Kiwanis Club in Pella Honors Community Service Winners
The Kiwanis Club of Pella marked its second anniversary with a dinner at Jordan Hall where Community Service awards were given to William Van Sittert and Tunis Prins for long, active service. Vander Linden, Blommers, and Swanson elected to new officer roles as Lt. Governor Duke Williams praised local efforts and urged continued support for boys’ citizenship and achievement.
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Kiwanis Club
Jordan Hall
William van Sittert
Tunis Prins
Federated Club
College Auxiliary
The
Recreation Center
Reading Circle
Girls’ League
Second Ref. Church
Mizpah Sewing Circle
Ladies Aid
Legion Auxiliary
Rotary Anns
Pella
Herbert Mentink
Herbert van Wyk
Anthony Koviker
Kiwanis
Duke Williams
Des Moines
Williams
West High
Kiwanis of
Jack Bootsma
Mentink
Bootsma
B. F. Vander Linden
John Blommers
A. A. Swanson
Central
Henry Cox
Jean Dimmitt
Donald Waechter
Flrst
Leonora van Dellen
Hospers Kuyper
Carol Hall
Howard Smith Named County Agent in Marion County
Howard Smith of Leon will assume duties as County Extension Director in Marion County January first. The move requires Board of Education approval and follows his current post as Decatur County Extension Director. A World War II veteran, he previously taught vocational agriculture at Osceola and was hired to fill the vacancy during G. Gross Rogers's military leave.
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Howard Smith
Leon
Marion County
Elmer Nollen
Marion County Farm Bureau
R. K. Bliss
Iowa Extension Service
Board of Education
Smith
Decatur County
Osceola
Mr. Smith
G. Gross Rogers
Pacific
Old Frame Store Building Razed
The old frame store building across from the Chronicle office was dismantled Friday. It long housed L. Popma store and earlier a grocery run by Frank Garlick. A new building will rise on the lot for Frank Trump s woodworking shop.
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Brom Hatchery
Chronicle
L. Popma
Frank Garlick
Frank Trump
Tulip Time Plans Discussed by Pella Chamber of Commerce
The Pella Chamber of Commerce board met to consider closing December 26 and January 1 for holidays and to review 1945 46 dues status. A joint meeting with the Pella Historical Society will address tulip time festival duties and potential cancellation due to material shortages. A January chamber banquet is planned with Gordon Gammack as guest speaker. more details in The Chronicle.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Society Aaks
Pella Historical Society
Pella
Glen Lyon wins contour corn yield contest at Marion County
Glen Lyon of Pleasant Grove Township won the 10 acre contour corn yield contest at Knoxville in Marion County with 102.10 bushels per acre. Elmer Nollen of Lake Prairie was second with 95.68 bushels. contest sponsored by Knoxville Community club and supervised by Soils District technicians.
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Marion County
Glen Lyon
Pleasant Grove Township
Knoxville
Elmer Nollen
Lake Prairie Township
Lyon
Nollen
Knoxville Community Club
Pleasantville
Soils District
Pleasant Grove
Lake Prairie
Robert Miller
John Fisher
John Shivvers
Franklin
Worth Rankin
Howard and
Grant Core
Union
Tom Jordan
Cornelius de Heal
Red Rock
Hodgson & Harp
Ernest Blom
Summit
Gerrit de Jong
Albert Wander
Lake Brairie
Want Names for List of Pella's Elder Citizens
The Chronicle will publish a year end list of Pella and surrounding communities residents over eighty. Mr. C I Vander Meulen gathers names and asks for missing entries with name address age and birthdate by mail to 1123 West Second Street Pella. Deadline is end of December 1945.
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Chronicle
Pella
C. I. Vander Meulen
Vander Meuren
West Second Street
Central Teams Tie For First At Midwest Meet
At Kirksville Missouri the Central debate squad tied for first with Cee and Hannibal LaGrange by winning eight of four debates. Illness forced a free interchange of speakers to cover both sides. Three poetry contests were held with Ted Malone presenting book ends from material linked to Walt Whitman. Participants included Zona Gail Ehret Colleen Gardner Maxine Huenink John De Kock Dorothy Farquhar and coach Miss Cunera Van Emmerik.
