Will Elect Officers at Annual Red Cross Meeting
The Red Cross plans its annual meeting at Memorial Hall on March 4 at 2 30 PM to elect officers and finalize drive details. M M Dockendorff will chair the drive with Federated Club women handling city canvassing and bond-gate teams reaching the country. Chapter reports by T G Fultz and others precede nominations and elections, with emphasis on local fund use and disaster aid.
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Red Cross
Memorial Hall
M. M. Dockendorff
Bond Gate
T. G. Fultz
D.C. Renaud
B. H. Langerak
Knoxville Hospital
Will D.van Sittert
Fultz
Des Moines Woman Killed in Highway 163 Crash
A Des Moines woman, 40, died in a two car crash on Highway 163 about six miles southeast of Pella on Thursday afternoon February 16. She rode with her husband toward Oskaloosa when their car collided with a westbound Ford driven by Homer Schenk. Schenk and the husband, Mr Finch, were treated for shock and injuries. The incident was investigated by Deputy Sheriff Rodney Keeppel. It was Mahaska County’s first highway fatality of 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pella
Oskaloosa
Homer Schenk
Oskaloosa Herald
Schenk
Finch
Nash
Rodney Keeppel
Mahaska County
Dutchmen Lose To Dubuque In Free Throw Shortfall
Central's basketball team battled the Dubuque Spartans but fell 66 to 48 last Friday night at Pella. The Dutchmen matched Dubuque in field goals yet lost on free throws as LeRoy Watts sparked the visitors with a late first-half surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene S Heideman
Central
Dubuque Spartans
Pella
Dubuque
LeRoy Watts
Spartans
Bus Trip Photo Caption Lists Pella Area People
Enjoyed Bus Trip to Co op Properties in Missouri and Kansas features first row with Reuben Schakel John De Nooy Jr Mart Van der Linden Sam Van Rheenen and many others from Pella New Sharon Searsboro Monroe Otley and nearby towns. Second and third rows include Des Moines New Sharon Pella and Otley residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-op
Missouri
Kansas
Reuben Schakel
Pella
Iowa
John de Nooy, Jr
Mart Vander Linden
Sam van Rheenen
New
New Sharon
Abe Nunnikhoven
John Ed Klein
Jack Seward
Des Moines
John H. van Zee
Peter Franje
Leslie Bogaards
Dick Ryken
Jacob
Veldhuizen
Searsboro
Jim J. Vroom
Monroe
Alfred Christensen
Tracy
Herman Shilling
Bussey
Marion C. Verwers
Otley
Peter Hoksbergen
Leighton
John Kamerick
L. Johnson
Wilbur Engbers
Homer Boyd
Herman Veerman
Harvey Steenbock
Peter Rus
Andrew W. van Zante
W. J. Monster
William van Zante
Towa
L. W. van Ham
Unique Vesper Service Promises Old Master Music
Public invited to a 4:00 p.m. Sunday Vesper in Douwstra Chapel featuring music from before Bach. Allegri Miserere arranged for brass, Gabrieli sonata for early ensemble, Couperin Benedictus, Luebeck Prelude and Fugue, Scarlatti harpsichord works, and a Schubert cantata excerpt. Performers include Dr. Henry Cox, Gordon Farndell, Miss Peggy Leu, Miss Marian Morrow, Aaron Koskamp, and Edith LeCocq with Bartels, Phillips, Tan, and others. Sunday February 26 at 4 p.m. in Douwstra Chapel.
