Central College Chapel Christmas Carol Concert Featured
Central College plans a candle light Christmas Carol concert in the College Chapel at four o'clock Sunday December 15 sung by the women of the A Capella Choir with public invitation. The week emphasizes religion with Dr Spaan praising Christ as savior and several campus groups assisting in devotions.
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Dr. Spaan
Nielsen
Mr. Wing
Christ
Illinois University
Jones
University of Michigan
Mylonas
University of Athens
Eleusis
John Ubben
Melvin Johnson
L. E. Phi’s
August Tellinghuizen
Tyson
Zylstra
J. Benes
Boozeboom
Wayne Pos
Edgar Guest
Cornelius Tysen
Iowa Athletic Conference
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
Winter
Dean Pietenpol
Clarence van Dellen
Central
van Dellen
Mennenga
Sully
Parent Teachers Association
Central College
Pietenpol
New Central
Alma Halblom
Iowa
Helen Vander Pol
Graham Hall
Elizabeth Shay
Jesus
Wuswee i Central College
Dr W H H Barker Holds On After Heart Attack
Dr W H H Barker of Harvey, 96, remains in bed but expects to recover. A Marion County pioneer, he helped establish the arboritum and made a dental polisher twenty years ago still earning modest return. He has pursued science, history and journalism with dogged vigor, earning wide admiration.
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Pella
W. H. H. Barker
Harvey
Christmi
Marion County
Barker
Arboratum
Mlinois
Meppelink to Build Modern Seven Room House on Plender Lot
N Meppelink plans a seven room frame residence on Plender lot adjoining Van der Meide blacksmith shop on Franklin street. Construction features full basement furnace heat electricity and water. The Meppelinks expect to move in early spring and hope to spur a broader housing campaign in 1936.
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van der Meide
Franklin Street
Meppelink
Grude Plender
Hoogenakker Elected Treasurer of Painters Union
Fred Bell of Boone Iowa was elected president of the Iowa State Council of Master Painters and Decorators at the Hotel Fort Des Moines after its concluding session. Alfred A. Thorp Des Moines and Timothy Hoogenakker Des Moines were replaced as officers while Stephen Bennett Dubuque was re elected vice president and secretary treasurer. The next convention site will be chosen at the summer picnic at Clear Lake Iowa in July. Elmer Bailey Audubon Iowa was named delegate to the international convention in Chicago Illinois in February Hoogenakker was named to the international executive board to represent Iowa.
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Fred Bell
Boone
Iowa State Council of Master Painters and Decorators
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Bell
Alfred A. Thorp
Des Moines
Stephen Bennett
Dubuque
Timothy Hoogenakker
Clear Lake
Elmer Bailey
Audubon
Master Painters and Decorators
Chicago
Hoogenakker
Iowa
Naval Facts Worth Knowing
Naval facts reveal battleships about 624 feet long displacing 32 600 tons and drawing roughly 33 feet of water. Each ship carries about 80 officers and 1 100 men with guns capable of hurling 16 800 pounds of steel to a 20 mile salvo. Ships produce fresh water from sea water and eat carnivores: cattle sheep calves hogs vegetables fruit eggs and flour aboard for months. Pictures are shown nightly and services held Sundays. Anchors require ten tons to hold in calm seas with twenty tons on standby.
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San Pedro
Los Angeles City Hall
United States Navy
Quest to trace British chief John Dunn's Zululand line
Reports say John Dunn, a Briton who settled in Zululand last century and became a local chief, fathered 79 children, prompting a government effort to locate his descendants. Also noted are claims from the Russian ship Sadko of a mysterious Arctic force that misdirects vessels near Gilles Land, a legendary area Sadko deems non existent.
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John Dunn
Zululand
Arctic Ocean
Gilles Land
Winter to teach at Cage School
Winter Myce, former Grinnell College guard and Central College coach, is invited to join The Register and Tribune coaching school at Drake Fieldhouse. Known for high scoring teams and the zone defense, Winter led Grinnell to 89 consecutive wins and Central to 35 straight Iowa Conference victories. He will discuss zone defense and his coaching methods to invited high school basketball coaches.
