Santa Claus to visit Band Stand Saturday for gifts
Santa Claus arrives Saturday at 2:00 pm at Band Stand in Garden Square. The celebration, organized by the Chamber of Commerce with Elias Kolenbrander as chairman, will distribute candy, peanuts, and an orange to more than five hundred children. Parents are invited to bring their children for this festive gift event.
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Newcopter
Santa
Garden Square
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Elias Kolenbrander
Cornice Smorenberg
Fred Lautenbach
Bob Klein
Dawn of a New World Christmas Pageant at Open Bible Church
Open Bible Church presents a Sunday evening pageant titled The Dawn of a New World on December 21 at 7 30 p m. The biblical drama replays the birth of Jesus Christ with a full cast headed by reader Mrs John Oli and actors Harry Jacobs Ralph Harte Frank Van Veen and others. A public welcome is extended to attend this Christmas event with many named participants and roles listed.
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Church of the Open Bible
Jesus Christ
Bethlehem
John Oli
Abraham
Harry Jacobs
Moses
Ralph Harte
Isaiah
Frank van Veen
Micah
Edward Olivier
Zechariah
Gerald Breen
Wm. Kelderman, Jr
R. Harte
H. Greenweg
G. Bre
John
War veteran rescues dog from Storm Lake ice
Storm Lake resident Elmer Scott, a war veteran, inched 600 feet onto thin ice to pull a dog from the lake. The animal died from shock and exposure despite the rescue attempt.
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Storm Lake
Elmer Scott
Scott
Origin of the Wise Men topic for club talk
Rey Bernie Mulder former Pella pastor and RCA figure spoke at Pella Rotary on Who Were the Wise Men. He linked Genesis 26 to Abraham's many descendants and suggested Wise Men might be Abrahamic heirs, pondering Star symbolism and connections to Herod Mohammedanism and Christian expansion.
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Origin OF the
Wise Men
Rey
Bernie Mulder
Pella
Reformed Church of America
Abraham
Isaac
Mulder
Jesus
Herod
Long Beach Singer Tom Beyer Stars In The Drunkard Play
Tom Beyer son of Carl Beyer and grandson of Mrs P Dinge man and Mrs Albert Vande Voort of Pella takes part in The Drunkard in Long Beach California. He is a pre law student producing the play with two former City College students. Opening at the Masonic Temple on Saturday November 29 drew over a hundred audience members. The show runs each Saturday and may move to Hollywood later. Beyer is featured vocalist in the after show and has many local friends from Pella High and local schools.
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of Pella
Long Beach
California
Tom
City College
Masonic Temple
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Don Nunez
Little Theatre
Dick Montgom
Beyer
Tom Beyer
Pella High
Chronicle offers surplus Marion County Atlases
About one hundred Marion County Atlases lie unused at the Chronicle office though they hold valuable maps. Changes have occurred but many families remain on farms as shown. Anyone may claim one or more by asking at the Chronicle Office. It would be a shame to discard them.
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Marion County
Chronicle
First Maquoketa parking meters go live
Photographer Keith Francois waited at the Maquoketa police station for a photo of the first violator as meters started. The first entrant with a summons was S. N. Francois, the photographer’s father.
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Maquoketa
Keith Francois
S. N. Francois
Christmas Music at High School All-School Musical
The high school auditorium hosts an All-School Musical tomorrow December 19 featuring a Christmas program from Nativity Scene to Recessional by the Girls Glee Club. Solo, trio, quartet, octet and large group numbers highlight the evening with proceeds aiding spring state contests.
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Anne Tusseling
H. S. Drama Club
Farmers Night School to Study New School Laws
Farmers Night School hosts discussion on reorganizing rural school systems and the financial impact for farmers and landowners. Ray Vander Wal from MontaRuma leads the session as Rex Beresford previously spoke on beef cattle outlook and prices. The group plans a Jan 6 conservation talk by C L Zeemer on the Red Rock dam project.
