Nineteenth Annual Meeting of Pella Co operative Electric Association
The Pella Co operative Electric Association invites members from Marion Jasper Poweshiek Warren counties to its 19th annual meeting on Tuesday February 16 at the Legion Hall registration opens at 10 with a lunch by the American Legion Auxiliary at 11 then adjournment to the high school auditorium for business and entertainment. The report will cover 1953 operations and future plans while noting growth from 70 miles of line in 1937 to 492 miles of distribution and 13 miles of high voltage transmission today serving 1424 users with strong financials and local payrolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Co-operative Electric Association
Pella
Pella Cooperative Electric Association
Mploys
Tombera
Legion Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Debate Meet at Central College on February 13
Central College hosts a seven college debate meet on Saturday February 15 with visiting teams from Cornell Drake Grinnell Iowa State Wesleyan Parsons and Simpson Colleges. Miss Cancra Van Emmerik director forensics says 23 teams entered the competition and the central students include Mary Buwalda Beulah Roor da Doris Meerdink Marilyn Berkseth Donna Greenfield Alvin Poppen and Larry Wendell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Cornell
Drake
Grinnell
Towa State
Towa Wesleyan
Parsons
Simpson
Cancra van Emmerik
United States
Doris Meerdink
Marilyn Berkseth
Donna Greenfield
Alvin Poppen
Larry Wendell
Dutchmen Defeat Colfax 76 to 46 in Sectional Tourney
Pella High Dutchmen overwhelmed Colfax 76 46 in a sectional first round at Prairie City. Jun Ikuta hit six long shots in the first half, Cleo Verhoef led with 24 points, and the Dutchmen built a 40 14 halftime lead before facing Monroe in the sectional finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Colfax
Prairie City
Ellamen
Jun Ikuta
Cleo Verhoef
Dingeman
Thuta
Don Hiemstra
Spaulding
Franz
Monroe
Boys to See Movies Monday Evening as Guests of The Legion
Due to the Iowa Legion conference on Sunday and Monday February 21 22 the Van Veen Van Hemert Legion Post will hold a special Monday night meeting at 8 with the business session shortened. Afterward the film The Making of Yankee will be shown and about sixty five boys from Pella Junior Legion Pella Midge and Pella High School coached by Ruthven will attend as special guests. Refreshments chili con carne and coffee will follow the films prepared by the refreshment committee. All non Legionnaires are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Legion Department
van ‘Veen-Van Hemert Legion
Teleoney
Fain L. van der
Pella Junior Legion
Pella Midge
Pella High School
Tet
Ruthven
The
Post
Pella
Mr. Ruthven
Franklin Verrips
Liston Courtney
Walter Butt
Peter
Robert W. Lane
van Vegn-Van Homert
Nowens, Ali
Acd
Legion Post 89
A.L P.A
Dutchesses fall to Colfax in sectional final at Monroe
Pella teams reached Monroe for the sectional semifinals and final. The Little Dutchesses beat Pella Christian 86 41 in semis, led by Aldora Buwalda with 20 and Eleanor Gaasa with 18. In the final, Colfax defeated Pella 72 43 as Pella’s comeback fell short in the fourth period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond Chronicle
Dutchesses
Meares
Pella Christian
Colfax
Ak Prairie
City
Hoare Giver Seccuty Es Reaner
Y Are
Eleanor Jilma Roorda
Barbara Grandia
Aldera Buwalda
Katie van Sandra Cummings
Joan Ges
Darlene van Wyk
Sally
T Veld
Jo Ann Terlouw
Avie Ver Hoof
Mary Ann Vanden Oever
Pella
Monroe
Eaglettes
Aldora Buwalda
Eleanor Gaasa
Millie Swank
P. C
Prairie City
Pella Christ
Little Dutch Take Easy Home Victory Over Winterset
Pella's Little Dutch dominated Winterset on home court as Verhoef led with 26 points and Boat 12, building a 14-18 first quarter edge and widening the gap through the game. Dingeman and Tkuta sparked the reserves late as Pella neared tournament form. Parker led Winterset with 12 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Vander Pol
Pella
Verhoef
Tkuta
Verhoet
Boat
Dingeman
Huskies
Parker
Winterset
Vander Lugt Heads East for Meetings and South for Vacation
Dr. Vander Lugt travels to Albany New York for a series of meetings of classical agents of education for the Reformed Church synods in Albany and New Jersey. He then proceeds to Edgewood Maryland to join Mrs Vander Lugt and greet their new grandson Robert Gary before departing Saturday for Sarasota Florida for a midwinter vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.T. Vander Lgt
