg
Franklin
Billy Gene Karr
Lloyd Richard Hicks
Pleasantville
Dr B J Mulder to spend week on Central Campus
Dr Bernard J Mulder secretary of the Board of Education of the Reformed Church will be guest speaker at the college for Religious Emphasis week December 3 7 He is a familiar figure in Pella and will give daily talks at 8:00 am in Douwstra Chapel on Christian themes and lead a Wednesday union church meeting for the community.
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Bernard
Mulder
Board of Education of the Reformed Church
Pella
First Reformed Church
Church Herald
Dr. Mulder
Douwstra Chapel
Brothers of Jesus
Pella Classis
Observe Book Week at the Library Nov. 11 17
Next week November 11 to 17 is Book Week with the theme United Thrue Books. The local city library will host a children's book display inviting children parents and teachers to visit. Readable titles include Hahn Gray Hildreth Orton and many more.
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United Thrue Books
Hahn
Gray
Jane Desrborn
Hildreth
Brownell and Williams
Gobjer Hahn
Billy and
Frisky
Horn
Joss
Patch
Tug
Miller
Ken
Alaska
van der Haas
Netherlands
Cavanna
Dennis
Litchfield
Johnson
Tarnish
Bennett
Peru
Henry
Garrard
Nebby Urmson
Williams
Orton
Annie
Ates Follett
Gunner
Death of Pella’s Ben H Sack aged 84 8 14
Ben H Sack, Pella’s longtime tailor and civic figure, died Monday at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa at 6:00 PM. A Republican, he helped found nonpartisan candidate selection and served as city alderman 1911-12. Funeral held November 7 at De Bruyn Funeral Home with Masonic Lodge in charge. He left two sons Harold and Rolfus E Sack and four grandchildren.
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Pella
Benjamin H. Sack
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Ile
Ben H. Sack
B. H. Sack
Berdina Rolfus
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chicago
Marie van Nimwegen
Harold
Rolfus E
Sack
Iowa
Des Moines
Mr. Sack
Relian
De'Bruyn
Masonic Lodge
Vandals Target Rural Mail Box Near Pella
Early this summer a firecracker was placed in the rural mail box of Andrew De Penning outside Pella along Highway 163, destroying it. A new box was stolen recently, and De Penning suspects the same culprits. Damaging mail boxes is a serious crime with potential stiff penalties.
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Andrew de Penning
Pella
Deibegrad
Andrew
Business houses to close on Monday after Armistice Day
Chamber of Commerce officers and directors decide to close business houses on Monday November 12 in recognition of Armistice Day which falls on Sunday. The move follows the custom of closing on the holiday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Church Folks Appeal for Holland relief gifts
Church members urge donations of clothing and money to ship 100 lb boxes to the Netherlands. Volunteers list drop points at Protestant Reformed Church Main Street and parsonage 609 Pence St, with contact Blue 316. Emphasizes urgent, NOW appeals for those with no relatives to donate.
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Holland
Netherlands
Chronicle
Old Holland
Main Street
Pence Street
Pence St
Arie van Weelden
Pella
Wiebe de Vries
Peoria
New 1946 Chevrolets on Display at White Way Auto Co
White Way Auto Co of Pella displays gleaming 1946 Chevrolets highlighting new front-end styling, low lines, and color options from Fisher. Models shown include Stylemaster, Fleetmaster, and Fleetline with Sport Sedan leading the initial display as production expands. Chevrolet claims top prewar sales and anticipates postwar success.
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White Way Auto Co
Pella
Chevrolet
Ver Meer
Fisher
Dutchmen Dominate Milwaukee in 46-0 Central Victory
Central high school football crushed Milwaukee Teachers 46 to 0 on their home field. Bud Bonwell scored three touchdowns, Tom Steward added two, and Ken Hadley and Bob Mark contributed key plays. Central rushed for 350 yards, made 6 of 14 passes for 113 yards, and held Milwaukee to 67 net rushing yards and 24 first downs.
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Don_ Sikkink
CE. Tharp
Milwaukee
Touchdon Central
Mil
Town
Sonnvsell Geen
Tetent
Gentral
Bud Bonwell
Tom Steward
Lowe
Wisconsin
Central
Bob Mark
Kenneth Hadley
Hadley
Mark
Bonwell
Steward
Miwaukee
Old Central
Bob Brittell Accepts Post In Sac City
Bob Brittell, longtime band director at Central College, accepts a public schools post in Sac City. He and his wife plan to move from Pella this week, bringing his twelve months of employment as the Sac City school band offers year round concerts.
