Pageant and concerts mark December church events
Haren recalls birthplace visit on the Rhine as the pageant The Landing of the Pilgrims is set for December 3 and 4 Remember the date and be here The Male Glee Club sang Sleep Weary World and Kentucky A college student quartet forms in the Nice Reformed choir to sing during the week of prayer in December and at First Church The Baptist choir is directed by Mrs Hoffman The Glee Club boys feared losing Nick Monday night as the dormitory group picnicked in the chapel Tuesday The Ladies Auxiliary served breakfast and dinner to the conference Tuesday It was all mighty well Monday host and cook praised News notes mention Benin and fundraising for a bass horn and new stationery next from Ladies’ Guild
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Mate Auartette
College Stu
Nice
Pella
Marion
van der Linden
Late Sunday School Association
Central College
Central
Patas
Mallon ‘County
Pellw
Onieran
W. J
Central College Hosts Boys and Girls Conference at Pella
A Marion County youth conference in Pella drew 275 older boys and girls. Central College earned major credit for planning and execution through student leaders and joint efforts with the Sunday School Association and local auxiliaries. The writer praises the enthusiasm and faith of the attendees, noting Central College’s pivotal role in community impact and urging ongoing support for Christian work.
The Mexican border and Rio Grande frontier described
A National Geographic account by Frederick Simpich details the U S Mexico border from the Gulf of Mexico to El Paso, noting the border line follows rivers and monuments, major rail routes, and the vast Texas frontier. It highlights historical shifts, border towns like Brownsville Eagle Pass and El Paso, and features such as Elephant Butte Dam, while describing border life, language use, and geographic extremes along a rugged 1800 mile line.
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Washington, DC
Norh
America
Mexican
Frederick .Simpich
Nogales
Mexico
National Geographic
Gulf’ of Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Rio Grande
United States
México
Pacific Coast
Sne
Colorado
Uncle Sam
Brownsville
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Tex
Douglas
Naco
Arizona
Calexico
Tin Juana
California
Lareau
France
Spain
Lone Star
Rio ‘Grande
Fornia
Brewster
Presidio
London
San Antone
Los Angeles
Elephant Butte
Point
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Monument No. 1
Rio, Grande
Cor- Mexico
Dog Mountains
Luis Range
Continental Divide
Dine Valley
Sanoid
Gulf of California
Kindred Souls Fight Over Evicted Tenants
Waldron Hume disobeys uncle Adam Paget to help Dentons, tenants facing homelessness after eviction. He quits the cruel office life, offers shelter and aims to restore dignity, promising to cover arrears and relocate the family to his aunt's home, while Denton and daughter Ola receive aid and support.
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John Denton
Parsons
Hume
Humer
Ola
Denton
Mr. Denton
Smurk
Hum
Robber Weeds Tale Teaches Twins to Weed Back Yard
In a hot afternoon, Robbie and Roberta toil to weed the back yard while mamma is away. Aunt Helen explains robber weeds that choke other plants by soaking nutrients with long shallow roots. The twins vow to pull the stubborn invaders, racing to finish before playtime.
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Robbie
Roberta
Mamma
Rob
Helen
Aunt Helen
Robbi
Thrift's the word pass it on wartime slogan
A wartime cheer urging thrift as the key to victory. The poem promotes thrift as a rule in streets, churches, schools, and camps, claiming it supported soldiers and weaponry, mentioning Foch, Halg, and Pershing and praising thrift as the reason those advances were possible.
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Foch
Halg
Pershing
Harmony notes preview school exams and choir plans
The Central Ray reports in Music Notes that the Harmony I class had an exam on Friday. Clarice Smith visits her sister Leona in Oskaloosa. Raymond Stureman sang two solos, Who Is Sylvia and It’s a Mighty Good World After All, marking his chapel debut. Mrs. Hoffman will direct the Baptist choir, and the new choral club plans cantatas with about thirty members and promising glee club prospects.
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Raymond Stureman
Mrs. Liggett
Sylvia
Mr. Stureman
Passenger Upset Over Standing on Tramcar Seat
An Irish passenger complained to the conductor that it is hardly right for a car to require standing. The occupant of a seat sat beside his dog as the man boarded and stood for a while, then spoke up about the seating arrangement.
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Haren
Loftman
Bond
The
Rhine
Kentucky
Werhave
Hoffman
Baptist
Baptists
Glee Club
Nick
Benin
W. C.verploeg
Ames Graduate Y Veterinarian
Farmer's Produce Building
DE Reus & van Zante
Chamber of Commerce
Fox
Omice, Mate and Liberty Itc
Dry
Visser
Franklin St
Aschenbrenner
Surg Jungeon
P. A.edmund
Wagner's Clothing
Nobl
Fankhauser
Vander Zyl, Bros
Quar
Boys and Girls
North America
Jessie E. Sherwin
Waters
Adam Paget
Waldron Hume
Dentons
Paget
Sheered
Ceyirauee
New York
RCM
Castoria
Thrift
Music Notes
Clarice Smith
Leona
Oskaloosa
Baptist Choir
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