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Ray Vander Wal
Monterauma
Towa
Rex Beresford
Mr. Beresford
Beresford
C. L. Zeemer
Red Rock Dam
Navy World War II deaths total eighty eight thousand eight hundred forty two
The record notes that a combined total of 88 842 personnel from the Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard were killed during World War II.
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Navy
Marine and
Coast Guard
Holiday Play at College a Decided Hit
The Man Who Came to Dinner delighted crowds at Douwstra Chapel on Tuesday and Wednesday. Don Bell as Sheridan Whiteside held audience interest with over 500 speeches, dominating with sharp wit. Elaine Vorkes as Maggie Cutler, Jean Baker as Mrs Stanley, Margaret Zoerner as Lorraine Sheldon, Bill Byrd as Banjo, Ted Parkhurst as a comic doctor, and Helen Vander Meer as Harriet Stanley all gave strong turns. The ensemble drew hearty applause and college credit goes to Birdsall and the cast. Next college production is Deep Are the Roots, a social problem drama.
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Douwstra Chapel
Don Bell
Sheridan Whiteside
Elaine Vorkes
Maggie Cutler
Whiteside
Jean Baker
Mrs. Stanley
Margaret Zoerner
Lorraine Sheldon
Bill Byrd
Banjo
Ted Parkhurst
Mr. Birdsall
Messiah Presented at Douwstra Chapel to Packed House
Central College audiences packed Douwstra Chapel for Handel’s The Messiah Monday evening. Noted soloists Edith LeCocq Joyce Prins Thompson and Kratky impressed, with strong choral and orchestral renderings led by Mr. Tenson. Appreciation flowed from community and college, as stage carpenters and faculty supported a memorable Christmas season performance.
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Messiah
Douwstra Chapel
Central
Thostenson
Edith LeCocq
Farndell
Lois Rozendaal
College Carpenters
Relief Drive Under Way in Marion County
An appeal by mail and through local newspapers asks nearly all Marion County residents to support the Christian Christmas campaign. Chairman James Holland of Pleasantville leads a drive aiming for $6,000 with less than $1,000 received by December 15. Individual gifts are based on four bushels of corn or its cash equivalent about $10, checks payable to Iron Relief and mailed to the Knoxville bureau.
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James Holland
Pleasantville
Marion County
Dember
A Bureau
Knoxville
Camna
$500.00 Stolen From Knoxville High School Safe
Thieves broke into Knoxville High School Friday night by knocking off the safe knob and cutting a hole in the back wall. They took $500 from the safe and escaped. Police and the Marion County Sheriff searched without success as of early this week.
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Knoxville
Marion County
Noon recreation planned for Pella High students
Coach Ra naud Rysdam has secured the gym for a noon lunch program at Pella High. Eight boys can play badminton on two courts, and two ping-pong tables allow singles and doubles. Boxing is growing with near daily matches. tournaments for badminton and ping-pong will begin soon. The activity accommodates at least 20 participants, with girls using the science floor on second level for recreation.
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Pella High
Renaud Rysdam
Rysdam
Holiday Post Office Hours Extended This Week
The parcel post and stamp windows at the Pella post office will stay open until 8:00 PM for the rest of this week Thursday through Saturday and on Monday of next week to accommodate daytime patrons.
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Pella
Local Hall Hosts Ping Pong and Shuffleboard Games
A community hall features a ping pong table for singles and doubles. Just outside, the hall hosts shuffleboard games in progress, inviting participation.
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Lab
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Santa Claus
Open Bible Church
B. Mulder
Mohammed
Allah
Long Beach Theatre
Carl Beyer
P. Dingeman
Albert Vande Voort
Mark
Wilbur de Jong
West 2Nd St
Sthas
Tam
Gramp
Annette Victorin
Helen Vander Meer
Harriet Stanley
Columes
Don Jacobs
Farm Bureau
Knoxville H. S
Bastright
Bobbie
Virgil Vander Linden
Sandy
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