Albany
N. Y
Agenta of Education
Reformed ‘Church
New York
New Jersey
Edgewood
Maryland
Vander Lugt
Burton Vos
Robert Gary
Sarasota
Florida
Dutchmen Nosed by Parsons at Fairfield 62 60
Parsons scored 62 to Central College 60 in Fairfield after two droughts of 10 and 5 minutes left Central unable to score. John Smith led Parsons with 22 points while Louis Pluim Gus Youngberg and Arnie Ver Hoef paced Central scoring. Central finishes with 10 6 season and 5 4 in conference with two games left against Dubuque and Iowa Wesleyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Fairfield
Central College
Flying Dutchmen
Central
Gus Youngberg
Manassier
Ver Hoef
John Smith
Bush
Louis Pluim
Arnie Ver Hoef
Flying Dutch
Dubuque
Iowa ‘Wesleyan
Beare
Movie on Quality Merchandise Shown At Rotary Meeting
Truxton Nusbaum chaired the Rotary Club meeting after the noon luncheon Tuesday. He arranged a motion picture titled Quality in Modern Merchandise shown by Dutch Weirather. The film covered fabric selection tests and inspections ensuring standards, and was described as enlightening. Visitors from the Knoxville Club included Dr. Luth and Reverend Summerbell, with Walter De Kock presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truxton Nusbaum
Rotary Club
Nusbaum
Dutch Weirather
Knoxvile Club
Luth
Summerbell
Walter de Kock
Dr H W Pietenpol Featured in Midland Schools
A feature article on Dr H W Pietenpol appears in the February issue of Midland Schools. Written by Cunera Van Emmerik of the Alumni and Publicity Office in response to a request by the editor. Part of a series on veteran college professors tied to the Centennial of the Iowa State Education Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Pietenpol
Cunera van Emmerik
Iowa State Education Association
Heart Attack Took Life of Joe Anderson Following Surgery
Friends of Mr and Mrs Joe Anderson of Ida Grove Iowa were notified of his death on Monday February 7 after an emergency operation at a Sioux City hospital He succumbed to a heart attack Burial will be at Barron Wisconsin Mr Anderson formerly operated the Holland Theatre in Pella and had lived in Ida Grove for many years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Anderson
Ida Grove
Town
Anderson
Sioux City
Barron
Wisconsin
Anderton War
Holland Theatre
Pella
Pella Scouts Observe National Scout Week
National Scout Week observed by Pella Boy Scouts and Cubs with a service at Baptist Church. Den Mothers and Scout Committee members attended. Rev Rollin Wildin's message theme Be Prepared. Downtown display windows open all week. Potluck at Second Reform Church Feb 15. New Scoutmaster Max Schakel replaces Henry Reysack. Professor Robert E Smith remains Assistant Scoutmaster. About 3,000,000 boys enrolled in Scouting nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Scout Committee
Rollin Wildin
Second Reformed Church
Henry Reysack
Pella
Max Schakel
Max
Americ Legion
Robert E. Smith
Central College
Rev Rollin Wildin Resigns Pella Baptist Pastorate
Reverend Rollin V. Wildin, pastor of the Pella Baptist Church, submitted his resignation on Sunday February 7 and will leave March 15 to become State Director of Christian Education with the Nebraska Baptist Convention. He helped grow the church since 1952, adding about sixty members and raising over 25 000 for a building fund plus pledges of about 30 000. He will move to Omaha but the church community will remain until school ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin V. Wildin
Pella
Effarch
Wildin
Nebraska Baptist Convention
American Baptist Convention
Nebraska
Fectir
Omaha
Mir’mity
Central Staged Rally Beats Simpson 64 to 47
Central Staged Rally to Win Over Simpson 54 to 47 for a slow start and continued lag through the first half. Central's Flying Dutchmen rallied in the third quarter to lead 46 to 40 and held on to defeat Simpson 64 to 47 in Indianola on Tuesday. Ver Hoef led Central with 18 points, Vander Linden added 8, Pace and Johnson each scored 13 for Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Simpson Redmen
Indianola
Simpson
Ver Hoef
Vander Linden
Pluim
Valvoord
Youngberg
Bush
Pace
Johnson
Rural Teacher to Be Interviewed About Home Visit Program
Wanda Jones a Whitebreast School Polk Township teacher and Marion County superintendent Thomas will be interviewed on WOI Radio Monday at 3 PM. The program explained is the Teacher Home Visitation Project by the Marion County School System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Jones
