Central College Homecoming Set With Queen Lenore Gaass
Stage all set for Central College homecoming with queen Lenore Gaass and a court including Laverne De Haan and Marjorie Visser. The article notes preparations for floats, posters, play rehearsals, and the bonfire, plus a new homecoming queen selection process. It also covers campus projects like third floor heating installation, Alumni drive, Y M C A chapel programs, and changes at Graham Hall with student self government and dining staff. A 28-year-old Allentown woman received an indefinite sentence on a bigamy charge.
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Ballet
Allentown, Penn
Tulip bulb planting drive for Pella City residents
Notice to Tulip Bulb Purchasers of Pella City outlines a uniform fall planting program. Bulbs planted six inches apart and six inches deep will bloom together next spring. The city will remove sod strips at owners’ request, no charge, and bulbs are available at De Jong's Florals. Tulip committee aims to have all bulbs in hands by October 19.
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Pella City
Babar
Bella
Fultz
AML
Jong Floral
Roorda Injured at Jonker Farm Mill
Roy Roorda son of Mr and Mrs E A Roorda of 1110 Monroe street was severely injured on a sorghum mill at the Jake Jonker farm northeast of town. His right hand was mangled and two fingers were amputated at Mahaska hospital in Oskaloosa, with surgeons fearing two more fingers may require amputation.
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Roy Roorda
E. A. Roorda
Monroe Street
Jake Jonker
Young Roorda
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Promotion Day at Baptist Church Celebrates New Cradle Roll Graduates
Sunday service featured a promotion day program at Promotion Day Baptist Church. New cradle roll graduates were brought forward by their mothers, each baby receiving a bouquet from Mrs. H. I. Sadler. Seniors and juniors presented selections and diplomas were awarded to graduates, with Supt. Ray De Haan presiding.
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Th Baptist
H. I. Sadler
Ray de Haan
China Seas at Pella Theatre this week
The Pella theatre will show China Seas next Wednesday through Friday starring Clark Gable Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery described as the biggest romantic drama of 1935. Saturday October 12 features The Scarlet Pimpernel with Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon offering an entertaining historical spectacle.
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Pella
China Seas
Clark Gable
Jean Harlow
Wallace Beery
Leslie
Howard
Merle Oberon
Chronicle
Chronicle Ad Proves Real Producer Power
College officials note Chronicle ads sell chickens quickly after publication. The paper’s ads drew swift buyers, confirming the Chronicle as a strong advertising investment.
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Chronicle Ad
Chronicle Ada
Chronicle
Condensed Nation News Highlights and Oddities
A collage of brief notes from Cambridge to Nebraska, Ontario to California. Incidents include a mugging in Cambridge with a $20 loss, a Toledo thief fleeing a filling station, a peculiar mulberry growth in Nebraska City, and a Chicago death-ruled case. Also covers WPA funding, Hoover and Roosevelt politics, a Iowa suicide, and a New Iberia courthouse theft.
Exhibit of Stained Glass by D Ascenzo at Ulrich Co
An upcoming two day stained glass exhibit sponsored by the Women’s Federated club will be held at Ulrich Motor Co on October 15 and 16. The feature piece by Nicola D Ascenzo is showcased with notes on his artistic philosophy and career from Italy to Philadelphia.
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Ulrich Motor Co
da D'Ascendo
Nicola D'Ascenzo
D'Ascenzo
D'Ascen 70
Mr. D'Ascenzo
Jessopalena
Italy
America
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
D’ Ascenzo
D’ascenzo
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Arts
Philadelphia
Huckleberry Finn Coming to Pella High School Play
Pella high school pupils stage Huckleberry Finn adapted from Samuel Clemens. The cast features Forman Van Gorp as Huck and Earl Dillon as Tom Sawyer in a performance praised for its charm, humor, and emotional moments. The surrounding romance and adventure appeal to both children and adults as the curtain rises on a memorable production.
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Forman van Gorp
Huck
Earl Dillon
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Boys Enter Mill to Pass Time in Local Pranks
Sunday afternoon Kenneth Vander Linden and Gordon Nesbit, youths from Pel la, explored the rear of Gearts Mill after finding an unlocked door. They entered the mill, learned milling by feel, and mixed food in an unapproved way, unaware of wrongdoing but causing concern.
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Kenneth Vander Linden
B. Vander Linden
Gordon Nesbit
M. H. Nesbit
Pella
Gearts' Mill
Dykstra Becomes Lawyer and Iowa Law Faculty Aide
Orville J. Dykstra son of Mrs C F Dykstra of this city passed the Iowa state bar exam and received admission to practice law He was appointed assistant in the College of Law at the University of Iowa and works in the tax research department He was elected to the Town Law Review student editors board and is a graduate of Pella high school Central college and the University of Iowa law department The Des Moines Register notes his promising future as a member of the bar.
