Otley Schoolhouse Fire Threat Fought by Town and Pella Helpers
Fire on New Year’s Day damaged the Otley school building but was controlled by bucket brigades and nearby wells. Firemen Clarence Van el Walker Sadler and William Gezel, plus four Pella crew with a pump truck, arrived to douse the blaze. Otley Independent School District Board thanks all responders and notes repairs underway.
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Otley
Pellaen
Clarence van Vark
John Keksema
William Gezel
Walker Sadler
Zack Slocum
Esnerby
Parl van Hemert
Farmers Elevator
Bertha Brummel
Pella
Otley Independent School District Board
Clarence—Van el Walker Sadler
Otley School Board
Wn. A. Vriezelaar
Sec'y
It Is Job of Every Citizen to Make Rationing Work
H P Van Gorp urges citizens to cooperate with rationing and price controls. He notes tighter rules due to recent conditions, calls for solemn resolve to follow the rules, and explains expected wartime shortages while stressing fair shares and inflation protection. He recalls the war’s evolving cost and the Army's ongoing food needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. van Gorp
War Price and Rationing Board
OPA
Mr. van Gorp
Chm
van Gorp
Week of Prayer Observed at Baptist Church Week Night Meetings
The church calendar marks the first full week of January as Week of Prayer with nightly meetings at the Baptist church starting Sunday. Services run 7 45 to 8 45 p m with topics including A Request for Prayer Moses the Intercessor Den is the Absent Christ Now and Should We Pray for Non Christians Friday For Me to Live. Everyone is invited.
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The
Baptist Church
Moses
Christ
Eile
Pella Teacher Hurt In Bus Crash Near Redfield Iowa
Miss Evelyn Prange of Pleasantville teaching at Pella Junior High was seriously injured when a bus skidded on ice on Highway 6 south of Redfield Iowa and plunged over a culvert. She remained unconscious until Monday morning at Des Moines Methodist Hospital with two cracked ribs and two fractured vertebrae. Mrs. Fred Lautenbach will cover her classes.
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M Prange
Lincoln
Nebraska
Pella
Redfield
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Methodist
Des Moines
Fred Lautenbach
Bible League Speaker Coming Here January 11
Wim A. Chapman president of the American Home Bible League will speak at the First Chr Ref Church in Pella Thursday evening January 11 at 7 45. He will discuss the Bible in Every American Home with a picture film and spoken word. The program aims to support the league’s work with Protestant churches in cities. Everyone welcome with no action charge. An offering will be received to help cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim. A. Chapman
American Home Bible League
Pella
Little Dutch fall to Marshalltown in tight clash at Drake Field House
The Little Dutch lost 31 to 27 against Marshalltown before 2500 fans at Drake Field House in the Iowa high school clash. Chuck Vander Ploeg starred for Pella with four field goals and a free throw before an injury and foul ejection in the third quarter swung momentum to the visitors. Dunham led Marshalltown with ten points as control of boards and offense shifted throughout a gripping but even contest.
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Drake Field House
Marshalltown High
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Marshalltown Lads
Bert McGrane
Des Moines Register
Chuck Vander Ploeg
Mentink Installed As Kiwanis Head In Pella
Pella Kiwanis members installed Herbert Mentink as president with Lt. Gov. T A Doc Pearson officiating. Clarence Wilkins as vice president and Jack Bootsma as secretary were also installed along with a slate of board members. Reverend Andrew Branche spoke and Marine Donald Niemands was welcomed home from duty in the South Pacific.
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Pella Kiwanians
Real
Herb, Mentink
T. A. “Doc” Pearson
Perry
Clarence “Tiny” Wilkins
Jack Bootsma
J. W. Cook
Fred Lautenbach
I van der Linden
TH. P. van Arie Schilder
N. W. Pietenpol
P. WH. Kuyper
Ben Kuyk
Noel Logan
Mentink
Logan
Gov
Pearson
Pella Kiwanis
Andrew Branche
Brewton
Paul Harp Named Commissioner of Co. Soils District
Paul Harp, a farmer and land owner living north of Knoxville and southwest of Red Rock, has been named the third member of Marion County Soil District Commission. Ralph Grundman of Pella serves as chairman with Glen Newton of near Pleasantville the other member. Harp is progressive and sold on soil conservation, expected to spur farmer cooperation with the District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock
Marion
Soils District Commission
Ralph Grundman
Pella
Glen Newton
Pleasantville
Harp
Central Graduate Co Author of New Book on Geology
Central College has received two copies of Water in Ohio Fourth Series Bulletin 44 Geological Survey of Ohio. Wilber Stout Ohio State Geologist Dr Karl Ver Steeg Wooster College head and C F Lamb compiled the 694 page work over several years. Ver Steeg born in Pella and Central College alumnus 1914. He earned degrees at Chicago University and Columbia and heads Wooster College Geology. The volume includes many maps and is a notable reference for scientists.
