Masons Elect Officers At Mahaska County Study Club
Local Masons held annual officer elections for the Mahaska County Study Club in Eddyville last Thursday. A possible Friday lodge meeting aims to confer the first degree on a soldier on furlough. Christmas events featured a tree, scene, wreaths, and an Adult Homemaking Class with 30 women in attendance.
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Masonic
Mahaska County Study Club
Eddyville
Masonic Lodge
Miss Anderson
Dockendorff
Herman Nollen
Gerrit van Haalen
George Carson
Evelyn Prange
Elnora Hepfinger
Ruth Anderson
Shower for Bride A Poortinga Home Hosts Dec 20 Event
A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. Harold Poortinga on Saturday December 20 at the Dow Poortinga home on West Washington Street in Pella. Nearly sixty Indies attended to wish her well and present many beautiful useful gifts for her home.
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Harold Poortinga
Dow Poortinga
West Washington Street
Pella
Poortinga
Vander Linden Birthday Dinner Honors Bernace and Kenneth
Mr and Mrs B F Vander Linden hosted a birthday dinner on Sunday noon for their daughter Bernace Vander Linden whose anniversary is December 23 and their son Kenneth whose birthday is Christmas Day on December 26.
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B. F. Vander Linden
Vander Linden
Bernace Vander Linden
Kenneth
Engagement of Johanna Nollen Announced
The engagement of Johanna Mary Nollen to Lieut James O Bragg of Fort Knox Kentucky is announced. The couple plan a December 26 wedding at the bride’s home. Nollen is a Smith College graduate and Bragg a Virginia Polytechnic Institute alum stationed at Fort Knox.
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Johanna Nollen
Pella
Johanna Mary Nollen
Gerard Scholte Nollen
Des Moines
James O. Bragg
Fort Knox
Miss Nollen
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Lieut
Bragg
Virginia Plytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Armored Force Replacement Training Center
Miscellaneous showers and birthday party noted in 1941 social items
A December 16 1941 social page lists a miscellaneous shower for Miss Kathryn Vander Werff with hostesses and attendees, plus a bride to be Anita Vander Linden shower. It also covers a Golden Rule class meeting at a Baptist church and a 4 H County Line Club gathering with gifts and a birthday party for Mrs Joe Kool featuring multiple relatives and refreshments.
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The
Baptist Church
M Jennie Harmsen
Miss Harmsen
Brunia
Richardson
C. L
Roger
Mark Amble
Max Willhoit
Elaine Burton
Earl Umble
Ralph Poortings
Ralph van Wyk
John Henry
Velma Vriezelaar
William Die
Pella Little Dutch Win Big Over Montezuma Monties
The Pella High Little Dutch beat Montezuma 38 to 16 in a home game led by Lloyd Menning with 16 points. Tait Klootwyk and Menning sparked fast breaks as Pella built a 17 to 8 halftime lead and maintained control into the final period. Byers led Montezuma with nine points as the Monties managed six field goals. A following freshman junior high game saw Montezuma again lose 23 to 17.
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Pella
Lloyd Menning
Montezuma Monties
Tait
Klootwyk
Menning
Montezuma
Byera
Thorn
Monties
Byers
F. Byers
Sutherland
Axtel
Loftin
Jenkins
Reynold
Purdum
Hannon
Cumming
Matal
Senses Genetis
Tommy Anderson
Indianola
Christmas Gift Spirit and Giving Bless Our Nation
Editorial reflects on Christmas as anniversary of Christ's birth, affirming living in a Christian nation. It emphasizes giving as central to the season, citing joy in giving, gratitude in receiving, and the belief that God originated the gift of a Savior. It urges continued generous practice to keep the Christmas spirit alive.
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Christ
Jesus
Two Christmas Trees Of A Different Nature
An essay warns that a home can resemble a poorly decorated tree when a person mirrors the adornments of a Christmas tree. It prompts readers to examine hair jewelry clothing nails and shoes against holiday imagery to avoid spoiling the season with self-comparison.
Christmas party and programs at junior high observed
Junior high pupils organized a Christmas party with an afternoon program featuring an eighth grade vocal quartet, a modern take on A Christmas Carol, and story readings. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served as the event closed. Students also pursued science, geography, literature, and arithmetic units with demonstrations of rocks, soil, fibers, Panama Canal history, and Civil War highlights.
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Scrooge
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Panama Canal
Susan Grundman
Christmas Cheer Sparks Good Will Star on Tree
A festive project brightens a local home as volunteers place a hand crafted good will star at the top of a Christmas tree in Kegon. Residents celebrate the initiative, sharing smiles and warm wishes for neighbors.