Whitebreast School
Polk Twp
Thomas
Marion County
WOI
Night School Dinner a Very Enjoyable Evening
Farmers from the Adult Night School were hosted by the Chamber of Commerce merchants at Graham Hall on Central College campus for a no-business dinner from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. The event featured remarks by Marion De Zwarte and Dick Boot, a humorous set by Red Severance, and a remarkable instant-repetition act by Rollie Ferrell, with praise for Henry Vander Beck’s perfect attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Graham Hall
Central College
Ed Wesselink
Marion de Zwarte
Dick Boot
Cecil Vines
Pella
Henry Vander Beck
Henry
Wesselink
0. W
Red) Severance
Penn-Dixie Cement Co
Des Moines
Iowa
College Music Recital Set for February Sixteen
Central College Music Department presents William McNamar of Keosauqua Iowa in a senior voice recital at Douwstra Chapel Tuesday evening February 16 at 7 p.m. The program will be conducted in three concerts February 16 March 22 and May 13 with Darlene Van Zomeren and Glenn Gosselink as assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
William McNamar
Keosauqua
Iowa
Douwstra Chapel
William
Mary Taylor Liggett
Battle Creek
Central
Bill
Edith Sedrel le Cocq
Darlene van Zomeren
Glenn Gosselink
Junior High P T A Meeting at Webster Monday Evening
The regular Junior High P T A meeting will be held Monday evening February 15 at 7 80 o clock in the Webster School auditorium. Dr Walter De Kock head of Central College Education Department will direct a panel discussion on student teaching with Miss Geraldine Punt and Miss Carol Vor Steeg on the panel, both Central College students who did their student teaching last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Webster
Walter de Kock
Central College
Geraldine Punt
Carol Vor Steeg
Club Women Travelog Hawaii Show Tuesday Afternoon
On Tuesday February 16 at 2:30 p.m. Federated Club women will view a travelogue Highway to Hawaii presented by Allen E Towne United Airlines district sales manager. The film has been shown across Iowa and the nation and attendees receive a Vanda orchid from Hawaii. A board meeting precedes at 2:00 p.m. Hostess chair G Vogelaar assisted by Mesdames Van Hemert Warner De Kock Bean and Van Wyk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Club
Hawaii
Allen E. Towne
United Airlines
Church
Towa
United States
G. Vogelaar
Robert van Hemert
F. C. Warner
Walter de Kock
W. L. Bean
J. van Wyk
Parson's Joke Book Found in Germany
Rev. E. V. Gond tried to sell Wallace Kooyman a copy of Parson's Joke Book at the Pella National Bank and learned Kooyman had bought the book in Germany at Stars and Stripes Book Store for fifty cents less than in the United States. Kooyman, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Kooyman, was mustered out of military service three months ago. The piece notes how servicemen had access to varied books abroad and ends with the quip that the world does move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Gond
Wallace Kooyman
Pella
School social hour set after junior high program
Mr John Sabus and Miss Colleen Renaud supervise the junior high students Punt and Ver Steeg as teachers. A social hour will follow the program with serving committee chaired by Mrs Roy De Wild and including Mrs John Groendyk, Mrs J A Gosselink, Mrs Chris Mol, Mrs Frank Wie lard and Mrs Adrian Schagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ior High
John Sabus
Colleen Renaud
Miss Punt
Ver Steeg
Roy de Wild
John Groendyk
J. A. Gosselink
Chris Mol
Frank Wielard
Adrian Schagen
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Pella High Girls
John Vanden Baard
A. J. Terlouw
Dick W. Gouelink
Harold J. Veenstra
Louia van Roekel
John W. Boat
John H. van Zee
Alonso Ver
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Act of Congress
Legion
Pella Station
U. 8S
Ed Beaning
Lynnville
Kellogg
Pelle Christian
Rocnville
Pelle
Ghretian
Ie City
Colter
Little Dutch
Midland Schools
Boy Scouts and Cubs
Entertainment
South
Severance
Rollie Ferrell
St. Paul
Minnesota
Ferrell
Supt
Cc. C. Buerkens
Buerkens
Tunis Klein
Jack Boatsma
Tunis
Kempkes
Martin Vos
Vos
Ognipena
Pergolesi
the Nightingale
Weckerlin
St Morceau Symphonique
Guilmant
Glenn Gossaling
Goodmorning
Greig
Fair Land
Mignon
Hageman
Harlech
Sunday
Brahms
Rose
Coombs
Frank Westra
Ernest Company
Alfred Renaud
Wilfred Fred
Businary
N. Main St
Parson
Germany
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