Lincoln School Program Delights with Grades and Musicians
The Lincoln school presented a crowded program Friday night under teachers Viersen Kate Verheul Papma Ohland and Harrison with Mrs C H Hummell supervising music. The high school orchestra and students from third to sixth grades performed songs drills and readings including Mother Goose health lessons and a burlesque flower drill. the chronicle notes two kindergarten classes will join in a future joint program as part of a busy year.
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Lincoln
Viersen
Kate
Martha Verheul
Papma
Ohland
Harrison
C. H. Hummell
Mrs. Hummell
Irwin Jelsma
Roy van Vark
Lincoln School
Frances’ van Rees
Jack Horner
Jack Be Nimble
Little Bo Peep
Miss Muffet
Mother Goose
Blummers Mill
Clytie
The
Chronicle
Pella
the Lincoln
Blind man saved from matrimony in Boone
William J. Budiey of Boone aged 55 and partially blind and his fiancée Mrs Mattie E Downie of Waukesha Wisconsin aged 55 appeared with witness Effie L McCain at the county clerk office in Nevada seeking a marriage license. The party failed to satisfy requirements and affidavits were requested. A Boone county attorney telephone call halted proceedings and an application to place the groom under guardianship led to surrender of the license and cancellation of the ceremony in the Boone county court.
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William’ ‘J
Boone
Boone County
Nevada
Eastern Jasper County gravel road praised as speedway
The Monroe Mirror reports that eastern Jasper County is graveling a long road from Lynnville to the county seat passing Sully and Killduff. Residents say the easy grades and wide curves will create one of the county's best highway strips, funded by gasoline tax and county funds. Lyonville has gravelled streets and Poweshiek may start next spring toward Grinnell.
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Jasper County
Lynnville
Sully
Killduff
Lyonville
Poweshiek County
Grinnell
iMonroe Mirror
The Still Alarm At Alamo Theatre This Week
The Alamo Theatre airs The Still Alarm on Thursday and Friday December 2 and 3. Brought by the Pella Fire Department to share profits, the fire drama promises thrills, danger, romance, and heroic rescues in a city fire scene.
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Alamo Theatre
Pella
Boys In Blue
Dick Fay
December Term Jurors Drawn In Knoxville Court
Judge Van der Ploeg will hold his last term in Knoxville opening December 7. Thirty six trial jurors have notified to appear December 13 at 10 o'clock. The list includes Lemuel Agan Knoxville Frank Baughman Knoxville C I Baker Attica G D Decker Percy Johnson Pershing Ernest Kane Monroe Herman Maddy Knoxville Kate Moore Knoxville R C McMillan Knoxville Lafe Noah Marysville Jesse Prange Pleasantville Glenn Rose Bussey C L Ridlen Knoxville D J Rietveld Pella H H Sheppard Hamilton W C Smith Lacona Roy Tucker Harvey Ben van Engelhoven Otley Simon H van der Zyl Pella Mr van der Berg Pella John Verros Pella H C Whitten Tracy Lola Avery Knoxville Kitty Dyer Pleasantville Mattie Dabb Swan Edith Davis Knoxville Ella Matthews Pleasantville Minnie Scott Knoxville Mrs Loren Stevenson Knoxville Myrtle Temple Columbia Jane van Speren Otley Ella Worstell Knoxville.
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van der Ploeg
Knoxville
Lemuel Agan
Frank Baughman
C.I. Baker
Attica
G-D. Decker
Percy
Johnson
Pershing
Ernest Kane
Monroe
Herman Maddy
Kate Moore
R. C. McMillan
Lafe Noah
Marysville
Jesse Prange
Pleasantville
Glenn Rose
Bussey
C. L. Ridlen
Edith Davis
Ella Matthews
Minnie Scott
Loren Stevenson
Myrtle Temple
Columbia
Jane van Speren
Otley
Ella Worstell
College Students Stage Varied Plays at Central College
Central College pupils in the Department of Speech presented three student produced plays in the college chapel under Miss Frances Bailey. Directors were Misses Bessie Vander Ploeg, Dorothy Roelofs, and Nellie De Haas. Sophia Lautenbach led the office girl in a florist shop comedy, Gertrude Dykstra starred in Op O’ Me Thumb, and Mae Plette with Wm. Bosch headlined The Maker of Dreams. The final sketch offered artistic possibility but casting and preparation were uneven. The presentation date was moved up a week to accommodate another number.
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Central College
Frances Bailey
Bessie Vander Ploeg
Dorothy Roelofs
Nellie de Haas
Sophia Lautenbach
Mae Plette
Wm. Bosch
Herman Vander Well
Lovilia Student Loses Hand in Accidental Gun Discharge
Ben C Cobb of Lovilia while cleaning a gun in his Empire Hall room at Chillicothe Missouri suffered the accidental discharge that sheared away his left hand. He was taken to hospital where the limb was amputated. His mother and siblings traveled to Chillicothe after word of the accident.
