Dr Gerrit Vander Lugt Named President At Central College
Dr Gerrit T Vander Lugt named president of Central College in Pella after resignation from Carroll College Waukesha Wisconsin. A Rotterdam Holland native with a PhD from Michigan he has chaired Central College since 1940 and will assume duties early in the second semester guiding the college through a period of progress and Christian interpretation for students and faculty.
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Wisconsin
Central College
Pella
Gerrit T. Vander Lugt
Carroll College
Waukesha
Dr. Vander Tat
Vander Lugt
William Vander Lugt
Rotterdam
Holland
Sioux County
Iowa
Calvin’ Academy
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Calvin College
University of Michigan
Synod of Wisconsin
Presbyterian Church
The
Rotary Club
Y.M.C.A
Civil Service Commission
176 4-H Members Enrolled in Marion County Clubs
At the Marion County 4-H party County Extension Home Economist Mrs Catharine H Fruth announced 176 members were enrolled for next year. Girls total 95 and boys 81, with 125 attendees at the Christmas party.
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Marion County
Catharine H. Fruth
County’ Extension Home
Gien
Worth Rankin, Jr
Mary Conway
Merry Maids 4-H
Weather totals show weekly and monthly precipitation
Local figures report .76 and .13 inches of precipitation totaling .89 in the last week. This month to date measures 2.30 inches, with source attributed to I. K. Pals.
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I. K. Pals
SubsidyPayments Begin January First 1946 Dairy and Sheep Payments Detailed
January 1 1946 starts a new pay period for Dairy Feed Subsidies. October November and December cream and whole milk production qualify for subsidies in January and February 1946. Rates are 17 cents per pound butterfat and 60 cents per cwt for whole milk. Submit tickets to the AAA Office in Knoxville by mail or in person. Sheep subsidies listed: lambs 65 to 90 pounds two dollars per cwt. over 90 pounds two dollars sixty-five cents per cwt. other sheep and lambs one dollar per cwt. All sales before December 1 1945 must be turned in by December 31 1945. Sales after December 1 1945 must be turned in within 60 days. Beef cattle subsidy rate remains six percent. sales must be turned in within 60 days to obtain subsidy.
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AAA
Knoxville
Night School To Hear Talk On Farm Machines
Dale Hull of Iowa State College will address the Adult Farm Group at Pella High School on Monday night December 31. His talk, Whats New in Farm Machinery, draws on five years as a field man for a leading tractor company. About forty five farmers attended the last meeting. aim to reach fifty tonight. The program runs 7 30 to 9 30 with farmers and townspeople invited.
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Dale Hull
Iowa State College
Hull
Little Dutch Win Two Fall Short Against Oskaloosa
The Little Dutch split conference games by beating Winterset 46-40 in overtime and Osceola 37-34 after an 18-11 halftime edge, then lost to Oskaloosa 49-84 with Pete Van Gorp leading the scoring in the later contest. Carl Gaass and Johnnie Sheppard contributed in the close wins.
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Winterset
Osceola
Oskaloosa
Pete van Gorp
Carl Gaass
Johnnie Sheppard
Nip
Tuck Pella
Lewis
Maroon
Osky
Carl Ganss
Willis Tait
Gordon Nesbit
Os Osceola
Marion County Boys Attend State 4-H Short Course
Marion County sends nearly 1,000 youths and leaders to Iowa State College for the state 4 H short course resuming after a wartime lapse. Delegates include Kenneth Beechout Worth Bank leaders James Eggers Bob Chamberlain and many clubs. They hear talks by H J Kile Dean Allan Kline and BR K Bliss, study livestock judging soils and fertilization, and elect new state officers with Governor Blue addressing. An athletics program features a Thursday basketball exhibition. Delegates over 15 were chosen by local clubs to report back to their groups.
