Katherine De Koning Leaves 34 Years at Carnegie-Viersen Library
Katherine De Koning resigns as librarian of the Carnegie-Viersen Library effective January 1 1956 after 34 years of service. She will become full-time secretary of the First Reformed Church. The library has grown from 7000 to 13800 volumes, with additions planned for 1956.
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Chronicle News
Katherine da Koning
Carnegie-Viersen
Janist
Mre
Marion van Hal
Fare
Casey Vanden Berg
Imatery
Katherine de Koning
First Reformed Church
Cornelis Rhynsburger
Muscatine
Iowa
de Koning
Agnes Bousquet
Pella
Children Welcome To Skate on Pond at Van Vliet Farm
John Van Vliet Jr. of a farm five miles southeast of Pella offers his pond for skating as the ice is in excellent condition. He cleared snow with his tractor and said children are welcome anytime. The pond lies near the road at the east end of the farm with roadside parking available.
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van Vliet Farm
John van Vliet Jr
Sage
Pella
van Vliet
Church Notes at Bosineer Ref church January 1
Bosineer Reformed church lists services Sunday January 1 with 9 45 a m communion and 7 30 p m sermon How Rugged is Your Cross There will be no Junior Intermediate or Senior C E that day.
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Bosineer
Pocorn
Trinity Reform Church Admits New Sunday Schedule
Trinity Reformed Church Douwatra Chapel with Minister C De Jong lists Sunday morning service at 9 30 a m and Sunday School on the theme Jesus Rebukes Insincerity. Evening service at 7 30 p m titled A Lamp and Light with Dieleman leading at 6 30 p m Intermediate and Senior C E. Family Night is Not Scheduled January 4. Church extends cordial welcome to all.
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Douwatra Chapel
C. de Jong
Jesus
Dieleman
C. E
Trinity Church
First Church Ref. Church Service Notes Corner Liberty
Corner Liberty and West Second Dr. De Jong, Pastor. Old Year’s service Saturday at 7 p.m. The Sure Mercies of Our Saviour. Sunday morning worship Faith in God. 11:00 a.m. Sunday School, young people society, adult Bible class. A Sabbath in Capernaum. 7:30 p.m. Evening worship Living Bread for the Life of the World.
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Liberty and
West Second
de Jong
Young People's Society
Capernaum
Third Reformed Church Weekly Schedule and Guest Minister
Russell J. Redeker ministers 9 30 morning worship and 6 80 evening praise with guest Lawrence Den Besten. Sunday School and C E groups active. Temple Time on KBOE KNWS KXEL. Henry Bast speaks on Guidance for Gods Children. Family Night Wednesday 7 30. Week of Prayer at First Reformed.
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Pany Jr. C
C. E
Sr.c. E
Lawrence den Besten
Henry Bast
KBOE
KNWS
KXEL
First Reformed
Born Yesterday College Play Slated for January 19 20
Alpha Psi Omega presents the comedy Born Yesterday at Central on January 19 and 20 with a cast of over 20 CU actors led by an experienced troupe. The play follows a shrewd junk dealer and his sister as a crusading writer stirs his plans, with a noted movie origin and a famed cast for the college production.
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Alpha ‘Psi Omega
Dra
Wat
Washington, D. C
Jude Holliday
New York
Bla
Mr. Birdeau
Central
CUS
Helen
Helen Horst
Agnes
Jeanette
Breen
Paul ’Verrall
George de Vries
Eddie
Bob Noller
Wesley Har
Merlin van der Leest
Howard den Hartog
Bob Morley
Judy Ci
Harry Brock
Norm Schouten
Billie Brock
Carol Molnar
Senator Hedges
Steve Bell
Church Events Mentioned For Tuesday And Thursday
Readable text notes church gatherings with events at a church on Tuesday evening and at the Second Reformed Church on Thursday evening, indicating a schedule of services or activities for those days.
Pinches to Speak at Bible Talks and Services
George T Pinches delivers a Bible talk on True Christian Liberty Victory and Glory at 7:30 p m Thursday December 29 in the Bible School Lord's Supper and Word of God services begin at 10 20 a m Bible study at 6 30 a m and Gospel service at 7 00 am with the subject Gods New Deal for a Happy New Year.
