Baptists to Dedicate New Church Building August
The First Baptist Church will dedicate its new church on Sunday August 18 with a 10 45 a m service in Douwstra Chapel on Central College grounds led by Rev Everett G Ward and guest preacher Dr Clarence W Crawford president of the American Baptist Convention. The evening baptismal service follows at 7 30 p m with Ward delivering the sermon The building designed by Savage and Verploegh cost about 175000 including furnishings and houses several contractors in Laurens Iowa and others in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douwstra
Central College
Ister
Calvary Baptist Church
Washington
D. C
American Baptist Convention
Crawford
Bucknell University
Crozier Theological Seminary
Washington Council of Churches
Philadelphia
Pella
Everett G. Ward
Pella Baptist Church
Douwstra Chapel
Ward
Savage and Verploegh
Roth and Associates
Laurens
Iowa
H., V. Cassaday
van den Berg and Co
van Niewaal Plumbing
Baptists Plan Open House At New Church August 21
The new Baptist Church will host a community service on Wednesday August 21 at 7 pm with greetings by Rev William De Jong His Honor Mayor Tunis II Klein and Dr Harold Haverkamp. Dr Thomas Boslooper will preach Glory in the Church with Edith Sedrel Le Coca as guest soloist. An open house follow up will run August 22 from 4 30 to 9 30 pm for those unable to attend the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William de Jong
Pella
Tunis II. Klein
Harold Haverkamp
Central College
Thomas Boslooper
Second Reformed Church
Edith Sedrel le Coca
Apple-Picker Floyd Thompson Builds Aid for Hurdled Harvest
Floyd Thompson of Bedford, an apple-picker hindered by muscular ailments and crutches, has designed and built an apple-picking device. He aims to ease orchard work, proving inventive resilience despite physical limits.
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Floyd ‘Thompson
Bedford
Grid Practice To Start at Pella High August 24
The 1957 football season begins with the Pella High squad meeting for a 9 30 am practice on Saturday August 24. Returning lettermen are Bruce Heerema Preston Steenhoek Stan Vander Werf and Bob Stykhuis. Many spots will be filled by inexperienced players as sixteen seniors graduated last year.
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Pella High
Little Dutch
Bruce Heerema
Preston Steenhoek
Stan Vander Werf
Bob Stykhuis
Public School Fall Calendar For Iowa Districts
Public schools outline fall events starting Aug. 20 with preschool and kindergarten visits. Registration at the high school on Aug. 24, football practice Aug. 26, and a series of football games in Sept and Oct across Indianola Knoxville Sigourney Albia Winterset Chariton with late schedules and local institute meetings.
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County Teachers Institute
Knoxville
Indianola
Sigourney
Albia
Winterset
Chariton
Pella Christian Grade School Opens September 3 1957
The Pella Christian Grade School will begin the 1957 58 term on September 3. Parents may enroll children on August 28 and 29 from 7 00 p m at the school. Registration includes options for School Accident Insurance and the milk program for students. Teachers listed follow.
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Pella Christian Grade School
Pella Christian Grade School hires new teachers
The Board announced new staff for Pella Christian Grade School. Elizabeth Bos Alberta De Jong Margaret De Ronde Betty Huyser Helen Pennings Shirley Postema Ella Vander Schaaf Catherine Vander Wiel and Klaas Kramer join the faculty. Pennings and Postema have teaching experience from Ray mond Minnesota and Rock Rapids Iowa respectively. Vander Wiel will teach kindergarten second semester. All are State DPI certified. The board includes Robert Monsma president Raymond Klyn secretary Gary Vermeer treasurer and others. Students come from Christian Reformed Re formed Lutheran and Gospel Hall churches. Parents seeking info should contact the principal or board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bos
Alberta de Jong
Margaret de Ronde
Betty Huyser
Helen Pennings
Shirley Postema
Ella Vander Schaaf
Catherine Vander Wiel
Klaas Kramer
Miss Pennings
Miss Postema
Vander Wiel
Pella
Postema
Rock Rapids
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Messrs
Robert Monsma
Raymond Klyn
Gary Vermeer
Dalt Gosselink
Raymond Hagen
Barney Memmelaar
Ben Stouwie
Bernie van Ee
Alvin van Zee
Richard Vos
Bill Wanders
Marion Wickhart
Christian Reformed
Reformed Church Mission Fest at West Park Today
The Reformed Church hosts a two session Mission Fest at West Market Park with headliner Reverend Walter de Velder missionary to China speaking on Foreign Missions. Domestic Missions led by Reverend William De Jong covers Pella Classis church extension in Newton. Education segment by Reverend Lambert Penstein at Hope College. Kiwanis Rotary joint noon meeting features de Velder on Far East life.
