Baptist Church to Lay Cornerstone Sunday Morning
The dedication ceremony for the new Baptist Church will occur Sunday December 9 at 11 30 a m following morning worship in Douwstra Chapel The event includes a Litany for the cornerstone laying with Ralph Olson Hersom Roth Associates Bay De Haan and Rev Everett G Ward among participants The service is open to the public and will be held at the site of the new church Broadway and Independence Corner.
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New Baptist Church
Douwstra Chapel
Ralph Olson
Hersom, Roth, Associates
Bay de Haan
Everett G. Ward
Broadway and
Independence
Voting Places for Corn Referendum Dec 11 Announced
A county wide corn acreage referendum voting will be held December 11 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Mason County with each township voting site run by a three person local committee. North Mason County sites include Lake Prairie Pella Legion Hall Pork Log Cabin by Rousseau bridge Red Rock Dunreath school house Summit Otley Co op Lumber Company Two Pla. The referendum is conducted across 894 counties in 24 states within the corn producing region.
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Mason County
Merrill L. Robuck
ASC
Marion County
Lake Prairie
Pella
Pella Station Weather Readings Snapshot
Daily readings from the U S Weather Bureau Pella station show rainfall and temperatures for a 24 hour period ending 7:00 am with entries for November 29 through December 4. Observed by E C Beaning.
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Pella Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
E.C. Beaning
Pella High Set To Host Centerville Friday Night
Pella High School prepares for a pivotal home game against Centerville this Friday night. The unbeaten Pella squad aims for its fourth win, as Centerville seeks to rebound after recent losses to Colfax and Kalona, with the junior varsity game preceding the varsity matchup.
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Pella High
Centerville
Tergille
Tee Curtai
Ralsor Pella
Colfax Tend
Bocntela Mand
Calvary Church Youth to Present Play The Young Man of Faith
The Young People of Calvary Church present an upcoming play titled A Man aeter based on Catherine Marshall’s work about her husband a minister and chaplain of the United States Senate. The production depicts spiritual truths applied to life with wide recognition. Tickets go on sale Saturday December 8 at Vander Ploeg's Bakery.
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Calvary Church
Young People's Society
Salvery
Christian Reformed Church
Catherin Marshall
Sudor
Washington, D. C
United States Senate
Vander Ploeg
New Officers Elected by Ministerial Association
At the December 8 meeting the Ministerial Association of Pella elected new officers for a two year term led by Rev. Wm. C. De Jong as president and Rev. Marvin Doornbos as secretary treasurer. The retiring president is Rev. R. J. eker. Plans to meet with the City Council on a possible Community Youth Center were discussed along with recognition of Home Visitation Evangelism campaign efforts and a $802.49 offering from the Reform Day Rally.
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Ministerial Association of
Pella
Novemere
Jong
Wm. C. de Jong
Trinity Reformed Church
R. J. Eker
Marvin Doornbos
Calvary Christian Reformed Church
P. Y. de Jong
Dutchmen Rally Past Penn For 61 57 Opener
Central's Flying Dutchmen erased a halftime deficit to defeat William Penn 61-57 in the season opener at Pena. Eldon Schulte and LeRoy Timmer led a late surge pulling the Dutchmen clear as Penn, boosted by three former Tracy stars, pressed to protect a ten point first half lead.
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Central
William Penn
Pena
Penn
Tracy Stars
Eldon Schulte
LeRoy Timmer
Gayle Palmer
Jim Kildow
College Music presents The Messiah in evening concert
The event directed by Robert Rittenhouse features 15 solos and 11 numbers plus chorus and orchestra. Edith LeCog, Thomas Boslooper and two Central College seniors appear as soloists. Chorus of 169 voices comes from Pella and nearby towns, with 30 orchestral players.
