Reverend R R Sadler Dies At His Home
Obituary notes the death of R R Sadler on October 6 1921 at his Pella Iowa home after five weeks illness. Founder of Baptist Banner and Baptist Record editor, he served Iowa Baptists as educator and church leader with ties to Central College Des Moines University and Iowa Baptist Convention. He leaves wife three sons four daughters and several grandchildren, with funeral held October 8 at the Baptist church.
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R. R. Sadler
The
Chronicle
Pella
Sadler
Baptist Record
Robert R. Sadler
Antioch
Fluvanna County
Virginia
Iowa
Antioch Baptist Church
Amanda A. Thomas
Beckley
West Virginia
Central College
Des Moinés University
Iowa Baptist Convention
Oskaloosa District Baptist Association
Lord Jesus Christ
Leslie H. Sadler
R. L. Sadler
Des
Rummage Sale by Ladies Auxiliary at Vai Building
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central Church will hold a rummage sale on Saturday October 21 at Vai Building. Proceeds support Auxiliary activities and local community programs.
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Central Lege
Vai Building
Welcome Old Students At Iowa Homecoming Menu Event
Iowa City prepares to feed about 4000 visitors at noon Saturday on the Iowa campus. Hot roast beet sandwiches with brown gravy and home baked sides will be served, with church groups handling hot meals for the crowd near the natural science building. Decorations of corn and autumn leaves fill the town and university grounds as a decorative column rises at the southeast street intersection.
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Towa City
Towa
Iowa
University of Iowa
Natural Science
Iowa City
Town City
University
Aged resident killed by train in Pella incident
Luke Van Maren, 81, pioneer resident of Pella, was killed crossing the Rock Island track at Washington Street Monday evening. He was thrown several feet, sustaining multiple injuries and dying almost instantly. He came to Pella in 1847 with Holland colonists and is survived by his wife, three sons, and two daughters. His brother Henry Var Maren, a noted Pella blacksmith, is ill at home, and sister Mrs. John Roorda also lives in Pella.
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Luke van Maren
Pella
Rock Island
Washington Street
van Maren
Holland
Prairie City
Joe
Runnells
California
Henry Var Maren
Main Street
John Roorda
Early Bandits Stop Coal Man on Highway
Tom Salsberry, a Missourian, recounts a Friday morning robbery near Huffman schoolhouse. A bandit fired near his nose, robbed him of his purse and $11 as he traveled to George Anderson mine for coal. He described two men posing by a car as headlights glared, in a tense rural encounter.
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Tom Salsberry
Mr. Salsberry
Knoxville
Huffman School
Tom
Saleberry
George Anderson
Attica
Dnayto
American Legion Baseball Banquet Celebrates Season
The American Legion team wrapped up its first season with a Garden Cafe banquet Friday night. About thirty people attended, including sponsors J H Cochrane and P H Kuyper, who supported the team during the season and Chamber of Commerce matters. The season was successful both in wins and financially, with 18 victories in 26 games and strong optimism for next year.
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American Legion
Garden Cafe
J. H. Cochrane
P. H. Kuyper
Chamber of Commerce
Pella School Sued in Des Moines Court over Roofing Bill
The Pella School of the Church of God at 715 Astor Street Des Moines is named defendant in a suit for 150 dollars plus interest and costs by the Roofing Company claiming payment for roofing the house and porch. The school, run by a self styled bishop Daniel Dozier, has appeared in capital city courts when Pella is spotlighted.
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Des Moines
Church of God
Astor Street
Pella
Daniel Dozier
Wes
Salemen
Always Faithful class bake sale at Holland Meat Market
The Always Faithful class of the First Reformed Sunday School led by teacher Irene Grandin will sell home baking and candies at Holland Meat Market on Saturday October 16 from 11 am to 4 pm. Joe Philippson of the Chronicle office spent the weekend visiting his parents in Perry Iowa.
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First Reformed Sunday School
Irene Grandin
Holland
Joe Philippson
Chronicle Office
Perry, Iowa
Legion to Give Entertainment at Gold Star Post 89
Gold Star Post No 89 held a special meeting to plan an entertainment to replenish the treasury. Commander McWilliams outlined a committee backed plan to avoid promoter costs and boost net receipts. Details on timing and nature are not yet fixed, but the legion aims to attract broad community interest.
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Gold Star Post No. 89
McWilliams
Legion Boys
Ford Coupe Sale Sparks Theft Dispute in Oskaloosa
Fred Gates of Marshalltown bought a nearly new Ford coupe from a woman calling herself Mrs Carrie Nelson. The coupe belonged to John P De Jong of New Sharon and had been stolen from the Southern Iowa Fair grounds the previous week. Deputy Sheriff Paul Watts is handling the case as De Jong identifies the car despite obliterated engine numbers. A search for Mrs Carrie Nelson is underway.
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Fred Gates
Marshalltown
Gates
Carrie Nelson
John P. de Jong
New Sharon
Iowa Fair Grounds
Oskaloosa
de Jong
Paul Watts
Rhodes Scholars to Be Elected in Iowa Dec 3
Two Iowa college students will be chosen December 3 to receive Rhodes scholarships to Oxford. Applicants must be US citizens ages 19 to 25 who have completed sophomore year. Selection emphasizes character leadership literary and scholastic ability and physical vigor. A committee led by University of Iowa president Walter A. Jesup will pick the two Iowa representatives from college nominees.
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Iowa
Oxford University
England
United States
Yaer
Walter A. Jesup
University of Iowa
Rhodes
J. G. Walleser
Grinnell
M. J. Hoffman
Central College
J. H. St. John
Arlington
Jacob Vander Zee
Governors Meet Changes to October Eighteenth Des Moines
Des Moines reports the Midwest governors conference led by Gov. Kendall will convene October 18 instead of the 12th. Attending: Kansas Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan. Illinois pending. Original aim protest against high freight rates plus unemployment concerns may be discussed alongside disarmament plans and Kendall's coal and cement trust actions.
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Des Moines
Mid-West
Kendall
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
S. Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Gov. Kendall
Pella Schools Highlight Fire Safety And Football Outlook
Fire prevention week leads to parent teacher association plans and an organizer from the State Teacher's College visiting. Principal notes show increased football squads, training discipline, and the aim of developing character and self reliance. Superintendent Flush attended Cedar Falls conference. Iowa normal training high schools totaled 190 in 1920-21 with 4,200 students preparing to teach. Miss Sterling girls out.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association
State Teacher's College
C. Richardson
High School Association
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Sterling
Dedicating Central College Gymnasium and Chapel
Central College presents a dedicated gymnasium building serving as gym, chapel and music space. The event Friday Oct 21 features Dutch afternoon program and English evening rites with Hoffman, ministers, bands, choirs and alumni greetings.
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Hoffman
Central College
n _Voorzitter
Holland Meat Market Lease Clarified
The Chronicle corrects a prior report stating Wm. Van Wely purchased the Holland Meat Market from Gerrit Hugens. Hugens confirms only a temporary lease to Van Wely, and the earlier statement is retracted.
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Wm. van Wely
Holland
Gerrit Hugens
Mr. van Wely
Mr. Hugens
Pardon Urged For Soldier Davis Amid Court Martial
Senator Kenyon and Representatives Cole and Hull urge Secretary Weeks to secure a pardon for Bereford Davis of Cedar Rapids. Davis, among the first Americans overseas, served at the front and was court martialed for sleeping at his post while exhausted, receiving a one year sentence.
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Washington, D. C
Weeks
Kenyon
Cole and
Hull
Bereford Davis
Cedar Rapids
Young Davis
Ing
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