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Marion County
Towa State College
Kenneth Beechout
Worth Bank
James Eggers
Bob Chamberlain
Brooks
Well
I,vin
Just Us
Don van Haaleen
Lake Prairie “Township
John Vriezelaar
Edmund Roberts
Neil Carruthers
Friendly Fellows Club
Bob Rinehart
Ames
H. J. Kiledee
BR. K. Bliss
Allan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Robert D. Blue
Groun
Towa States
Churches Unite for New Year’s Day Service
Three Reformed Churches join for a one hour New Year’s Day service at ten o’clock. Rev Lawrence J Borst will deliver the message on “Looking?” with offerings designated for the Reformed Church Emergency Fund. All without church services invited to share in this fellowship.
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Lawrence J. Borst
Reformed Church
Santa visits Otley children on Christmas Day
A Chronicle reader report from Otley recalls a Christmas Day visit by Santa who arrived on a horse because his reindeer were tired. Each child received nuts candy and oranges and Santa promised to return next year if they stay well behaved.
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Chronicle
Otley
Santa
Two Faculty Members to Return to Central College
Coach Babe Tysseling returns to Central College after Christmas to coach athletics and teach social science. Eldon Tharpe, new in his role, replaces him and has led a strong ball club with two conference wins. Vernon Bobbitt also resumes teaching art, bringing prior service in Newfoundland where he led an art center and produced a magazine.
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R. Tysseling
Vernon Bobbitt
Art
Babe” Tysseling
Pella
Central College
Babe
St. Mary's
Califndar Corpus. Christi
Texas
Eldon ‘Tharpe
Parsons
Penn Colleges
M Rabbitt
Newfoundland
Plette Dies After Long Illness in Pella Community
Tennis Plette a longtime Pella businessman and church volunteer died at home Sunday after a illness of over two years. He was born in Otley Iowa and grew up with mixed family care before starting work and building a career in Pella. He owned and operated several stores and retired in 1943, later partnering briefly with John Vander Linden. Survived by his wife two daughters two brothers two sisters and seven grandchildren, funeral services were held December 26 at Third Reformed Church with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Tennis Plette
Pella
Alfai
Plette
Lambertus Plette
Hendriest Klein
Otley
Iowa
Sneller
Vander Streek
Sue Vander Linden
Ver Steeg
Roorda
Bruinekool
John N. Vander Linden
M Plette
Vann Linden
Third Reformed Church
Bertha
G. J. Rozeboom
Coopersville
Michigan
Clara
Evert van Engelenhoven
Fulton
Illinois
Edward
Henry
Vancouver
Washington
Blanch Vander Linden
Kate van Peursem
Prairie City
Private Sneller Jr. Serving Overseas in 1st Platoon
Private Jacob Sneller Jr. lists address and unit details as ASN 37690711 Inf. Co. G 1st Platoon APO 21439 New York NY. The piece notes CPL Tunis Sents expects home after New Year, with Saipan arrival December 6 and Iwo Jima departure December 2. Sents mentions 15 months overseas, aiming to return to Iowa next spring.
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Jacob Sneller Jr
Pvt
Inf. Co
New York
N. Y
Cpl
Tunis
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Saipan
Iwo Jima
States
Atty Pointers
Sai
Iowa
Doc
Hope Central
C. 5. Tharpe
Pvt Lloyd Van Zante Serving On Okinawa
Pvt Lloyd Van Zante son of Mr and Mrs Will T Van Zante of southeast of Pella was inducted April 12 1944. He trained at Camp Hood Texas and went overseas October 1 1944. He is now stationed on Okinawa in an anti aircraft artillery battalion. Address: Pvt Lloyd Van Zante 87686677 Battery D 486th AAA AW Bn APO 331 Postmaster San Francisco California.
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Pvt
Lloyd van Zante
Will T. van Zante
Pella
Camp Hood
Texas
Okinawa
AAA AW
San Francisco
California
Bolivia Named for Liberator Simon Bolivar in Independence Struggle
Bolivia derives its name from Simon Bolivar, the liberator and hero of South America's fight for independence, reflecting the region’s revolutionary history and the lasting tribute to a key figure.
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Bolivia
Simon Bolivar
South America
Shoe Size Conversion Table for Dutch and American Goods
A reader provides a handy conversion chart for Dutch and American shoe sizes. The table covers infant sizes 12, children 2 to 6, children's 6% to 8, and misses 12% to 3, intended to help senders overseas to Holland. Clip and save for future use.
