Community backs home rule corn drive to exceed quota
Local CROP campaign draws strong farm turnout as nine cribs overflow with corn. The drive aims to ship a carload of corn to Decatur Illinois for processing, with shelling to start at 7:30 am. Cobs available for pickup or disposal as needed. donations continue through Saturday.
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Comn
Paling Criby
Enle
Farmers’ Exchange
Decatur
Illinois
Ralph Ver Meer
Pella Airport to Remain Open Amid Community Effort
A group of aviation enthusiasts convinced Charles W. Bartlett to keep the Pella airport in operation after January 1st when the lease by George Hansen ends. They garnered support from the Chamber of Commerce leaders as plans form to ensure continued airport access. The facility, once a Navy training base, has been valuable for civilian flight training, maintenance, and dusting 275 acres of tomatoes for Marshall Canning. In 1948 the operation handled about 12,000 pounds of chemicals for farm use.
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Pella
Charles W. Bartlett
George Hansen
Chamber of Commerce
Navy
Hansen
Marshall Canning Company
Eight Pella High Students in All State Chorus Des Moines
Eight Pella High School students Andrew Van Berkum Erie Buerkens Marvin De Heus Arvin De Cook Marcia Van Maanen Patsy Herrick Ruby Leydens Lou Ann LeCocq sang in the All State Chorus at Des Moines Coliseeum last weekend as part of a 1,200 voice chorus. Directed by Clayton Hathaway performances included Deep River and You ll Never Walk Alone. An all day rehearsal followed by a Friday morning session preceded a KRNT Theatre attendance to hear Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. The event featured a 250 piece orchestra and 250 piece band with L E Walters Ames and A R Edgar Des Moines aiding in the program.
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Fort Dodge
Anne Tuss
Des Moin
Fred Waring
Krnt Theatr
All State Musical
L. E. Walters
Des Moines
A. R. Edgar
Ames
Rimsky-Korsakov
Young Calvinists Host Bible Conference in Polla
The Young Calvinists announce their Annual Bible Conference in Polla on December 2 and 3 with Rev. C Boomsma of Grand Rapids as principal speaker. Sessions occur December 2 at 10 00 am at First Christian Reformed Church December 2 1 30 pm at Second Christian Reformed Church December 2 8 00 pm at First Christian Reformed Church December 3 10 00 am at Second Christian Reformed Church 1 00 pm second Christian Reformed Church 8 09 pm First Ch armed Church. Public invited to attend evening sessions.
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Polla
C. Boomsma
Calvin Christian Reformed Church of
Grand Rapids
First
Christian Reformed Church
Second
First Christian Reformed Church
Second Christian Reformed Church
Banquetistian Reformed Church
Neighbors Help Engleby Husk 55 Acres of corn
Neighbors of Melvin Engleby of Rake pitched in and husked 55 acres of corn in six hours one afternoon. Engleby is in the hospital at Rochester.
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Melvin Engleby
Engleby
Rochester
Messiah Will Be Presented in Chapel December 13
A December 13 performance of Handel’s Messiah in Douwstra Chapel features Marvin Thostenson directing a 150 member community chorus and 25 member orchestra. Bass soloist Roger Fees from Drake University, tenor Herald Stark from State University of Town, with Edith Sedrel LeCocq and Joyce Prins Thompson in soprano and contralto roles, will perform. The event aims to be a strong community project with a crowded chapel.
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Roger Fees
Drake University
Fees
Des Moines
Herald Stark
State University of Town
Stark
University of Dubuque
Pella
Edith Sedrel LeCocq
Joyce Prins Thompson
Milford
Iowa
Gordon Farndell
Lois Rozendaal
Harrison
South Dakota
Dave O Thomas Injured After Head-On Car Crash
Dave O Thomas, his business partner David Nimmo, and Nimmo’s five year old son were riding with a real estate dealer from Indianola to view a farm in Williamson. An unloaded transport attempting to pass slowed to the hilltop collision, injuring Thomas with multiple fractures. He was taken to Knoxville hospital for treatment. surgeons expect a long recovery with possible knee repair.
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David Nimmo
Indianola
Nimmo
Williamson
Dave ‘Thomas
Knoxville
Mater
Dave
Fach
Great Religious Play Brings Audience Into Crime Trial
The Vigil at Central College invites audiences on December 10 and 11 to participate as the jury in a criminal play. Elias Jacobson is accused of stealing the body of Christ from the tomb and hiding it in a secret grave, turning viewers into active participants in deciding guilt or innocence.
