School Opens Next Monday Under New Terms
The public schools will reopen Monday with expectations of larger attendance. Age rules set compulsory schooling from 7 to 16, with 14 to 16 allowed to skip if eighth grade is complete or family support is needed. Five year olds may enter kindergarten if parents wish.
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Webster
Pella Plumbing & Heating Co
Lincoln
Martha Ver Heul
Lily Viersen
Kate Ver Heul
Marie Lefeber
Mary Renaud
Dora Bootsma
Dorothy Wormhoudt
Bessie Brooks
Anna Grant
Hollys Byram
Mary Anaud
Dora
Bootsma
Marie Lautenbach
Alice Fennema
C. Richardson
Henrietta Ver Heul
Ethyl K
Pella
Illustration Warns Parents About School Placement
A remark urging parents to consider proper schooling for their children is noted, suggesting retirement from daily wages and urging careful choice between high school and college. The quoted line emphasizes disciplined planning for youth education.
Thirty More Marion County Registrants Listed for Draft
Thirty young men who turned 21 since June last registered with Marion county exemption board last Saturday August 24. Questionnaires go out this week and exams, classifications to follow in a week or ten days. It is estimated under five percent may be physically unfit. Class 1 registrants drawn from this list will likely be filed at bottom of class with calls expected late September or early October. Names include Court Shawhan Cordova Fred S Leiby Hamilton John H Casey Knoxville Earl Owens Percy Howard H Hooper Swan Earl Lloyd Cain Percy Richard K Myers Percy Major McKinley Norman Monroe Kenneth Floyd Watkins Dallas Joe Benasse Melcher George Radcliffe Melcher Lester Albert Williams Melcher Peter R Meyer Pella Thomas Stephen May Columbia Burdett Grimes Cavett Purdy George Karaff Hamilton Frank Arlo Evans Hamilton Merle Fergus Bussey Jess Dye Knoxville Sherman Paul Dyson Knoxville Floyd Eugene Bridges Knoxville Charles Helmick Hamilton William Teitz Tracy Loren Carl Augustine Knoxville Oliver H P Galloway Knoxville Ransom Faryl Kendrick John A Van De Berg Knoxville Charles Clarence Beechout Columbia Carl Leland Rading Pleasantville Elias Nichols Melcher
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Knoxville Express
Exemption Board
Marion County
Court Shawhan
Cordova
Fred S. Leiby
Hamilton
John H. Casey
Knoxville
Earl Owens
Percy
Howard H. Hooper
Swan
Earl Lloyd Cain
Richard K. Myers
Major McKinley Norman
Monroe
Kenneth Floyd Watkins
Dallas
Joe Benasse
Melcher
George Radcliffe
Lester Albert Williams
Peter R. Meyer
Pella Thos
Stephen May
Columbia
Burdett Grimes Cavett
Purdy
George Karaff
Frank Arlo Evans
Merle Fergus
Bussey
Jess Dye
Sherman Paul Dyson
Floyd Eugene Bridges
Charles Helmick
William Teitz
Tracy
Loren Carl Augustine
Oliver H. P. Galloway
Ransom Faryl Kendrick
John A. van de Berg
Charles Clarence Beechout
Carl Leland Rading
Pleasantville
Elias Nichols
Sunday School Picnic Near Town Ends In Scald Injury
The Second Reformed church Sunday school picnic were held in a grove north of town Tuesday afternoon with about two hundred attendees. Games and stunts filled the day before rain forced the group to move to the church for supper and a program. Elva May Van Houweling, daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Van Houweling, was scalded on the leg when coffee from a boiler exploded. The burn was serious, and another incident saw Mrs H P Vander Meulen back a car into a ditch during the rush to stay ahead of the rain. both events marred a day still called a big success by participants.
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Second Reformed Church
Elva May
A. B. van Houweling
H. P. Vander Meulen
Lightning fires destroy barns and a house near town
Several fires struck Thursday night due to lightning. The barn of J C DeBruin southeast of town and the house of Phillip Olivier northeast of town were burned, along with a barn on the Amsberry place halfway between Pella and Knoxville where some valuable stock was lost.损
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J. C. DeBruin
Phillip Olivier
Pella
Knoxville
Amsberry
College Boys to Train for War Opens Sept 25
Central College announces military training linked education with service. High school graduates may enroll easily and non grads may register with local boards, earning 30 dollars monthly on active service. Registration set for Sept 23 24. lodging needed in Pella. President Hoffman to discuss details.
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Chronicle
Hoffman
Central
Pella
Registration Next Thursday for WWI Draft Registration
The law and presidential proclamation require all men aged 18 to under 46 who have not registered to do so on Thursday September 12, 1918. Registration takes place at voting precincts from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Pella with listed locations per ward and Lake Prairie Township Dieleman Garage serving as a site. Registrars will be present at each location and penalties for nonregistration are heavy.
