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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
6
Grinnell and Pella led by earning 24 and 21 Division I ratings at a state music contest held Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, with about 1,000 contestants from 19 schools. The Oskaloosa orchestra provided a grand finale, while results list numerous vocal and instrumental entries across many classes and divisions.
Helen G. Wilcox of Adel will head the high school commercial department for the remainder of the year. She succeeds Mrs. Laura Puffer who has led the department since January. The board cites a technicality by state and regional accrediting bodies requiring a higher credit hour total.
Frank Frush the newly elected Mayor and council members took office at noon Monday April 7 with most present. The abstract of election was read by City Clerk Frank De Wit, Van Dellen absent out of the city. Appointments included City Clerk Frank De Wit and assistant Henry Vander Ark, with C Boat retained for half time clerical work. The council set meetings for the first and third Tuesdays at 7 30 p m and announced administration appointments across several departments. Board of Health and Board of Review met after adjournment.
Local Board in Marion County directs eight men to report at the Knoxville Post Office Building Iowa at 9 90 a m Monday April 14 1941 for induction at Fort Des Moines. Replacement names include Harold Vande Noord Myron Francia Van Wyk Listen LaVerne Courtney and others with five days notice for replacements.
Notice calls for registration of visitors and residents with Mrs. nde. It notes rent increases and a need to maintain records of who stays in Bandquarters rooms. The fragmentary text references feorch for rent and housing management duties.
Baptist Holy Week services continue tonight with Rev. A L Drake of Water presenting the message. Thursday features Rev. Rodney C Gould of Calvary Baptist Cedar Rapids preaching on The Seven Cries from Calvary. Attendance rises as the evangelistic emphasis nears Easter Sunday night when the pastor speaks Awake and Arise. Community welcome extended.
Plans for the Women’s Home Project Achievement Day set for April 16 in Marion County include an afternoon program at the Farm Bureau with speakers and a focus on community service. An event features a talk by a guest speaker and demonstrations, with continued coverage noted on page 10.
The Naturalization service in Pella and Oskaloosa will close during April starting the 16th. Miss Mary Spencer, a naturalization worker, says a notice will announce when service resumes. A small number of Pella aliens will become citizens this year, while a very large number in Oskaloosa are expected to be naturalized with large classes upon resume.
The county speech clinic invites Pella School District children to attend on Tuesday, April 16, to receive help and information. Parents who think their child may benefit should call the school Blue 77 to arrange. Early intervention can prevent or reduce speech defects and improve speech or singing.
The Marion County Church School Convention will meet next Tuesday April 15 at Pleasantville Iowa's Methodist Church. Rev C Thiele Attica will open with Christian Education as a Way to Christian Living. C G Herbrecht Des Moines will address The Heart of Christian Education and Multiplying Christian Power by Cooperation.
A preliminary meeting will be held Wednesday April 16 at 7 30 to organize a First Aid Class. The invitation extends to all interested in obtaining a complete course of First Aid instruction under the auspices of the Pella Red Cross chapter First Aid Department.
The family thanks everyone who aided our mother and sister during her long illness and after her death. Many acts of kindness and flowers are gratefully acknowledged by Margaret Ann Varenkamp, Paul Lautenbach, and the brothers and sisters.
A notice states the Federated Club will meet at the Douwatra Chapel at 2 30 on Tuesday afternoon April 15 Miss Nama A Lathe of Gomneil College Mt Vernoi pa Jona attends with illustrations The assorted garbled text references Leona Youn Vindends on a high seas aboard a steamer and various unclear details
Card of thanks wording expresses gratitude to friends and family for support during a family event. The note references Donal Children and conveys appreciation for care and kindness received. The message reads as a personal acknowledgment rather than a formal notice.
Miss Margie Lee Veenman was introduced as Tulip Festival Queen at a Tuesday evening recognition banquet in the Legion Hall. Her four attendants are Miss Helen Klyn, Miss Lois Vanden Berg, Miss Virginia Kempkes, and Miss Jeanne Van Gorham. The ceremony, election results from April 5, and plans for Tulip Time May 8 to 10 were outlined by local officials and organizers.
Edward B Hitchcock noted author and lecturer appears in Douwstra Chapel at 9 15 a m Monday April 14 He speaks on Democracy at the Cross Roads Back of the Blackout and Kind the Headlines Tickets cost 26 cents and are open to the public.
Three women formerly from Corydon, Mrs. E. E. Broadbent, Mrs. Mary Botti and Mrs. Susan Blair, who were schoolmates in Clinton township, Wayne County, recently met for a dinner and reminisced about old times.
A bake sale fundraiser for the Fourth Division Baptist Aid will be hosted at Kon and M. Winter's on Saturday April. Mr and Mrs Ernest Blom's boy, born Thursday, did not live. It wan Gl Bora.
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