Pella Golf Club Organized With Enthusiasm
A group of fifty five Pella businessmen met at the Legion Hall to form the Pella Golf Club with plans for a modern course and club house. Temporary officers led by P I Kuyper will guide committees on finance membership and grounds as locations are reviewed. The project aims to cost about ten thousand dollars with four thousand already subscribed, pledging civic improvement and pride for Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Legion Hall
Pell
J. G. Boat
Simon
Vander Zyl
Mort Goodwin
C.F. Dykstra
Clarence Vander Linden
Harry Boland
Verle Ver Dught
Anthony Tysseling
Nall
Former Central Students Invited to Picnic Friday
In Pella hundreds of Central College alumni and friends are urged to attend a Friday August 30 picnic at West Market Park. The Former Students Club hosts the inclusive event, gathering alumni, students, spouses, and parents with coffee, a potluck dish, and table service provided. A program aims to unite all friends of the college and foster cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Central College
West Market Park
Central
Students Club
Central Folks At Conference In Wisconsin
Professor and Mrs H Mentink attend a pioneering conference on Christianity on the campus at the American Youth Foundation on Lake Michigan near Shelby Wisconsin. Advisory Committee includes Clarence P Shedd J Maxwell Adams Kenneth J Brown and Arnold H Lowe. Danforth Foundation hosts a week of leadership and recreation for college leaders with canoeing softball hiking golf fishing and social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Mentink
American Youth Foundation
Lake Michigan
Shelby
Wisconsin
Clarence P. Shedd
Yale School of Divinity
New Haven
Connecticut
J. Maxwell Adams
Board of Christian Education
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Kenneth J. Brown
Iram College
Hiram
Ohio
Arnold H.lowe
Highway Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Missouri
Danforth Foundation
Able Leadership
Forth Foundation
Offer Articles Made by Blind Folks for Sale
In Pella this weekend, blind Iowa workers supervised by Charles Pace solicit orders for homeproduced goods. The Blind Commission supplies small machines, sells items through visiting salesmen featuring brooms, mops, rugs, baskets, and more, with no highpressure tactics and fair pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelly
Iowa
Charles Pace
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Blind Commission
Pace
Pella
Plette Home Sold to College for Dormitory
Mr and Mrs Tunis Plette sold their West Franklin Street residence to Central College to serve as a dormitory for eighteen girls after remodeling. Graham Hall Annex will be led by Miss Laird from the Education Department as house patron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis Plette
West Franklin Street
Central College
Graham Hall
Miss Laird
Education Deartment
Central
Pella Stores Close For Labor Day Observance
Business houses in Pella will close Monday September 2 following the citys longstanding custom. The Labor Day closure aligns with the national holiday observed by the Chamber of Commerce and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Superstitious Cumberland Contractor Delays Job Start
Frank Elben of Cumberland shuns starting a project on Friday. He began work Thursday evening to avoid the superstition, saying he would have waited until Saturday if Thursday were not possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Elben
Cumberland
Elben
Grimes Canning Company Expands Quality Pack Output
Grimes Canning Company boosts tomato pack with fancy and standard lines. Extra select tomatoes canned whole for fancy pack. very best for fancy Old Grimes catsup. Vacuum packing improves color flavor and firmness. Plant employs 60 now, rising to 150 next week. 285 acres under contract, 8 to 10 tons per acre. No carryover stock. all last year’s pack sold. town jobbers contracted for output. Managers seek warm sun and less rain.
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Grimes “Canning Company
South End
Old Grimes Catsup
Pella
A. M. Sels
Elbert van Maanen
Card of Thanks to Jelssmas for settlement of fire loss
Publicly express our satisfaction with the Jelssmas treatment in the settlement after our household goods were destroyed by the fire that burned our home on the Island south of Pella. They were liberal in their adjustment. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Milledge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Mra
Clyde Milledge
Unclear aphorism on growth and ego limits
A reflective line notes that the head does not swell when the mind continues to grow, suggesting humility accompanies learning and warns against arrogance that arises from fixed thinking. The remark links mental expansion with restraint and steady self-awareness.