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Kirksville
Dee
Central
Ted Malone
Walt Whitman
Zona
Gail Ehret
Colleen Gardner
Maxine Huenink
John de Kock
Dorothy Farquhar
Cunera van Emmerik
Extra safety measures urged for holiday season
During the next two weeks streets will be crowded with Christmas shoppers and traffic. Pedestrians may dash across intersections while shoppers carry packages obscuring vision. Motorists should anticipate emergencies and stay alert to prevent accidents and protect holiday cheer.
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Mary
Pella High Victorious Over Knoxville In Twin Games
Pella High School defeated Knoxville’s Panth ers in both varsity and reserves Friday night. Varsity won 30 22 while the reserves prevailed 26 24 on a last second basket by Eyelash Finish Paul McGee. Pete Van Gorp led scoring with three FGs and three FTs. Chuck Van der Ploeg added eight points.
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Pella High School
Knoxville
Panthers
Pella
Pete van Gorp
Chuck van der Ploeg
Carl Gaass
L. Hayes
van Gorp
Sheppard
van der Proeg
Hesselink
Gaass
Rouw
Oyce
Shoemaker
Hayes
Stevenson
G Barnett
McConnville van der Linden
Dyer Ase
van Reskal
McGee
Tait
Teachers Hear Worthwhile Reading Talk in Pella
The Pella Teachers Club and guests from the College hosted Miss Helena Wagner of the State Reading Circle in Des Moines for a profitable hour Tuesday. She presented highly rated books for grade and high school use and noted two trends in this year’s selections, focusing on science and religious subjects.
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Pella
Helena Wagner
Des Moines
Wagner
Prompt for Tuberculosis Christmas Seals Drive in 1945
Local chairmen report a strong response after 20 days of the 1945 seal campaign. About one third of the Nov 21 mailers have returned funds or seals. With Christmas near, organizers urge all holders with outstanding seals to send dues promptly. Funds support a mobile TB screening unit in Marion County with state Health Department collaboration.
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Tuberculosis Association
T. B
State Department of Health
T. B. Association
Marion County
Free Christmas show for kids at New Holland Theatre
Joe Anderson proprietor will play Santa Claus at the New Holland Theatre in Pella on Monday afternoon December 24 starting at 2:00 PM. All children age twelve and under admitted free. Elders can bring their little friends for a theatre party and holiday atmosphere.
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Joe Anderson
New Holland Theatre
Santa Claus
Pella
No Music Classes This Week After Death in Newton
Grace Franks, music instructor at the public school, was called home to Newton Monday evening due to her father's death. All instrumental music lessons and special art classes are suspended until Monday.
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Grace Franks
Newton
Little Dutch to Play Oskaloosa Tuesday Evening
The Little Dutch host the Oskaloosa Indians on Tuesday December 18 in Pella in a renewed Mahaska County rivalry. Coach Bud Bollman will platoon Storey Kentfield or Scott at forward, Pooley or Lewis at center, and Anderson and Slack at guard as Saunders and De Luen officiate the reserves game at seven.
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Mahaska County
Oskaloosa Indians
Bud Bollman
Pella
Renaud Rysdam
Oskaloosa
Indians
Boone
Osky
Bollman
Storey
Kentfield
Scott
Pooley
Lewis
Anderson
Slack
Saunders
de Luen
Naval Base
County Tourney Set Here January Thirty to February Second
County school superintendents met in Knoxville to transact December business and approve Pella as host for the Boys Basketball Tournament from January 30 to February 2. Participating schools include Attica Bussey Dallas Harvey Tracy Melcher Pleasantville Knoxville Pella and Pella Christian. The girls tournament was assigned to Pleasantville.
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Knoxville
Pella
Attica
Bussey
Dallas
Harvey
Tracy
Melcher
Pleasantville
Pella Christian
Marion County AAA Election 1946 Chair named
Clarence J. Sweem elected chairman of Marion County AAA committee to oversee farm program. Howard H. Hooper becomes vice chairman, Daniel Dieleman is third member. Alternates Paul E. Brown Merrill L. Robuck named. Community committee men elected include Dieleman, Clark, Brown, and Vanden Baard with respective auxiliaries in Lake Prairie Polk Red Rock Summit sectors.
