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Local notices and travel updates from Pella area
Mr and Mrs J W Todd returned Wednesday from Pagosa Springs Colorado and report a splendid time Miss Mary Toom has returned home from Colorado Springs The S P I class met Sept 30 at Everett LeCocas home with a good turnout Lectures at the College featured Mr Haboush born in Palestine and speaking about his homeland Robt Williams accompanied by a chorus solo Thea ter pictures were well received Mr Haboush plans more lectures this fall and winter Connie Bruinekool returned from Chicago John Nieburg and Thomas Blommers visited relatives in Eddyville and Oskaloosa Mrs Luke Schakel and her nephew visited relatives in Oskaloosa Prof G A Baitsell writes he has begun a year at Yale enjoying it while remaining fond of Central College Yale Zoological labs cost 600000 and may be the finest in the world He hopes to earn a PhD this year Matt Kempkes and family left for Newport RI after a couple months in Iowa Dr T G Fultz had a car collision near Skunk River no injuries to occupants Ida Berry of Chicago visited Mrs Dr Ayers of Peoria in Pella Rose Smorenburg of Des Moines visited her parents H P VanGorp visited Des Moines G S Vander Zyl family from Prairie City visited Friday Mrs H P Scholte left for Danville Ill to visit Mrs R D McDonald Newt Van Maren improves Main Street with cement walks Potatoes for winter orders to No 2 Sample available Herman Beyl goes to Chicago for studies at University of Chicago Mr and Mrs George Bookenoegen visiting from San Francisco left Pella forty nine years ago