Register for School Work Today Friday
Miss Gosselink and staff will assist with early registrations today and tomorrow from 1 00 to 5 00 and 7 00 to 9 00 pm Freshmen should preselect courses for planning New textbooks ordered for Physics English 9 English 10 World History and Commercial Law Rentals listed by grade with per year amounts Pupils pay room teachers on reporting day High school at auditorium 9 00 am Monday Grade pupils meet regular teachers Dismissal 11 30 am Monday no afternoon sessions
School warns against dangerous freshman initiation rides
The Board of Education and teachers oppose late night car rides given to freshmen by older students. They request parents prohibit car use for initiations to prevent misunderstandings and enrollment dropouts, urging community cooperation. The notice is signed by H. C. Wormhoudt, president, C. C. Buerkens, superintendent, and Jane Gosselink, principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
H. C. Wormhoudt
C. C. Buerkens
Jane Gosselink
Porter Grove Cemetery Association Meeting Seeks Trustees
The Porter Grove Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday September 10 1940 at 2 p.m. at the cemetery to elect two trustees and conduct other necessary business. All interested are urged to attend. Arle P De Cook, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Grove
TWO CONCERTS AND BAND WILL CLOSE SEASON
Last Saturday a large audience welcomed the band after rain caused two prior cancellations. Highlights included Donald Waeehter and Miss Es ther Beerends in a clarinet duet and a comedy set by Beerends Dekker Heerema and Kuyper. The program featured two in a row with no rests, pleasing the crowd and allowing thirteen selections. Weather permitting, another concert is planned with Heerema’s Roll Out the Barrel and Vander Linden duets, promising a strong turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Waeehter
Esther Beerends
Miss Beerends
Fred Dekker
Martin Heerema
Hospers Kuyper
Kuype
Hollebrands
Vander Linden
Great Crowds Attend Farm Union Picnic
Grandman's Grove hosted the annual Farmers Union Picnic on Wednesday August 21 with morning to evening sessions. About 3000 attended the evening Patriotic address by Frank Miles. Reverend Paul Christensen spoke to 500. Harold Veenstra Intro'd Page Hawthorn addressing 1500 on Union and country welfare. home talents. Miles stressed defense citizenship loyalty. Van Veen Van Hemert Legion Quartet closed. Union manager Reuben Schakel thanked all contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandman's Grove
Farmers Union
Frank Miles
Paul Christensen
The
Baptist Church of
Pella
Harold Veenstra
Page Hawthorn
Iowa Farmers Union
Iowa Legionaire
Miles
van Veen-Van Hemert Legion
Reuben Schakel
Picnie
Began Football Practice at High School Monday
Coach Claypool started football practice as school opened. He issued equipment and sought entrants for the season. Athletes will be insured against injuries, with players paying 76 cents and the Athletic Association covering half of the $1.50 protection cost.
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Claypool
The
Athletic Association
Pool Tests Pass At Pella Municipal Pool
Don Nutting reports results from Pella pool tests with names listed by class and awards in Junior Life Saving and Water Safety. Notable names include Ver Meer, Koopman, Van Zante, Monsma, Dingeman, Toom, and Klyn among many others with multiple firsts and points tallied across the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Nutting
Pella Municipal Pool
Phillip Ammer
Monroe
Bill Barber
Herbert Dykstra
Lloyd Herwehe
Blake Worth
Arold Gildersleede
Junior de Bruin
Pella
Dean Ward
Norma Jean Ver Dught
Leo Seis
Maxine Rinehart
Corn Thomassen
Hester Monsma
Joan Monsma
Cynthia Monsma
Margaret van Gent
Robert Budding
Jeanette Budding
James Kempkes
Bertha Carson
Madeline Diekema
George Hargrove
Mareia Ver Stee
Anna Mae Tangerak
Wallace Kooyman
Connie van Berkum
Donna Russell
Clayton Gregerson
Junior Russell
Betty Dingeman
Tom Beyer
Phyllis van Ee
Don Toom
Virginia Carpenter
Dorothy Hoeksema
Mark Thomas
Lora Ruth Klyn
Peter Thomas
Glen van Varke
Kenneth Kooyman
Ray Klootwyke
Stanley Ver Ploegh
Bob van Vark
Ruth van Ke
Geneva Sheppard
Robert Lee Lautenbach
Warren Schreiner
Gertrude Vander Ploegh
Many Farm Folks This Side of the River Out of Mud
Dozens of Marion County farmers are out of the mud for good as rock is hauled from Vervios Quarry south of Pella to a five and one half mile road segment from Bell School House to near the Bo Roorda farm. Ten and one quarter miles of county roads in Summit Township and along the Wabash railroad have been surfaced, aiding farmers and Pella with permanent improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
A. L. Dykstra
Vervios
Bell School House
Chiquaqua River
Ottom
Bo Roorda
Marion County
Summit Township
Howell
Mahaska Land Use Tour Date Set for Sept 5
Mahaska County Land Use Association announces a soil conservation tour Thursday September 5 starting at the C C Camp Os ka loosa at 9 30 AM Each stop will show practices such as strip cropping terracing tree planting dykes ponds and waterways Farmers will share benefits Then a 15 cent per plate lunch is served At Lake Keomah a silt demonstration will show erosion impact The Pella High School F P A boys and supervisor M M Dockendorf helped map the treatment A Chronicle crew will accompany to record the event and Cecil Smith will speak on progress since formation of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner van de Voort
Mahaska County
C. C
Oskaloosa
Cecil Smith
F.P.A
Pella High School
M. M. Dockendorf
Worp Borgman
The
Chronicle
Vande Voort
Rubber as a Global Topic Highlighted by Lankelma
H P Lankelma of Cleveland spoke to the Rotary Club on rubber, outlining how natural rubber is obtained and noting its American use, with production mainly from the Dutch East Indies. He warned about Japan's potential influence over the islands and discussed future chemical developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polla
H. P. Lankelma
Cleveland
Ohio
Lankelman Ha
America
Dutch East Indies
Japan
J. Lankelma
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West Market
Decorah
Central Folks
T. Plette
van Maanen
George Carson
Fred Veenstra
Will Grootveld
Ray van Gorp
Art Bruinekool
Walter Donel
Virgil Schakel
Hully-Gee
Grimes
Ing Machinery Plant
Barnard
Miller
Barnhouse
Cornet Dulebrand
Mr. V. Yankee
Charade Holmes
Dowell
Berlin
Briegel
Yoder
the Wood Pecker Song
Lazzaro
Forest City Commandery
March
King
C. C. Camp
Lake Keomah
Rotary Club
U. S
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