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George T. Pinches
Bible School
Pinches
First Baptist Church Service and Remembrance Message
A notice from First Baptist Church on reevee Street lists a 10 46 am Communion and a sermon centered on Remembrance at 11 am. A reception for new members follows a 1 30 pm worship service with a sermon titled Quo Vadis. A cordial welcome is extended to all attendees.
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Reevee Street
First Baptist Church
Prodigal Headline at Prolific Washington Street Church
At 885 Washington Street Cye Caller pastor invites attendees to watch night service New Year’s Eve at 15:00 p.m. Rev Bruce Sholes guest speaker. Sunday features 9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. morning worship. Missionaries Rev and Mrs Dwayne Moseng speak on West Africa. Evening services include youth at 6:30 p.m. and evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m. Rev and Mrs Mozena also speak. Wednesday 7:45 p.m. prayer and praise.
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Washington Street
Legisture
Bruce Sholes
Dwayne Moseng
French West Africa
Overcomer
Mozena
Reformed Home Mission Broadcast Listen Sundays
Rev G Lubbers leads a distinctively Reformed program on the Reformed Witness Hour airing Sundays from 3:30 to 6:00 over radio KBOE Oskaloosa. The broadcast features singing and preaching and originates from the First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids Michigan.
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G. Lubbers
Reformed Witness
KBOE
Oskaloosa
First Protestant Reformed Church
Grand Rapids
Michigan
First Reformed Church Sunday Services Schedule
The First Reformed Church at 603 Broadway hosts Sunday School at 9:30, morning worship with the Lord s Supper at 10:30 led by Dr A Haverkamp, Vesper Communion at 2:30, and evening praise at 7:30 with guest minister Rev John W Beardslee. Week of Prayer events follow with speakers Dr Thomas Boslooper and Rev Russell Redeker.
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Broadway
Jesus
A. Haverkamp
John W. Beardslee
Central College
C. E
Thomas Boslooper
Christian Fellowship
Evenin
Second Reformed Church
Russell Redeker
Proclaimed Meetings At Amsterdam School House
Rev. H. L. Van Dellen leads preaching sessions at the Amsterdam school house two miles southwest of Pella every second and last Tuesday of each month at 7 30 p m.
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Amsterdam School House
Pella
H. L. van Dellen
Maay every Sundi it a d0 erclock
Maay morning a.
Pella Stores to Close Early on New Year Eve
Pella stores will open Friday evening December 30 for shopping, but will close at 6 30 Saturday evening December 31 to allow workers to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
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Pella
Missionaries to Speak at Church of the Open Bible
Dwayne and Donna Mozena of Rica will be guests at the Church of the Open Bible to share their missionary work. The visit highlights a local faith outreach event featuring a talk and updates on mission activities.
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Church OF the Open Bible
Dwayne and
Donna Mozena
French West Africa
Little Dutch To Play Valley Here Tuesday Jan 3
Pella hosts Valley High of West Des Moines in a South Central Conference basketball showdown for second place. Valley sits second with a 4-1 conference record, Pella 3-1. Valley’s only loss came to Chariton. Pella lost to Indianola 49-45. Valley beat Indianola 64-6 in a prior game. Curtain rises at 6:45 with freshmen sophomores games.
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Pella
Valley High
West Des Moines
Valley
Ihird Place
Chariton
Indianola
Malley Jn
Central “Cone
Van Wyngardens Join Mutual of Omaha Radio Event in Tokyo
Walter and Mrs Van Wyngarden of Pella Iowa talked by trans oceanic radio telephone to their son in law and daughter in Tokyo as part of the Mutual of Omaha Calling program. The broadcast featured 16 service members from Tokyo and Berlin and families in New York Omaha and San Francisco. The show aired Christmas Day 3 to 4 p m over KWDM Des Moines with Bob Considine moderating from New York.