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Iowa
Register i Tribune
Winter Myce Ath
Grinnell Colle O
Central
Towa
Amass
Iowa Collegians
Winter
the Register
Tribune
Drake
Hinton
Sioux City Central
Grinnell
Pioneer
Missouri Valley Conference
Lefty Schnack
Babe Tysseling
Barney Neifert
Clarence Wilkins
Cornie Muyskens
Art Stoelting
Luther Anderson
Winters
Des Moines Tribune
Consistorial Union Discusses Delinquent Church Members
The Consistorial Union of the Classis of Pella met at First Reformed church in Pella on Monday evening December 9 to discuss what to do about delinquent church members. Pastor G Menning outlined causes and preventative measures, with open discussion and a social hour to follow. The next meeting is planned for February at Leighton Reformed church.
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Consistorial Union
Classis of
Pella
First Reformed Church of
G. Menning
Leighton Reformed
Notice of Sunday closures for Ontra Cafe
Public notice states the cafe will be closed all day on Sundays. Ontra Cafe announces the change in operating hours with no other events or details.
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Ontra Cafe
Dogs Nipples Cause Local Hatchery Mystery
J H Shinn a hatcheryman and poultry dealer with nine female German police dogs received a box of nine numbered nipples marked Lady No 1 and so on. A friend sent the items by mail without markings to identify the sender. Shinn hopes to trace the handwriting and the sender while keeping the animals safe. He notes the box was addressed to Lady, the dogs’ mother.
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J. H. Shinn
Shinn
Ayone
Children’s Home Appeals For Help Des Moines Society
The Chronicle relays a plea from the Iowa Children’s Home Society of Des Moines asking for funds to support the troubled institution. The letter states conditions are dire and urges readers to contribute to the Town Children’s Home Society at 2840 E Ninth Street Des Moines, stressing the need for care for the children.
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Chronicle
Iowa Children’s Home Society of
Des Moines
Town Children's Home Society
Ninth Street
Farmers Night School Begins Friday Evening
The night classes run on Friday evenings during winter, led by Mr. Dockendorf from the high school vocational agriculture department, starting at 7:30. The inaugural session will discuss the Outlook for the Farmer during 1986, covering stock prices, farm products, and profit plans for farmers.
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Dockendorf
High School Vocational Agriculture Department
Rolscreen Receives Large Paint Shipment
Rolscreen Co of the city received a large paint shipment last Thursday for factory use. The load included 38 drums of 55 gallons each, totaling over 2,000 gallons. The note mentions Rolscreen as the second largest paint user in Iowa, with Maytag Co of Newton ranked first in production.
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Iast
Rolsereen Co
Iowa
Maytag Co
Newton
Barn Dance Stars Set for Pella Appearance on Jan 7
Tom Sawyer a one man band from Iuwa Barn Dance Frolic fame will perform at Pella on January 7 joining WIIO radio show broadcasts. He improvises melodies with items like a butcher knife spoon bill and saw. Other acts include Tommy Tweet Tillie Boggs the Three Tune Tossers Red and His Arkansas Ramblers the Murray sisters and Wyoming Mountain Gals.
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Iuwa
Pella
WIIO
Tom
Shrine Auditorium
Des Moines
Los Angeles
Tommy Tweet
Tillie Boggs
Red
Arkansas Ramblers
New Deal Official Presses Take It Or Leave It Plan
Maj. George L. Berry, Roosevelt’s industrial co operation head, warned business Saturday to hire the unemployed or bear the cost. He said the New Deal will persist in relief measures with taxes and deficits unless firms create jobs for about 11 million workless Americans.
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New Deal
Maj
George L. Berry
Roosevelt
Pella Names Merchants Sponsor New Basketball Team
Pella forms Merchants' Team sponsored by local merchants. Roster includes Henry Klein Fred Holdsworth Art Wisse Louis Kregel Tudor Ulrich Joe Van Arkel Bruce Gardner and Harold Macy. Merchants provide uniforms, suits expected soon. Team aims to compete with players from Pella area within 45 miles.