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Ben C. Cobb
Clara Cobb
Jhis
William
Nancy
Gushua
Chillicothe
Mahaska Co paving halted until spring spread across plants
Mahaska company paving operations are stopped for winter at six plants including Rock Island station and Leighton. Most workers depart as offices stay open, equipment moved to Oskaloosa and Leighton, with storage of mixers and paving machines. Paving to resume next spring. traffic detours kept for emergencies, surveys planned on Fremont road and US 63 toward the Wapello line.
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Rock, Island
Leighton
Omaha
Oskaloosa
Okaloosa
Pella
Pella Road
White Way
Fremont Road
U. S. No. 63
Mahaska County
Wapello County
Oska- Noosa
Wapello County Election Contested By Attorney
E R Mitchell county attorney filed a contest after losing by ninety six votes in the recent general election with a hearing set for December 13. Bekman opposed. Eight reasons allege illegal votes rejected at several polling places and overall miscounting that could alter the result. Discrepancies cited include precincts two and three ward tallies and first precinct second ward book variances. Eddyville Tribune reports the contest details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Mitchell
E. R. Bekman
Mitchell
Eddyville Tribune
Vogelaar Silver Wedding Celebration in Pella
The twenty fifth anniversary of Jacob Vogelaar and Jo Bogaard was celebrated on Saturday November 20 with Rev H Douwstra officiating. The couple’s twenty five years included periods on the Vogelaar home place northeast of Pella and the Wm Steenbergen place, now living in east Pell. Family and friends from near and far attended morning and evening gatherings with addresses music recitations speaking and singing, wishing health and many more anniversaries.
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H. Douwstra
Pella
Jacob Vogelaar
Miss
Jo Bogaard
Mrs. Vogelaar
Vogelaar
Wm. Steenbergen
Post Office Force Surprises Kersbergen on Anniversary
On Monday November 22 the Pella post office force joined Rural Carrier Henry Kersbergen on Route 3 for a surprise party celebrating the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Kersbergen. Guests enjoyed a joyful evening with food and warm wishes.
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Pella P
Henry Kersbergen
Basketball Schedule Given for Prairie City Games
Dec 11 Prairie City here. Dec 14 Monroe there. Jan 7 Pleasantville there. Jan 18 Monroe here. Jan 22 Sigourney there. Jan 25 Knoxville here. Feb 4 Knoxville there. Feb 15 Sigourney here. Schedule to date. Other requests to play here and possibly two more games. Participation in County and State preliminaries and one invitation tournament will make a full season.
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Prairie City
Monroe
Pleasantville
Sigourney
Knoxville
Eddyville Ottumwa link in road to be graveled
The Ottumwa Eddyville county road was omitted from the Wapello paving plan yet Ottumwa and Eddyville push to gravel it Ottumwa aims to raise 12000 by public subscription Eddyville cooperates Roy Stevens leads the effort noting Mahaska county precedent nine miles to Des Moines will be surfaced first in spring A push to include Ottumwa in the hard road system gains support from the public. Flor De Leeuw buys 85 acre Eddyville farm from Griffin.
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Ottumwa
Eddyville
Wapello County
Mahaska
Wapello
Mahaska County
Eveland
Barnes City
Tainter
Leighton
Roy Stevens
Iowa
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Waterloo
Christmas seal sale to aid health work in Iowa
Health groups across Iowa launch the 19th annual Christmas seal drive under the Iowa Tuberculosis Association. Governor Hammill and state health leaders endorsed the campaign, with broad support from Farm Bureau, Legion, Parent Teachers, women’s clubs and W C T U. Proceeds fund school health supplies, clinics, nursing, hot lunches, and health education. new emphasis targets heart disease reduction.
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Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Hammill
Henry Albert
J. H. Strief
Board of i
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Legion
The
American Legion Auxiliary
State
Parent-Teachers Association
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Farm Bureau
Uncle Sam
State Association
State Department of Health
Board of Control
Margaret Biggerstaff
Health work cuts school losses in Iowa study
Dr. John M. Dodson of Chicago told the Iowa State Teachers association that a $100 million school investment loses $6 million yearly due to sickness-related absences. He praised school nurses and health training, noting gains in pre school health, longer life by 2.5 years, infant mortality down at least 20 percent and tuberculosis deaths down 40 to 86 percent.
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Towa
John M. Dodson
Chicago
Iowa State ‘Teachers Association
Dodson
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the Webster
Webster
Lincolns
Ilovlia
Mrs
Jacob Vogelar
Post Office
Kersber
Oskaloosa Herald
Flor de Leeuw
Griffin
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