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Douwstra
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sistine Chapel
Allegri
Henry Cox
Giovanni Gabrieli
Gordon Farndell
Peggy Leu
Marian Morrow
Aaron Koskamp
Etta Tor Louw
Robert Block
Seth Huisman
Gene and Martyn Klimstra
Hospers Kuyper
Mark van der Ploeg
Couperin
Vincent Luebeck
Bartels
Domenico Scarlatti
Daquin
le Coucau
Edith LeCocq
Heinrich Schuetz
Ello
Cox
Philips
Marilyn Tanis
Farndell
Douwstra Chapel
Forensic Squad Heads to Lincoln Tourney
Central College five member forensic squad departs for the Nebraska University invitational in Lincoln on February 24 25. Participants include Shirley Kooistra Newton Neva Van Engelhoven John De Kock Osinloosa Don Bruggink Cedar Grove and Gene Heideman Hingham Wisconsin. De Kock will speak extemporaneously on current affairs while the others debate nationalization of basic industries and all five join discussions on U S policy toward the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Lincoln
Nebraska
Cunera van Emmerick
de Kock
United States
Iowa State Teachers Band to Play Concert At Pella HS
Iowa State Teachers College band directed by Myron Russell will perform in Pella High School Gym at 7 45 pm on March 1 as part of an 11 stop tour through the southwest. Fred Whalley directs the Pella high school band during the program featuring St Francis of Assisi and a varied program from Beg inversion to Bach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Teachers Band
H. S. Gym
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Fred Whalley
Pella
Iowa State Teachers College
Myron Russell
Whally
St Francis of Assisi
Teachers College
Karl Holvik
David Kennedy
Russell
Ames
Boone
Carroll
Dennison
Harlan
Oakland
Red Oak
Creston
Osceola
Albia
Knoxville
Arents Captures Iowa Light Heavyweight Title at Des Moines
Central College student Bob Arents won the 175 pound Iowa boxing championship at Des Moines after KOing Fred Sidoreus of Winterset in 58 seconds of the first round. He earlier defeated Bob Ochlert of Woodburn Town and Roy Edwards of Des Moines Roadside Club by decision. Arents, a junior from Park Ridge New Jersey, boxed for Central College last year and is popular with fight fans for his tourney performances.
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Bob Arents
Central College
Iowa
Bob
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Fred Sidoreus
Winterset
Sidoreus
Arents
Bob Ochlert
Woodburn
Town
Roy ' Edwards
Avents
Park Ridge
New Jersey
Patterson
Johnny Schmelzer
Central
Boxer Plans Golden Gloves Journey to Chicago
The article notes a popular boxer admired by radio announcers, with plans to join the Des Moines group in Chicago for the Golden Gloves Journey starting February 28. The piece highlights his fame and scheduled travel for the event.
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Des Moines Group
Chicago
A Cappella Choir To Sing at Oskaloosa Church
Central College A Cappella choir directed by Marvin S. Thostenson will perform sacred music at Central Reformed Church of Oskaloosa on Sunday March 6 at 7 30 pm. Program spans from sixteenth century to modern, featuring Bach Tschaikovsky and F Melius Christiansen.
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Central College
Marvin S. Thostenson
Central Reformed Church of
Pella Area Hosts Community Art Exhibition Opening
A Community Art Exhibition opens Wednesday March 1 at Central College with 3:00 PM reception and 3:30 PM prize awards. Local and nearby artists including Mrs. Peter H. Van Zante Miss Lucy W. Huber Evangeline Lubbers and Lee Ver Ought participate. Raymond Eabermayr will judge and conduct a brief gallery tour after prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Central College
Raymond Ea@bermayr
Eastern Minors State College
Charleston
Peter H. van Zante
Lucy W. Huber
Evangeline Lubbers
Thomas B. Grundman
Pearl Shinn Wormhoudt
Harold Bean
Christine Lowery
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Lowery
George Ver Steeg
Lee Ver Ought
Prairie City
World Day of Prayer Observed Friday at Tape ist Church
Women are urged to attend a 2:00 pm prayer service at the Tape ist church on Friday February 24 with a children’s service at 4:00 pm and a separate noted home intercession option for shut-ins Mothers and teachers are reminded to bring children to the Baptist church for the children’s service The service includes a full prayer and modern faith plea for unity healing and divine guidance Each line reflects a period voice and the community religious observance
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Tapeist
Baptist Church
Christ
Business Men to Entertain Farmers Night School Dinner
Business men will entertain farmers of the Night School at a Goodwill and Recognition Dinner on Tuesday evening. Homemakers plan a potluck supper at 6 30 p m on Tuesday February 28 at the Pella High School Homemaking Department to end the classes season with a social gathering.
