Plans for Open House and Plowing Match at Milner Farm
Marion County 4-H and Rural Youth groups will nominate 15 candidates for Queen of the Soil Conservation Open House and state contour plowing contest at Clyde Milner farm in Union Township east of Pleasantville on September 6. Candidates will attend a banquet at Pleasantville High School that evening. A panel of plowmen judges the next day will choose the Queen from the candidates. Banquet crowning planned. candidates appear at the main event the following day. Ticket sales run through September 1 and are available at Extension Office PMA SCS Chamber offices Knoxville banks and Bare Drug in Pleasantville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Soil Conservation
Clyde Milner
Union Township
Pleasantville
Leo Waggoner
John Reem
Pleasantville High School
Milner Farm
Waggoner
Extension
PMA
SCS
Chamber of Commerce
Knoxville
Bare Drug Store
WITO
John Heerema Dies in Tacoma at 63
Friends report the death of John Heerema of Tacoma Washington Friday age 63 from a heart ailment. Born in Friesland Netherlands he came to Pella as a child and trained as a pharmacist. He worked in Des Moines and Tacoma and served as secretary of the state board of pharmacy examiners and narcotics supervisor. He was survived by his wife Allie a daughter Virginia a son Donald two grandchildren and brothers Peter of Pella and Martin of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heerema
Peter Heerema
Pella
John
Mr. Heerema
Friesland
Netherlands
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Langerak
Bernie Vander Linden
B. H. Langerak
Hreerema
Bernie
Heereman
de’ Pree Chemical Company
Michigan
Tacoma
Washington
Pacoma
Ely
State Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Astate
Towa Pharmaceutical Association
United Commercial Travellers
Manufacturers Representatives Association
Moingona Masonic Lodge
Westminster United Presbyterian Church of
Des Moine
Allie
Virginia
Donald
Peter
Martin
Los Angeles
Cal
Meerema
Voila
Pella Scouts Invited to Knoxville Pool Swim Night
Witation extended to Girl and Boy Scouts of Pella to swim at Knoxville Pool every Monday from seven to nine p.m. Manager Mr. Allen Kenny will supervise with two lifeguards on duty. Admission five cents. Leaders urged to attend to aid Life Saving and Swim Badges. if unaccompanied, a Scout Membership card is required. Come and meet Scouts of Marion County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Knoxville
Allen Kenny
Marion County
Special Census of Children of School Age Completed
The 1950 census for the Pella Independent School District shows 865 minors ages 5 to 21, essentially unchanged from 1948. Of the 865, 66 live in the rural area. 126 names were removed for aging out, and 48 moved away since June 30, 1948. Totals by ward: 1st 252, 2nd 212, 3rd 176, 4th 160, Rural 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Independent
A. C. Kuyper
Board of Education
Good Neighbors Aid In Kelderman Hay and Grain Harvest
Neighbors helped William Kelderman Jr near Leighton after an accident and illness halted hay making and grain harvest. Teams cut forty acres of oats and many friends from Leighton and nearby towns assisted from cutting to shocking while local ladies provided lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kelderman
William Kelderman Jr
Leighton
Bill Tusseling
Fred van Zee
Marion van Zee
Louis van Heukelem
Clayton
Kenneth Ustermarkt
Wessel Westra
Bill Corneliuson
Alvin van Houweling
Bill Tysseling
James Be Jong
Pella
Marion van Rheenen
Connie Kelderman
Robert
Gene Petersma
Chas. Anderson
Marvin
Wallace
Coaching School Saturday at Central College
A one day football coaching school will be held at Central College on Saturday August 12 open to former Central players now coaching. The program covers the Short Punt and T formations with sessions on offensive and defensive fundamentals, passing and kicking, team offense and defense, lunch at noon, and a question period at 4 00 p m. About fifty five coaches were invited and expected to attend with Coach Tusseling leading the event assisted by Central alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Central
Tusseling
Missionary Service At Open Bible Church Sunday
Two young couples Rev and Mrs Robert Welch and Rev and Mrs Tom Clark, graduates of Open Bible Institute Des Moines, lead a Missionary Service at the Church of the Open Bible Pella this Sunday night at 7 30 pm. They plan to depart in September for the Open Bible Mission Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Welch
