Proceeds of Basketball Game Benefit March of Dimes
Local fans will attend a doubleheader at the High School gym next Tuesday night. The Pella Dress Club faces Albia Independents in a key matchup, while a 7:15 curtain raises Pella Christian High against Attica High. All proceeds aid the March of Dimes fight against infantile paralysis. Admission 10 25 50 cents. Bun Bonwell stars for Albia. Kooyman and Ver Meer lead for Pella Christian. The event is expected to draw a capacity crowd and support the fund.
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Leslie Sadler
Pella
Albia Independents
Pella Christian High
Attica High School
March of Dimes
P.H.S
Albia
Oskaloosa
Barnes City
Ottumwa
Bun Bonwell
Bud
Central
Kooyman
Ver Meer
The
Christian High
High School
Otley Co op reports gains and big year
Otley Co operative Exchange drew 225 members to Otley Schoolhouse to hear on year progress. Van Hemert cited sales of 2,030,886.73 with net savings of 2,931.60 and 491 members. Nearly 490,445 gallons of fuel distributed. 30,000 bags feed. over 300,000 bushels corn oats wheat handled. Speakers included Don Edison Gress Rogers Ralph Held. Directors Myron Nollen Delis Van Zante elected. John Vanden Board President secretary treasurer elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley Co-operative Exchange
Otley
Parl van Hemert
Otley Exchange
van Hemert
Otley Lition
Don E. Edison
Farmers Grain Dealers Asnoction
Des Moines
Gress Rogers
Ralph Heldager
Iowa Farm Service Co
Auxiliary
Amvets
Donovan Mathes
Oskaloosa
Dean Kool
Monroe
Myron Nollen
Bert Spoelstra
Delis van Zante
John Vanden
Pella Bond Issue Authorized by Iowa Legislature
United Press dispatch from Des Moines reports the Iowa House passed a bill authorizing the City of Pella to issue municipal power plant revenue bonds totaling 860000 dollars. The measure was forwarded to Governor Blue for approval.
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Pella
Iowa
United Press
Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Blue
Central Flying Dutchmen trounce Wartburg 66 51
Central's Flying Dutchmen overwhelmed Wartburg 66 51 on Saturday night to secure their sixth conference win in eight games. Clair Brown led Central with 15 points, Burt Voss 14, Stan Borgman 13, while Wartburg's Fangmeier scored 10. Free-throw misses scattered among players on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Vander Linden
Central
Wartburg
Star Central
Clair Brown
Tom Steward
Knights
Burt Voss
Stan Borgman
Fangmeier
Church Plans Lenten Activities at Third Reformed Church
Lent begins February 19 with sermons on The Great Saviour at Third Reformed Church. Series topics run February 16 to March 23, followed by Passion week services April 1–4 led by Rev. William C. De Jong. A March 28 city wide Youth for Christ meeting features Rev. Spencer De Jong in Pella.
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Messag
Jesus Christ
Tor
Third Reformed Cht
William C. de Jong
Youth For Chinat International, Inc
Third Church
Spencer de Jong
Astor
Emmanuel “He
Joseland
Chicago
Pella
Youth For Christ International
Chicago Minister Coming to Douwstra Chapel Friday
Dr Harry Hager president of General Synods of the Reformed Church will lead services at Central College chapel Friday morning and next week speak at Sterling College Kansas during Emphasis Week, drawing on many friends in Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hager
General Lyn 'S of the Reformed Church
Central College
Hithany Derren
Chicago
Pella
Sterling College
Kansas
United Presbyterian Church
Dog Training Film At H S February Eighteen
A dog training film titled Training You to Train Your Dog will be shown at the high school auditorium on February 18 before a pupil meeting. The Gaines Dog Research Center funds the presentation, featuring narrator Lowell Thomas and producers Blanche Saunders and Louise Branch. The screening aims to promote basic canine obedience and encourages owners to teach simple rules to their dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaines Dog Research Center
Lowell Thomas
Blanche Saunders
Louise Branch
Harry Miller
Miller
Harland Meistrell
Great Neck
N. Y
Long Island Training Club
Naval Reserve Traveling Unit Visits Pella March 6
Naval Reserve traveling unit arrives in Pella on March 6 to enroll ex-GIs and answer questions. At Legion Hall from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., eligible individuals bring discharge and separation notices and draft classification. Enrollment requires about twenty minutes with no physical exam, open to World War II veterans not on disability pay.
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E. A. Peavey
Iowa
Naval Reserve
Peavey
Pella
Legion Hall
Crui
Memb
East Fost
Bermuda
Latin America Art Collection to be Shown at Central College
Fifty prints from Latin America will be exhibited at Central College from February 18 to March 1. The collection, loaned by IBM, covers 16 countries and highlights native life through woodcut and copper etching. Thomas J. Watson and John Taylor Arms contributed to the acquisition, noting strong Latin American woodcut tradition and the influence of Indian culture in subject matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
Central and
South America
Central College
International Business Machines Corporation
Thomas J. Watson
John Taylor Arms
Society of American Etchers
Arms
Argentina
Public Invited To Hear Mission Worker Feb 20
Mrs Gustaf A Sword a missionary among the Kachins of Upper Burma will speak to the Women Missionary Society of the Pella Baptist Church on Thursday February 20 at 230 pm. She and her husband served twenty years in Burma. She arrived in New York on March 23 1942 on emergency evacuation furlough while her husband remained serving in wartime Burma. She is a noted interpreter of missions with a message for the hill tribes. She is a member of the Swedish Baptist Church of Des Moines and is known across the Midwest and New England. The Pella community is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustaf A. Sword
Upper Burma
Women's Missionary Society
Pella Baptist Church
Sword
United States
New York
Pella
Little Dutchmen Beat Indians 32 to 21 at Pella
Pella strengthened its hold on second place in the conference by defeating Indianola last Friday in a fiery game at Pella. Indianola pressed hard forcing the Dutch to work for points as the Advantars' defense held, with Indianola scoring only one field goal and three free throws in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordy Nesbit
Pella
Indianola
Advantars
Tulip Culture Film Shown Before Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club was treated to a Dutch Tulip Growers Association film showing bulb planting and cultivation. It advised storing bulbs to replant in fall, noted tulips’ need for sunlight, and highlighted impressive single specimens and scenic gardens.
