Women of Pella Carry On for Red Cross
The Federated Clubs of Marion County heard a full report on the Pella Red Cross Chapter at Graham Hall on April 2. Led by Mrs. David C. Renuau, the chapter reported about 2800 area families, an expanded 1945 quota of 5000 with 8871.69 raised and 4957.76 sent to the National, and a 1946 goal over 2700 with over 4000 raised. The Home Service unit handled 114 cases, knitting produced coats, helmets, mittens, gloves, and the Junior Department filled boxes for veterans hospitals and contributed to the National Red Cross fund. Production supplied army kit bags, pajamas, robes, and diapers, funded locally. The chapter continues to sew as depots run low.
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Pella
Renuau
American Red Cross
Home Service Department
Vets Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Camp Robinson
National Red Cross
National Red Cross Children’s Fund
See'y Anderson Appeals for Starving Abroad Aid
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson appeals through the Red Cross for U S aid to starving people in war torn nations. He urges voluntary conservation and says Americans eat more than needed and that saving three bread slices daily could free a large amount of wheat for the hungry within 90 days, highlighting the moral imperative and global need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton P. Anderson
America
Red Cross
Department of Agriculture
Musical Groups Vie for Honors At State Contest
The state music contest starts today in Grinnell and runs for three days. High school groups compete, including Girls Trio, Girls Glee Club, Boys Glee Club, and Mixed chorus. Featured soloists are Virginia Groendyke soprano Betty Jean Van Heukelem mezzo soprano Billie Dee Mount alto. Cora Thomassen will perform a snare drum solo.
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Grinnell
Virginia Groendyke
Betty Jean van Heukelem
Billie Dee Mount
Cora Thomassen
Kiwanis Club Hosts Two Visiting Speakers
Kiwanis members heard Duke Williams district leader of Des Moines award Herbert Mentink for last year’s presidency. Williams spoke on Polk City Kiwanis formation with 36 members, charter May 24, inviting Pella delegates. George Lundgren, “Swede,” regaled in Swedish dialect with humorous tales, while guests included Des Moines and Hull attendees and Relief Auction Committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Williams
Des Moines
Herbert Mentink
Herb
Jack Bootsma
Williams
West High
Kiwanis
Polk City
U.S. A
Pella Club
Will “van Sittert
George Lundgren
Lundgren
Lundgrin
E. Wimmer
Jacob de Ronde
Harold and
Garrett van Gorp
Gordon Bolks
Hull
Iowa
Eugene Stientjes
Geo. F. Sadler
Warner Vande Voort
Ralph Ver Meer
J. G. Boot
Dr. J. Shultz
George Ver Steeg
Goodyear Family Party at Legion Building
The Goodyear Family Party, sponsored by Schiebout & Popma and Goodyear Tire & Rubber, will be held at the Legion Hall on Thursday May 2 at 7 45 p m. Admission is free, no tickets required, with movies, entertainment and refreshments. Tom Kruger of Goodyear will present a film on innovations saving weeks of work time each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
Schiebout & Popma
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Legion Hall
Unity Talk Urges Inter Church Cooperation
Dr H H Kalas, secretary of the Inter Church Council for Town, told Rotary last Thursday that true Christian unity starts with loyalty to one’s denomination yet benefits all. He urged joint action on common goals, noted the Bible as a shared possession, and said the church remains the key to worldwide unity despite wartime disruptions to other international bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Kalas
Inter Church Council For Town
Rotary
Christ
Rotary International
Church of the Living God
Oat and Clover Seedings Aided By a Good Rain
Rain of nearly one inch ended weeks of drought. Oats germinated well in late March and early April, then stalled for ten days but responded instantly to moisture. Clover and bluegrass pastures, slow to grow, revived with the rain as plowing continued in mid April turning dry, chunky soil to workable looseness.
