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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1923

Page

9

Local Dockets and Social Notes From Pella Area

Local visitors attend the Oskaloosa fair. Mrs Edna Dennis returns from Ames to visit family. Miss Louise Gaass brings home relatives from Colorado. Puritan Drug Store advertises weekend wall paper sale. Mr Carl Schmolke leaves for South Africa after studies in the United States. Rev G M Derbyshire reports Mrs Derbyshire improving after hospital stay. Several births, visits, and farm bureau notes accompany community updates in Pella and Knox ville areas.

C. H. Bell Emma Hamilton Edna Dennis Ames M. Vander Linden

World Progress Notes From Reformed Church Missions

The Reformed Church highlights its courage in spreading the Gospel through church planting and missions among Indians, Negroes, mountaineers in Kentucky, and immigrant groups. Abroad missions reach Japan, China, India, Mesotamia, and Arabia. Messengers from these missions will be featured at the Fall Conference of Women’s Missionary Organizations near Pella at the 2d Reformed Church next Tuesday September 25. Men may attend the 7:30 evening session with other sessions at 10:30 and 2:00.

The Reformed Church Kentucky Japan China India Mesotamia Arabia Women’s Missionary Organizations Pella 2D Reformed Church

Annual Bazaar and Supper by Baptist Ladies Aid

The Baptist Ladies Aid announce their annual bazaar and supper set for Saturday December 1. Mark the date for this community event and join in.

The Baptist Ladies Aid

French Textiles Named After Places Cretonne and Cambric

Two fabrics owe their names to French origins. Cretonne traces to Creton in Normandy, while cambric derives from Cambrai. The terms reflect the towns associated with their early production or trade.

France Cretonne Cambric Normandy Creton Stil Cambrai

Fried Chicken Supper This Saturday and Health Cup Awarded

The Baptist Ladies Aid Society will serve a Fried Chicken supper uptown on Saturday September 29 with location details to follow next week. Iowa school children have won permanent possession of the health crusade cup for the third time, amid large participation by 300000 students and 22000 teachers. Acting Governor Hammill is urged to proclaim American Indian day on the fourth Friday of September to promote aid for original Americans. The Iowa Methodist Episcopal conference endorses efforts to merge Iowa and Des Moines conferences. Des Moines reports nearly $700000 in car thefts since August 1921, with all but 24 cars recovered shortly after thefts.

Baptist Ladies Aid Society Friend of Children New York Iowa Hammill American Indian Order Indian Free Masonry Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference Newton General Conference Des Moines

Helpful Precepts On Self Help And Independence

A quoted maxim by William Ewart Gladstone urges cultivating self help and reducing dependence on others. It emphasizes keeping down desires to foster manliness, wealth, and happiness, warning that expanding wants leads to effeminacy and servility.

William Ewart Gladstone

Chinese Sewing Baskets with Covers in Dark Brown Finish

A collection of large special 9 inch 10 percent inch and 12 inch Chinese sewing baskets with covers. Dark brown finish features decorative beads spangles and silk tassels on the covers.

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L. Popma’s Louise Gaass Colorado P. H. Kuyper M. H. Post Puritan Drug Store Henry A. Wagner Ottumwa W. J. Wagner Montana Amana van Niewall’s Knoxville Columbia Road Jonathan Grimes S. B. Kennedy Nick de Geus Will DeGeus Josie DeGeus Eddyville Tribune Carl Schmolke South Africa America Towa State Agricultural College Schmolke G. M. Derbyshire Derbyshire Waterloo Baptist Church John de Prenger Ben Kuyk Mrs Gerard van Houweling Verle Kramer Chronicle School of Journalism Columbia Kramer Farm Bureau R. A. Awtry Prairie City John Miedema Minnesota Phillip Baker Ypsilanti, N. D Valley Junction P. H. van Gorp van Niewaal’s R. C. Woods of Colfax John Branshart E. Richardson Mason City W. R. Eggelston J W. van Klootwyk D. P. van Zee Donald Mair Oakville T. J. Edmand George van Zee Lebanon, Tenn Cumberland University Enos Heeren Ben Holland, Mich Western Theological Seminary Katherine Rietveld Mrs. A. Ver Ploegh Tingley James M. J. Hoffman C. F. Dykstra A. H. Clark Mt. Pleasant Chas. Marsh Ed van Zante Oskaloosa Harold Chalfont Milton Iowa City State University Georgia Chalfont Nick van Haaften John van Genderen S. E. Colville K. de Boest Granger John de Boest Dana Cherokee Black Hawk Vandermeulen & Co Danas McBedwin Adler Adler Collegian Y.T. van Niewaal
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