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Bob Brittell
Central College
Uc City
Pella
Bob
Sac City
Armistice Day Program at High School
The High School will observe Armistice Day during the regular Monday morning Devotion Service in the auditorium on the twelfth. Townspeople are invited to a special program with Reverend C. Lepeltak, a recently discharged Army Chaplain, as guest speaker. Renaud Rysdam leads arrangements. Time is 8 40 a.m.
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C. Lepeltak
Renaud Rysdam
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting Friday Evening
Marion County Farm Bureau to hold its annual meeting Friday November 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Christian Church basement Knoxville. Principal speaker will be Williams manager of the reinsurance company. Officials and directors for 1946 will be elected and county resolutions adopted. Banquet by the church ladies with entertainment by a Pella quartet and residents Carroll Worthington and Austin Hayes.
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Williams
Re Insurance Company
Marion County Farm Bureau
Rm Bureau i E
County Life Insurance Company
Llinois Farm Bureau
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Program
Farm Bureau
State Office
State Resolutions Committee
Christian Church
Knoxville
Pella
Carroll Worthington
Pleasantville
Austin Hayes
Park custodian under siege by local youths
Park custodian Sy Keuning, longtime caretaker of Pella parks, faces vandalism and harassment by local youths. At Tulip Park and West Market Park the boys damaged property, while after Halloween a mob smeared his home with enamel and broke windows. Community leaders urge vigilance and accountability, with calls to empower Keuning or reconsider disciplinary actions. The article questions whose children roam late at night.
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S. IL
Sy) Keuning
Keuning
Pella
Pelly
Tulip Park
North Main
West Market
North
Kenning
Park Commission
Ken
Pella Hunters Find Paradise in South Dakota
Four local sportsmen John Vande Noord Bert Ver Dught Johnnie Van Zee and Gary Vogelaar returned from a ten day pheasant hunting trip near Waubay South Dakota reporting a Hunters Paradise. They all bagged the limit pheasants were plentiful and ducks were abundant Geese were just starting to come in and they expected to contribute about one and a half million dollars in license fees. Deer were plentiful but left unfired due to season closure.
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John Vande Noord
Bert Ver Dught
Johnnie van Zee
Gary Vogelaar
Paradise
Waubay
South Dakota
United States
National Education Week Observed Across Schools
The National Classic Theatre of New York will stage Romeo and Juliet in Douwstra Chapel on Nov. 20. National Education Week runs Nov 11–17 with Open House events at Webster and Lincoln buildings and a special visitors’ day set for Webster. Superintendent Buerkens praises the week and urges parent attendance and school tours to learn about needs and programs.
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National Classic Theatre of New York
Douwstra Chapel
Clare Tree Major
Greece
New York
American Legion
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
N.E.A
U. S. Office of Education
America
Webster Building
Lincoln Building
Buerkens
Iowa Wildlife Talk at Rotary Club Highlights Conservation
Rotarians heard Clay Barnett of Knoxville discuss wildlife and game conservation. He noted furs harvested in Iowa total two to three million dollars yearly, the Fish and Game Commission funded by licenses, and no tax support. Barnett urged friendly town relations and showed films of trout streams, Lake Wapello, state parks, and abundant pheasants and geese to emphasize hunting’s role in conservation.
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Barnett
Towa
Towa Fish and Game Commission
Mr. Barnett
Pella
Knoxville
Miwaukee
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Lake Wapello
Ledges
Backbone State Park
Missouri
Bronx City
Obs
Vaccination Drive Slated At Local Schools In November
The Iowa State Department of Health and the Marion County Medical Society will offer diphtheria and smallpox vaccines to all children in November. Consolidated Schools serve as centers with parents signing consent blanks. Vaccinations will reach Lake Prairie township and Pella, with clinics at the Webster Building November 18 and Lincoln Building November 15. Doctors from Marion County assist, with visits planned to Harvey, Tracy, Otley, and Red Rock.
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Iowa State Department of Health
Marion County Medical Society
Marion County
Lucile Brunsting
County Force
Lake Preirie Township
Pella
Webster
Lincoln
Christian Grade
Menia
Harvey
Tracy
Otley
Red Jock
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Mountain Road
Marion Co
B. J. Mulder
Central Campus
Ben. H Sack
Itars
H. S
Iwt
Farm Bureau Meeting
Home Economics Department
Iowa Wildlife
Rotary Club
Clay Barnett
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