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Central College
Elias Jacobson
Christ
Seal Returns May Be Dropped In Box Downtown
Christmas Seals sales have been slow with many families delaying payment. A downtown drop box is at Van Sittert Store for contributions. Mrs Andrew W Klyn chairs the Federated Club drive assisted by T G Bult and Mrs Andrew J Brooks Klyn. Information on seals and their use is available from the organizers. The seals fund the fight on tuberculosis.
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Andrew W
Federated Club
Sittert
Andrew W. Klyn
T. G. Bult
Andrew J
Klyn
Three
Indies
AAA Committee Elections Set for Early December in Marion County
Community voters in Marion County will elect Agricultural Conservation Program committee members December 3 to 9. Eligible farmers in Clay Center, Lake Prairie, Polk, Red Rock, Summit townships may vote at specified dates and sites for control of price supports and related farm programs.
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Marion County
Enel
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Clay Two
Clay Center School
Lake Prairie
Pella Legion Hall
Polk
Bend School
Red Rock
Dunreath Church
Summit Two
Otley School
Talented Youth Leaders Visit Central Campus for Emphasis Week
Central College hosts Religious Emphasis Week December 6 to 10 with the theme Christian Living in One's Vocation. Guest readers include Dr Donald Bosch, Miss Mildred Almstead, Rev Christian Walvoord, and Mrs Donald Bosch. A Friday panel asks How Can I Know the Will of God. Evening programs feature the leaders and faculty discussions across campus spaces.
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Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Donald Bosch
China
Mildred Almstead
Board of Education
Christian Walvoord
The
Reformed Church
Hudson
New York
Goa
Bosch
Walvoord
Hursday
Amoy
Toeke Bosch
Ramsey
New Jersey
Eloise Bosch
Mohawk
Arthur Boynton
Wadleigh High School
Inork City
Hope Colles
Pr Dent
W.C. A
Hosch
Biblical Seminary
Bosehes
David
Christian H. Walvoord
Byron
Michigan
Eddyville
Herbert van Wyk
Pella
Williamson
N. Y
Citizens Strive for Prizes in Christmas Home Contest
City and Chamber of Commerce sponsor a Christmas home decorating contest with four prizes valued up to 300 dollars. Entries close December 16 with judging nightly from December 10 to 28 by undisclosed judges, prizes chosen from local merchants, and winners announced December 30 in The Chronicle.
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Chamber of Commerce
Colored Boys to Meet Dutchmen Tomorrow Night
Central's basketball team, featuring returning lettermen Clair Brown and Dick Schultz, faces Lincoln U. of Jefferson Missouri tomorrow at 8 p.m. in its first home game. Coach Tysseling aims to start Brown, Schultz, Borgman, Voss, and either McClelland or Vander Mie, with Borgman nursing a shoulder injury and Ed Kooi shifting to center to boost depth.
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Eugene Heideman
Central
Lincoln U
Jefferson
Missouri
Tysseling
Brown
Schultz
Koi
Borgman
Voss
McClelland
Vander Mie
Clair Brown
Dick Schultz
Heller
Don Hartog
Byrd
Stan Borgman
Stan
Ed Kooi
Kohlman
Lane
van der Ploeg
Change in Local Bus Schedule
Effective yesterday December 1 1948 a change was made in the local bus schedule affecting the last bus to Des Moines The bus previously leaving Pella at 1035 pm will now depart at 965 pm forty minutes earlier than before All other schedules stay the same A complete Pella bus schedule is printed in this issue for convenience Cut this schedule out and save for future reference
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Des Moines
Pella
Little Dutch Lost Thriller To Montezuma
In a tight finish the Little Dutch led most of the game but Montezuma Braves rallied in the last three minutes to win 37 to 33. The teams were tied six times, with a final surge by Montezuma providing the climax.
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Montezuma
Melvin Hagen
Braves
Pella
Little Dutch
Dave Sutherland
Montezuma Republican Laws
Montezuma Braves
Glenn Borgman
Gam
Lowe
Jimmy Lowe
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Leighton
Main Street
Mahaska County Highway Department
Messiah
Dublin
Convent Garden
London
George II
Marvin Thostenson
Christian High
Rev. L. Borst
Cecil Vander Molen
Walter van Wyngarden
L. Borst
F. M. Hui
Dave O. Thomas
AAA Committee
State University of Iowa
St. Barnabas (Episcopal) Hospital
Newark
U. S. Army
Ife
78Th Infantry Division
Germany
Bellvue Hospital
St. Barnabas Hospital
American College of Surgeons
American Board of Surgery
de. Erenest St. Palen
Middle ‘Collegiate
Jefferson, Mo
Pella Monte Gume
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