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Clarence J. Sweem
AAA
Marion County
Howard H. Hooper
Daniel Dieleman
Paul E. Brown
Merrill L. Robuck
Sweem
Lake Prairie Chm
Daniel D. Dieleman
William den Adel
Dirk F. Boot
J. Alfred Gosselink
Jacob J. de Haan Polk
Ray J. Clark
Jasper de Rand
R. E. Vander Linden
Paul W. Eggers
Wm. H. Verwers
Red Rock
D. R. Livingston
Marion L. Kingery
H. A. Templeton
Ernest Warrick
John Vanden Baard
Gradys A. Klein
Robert van Essen
Marion Hulleman
Frank Aalbers
Christmas Musical Program at H. December 21
The High School Vocal Music Department presents a Christmas Musical Program on Friday December 21 at 7 45 pm. The Boys and Girls Glee Club Mixed Chorus and Junior High girls will sing. Everyone is invited to attend. Admission is
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Penne
Central College to stage sixth Handel Messiah performance
Central College will present Handel's Messiah Monday at 8:00 for the sixth consecutive year. The event features soloists Edith LeCocq Harold Reeves and D Ralph Appleman with a large local and visiting orchestra and a chorus of about 115 voices, all under Mr Koeiker's direction. There is no admission charge with a voluntary offering to cover expenses.
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Anthony Koviker
Music Faculty
Central College
Messiah
Douwatra Chapel
Iowa
Central
Harold Root
Senob
Logan
Koeiker
Edith LeCocq
Harold Reeves
Cedar Rapids
D. Ralph Appleman
Omaha
Nebraska
Drake University
Drake
Della Beth Thomson
Orange City
Pella
Northwestern Iowa
Grinnell
Oskaloosa
David Peck
Hoyle
Carpenter
William Reed
Carl Woodford
Woodford
Frances Parkinson
Grace Ida Sarvis
Ray Davis
Newton
Emily de Wit
Jacob de Haan
Lawrence H. Blom
Irene Dybhof
George Vande Voort
Edgar van Arkel
Ella van Zee
Ruth Vander Lineden
Wilma Vander Baan
Mason Olcott
Jean Leu
Chester Leu
Zelda Leu
Anne ‘Tysseling
Arvena Huyser
Elva May Heerema
Martin Heerema
Fred Lautenbach
Ruth Green
T. H. Klein
Helen Buwalda
van Wyk
A. B. van Houweling
Leonard Allen
Robert Klein
Joyce Wesselink
William Wing
Tunis Prins
Vera Sedrel
Pella Otley district eyes oversubscription to meet quota
The Pella Otley district has sold 169 987 50 dollars, 86 7 percent of its 196 000 quota with about two weeks left. Additional purchases of roughly 26 000 dollars are needed. Marion County trails state average at 76 94 percent with 424 600 quota. oversubscription by Pella and Marion is urged to complete the campaign.
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Pella-Otley
Marion County
Jasper
Mahaska
Jasper County
Mahaska County
Sioux County
Pella
Night school lesson on avoiding farm and city accidents
Al Faber of the State Department of Public Safety addressed about 35 listeners at the night school, showing how common farm gadgets and faulty equipment cause injuries. He cited statistics and film strips, warned about animal bites and equipment misuse, and urged better instruction and safer habits. Harold Gunderson of Ames is slated to speak next Monday on The Corn Borer.
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Iowa
al Faber
State Department of Public Safety
Faber
He Williscuss
Chr. High Plays Two Games With Bussey Friday
Basketball fans may see two games at the College gym Friday evening as Pella Christian High boys and girls host Bussey teams. The first game starts at 7 30 with the girls playing followed by the boys. The ey girls were class champions in the 1944 45 season.
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College Gymnasium
Iday
Pella Christian High
Bussey
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Ineocurauns
Bernie F. Vander Linden
Historical Society
C. of C. Board
Paul McGee
John Heselink
Gordon Nesbit
Seal
Mra
Prof
Anthony Kooiker
H. Gunderson
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