Housing trailers ease shortage for married students at Central
Central College adds a trailer park between the gym and Kuyper Stadium to aid housing for married students. Three veterans and wives occupy trailers, including Mr. and Mrs. Vander Linden Mr. and Mrs. Dahlstrom and Mr. and Mrs. Vriexelaar with children Donald and Carrie. Ten trailers total, two large ones extend living space to about 20 by 26 feet with kitchen, two beds, and living area. All trailers have fuel and cooking facilities. gym locker rooms offer laundry and bathing, with plans for a washing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Gymnasium
Kuyper Stadium
Howard Vander Linden
Kenneth Dahlstrom
Don Vriexelaar
Donald
Carrie
Gold Star Mothers Tea Planned at Legion Hall May 4
A Gold Star Mothers Tea including wives and sisters will be held at the American Legion Hall on Saturday May 4 at 2 30 p m All Legion Auxiliary members are invited Chairman Gold Star Comm Bess Van Zante extends the invitation to participate and socialize with fellow families and supporters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Star
Legion Hall
American Legion Hall
A Grand Rain Falls Over Week With .96 Inch Total
The past week saw almost an inch of precipitation, totaling .96 inches in showers on Monday evening, April 22. Weather observer H. K. Pals recorded the rainfall measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Pals
New Homes Rise Rapidly in Pella on Lincoln Street
In Pella three six home plots at Lincoln and West Third streets are under construction. Four will be five room Colonial style and two will be six room homes, all sharing a common design with variations. Features include full basements with gas furnaces and water heaters, complete insulation, Pella Casement Windows, and pre-war oak flooring. Contractor Dan Dingeman plans to finish all by fall with sufficient material on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Lincoln and
West Third Streets
Tor Dan Dingeman
Dingeman
Dutch Visitor to Speak in Pella on Goodwill Tour
The Rev. A Barkey Wolf of The Hague, a Netherlands government sponsored ambassador, will address a mass meeting at First Reformed Church in Pella next Friday at 8 p.m. He will discuss Dutch wartime conditions, share occupation experiences, and is slated to preach or conduct services in several Pella churches May 5 and 6. He spent three months in a concentration camp and will offer firsthand insight. All community members are invited.
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A. Barkey Wolf
Hague
Netherlands
United States
Good Will
Government of
Pella
First Reformed Church
Wolf
Ann_ Lor
Sacred Music Program at Chr Ref Church Tonight
The Choral Society of the Second Christian Reformed Church presents a sacred program this Thursday evening, April 25 at 7 45. Fred Vander Schaaf directs with Mrs Wilma Vander Ban as accompanist. Soloists include Richard Vander Baan and Alvina Stanrdema. A cordial audience is invited.
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Choral Society of the
Second Christian Reformed Church
Grelock
Fred Vander Schaaf
Wilma Vander Ban
All Hail the Power
Rejoice
Public Invited To Chapel Program Friday Morning
The music department of Central College presents an 11:00 assembly at Douwstra Chapel Friday morning. A woodwind group directed by Mr. Cox will perform with flute and clarinet duet, songs, piano, and organ numbers for a delightful hour. The public is invited.
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Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Cox
Missionary Exhibit by Pella Union on April 26
The Pella Classical Missionary Union will meet at the Second Reformed Church in Pella on Thursday April 26 at 2 00 pm. After a program in the auditorium the supplies will be on exhibit in the basement rooms. Refreshments will be served. All members of all missionary groups in the Pella Classis are cordially invited to attend.
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Pella
Stanley Dixon To Lecture Here This Evening
Stanley Dixon, student of world affairs and advocate for a democratic Jewish state in Palestine, will speak at Douwstra Chapel tonight at 8:00 as the final program of the Artist-Lecture Series. He will discuss Palestine events, immigration, and America's responsibility to the Jewish homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Dixon
Palestine
Douwstra Chapel
America
Rotterdam hospital asks for toys for crippled children
Letter from Rotterdam Holland nurse MacPherson pleads for donated toys to comfort crippled children in a wartime hospital. In Pella Iowa Mr and Mrs Fred Visser are urged to send playthings to aid recovery and occupy young minds amid bombing and loss. The appeal recalls kinder acts from the writer’s own childhood hospital visits and ends with gratitude and a request for visitors to Holland.
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Rotterdam
Fred Visser
East
First Strest
Pella
Lena
Heerlijk
Holland
Community urged to lead toy drive for disabled children
Mrs Visser asks for strong leadership to organize an auction driven toy drive for crippled children. She notes many warm-hearted residents in Pella and nearby willing to help and urges someone to present a concrete plan and take charge.