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Walter de Velder
China
Reformed Church Mission
West Market Park
de Velder
Far East
Philippines
United States
Hong Kong
Manila
Formosa
Christendom
William de Jong
Trinity Reformed Church
de Jong
Pella Classis
Newton
Lambert Penstein
Hope College
Thomas Boslooper
David Laman
Richard de Jong
Indies
Top Demonstration Teams Go To State Fair
Three Marion County 4-H clubs selected to represent the area at the State Events. Jelly Rolls from Merry Maids perform Roll up Flavors in Jelly Rolls at the State Fair on August 31. Healthy Hustlers and Washington Wonders also qualified with Colorful Drinks and Date with an Angel respectively. Judy Darnell leads Franklin Friends 4-H and will sing on State Fair program with other leaders and judge Mrs Jennie Mae Curtis of Newton.
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Marion County
Dorothy Miller
Janice Hodgson
Merry Maids
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Rachel Feagins
Marge Flanders
Healthy Hustlers
Washington Wonders
Letha Mae Johnson
Mary Ann Johnson
Judy Darnell
Franklin Friends 4-I Club
Charles Clark
Worth Rankin Jr
Boyd Rankin
Mike Davis
Gene Stevenson
Dean Shawver
Washington
Judy
Worth Darnell
J. Ray Brooks
Jennie Mae Curtis
Newton
Plan Two First Grades at Lincoln One at Webster
Lincoln and Webster elementary schools will reorganize to handle high first grade enrollments. Lincoln gains a second first grade room by converting a music room, creating two Lincoln groups of about 24 and one Webster group of similar size. Some students will be reassigned to balance loads. Letters to parents ask cooperation as rural and fringe-area pupils may switch buildings.
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Webster
Helene Dockendorff
Sara Gosselink
Gladys Powers
Mae Brockway
Shirley Bergman
Rolene Breed
Betty Black
Roy Keith
Keith Emmett
Jerry Stout
Don Black
Barbara Dieleman
Lincoln
Ruth
Plgrstman
Kath Reith
Ethel van Zante
Jeanette Vander Werff
Dona Ver Steeg
Elizabeth Bowdish
Grace Lautenbach
Board of Education
South Pella
Union Street
Webste
Two Marion County Men Fined for OMVI in County Court
In Marion County on August 6, Donald Nolte of Lucena and Dwight Nichols of Knoxville appeared before Judge Geo Sackett on OMVI charges. Nolte was fined 300 dollars, his license suspended 90 days, and his liquor permit cancelled until further order. Nichols also faced a 300 dollar fine and 90 day license suspension, with no liquor permit.
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Marion County
Donald & Nolte
Lucena
Iowa
Jude Geo. Sackett
OMVI
Nichols
Expect Increase in Enrollment in Public Schools to Open Sept. 3
The Des Moines based report notes Pella Public Schools expect enrollment to reach a new high when classes resume on Tuesday September 3. New citizen certificates for Klaas and Zantje Kramer and their children Joanne and Nick are highlighted along with Dr. Klaas Kramer earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Education Citizenship. Improvements include redecorated high school facilities with new fluorescent lighting, expanded classrooms and a planned early dismissal for noon, while Webster and Lincoln buildings receive major renovations and a music room conversion.
