Marion County Corn Show in Court House Corridor
Marion County to hold a three day corn show October 21 to 23 to promote grain improvement. No entry fees. exhibitors must own and have grown 1925 crops and place entries by 10 am October 21. Multiple samples allowed per class. prizes limited per class. exhibits stay until 4 pm October 23. A seed corn exchange will operate. see show superintendent for seed lists.
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Court House
Marion County
Marion County Lumber
Agena
Older Boys and Girls Conference Held in Two Towns
The 6th Older Boys and Girls Sunday School Conference comes to Melcher Dallas on November 7 and 8. A noon luncheon and evening fellowship banquet are planned at Dallas High School Gymnasium while sessions occur at Melcher M E church and Melcher High School. Delegates are invited from all 46 Sunday schools in the county with a $2 registration due by November 5.
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Melcher-Dallas
Dallas High School
Melcher M. E
Melcher High School
Melcher M.E
Drake Stadium opens as Drake University beats Kansas Agricultural 19 to 0
The Chronicle staff joined Henry Boyert in Des Moines for the opening of Drake Stadium. A dedication ceremony preceded the game in which Drake defeated Kansas Agriculture 19 to 0 before about one third full. Governor Hammill spoke at the dedication.
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Henry Boyert
Chronicle
Des Moines
Drake University
Kansas Agricultural College
Drake Stadium
Hammill
Drake
Porter Grove Bazaar at De Wit Grocery Oct 17
Porter Grove Aid hosts a bazaar at the De Wit Grocery building on Saturday October 17 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Lunch will include chicken sandwiches pie ice cream and coffee.
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Porter Grove Aid
de Wit Grocery
Pella Shooters Capture Trophy From Oskaloosa
Eleven Pella Gun Club members traveled to Leighton for the final Pella Oskaloosa trap shoot. In event 10 Pella won by 1 target 364 to 363. The season totals left Oskaloosa leading, but Pella secured the cup with a 5 point shoot-off victory 315 to 309. Ed Van Gorp and Walter Butt won event 10 and shoot-off spoons respectively. prizes to be awarded at November banquet.
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Leighton
Oskaloosa
Pella
Ed van Gorp
Walter Butt
Frank S. Garlick Of Valley Junction Dead
Frank S. Garlick of Valley Junction died at his home Saturday evening October 3 after a long career with the Rock Island railroad. He formerly lived in Pella, served as justice of the peace and city council member in Valley Junction, and later was night station master at Des Moines. His wife Mary Frances Liter survives. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Valley Junction with interment in a Des Moines cemetery.
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Valley Junction
Frank S. Garlick
Garlick
Pella
Mary Frances Liter
Rock Island
Des Moines
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart
Death of Gradus Gosselink at age sixty
Gradus Gosselink 508 Columbus Street died suddenly Friday October 9 about nine in the morning. An employee of Garden City Feeder Co the factory was closed for invoice. He had visited his son D R Gosselink 709 West Fourth St and while working in the garden he collapsed and died. Survived by his wife and seven brothers and one sister and an aged father. Funeral services were held Monday at the home with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Gradus Gosselink
Columbus Street
Mr. Gosselink
Garden City Feeder Co
D. R. Gosselink
West Fourth St
Arichen
Gosselink
Urvived
Horke
Carter
Marsh
Oakwood Cemetery
Mahaska County Teachers Meet Schedule Announced
County Superintendent Erma L. Krout outlines the annual township meetings across Mahaska County from October 16 through November to prepare contestants for the Farmers Institute. Four meetings per week will cover 19 townships with dates, leaders, and venues, inviting all patrons to support the students’ programs.
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Erma L. Krout
Farmers’ Institute
Adams
Elsie Bunting
Centenary Church
Black Oak
A. A. de Bruyn
Leighton
Cedar
Hazel Martin
Fremont
East Des Moines
Josephine Seaman
Givin
Garfield
Helen Moore
Six Mile
Harrison
Helen Carpenter
Iowa Central
Jefferson
Pearl’ Ross
Coal Creek
Lincoln
Martha Reynolds
Prine
Madison
Virginia Puckett
Pleasant Ridge
Monroe
Pansy Newcomb
Indianapolis
Pleasant Grove
Ethel Nevins
Prairie
Wilma Price
New Sharon
Richland
Dena Kolenbrander
Peoria
Scott
Eva Dixon
Olivet
Spring Creek
Helen Morrow
Buckeye School
Union
Lucille Faulkner
Union Mills
West Des Moines
Gertrude Miller
Lakonta
White Oak
Eunice McBurney
Pella Oldtimer Visits City in Colorful Retrospect
James Carss of Des Moines, age 94, recalls Pella’s past amid a visit with his son Hon. William L. Carss and daughter Mrs. Warren. He joined Pella Lodge No. 55 in 1865, now a 60 year Mason, once near the house on West First Street. He spoke of hunting wild turkeys and shared names of early residents and families.