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The
Chronicle
Omaha
Nebr
Pella
Tokyo
Berlin
New York
San Francisco
KWDM
Des Moines
Mutual of Omaha
Bob Considine
Byron W. Reed
Bozell and Jacobs Inc
Electe’c
Meeting on School Reorganization Moves to January 12
The local Board of Education postpones the planned meeting on school reorganization from January 5 due to the Week of Prayer. The special meeting will be held on January 12 at the high school to discuss the reorganization question.
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Board of Education
March of Dimes Campaign to Start Tuesday
Dick Lautenbach to lead the March of Dimes drive in north Marion County starting January 3 and running through January 31. He previously chaired the 1955 effort, with helpers needed as clubs and organizations donate throughout January and Mothers March near the end. The national theme remains Polio is Not Licked Yet with a $47,600,000 goal and 68,000 current patients on the National Foundation rolls.
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Dick Lautenbach
Marion County
Lautenbach
Pel- Ja
National Foundation
March of Dimes
W Van Polen Farm Home Destroyed by Fire
The two story home of Mr and Mrs William Van Polen near Rose Hill was gutted on Christmas night. Firefighters fought the blaze with water from apparatus and a flushing truck but limited supply worsened the outcome. First floor furnishings survived while second floor losses occurred. Neighbors raised funds for clothing and household items as the family of seven relocated to a vacant farm house.
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William van Polen
Rose Hill
Oskaloosa
Rose
van Polens
Rural school boards to meet in town auditorium
Representatives from all rural school boards in the area are invited to a meeting in the town auditorium on Thursday January 12 at 7 30 p m. The event welcomes other interested parties to attend and observe.
Pella High DAR Citizenship Award Named Fern Den Adel
Fern Den Adel a Pella High School senior, was chosen by students and faculty to represent the school in the DAR Good Citizen competition. The district winner will be chosen from essays on I Want These Things For My Country, with the state winner receiving a $100 savings bond at the Des Moines conference. Fern, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Den Adel, has an outstanding high school record and will receive a certificate and good citizenship pin if honored locally.
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Nual Dar “Good Citizen
Fern
William den Adel
National Society of Daughters of American Revolution Organization
Des Moines
DAR
Pella High School
Public letter supports local miniature golf in Pella
A Chronicle letter from numerous young residents argues for a community miniature golf course in Pella, noting 96 signers and criticizing opponents. The piece compares nearby towns with courses, questions site location near town, and complains about delayed objections after funds were spent.
Week of Prayer Week of Prayer Three Evening Services
Three Evening Services mark a week of prayer observance in the community. The January 3 4 5 events center on The Living Word of God with services at the St Reformed Church and Second Reformed Church and youth programs. The Evangelical Alliance London theme guides topics including The Nations in the Light of God’s Word and Revival Through the Word of God.
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Evangelical Alliance of London
England
Evangelical Alliance
Vines Addresses Rotarians on Vocational Agriculture
Rotary members heard High School instructor Mr. Vines explain the Smith Hughes act and the four year program in vocational agriculture. He outlined required projects, supervision duties, evening classes, and extensive department paperwork while noting many graduates do not enter farming. V. Weirather presided.
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Rotary Club
Vines
Smith-Hughes
Therogram Inc
Uch
Aera Epartment
Do. V. Weirather
Restricted area restricts district after construction began
The passage notes that the area was limited to a residential district once construction had commenced. Names listed include Arie Brouwer Kenneth Uftermarkt Henry L. Van Arkel Leonard J. Gosselink and Edward H. Vos.
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Arie Brouwer
Kenneth Uftermarkt
Henry L. van Arkel
Leonard’ J. Gosselink
Edward H. Vos
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Douwstra Chapel
P. H. Kuyper
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Henrietta Vanden Oever
Rachel Ryken
Neleman
Stuart Kuyper
Top
PROT
Reformed Home Mission
Amsterdam
van Wyngardens
Tokio
Fern den Adel
Voice of
Ture
Knoxville
Walter van Wyngarden
John Vande Lune
Navy
Eugene Vande Lune
Vande Lune
Tokyo v Radiophone
Vande Lunes
Walgarden
van Wyngarden
Dick McCann
KBON
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