Three Hundred Young Men Here For Convention
About 300 young men left Pella on Friday morning August 22 returning to homes across the country and Canada after the 29th Young Calvinist Federation Convention. They toured Pella and area hosts while speakers from Canada and the United States addressed themes of service and devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Canada
Young
Calvinist Federation
Oskaloosa
Otley
Leighton
Peoria
Sully
Lugene Bazuin
Kanawha
Towa
Federation
Richard Postma
John C. Verbrugge
Edmonton
Ministry of Mercy
Auditorium Stairway Added For Safety And Access
The high school auditorium gains a northwest corner stairway to provide a safe balcony exit and easier access for class events. Other upgrades include illuminated north doors exit lights, a storm lessons storage room, and improved lighting at the front for rehearsals and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science
Stormg Ual
Pella High Band Tour to Chicago Music Festival
Sixty seven band students and seven chaperons traveled by two chartered Greyhounds to Chicago staying at Congress Hotel. They attended Welcome Travelers program, visited Lincoln Park Zoo, Wrigley Field, Science and Industry Museum, and the Chicago Board of Trade Tower. The 23rd Annual Chicagoland Music Festival drew 18000 spectators as Rise Stevens performed under director Paul LaValle before the group returned to Pella Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Vanden Berg
Marilyn de Cook
Pella
Greyhound
Chicago
Davenport
Mississippi River
Congress Hotel
Chinatown
Lincoln Park Zoo
Braves
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Science and Industry Museum
Chicago Board of Trade
Marshall Fields
Soldiers’ Field
Rise Stevens
Paul LaValle
Good Old Town
Fred J. Whalley
Flor Guerts
Gerrit Zomeren
Cornie van Roekel
Dick Leydens
van Roekel
Leighton Soloist to Perform at Chamber Band Concert
Mrs Don De Prenger of Leighton will be the vocal soloist at the Chamber of Commerce band concert Saturday evening singing Thine Alone by Horst The program features The Arkansas Traveler The Walls of Jericho and the Grieg overture Deniston The season ends September 6 with an all request concert next Saturday readers may pick the final program Mr Whalley will distribute mimeographed copies of the summer selections
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don de Prenger
Leighton
Chamber of Commerce
Nthine
Victor Horst
Arkansas Traveler
Walls of Jericho
Jericho
Deniston
Holmes
Friedman Lover
Jones Zacatecas
Codina
Sousa
Huffine Fulionaire
Watson
Arkansas ‘Traveler
Guion ‘Thine
Mrs
Herbert
Youmans
Knights of Youth
Holm Independentia
Hall
the Walls of Jericho
Whalley
Pella Midgets win two fall to New Sharon and look to final game
The Pella Midgets added two victories and one loss in recent outings. They beat Thayer Motors of Oskaloosa 11 to 11 on August 12 with Brower and Tanis pitching and homers from Wallace and Heerema. They then lost 10 to 9 to New Sharon on August 18, with Tanis collecting a triple and Brower replacing on the mound. A return win at Pella on August 22 featured Tanis and Steenhoek homers, and Rouw with a double and a triple. A Chicago trip followed to see the Cubs and Phillies, and the team planned one final game Friday with opponents yet to be scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Thayer Motors
Osky
Brower
Tanis
Oskaloosa
Wallace
Heerema
New Sharon
Tis
Chicago
Rouw
Steenhoek
W. Criss
D. Criss
Cub
Christian Grade School to Open on Tuesday
The Christian Grade School of Pella will open its doors for the coming year on Tuesday morning September 2 at nine o'clock. Parents may register children all morning. Out of town pupils will not be bused. return trips will be made at noon. Four new teachers join the staff including Mrs T Ludeman for grades five and six and Miss Gertrude Slagter of Prinsburg Minnesota to teach the third grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Grade School of
Pella
T. Ludeman
Leighton
Ludeman
Gertrude, Slagter
Prinsburg
Minnesota
Slagter
Pella Christian * High School
Christian High School
Christian Truth
Pella Christian High School to Open Term on Sept 2
Pella Christian High announces the new school term begins Tuesday morning September 2 at nine o'clock. Enrollment may surpass 150 with about forty freshmen. Transportation from Cedar east to Tracy south will converge, staff remains mostly unchanged except for one departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Prairie City
Sully
Newton
Tracy
Pella
Elizabeth Kamphuis
Christian High School
Christian School Faculty Assignments From Iowa
Miss Marie Abbas of Aplington Iowa will teach first grade after studying at Calvin College Grand Rapids. Miss S De Waard of Woden Iowa will teach fourth grade with two years at Iowa Teachers College Cedar Falls and four years in Woden. Miss Ella Vander Schaaf of Pella Iowa returns to second grade. Principal Mr J Brouwer attended the National Christian School Convention at the Conrad Hilton Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin College