Routine Matters At S C Conference Discussed In Des Moines
Des Moines Saturday December 14 members of the South Central Conference met to set football schedules for next year and adopt an amendment requiring at least five games for conference football champions. Valley High of West Des Moines won the title this year with four games. Pella had five but a tie with Winterset lowered its percentage. Valley has won the last three championships, aided by a forfeit win last year. Other topics included basketball track meets and speech activities with the 1942 Track Meet set for Knoxville on May 16.
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South Central Conference
Des Moines
Valley High School of
West Des Moines
Pella
Winterset
Valley
Knoxville
Normal Trainers Christmas Party A Gala Affair
Normal Training Club hosted its fourth annual Christmas dinner for twenty four Misses including Elnora Hepfinger and Ruth Anderson. Guests, excited by hidden parcels beneath cedar boughs, opened surprise packages after the first course as the candlelit two course meal concluded.
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Elnora Hepfinger
Ruth Anderson
Marjorie Boot
Pella Grabs Multiple Spots On All Conference Team
Pella players Rudy Schilder, Bob Black, Danes Kempken, Glyder Evers, Tom Grundman, and Ray Klootwyk named to the All Conference football squad. Event mentions Indianola February 9 and a six thirty dinner with principals to discuss the 1942 basketball schedule.
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Sion
Pella
Rudy Schilder
Bob Black
Danes Kempken
Glyder Evers
Tom Grundman
Ray Klootwyk
Indianola
Christmas Program Delights at Local Dinner Event
The evening featured a fine dinner with plans and cooking as Nadine Reed delivered a humorous tale about a bachelor courting an old maid for twelve years. Marjorie Shultx and Norma Jean Schakel performed Silent Night pantomime. Marjorie Boot Lenora Blom and Alice Buwalda read The Birds’ Christmas Carol. Dorothy Ver Dugh played The Holy City trombone with Effie Heemstra at the piano.
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Nadine Reed
Feaure
Marjorie Shultx
Norma Jean Schakel
Marjorie Boot
Lenora Blom
Alice Buwalda
Wiggins
The
Holy City
Dorothy Ver Dugh
Effie Heemstra
Jasper Battery Company Service and Attention Advertisement
Jasper Battery Company promotes retuildlog BATTERIES with service and satisfaction. They invite patronage on the basis of reliable service and offer contact via Ph 1402 at 311 High Ave E Ou.
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High Ave. E
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edmund Renaud
B. Renaud
Alfred Renaud
Lawrence
Hazel
Bess Renaud
Sully
Aftermark
DE Penning
Gerrit
Harvey
Harriet Irene
Harold C. de Penning
A. W. de Penning
Reasner
Leona Ustermark
Herman Swank
G. Menning
Red” Skelton
Ann Rutherford
Virginia Grey
Will van Sittert
Dr. Kildare
Lew Ayres
Laraine
Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
White Way, Auto Co
GMS
Henry Keuning
South Street
S. H. Keuning
Tuenis Keuning
Peter Boardman
Frank van Essen
Ruth
Harold
Clarence van Essen
Rose Wassing
Anna Rietveld
W. Broadway
J. H. Slykhuis
Red Cross
Gerbrecht Klien
Kathryn VanderWerff
Clarence Boot
Raymond Vander Leest
Ronald
Jenny de Ronde
Anna Vink
Francis van Zante
Gerald Vander Pol
John van Veen
Jenny van Veen
Alfred Vander Werff
Larry
Andrew Dykhuis
Shirley
Mildred
Raymond Brouwer
Gladys Steenhoek
Vander Werff
Kathryn Vander Werff
Dewey ,Kaldenberg
Jerry Vanden Berg
Danny Dieleman
Minnie Rose van Zante
Hattie Deileman
Chrystal Terpstra
Lucretia Vos
Lorene Perry
Cornelia van Engelenberg
Mildred Dykhuis
Anita Vander Linden
Jacob Ver Meer
John de Vries
Clara Meinders
Joe Kool
Dick Dickenia
Madeline of
John Bloodsworth
Jake Diekema
Arie Diekema
Dick Diekema
Bloodsworth
Mrs. Kool
Mont
L. Menning
Editorial
Charles Dickens
William Chesley
Chesley
Miss Prange
Luella Dingman
Betty Dingeman
Coleen Renaud
S. C
Polly
Bob
Jasper Battery Company
Soncer
Your Beauty
Vera Sedrel
le Nh
New Holland Theater
Don Ameche
Mary Martin Rochester
Connie Boswell
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