Oberammergau Passion Play Visit Described
A daughter in Germany sends a vivid letter from Oberammergau describing the village setting and people. She details painted houses, decorative lattices, and the famed Passion Theater. The piece notes the town’s 2000 residents, woodworking crafts, and an orphanage depicted as The Hans and Gretchen House.
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Y. T. van Niewaal
W. E. Lauterbach
Germany
Leuterbach
Oberammergau
Bavaria
Pella
Oberdmmergau
Europe
Hans and
Gretchen
Vilagers
Page Hight
Pershing Man Is Shot While Out Hunting
Rowland, a Pershing resident, was shot in the thigh while hunting last Thursday. He placed his gun on a stump and it discharged as he stood in front of the barrel, tearing the leg muscle between knee and hip. He walked several hundred yards and rode to Attica for aid, then was taken to Miners Hospital in Albia the same night.
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Rowland
Pershing
Mat
Attica
Albia
Knoxville Journal
Threats to landlord linked to farmer fines
Sioux County Index reports turmoil at a sheriffs sale on the Bert Smit farm near Matlock last November. Bert Van Roekel and John Veenecamp pled guilty to assault and battery. each was fined 75 dollars plus costs. Dummies and tar and feathering marked the event, targeting the landlord’s brother who bid on a cow and faced intimidation as the sale began.
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Bert Smit
Matlock
Frank de Graaff
Smit
Bert van Roekel
John Veenecamp
Sioux County
Nighttime Lamps Brighten Delco Shop Windows
Local dealer G. H. Van den Berg & Co. showcases Buckeye lamps in two window displays to highlight Delco Farm Lighting Plants. One features a miniature house with a garden scene and a credit card reading built by George Heaven wired by A. W. Keabies. The other emphasizes colorful bulbs and “Flowers that bloom in the night” with a home lighting scene.
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G. H. Vanden Berg & Co
Delco
George Heaven
A. W. Keabies
Many Corn Fields Burn Across Calhoun and Carroll Counties
A 100 acre corn field in Calhoun county was consumed by fire with extensive charring and ruin. In Manning near Carroll county a 35 acre field burned through, destroying the crop. Manning fire company arrived as neighbors had the blaze under control.
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Calhoun County
Manning
Carroll County
Manning Fire Company
Pleasing Program by Webster School in Pella
The Webster School program at the high school auditorium drew a large crowd of parents and friends. Teachers directed the show with independent grade acts, presenting a cohesive, varied result. Highlights included The Toy Shop by grades one to three, Nick Blaster's Trick with Jack Frost, and The Newsboy's Thanksgiving by the junior high.
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Webster
Pella
Nick Blaster
Jack Frost
Dollar Drive Aims One Dollar Gifts For Asian Women Colleges
On December 9 a broad interdenominational drive gathers support from major Christian bodies to raise 1 000 090 dollars for women colleges in Asia. John D Rockefeller matches two to one from other sources, aiming to reach a million plus secure further Rockefeller funds. Pella visitors will canvass households asking for a dollar in advance.
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Asia
John D. Rockefeller
Tralee
Pella
Pleasantville Struck by Scarlet Fever Epidemic
Pleasantville schools have been closed since early November due to a scarlet fever epidemic. Many new cases were reported last week, including quarantined families and several new households placed under quarantine.
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Pleasantville
Bazaar and Supper by Baptist Aid Set for December 2
The Baptist Aid bazaar and chicken dinner will be held in the Van Spencereren building on Saturday December 2. It offers a chance to select Christmas gifts and features an all you can eat dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 for 60 cents.
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The
Baptist Aid
van Spanckeren
Park Commission Auction of Brick Pump House
The Park Commission announces a public auction sale of the brick pump-house located on West Market Square. The sale will be held at the building on Saturday December 2 at 2 00 PM.
