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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1951

Page

3

Christmas Program at Church of the Open Bible

The Church of the Open Bible hosts a Christmas program by the Sunday School children on Friday at 7 45 p m. The program features songs recitations and a short pageant with named participants and a final “Joy to the World” chorus.

Open Bible Church Church of the Open Bible Arlyn Perk Barbara Kay Sneller Bonita Perkey Roger Witzen Christ Edna Mac Kelderman Jessie van Houweling Joan Wittenberg Donald Dee Delores van Dor Coe Bells Sneller Brothers Thelma Tom Mitchell Karla Rae Anderson Harold DeVos Trene Kelderman Jesus Jene Anderson Delwyn Witzen Jerry Breen

Community 4-H and Club Holiday Gatherings Roundup

Several 4-H groups and school parents held Christmas events in December 1951. At Vander Werff home sixteen members celebrated with talks, a piano solo, grab bag gifts and carols. The Legion Auxiliary hosted a festive party at Van Hemert home with a large pot luck and Santa gifts. Richland Climbers met at Nibbelinks for demos on crafts and family cooperation. Lincoln School hosted eighteen parents and teacher Tysseling to discuss student work and home support with samples and light refreshments.

Blue Bells Bert Vander Werff Eleanor Vander Beek Rosalee Engbers Evelyn Engbers Marilyn de Gues American Legion Auxiliary W. S. van Hemert Dora Baer Jennie Beyers Mollie de Reus Rochester Santa Claus Richland Climbers 4-H Club Bonnie Nibbelinks Bonnie Nibbelink Clara van Gorp Martha Pethoven Rosemary Boyd Lincoln School

Farewell Party Near Prairie City Honors Two Families

Mr and Mrs Otto Wynstekers hosted a farewell party at their farm home near Prairie City on the evening of December 12. Neighbors Mr and Mrs John Van Elswyk and nephew Leo joined, honoring two families headed by Mr and Mrs John Barwegen and family who will soon move to a farm near Metz.

John Goemaat Pella Wynstekers Goemaat Leo van Elswyk John Barwegen van Elswyk Otto Wynstekers Prairie City John van Elswyk Wynsteker Metz

Grid Card for S. C. Conference Teams Set Up for 1954

Principals and coaches from the South Central Iowa Conference met at Knoxville to plan the 1954 football schedule under a new league rule requiring each member to play every other school. Des Moines Lincoln and Tech will drop out, leaving eight member schools to schedule seven games.

South Central Iowa Knoxville Des Moines

1964 Pella football schedule with conference foes

The tentative 1964 schedule assigned to Pella lists games against Indianola on September 17, Albia on September 24, Winterset on October 1, Chariton on October 8, Knoxville on October 15, Centerville on October 22, and Valley on October 29, alternating home and away venues.

Pella Indianola Albia Winterset Chariton Knoxville Centerville Valley

Leighton Iowa Council Minutes November 5 1951

Regular meeting notes present all but one, minutes approved, bills list read and approved. Payments include Pella Chronicle $3.00 Leighton Drug Co. $4.94 James Duffus $3.75 Angus Coal Co. $50.00 and light bill $19.51. Adjournment moved and carried by Harold De Bruin.

Leighton Iowa Earl Brummel Henry Sedrel Pella Chronicle Leighton Drug Co James Duffus Angus Coal Co Light Howard Glendening Frank van Haaften Harold A. de Bruin

Regularity and Timing Boost Laying Flock Profits

Poultryman Frank Wollney advises a strict care schedule as pullets begin laying in fall. Implement a 10-12-4 egg gathering plan with three daily collections and cool eggs promptly. Regular checks of feeders waterers nests and weekly lice inspections help prevent production slumps and maximize profits.

Frank Wollney Town’ State College Wollney Woolney

Fragmentary note on teedering and filling needs

A fragment states that teedere should be used so they won’t have to be filled, attributed to Wollney, suggesting an instruction or recommendation about filling procedures and efficiency.

Wollney

Poultry Feed May Boost Laying Consistency Weeks Apart

Farmers urged to provide steady mash and grain supply for hens, noting birds require nourishment beyond sporadic feeding to maintain regular laying patterns. Consistent rations influence egg production and overall flock health.

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