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Des Moines
Kramer
U S
University of Town
Kramers
U. S
Netherlands
Pella
Christian Grade School
Drake University of Des Moines
University of Iowa
United States
Town University
East Third Street
Knoxville
Marion County
Webster
Lincoln
First Sessions of Kindergarten to Be Held September 4th
Kindergarten beginners will meet at Lincoln Building in the forenoon and at Webster in the afternoon for the first semester. Helene Dockendorf will supervise both groups and visit homes of all beginners starting August 19. Rural bus riders meet Sept 3 at 9:00 a.m. Call MA 8-3283 with missed contacts.
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Lincoln
Webster
Helene Dockendorf
High School Registration Set for August 23 24
Registration for high school students will be held Friday and Saturday August 23 and 24. Students are to report to Room 100 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on these days. Registration fee will also be collected. Both Latino and F will be offered for the coming year. However there will be no course in Art due to lack of a qualified teacher.
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Owever
Larry Grooters Soloist With Band Saturday
Laurence Grooters, a Cen tral College music faculty member, will be the guest soloist this week. He will sing the Jerome Kern standard Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. The program includes Music in the Park march Bergeim El Dorado McRae When Youba Plays the Rhumba on the Tuba Hatfield Mangos Libber Lorimorian March Hulen, a march by band director Charles Hulen, and Intermission Crosley March Fillmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Grooters
Central College Music Faculty
Mr. Grooters
Jerome Kern
McRae
Youba
Hatfield Mangos
Libber Lorimorian
Hulen
Charles Hulen
Monroe
Mr. Hulen
Crosley
Fillmore
Merchants and Farmers Share Annual Dinner at Pool Park
About two hundred fifty men from the Chamber of Commerce and Night School farmers attended the annual chicken dinner and picnic at Pool Park Tuesday evening. Business men were guests of the farmers. The event is among the year's two top social affairs for the groups. A late winter banquet will follow the Night School session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pool Park
Chronicle News
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Suite Highlights
A program featuring soloist Kern-Laurence Grooters performing Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Holet’s Second Suite in G minor, adapted from English folk songs, plus Beeler’s Swedish Rhapsody based on Swedish folk tunes. Sousa Mareh of the Week salutes Sabre and Spurs in a light concert roundup.
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Kern
Laurence Grooters
Holet
Spurs
Merchants to Play Reese D X In League Game
The Pella Merchants schedule three home league games at 8 p.m. at the Swimming Pool Park. Reese D X comes Thursday August 15, K P Lodge from Ottumwa Tuesday August 20, and Adelphi Friday August 23.
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Reese D-X
Pella Merchants
K.P. Lodge
Ottumwa
Adelphi
Night School Dinner Ends Preceded by Prayer Service
Plenty of food tables laden with chicken and potato salad were laid in the park shelter house. Merchants were guests of a farmer, gathered in groups on the grass with seconds for all. President Frank De Jong opened with a prayer by Reverend Ever ett G Ward before weather halted the ball game. Night School committee members organized the dinner: De Jong, Boot, Kamerick, Vines, Vander Linden, Vande Voort, Den Adel, and Eysink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank de Jong
Everett G. Ward
Virgil Boot
Murray Kamerick
Cecil Vines
Gerald Vander Linden
Willis Vande Voort
William den Adel
Roland Eysink
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New Pella Baptist Church
New Baptist Church
Baptists
The
First Baptist Church
Clarence W. Crawford
C. W. Cranford
New Church
New Baptist
Harley Kuiper
Evan Vander Wert
Ron Rinehart
Gary Wallace
Don Gosselink
Mark de Cook
Gerald Kuiper
Marvin van Englehoven
Ron van der Leest
Marion Vink
Jim Redeker
Jerry Dirich
Dean
Mission Aid
First Reformed Church
Kentucky
Gerrit Boogerd
Annville
Caranhera
Joyce van Roekel
Fran de Jong
Alda Pippel
Cleo Ver Hoef
Carol Veenstra
West Park
Marion Co
Joanne
Nick
Holland
Urk
Heerhugewaard
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Willard
Ohio
Ashland College
Ashland
Dr. Klaas Kramer
H. S
Larry Grooters
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