Great Books group meeting moved to December 14
Society item notes the Great Books discussion group will meet Friday December 14 at 8 pm in Jordan Hall led by Laurence Groeters on two biographies from Plutarchs Lives Lucurgus and Numa. Also A A A W to hold December 18 at Mrs Zelda Boatsma home with Prof John Beardslee leading discussion on Israel.
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Jordan Hall
A.A.A.W
Zelda Boatsma
John Beardslee
Israel
Beardslee
Near East
American Mission School
Basrah
Iraq
Atlantic Monthly
Amvets Family Christmas Party In Pella
The Pella Amvets held their annual family Christmas party in the Memorial Building on Monday evening December 8. The event featured Christmas carols, a solo by Miss Phyllis Hasselman, gift exchanges for children and adults, and each child received an extra gift. Post Chaplain Mr. Wm Downs entertained with witty bits, followed by refreshments served by a committee led by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilkerson.
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Pella Amvets
Memorial Building
Phyllis Hasselman
Amvets
Wm. Downs
Bob Wilkerson
Centerville Red Raiders Open Season With Pella Hi
Centerville travels to Pella Saturday for two basketball games against the Little Dutch at the high school gym. Centerville, new in the South Central Conference, brings a 480-student high school with star forward Ron Chriss leading a 50 to 46 win over Seymour. Reserve matchup starts at 6 45 with broadcast on KCOG 1400.
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Centerville
Pella
Little Dutch
Appanoose County Aggregation
Scarlet
Jim Humphrey
Stan Bergman
Ron Chriss
Reds
Seymour
KCOG
Centerville Broadcasting Company
Youth Bible Conference Opens With Strong Turnout
Mild weather drew a good crowd to the first gathering of the Eleventh Annual Youth Bible Conference sponsored by the Young People of Classis Pella. The meeting set a hopeful tone for the event.
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Youth Bible Conference
Classis Pella
Evangelist Joe Arnett to Lead December Sermon Series
Evangelist Joe Arnett, a member of the Independent Fundamental Churches of America, will lead a series of evangelistic meetings at Lower Grove Community Church ten miles east of Pella. Services begin 7:30 PM on Sunday December 9 and continue nightly for an indefinite period. Arnett, author and adviser to Midwest Bible and Missionary Institute, promotes the Christ event.
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Pella
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Midwest Bible and Missionary Institute
St. Louis
Missouri
Mr. Arnett
Sundhoo Times
Christian Victory
the Voice
Young People’s Delight
the Oil of Joy
The
Religious Telescope
Union Gospel Press
Jesus Christ
Our Witness Conference at First Christian Pella Iowa
Rev Harold Dekker led a radio evangelism conference at the First Christian Church in Pella Iowa with the theme We Are My Witnesses. He delivered talks Our Witness Its Content Objects The Church The Individual, followed by Bible quiz readings music and a social hour. The event closed with a well prepared banquet and a lasting impression on attendees.
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Pella
Iowa
Harold Dekker
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Dekker
Den Besten Bags Four Bears On Hunting Trip
Neal Den Besten, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Den Besten of 709 West Flat Street, returned from a northern Wisconsin deer hunt with a 800 pound mother bear strapped to his car and three large cubs in the trunk. He met the mother bear on Thanksgiving day after she emerged from a log with her cubs. He plans to convert the hide into a fireplace rug.
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Neal den Besten
Chicago Tribune
den Besten
Ed den Besten
West Flrat St. Neal
Pella
Chicago
Dalton
Wisconsin
Den Besten’s cub gifts spark hunter tale and wife’s doubt
Three cubs were Den Besten's gifts to hunters including Howard Krang of 4 Gist Place. The first bear shot by Den Besten will also be the first his wife Edna Ruth has cooked, though she is not enthusiastic, according to her husband.
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Howard Krang
Edna Ruth
Farmer Shot In Fence Dispute Sparks Civil Case
Andrew Kool filed a $50,000 civil suit in Mahaska county district court against Lewis Bartlema after a Friday shooting over a boundary fence. Bartlema pleaded not guilty to assault with intent to murder and posted a $10,000 bond to await trial.
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Farmer
Mahaska County
Andrew Kool
Lewis Bartlema
Bartlema
Latta dispute ends in shooting near Oskaloosa
Dibpine Over Latta Fens was arrested after a dispute over a railroad right of way led to Bartlema signing a confession admitting he shot Kool. The civil damages suit filed by Kool's estate seeks 40,000 actual damages and 10,000 exemplary damages for injuries including permanent abdominal wounds and hospitalization.
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Latta Fens
Cor Atteney Garo
Bartlema
Jerp
Kool
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Olivet
Irm
Intitt
Barderna Bound Over To County Grand Jury
Held after preliminary hearing before Justice Homer Carr on Saturday Barderna was bound over to the Malo county grand jury which is to meet December 11.
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Homer’ Carr
Barderna
Mal County
Ansel Briggs and Iowa Territorial Governors
Ansel Briggs, Stephen Hempstead, and James W. Grimes served as Iowa governors under the 1846 constitution. Briggs, born in 1806 in Vermont, entered Iowa history as a mail carrier and stage driver in territorial days and was a Democrat who opposed banks. He later resided in Jackson County in old age.
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Ansel Briggs
Stephen Hempstead
James W. Grimes Briggs
Iowa
Jackson County
Fragmentary Note Mentions Monument at Briggs Place
A damaged line notes a town deciding on a monument at Briggs' place honoring Ms seers at Andrew. The text is fragmented and years and ages are unreadable, with references to a General Assembly and a dedication event obscured by OCR errors.
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Yithus
Maka
General Assembly
Seers
Andrew
Briggs
Iowa Birthday: Polk Signs Admission Act for 29th State
On December 28 1846 President James K Polk signed the act admitting Iowa as the 29th state. This action followed Iowa Territory’s push for statehood and solidified its union membership with the United States.
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James K. Polk
Union
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