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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1937
Page
6
The Chamber of Commerce arranges with the First Reformed church to broadcast a Christmas program in Central park via Andrew Buwalda’s PA system. It will be heard at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. with carols and Dutch psalms sung by locals using organ music and small vocal ensembles.
A series of twelve photographs from Webster area schools and homes captures children eagerly awaiting Santa Claus. Photo captions list students by name and age, including Bruce Buerkens and Elizabeth Kempkes, among others, beside elaborately decorated trees and festive settings. Photographs feature kindergarteners at Webster and Lincoln schools, Central College coeds, and local families at addresses on Broadway and Washington Street celebrating the season.
A large crowd gathered in Pella for another Capacity Day shopping event with merchants collaborating on a series of promotions. Shoppers enjoyed rock bottom prices and bargains, with the fourth Capacity Day set for Friday December 31 guiding everyone to stock up for home and farm needs as the season ends.
Miss Gillard the new dean of women organized a Christmas banquet in Graham Hall for students in the dormitory and faculty and their wives on Tuesday December 14 at 6 pm. A four course dinner and a well arranged program filled the evening as President and Mrs Lubbers joined the gathering for a brief welcome before mingling in the lounge.
W A Butts of Pella and Pete Visser of Bussey were elected to the Marion County Emergency Relief Committee, replacing Y T Van Niewaal and E V Goad who resigned. The monthly Knoxville social worker's office meetings review prior month reports and guide future relief work. MR3 A M Blom thanks neighbors and relatives for support during illness and hospital stay.
The Pella Chronicle editors extend Christmas and New Year wishes to subscribers advertisers and all who helped make the Chronicle bigger and better in the past year. They thank staff country correspondents local contributors and friends and express hope for a prosperous year ahead.
The Women’s Federated Club held its December meeting at Mrs. H. B. Sixsmith’s home. Baskets for children filled with groceries and canned goods will be assembled via donations from schools and collected at Ulrich Motor Co with help from IGA Slob Bros and Plette’s. Members will serve Koffee Klets at Pella National Bank next week.
Neal Ten Besten and T Idema drove to the All-Star Silver Fox farm west of Otley when their cars crashed at the farm entrance about 9 30 Sunday morning on a slippery pavement. Both cars were badly damaged though no one was injured, as Idema was entering the driveway and Ten Besten followed.
At a meeting of the Pastoral Relations Committee of the Classis of Pella, appointments were issued for Central Reformed Church of Oskaloosa during its vacancy. Dates include Jan 9 Rev. G. Menning. Jan 13 Rev. R. A. De Jong. Feb 13 Rev. A. Haverkamp. Feb 27 Rev. N. Rozeboom. Mar 13 Rev. J. Prins. Mar 27 Rev. E. Huibregtse. Apr 10 Rev. W. Duven. Oskaloosa will hold three services on each date: Morning English, Afternoon Holland, Evening English. Rev. I. Hesselink served as moderator. G. H. Mennenga, Stated Clerk.
Notice announces clerking services for public sales by ED Tysseeling and Elbert Van Maanen. They invite inquiries to book and advertise sales, promising satisfactory handling and appreciation for the business. Contact phone listed as 61 on 34.
Pella Chamber of Commerce asks all local business houses to close on Saturday December 25 Christmas Day and Saturday January 1 New Year's Day so they and their employees may join others in observance of the events.
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