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Pella
James Carss
Des Moines
Keokuk and
Carss
Pioneer Lodge No
Order
Feet and
Kinne
West First Street
College
T. S. Ver Beek
Congress
Proctor
Minn
Mr. Carss
B. F. Keables
Wellington Nossaman
Levi Nossaman
Mark Butts
John Barneveld
Scholtes
Nollens
Mr Huber Sister Dies in Kansas
Word reaches the office of the death in Winfield Kansas of Mrs Oliver A Pratt sister of Townsman Mr David S Huber, once general overseer and handyman for Snow Huber early business partners. Pratt lived near John M Veentsra's home and moved to Kansas around 1875 during drought and grasshopper scourges. Our sympathies go to Mr Huber and daughter Lucy.
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Winfield
Kansas
Oliver A. Pratt
David S. Huber
Pratt
Snow & Huber
John M. Veentsra
Huber
Lucy
Red Cross Armistice Day Roll Call Set for Iowa
One hundred thousand Iowa Red Cross members targeted in the ninth annual Roll Call opening Armistice Day and running through Thanksgiving. The effort spans 132 chapters across cities and rural communities with emphasis on dollar memberships and larger gifts. Regional meetings will craft local plans with leaders from state and national headquarters, including Wm M Baxter, Judge Hubert Utterback and D W Morehouse.
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Deg Moines
Iowa
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Wm M. Baxter Dr
Child Fatally Injured? Aftercar Crash Near Hull
Eight year old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Leusink, darted into the road as Hospers car neared two miles east of Hull. Hospers swerved to avoid the child but struck her. she suffered a skull fracture and multiple injuries. She underwent surgery at Hall hospital and remains in critical but guarded condition with limited hope of recovery.
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Pella
C. Hospers
Orange City
Alton Democrat
Humboldt
Judge Applegate to Try Waterloo Attorney Case
Judge J. H. Applegate of Guthrie Center was ordered to Waterloo by the Iowa supreme court to hear and decide the removal case against County Attorney W. Cook. The Black Hawks county attorney is charged with failure to enforce prohibition laws in his territory.
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J. H. Applegate
Guthrie Center
Waterloo
Iowa Supreme Court
W. Cook
Black Hawks
Baptist Church urges constant Christian power in daily life
The Baptist Church advocates constant faith, urging members to attend services regularly at 19:80, 10:45, 6:45 and 7:30. The Pella Canning plant began pumpkin processing on Monday with many large loads passing through the office this week.
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The
Baptist Church
Pella
Coach Pence Married Away Last June
The Columbus Junction report reveals that Jack Pence, athletic director at Central College, married Nellie Boutson of Fairfield last June. Pence, son of Dr. J. W. Pence, is a well known athlete and coach in his second year at Pella. The bride worked at a Fairfield bank and is described as charming. local papers extend congratulations.
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Cal Coolidge
Jack Pence
Central College
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Nellie Boutson
Fairfield
J. W. Pence
Pella
Chronicle
Chiropractor Dr. Henry Remodels Office In Pella
Dr. L M Henry has remodeled his office adding three adjusting rooms and freeing his private space. The change follows other improvements since his arrival in Pella. His work is well received and he is gaining many friends in the city and community.
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L. M. Henry
Dr. Henry
Farm Bureau urges shift in Iowa school taxes
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation seeks a more equitable distribution of school taxes accusing urban areas of bearing a lighter burden while rural families shoulder the costs. Rural education reform proposals passed by the farm bureau's educational committee call for better rural schooling to curb youth migration to city industry.
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Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Educational Committee of the
Farm Bureau
Cty Indus Sera
Iowa Farms
Fine Lyceum Course Coming to Pella
The Y M C A of Central College repeats with Redpath Vawter Lyceum Company to bring top talent to Pella audience. The program promises inspiration for all ages, with lecturers musicians and performers offering uplifting entertainment. Watch next week for individual talent announcements.
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Central College
Redpath-Vawter Lyceum Company
Pella
Lyceum
Baptist Sunday School Purchases New Piano
The Baptist Sunday School added a new grand piano from H. C. Bay Company via George Ramsey to its equipment. It brings the school's total to four pianos, one for each department, with the latest placed in the church auditorium for occasional church services in place of the pipe organ.
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The
Baptist Sunday School
H. C. Bay Company
George Ramsey
Pella High School Dominates Pleasantville in Muddy Showdown
Pella High School routed Pleasantville with solid line plunges and strong backfield runs on a wet field. Van Doornink scored in the third, Tysseling added a late pass rush, while Flying Dutchmen defense limited Pleasantville to five points after failed extra. The team travels to Dallas, then Fremont, with three home games left and tickets at 76 cents.
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Pleasantville
Amidon
Runnells
Pella
Kellogg
van Doornink
Tysseling
Grundman
Toose
Tusseling
Dallas
Fremont
Pella Hosts Photographers Meeting at Liberty Street Studio
Visiting photographers from cities in the region gathered in Pella this week at the invitation of Wm. J. Wagner. The session convened at Wagner’s Liberty Street studio to discuss topics of interest to the profession.
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Pella
Wm. J. Wagner
Wagner
Liberty Street
Baby De Haan Boy Dies After Two Days
A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Reuben De Haan on Thursday October 8 passed away two days later on Saturday October 10. Funeral services and interment were held Saturday afternoon.
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Reuben de Haan
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Marion
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Baby DE Haan
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