Freshman and Sophomore Test of Strength at Central College
Students from ten states gather for afternoon strength test as campus spirit and unity grow. Chapel changes bring faculty and speakers onto the platform, posting hymn lines for coordinated worship. President Dr Wesselink spoke on Samson from Judges XIV, highlighting strength and the riddle. Rev G Menninga followed with the parable of the sower illustrating unity of students and faculty.
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Wesselink
Samson
De Jong Suffers Stroke Involving Infantile Paralysis Fears
Mount Martin De Jong owner of De Jong Floral and Seed in Pella suffers paralysis from the waist down after a spell of illness. Doctors confirm infantile paralysis feared for him and his two year old child, with related risks to family through close contact and exposure. A Des Moines specialist later pronounces the diagnosis as infantile paralysis, marking a grim turn for the De Jong family.
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Pella
Martin de Jong
de Jong
Carpenter
Town Cuty
Mr. de Jong
de Long
Des Moines
Little Interest In Farm Fire Truck
Farmers met at the Pella Firemen's Hall to discuss obtaining a fire truck for farm fires. Two salesmen spoke, a pump demonstration occurred, but no progress was made. The meeting echoed prior talks with continued lack of needed enthusiasm for the project. A note mentions two oversized squashes on display at Klyn & Co Winter meat market, grown in Tone Hiens garden, one weighing 181 pounds.
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Pella
Klyn & Co
Tone Hiens
Telephone Company Remodeling Building
Important changes are underway at the Fowler Te Company exchange. The building will gain a new uniform front and larger ground floor, extending northward six to eight feet. The entire structure will be used by the Telephone Company for offices, public space, and long distance services, improving operator privacy and public accommodation.
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Fowler Te Company
Mair
Reed
Exchange Building
Vander Linden couple picked for Maytag estate role at Lake Geneva
Clarence and Mrs Clar EN Vander Linden of Percy Iowa selected by F L Maytag of Newton to be resident superintendent and hostess of Ceylon Court mansion and estate on Lake Geneva Wisconsin. They will divide time between the estate and a second residence on the grounds, starting April.
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Pella
Clarence Vander Linden
Percy
Iowa
F. L. Maytag
Newton
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Vander Linden
California
Chicago
Des Moine
Maytag
Ceylon Court
Ceylon
Celon
Mr. Maytag
Mr. Itchell
Mr. Vander Linden
Mra. Vander Linden
Clarence
A. N. Vander Linden
John Grundman
Highway Engineer To Speak On Bonds At Pella Legion Hall
Fred R. White chief engineer of the Iowa State Highway Commission will speak in Pella at the Legion Hall on a Friday evening in September at 8 o clock. He will discuss the State Road bond question facing voters in November. All interested are invited to attend.
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Fred R. White
Iowa State Highway Commission
Pella
Legion Hall
Fiidny
Mrs. J. M. Cox Celebrates 80th Birthday in Pella
Sunday marked Mrs. J. M. Cox’s eightieth birthday with visits from family friends and her Pella circle at 215 Main Street. Guests included Mrs. Mole of Ottumwa and distant greetings from California and Oregon. A poem from Mrs. Brewster conveyed grace in aging and joy in sustained friendships.
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J. M. Cox
Pella
Main Street
Oni
Mole
Ottum
California
Oregon
Iowa
Brewster
Cora Scarff
Central College
Sousa Tour Comes to Des Moines Drake U Concert
The Sousa Band, in its thirty sixth annual tour, performs at Drake University Field House in Des Moines on Friday October 6. Tickets go on sale soon with mail orders filled in order received. Best seats priced at 1.50 dollars. The concert is presented by Drake University Concert Band directed by Alonzo Loach. The band funds its operations solely from ticket sales and donations, maintaining a long, self sustained history.
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Sousa
Des Moines
Drake University
America
Alonzo Loach
Miss Elizabeth Graham Schedules Weekly Office Hours
County social service worker and overseer of the poor will hold weekly hours in the Legion Auxiliary room of the County Memorial Building each Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon for public appointments and assistance.
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Elizabeth Graham
Legion Auxiliary
County Memorial Building
Township School Meetings In Mahaska County
The annual Mahaska County township school meetings begin with social events, spelling contests, and a picnic lunch. County Supt. Erma L. Krout lists dates and venues for Adams to White Oak townships, detailing leaders and October deadlines for each school district.
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Mahaska County
Erma
L. Krout
Ollow
Adams
Ethel Nevins
Centenary Church
Black Oak
John Vander Wert
Figasaat View Behool
Majoy
Fesee
East Des Moines
Henrietta Val der Wilt
Givin Hall
Garfield
Marguerite Showmaker
Elm Grove
Harrison
Abby G. Perry
Iowa Central School
Jefferson
Henrietta Rinehart
Bethel Church
Lincoln
Opal Hartness
West Center
Madison
Eva Winner
Pleasant Ridge
Monroe
Clarence Jones
Indianapolis
Pleasant Grove
Vera Grubb
Prairie
Nellie Stephen
Tainter
Richland
Irene Strom
Peoria
Scott
Anna de Cook
Burr Oak
Spring Creek
H. G. Louthan
East Center
Union
Harland Reed
Union Mills
West Des Moines
Gwenolden Davis
Truax
White Oak
Gladys Williams
Hoover Demonstrations Offer Free Rug Cleaning in Pella
Hoover factory men, touring as representatives for Van Den Berg Electric, remain in Pella to demonstrate the Hoover Cleaner. They urge residents to schedule appointments for live demonstrations, including rug cleaning, with no obligation to buy. The effort aims to prove real value to housewives and save buyers effort and money.