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G. T. Vander Lugt
Rittenhouss
Nt Fimanoa
Edith le
Iit Shoe
Central College
Miss Ardell
Navis
Brandon
Wis
Mr. Atlen
Wortman
Tilden
Pella
Des Moines
Newton
New Sharon
Leighton
Reasnor
Taintor
Otley
Scarsboro
Oskaloosa
Pella Church to Send Missionary To African Field
Pella Church plans to send Dr. Den Besten, son of local residents, a medical missionary to Nigeria in British West Africa. After training at Calvin College and Seminary and Iowa City medical school, he will study tropical medicine in London before sailing with his family to Nigeria. Calvary Church has pledged $500 for support. The Christian Reformed denomination runs 12 stations and 80 out-stations serving about 10,000 Christians with large medical efforts across several communities.
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Uas
Lawreft
den. Besten
Nigeria
British West Africa
den Besten
Ed den Besten
West First Street
Corsi
S.D
Pella
Calvin College
Calvin Seminary
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tragic Car Crash Claims Life Of Young Pella Woman
A Friday evening wreck on Sully Road near the Ralph Grundman farm north of Pella killed Sally Jo Shultz 14 and injured two other teens, Roger Koopman 16 and Delores Vander Pol 13. Sally Jo was a Pella High School freshman. The Mercury sedan overturned in a ditch. Koopman and Vander Pol were thrown from the car. Vander Pol sought help, Koopman received hospital care and recovered from neck injuries. Sally Jo died at the scene. Services were held for Sally Jo at the Second Reformed Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Pella
Keith van Zee
Ralph Grundman
Sally Jo Shultz
J. E. Shultz
Roger Koopman
Walter Koopman
Delores Ann Vander Pol
Dale Vander Pol
Vander Pol
Henry van Essen
Van
Charles City
Iowa
Pella High School
Somerville
New Jersey
Mary Shultz
LaVerne
Second Reformed Church
Thomas Boslooper
Ralph de Cook
Jean Kuyper
del S$. de Haan
Ray Bro
Pella Red Cross Quota For Hungarian Relief
The Pella Red Cross Chapter sent 188.00 to Midwestern Area Headquarters in St. Louis for Hungarian relief as part of a national drive urged by President Eisenhower for 5,000,000. The effort supports 85,000 Hungarians crossing into Austria and aid in Budapest where 50,000 daily were fed, rising to 200,000. No local drive. refugees transported by air to the United States.
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Pella Red Cross
Eisenhower
Pella
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Austria
Budapest
Hungary
Red Cross
United States
New Denominational Hospitals Planned in Mkar and Takum
The board plans new hospitals in Mkar and Takum with building costs over 100000 dollars. Dr Den Besten is to be assigned to one hospital. Congregational meeting elected elders and deacons for 1957 1959 including John Gosselink Jr John J Kuiper Richard Steenhoek and Godert Vander Hart with new deacon Andrew Beer.
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Mkar
Takum
den Besten
John Gosselink, Jr
John J. Kuiper
Richard Steenhoek
Godert Vander Hart
Andrew Beer
Baptist Church Campaign Seeks Five Thousand Dollars
The Baptist Church launches a December fund drive to raise 5000 for brickwork on a new church. Bricks cost about ten cents each with aims to buy 14000 for the East Wall, plus 13800 North, 11100 South, 8400 West, and 3200 for a pylon. A December 27 assembly features Dr. John S. Badeau.
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Baptist Church
the Baptist Church
Youth Assembly Set At Central College Campus
The second National Youth Assembly of the Reformed Church in America will gather at Central College from December 27 to January 1. Delegates aged 18 to 26 and high school seniors will attend from across the United States and beyond with representation from the Reformed Church.
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United States
To Discuss Corn Referendum at Meeting Tonight
A corn referendum meeting will be held at Pella High School on Thursday night December 6 at 7 30 p m. Farmers in the area are urged to attend as the future government corn acreage program depends on the December 11 voting. Dick Freeman assistant Marion County extension director will lead the session.
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ASC
Pella High School
Dick Freeman
Marion County Extension
Leighton Set To Discuss Pella School Reorganization
The Leighton School Board invites the Pella area steering committee and the Pella Board of Education to a joint meeting at Leighton Town Hall on Thursday December 13 at 7 30 p m. Each study committee is urged to ensure representation by its chairman.
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Pella
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