New Testaments Distributed In Public Schools
Three members of the Gideon Organization visited a public school on Friday and Monday, delivering free Testaments to pupils from grade five through high school. G Biden, W HB Mesmer, and C K Kringle spoke briefly and handed out the pocket edition with red imitation leather, including Proverbs and Psalms, praised by pupils and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gidon Organization
G. Biden
W. HB. Mesmer
Lincoln and
Webster
Lirden
C.K. Kringle
Kringle
Gideon Society
World Day of Prayer to be observed by women
On Lent's first Friday February 13 women worldwide will observe World Day of Prayer at 2 p.m. in the Second Reformed Church with theme The Lord's Prayer. An extra 4 p.m. service for grade school children follows. Chimes ring 1 46 to 2:00 signaling the global hour of meditation and prayer.
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Second Reformed Church
Orient
United States
Hunter Explains New Assessment Plan To Pella Group
Marion County Assessor Route Hunter told Pella Kiwanians about the County Assessor Law. He outlined cuts in assessors from 26 to 11 and new standards for proper collection and accountability. Real estate revaluation starts in 1949 and will occur every four years. A reasonable property value is required, not inflated bases. He praised Pella residents for reporting monies and credits above average.
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Route Hunter
Marion County
Pella
Hunter
Rev E H Tanis to Start Five Week Sermon Series
Beginning Sunday morning and continuing for five weeks, the Rev Edward H Tanis will preach on the Five Points of Calvinism Total Depravity Unconditional Election Limited Atonement Irresistible Grace and Perseverance of the Saints In the evening he will begin a Lenten Series on The Seven Words from the Cross at Second Reformed Church
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Edward H. Tanis
Second Reformed Church
Rev Vriezelaar Launches Bible Youth Crusade Program
G M Vriezelaar, son of Ira G Vriezelaar, hosts a new Sunday radio program for youth on KWDM 1150 Des Moines at 630 PM. The Bible Youth Crusade features stories from Bible land with free membership pins and no fees. The broadcast aims to spread the gospel and reach youth worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KWDM
Des Moines
Bible Youth Crusade
Uncle Jerry
Bible Land
Vriezelaar
Pasedali
The
Crusaders
Chub
Clubmen air pet peeves at noon luncheon
Rotarians shared spontaneous grievances at a Thursday noon program led by Richard Tyseling. Topics included long after dinner talks, basketball officials, smoking, line cutting, modern school facilities, Boy Scouts, and overall club concerns. December attendance reached 98.41 percent. January’s schedule lists a Ladies Night on February 19.
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Richard Tysseling
Old Webster
Pella
Convict’s Talk To Students Of Great Interest
Ex convict Nelson L. Covey spoke to high school and junior high students last Friday. He used vivid life stories to warn against skipping school and the pitfalls of dating, theft, and disobedience, stressing emotional differences and the danger of bad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson L. Covey
Covey
Pelladium
Twenty Nine New Students Enrolled At Cenval College
Twenty nine new students from six states registered at Cen val College for the second semester. Total present semester enrollment is 483 with 521 including first semester, noting drops from the period. Some completed work and transfers reduced numbers.
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Cenval College
Three Band Concert At Webster High School Gym
Webster High School hosts a Monday night concert in the gym featuring three bands and eighteen fifth and sixth graders from Lincoln and several Webster group performers. The program includes vocal solos, brass and woodwind solos, and a novelty “Three Blind Mice” piece as part of a varied lineup to raise funds for student contest travel expenses.
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Sre
Serav Lincoln
Tih Sud Sth
Webter
St Piece
Will Hen
Rovary
Ruby
Bennett
Seand
Song
Roder
Bitter Monk
Nagali
Polly Wolly Doodle
Lincoln Band
The
Rosary
Ruby Leydens
Clark
Jupiter
Bonnie van Zomeren
Buchtel
Sky Rocket
Webster
Ikon
Rymnastics
Carlier Stevy
Jacobs Grampais
Yoder
Junior
Iaal Horn
Harrison
Jolly Outlaw
Pratt—Sennior
Blind Mice
Frank Kiser
Hall Mountain Majesty
Overture
America
Carey
Pella to Host Early Sectional State Tournament Games
The High School Athletic Association selects Pella as site for one of 96 sectional preliminaries. Eight teams, including class A Pella and Monroe, compete over February 23, 25 and 27 with two games per night, yielding two advancing teams to the sub-state.