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Hoover
van den Berg Electric Company
Hoover Cleaner
Pella
van den Berg
Hoover Company
Boy Bandits At Harper Store
Two youths Paul Austin aged 16 of Beloit Michigan and Ernest Sandy 17 of Des Moines confessed to stealing a car from Schroeder Hardware and raiding Harper store. They crawled inside after breaking a window, took overalls shirts socks and bread, ate at the depot, were chased by residents who hauled them to town, escaped jail bars, and were later recaptured by a 200-strong mob. Sheriff Beasley says they will plead guilty before Judge Patterson as court opens tomorrow.
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H. A. Beasley
Paul Austin
Beloit
Mich
Ernest Sandy
Harper
Beasley
J. G. Patterson
Albia Road Sharing Signals Shale Road Update
District engineer Price told Albia Commercial Club that Primary Road 6 from Albia to Hartsuck will be shared once shale spreading on the Buxton road starts. The Buxton road project, let to H C Young of Prairie City, must be finished by December 1, paving to the Mahaska county line.
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Albia
Monroe County
Price
Charlton
O. A. Clark
H.C. Young
Prairie City
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Oskaloona
Chariton
AlbiaUnion- Republican
Cemetery Aid Meeting at Mrs H A Tusseling Home
The Black Oak Cemetery Aid will meet Tuesday September 25 at the home of Mrs H A Tusseling. All members are urged to be present.
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Black Oak Cemetery Aid
Mra. H. A
Tusseling
Newton Republicans Were Not Guilty
Sheriff Gochee at Os kaloosa stops a sedan from Pella after a bank robbery report in Des Moines. He questions two men en route to Sigourney for the Sixth District Republican conference, while Newton Daily News photographers seek suspects and note equal treatment in the crisis.
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Gochee
Oskaloosa
Herald
Pella
Sigourney
Des Moines
Gochoe
J. W. Rhodes
Newton Daily News
Jay W. Wil
Newton
Vanishing Zeeland Couple Sparks West Michigan Mystery
Zeeland business leader Albert LaHuis and wife disappear during a cross country trip ending in Bakersfield California. The missing pair, along with oil partner Waters, prompted searches by California detectives and family members as theories range from foul play to a tragic accident. LaHuis, president of A LaHuis Dry Goods and Colonial Clock Co, and longtime Zeeland leader, is missing with no word since August 17.
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Holland
Michigan
Zeeland
Mich
Ottawas
Albert LaHuis
TaHuis
Juty
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Calif
LeHuis
Miama
Fla
le Huis
Corth
Cincinnati
Ohio
California
Waters
LaHuis
Bakersfield
San Francisco
Middle West
A. LaHuis Dry Goods Co
Colonial Clock Co
Continental Sugar Co
Harry Hugen Died Suddenly at 45 10 2
Harry Hugen aged 45 years 10 months 2 days died of apoplexy at ten o clock Thursday September 18 in his usual health until shortly before death. Unmarried, he lived with his mother Mrs F Hugen. Funeral Saturday at home, interment Oakwood cemetery. He is survived by sister Kate and brother Gerrit of Oskaloosa.
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Harry Hugen
Mr. Hugen
F. Hugen
Oakwood Cemetery
Kate
Gerrit
Oskaloosa
Council Meets Tuesday Eve in Pella on Utilities
City council grants farm home water hookup to A A Bogaard signaling rural demand for running water and electric lights. They allocate 25 to firemen for Ames trip and order tree trimming. Gas Company reports mains being laid and eyes storage tanks south of the college across the track.
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Pella
A. A. Bogaard
Fire Department
Ames
Gas Company
Northwestern Junior College Opens in Orange City
Orange City welcomes the Northwestern Junior College and Academy with 72 academy students and 32 in the first college year. President Jacob Heemstra led opening exercises in Science Hall as Rev H Colenbrander urged Christian higher education for the region and church.
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Pella
the Reformed Church
Orange City
Jacob Heemstra
Central
Central College
Orange City Journal
Northwestern Junior College and Academy
Science Hall
H. Colenbrander
City
Chrisian
Reformed Church
Northwestern Junior College
A. Te Paske
Sioux Center
Removal Notice Relocates Offices to Security Bank Building
The offices have moved to the Security Bank Building in the space recently vacated by Dr J V Lunekelma 36 41 and Georgia Chalfont.
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Security Bank
J. V. Lunekelma
Georgia Chalfont
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Maytag Estate
Lake Geneva Place
Amer
Mahaska
Harper Store
West
Board of Aldermen
Orange City College
Academy
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