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Pella
Merchants
Central College
Henry Klein
Fred Holdsworth
Art Wisse
Louis Kregel
Tudor Ulrich
Joe van Arkel
Bruce Gardner
Harold Macy
Callite
Hotel Pella
Baptist Choir Announces Program for Christmas Concert
The Baptist Choir unveils a December 15 program at 7 p.m. featuring Come, Immanuel Come All Ye Faithful Little Town of Bethlehem There Were Shepherds Silent Night and more. Mrs WassenaarProf Wing and Pastor lead talks and performances by the choir and octet.
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the Baptist
Immanuel
Marks
Overcoats Available for Needy at Welfare Room
Peter Tysseling, president of the Pella Welfare league, says good used coats remain at rooms above the Vanden Berg barber shop. Needy individuals may apply to Tysseling or Ben Vogelaar, or visit Saturday afternoon between 2 and 4 o'clock.
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Peter Tysseling
Pella Welfare League
Vanden Berg
Mr. Tysseling
Ben Vogelaar
Vocational Agriculture Boys Attend International Exposition
Vocational Agriculture teacher M. M. Dockendorff led a group of students to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Attendees included Ernest Blom Francia Van Zante Myron Nollen Harold Ver Meer Elmer Van Zoo from the parttime and high school classes. They traveled Thursday to Saturday, touring the stock show and Chicago sites before returning home. A separate report notes a Finnish slayer killed three members of the N. C. Jacobsen family at Vermillion South Dakota and set their home ablaze to cover the crimes.
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M. M. Dockendorff
Chicago
Ernest Blom
Francia van Zante
Myron Nollen
Harold Ver Meer
Elmer van Zoo
Mr. Dockendorff
N. C
Frantic traffic as wagons hitch four-horse ride
Saturday chaos erupted in the business district when Fred Mef ford pulled four horses to a wagon for a ride on a busy corner. He refused to move, and was later taken away in a patrol wagon as fog grounded planes and slowed motorists across Iowa.
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Fred Mefford
Academy
Council Bluffs
Towa
First Capacity Day Ignites Holiday Shopping Surge
Christmas buying begins with big store volume on the first of three capacity days. Despite bad weather and slick dirt roads, large sales and strong demand across many lines signal higher volume this season. Stores offer bargains within affordable budgets as Depression era concerns ease. Another capacity event follows this coming Saturday with ads highlighting varied bargains for every family member.
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Olly
the Chronicle
Musical Program At First Church
The First Reform ed Church will present a musical program next Sunday evening Dec 16 directed by Mrs Edith Le Cocq. The program includes Prelude Prayer Men's Chorus The Builder Cadman Scripture Girl s Trio Prayer Perfect Stenson Prayer Anthem Praise The Lord Randegger Now let every tongue adore Thee Bach Anthem Today There is Ring ing Christianson Offering. Response Rev Haverkamp Anthem Come To My Heart Lord Jesus MacFarlane Congregation and Choir O Little Town of Bethlehem Page 214 Girls Trio Silent Night Holy Night Benediction.
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First Reformed
Edith le Cocq
Lake Prairie Township Club Elects Officers at Meeting
The Lake Prairie Township Club met at William and Nick Van iorp home last Monday. Myron Nollen was absent. Myron Follen elected president, Vander Linden vice president, Van Gorp secretary, Harold Van Gorp treasurer. Talks covered brood cows care and management. Elmer Van Zee recounted the International Livestock Show. Mervin Zellers offered feeding and calf care tips for their twenty two bad beeves and three pure bred heifers. Refreshments followed.
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Lake Prairie Township Club
William
Nick van “Iorp
Myron Nollen
William Vander Linden
Myron Follen
William van Gorp
Harold van Gorp
Elmer van Zee
Mervin Zellers
Cedar Will Get $17,000 Gymnasium
In Cedar Consolidated school district voters approved a $17,000 WPA public works project to add a gymnasium and auditorium to the current building. The 58 by 80 foot addition, with a basketball court and stage, aims to start soon to provide local employment. The vote was 104 yes and 2 no.
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Cedar Consolidated
Bulding
Leon J. Bryan
WPA
PWA
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