Contour Demonstration Friday at Meulpolder Farm
On Friday December 13 at 1 00 p m the Farme Evening School will hold a contour demonstration at the Steve Meulpolder farm two miles northwest of Pella Soil conservationists Mr Eells and Mr Baker will show how to lay contour lines Night and potential learners are invited to attend All are welcome to learn contour layout practice on their own farms
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Farme
Steve Meulpolder
Pella
Mr. Eells
Baker
Central College Alumni Meet in Michigan with Vander Lugt
Dr. Gerrit Vander Lust spoke at the annual Michigan Alumni chapter gathering in Tolland on Friday evening December 6. About eighty alumni attended to hear about their Alma Mater as President Vander Lugt was well received and found the Centralites loyal to their school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit T. Vander Lust
Michigan
Central College
Tolland
Vander Lugt
Centralites
College to Host Annual High School Speech Festival
Central College welcomes Davenport Fairfield Ottumwa Oskaloosa Knoxville Pleasantville Thornburg High Schools for an annual speech festival. Three prelim rounds determine finalists. final round in the evening. At six, contestants writing coaches judges and chairmen dine at Jordan Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Davenport
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Pleasantville
Thornburg High Schoo
Vriting
Jordan Hall
Chr High Cagers Split Double Bill With Bussey Teams
The Golden Eagles of Christian High split the doubleheader against Bussey, with the boys winning 32 to 20 and the girls losing 23 to 10. Doris Gosselink and Bernice Tromp led the girls with five points each, while Melvin Ver Meer scored 13 for the Christian boys and Jones led Bussey with 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Eagles
Christian High
Bussey
Ory
Pel- In
Doris Gosselink
Bernice Tromp
Miss Hagen
Melvin Ver Meer
Jones
Pella Christian
Vaccination Clinic At Pella High School December 17
A smallpox and diphtheria vaccination program will be held in the Home Economics Room 102 at Pella High School Tuesday morning from 10 to 11. Local doctors will administer at 60 cents per treatment. County Nurse Lucile Brunsting notes notices have been sent to parents with permission blanks due back by December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Lucile Brunsting
County Medical Society
Marion County
Students Rated Good in Iowa V Speech Contest
Central students earned an overall good rating at a two day intercollegiate peace contest at the State University of Iowa. Competing with Drake Indiana Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Notre Dame Northwestern Oklahoma South Dakota Wisconsin and others, Central placed solidly. Lawrence Den Besten of Pella earned excellent and superior in two rounds, while John Vander Waal Marianna Valvoord and John Hesselink from nearby towns earned excellent in one or more rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Iowa
Central
Drake
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Wisconsin State
Wheaton
Illinois Normal
Augustana
Simpson
Coe
Cornell Central
Lawrence den Besten
Pella
John Vander Waal
Marianna Valvoord
Sheboygan Falls
John Hesselink
Holland
Clarence Sweem Named President of County AAA Committee
Clarence J. Sweem was re elected chairman of the county AAA Committee to administer the 1947 farm program in Marion County. Daniel D. Dieleman and Paul E. Brown were re elected as vice chairman and third member, with Merrill L. Robuck and Lorin D. Hatch named alternates. The county convention, held December 7, 1946, announced township committees for Lake Prairie Summit Polk Red Rock and Clay with sixteen delegates present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Sweem
Marion
Daniel D. Dieman
Paul’ E. Brown
Merrill L. Robuck
Lorin D. Hatch
Pella
Mr. Sweem
Lake Prairie
Daniel D. Dieleman
William den Adel
Dirk F. Boot
Gerald J. de Penning
Myron Nollen
Summit
John Vanden Baard
Gradus A. Klein
Rene van Engelhoven
Dirk van Zemeren
David Verros
Polk
Jasper de Raad
Rodney H. Johnson
Ray J
Kiwanians Host Night of Guests and Talent
Ladies Night at the Kiwanis club featured out of town guests including Grinnell Kiwanis President Sharpe Lannon and district lieutenant governor Rupert Hawk. Grandparents were celebrated as Ralph Grundman rose to be thanked. A high school girls trio, a piano piece, a humorous skit, and a self composed poem highlighted the evening before Bernie Vander Linden was installed as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bootsma
Sharpe Lannon
Grinnell Kiwanis Club
Rupert Hawk
Kiwanis
Grinnell Schools
Gerald Paardekooper
Knoxville
Chas. Sipkema
Ralph Grundman
Shorty
Misses Greendyke
Bogaard
Evers
Miss Tysseling
Kiwanian Kooiker
Marvin Rumbaugh
Ruth Vogelaar
Pella High
Jack
Bernie Vander Linden
Bernie
Fred Lautenbach Named President of Parents Club
Fred Lautenbach is elected president of the Band Parents Music Club at a well attended High School Hand room meeting in Pella on Monday night December 9. Louis Van Roekel becomes vice president and Mrs George Ver Steeg secretary treasurer. A short program featured three students detailing their instruments and range. The next meeting is planned for January the night of the High School Band Concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lautenbach
Band Parents Music Club
Pella
Louis van Roekel
George Ver Steeg
Robert Evers
Phyllis van Hemert
Myrtle Evers
Christmas Seals Promote Health Tradition In Community
Citizens are reminded to buy and use Christmas Seals, with a box at Van Sitter’s downtown for drop offs. The piece highlights the Marion County Tuberculosis Association effort led by Mrs. D. C. Renaud, noting the $1 per sheet of 100 and the long American tradition of funding the fight against tuberculosis through seal sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Renaud
van Sitterstore
Pella High School
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
United States
Commendation For J G Klein And Garment Workers
John G. Klein of the Pella Overall Company and the company employees earned praise from Mrs. D C Renaud Home Service Chairman for a fine Red Cross service. They cut heavy flannel into one hundred eighty children's bath robes for foreign relief and volunteered to sew them in their own time. Red Cross President Dr. T G Fultz noted Klein's efficient cloth layout reduced waste, and no charge was made for the service. The latest project continued the community’s wartime spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Klein
Pella Overall Company
Red Cross
D. C. Renaud
Home Service
St. Louis
Klein
Renaud
Red Cross Chapter
T. G. Fultz
Weather Note Highlights Ideal Harvest Window
No precipitation the last four weeks signals ideal weather for corn and bean harvesting. H. K. Pals notes extended dry spell supports timely field work and crop readiness, with farmers likely planning harvest schedules around stable conditions.
