Iowa State students publish Pella Chronicle during spring break
Thirteen Iowa State University journalism students will fly to Pella from Feb 27 to March 9 to publish a weekly issue of the Pella Chronicle. The trip, the second consecutive year, provides practical newsroom experience with students handling editorial and advertising duties under advisory graduate assistant Victor Johnson.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State University
Pella
Pella Chronicle
Iowa State
Victor Johnson
Chronicle
Shirley Bailey
Merrit Bailey
Maxwell
John Klopf
Karl Klopf
Wilson
Juanita Sutcliffe
John W. Sutcliffe
Washington
Audubon
Doug Gaumon
R. E. Gaumon
2Nd
Cedar Rapids
Roy Hol
I. Tor
Tom Ellerhoff
Gaumon
Ellerhoff
Des Moines
Klopf
ISU
Pella Christian High Enters 23 in District Speech Contest
Pella Christian High will enter twenty three students in the District Speech Contest at Lone Tree Iowa on Saturday February 27 Sponsored by the Iowa High School Speech Association Coaches Miss J Ryken and Mr H Bruxvoort will accompany the group Entries include humorous declamations dramatic declamation and orations Readings from The Miracle Worker will be presented by five students The debate team of four will do five cross examination rounds Winners with I ratings advance to the State Finals in April
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Pella Christian High
Lone Tree
Iowa
Iowa High School Speech Association
J. Ryken
H. Bruxvoort
Pella Christian
Gene Dryfhout
Sherma Roose
Rosalie Veldhuizen
Carolyn Vos
Velma Stravers
Janice de Bruin
Joan van Gilst
Verna Boerlyn
Mark van Gilst
Leona de Boer
Robert Rooy
Jim Vander
Daryl Bruxvoort
Norman Rozeboom
Reader's Theatre
Roger Vander Molen
Charles Vander Hart
Gene Dryshout
Maryan van der Molen
Tulip Queen nominations open in Pella for 1965
Nominations continue for Pella 1965 Tulip Queen with ballots printed. Only Pella city and rural girls eligible. The 12 top vote-getters advance to a judge panel for queen and court. Nominations close 5:00 p.m. Saturday March 6. Ballot box located at Van Sittert's store corner Franklin and Main.
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Pella
van Sittert
Franklin and
Main Streets
Local boy earns Toy Tinkers award for Box Hockey model
Evanston Illinois youth Ver Jan L Van Dyk son of Gert and Mrs Van Dyke of 910 Independence has been honored with a Junior Engineer Certificate of Award from Toy Tinkers division of A G Spalding & Bros for creating an original Tinkertoy Box Hockey model. Award notes creative imagination ingenuity and skill and may influence instruction sheets issued by the company.
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Evanston
Illinois
Pella
Iowa
Jan L. van Dyk
Gert van Dyke
Independence
Toy Tinkers
A. G. Spalding & Bros., Inc
Young Verlan
Sion
Jack Wright
Pella Christian Ladies Aux Set Spring Festival March 12
The Ladies Auxiliary of Pella Christian High School plans a spring festival on March 12 from 9:30 am to 9:30 pm at the American Legion building in Pella. Booths will offer new, used, and home made merchandise with lunches served. Proceeds fund equipment for the new high school building and home economics room. the group numbers 124 members.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Tella Christian High School
Lhe American Legion
Pella
4-H Officers to be Trained This Saturday
Marion County 4 H officers and Extension personnel will host a training school on Saturday February 27 from 9 00 to 1130 a m at the First Methodist Church in Knoxville. Club officers will learn standards of operation and meeting conduct. Presidents vice presidents secretaries treasurers historians reporters and leaders are invited.
