Rotary Visitor to Pella Club Opens New District Office
The Rotary Club of Pella hosts Alvin R. Edgar, Governor of Rotary International’s 132nd District, on Thursday September 6. Edgar, an Associate Professor of Music at Iowa State College, will advise club officers on administration and service activities amid Rotary’s global growth and 157 district governors overseeing 5,800 clubs worldwide.
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Public School Year Opens With New Teachers In Pella
The fall term begins with Miss Lois Warnock visiting kindergarten homes while new teaching staff prepare. High School registration runs Thursday and Friday, with fresh men invited to a special meeting. Football practice has started as 35 players pass physical tests, gearing up for the September 13 game vs Montezuma.
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Pella
Lois Warnock
West Market Ark
Rysdam
Montezuma
Don Van Haalen Wins Junior Showman Honor at Iowa State Fair
Don Van Haalen son of Mr and Mrs Gerrit Van Haalen named Champion of the Junior Showmen at the Iowa State Fair. He showed Angus baby beeves and two heifers in the Club competition, with his light weight class baby beeves placing second and fifth. Marion County Angus group finished second in the county contest. Ed ith Spears of Indianola won grand champion baby beef with an Angus. Van Haalen received a wrist watch for showmanship. Emmet Wolf of Remsen placed second in showmanship. Wolf showed the champion Shorthorn baby beef.
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Gerrit van Haalen
Don
Marion County
Edith Spears
Indianola
Warren County
van Haalen
Emmet Wolf
Remsen
Iowa
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Wolf
Field Day for Angus Breeders Set for Sept 7
Buena Farm on Highway 60 near Knoxville hosts the County Aberdeen Angus Breeders Field Day Saturday at 11:00 a.m. A sale of about 20 Angus baby beeves will conclude with an auction to Marion County 4-H club members at 8:30 p.m.
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Ray
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Highway
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Marion County
Stores to Be Closed Labor Day
The officers and directors of the Board of the Charades recommend that all business houses close on September 2nd, Labor Day. A survey of town businesses showed strong support for Thursday noon closing and for continuing the practice through September October and November. The Board records a majority in favor of compliance with this request.
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Central Eyes Back-to-Back Conference Grid Title Bid
Central backs a repeat bid as 16 lettermen and 35 newcomers join head coach Tysseling for a large squad of 70 to 80. Veterans Mineart Polito Reavis Cross Lowe Mark Mensch Steward return, with Eldon Tharp and Bud Van der Ploeg as assistants shaping a season with key early games at Pella Wartburg Wesleyan Simpson Grinn Oct 12 Parsons Dubuque Luther.
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Mineart
Polito
Reavis
Cross
Lowe
Mark
Mensch
Steward
Tysseling
Eldon Tharp
Bud van der Ploeg
Weather totals noted for late August by H K Pals
Weather report lists daily figures August 21 at .70 inch August 24 at 50 inch August 28 at .19 inch and a weekly total of 1.39 inches recorded by H K Pals with notes on rainfall measurements.
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H. K. Pals
Sixteen Girls Vie For Furrow Queen Title
More than sixty young women were named as nominees for Queen of the Furrow with sixteen advancing as candidates. Attendants will be chosen, and the Queen and party will be crowned at a Pleasantville banquet on Friday, September 20, before the Plowing Match and Soils Conservation Day. Nominees include Dororthy Hoeksema, Verla Vander Streek, Madeline Vriezelaar, Lavon Vander Veer, Thelma Barnett, Myrtle Kimler, Gloria Barnhill, Marilyn Crozier, Anna Marie Van Ryswyk, Wanda Clark, Marjorie Agan, Joella Porter, Pauline Smith, and Marilyn Steele, among others from various townships and towns.
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Pleasantville
Pella
Dorothy Hoeksema
John’ Hoeksema
Verla Vander Streek
Herman Vander Streek
Lake Prairie Township
Madeline Vriezelaar
H. W. Vriezelaar
Summit Township
Clay Township
Lavon Vander Veer
Harvey
East Knoxville
Thelma Barnett
Knoxville
West Knoxville
Myrtle Kimler
Franklin
Bonnie Gifford
Liberty
Gloria Barnhill
Bussey
Polk
Marilyn Crozier
Pleasant Grove
Anna Marie van Ryswyk
Red Rock
Wanda Clark
Otley
Washington
Marjorie Agan
Columbia
Joella Porter
Pauline Smith
Marilyn Steele
Royal Group
Milner Farm
M Heerema Soloist for Band Concert Tonight
Martin Heerema returns as soloist for the upcoming band concert in Central Park. The program includes three marches and multiple overtures with a request piece by Heerema, amid a cool evening and moderate audience turnout.