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High School Athletic Association
Pella
Pella Center
Monroe
Bussey
Lynnville
Sully
Tracy
Attica
Pella Christian
Little Dutch To Play Dowling Here Tonight
Des Moines area prep basketball features Dowling against Pella on the home court with Dowling bringing a balanced lineup under coach Johnnie Knolla. Pella leads the series in the past three years and the curtain raiser will pair Attica Juniors against Pella Juniors as the county Junior High Tournament approaches. P. H. S. Pep Band will perform.
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Des Moines
Pella
Dowling
Maroons
Johnnie Knolla
X. Nady
Perry
Pella Dowling
Attica
Conservation Practices Selected by Committee
The County AAA Office met with township committee members on Monday February 2 1948 to discuss conservation practices for Marion County. Officials including Basil Huston Gress Rogers Lyman Kells Harlan Chandler and Lee Walker outlined needed practices and funding outlook for 1948. The county plans to provide about 20 men to lay out contour lines and four more to assist SCS in terraces contouring and drainage with names to be announced. Landlords tenants and operators were urged to choose selected practices such as standard terraces contouring intertilled crops and improved drainage to report plans to the township committee.
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Marion County
Basil Huston
Gress Rogers
Lyman Kells
Harlan Chandler
Lee Walker
SCS
Brown
DieReman
Robuck
AAA
Las
F H A Club To Sponsor Stunt Night
The Future Homemaker's club of Pella High plans Stunt Night for Thu February 12. Each club will perform a skit or stunt to compete for a prize. Admission is twenty five cents. Everyone is invited for an evening of fun and laughter. More details to follow in the paper.
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Pella High
Pella High to Play Indians Here Feb. 11th
Indianola and Pella High meet in a conference basketball game on February 11 at home. Ola Indians, coached by Bowles, sit second in the standings and seek to rebound after a January 9 loss at Indianola where Pella High pushed them hard. Little Dutch aim to avenge the defeat.
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Pella High
Indianola
Glenn
Bowles
Ola Indians
Stysdam
Little
Golf Club Plans Fine New Clubhouse
The Pella Golf and Country Club will build a fine clubhouse north of the city this spring. At a January 27 stockholders meeting, committee chair Carl Kuyper and members J. Go Fultz and Donald Waechter announced the plan. The one story frame building, eighty five by sixty feet, will include a dining and ballroom area with a large fireplace, a kitchen, separate showers, and a breezeway. Finances are in place with pledges to cover costs. the club reports no indebtedness and a projected property value of twenty five thousand dollars or more after completion. The 50 acre course has seen improvements and the club anticipates summer enjoyment enhanced by the new facilities.
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Pella
J. B. van Hemert
New Bible Course Added at Central College
Central College introduces a new major in Christian education as part of the second semester enrollment surge. Twenty five new students from six states join 478 total, with coursework spanning Bible, religious education, church history, psychology, philosophy, English, science and language. Students engage in church work, Lay Leadership School, and rural catechetical teaching alongside classwork.
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New Central
Central
Iowa
Ilinois
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
North Dakota
Central College
Christian Endeavor
Pella
Ottumwa Male Chorus to Present Program Here
The Ottumwa United Male Chorus will present a program of favorite Negro spirituals Sunday evening at the Third Reformed Church. The inspiring concert, sponsored by the Senior Christian Endeavor, invites the public to attend.
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Ottumwa
Towa
Third Reformed Church
Senior Christian Endeavor
Faure Requiem To Be Presented On Palm Sunday
The chorus begins work on Faure Requiem to be presented as a Vesper Musical on Palm Sunday March 21 at 4 pm. No rehearsal this Sunday due to the Orchestra Concert. five weeks remain with daily rehearsals to ensure a well done service.