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Marion County
First Methodist Church
Knoxville
Community events in Pella February and March calendar
A dense list of local meetings and performances in Pella covering February 25 through March 26. Highlights include Ladies Auxiliary Bazaar and Bake Sale, Women's Guild talk in Otley, Kiwanis travelogue Wings to Wonderland, Newcomers coffee, French Italian plays with subtitles, senior and junior high school events, church suppers, a soprano recital, mental health dinner meeting, TTT meeting, World Day of Prayer services, district banquet, 50th anniversary open house, Boy Scouts pancake supper, farmer merchant banquet, Spring Festival, parent conferences, card party, and a high school play. Numerous venues include Central College Douwstra Chapel, Cox-Snow Recital Hall, Ulrich's Meat Market, Legions Halls, and First Reformed Church.
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Home For the Aged
Women's Guild
Otley Reformed Church
John Terlouw
Japan
Kiwanis Travelogue
Wonderland
National Parks
James Metcalf
Douwstra
Central College
Legion Hall
Pella
le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Moliere
Daudet
Monsieur Seguin
Cox-Snow Recital Hall
Cox-Snow
First Christaan Reformed Church
Ulrich’s
Pella Christian
Christian Grade
Bethany Willing Workers Guild
Sully Community Hall
Stin
Eleanore’ S. Verwers
Cox-Snow Music
Pella Ministerial Association
C.R.C
Marian Snapper
Calvin College
Huber van Steenis
First Reformed Church
Legion For Boy Scouts
Tues
Farmer- Merchant
Pchs Ladies
Pella Community School District
Mon
Federated Club
Monroe Jr
40 000 bushels corn for sale by sealed bids
Jasper County agricultural commission announces 40 000 bushels of CCC bin site stored corn for sale at Kellogg Bin Site No 430. Bids must be sealed and competitive. Roy A Thompson chairman supervises the sale process.
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Roy A. Thompson
Jasper County Agricultural Lat Eal
Kellogg
Chamber Plans Discussed For Pella Growth
Rotarians heard about two Chamber of Commerce plans for future growth in Pella. Dr. Frank Overman outlined a Retail Business Bureau proposal and the need for a full time manager. A committee studied 1963 progress and visited communities with managers to gauge impact. The talks stressed roads, housing, and new industry to boost retail sales and long term growth.
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Chamber of Commerce
Frank Overman
Chamber
Pella
Red Rock Dam
Red Rock
Overrhan
Otley Reformed Sets World Day of Prayer Service
The Otley Reformed Church hosts the World Day of Prayer observance on Friday March 5 at 2 00 PM Rev rank Snuttjer will give a meditation on What Doth the Lord Require Several women will give meditations and music, followed by a social hour All women of the Otley community are urged to attend
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Otley Reformed
Otley
Otley Reformed Church
Rank Snuttjer
Oley
Directors elected and prizes awarded at Pella REC meet
Close to 800 people attended the Pella REC annual meeting held February 16 at Pella Community High School gymnasium to elect officers and hear 1964 progress reports. Directors chosen for three year terms were Lloyd L. Vroegh Ben Dunsbergen and Francis Van Zante. Door prize winners included Theodore Emmert Henry Olsthoorn Lawrence Blom Ralph Richardson Paul Roorda Armand De Cook Arthur Van Hatten Kenneth Slackert. Manager Phil Visser cited 1964 gains such as heavier service for 20 accounts 36 transformer upgrades 51 security lights atuations of ranges water heaters clothes dryers and home heat hookups plus 1 130 000 S and H Green Stamps in 1964. President John W. Boot announced power purchases from new generating facilities at Vella light plant and new Red Rock Lake relocation contract with the U S Army Corps of Engineers.
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Pella Rec
Pella Community High School
Lloyd L. Vroegh
Knoxville
Ben Dunsbergen
Sully
Francis van Zante
Keasner
Theodore Emmert
Henry Olsthoorn
Lawrence Blom
Ralph
Red Rock Lake
Verwers to Present Sunday Voice Recital at Central College
Eleanor S. Verwers, noted soprano, will give a voice recital Sunday February 28 at 2 30 PM in the Cox Snow Music Center recital hall on Central College campus. She is married to Lawrence Verwers of Prairie City and the family includes three daughters.
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Eleanor S. Verwers
Central College
Cox-Snow Music Center
Lawrence Verwers
Prairie City
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