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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1950
Page
8
Progress report on the South Marion County CROP drive shows $1560 in cash and 465 bushels of corn as of December 6. Contributions can be made to Wally Kooyman, Simon Terlouw, or Dick Lautenbach. country donors have been liberal to the Christian Rural Overseas Program.
Dr. A. A. Michelson a noted Jewish lawyer and judge and radio minister will speak at Knoxville Baptist Church on December 7 and 8 at 7 45 pm He is a Biblical scholar whose coast to coast broadcasts reach millions and he invites Pella residents to hear either or both talks.
The annual grid banquet for Central College and Pella High School honored players at Second Reformed Church. Rotary and Kiwanis sponsored the event with Central's Richard Tysseling and John Smel presenting letters and awards. Subby Van der Linden received the Schilder Basket trophy, and letter winners from multiple positions were introduced by Tysseling.
Central College music and art departments presented a Bach tribute at a Sunday vesper concert. The program featured organ solos by Gordon Farndell, vocal solos by Edith Le Coeq and Laurence Grooters, a Le Coeq Grooters duet, A Cappella choir pieces, and Bach choral works under Marvin Thostenson. Decorations and stage design were by C A Bartels and Laurence Mills, with Bach’s portrait at the center and candles and flowers enhancing the chapel. The vesper honored Bach as music’s prelude to eternal life.
The Christian Labor Association of America, headquartered in Grand Rapids, has grown across coasts and gained recognition by the National Labor Relations Board. The Federation of Reformed Mission Societies will sponsor a Newton meeting on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. at the Newton Christian Reformed Church with national secretary Mr. J. Gritter as speaker.
Central College students begin Christmas vacation on Wednesday December 20 with classes ending at 4 p.m. The campus will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday January 4, 1961.
The public is invited to Central College's annual Christmas Carol service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday December 20 in Douwstra Chapel. The tentative program features Magnificat Vaughan Williams Mrs Edith LeCocq soloist Geraldine Vander Pol flute Mrs C A Bartels piano Mr Gordon Farndell organ and the Women's Choir with selections from The First Noel O Come O Come Emmanuel Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light Bach-Chapel Choir Mark Now O Shepherds Lu varm-A Cappella Choir How Far Is It To Bethlehem Shaw-Chapel Choir Carol of the Bells A Cappella Choir What Child Is This Green sleeves Hodie Christus natus est Silent Night Leontovich.
Miss Peggy Ann Leu daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Leu of Pella and a Central College student attends a White House conference on children and youth in Washington D C beginning Sunday and ending today. She is among about 60 Town delegates plus state leaders and was chosen as one of three youth representatives to the conference.
Central loses 74 69 as Coe overcomes a late drive. Junie Dunkin leads Central with 16 points, La Barbara adds 18 for Cedar Rapids. Central misses 13 of 32 free throws while Coe makes 13 of 33. Tonight the Dutchmen visit Nebraska Della amid Lincoln injuries.
At a Monday Memorial Hall meeting AmVets elected officers for the coming year led by Commander Gerald Stravers. Other officers include John R. Van der Ploeg as 1st Vice Commander Hob Wilkinson as 2nd Vice Commander Donald J. Van Gorp as Adjutant William Vander Molen as Finance Officer John N. Van denberg as Public Relations Officer William Downs as Chaplain and Carl B. Vogelaar as Provost Marshal. A Christmas Potluck Dinner is planned for Tuesday December 12 at 6 30 PM in Memorial Hall with attendees bringing dishes and a small gift for a gift exchange.
Cunera Van Emmerik Director of Alumni Relations at Central College attended the District V1 meeting of the American Alumni Council in Kansas City from Monday to Wednesday. The event ran with the American College Public Relations Association District VII and featured leaders T Hawley Tapping Stewart Harral Bev P Taylor. Membership in the American Alumni Council is limited to professionals in college and secondary school alumni work.
Alpha Psi Omega at Central University announces a first time non professional production of Mary Chase's Harvey. Cast features new faces led by Elwood P Dowd and Harvey, with rehearsals underway for the Midwest premiere slated to follow next week in Chronicle notes.
District I comprises Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Dakota Oklahoma and Manitoba, with references to additional states and the broader United States and Canada implied. The fragment mentions regional grouping and cross border connections, reflecting administrative or census style designations.
All Marion County school buses must report to Knoxville athletic field Monday morning December 11 for inspection by the Town Highway Patrol. A seal of approval will be awarded to drivers and equipment passing tests focusing on brakes tires tires running boards exhaust lights service doors and overall condition. Drivers must present a valid chauffeur's license and a school bus driver permit.
Town salutes Yuletide decorations with festoons and colorful lighted trees along Main and East Franklin streets. Community leaders, Chamber of Commerce volunteers, and City Electric workers coordinated the display. Social Security notes announce an information meeting in Pella on December 13, 1950 for dependent husbands under the 1950 amendments.
KEBS radio presents Central Spotlight with Lou Ann Le Cocq and Rosemarie Carr at 7:00. Christian Reformed Church program at 7:15 features piano stor dren. Radio edition of Central Ray Bob Omick at 7:05. Campus Music Shop broadcasts Christmas Carols beginning at 7:05.
Ladies from Pella and nearby communities packed the Region Hall on Wednesday afternoon after Thanksgiving as Union Coop Market Association hosted a cooking demonstration by Miss Fairburn home economist of Consume Cooperative Association Kansas City Mo. About 250 attended including Pella high school Home Keonan class. Fairburn showed grading of coop canned foods per USDA and used assorted trade foods in her recipes. Several dishes were prepared and served afterward. Mrs Arnold Schippers won a prize luscious pumpkin cake, in a dressing contest. Attendees received prizes. Many requested a repeat performance next year.
The choral society of the Second Christian Reformed Church will render a Christmas cantata Wednesday evening, December 18, at 7:30 at the church under the direction of Fred Vander Schal. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
A technical difficulty at K. W. OD. M. Radio Broadcasting Station has made Family Vesper Hour programs unavailable. The station will shift the broadcast to KBO, KL Oskaloosa at 4:30 p.m. and to KF KO 6200 starting January 3.
The Sully Adult Farmers Evening School drew 85 attendees for the first evening session in the new vocational agriculture wing. Instructor Ed Billings led the class on The 1961 Farm Outlook, with Q&A by Jasper County PMA chairarry O'Brien. Next week will cover Feeding, Care and Management of Swine led by B. L. Quaife from Iowa State College.
Marion County 4 H members will be recognized at a banquet in Graham Hall on Central College Campus starting at 6 30 p m Monday December 11. Dean of Agriculture Dewan Floyd Andre of Iowa State College will speak on the necessity of an education today and Maurice Core of Warren County will discuss his travels in Austria.
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