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Congress
Pella
van Stigt
Power House
Lake Prairie
Dieleman Garage
Hang Enough Seed Corn for Two Years
A call to seed corn preservation urging farmers to select and secure sufficient good seed for two years. Highlighting cooperation with landowners and even schoolchildren to harvest fields resilient to hot winds, and encouraging teachers to integrate seed corn efforts into lessons for credit.
Eye Doctor to Visit American House on Sept 10
Dr. Weber, eye and ear specialist, will be at the American House Tuesday afternoon September 10 for free examinations.
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Dr. Weber
Important Notice on Subscriptions and Pay Up Demands
The Pulp and Industries Board order forces discontinuation of exchanges and subscriptions over three months in arrears. To obtain print paper, all unpaid or in advance payments must be settled. The Chronicle label shows paid-until dates like 1-118, and readers should renew now. SADLER BROS, & CO publishers Chronicle.
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the Industries Board
Sadler Bros, & CO
Publishers Chronicle
Progress Campaign to energize Reformed Church plans
The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America launches a five year Progress Campaign to speed industrial and moral life. A series of conferences begins in Pella on September 11 with leaders from national boards and local churches. Meetings at Third Reformed church include devotional, men and women sessions, Sunday school and youth conferences, ending with a 7:30 p.m. address by Dr. Chamberlain. light supper served at Second Reformed. no collections. Delegations from nearby Reformed churches are invited.
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General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Pella
W. S. Chamberlain
D. D
Board of Foreign Missions
W. T. Demarest
Board of Domestic Missions
Eliza P. Cobb
Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions
Edith H. Allen
Woman's Board of Domestic Missions
Abram Duryee
E. G. Meary
Board of Education
Third Reformed Church
Second Reformed
Chamberlain
The Power of a Postmaster Publisher
The Pella Booster, a Marion county paper, once argued soldiers letters could not be printed, used front page space to print two military communications from France and Camp Mills, N Y. The piece questions who makes new rules now.
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Knoxville Journal
Pella Booster
Marion County
France
Camp Mills
N. Y
Great Speech By War Veteran At Pella Red Cross Rally
War veterans and townspeople gathered at the Pella high school to hear Sergeant James McGovern, a veteran of the Princess Pats now at Camp Dodge, recount battles from the Spanish American War to World War I. He spoke of German brutality, valor under fire, and the resolve of Allied forces, drawing a strong patriotic mood. A Red Cross quilt auction by Jake Van Zante and a generous donor spree raised 313 dollars for local Red Cross expenses.
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Pella
France
James McGovern
Camp Dodge
Princess Pats
McGovern
Red Cross
Bert Baron
Carl Ver Steeg
Army
Ver Steeg
Carl
Belgium
Sergeant McGovern
Germany
Cuba
McKinley
U. S. Army
Virginia
Jeff Davis
Wirt
Andersonville
Wirz
Pella Red Cross
Jake van Zante
Piano Recital Showcases Twenty Summer Pupils
Twenty of Prof. Sadler's summer pupils performed in a chapel hall recital Tuesday afternoon. The parents and friends praised the event as enjoyable and instructive, as many pupils appeared publicly for the first time. Performers included Vesta Van Baren, Edna Grant, Cora Ver Ploeg, Helene Slob, James Mowe, Leonora Ellicott, Kath ryne Cochrane, Bessie Vander Ploeg, Elizabeth Wesselink, Nancy Renaud, Edith May Toom, Mildred Mowe, Sulah Veenstra, Sarah Van Baren, Dorothy Nollen, Ada Van Zante, Mabel Van Donselaar, Harriet Frush, and Lucile Cochranes.
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Prof. Sadler
Chapel Hall
Vesta van Baren
Edna Grant
Cora Ver Ploeg
Helene Slob
James Mowe
Leonora Ellicott
Kathryne Cochrane
Bessie Vander Ploeg
Elizabeth Wesselink
Cash Basis Store Announcement at Cordova
The Cordova general store announces it will operate on a cash basis after September 10, 1918. The move aligns with government price controls and food administration practices, aiming to meet cash payments while maintaining product quality. Signed by H. C. Williamson D, C, Renaud.
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Cordova
Food Administration
H. C. Williamson
Renaud
Public Sale of Household Goods by Women’s Federated Club
The Women’s Federated Club will hold a public sale at the Rest Room on Saturday September 7 1918 at 2 o clock p m. The sale includes two stores two couches and other furniture. Come and see these articles.
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Women’s Federated Club
Wm. Lotts farm in Jasper County for sale
For sale is a 240 acre farm known as the Wm Lotts place in Jasper County. Prospective buyers may contact Jay Prouty in Prairie City Iowa at 36 7 for price or terms.
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Tral College
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