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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
5
Public Schools plan a Monday start with two hours of class, assembly in the auditorium, and six short period tests to check conflicts. Kindergarten lists expanded with several new names and teachers visit homes. Textbooks and rental schedules announced, with grade fees and book rental days.
Mrs Amy HL Goldsmith head of Central College Home Economics and Miss Phyl lis Anderson from Pella High represented Marion County at the 14th Iowa Home Economics Teachers State Conference in Ames August 21 25 They discussed nutrition clothing programs planning exhibits clinics exchanges and adult classes to strengthen local efforts Ruth Seaton Hicks outlined ideas for school social civic and church group use One county teacher to aid rural teachers for September Nutrition month slogan Make Town Strong Don L Berry urged better use of Indianola Record facilities.
Rain fell from Friday evening to Monday morning accumulating 3.43 inches in Pella. This brings August total precipitation to seven and a quarter inches since August 1. Rain on Wednesday, Aug 30, is not included in this report. H. K. Pals reports.
Mrs A N Vander Linden submitted a perfectly formed potato shaped like a V. She planned to cook it but chose to let others see this good luck token. The Victory potato is now on display in the Chronicle window.
The Rev. Walter Teeuwissen of First United Presbyterian Church Indianola will speak at the Annual Rally Day of Pella Christian High School next Friday at 8:00 pm in the First Christian Reformed Church auditorium at Liberty and West Second Streets. He is Calvin College educated and has European roots through missionary work by his father. The program includes a song service and male quartet, with an afternoon rally planned at the high school grounds on North Main.
The district assigns Bells and Reynolds to county soil operations as Richardson moves to Indianola and Northrop to Urbana. Lyman Fells and Eddie Reynolds join, with Hicks now in charge of the county and Eells assisting in farm planning.
In accordance with a long established custom business houses of Pella will be closed on Monday September 4 in observance of the national holiday Labor Day. Shoppers will do well to remember that food purchases for both Sunday and Monday will necessarily be made Saturday September 2.
A Kiwanis talk urged by Reverend Geo Pinches explored the motto We Build as a call to constructive action amid wartime destruction. He traced foundations of the United States to Pilgrim Fathers and biblical principles, warning that crime and infidelity threaten future wars and urging rebuilding of peacetime society.
The Third Reformed Church led by Pastor Lawren Borst offers Sunday school at 9:00 am and morning worship with special instrumental music by Elizabeth and Cornelia Mather. Gospel Hall presents Bible class at 10:00 am and a Lord's Supper service at 11:00 am with Rev. Winches. Religious talks include Jonas the Prophet.
Christian Reformed Young People from Pella and vicinity plan a Labor Day gathering. A morning swim, games, entertainment and a wood hall event will fill the day. A youth rally at First Christian Reformed Church will feature Rev. Punk P. Haltrop of Holland, Iowa, as speaker.
Fragmentary OCR shows a pastor to fill a classical appointment at Leighton in the morning and afternoon. References to Rev John Vande and Rev HO appear with unclear times and ages. The text is garbled but indicates a scheduling notice for church services.
Open Bible Church led by Pastor Christopulos holds Sunday school for all ages at 5 am and morning worship at 11 am with monthly communion and special music at 6200 pan. Labor Day picnic planned. bring covered dishes. Midweek prayer Tuesday at 8 am. First Reformed Church offers Sunday School at 9:30 am, morning worship at 10:05 am with sermon Saul Rejected, and evening praise.
Rev. St J. V presents pastor school sessions in the morning with worship and the Bulwarks of the Church program. Evening worship concludes the day with a focus on the Way of Salvation.
The unchurched and those without a church home are invited to worship with us at 730 pm Evening worship led by Rev. Theo P. Verhulst Minister Unam. Morning Worship Deut 6 6 7 730 pm Come thou with us and we will do thee good Numbers 10.
Morning worship at 10 as Rev. Bennink delivers Bible Beatitudes and Faith Without Sight. A junior sermon on Lost One Door precedes Sunday School at 11 30. Evening praise at 7 features Meditation Portraits of Christ including The Resurrection and Life.
The regular Legion meeting yielded little business. Commander Warner Vande Voort reported on the Lions City Convention, noting attendees handled tasks and emphasized a shift to more serious postwar concerns. Membership stood near the quota, with plans to boost recruitment before the National Convention.
Kempkes compiles Legion post history from minutes and month by month notes into a photographic volume on Van Veen Van He Post. The work covers World War I service, with a Pella history preceding, and honors the post with a traveling bronze plaque awarded at the State Convention, reflecting local community ties and Seysion activities.
An Adtion Committee meeting considered calendar changes and postponed the college opening by one week. Registration will begin on the new date, shifting from the previously tentatively set September 11th to September 18th.
A truncated quote attributed to Henjamin Franklin warns that glass and reputation are easily cracked and never well mended. The misquoted line echoes concerns about fragility of social standing and material goods.
War Price and Rationing Board chair Van Dyck says special shoe stamps may be issued when standard ration books are exhausted. No new stamp will be valid until about November. Applications should not be made if family members’ ration books exist. Some shoes with canvas uppers and stitched rubber soles are rationed due to machine and manpower limits. Infants and small children’s shoes are more available in brown and black than white leather. leather and bleaching acids are in demand for Navy use. Iowa shows uncertain shoe prospects as wartime production and imports fluctuate.
Gerrit Van I and his son Don led Marion County’s Club calf entries at Knoxville Fair with three calves placing top in Angus classes. The Senior calf won first and Reserve Champion, the Intermediate first, and the Junior named breed champion. They will send the top Intermediate calf to St Joseph Missouri for a five-calf Marion County group at the late September show.
General Frank warns Americans about Christmas gift mailing rules for Army and Navy personnel overseas. The mailing window runs September 15 to October 15, with written requests required after October 16. Early mailing is urged to prioritize arms, munitions, medicine, and food, and to ensure parcels endure long journeys to remote post locations. The public is urged to wrap securely and address clearly to guarantee delivery.
A large crowd of Chamber of Commerce members joined Farmers Night School guests for a Tuesday picnic at Pool Park. Despite clouds early, skies cleared for ideal weather as diners enjoyed fried chicken, salads, desserts, and coffee. Local officials and business leaders praised the unity and fellowship, noting broad representation from Pella firms and a hoped for baseball later that night.
After the farmers picnic darkness caused loss of dish identity. Unmarked dishes and silverware were not claimed and were taken to the Vocational Ag room at the high school. Wives might better identify their own items.
A coal tipple at Elm Creek Coal Company near Pella owned by John Huckett burned at about 2 30 Sunday morning destroying the tipple a truck left under the shed three electric motors and a crushing machine. A second crushing machine was damaged but thought repairable. Mr Hackett began immediate rebuilding.
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