Christmas Program and Dinner Events at Flint Ridge School
A Christmas program at Flint Ridge School featured students and speakers including Wilma Vroegh Marvin Vande Voort Leona Louwsma Ruth Pippel and Frances Van He Could Help with dialogues and songs. An after program gift exchange and grab bag delighted parents while teacher Edgar Van Arkel supervised. Also reported is the De Kock family Christmas dinner hosting relatives from Oska loosa Leighton and Pella, with attendees and those on active duty noted.
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Flint Ridge School
Wilma Mae Vroegh
Marvin Vande Voort
Leona Louwsma
Ruth Pippel
Frances van
Arthur Roose
Martyn van Ee
Violet van Rheenen
Maxine Louwsma
Junior van de Voort
Larry Kuiper
Alatha van Rheenen
Eugene Gosselink
Alice van Ee
Robert Bergman
Jr. Steenhoek
Grandma's
Maxine Louisma
Violet
van Rheenen
Edgar van Arkel
DE Kock
John Engelenhoven
Frank Hiemstra
C. M. Vroom
Pfe
George Slagter
Gerald Versteegh
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United States
Legion Auxiliary Hails Holiday Community Service Effort
The U S Auxiliary held its monthly meeting in Legion Hall with strong attendance. Hilda Nesbit chaired a report praising the holiday community service at the Recreation Hall and the resulting bond purchases totaling 2250. The group thanked the public and planned a New Year’s banquet and a W C T U meeting set for January 9 at Mrs Men Vogelaar’s home.
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N. E
Legion Hall
Pella
Honored on Birthday by Friends for Mrs Schippers
On December 21 1944 a group of friends surprised Mrs Marion Schippers for her 35th birthday. Guests included Gary Van Zee Melvin Ray Thelma Schippers Thur B Van Zee Larry Bune Judy Arlene Donald Vander Kamp Alan Keith Marion Schippers and Melvin Lee with Seaman Arthur Van Zee serving in the Pacific absent. A large basket was presented and the evening featured visiting and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Schippers
Gary van Zee
Melvin Ray
Thelma
Schippers
Thur B
van Zee
Larry, Bune
Judy Arlene
Donald Vander Kamp
Alan Keith
Melvin Lee
Marion Sc
Double Weddings Highlight Pella Area Nuptials
A December 23 wedding at the Vanden Berg home united Lois Vanden Berg and Horace Kneer with Rev. Vanden Berg officiating. The reception followed with a parsonage gathering. In Sioux City, Emily Martin wed Stewart Meyer as family and friends gathered at First Baptist church.
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Lenora van Dellen
Congregation of
The
Second Reformed Church
Virginia Harris
A. H. Dodsley
Martin
June Stowell
Peggy All
Marcia Ver Steck
Pella
Iowa
ATL
Cleo Schroeder
Concord
Neb
Meyer
Joe Scollard
Ponca
Lawrence Nixon
Sioux City
Eula Voris
Carrie Baker
Norfolk
Fred Robbins
Minneapolis
George Ver Steg
Anna Martin
Northwood
Do You Blame Them A Piano Memory And Regret
Caroline laments lost piano potential after years of doubt and blame from Aunt Bessie, recalling her mother’s praise and insistence on practice. The aunt admonishes, recounting a child’s early promise and a mother who did not plead her to continue.
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Caroline
Bessie
Quick Coffee Chocolate Cake Recipe appears in old cooking ad
A vintage recipe for Quick Coffee Chocolate Cake touts a coffee flavored chocolate cake suited for gatherings. It provides steps to combine hot coffee with chocolate, mix flour sugar and buttermilk, then bake in square or round pans. Strong handwritten style text suggests adjustments and hints for substituting buttermilk.
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Armed Services
Apples in a Budget The New Year Kitchen Guide
Baskets of dew coated apples arrive at markets as winter fruit. Homemakers face a tight budget yet aim for tasty nutritious meals. The guide promotes apples as a foundation, using enriched flour milk eggs and sugar to craft Apple Sauce Muffins and Apple Dumplings with simple steps and yields.
Final meetings conclude church series at Tilapan
At the Churches Second Reformed Church Vanden Berg ministers lead inspirational meetings with Rev Andrew Branche Rev Nich las Gosselink and Rev D D in charge of music. Sunday worship morning and evening services, Sunday School, Junior CB and Union meetings for Intermediate and Senior C societies in the Lecture room.
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Second Reformed Church
Vanden Berg
Tilapan
Andrew Branche
Brewton
Ali
Nichlas Gosselink
Gray Hawk
D.D
New Newedesnday
Pella Baptist Church Serves A Week of Prayer and Worship
A. A. Swanson, pastor, invites all to Sunday School at 9 30 a m and worship with communion at 10 45 a m with the sermon titled A Request for Prayer Youth meetings convene at 6 30 p m and evening services feature nightly subject meetings next week Additional invitation appears elsewhere in the Chronicle.