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H. K. Pals
Pella High School Choir to Stage Christmas Program Dec 18
The Pella high school vocal music department will present a Christmas program on December 18 to raise funds for the squad's state contest participation. Tickets at self chosen prices welcome all, with no questions asked for those unable to contribute. The program features narrations, solos, glee clubs, and choral numbers including Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, White Christmas, and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Church Women Seek Used Clothing for Needy Overseas
Church World Service aims to raise two million dollars this holiday season to aid Europe and Asia. In the past year the interdenominational relief agency sent nearly five million dollars worth of supplies worldwide and hopes to double that next year. Volunteers by the Second Reformed Church in Pella collect and sort clothing in the basement. bring in contributions soon as the time limit has been extended.
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Europe
Asia
Church World Service
Interdenominational Relief Agency
Pella
Second Reformed Church
Seventh Handel Messiah aims for best local production
The seventh annual Messiah in Douwstra Chapel on Monday December 16 at 7 45 features soloists Mrs Edith Sedrell LeCocq Mr Harold Reeves and Rev Richard F Anthens with a 125 voice chorus and 30 piece orchestra under Henry Cox. The free will offering funds expenses and out of town singers join the ensemble for the performance.
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Douwstra Chapel
Anthony Kooiker
Pella
Edith Sedrell LeCocq
Central College
Harold Reeves
Cedar Rapids
Richard F. Anthens
Font
Gentral Christian Church
Des Moines
Drake University
Joyce Prinsapenimeen
Thompson
LeCocq
Leighton and
Otley
Henry Cox
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
College
Tunis Prins
William Read
Carl Woodford
Homer Johnson
Hespers Kuyper
David Peck
Peggy Lew
High School
Joe Woods
Leonora van Dellen
Roy Gillett
Carol Hall
Margaret
Donald Waechter
Tom Corlett
Robert Elledge
Hoyle Carpenter
Myrtle Evers
Stafford Ford
Edmund Crelin
Marian Morrow
Mark Vander Ploeg
Ellen Huibregtse
Robert Evers
Cora Thomassen
Iois Rozendaal
Gordon Farndell
Beverly Demarest
Bettijane Kays
Dora Baarda
Dorothy Sandberg
Ruth Rozendaal
Muriel Vande Garde
Marianne Walvoord
Maxine Huenink
Alice Lammers
Betty Jean Rozeboom
Ruth Ludwigsen
Dorothy Fern ‘Bruhns
Arlene Vos
Myann Dy Roos
Eleanor Gowell
Mary Furda
Julia Vanyk
Teresa Farndell
Pearl Bruning
Dora Boomstra
Merilyn Adams
Jaci Vander Lugt
Mary Crane
Una Cornwall
Louise Gezel
Margaret Wyngeen
Ruth Don Adel
Bertha Rozendaal
Marcia van Maanen
Leighton
Marian Watts
Mary Menninga
Doris Allspach
Joyce Prins
Katherine Garrett
Cora Klein
Darlene Bras
Joyce Ebert
Night school on fertilizers draws seventy seven farmers
Seventy seven farmers attended the evening school meeting on fertilizers led by Dr George Browning of the Iowa State College Soils Department in Pella. He emphasized soil conservation and full use of all commercial fertilizers, noting soils with high organic matter yield best results on well managed farms. Next week's topic is Geology of Our Community with Art Bruinckool discussing wells, water quality, and livestock and human consumption. Attendees invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Browning
Soils Department
Iowa State College
Pella
Art Bruinckool
Tech Scoring Punch Too Much for Little Dutch
Des Moines Tech blasted Little Dutch of Pella 58 to 33 in a conference game led by Everett Cochran with 26 points. Tech opened strong, built a 16-5 first quarter lead, and maintained control through the game as Cochran and Brooks repeatedly found the mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordy Nesbit
Everett Cochran
Des Moines
West Tech
Pella
Tech
Cochran
Industrial School
Lautenbach
Vos
Brooks
Cochran Star
Tech Boys
Nesbit
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Messiah
Meulpolder Farm
Pella Night School
Iowa V
Clarence Sweem
Pres
AAA Committee
Dan Dieleman
P. Brown
H. S
Hawk
Dean Pietenpol
Parents Club
Edith Sedrel LeCocq
Joyce Prins Thompson
Kempkes
Jimmy Kempkes
Schilder
Arie Schilder
Rotary Kiwanis
Chof
J. G. Klein and
Garment Workers
Central Park
East Franklin
Main
City
John Klootwyke
Bill Mossemaln
C. Cons, Co
H. S. Music Dept
Gordon Nesbit
Stuimer
Arensky
Glee Club Fai IL
Mandel
Viv Groendyke
Garber
Santa Ch
Boys' Glee Club
Jesu Bambino
Pietro Yon
Airol
Berlin
A. Bruinekool
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