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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1936

Page

4

Speech at Central College football banquet praised by Drake coach

Coach Greene of Drake University delivered an address to Pel la College supporters praising football as the finest expression of life and urging a kinder view of foreign born students. He credited hard work for success, cited Red Grange, and stressed team spirit, endurance, and the need to fight to win. The event included letter winners named by class.

Howard Grundman Hopkins Mitchell Winter Alex Miressi Rushville Wilbur Benda Tama Iowa Bruce Gardner West Chester Rupert Ford Redfield Virgil Ford Burton Paullin Montieth Orville Smith Attica Chas. Fuhr Washington Harold Macy Des Moines Bebe van Arkel Pella Harry Michael Henry Geery Harvey George Geyer Scranton Ed Davis Louis Miller Bonaparte George Ammerman Wilmar Carol Beem Pleasantville Herb Ferrer Minn Edwin Carl Belle Plaine Earl Leslie Asoca Wm. McLaren John Stubbs Harris Wagaman Lynnville Greene Burt Paullin Central College Junior Chamber of Commerce America Finland Green Coach Green

Farm Home Near Knoxville Burns

The house on the farm of the late Tom Lorimer four miles south of Knoxville was destroyed by fire Tuesday forenoon around 11. The cause is unknown. A small outhouse used as a kitchen also burned. The George Brown family occupied the house. Mrs. Brown is a daughter of Charles Smith. First floor contents were saved while second floor goods burned. Insurance covered the house and contents totaling 1500 and 6500 respectively.

Tom Lorimer Knoxville George Brown

Central faculty attend regional church related colleges meeting

President Lubbers and several Central faculty members attended the Regional Conference of Church Related Colleges in the Mississippi and Missouri Valley at Hotel Fort Des Moines on November 20. The event discussed trends in education, legislation, religion, and church expectations, with plans for a national committee on program and finance to guide future conferences.

Lubbers Mississippi Missouri Valley Hotel Fort Des Moines Church College National Conference of United States

New Equipment At The College For Vocational Guidance

Prof. G Mennenga announces a series of national surveys and research monographs on career guidance. Monographs cover fields from civil engineering to teaching, architecture, journalism, banking, hotel management, and more, detailing opportunities, earnings, qualifications, and start up costs.

G. Mennenga Office of Personnel General Office Group D Diplomatic Service Group F Ae Balestianehip Paneers Carcers

Careers and careers in fields listed in group notes

The excerpt lists possible professions across groups M and N including petroleum industry florist private and social secretary ship bookstore operation commercial and trade association secretaryship air conditioning laboratory technician restaurant and tea room operation dry cleaning veterinary medicine mortuary operation. It presents a survey of career options without narrative detail.

Commercial and Trade Association

Funeral for Mrs J De Wild Held in Hull Iowa

Large crowd attended the Friday funeral for Mrs. John De Wild at Hull Iowa where she died Monday afternoon Nov 16 at 4 30 pm at her daughter s home Rev G H Douwstra and Rev Jager officiated and burial was in Hope cemetery beside her husband and son Seven children survive including Mrs Henrietta Wissink and Mrs Pearl Kooiker among others with ties to Pelly Prairie City and local families the couple wed March 14 1882 and lived near Sioux Center before settling three miles south of Hull and Hull later.

John de Wild Hull Iowa L. R. Kooiker G. H. Douwstra Dutch Reformed Church Jager American Reformed Church Hope Pelly S. G. Onstine John C. de Bruin Peter Hackett Albert de Wild Louis de Wild William Bakker Gerrit Roorda Anie de Cook Mary de Cook Elizabeth van Zee Prairie City Gus Steenhoek Marion Steenhoek Antonia Ver Ploeg Koenrand Ver Ploeg Pella Francis Rederus Sioux County Sioux Center de Wild Henrietta Wissink Pearl Kooiker

Obituary: Mrs De Wild of Sioux County dies after illness

Albert and Henry De Wild, Mrs Alice Van Wyk and John De Wild of Sioux County survive along with three sisters, two stepsisters, one stepbrother, and a foster-brother. Two children preceded her in death, Conrad and Arthur. Fifteen grandchildren remain, with one grandchild previously passing. She suffered a paralytic stroke three years prior and heart attack in 1936, leading to a gradual decline.

Rad Albert Henry de Wild Alice van Wyk John de Wild Sioux County Conrad Arthur R. Jongewaard Sioux Center G. Hulstein H. B. Wesaclink Carmel Iowa A. Ten Hagen Geo. Caswell Hull William Bakker Pella Gerrit Fikse Orange City de Wild

Watch Your Piano Warns Jean Kuyper in Winter Advisory

Jean Kuyper of Kuyper's Music House warned housewives to protect pianos as winter approaches. He urged careful placement, climate control, and avoidance of drafts to prevent warping, cracking, and tuning instability in prized instruments.

Jean Kuyper Kuyper Music House

Protect Pianos From Sudden Temperature Shifts In Fall

An expert warns that pianos, adjusted to two thousandths of an inch accuracy, must be kept away from windows radiators and wood burning fireplaces to guard against sharp autumn temperature swings. He notes ordinary expansion and contraction do not harm pianos but large room temperature fluctuations in cold weather can damage instruments.

Wanted to Rent Furnished Rooms by Young Married Couple

A young married couple seeks to rent 2 or 3 furnished rooms with light housekeeping. Contact phone Green 122.

Fine Piano Demands Care Beyond Ordinary Furniture

A piano, unlike a standard piece of furniture, requires attentive handling as its intricate mechanism benefits from ongoing maintenance. The instrument's value and sound depend on regular tuning, regulation, and expert service, since neglect can degrade action touch and tonal quality.

Fire destroys Malvern area home of real estate agent

Sparks from a chimney started Saturday morning fire that in about 15 minutes leveled the home of Guy Lowry, a real estate agent, two miles south of Malvern. Loss exceeds $4,000, with partial insurance coverage.

Guy Lowry Malvern

Seminole steamer returns as passenger carrier out of Houghton

The Seminole, a historic steamer once used by Taft and a World War I convoy ship and presidential yacht, is back in active service as a passenger carrier operating from Houghton Michigan.

Taft Pride of the Coast Guard Houghton Michigan

Sophia Holmstrom Ends Four Year Battle to Avoid Jail

Mrs. Sophia Holmstrom of Sioux Falls South Dakota has ended a four year legal fight to avoid serving a jail term for failure to pay a 17500 dollar judgment in an alienation of affections case filed by a woman who is now dead.

Sophia Holmstrom Sioux Falls S. D

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