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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1952
Page
6
A damaged OCR fragment mentions gathering material for a lecture, with references to color displays and dances. Names like Anna appear amid jumbled terms, suggesting notes from a sparsely legible source without clear events or dates.
The Farm Bureau launches a statewide drive to recruit 133,889 farm families in Iowa. About 200 workers attend a supper with speaker Kenneth Thatcher, Iowa Farm Bureau secretary, as captains in Marion County report 679 memberships toward a 1962 quota. Summit Township and others show progress with many townships already over half their target.
Carroll Boot, an active FFA member, pursues a Purebred Shorthorn program with three cows and fall calves and a purebred heifer with a spring calf. He began planning before high school and now aims to reach 15 to 20 purebred cows in four years, after serving as FFA vice president and competing in Parliamentary Procedure. He has attended all national and state FFA conventions and plans to apply for the Iowa Farmer Degree after four years of Vocational Agriculture and FFA work.
E N Christianson named Pella A Line manager replacing aearinnesota based in a city. He has been with the firm for several years and will work from the Rothovens home area. The new home is in the west end. The Rothovens relocated to Keosauqua where Henry runs the implement business. The management shift took place December 1. All REA office and warehouse staff remain employed.
Edward H Tanis leads morning service with Dr. John Beardslee preacher of the day. Sermons titled The Glory of the Saviour and The Lost at 10 45 and 7 30 p.m. Bible School, Lord's Supper, Word of God, and The Gospel Service follow. Thursday January 10 features Bible Talk by Mr Pinches on Things Which Cannot be Shaken in a World Revolution and Change.
Anthony Haverkamp preaches a morning service titled A Door Opened after Sunday School at 10 46 am Morning worship and evening praise follow with a focused schedule. The unnamed events reflect a local church lineup for the day.
The church schedules gatherings this week around weekend evenings, with sessions at 7 45 p m and Sunday School at 9 45 a m. Members Rey and Mrs CG nes Anderson are listed among hosts, while J from Gor ing chaps Wil is noted as part of the program.
Sunday program invites attendees to Morning Worship and Communion with Evangelist. Evening events begin 6 30 p m and 7 30 p m with Overcomers Hour and Great Evangelistic Service led by The Germans Evangelists in charge.
The schedule lists nine thirty a.m. Sunday School for all ages with topic Finding the Christ, ten forty five a.m. Sunday Morning Service The Divine Call Answered, communion and elder and deacon installation, two p m. afternoon communion in Holl and language, six thirty p.m. junior and intermediate C E six thirty p.m. senior and college E, seven thirty p.m. Sunday Evening Service Taking Christ at welcome to each and all. Temple Time Ref. Church in America radio broadcast at two p.m. on Sunday Station KXEL Waterloo Town News Money for the Lord by Rev Harland Steele.
Readable notes show St Mary Catholic Church hosting an 8U ANZSI gathering named Honey Mera. Organizers invite participants and families to attend the community event at the church grounds with activities and schedules to follow.
A former Iowa woman and her grandmother wed in a Las Vegas double ceremony. Darlene Wells married Vernon Renken, and Mrs. De Hond wed Ben French, each couple serving as witnesses for the other. Mrs. Renken is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wells of LeMars.
The Sioux County article notes De Volksvriend, the last Holland language newspaper in the United States, published its final edition on December 27, 1951. It recounts early editors, fluctuating finances, and the paper’s mission to unite Dutch readers across the country and beyond.
The Knoxville Panthers travel to face the Little Dutch at Pella High School Friday in a conference game after the holiday break. Knoxville has one league win, with losses by narrow margins, while Pella has three wins in league play. In an earlier meeting at Memorial Hall Knoxville fell 67 to 61 to Pella, spurring anticipation for a sharp rematch led by Ray Klootwyk and Borgman’s squad.
The Pella High varsity and reserves lost to Tech High of Des Moines by two points in both games at the North High gym. Varsity 34 to 36, reserves 35 to 37. Tech led 17 to 10 at halftime as Pella struggled against the Engineers offense.
Sandell and Spry each scored 8 for Des Moines as McKee added 6 and Owens 5. Harold Heemstra led the Little Dutch with 11 points, Don Van Hemert 9, Bob Borgman 8, and Van Vark contributed on the floor plus 4 points as the team leaned on balanced scoring.
A Social Security wage statement is available once a year. Workers employed under the Social Security Act may request the posted card form to review wages credited to their account. In Des Moines contact 518 Grand Avenue and in Pella visit City Clerk’s Office 717 Main on Wednesday January 9 1951 between 9 30 and 10 30 a.m.
REA Manager Mr Christianson, general manager of the Pella REA line, will speak at the Adult Night School Monday evening January 7. He will discuss uses of electricity on the farm and will replace Henry Pethoven who started December 1. Attendance is open to all interested residents.
City workers lit the Tulip Park pond on North Main and covered the surface with water to create smooth ice inviting all ages to enjoy old fashioned skating. Small children may come with supervision.
Evangelist and Mrs John L Gorman of Pennsylvania begun special Revival Services at the Church of the Open Bible on Monday evening at a Watchnight Service. Services continue each night at 7 45 p m throughout the next week except Saturday and Monday Rev Gorman is a former regent of Boy s Town Omaha Nebraska The messages of his conversion and experiences are such that you will not want to miss Ms Gi lk qabiati in the is a pre ordained minister They will be singing nightly A hearty invitation is extended to all people of Pella and community to attend these services
An afternoon nap ended fatally for Miss Nellie Healy of Avoca when her clothing caught fire from an electric heater as she dozed in a chair. She died from burns suffered in the incident.
A man broke his leg while working on a corncrib and became the 1,000th patient admitted to New Crawford county memorial hospital in Denison.
A fragment notes reassurance to parents that the pond is very shallow and only feet would get wet if the ice broke, emphasizing safety for children playing near the water.
Sam Schmitthenner and family, en route to India, report arrival in Basrah with Ruth and Bill after a long voyage from New York. They describe crossing the Atlantic, loading dynamite, Gibraltar harbor, Cairo sightseeing, the Suez Canal, and the Ses canal, ending with a warm reception by the Gosselink family. They anticipate staying until mid January to unload cargo and celebrate Christmas in Basrah with local relatives, noting Bill’s growth and family happiness.
Alpha Psi Omega receives permission to stage the Iowa Amateur Premiere of Born Yesterday at Central Theatre in Pella on January 16 and 17. The timely Broadway satire exposes government graft and shenanigans in high places, highlighting Garson Kanin's hit that helped launch Judy Holliday to stardom.
New regulations for 1961 alter income tax with three changes farmers should study. Tax rates rose from 1950 levels effective November 11. A second provision lets farmers treat gains from sale of draft breeding and dairy livestock as capital asset sales if owned over 12 months, with poultry sales excluded, and 50 percent of gain included in gross income. The third change allows farm home sale under specific residency and replacement rules to avoid tax, with separate valuation of home and farm property. An appraiser may be needed to separate values, potentially saving farmers on 1951 tax returns.
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