Community Netherlands Relief Auction boosts plans in Knoxville
Two weeks remain before the Netherlands Relief Auction as Knoxville merchants pledge gifts including a Philco phonograph radio and a New Plymouth car. The Veterans Hospital Knoxville hosts National Hospital Day on May 12 with tours, exhibits, and farm therapy, as committee members finalize listings and Dutch costume plans for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief Committee
Netherlands
Ford Co
Ulrich Motor Company
White Way Auto Company
Allis Chalmers
Vos Implement Co
Kuyper Music House
J. C. Penney Company
Pella
Bert Boat
Boat Furniture
Philco Mfg. Co
Philco
Albert van Houweling
Detroit
United States
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
National Hospital
Hopital
Mid- West
J. G. Cullins
United States Army
Veterans Administration
Veterans Hospital of
Veterans of the Armed Forces of
High School Students Report for Service Induction
Twenty three Marion County men attended pre induction exams on April 22 with five from Pella. Names include Wil Rowland Knoxville Marvin Dop Pleasantville and others from Knoxville Melcher Pella Tracy Haselhuhn Dallas and Pleasantville. One Pella man Delmar Roush joined four others inducted into the service that day Delmar Roush Columbia Eugene Stutsman Knoxville Lorenzo Logic Melcher and Raymond Crum Pella formerly Gary Indiana board assignments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Pella
Wil M. Rowland
Knoxville
Marvin V. Dop
Pleasantville
Clayborn C. Barnett
Robert H. Mark
Fred Berger
Jack Eugene McVey
Melcher
Philip Bert Kempkes
Elmer A. Pearson
James Leroy Speed
R. G. Wm. Wolf
Stanly J. Roll
Robert A
Colo
Delmar D. Roush
Columbia
Eugene T. Stutsman
Lorenzo A. Logic
Raymond L. Crum
Gary
Indiana
Science Men at Central Attend Grinnell Meeting
Professors T. H. Liggett and Chester Leu and Central College junior Ed Crelin attended the first postwar Iowa Academy of Science meeting in Grinnell on April 16. The Iowa Academy, the state's largest science organization, added Leu Crelin and Dale Wallinga as fellows and Joe Woods as an associate member. Liggett has long been active in the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Liggett
Chester Leu
Ed Crelin
Central College
Iowa Academy of Science
Grinnell
Iowa
Leu
Dale Wallinga
Joe Woods
Mr. Liggett
Dangerous driving age range highlighted by safety surveys
Safety surveys show drivers aged 15 to 20 are linked to the highest risk of accidents and fatalities. The findings note this group has twice the danger compared with older drivers, underscoring the need for targeted safety measures.
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Driveray
District Legion Meeting Set for Ames Monday
Van Veen Van Hermer Post and Auxiliary invite members to the Sixth District Spring Conference in Ames on Monday April 29 Legion sessions begin at 2:00 PM at Ames Legion Hall with district officers nominated and chairs heard. Auxiliary registration 9:00 AM at Methodist Church, with sessions 10:00 AM.
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van Veen-Van Hemert
Legion
Auxiliary
Ames
Ames Legion Hall
Nicholson
Perry
The
Auxili
Methodist Chi
H. L. Fausner
Thomas Care Tome
Legion Auxiliary
Ated Legion
Ralf Stuart
Peo
Cadet Band Concert Postponed to April 28
Cadet Band concert originally set for Friday evening April 191 has been postponed to Tuesday evening April 28. The Cadet Band members and the Junior Twirlers invite the public to attend the program in the High School Auditorium at 8:00 PM.
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See’y Anderson
Kiwanis Club
Goodyear Farm
Legion Building
Don Vriezelaar
DR. Kalas
Told Rotarians Church
West Third and
Lincoln Streets
A. Wolf
MacPherson
Zickenhuis
Endocia
Bergweg
Kamer
Henry
John
Une
John Brinwaard
Gareendeest
Fred VI
Helland
Veterans Facility
Chronicle
Robert Blue
Central
Cadet
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