Red Cross Call for 6 Million Woolen Articles From Front Lines
A patriotic appeal from Major Murphy on Pershing's staff urges the American Red Cross to ship 1.5 million sweaters, mufflers, wristlets, and socks each to France and Belgium before cold weather. Chapters mobilize yarn, needles, and instructions, with volunteers and local committees racing to meet the urgent wartime need while continuing to supply surgical materials.
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France
Belgium
American Red Cross
Washington
Grayson M. P. Murphy
General Pershing
Red Cross
Europe
John J. O'Connor
Central Division of the
Chicago
Major Murphy
America
Camp life report from Hempstead 1917 letter
Harry de Cook writes from Hempstead New York in September 1917 about joining a large Army camp of about 45 000 men. He describes plans for heavy drill starting Monday recreation days Wednesday and Saturday clothing issues and expectations of a ten day encampment with notes on expected unit designations and mailing arrangements.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Chronicle
U. S
Harry DE Cook
Hoover pledge cards urged in Pella and Lake Prairie
Local civic leaders from Pella and Lake Prairie townships plan a September 22 meeting at 3:00 PM in the women's rest room to distribute and sign Hoover pledge registration cards. Mrs. C. F. Aschenbronner chairs the effort and asks all organization chairs to push the campaign.
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Hoover
Pella
Lake Prairie Township
C. F. Aschenbrenner
Weekly Bulletin of Iowa Weather and Crop Service 1917
The week ending September 18 1917 saw favorable corn progress with dry warm weather after a cool start. Frost on the 11th damaged northeastern counties but estimates were inflated. severe damage occurred along streams and low spots while fog limited some losses. Most crops on uplands escaped harm with 6 percent of corn unmerchantable in the northeast. Frost affected late potatoes garden truck buckwheat and beans. Silo filling begun and corn cut for fodder. Canning factories run at full capacity for sweet corn yielding about three tons per acre. Fall wheat sowing advanced and apples harvests show fair yields. More rain would aid pastures and field work. GEO M CHAPPELL Director.
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Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Geo. M. Chapphl
Liter-Hackert Wedding Quiet Ceremony in September
Cornelia Hackert and Edgar Liter wed at 1 00 p m on Wednesday September 19 at the bride’s parents home. Rev J Weasenk officiated in a simple family ceremony. The Liter couple plan to join the New England GraniteWorks partnership with George and John Liter, moving to the Delano property soon. The Chronicle extends best wishes. Moving pictures every Saturday evening at the opera house a gay vibe.
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Liter
Art Delano
New England
John
Mra. Liter
Mr. Delano
the Chronicle
Central college opens with strong enrollment and spirit
The opening week suggests a prosperous year for Central college with enrollment in lower classes rising to offset the draft. New students match old, total enrollment nearing 160, loyalty and character drive activities, chapels full, YWCA and YMCA active, and football lively as the term social approaches.
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Central College
Iowa
Old Central
Men From Marion and Pella Prepare for Camp Dodge Call
The first draft reduced to one Pella man returns home as eighty-one Marion county volunteers prepare to report next Saturday. Names of Pella entrants include John J Slot Geo W Ries Robert Scholte Dick Van Dusseldorp Yella Heerema and others with George Ries departing Chronicle staff as a valued printer and mechanic. Chronicle wishes all the volunteers success and asks for occasional letters from them.
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Camp Dodge
Pella
Martin Paardekooper
Marion County
John J. Slot
Geo. W. Ries
Robert Scholte
Dick van Dusseldorp
Yella Heerema
A. den Burger
Cornelius van Hemert
Arthur K. Verrips
Joe Porter
Andrew Huyser
Lou Thomassen
Eugene M. Dennis
Gary T. Vogelaar
Adrian W. Goehring
Arthur Kaldenburg
Pete Vander Heide
Carl G. Byers
John Durham
George Ries
Chronicle
George
College Notes YWCA Reception Welcomes New Girls On Campus
The YWCA hosted a watermelon reception Tuesday afternoon with large attendance to greet new students led by Fern Smith the latest arrival. YMC A began Tuesday evening with strong turnout and a call for every fellow to join. Mrs Hoffman visits this week meeting students and plans for voice work. Byers and Bordman depart Friday for Camp Dodge and Mrs Hoffman will sing at chapel next Wednesday morning.
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Fern Smith
Ferna Tiny
Chapel
Baptist Leader Preaches at Central College Sunday
Baptist President M J Hoffman of Central College will preach morning and evening. Sunday evening the choir will sing the Gloria from Mozart's 12th Mass and the male quartet will perform Lovely Zion.
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M. J. Hoffman
Central College
Mosart
Zion
Pella Iowa Council Minutes September 18 1917
City council meets with Mayor Vanden Berg presiding. Members absent Wormhoudt and Van Doorninck. Driveway permit granted for Third Reform church with concrete sidewalk from Main Street. Resolutions for permanent sidewalks on Peace and Independence streets pass. Semiannual interest due reports adopted. warrants to be issued. Heating for city office building approved. Fire department room to be cleaned and kept in good order. Freight warrants for coal shipments approved. Board of health adjourns after condemning privies in block 3 and water quality deemed satisfactory.
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Pella
Towa
Vanden Berg
Wormhoudt
van Dooninck
Third Reformed Church
Peace Street
West 5Th Street
Lot 1
Independence Street
Fire Department
Health Office
Garden Club Fairs Prizes For Pella Children
The children garden club of Pella, led by Mrs. Mitten of the Women's Federated Club, drew sixty entrants. Twenty five displayed at the fair, with prizes awarded to twenty four ranging from sixty cents to one dollar. Prize winners should call at Mrs. Rameey's Saturday at 3:00 p.m. with ribbons to claim their awards.
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Children’s Garden Club
Pella
Taft's Turn to Smile in 1912 Gossip
Washington Democrat notes taunts about President Taft from Gov. Johnson of California. The column calls Taft the worst president and jokes about Hiram Johnson's son and draft status. It ends with a product plug for Wizard Self Rising all wheat pancake flour from Pella.
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Washington
Johnson
Taft
Wizard
Pella
Biggest Day in Pella History Celebrates New National Army
Festivities in Pella honor the raised National Army with ideal weather and tight organization. A 10 AM band concert led to an 11 AM balloon ascent by Madame Lucile Belmont, followed by a large parade and a free army dinner served to about 125 soldiers in a park tent. The event featured schoolchildren in national color costumes, a council of defense float promoting food conservation, and the first five percent call to Camp Dodge with local enlistees led by Martin Paardekooper. Names of registered men listed. continued on page 6.
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Pella
Madame Lucile Belmont
Mahaska
Agper
Women's Federated Club
New Soldier
National Army
Council of Defense
W. H. Vander Ploeg
C. F. Aschenbrenner
Red Cross
Martin Paardekooper
Camp Dodge
Oth
Lankelma
Wormhoudt
Sybenba
Henry Vriezelaar, Jr
Chas. M. Whitlatch
Henry Muilenburg
John Adams
Wm. A. den
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Opere Hour A “Gay i
Lake Prairie
College
First Reformed Church
Council
Garden Club
Marion
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