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the Park Commission
Exchange at Holland Meat Market for Christmas Gifts
The Helping Hand Society of the First Reformed Church of Pella invites the public to an Exchange event at the Holland Meat Market on December 9th. Useful gifts will be available for purchase for Christmas, with the notice urging everyone to attend.
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Helping Hand Society
The
First Reformed Church of
Pella
Holland
Legion Meets Plans Colors Purchase and December Change
At the American Legion meeting on Monday evening the post ordered the purchase of a stand of colors and outlined lines of work for the coming year. The December gathering will move to the 18th due to Christmas, with new officers to be chosen and a large social time anticipated.
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American Legion
Junior Red Cross Boxes Aid Mediterranean Refugees
Iowa Red Cross reports 4409 Christmas boxes prepared by Junior Red Cross members for refugee children in Mediterranean countries. Many more boxes are under construction by local children. The drive highlights school children supporting a Tirana Albania vocational school and urges participation in the Near East relief Roll Call. Ninety four of 129 Iowa Red Cross chapters have reported, with a 135,500 signature quota aimed for the sixth annual drive.
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Iowa
Red Cross
Tirana
Albania
Aes Governient
Knoxville W R C Presents Flags to Public Schools
A large Knoxville audience gathered at K P Hall to honor Mrs. Marie L Basham National Patriotic Instructor of the W R C who presented thirteen wool bunting flags to city school teachers with two large 4x7 ft flags for flag poles The event featured music speeches including T V Hart school board president and choruses with Miss Kurtz singing and Mildred Kissinger reciting the American Creed
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K. P
Marie L. Basham
Basham
Nora Sullivan
Blanche McTaggart
West
East Ward
Kurtz
Mildred Kissinger
De Bruin Steers Top Market Price at Chicago Yard
J C De Bruin of Pella Iowa sold Hereford steers at the Chicago stock yards on November 22. The nineteen head averaged 1417 pounds and brought 13.50 per hundredweight, ten cents above the year’s high. Most lots sold 7.75 to 11.75 per cwt with strong demand signaling revived feeder profitability. Herefords again led the market.
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J. C. de Bruin
Pella
Iowa
Chicago Stock Yards
de Bruin
Four Classes Excluded From Iowa Soldier Bonus
Four classes of former service men and women are not eligible for the Iowa soldier bonus. Exclusions include those with only Student Army Training Corps service, those who already received bonuses from another state, those who received civilian pay while in service, and those who refused military discipline after April 6 1917. About 110000 will benefit. eligibility requires status as an Iowa resident at entry, honorably discharged or active, or furloughed to reserve. Applications may be filed with the district clerk or the adjutant general before December 31 1924.
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Atortney
Ben Gibson
Student Army Training Corps
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Iowa
Adjutant General
State House
Des Moines
Mrs A Van Marel Hosts Family Birthday Dinner
Mrs A Van Marel celebrated her birthday with a family dinner this week. Children living in Pella and nearby joined the observance, noting the birthday fell on Sunday while the gathering was held on Monday.
Third annual Marion county older youth conference in Pella
The third annual conference of older boys and girls from Marion county Sunday schools met in Pella over Monday and Tuesday with about 300 attendees. Delegates registered forenoon sessions, heard papers and discussions, and joined social events. Leaders included Dr. R. A. Waite and Miss Mabel Bailey, with county officials and YMCA staff guiding activities.
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Marion County
Pella
R. A. Waite
Daddy” Waite
0. G. Herbrecht
Mabel Baily
Wisconsin
Marion
Mvenderden
O. B. Atkinson
Deputy Sheriff Bousquet Injured in Knox County Crash
Pierre Bousquet newly appointed Marion county deputy sheriff narrowly escaped death when a car he rode in rolled over after a wheel came off south of Knoxville. He suffered a dislocated shoulder and minor bruises.
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Pierre Bousquet
Marion County
Knoxville
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Webster School
Junior Red Cross
Santa Claus
Harold May
Alberta
Central College
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