Tom Clark
Open Bible Institute
Des Moines
Liberia
West Asia
Church of the Open Bible
Pella
Open Bible Mission Station
Mahaska County Hosts Two Soils Tours August 16 17
The Mahaska County Soil Conservation District schedules two tours on August 16 and 17. An air tour on August 16 offers 45 minute flights over participants own farms with reservations by August 12 and costs between 3 and 4 dollars per person. The August 17 ground tour visits east and southeast county sites starting at 9:00 from Ralph Beach farm, with lunch at Lake Keomah Park and stops at Morace Hedge farm Warren France farm Horace Hedge farm and a Lake Fremont flora project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa Airway Inc
Ralph Beach Farm
Oskaloosa
Lake Keomah Fark
Morace Hedge
White Oak Township
Warren France
Horace Hedge
Fremont
Youth Missionary Work Inspires Blessing Across Lands
In Liberia river area Alurements for Youth of today highlight devotion to missionary service. The piece invites readers to hear these young people Sunday evening, noting the inspiring dedication of youth in the material world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At. River
Coss
Liberia
Two Pella Students And Central Staff Member to Conference
Ruth Vogelaar and Lynn Joost en of Pella have been chosen as delegates from the Pella classis to the first annual National Youth Conference of the Reformed Church of America to be held August 26 through 31 at Camp Geneva Holland Mich Mrs T W Prins assistant to the dean of women at Central College will also attend and will act as a commission chairman working under the program leader Ruth and Lynn both Central students will be among the 100 delegates to attend this youth conference The conference theme is Thy Will Be Done and will place particular emphasis on worship study recreation and service as four phases of protestant work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Vogelaar
Lynn Joosten
Pella
The
Reformed Church of America
Camp Geneva
Holland
Mich
T. W. Prins
Central College
Ruth
Lynn
Central
Proclamation Declares White Clovers Day On August 12
The proclamation designates Saturday August 12 as White Clovers Day to support a disabled World War II veteran and widows and orphans. AMVETS Auxiliary will conduct the sale, and wearing a White Clover signals support and the intent that proceeds aid veterans in hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amvets Auxiliary
Amvet Auxiliary
T. H. Klein
Amvets
Veterans Organization of
Erans
Normandy
Winners in the Marion County 4-H Show Knoxville
The Marion County Fair 4-H livestock show in Knoxville lists top placers across breeds. Shorthorn baby beeves winners include seniors Robert Rees Jean Robuck and Keith Robuck, with other classes led by Robert Rees and Jean Robuck in juniors and intermediates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Knoxville
Donald
Robert Hiemstra
Pella
Marion County Fair
Don
Peanuts
Buddy
Robert's
Robert Rees
Jean Robuck
Keith Robuck
Robert, Rees
Don Goad
Carl Hiemstra
Rodney Robuck
Donald Hiemstra
Who Would Steal a Horn From a Kid’s Bicycle
A theft wave targets bicycle horns and bells as laws require lights and reflectors. The piece notes multiple horn thefts, a dealer losing two horns, and frustration at the ongoing crime, calling the act a dirty trick.
New York Times Reporter Visits Pella August Third
A New York Times travel writer, Ward Allen Howe, visited Pella on Thursday morning August 3 as part of a Florida to West Coast trip. He toured the Tulip Festival scene with a notebook and camera, gathering notes for a future feature. Howe, modest and courteous, planned to publish notes about Pella and its tulip plantings in the Philadelphia Bulletin garden page reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Ward Allen Howe
New York Times
Howe
Pella
Florida
West Coast
New York
Midwest
Travel News
Philadelphi Bulletin
Chamber of Commerce
Roy van Va
Bulletin
AmVet Auxiliary White Clover Day August 12
AmVet Auxiliary sponsors White Clover Day to honor World War II veterans. Five years after V J Day, the drive urges donations to aid hospitalized veterans and their families, highlighting the official White Clover flower and requesting support on August 12.