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Martin Heerema
Central Park
Christian Grade School to Open Tuesday September 3
The Christian Grade School will open on Tuesday September for registration. The board improved the building, supplies are ordered and on hand. Staff includes Miss Vander Schaaf grades 1 2 Miss Vos grades 3 4 Miss Gosselink grades 6 6 Mr Verhulst principal 7 8. A prayer service for Christian Education is set for Friday August 30 at 8 p.m. in the First Christian Reformed Church with Rev L Vermeer Rev S Vroon Rev T P Verhulst and Rev F Huizenga.
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Ella Vander Schaaf
Clazina Vos
Clara Gosselink
H. L. Verhulst
First Christian Reformed Church
Rev. L. Vermeer
S. Vroon
T. P. Verhulst
Pella I
F. Huizenga
Mahaska County Plowing Contest Set for Sept 11
The Cecil Smith farm two miles west of Fremont on Highway 63 will host the Mahaska County Contour Plowing Contest on Wednesday afternoon September 11. An afternoon program includes a terrace building demonstration at 12 30 and a six contestant match starting at 2 pm. A two way plow and various conservation tillage machines will be shown. Judging focuses on uniformity and evenness 20 points trash coverage 10 points furrow conformation 16 points waterways and land ends 20 adherence to contour 15 and opening or closing furrows 20.
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Cecil Smith
Fremont
Mahaska County
Horse Show at Pool Park Labor Day Promises Twin Event
Preparations continue for the Horse Mule and Pony Show at Pool Park next Monday after noon and evening. Entries may be made until show time though not included in the printed program. The afternoon features draft horses stock horses and mules halter while the evening showcases pleasure horses stock horses ponies and draft horses hitched under lights. No entry or admission fees. Funded by local merchants and individuals. Committee led by H W Vriezelaar president Simon Kooyman secretary and Cornice Van Roekel treasurer. Everyone invited to attend the twin bill at Pool Park Labor Day.
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Halter
Pella Horse and
Labor Day
Safety Expert To Attend Great Plowing Match
A new farm safety feature linked to the Corn Belt Plowing Match and Soil Conservation Field Day will be showcased in Marion County on September 21. Clay Barnett and Herb Plambeck announced that the National Safety Council will send senior engineer C. L. Hamilton to Marion on September 20 and 21 to head safety demonstrations contests and related events.
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C. L. Hamilton
Marion County
Dutch Costumed Pella Group Shines at State Fair
A group from Pella performed twice in the Women’s and Children’s building at the State Fair. Led by Burgemeester T. G. Fultz and Town Crier Sadler, the troupe included Leonora Van Dellen, attendants, the Dutch Street Singers, Street Dancers, and the Ella Band. The event was well received, televised, and reenacted for a Warner Brothers short to be shown nationwide, boosting Pella's publicity.
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Burgemeester
T. G. Fultz
Pella in Centennial Program at Iowa State Fair
The Pella Historical Society led a centennial tribute at the Iowa State Fair on Monday August 26 with a large appreciative audience. W D Van Sittert pres explored soil conservation, agricultural engineering and Marion County duties. Preliminary plans include tractor inspections, a Match competition with certificates, and a $50 cash prize for farm safety during Field Day demonstrations.
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Pella
Cash Prine
Rally Imagines Largest Central College Enrollment
Central College at Pella prepares for its annual Christian Reformed Young People field day and a two day workshop starting September 4 with 460 advanced registrations already received. Housing for students is stretched as Graham Hall additions delayed and trailers and temporary dorms planned to ease the shortage.
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Legion Aids Veterans With Terminal Leave Pay Applications
At a Monday Legion meeting two evenings were set aside for World War II veterans to complete Terminal Leave pay applications. Sessions run 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, September 6 and 7, in the Legion dining hall with notaries on hand to certify forms. Veterans can bring discharge or separation copies. if unavailable, a photostat or county recorder copy suffices for later mailing.
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Give Students A Chance Give Students A Chance
Students strive to enter Central College this fall as demand exceeds supply. The college has closed its housing to outsiders except local students and those who can provide their own means. Pella residents with rooms for men or women should contact Mr Gerrit Van Roe or Mr Herbert Mentink at the college.
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