Fraunfelder Family Yodeling Group Captivates Chapel Audience
The Fraunfelder family, Swiss-born performers now in America for 15 years, showcased Swiss yodeling with native costumes and diverse instruments. Father Fraunfelder, who coached Deanna Durbin, composed tunes and partnered with winter carnival film clips of St. Moritz. The program paired music with democratic activism thoughts and worry for Europe’s future. In intramural basketball, Phi beat Independents 27 to 12 and Sigma downed Philo 23 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ray
Fraunfelder
Switzerland
America
Deanna Durbin
St. Moritz
Mir
Europe
Prize listing names long event for readers
A fragment lists many local business names under a prize section with $100.00 grand prizes and longest ear categories. Entries hint at community contest sponsored by area shops including Kuyper's House, Dutch Inn Cafe, Lumsden's IGA, and Pella National Bank among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far Exchange Kuyper’s
de Wit's
Dutch Inn
Tulip Cafe
Lumsden’s
IGA Farmers Union
D. den Adel Gamble Store
J, van Dusseldorp Vos & Veenman Ver Dught
Vander Ploeg’s Bakery
van den Berg Electric Co
Vande Voort
White Way Auto Co
Central States Gas and Electric
Pella National Bank Vandermeulen Co
Intramural Basketball Opens With Close Contests
Intramural basketball opened last Wednesday with two leagues on the floor. In the B league the Chresto Flyers defeated LE Bombers 33 to 9 as Skiver led with nine points and Daven had six. Bombers Moody Beving and De Koster each had one field goal. The A league featured Chrestos versus the C club in a tight race, ending 81 to 40 with Skinner scoring 15 and D Camp adding 16 as Chrestos sparked by offense.
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Central Ray
Chresto Flyers
LE. Phi Bombers
Skiver
Flyers
Daven
Moody
Beving
de Koster
D. Camp
Independents
Central College Names Honorary All Opponent Football Team
Central college honors its foes from the past season by selecting an honorary all opponent football team. Notable picks include B Lussow Dubuque TT Vogel Wheaton L G Corcoran Loras McCormack Penn AR Rears Dubuque RAL Lantas Western Union Lennant Parsons F B Krieger Wesleyan. Harley Croft from Shenandoah tops Central hopes for the Town all conference squad. Croft, MVP, shows fierce play guiding Central through the season and has two more years of eligibility.
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Central Bay
Central College
B. Lussow
Dubuque
Vogel—Wheaton
L. G. Corcoran
Loras
McCormack
Penn AR Rears
RAL
Lantas
Western Union
Lennant—Parsons
Shenandoah and Des Moines Players Spark Crimson and White
Co captains Davis and Bonwell lead a versatile lineup with Davis switching to tackle and Bonwell displaying end play. Home town standout Bob Menning tops scoring in the Joop race while remaining rested in three starts. The team loses only four players, retaining most regulars, signaling a strong next year and possible conference contention.
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Jack Davis
Des Moines
Shenandoah
Bud” Bonwell
Davis
Bonwell
Bob Menning
Crimson and White
Mennenga Society Award Basis Set by Central Bay
Central Bay prepares an award basis for the Mennenga Society Cup offered by Mr. and Mrs. George Mennenga The prize honors standards set by the society meeting and reflects Professor Mennenga known at Cent as a former instructor in Biblical literature and related fields
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Central
George Mennenga
Menvenga
Cent
Award Cup Established By Mennega Families
The Inter Society council sets standards for a trophy honoring scholarship extra curriculars and attendance. The recipient is chosen based on registrar records society records and program excellence judged by a committee. Mr and Mrs Mennenga funded the cup encouraging active student involvement.
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Erature
Western Seminary
Holland
Michigan
Intersociety Council
Finish Surfacing on Killduff Sully Road
Graveling of the farm market road from Kelloux to Sully is being sped to conclusion as winter nears. About a half coating of gravel has been spread, with more hauled in to meet full specifications. Grading on most county roads is stalled by the cold wave, while WPA and county crews finish smoothing work.
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Kelloux
Sully
Ray McMurray
WPA
Christian High Faces Harvey Friday In Pella
Christian High prepares for a tough boys clash with Harvey High at Pella on Friday December 12. Harvey features five seasoned lettermen led by high scoring center Don Geery who scored 12 in an 87 to 16 win over Hamilton. Girls seek repeat win despite loss of star Nellie Tibbeel.
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Stian High
Harvey High
Pella
Harvey
de Groot
Don Geery
Hamilton
Pella’ Christian High
Raise Your Own Beef Calves 4-H Club Proceeds Top $1 Million
Iowa 4-H Club calves fed out in 1940 yielded over a million dollars in total proceeds. Carl A Olsen of the Iowa Beef Producers Association notes a shift as 75 percent of calves came from outside Iowa this year, down from about 90 percent a decade earlier. The Purebred Beef Heifer Club aims to improve the quality of commercial cattle in Iowa.
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Iowa Club
Carl A. Olsen
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Iowa
Oldsen
Iowa Purebred Beef Heifer Club Ties to Grand Champion Calves
The article notes that purebred beef heifer clubs in 1940 supplied many baby beef calves, including Grand Champion and Reserve Champion calves at the Towa State Pair, offspring of cows previously shown in the Iowa Purebred Beef Heifer Club Sisters Airs Matthew Rolsem and Mrs. Robert Lee. It also mentions Sisters Airs and hospital news, tuberculosis mortality in the US, and related figures.
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Towa
Iowa
Airs
Matthew Rolsem
Robert Lee
Clarinda Hospital
Wanted farmers seek timely livestock delivery for market
WANTED FARMERS who want their livestock delivered to market on TIME and in top condition Wynberg Truck Line. WANTED TO BUY A Hampshire male hog C. W. Vroom Phone 162 on 15 FOR SALE Used 1% volt battery radio Table model A-1 12.50 with new batteries Worm hondt & Son Our Want Ads bring results
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Wynberg Truck Line
Hampshire
C. W. Vroom
Wormhondt & Son
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LE. Phis
Poppen
Sweem
Sigmas
al Slickers
Philos
Samaniego
Slickers
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Prins
John Ennen
Buttel
Grufman
Skinner
Furda
McGuire
Jones
Jackett
Wheaton and
Froduction
Mennenga Society
Bing Crosby
Mary Martin
Basil Rathbone
Mary
Daddy
Martin
Bing
V. Weiather
River’s End
Dennis Morgan
Victor Jory
Elizabeth Earl
James Oliver Curwood
Bob Hope
Paulette Goddard
FBI
the Howards of
Virginia
Cary Grant
Martha Scott
Richard Carlson
World News
Killduff-Sully
Christian High
Sus
Bird’s Eye
Wheaties
Bea Watson
DE Wit
Tenn
Gage
AVDS
GROC
Lad Uo
King Edward
Texas
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Etarana
Sato the Tiger
Betty Crocker
Pascal Celery
Tipe
Lettuce Solid
Arizona
California
Naval
Lperady
Maxwell House Coffee
Vriezelaar
Lumsden
Black Pepper
Jack Sprat Food Store
United States
Hawaii
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Ohios
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