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Goodwill
Homemakers
Pella High School
Homemak
Pella
Washington
Vocational Agriculture Department
Tudor Kempkes
Art Tysseling
Walter Roorda
Pella High Seeks Sectional Title Versus Knoxville
Pella High meets Knoxville tonight in the Class A sectional final at the local gym. Coach Norman Johansen’s Pella hopes to avenge two prior losses to Marion County champs Knoxville, who beat New Sharon 89 to 45 Tuesday to reach the second round. A win earns a District Tournament berth March 6. seniors Ver Stee Pippel Borgman Vos Mentink Woertje Vis Buerkens face uncertain futures. The 7:30 p.m. tip is the lone game of the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Johansen
Little Dutel
Knoxville Panthers
Rider
Marion
Knoxville
New Sharon
Carl Ver Stee
Harry Pippel
Glen Borgman
Dale’ Vos
Phil Mentink
Virgil Woertje
Carroll Vis
Bruce Buerkens
Famed Drama at Central College Tonight and Friday
Alpha Psi Omega presents The Barretts of Wimpole Street at Central College Chapel at 8 15 tonight and Friday. Jamie Hill the Hill family Scottie dog, appears in three key scenes and almost steals the show. Antiques including an oil lamp and a unique French clock add Victorian atmosphere, with a rare music box tunes piped over PA. Box office opens at 7 00 nightly. few Friday seats remain, many tonight still available.
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Wimpole Street
Alpha Psi Omega
Central College
Jamie Hill
Wayne Hill
Jamie
Flush
Elizabeth
Chronicle
Barretts
Station KEBS 620 on Your Dial Preview
KEBS 620 radio schedules announce programs including Music and Musings on Thursday night and services at Christian Reformed and Third Reformed Churches. Recitals and church events are slated across February and March with times ranging from 7:00 to 9:30 a.m.
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KEBS
Unday
Christian Reformed Church
Pam
Third Reformed Church
Death of H Paul Scholte at Pella home
Friends mourn the death of Henry Paul Scholte at his family home in Pella on Sunday morning at 11 15 following long illness. A banker and avid outdoorsman, Scholte devoted himself to wildlife conservation and community service. He was born November 6 1882 in Pella and held leadership roles at the Pella National Bank and local chamber of commerce. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Paul
Scholte
Pella National Bank
Pella
Jay N. Darling
Des Moines Register
Town Conservation Department
Des Moines
H. P. Scholte
Leonora Keables Scholte
Central Academy
Ancho
New Mexico
Ancho Brick and Tile Company
P. H. Bousquet
I. M. Earle
Colorado
Chas, Keables
Canon City
Ides
Core G. Guass
Grand Rapids
Michigan
van Dyk Val Tome
Oakwood Cemete
Weed and pest control clinic to be held at Pella High
Top weed and pest control experts from Iowa State College will speak at a Pella High School gymnas ium clinic Friday February 24 at 1 30 pm. Tiny Gunderson will discuss corn borers and pest control for farmers in Marion Mahaska and Jasper counties. Dutch Sylvester will share results from weed control methods and recommendations for the coming year. The event is part of a state spanning 38 ISU meetings. Farmers are urged to attend and bring neighbors to learn preventive measures before borers damage stalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunderson
Towa State College
Pella
Marion
Mahaska
Jasper
Dutch Sylvester
Lowa
High Hoor
Angus Baby Beef FFA Project by LeRoy Nugteren
LeRoy Nugteren, a Fu- Farmer now in Pella, plans an FFA crop project amid a culture program in school. He intends to rent ground this fall for a ten to fifteen acre oats or corn crop. Previously on the farm he raised a purebred Angus named Hairy Reef, weighing about 475 pounds, which he sold after relocating to town. He aims to pursue crops projects in the future while living in town.
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LeRoy Nugteren
Pella
Angels
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Paul Revere
George Renbington
Coffeyville
City
Donald Phillips
Minka Bartels
Arabel Barrett
Olive Gamile Hancock
Robert Browns
Bernice Reynew
Pella High
H. Paul Scholte
Joe Moore
Social Welfare Board
Joe
Moore
Angus Baby Beef
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