Local News Roundup of Vriezelaar and Area Visits
Local notes detail visits and family ties in Tracy Otley and nearby towns. Many residents attended church services and shared greetings with relatives from Galesburg Grand Rapids and Des Moines. A note on Jacob Van Dusseldorp’s hand injury and Frank Roose’s major surgery concludes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vanden Baard
Near Otley
the Baptist Church
Frank Roose
Pella
Oskaloosa
Initiations Held On Central College Campus Tuesday
Campus hosted public initiation day with initiates in varied costumes. L E Phi members dressed as Cupids while Epsilon Phi Sigmas appeared as farmers and Alpha Kappa Alphas as peasant women. Philo and Aletheians wore clown outfits and makeup. Chrestos depicted mustached salesmen and Delphis in Japanese dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Phi
Epsilon Phi Sigmas
Alpha Kappa Alphas
Philos
Alethians
Faculty Club Meets at Professor Gould Home
The Faculty Club of Central College will meet Thursday evening at the home of Professor and Mrs. William S. Gould at 205 East Third Street. Dinner will be served at 6 30 o'clock with Professor Stout of business administration in charge of the entertainment. A separate item notes that Robert Rubin, 9, was paid $2 by a robber to keep quiet while his uncle Nathan Rubin was held up and robbed of $15 in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob van Dusseldorp
C. S. Fox
Centerville
Ed Fox
Central College
William S. Gould
East Third Street
Stout
Business Administration
Robert Rubin
Nathan Rubin
Philadelphia
Midwest Church Colleges Conference Discusses Student Aid
The annual conference of church related colleges met in Kansas City on November 12. With absent President ers represented by Dean Pietenpol along with Professors Drost and Van der Lugt. The session focused on college administration life and finance. A key issue was determining student need and when aid should continue amid claims that students expect free education. The weaker institutions feel the strain, prompting a program to limit student aid.
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Midwest
Muehlebach
Kansas City
of Central College
York
Pietenpol
Profesors Drost and
van der Lugt
Church Support of Colleges Sparks Moral Debate
A speaker warned churches cut gifts to education by about thirty percent in five years while luxury spending rose by 875 percent. The discussion questioned church awareness of colleges’ value and examined student morals, asserting fixed moral tenets once accepted as laws of conduct.
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Farthermore
God
Supt BaerkenS Speech At College Placement Meeting
Lars C. C. Buerkens of Pella addressed the Iowa State College Placement Bureau at Hotel Fort Des Moines on teacher resignations trends. He led a statewide study by sending a survey to 73 superintendents. the findings were shared with association members and a synopsis was distributed to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars C. C. Buerkens
Pella
Towa Imment Associst
St N
Recemen
County Schools to Be Landscaped on Armistice Day
Preliminary plans by Mr. McArthur of Iowa State College extend landscaping to eight rural Marion county schools. Otley White Walnut Iola Rising Star Lincoln Highland Dallas Center Columbia will receive work with a three year program. April half days will be used for planting and community presentations. Maximum board cost is $30.00 per site. More schools may join next year, especially in Lake Prairie township.
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Marion County
McArthur
Iowa State College
Ames
Otley
Summit, Township
White Walnut
Red Rock Township
Iola
Clay Township
Rising Star
Knoxville East
Lincoln
Knoxville West
Highland
Franklin Township
Dallas Center
Dallas Township
Columbia
Washington Township
Lake Prairie Township
Dies Suddenly At His Work Clarence Tucker 41
Clarence Tucker of Cedar 41 father of eleven children died of a heart attack at 12 30 pm while working on time sheets at city hall. He worked for the WPA as a traveling time keeper. Dr Leroy Catterson county coroner to hold an inquest unlikely. Body at Powers Funeral Home. Survived by wife Bell and children Darlene Eugene Maxine Charles Ira Mary Louise Tommy Dale Hazel May and Jack all listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Tucker
Cedar
WPA
Leroy Catterson
Tucker
Powers Funeral
Bell Tucker
Dar
Census of Unemployment Now Under Way
The nation conducts an unemployment census to gauge work status for planning. President Roosevelt explained it on radio and explained the effort to help unemployed find work. Local post offices distributed folders with blanks to families on Tuesday.
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Roosevelt
Post Office Seeks Updated Worker Information
As postmaster requests all employees and partial workers provide necessary information. No stamp or envelope required. Forms are forwarded to the administrator's office in Washington D C for processing.
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Washington, D. C
Pella City Council Holds November 16 1937 Session
City council met in regular session on November 16 1937 with Mayor Fultz presiding. absent Councilman Van Duesldorp. Minutes read and approved. curb cut at lot 7 block 39 granted. Coal bill of 886.10 allowed and warrant ordered. Decorative lighting for holidays approved. Building and grounds committee authorized to repair city hall and adjoining building.
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City of Pella
Fultz
van Duseldorp
Armistice Day Program Appreciation Letter from Mary Northup
A letter from Mary L. Northup, Department President, praising the Oral English Class program at Pella High School for Armistice Day. She commends the high character and presentation and invites continued contact, mentioning Tulip Time and future visits. The note is addressed from 1106 Oak Park Ave, Maines, Iowa, and references Mrs. Murray Nesbit, American Legion Auxiliary president.
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Oak Park Ave
Maines
Iowa
Pella High School
Pella
Murray Nesbit
American Legion Auxiliary
Mary L. Northup
Department
Mary
Experience School Keeps Books At School Sayings
A compact aphorism notes that the school of experience spares students the burden of carrying study material home. The remark playfully contrasts practical learning with domestic study duties. It attributes the wit to a parenthetical evaluation of classroom life and everyday wisdom.
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Tunis Hoksbergen
Tracy
Gerald
Vriezelaar
Arie Vriezelaar
J.B. Vriezelaar
Kexelaar
Robert Rohrdanz
Galesburg
George van Gorkom
Emma Jo Langerak
Norman Langerak
Tatimer
Dudok Langerak
Nora Scholte
Robert
Grand Rapids
Mich
Carl Aschenbrenner
Zac Aschenbrenner
Farmington, Mich
Detroit
Russell G. van Vliet
John van Vliet
Omaha, Nebr
H. L. Renaud
Chester Zickel
Alice Breuklander
Roseann
C. Breuklander
Breuklander
Fred Breuklander
Arie Ver Steeg
Keith Fox
Keota
Dr. C. I. Fox
C. P. Dykstra
Brighton
P. K. Dykstra
Kate van Gorp
California
George Muyskens
Central Reformed Church of
Reformed Church
Byron Center
Abe Ver Ploegh
Des Moines
John Hollebrands
Methodist Hospital
H. S. van Vark
Prairie City
W. S. van Vark
Dorris Breuklander
John Breuklander
Monroe
Mandelia Harsin
Los Angeles
Cal
Knoxville
Hattie van Cleave
Wepey
Kuyper’s
Music House
Jack Frost
Sovereign Service
Ntti Sark
Star Oil Co
Ossae
Central Girls
Alpha Kappa Alpha
A.K.A
Beulah Buss
Ruth Sikkink
Lucille Klein Jan
Jean Oxenford
Adriana Kempkes
Delphi Society
Delphi
Mina Baker
Harriet Heusinkveld
Caroline Ammerman
Irene Bogard
Marcella Kelly
Kathryn Steupke
Naomi Achterman
Carrie van Wyck
Professor Gould
Supt. Baerkens
Dr. Stuart
Teacher Placement Association
Dr LeGears
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TeGear
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Geurts & Son
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