U N Flag Raised Over Tokyo HQ Building by S F C Van der Leest
S F C Gerald Van der Leest, son of Mr and Mrs John Van Der Leest of Pella Iowa, with Honor Guard Company, raised the United Nations flag atop the Dai Tei Building at General MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters after General Collins presented the flag to General MacArthur. He is a four and a half year World War II veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Iele
S.F.C
Gerald van der Leest
John van der Leest
Pella
Iowa
Collins
U. N
MacArthur
U.N
Dai Tehi
van der Leest
Vella
Patch
Rev N D Gordon Dies at Indianola After 28 Years of Preaching
Reverend N D Gordon, longtime preacher to rural congregations near Pella and Amsterdam schoolhouse, died July 30 1950 in Indianola Iowa at nearly 80. He served Milo and Tadiano mayor terms and preached near Milo Colo Hedrick Bussey Woodburn and other farm communities. Attending his funeral were former Amsterdam congregation members L W Schakel and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Gordon
Amsterdam
Pella
Indianola
Iow J
Uly
Gordon
Milo
Tadianola
Colo
Hedrick
Bussey
Woodburn
Amstedam
L. W. Schakel
WHO Softball Game and Home Talent Show at Pool Park
The WH0 Non Stars softball game and a home talent show are set for Tuesday evening at Municipal Park August 15. Slim Hayes of Radio Who will host as master of ceremonies for the show featuring local talent, with a small admission charged to cover staging costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pool Park
Pella Merchants
Association
WHO
Asseci
Gat Reserve
Municipal Park
Zeigler Named Voc Ag Teacher at Pella High School
Clarence Zeigler, formerly Vocational Agriculture head at Corning, moves to Pella and will lead the high school program left by William Stewart. He brings a BS in Vocational Agriculture and multi school experience, plans bus-route setup, and resides with wife Edy and daughter Roberta Ann at 5038 West Third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
William Stewart
Postville
Tow
Zeigler
Parsons College
Chariton
Low State College
Ad Dunation
Harlan
Hamilton
Montana
Corning
Tsition
Zeisler
Edy
Lincoln
Roberta Ann
Fligh
Local residents listed in marriage notices
Gerrit Klein and wife Mes gands Mrs. Tunie Palt Sehakel and Ily, Peter Steenwyk, Arne Mon and wife Mrs. John Sehakel, Lane Sehakel and wife Sears boro, Mrs. Henry Van Steenv Knoxville are named in the community notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit Klein
Mes. Gands
Tunie Palt Sehakel
Ily
Peter Steenwyk
Arne Mon
John Sehakel
Lane Sehakel
Searsboro
Henry van Steenv
Knoxville
Great Overture Will Highlight Band Concert
A full house greeted the Pella Municipal Band as it presented children and general medleys, old Irish songs, four marches honoring the armed forces, and the National Emblem march. The upcoming program on August 12 features Mountain Majesty by Yoder, a novelty number Hail Hail All Around the World, and Sousa pieces Thunderer and Semper Fidelis, tied to the Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Bagley
Yoder
Tiger
LaRocca
Sousa
Thunderer
U. S. Marines
Bennett
Walters
Cohen
March
Friends Reunited After 48 Years for Dutch American Visit
Mrs. Charlie Samson of Monroe reported a heartwarming reunion as Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brouwer of Riverside Illinois spent a vacation with Anne Samson and family. The two men trained together in the Netherlands, lost touch after emigration, and reunited after Mrs. Samson’s death notice led to their search and discovery. They visited in Pella with friends Dick and Van Corp and admired the town’s friendliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Samson
Monroe
Town
W. J. Brouwer
Riverside
Anne Samson
Brouwer
Samson
Whey
Netherlands
America
Heoas
Mr. Samson
Mr. Brouwer
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Heerema
Wash
Open Bible Church
John C. Hiematrs
Keomah
Tom Nichols
Howard Clark
Clarence Toynachan
Gene Stevenson
Clarence Loynacan
Fat Barrow
John van Zomeren
Wayne van Zomeren
Melvin Wahle
John Wahl
Kenneth Wahl
William Franklin
Wayne van Zoneren
Melvin Wadle
Ronald Wadle
Duroe Jersey Division
Roar
Marvin de Zwarte
Wayne Johnson
Lloyd Frush
John Burnett
Ikshire
Norman Vanden Baard
Poland
John Even
Chester
White Division
Cleo Bennet
Hampshire
Suffolk
Charlotte
John Gosselink
Shropshire Lane
Ewe
Chivers
Monadale
Molstein
Richard Cor
Guernsey
Paul Chismore
Marion Goff
Jersey
Jerry Horstman
Ayrshire
Ramona Reeves
Veryl Ver Dught
AmVet
G. van der Leest
A. J. van Lummel
Bible Dept
Vander Layee
Arnold van Lummel
van Lummel
Princton
van Lummer
Orange City
Towa
Hope College
Western Theological Seminary
Clover Hill Med
Flemington
Princeton
Aninder Waal
Central Cell
IAT
Weast
U. S. Army
Reformed Church
Columbia University
Arnold J. van Lummel
C. Zeigler
Voc. Ag
Clarence Zei
Clarence Zeigler
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