Christian School
Randolph
Wisconsin
Marie Abbas
Aplington
Towa
Abbas
Calvin College of
Grand Rapids
Michigan
S. de Waard
Woden
de Waard
Iowa Teachers College of
Cedar Falls
Ella Vander Schaaf
Pella
J. Brouwer
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago
Vander Linden Contender in Golf Tournament
Clarence Skeeks dominates the Pella golf scene as he advances in the lower bracket, while veterans Vander Linden Vander Waal and Vandenever push toward a climactic 36 hole Labor Day final. In the women's flight Jo Smorenberg and Louise Van Hemert win to set semi finals, with Ulrich and Farver looming as past champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Skeeks
Vander Linden
Pella
Verle Ver Dught
Herb Vander Waal
Pella Links
Vander Waal
Connie Smorenberg
Herbie
Marion
Boots) Vanden Oever
Donald Waechter
Vandenever
Anthony Tysseling
Dr. Geo. Lankelma
Vanden Dever
Tys
Boots
Tysseling
Jo Smorenberg
Elva Mae Heereman
Polly Tysseling
Norma Gnass
Gnass
Judy Cook
Polly
Elva Kuyper
Bonnie Vander Linden
Sar
Midgets Visit Cubs After Chicago Baseball Trip
Twenty five boys from a Midget baseball squad traveled by chartered bus to Chicago to watch the Cubs play the Phillies, tour the city, and stay at the YMCA hotel. The trip followed a season record of forty wins and two losses, a reward for their success. Parents funded travel with the boys paying their own way. The group included John De Cook, Nelson Vander Pol, and others, with two high school youths invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Planetarium
Y.M.C.A
Brookfield
James Ruthven
Cecil Vines
Henry Boyett
Cubs
Ball Park
John de Cook
Nelson Vander Pol
Max van’ Rees
Preston Steenhook
Bruce Heerema
Gary Wallace
Tom Gaard
Wayne Tanis
Max Vander Pol
Bucky Brouwer
Roger Palmquist
Dirk van 'Gorp
Kenny de Haan
Bob Boyert
John van Waardhuizen
Butch Sheppard
Ronald Bogaards
Byron van’ Ee
Larry van Halen
Ronny Vander Hart
Jerry Ulrich
Don Rouwenhorst
Ted Kuyper
Winky Vander Pol
Chris Ver Hoef
Central College Alumni to Meet Here Monday
Central College Alumni in the Pella area plan their annual chapter meeting for Monday September 22 with Dr B L Flikkema leading a program. Colleen Renaud will send notices to graduates in multiple towns and districts while Colleen handles communications about the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Pella Area
B. L. Flikkema
Hospers ‘Kuyper
Martin Heerema
Colleen Renaud
Cunera van Emmerik
Stanley Bergman
Ames
Jordan Hall
Central
Pella
Attica
Bussey
Columbia
Fremont
Harvey
Knoxville
Leighton
Lynnville
Monroe
New Sharon
Newton
Oskaloosa
Otley
Pella Merchants Promote Pre Autumn Bargains For State Fair Days
Merchants in Pella unite to draw crowds for pre autumn sales during State Fair Week. Volunteers of America tag day organized by Mayor Tunis Klein with Anne Vander Melen guiding students to receive instructions and tags. Funds aid children and seniors including a hearing aid for a local boy and provisions for a Mesquakie Indian elder. Encourages shoppers to visit Friday and Saturday for substantial savings across groceries clothing and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis Klein
Volunteers of America
Pella
City Hall
Anne Vander Melen
J. M. Kuyper
Coral Rietveld
Katherine Rietveld
Clara Gosselink
Ella Vander Schaaf
Henry County
Olie M. Wilson
Pella Christian Grade School Building To Begin
At a school society meeting on Monday evening August 18 the Pella Christian Grade School decided to instruct the building committee to proceed with construction on the East Liberty Street site recently purchased. Workers are removing trees grading and leveling the grounds with hopes to finish much of the preliminary work before heavy frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
High School Registration Opens With New Faculty
Friday and Saturday mark registration days for Webster and Lincoln high schools as the new year begins. Students report to Sewing Room 100 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on both days. Teachers prepare Friday and Saturday, with a general meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday. New staff include Cecil Vines, Paul Severson, Harlan Shafer, Betty Koehler, Mrs. Keith Van Zee, and Mae Brockway, alongside replacements at Lincoln and Union Street districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Cecil Vines
Clarence Zeigler
Paul Severson
Eagle Grove
Webster
Harlan Shafer
Betty Koehler
Keith van Zee
Mae Brockway
Lincoln
Mark Vander Ploeg
Theo Ver Meer
Union Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nat
Professorold Keizer
William Vander Haak
Midland Park
New Jersey
James Brass
Gerald Postma
Sanborn
Town
First Christian Reformed Church
Second Christian Reformed Church
Ladies Society
Eering
H. S. Auditorium
Leighton Lady
Satur
U.S. A
Palla
Christian Grade School
Christian High 5
C. Vander Linden
Iowa
Christian
Christian High Gymnasium
Rev. H. Boer
Grand Rapids, Mich
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