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C. F. Dykstra
Iowa
Dykstra
College of Law
University of Iowa
Town Law Review
Detroit Tigers Crowned World Champions in World Series
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 to 3 in Detroit to clinch the world championship after leading the series 3 to 2. Tommy Bridges starred on the mound for Detroit with Larry French for Chicago. Billy Herman homered for the Cubs amid sharp defensive plays on both sides. The series began in Detroit with two losses and a win, then moved to Chicago for three games, where Detroit split and Chicago won one. Attendance and receipts topped a million, marking a historic, thrilling finale.
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Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Tommy Bridges
Tigers
Larry French
Cubs
Billy Herman
Fich
Detre
Lon Warneke
Auker
Crowder
Lee
Carleton
Chicago
Warneke
Rowe
Arkansas Valley Hot Shots Showcase in Central and Local High School
The Arkansas Valley Hot Shots, a Tamar Colorado group led by Mr Seaman with his son Toney Seaman mandolinst, performed over the weekend at Centr ck and the high school. They had entered a Knoxville contest with twelve organizations and won first prize on sheer talent. The family aims to raise funds to set up a home as they travel and perform timeless selections.
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Kansas Valley
Centrck
Knoxville
Lundjrine
Thes
Tht
Tole Nus
Mandolius
Tamar
Colo
Seaman
Pella School Improvement Election Planned For November
Community voices varied on a proposed $58,000 remodel and addition to the Pella High School. Government funding covers about 45 percent, with citizens to raise up to $32,000 via bonds over possibly twenty years. The plan includes a large new auditorium gym, expanded classrooms, and upgraded facilities to reduce crowding and improve health and education quality.
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Home Economics
Agriculture Department
Pella
Pelin
Program of Work for Pella Vocational Agriculture Dept
The community of Pella is ideal for vocational Agriculture Dept. Farmers are thrifty and eager to improve farms and living conditions. They will accept proven new practices. Very few farm boys attend high school because they believe a farm boy doesn't need a high school education. Continued on page 8.
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Pella
Post Office Site Picked At Public Square Corner
The new post office will occupy the southwest corner of the public square on the site of the Church of the Open Bible and the pioneer school building. Lots measuring 170 by 90 feet were bought from A. R. Dunbar and Arie Beintema for 6 250 dollars. No start date given, but work likely to begin soon and the corner will gain an attractive, convenient focus for the town.
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Church of the Open Bible
Pioneer School
Public Square
Des Moines Register
Post Office Department
Dunbar and
Homecoming Play Cast Prepares The Rivals at College Event
The cast for the Homecoming Day production of The Rivals by Sheridan is polishing a lively eighteenth century comedy featuring Mrs Malaprop Bob Acres and Lydia Languish among others. Sheridan’s Bath era exploits and duels are noted as context for the performance and the following cast list includes Fr Wayne Pos Thomsaniel Reeverts Lucy Helen Edwards Lydia Marguerite Visser Sulia jetty Liggett Mrs Malaprop Janet Dykema Sir Anthony Absolute Alvin Terrell Falkland Orville Sherwood Capt Absolute Robert Heerema Acres Wright Newsome Errand Boy Irwin Lubbers Sir Lucius O'Trigger Herbert Den Hartog David Lee Wheeler.
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Mrs. Malaprop
Bob Acres
Faulks
Julia
Anthony Absolute
Lydia
Lucius O'Trigger
Richard Sheridan
Bath
Sheridan
France
Miss Linley
Mathews
Wayne Pos Thomsaniel Reeverts
Lucy
Helen Edwards
Lydia Marguerite Visser
Sulia Jetty Liggett
Malaprop
Janet Dykema
Alvin Terrell
Falkland
Orville Sherwood
Absolute
Robert Heerema Acres
Wright Newsome Errand Boy
Irwin Lubbers
Herbert den Hartog
David
Lee Wheeler
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Lenore Grass
Lenora Gaass
Rite Laverne de Haan
Lienore Gaass
Laverne de Haan
Marjorie Visser
Dunn Cottage
Will
Iam Bosch
Prins
Second Reformed Church
Christ
Professor de Moor
Philosophy
Dean Pietenpol
Graham Hall
Associated Women Students of Central College
de Jong
J. Jonker
Promotion Day Baptist Church
Pella Theatre
Alfred More
Cambridge
Mass
Acro Street
Toledo
Ohio
Glenn Pope
Nebraska City
Neb
Tench Brothers
Frank Vitale
Spruce Creek
Atlin
Canada
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Washington, D.C
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Oakland
Calif
Hoover
Hoover Policie
Jack Keever
Burlington
James W
Elsie Cooper
Marshalltown
Newton
H. Leroy Kinser
Commerce Department
P. A. Landry
New Iberia
Leah Clampate
Se Sewell
Elizabeth Keaton
Los Angeles
Friday
Buster Keaton
William Hatcher
Mich
William Crall
N. E. Young
Fremont
Washington
Paar
Portsmouth
Nye
North Dakota
U.S. A
Poiato “Control
Pella High School
Samuel Clemon
Iluck
Norman van Gorp
C. L. Dykstra
Des Moines Register and i
Orville J. Dykstra
Arkansas Valley Hot Shots
Park School
Betty Liggett
Robert Heorema
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