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Central College
Ohio
Ohio State
Geological Survey of Ohio
Wilber Stout
Karl Ver Steeg
Wooster College
Wooster
C.F. Lamb
Ver Steeg
Pella
Chicago University
Columbia
New York
State of
Appalachian Mountains
Central to Meet Parsons Quintet Monday Evening
Central College hosts Parsons College on Monday evening in a basketball matchup. The Dutchmen, coming off a loss to Luther and a setback against Drake, play without Dean Van Zee, a freshman forward from Pleasantville who left school to join the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Parsons College
Central
Luther Norsemen
Dee
Drake
Des Moines
Dean van Zee
Pleasantville
Ration Timetable Updates Certificates and Tires Rules
Certificates no longer required to purchase used farm implement tires or used passenger car tires and inner tubes. Certificates needed for new tires and used truck tires. Inspection required for certificate issuance. Regular vehicle inspection every six months or five thousand miles. Gasoline coupons and blue red stamps updated with new validity dates and categories for heating fuel processed foods and shoes.
Central College Students Named in Who's Who List
Two Central College students are honored as their names will appear in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Theresa Wormhoudt, daughter of Dr and Mrs H I Wormhoudt of Columbus Street, will receive her A B degree in May 1945.
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Central College
Alabama University
Theresa — Wormhoudt
HI. O. Wormhoudt
Columbus Street
A. B. Doge
Lecturer Will Talk On India At Chapel Tonight
Dr. Mithrapuram K. Alexander of India will speak at Douwstra Chapel at 8:00 p.m. on Clashes of World Forces in India. A University of Madras graduate who ranked first in AB and MA, he has taught internationally and served on councils on international affairs.
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India
Douwstra Chapel
Mithrapuram
K. Alexander
Alexander
University of Madras
I. H. Linc
Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
The book will be released through over 600 American universities and colleges. It serves as national recognition for graduates without politics or fees. Accredited college students are selected annually by a neutral committee for biographies in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The volume helps recruit employers and motivates students, acting as incentive and standard of merit. Miss Wormhoudt is active in Alethia Literary Society at Central College Tau Sigma Pi, editor of The Central Ray, and on the A.W.S. Council. She graduated from Pella High School in 1942 and belonged to Quill and Scroll. The note continues on page 4.
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Ove
Busin World
Miss Wormhoudt
Alethia Literary Society
Central College
Tausilon Pi
Manuel ‘the Central Ray
The
Knickerbocker
A.W.S. Council
Wormhoudt
Pella High School
Quill and Scroll
International Honorary Society For
Mig
Anna Ruth Roorda
Daugh
Baptists Conclude Centennial Observance
The article recalls the 1944 centennial of a local Baptist church near Pella Iowa with plans and events. It notes a four day Iowa Baptist Convention in October, a December 26 1844 founding date, a Christmas service and war bonds dedication, a large banquet and pageant, greetings from officials, and hopes for a prosperous second century.
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Christ
Iowa
Pella
Earle V. Pierce
B. H. Ward
Es Moines
Iowa Baptists
War Loan Drive Highlighted By Towns And Townships
Fireman First Class Alvin Goemaat of the U S Navy, son of Mr and Mrs Tunis Goemaat near Leighton, is home on a thirty day convalescent leave after a Pacific action. He fought aboard an LC carrying troops at Leyte Island, survived a near bomb blast, and earned a purple heart after shrapnel injuries. He joined the Navy a year ago, saw nine months of Pacific duty with four amphibious invasions, and returned on Christmas Day amid greeting bands and Waves.