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Kiwanis Club
Dutch
Tulip Growers Association of
Netherlands
Scout Court of Honor at Legion Hall Tonight
Troop 373 Boy Scouts of America invites all parents and friends to a Court of Honor at Legion Hall tonight February 13. A 6:00 PM covered dish supper precedes a candle light investiture for four Tenderfoot Scouts and multiple awards including two second class, one first class, and 20 merit badges. Cyril McNary will present Life Scout to Bob Hackett, the troop’s highest rank. The event ends with a new Scout work movie showing.
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Boy Scouts of America
Legion Hall
Cyril McNary
Des Moines
Bob
Hackett
Great Cast to Present Merchant of Venice Feb 20
Miss Olga Balish will portray Portia with the National Classic Theatre of New York in Douwstra Chapel on February 20 at 8 p.m. Forbes Francis brings Shylock experience and Shakespearean credibility. Admission is $1.00 with no reserved seats.
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Olga Balish
Portia
Douwstra Chapel
National Classic Theatre of New York
Balish
Juliet
Portin
Miss Balish
Shakespeare
Forbes Francis
Shylock
Army Signal Corps
Francis
Mission Circle Play Tonight at the Church
The Mission Circle of the church presents the play The Years Ahead to the assembly in the church tonight. Everyone is warmly invited to attend and support the project of the United.
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Mission Circle
Business Men Sponsor Annual Recognition And Good Will Meeting
Farmers Night School members will dine at Legion Hall Monday evening February 17 with over 300 expected attendees. David Livingston, a 440 acre dirt farmer from near Washington Iowa, will deliver an optimistic talk blending humor and farm practicality. Master of Ceremonies Tunis Kempkes opens with community songs after dinner at 6 30, followed by awards for about fifty graduation certificates and remarks from M M Dockendorf and Dick Boot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Legion Hall
Chamber
David Livingston
Washington
Iowa
Livingston
Tunis Kempkes
MacDonald
Nick Vander Ploeg
Mr. Livingston
Gerrit van Haalen
M. M. Dockendorf
Dick Boot
of Commerce
Good Will
Dutchmen Edge Simpson In Close Town Conference Game
Simpson edged Central 54 to 52 in a tense second half with six lead changes. Clair Brown led Central with 17 points, Bob Williams scored 20 for Simpson, and the result left both teams tied for fifth after Central’s 3-9 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Vander Linden
Simpson
Central
Clair Brown
Jim Stroh
Bob Williams
Redmen
Williams
Chuck Kuchan
World Day of Prayer Service Friday Feb 21
The World Day of Prayer will be observed by women of the church on Friday February 21 at 2 30 pm in the First Reformed Church Pella Rev William Winstead will be the speaker. Church bells will ring from 2 to 2 30 pm inviting all to the intercession. The offering goes to four needy fields including Christian literature Oriental Christian colleges migrant years and religious teaching in American government schools.
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Pella
First Reformed Church
William Winstead
Christ Ristian
Clerk Carrier Vacancy At Pella Post Office
The United Service Commission announced a clerk carrier examination in Pella Iowa. Due to insufficient applications the closing date was extended to February 20 1947. Information and applications available from the Civil Service Secretary at the Pella Iowa Post Office.
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Pella
St. Paul
United Suktewive Service Commission
Jens
Civil Service
Iowa
Scout Leaders Training Course Continued Here
The fifth of six Scout Leadership Training meetings was held in the basement of the Second Reformed Church Monday evening with good attendance and sustained interest. Fieldman C. McNary led the opening discussion on using formal ceremonies to begin Troop meetings and engage the boys, while Ralph Penet stressed budgeting and careful accounting to show who supports Scouting.
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Second Reformed
Fieldman C. McNary
Tall Corn Council
Ralph Penct
Scouting
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H. S. Gym
Otley Co-Op
Myron Nollen of
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Voss
Borgman
Scorine
Ottens
Kooh
Stroh
Barnett
Steward
Vander Ploeg
Laube
Koch
Hankins
Lechner
Sauerbry
Platte
Engelbrecht
Whitford
Messer
Frown
Menning
van der Proes
Oes
Fangmier
F Laube
F Hankins
Sauerby
Vekert
Tangholt
Syraw Tare
Douwstra
H. S
Europe
Paris
Jesus Bagi
Sar Ualgttssis
Fip Simpson
F . Blake
Butler
Corey
Howell
Kuchan
Deaton
G Carse
G Merritt
Anderson
F Brown
F Menning
F Jorgini
G Steward
Vander P] Foes
Blake
Carse
Kooi
World Day of Prayer
Knoxville
Elmer Ogren
McNery
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