LeMars Fire Horns Tried On By Local Reporter
A local reporter tested old horns from the LeMars fire department era of steam engines. The horns retain a mellow tone but are not loud enough for current use, especially compared with louder automobile horns.
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LeMars
Station WHO Seeks Netherlands Aid From Des Moines
Station WHO plans a Netherlands relief drive after a successful Norway aid campaign. Des Moines listeners urged to send names and addresses of Netherlands families in need, plus family details to aid relief distribution. Pella residents with Dutch relatives urged to cooperate. progress updates promised.
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WHO
Des Moines
Norway
The
Chronicle
Herb Plambeek
Holland
Netherlands
Pella
Iowa
Plambeck
Hollanders
Progress
Churches Third Reformed Church Christmas Program
The church offers a World Fellowship Bible School Hour at 9 30 and a 7 30 Sunday Eve ning service with an old year sermon Does God Care A Christmas program by the Dorcas women was postponed last week due to weather The church invites all to participate in morning worship Sunday School Young People and a 7 30 Christmas program
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Third Reformed Church
Borst
World Fellowship of Christham
Dorcas
Pella Baptist Church Youth Meeting and Services
A. A. Swanse leads Sunday School and Worship at Pella Baptist Church. The Challenge of a New Youth meeting at 6:30 p.m. includes an Evening Service with Kingdom Come. Pastor officiates.
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A. A. Swanse
Kingdom Come
Church Services Schedule With Rev R J Vanden Berg
Church calendar lists 9:00 a.m. school service 10:45 a.m. Holy Communion 2:00 p.m. Junior and Intermediate EB services and 7:30 p.m. Evening praise and worship Rev R J Vanden Berg to give charges at both the joining communion and the evening service.
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R. J. Vanden Berg
Pinches Pastor Leads Bible Exposition and Services
Geo T Pinches, pastor, schedules Bible study Thursday December 27 at 7 30 pm with an exposition of Philippian Epistle. Sunday December 28 offers Bible class The Seed plot of the Bible at 10 am 10 45 am Lord's Supper and Ministry of the Word. Broadcast at 12 15 pm and 7 30 pm KBIZ 1240 Gospel Service on wisdom and blessing of a new beginning.
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Geo. T. Pinches
KBIZ
New Year Church Services Scheduled in English
Sunday morning at 9 30 a service in English will cite Ezekiel 34 31 and Sunday afternoon at 1 30 a sermon from John 2 18 titled Children it is the Last Hour Both services reflect on the Old Year ending A Young Peoples meeting is planned for 7 30 in the evening Next Tuesday New Year’s morning at 10 o'clock a English service will offer a special New Year message Worshippers are welcomed
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Hzekiel
Doctor spoke on overseas work to rotary club
A Rotary guest talk covered a surgeon’s duties with the army in the Pacific theater. Captain Alvin Evers described prevention duties, sanitation and medical logistics aboard a 500 man unit on Leyte and emphasized native attitudes toward American aid and independence. The speaker hinted at a return visit to share more experiences.
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Rotary Metal Gian
Comed
Jack Bootsma
Jack
Kiwanis
Alvin Evers
Leyte
Evers
Sam
Owen
Manila
Old timer recalls a bag as ornament in Greensboro Ga
An old timer recalls a bygone era when a woman carried a handbag more as an ornament than for utility in Greensboro Georgia, sharing a memory of fashion and social habits from the past.
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G. T. Vander Lugt
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Paul McGee
van Gorp
F van der Ploeg
T MeGee
Gaass
Rouw
Bitar
Newbies
Hesselink
Lautenbach
van Roekel
van Wyk
Dale
Waterman
F Adamson
Proudfoot
Curley
Liggett
Foster
Albright
Davis
Lynn
Eastern
Babe” Tyscling
Prof
T. Plette
Besi
Churshes
Open Bible
Second Reformed Church
Howard Smith
Leon
Rotary
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