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Alvin Goemaat
U. S. Navy
Tunis Goemaat
Leighton
Pacific
Heacd
Leyte
Islind
Loa Hospital
Ley Alvin
Goemaut
Navy
Goemaat
Kindergarten Board Names Mrs. Fagan To Lead Two Buildings
Mrs. W. B. Fagan of Cedar Falls is secured by the local Board of Education to run the Kindergarten departments at Lincoln and Webster for the rest of the school year. She replaces Miss Tyson who resigned to marry. Mrs. Fagan, living in New Jersey, will begin about January 29 as her Marine husband plans overseas duty around January 15. There are 16 beginners at Webster and 28 at Lincoln. The Lincoln sessions move to morning and Webster to afternoon with the new semester on January 15.
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W. B. Fagan
Cedar Falls
Board of Education
Lincoln and
Webster
Martin Tyson
Fayson
New Jersey
Marine Corps
Miss Tyson
Fagan
Iowa State Teachers College
Shell Hook
Iowa
Butler County
Fredericksburg
Lincoln
Red and Blue Stamps Extended Through February
The Office of Price Administration announced red and blue food ration stamps will remain valid through at least March 1. No termination date has been set for stamps validated for December 1, and they will not be invalidated in January or February.
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Ofice of Price Administration
Pella Otley district oversubscribes E Bond quota amid mixed War Loan results
The 6th War Loan Drive shows Pella Otley district meeting overall and E Bond quotas only by slim margins with reductions from the 5th drive. National E Bond quotas lag, while Pella far surpasses its overall target. Retabulation highlights year by year bond totals and notes a trend of smaller, more numerous small sales. Substantial donors have not kept pace, prompting consideration of individual quotas to boost large purchases. Local War Council thanks committee chairs banks post office and the Pella Chronicle.
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Pella-Otley
Pella
Pellan
Follo
Pella War Council
Pella Chronicle
Night School to Study Paints and Painting Monday
The Vocational Ag Instructor James R. Foster will demonstrate paints and painting at the Pella Adult Evening School on Monday January 8 at 7 45 p m The session was moved from February 4 due to the unavailability of O N LaFollette who will speak on Seeds and Feeds February 5 The night school emphasizes clothing conservation to aid the war effort and invites residents to bring old garments for ideas and reconstruction demonstrations at the high school on Monday evening.
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James R. Foster
Pella
Pam
O. N. LaFollette
LaFollette
Miss Anderson
Lt Mortimer Goodwin on Navy procurement role in war effort
Lt Mortimer Goodwin of the Pella National Bank, on leave and serving in the Navy at a Wichita B-29 plant, described Army and Navy aircraft acquisition under the Procurement Division. He explained the CMP system, six procurement districts, and cross service cooperation, noting postwar reconversion plans and the Navy’s use of Bureau of Aeronautics contracts.
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Mortimer Goodwin
Pella National Bank
Uncle Sam
Navy
Wichita
Army
Mort
Army Air Forces
General Arnold
Bureau of Aeronautics
Boeing
Ottumwa Air Base
Goodwin
United States
Control Materials Plan
CMP
Germany
England
Notice to All Farmers on Cream Ticket Payments
Payment is being made on November and December cream tickets. Farmers may bring or mail these to the AAA Office, Knoxville, during January or February to obtain the payment. Rates are 10 cents per pound of butterfat and 60 cents per cwt on whole milk. The next pay period will be in April for January, February, and March, for three months instead of two.
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AAA
Knoxville
List of the Aged Includes Adams from Nebraska
Wednesday afternoon Iga for inclusion in the list of aged printed in this issue. One name of Dance of Adams Nebraska and formerly of Pella was aged. The Chronicle notes the person reached the age of Dee. bth, 1944.
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Iga
Dance
Adams
Nebraska
Pella
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Phoolhouse
Evelyn Prange
Town
Bible League
Marshalltown
Vander Plage
Sheppard Var Gor
T Sen
Lankeli Lautenbach
Gaass
Marshall
Reaugh
Dunham
Meltvedt
Olson
G Gould
Rs Shaw
Hal Marshalltown
Herb. Mentink
Kiwanis
Paul Harp
CO. Soils
Red
Central Graduate
Parsons
M. K. Alexander
Doreus Society of the First Reformed Church
P. J. Christensen
Omaha
Mundelin Weigand Harsin
Glendale
Calif
Washington
Roosevelt
Pellas
Pella Baptists
College Chapel
Sarah Richardson
Philippine
Jan-l Mat
LT. M. Goodwin
Rotary Club
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