Night School to Hear Sylvester On Weed Control
P Sylvester will lead Farmers Night School Monday evening February 9 teaching weed control with chemical sprays especially 24D. Weather limited cultivation last year. Attendees will learn spray use and equipment. Demonstrations on adjusting a plow were shown by the Voon al Agriculture instructor. About eighty farmers attended.
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P. Sylvester
Sales Clinic Well Attended and Successful
About 150 business house employees attended a Monday evening dinner at the Legion Hall for the second sales clinic led by Byron Lopp. The event followed an earlier January 19 clinic sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. President Joe Stientjes moderated, Ralph Ver Meer led community singing, and attendees praised the useful sales guidance stressing a smile, calm demeanor, patience, persistence, and helping the patron, with employer support for good will and recognition.
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Business House
The
Legion Hall
Byron Lopp
Chamber of Commerce
Lopp
Joe Stientjes
Ralph Ver Meer
Chamber
Ralph
Help Halt Spread Of Chickenpox In Community
A survey shows several mild chickenpox cases in the community and in public schools. The State Board of Health recommends placarding for at least ten days, with susceptible family members watched for early symptoms. The school seeks broad cooperation to prevent further exposure and insists on a doctor’s permit before re admission.
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Board of Health
State Board of Health
Reion
Church Demands For Leader Preparation Amid Curricular Review
The church calls for preparing leaders beyond ministers. No fixed changes to second semester curricula have been made. Graduation requirements are currently under discussion.
Court of Honor for Boy Scouts Here Feb 12th
The National Boy Scout Week Court of Honor will be held at Polla's American Legion Hall on Thursday evening next week in honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday and to recognize local scouts. One Pella lad will receive the Eagle award, a notable achievement for the community. Don Powers will lead the program with Tall Corn Council. troops bringing the most members will receive attendance rewards. The event aims to engage the whole town in a concise, engaging program.
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Boy Scouts of An
Boy Scouts
World Friendship Fund
Boy Scouts of America
Polla
American Legion Hall
Pla
Pella
Hall of the
American Legion
Abraham Lincoln
Generaion
Don Powers
Tall Corn Council
Powers
Orchestra Will Play All Mozart Program Sunday
Central College Orchestra directed by Henry Cox performs an all Mozart program Sunday afternoon February 8 at 4 p.m. in Douwstra Chapel with Miss Care of Hall of Chatham New York as soloist in the Flute Concerto in D major. The complete program includes Don Giovanni Overture Flute Concerto in D Major Intermission Symphony No. 40 in G minor conducted by Professor Farndell. Last year's concert with Evelyn Brunsting showcased the piano concerto and earned strong local praise. Friends of the college applaud the prospect of another splendid entertainment and a larger audience.
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Douwstra Chapel
Central College Orchestra
Henry Cox
Care
Hall of
Central
Public Invited To Meet Artist Here Saturday
Howard Thomas, prominent artist and educator touring the country, will spend today and tomorrow on William Penn College campus in Oskaloosa with a painting demonstration tonight and an illustrated lecture tomorrow. An informal 10:00 am reception is planned in room 34 for students, faculty, and the public, with hopes to meet Central College and Pella residents Saturday morning. Thomas, professor of Art at the University of Georgia, has held posts at the University of South Carolina and Agnes Scott College, taught at Black Mountain College and the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibited widely, written for The American Artist Magazine, and led several Midwestern artists groups.
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Howard ‘Thomas
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Mr.Thomas
Pella
Central College
Vinicity
Thomas
University of Georgia
University of South Carolina
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
Black Mountain College
Art Institute of Chicago
American Artist Magazine
Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Association
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John Wesle
Charlotte Jeffery
Grinnell College
Lothar Krueger
University of Iowa
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Gideons
E. H. Tanis
Rev. Vriezelaar
Key
G. M. Vriezelaar
Ira G. Vriezelaar
Rev. G. M. Vriezelaar
Clubmen
H. S
Knoxville
F. H. A. Club
Aed
BOY Scout
Faure
Sylvester
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