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Pella Baptist Church
A. A. Swanson
the Chronicle
Open Bible Church and Gospel Hall Schedule and
Church notices list weekly services and events for Open Bible Church led by Pastor Wm Christopulos and Gospel Hall with minister I Pinches and Prot Ref Church. Highlights include Bible Study Thursday 8 pm, Sunday School 5 am, prayer services, Lord's Supper, and upcoming talks on theological topics and a former pastor Rev Lubbers preaching January 7.
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I. Pinches
Word of God
Pinchosx
Lubbers
Third Reformed Church Services and Invitations
Lawrence J. Borst ministering with 9:30 a.m. Bible class for all ages, 10:45 a.m. morning worship with Holy Communion, 2:00 p.m. Holland service, 3:00 p.m. Christian Endeavor, 3:00 p.m. evening service. Expository sermon series on Philippians. All are invited, saved and unsaved. Verhulst pastor offers morning worship at 10:00 a.m. Holland service at 5:30 p.m. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. I John 3:16-18 theme. unchurched invited. Remember the Lord’s Day to keep it holy.
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Third Reformed Church
Lawrence J. Borst
Christian Endeavor
Philippians
Verhulst
Holland
Reform Church Service Remnants and Sunday School
The notice lists A. Haverkamp as pastor with Sunday School at 9:80 a.m. featuring The Childhood of Jesus and Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. with a sermon titled Pressing Toward the Goal. Evening prayer at 7:80 p.m. includes You May Need He Will Supply. Also mentions citronella oil and distilled essence as scents, implying a sermon or church notice.
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First Reformed Church
A. Haverkamp
Jesus
Obituary for Richard Dickema of Des Moines dies at 60
Richard Dickema, son of Arnold Diekema and Anna Berghuis, born in Amsterdam, died at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines after long illness. He served in World War I as a corporal in Company AL Vth Battalion, earned an honorable discharge, and was a member of Van Veen Vanemer Post 89. He married Agnes Diggean in 1942. one child, Madeleine. He was a custodian at Lincoln School and known for bringing cheer to children and veterans alike. Last rites were held January 1 at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Des Moines. interred in Catholic Cemetery with firing salute.
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Rck Diekema
Arnold Diekema
Anna Berghuisch
Amsterdam
Veter
Des Moines
Tie
America
Dee. Aol
France
T van Veen-Vanemer
Agnes Diggean
Baltimore
St. Martin's Church
Madeleine
Anne Diekema
Oley
Grace
Doe Kool
Oaley
Gertrude
John Bloodsworth
Pella
Anne
Leo Padeskie
San Diego
Calif
Jake
John
Dick Dickema
Dick O Dickiem Ax
Lincoln
Veteran’s Facility
Card of Thanks for Dick Diekema
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kind acts during his illness and after his death. Grateful to Legion Post members for assistance and to all who offered sympathy tokens and respect. Sincerely Mrs Mary Dickema and Madeleine
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Dick Diekema
Legion Post
Mary Dickema
Madeleine
Book notes on religious titles and dramatic plots
A periodical listing reviews several works by Havner Morgan Cannon Hutchens and Harrison McCraw. The notes praise meditative writings, moral themes, and character driven stories with Christian overtones, including family drama and a fatal cliff confrontation.
FOURWAYS by Alice Ross Colver and Other Romance Picks
A listing of romance titles including Fourways by Alice Ross Colver and Der mot Reagan by Mary Frances Doner. The blurbs describe love, heartache, and social settings from Old Mexico to Lake Michigan's iron ore era, highlighting confident heroines and hopeful fate.
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Alice Ross Colver
Mary Frances Doner
Delia Clune
Richard Cleaves
Dermot Reagan
Lake Michigan
Cow Common
Delia
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Masonic Hall
Pella Lodge
O.E.S. Ince Sion
Women OF Social Club
Andrew Bra
Alabama
Southern Normal and Industrial School
A. JD. Versteeg
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Ingels—Roorda
JG. Roorda
Monroe
Towa
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Ames
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Ona Searles Lantz
Phyllis Lee
John Ingels
Carroll
Anna Ruth Roorda
Roorda
Iowa State College
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Ilinois
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Armour & Co
Allen’s Store
Otley Christian ” Reformed Young People Societies
Visser
Elizabeth
Kathrynn
Sedrith
Bernie
Clarence Menninga
Marjorie
Leona
Robert
Dale Blom
Freda
Catherine Tukker
W.C.T.U
Men Vogelaar
WH. van Wyke
Ubsin
DeJong
Aunt Bessie
University of Berlin
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Open Bible Church
Christopulos
Ken Anderson
Russia
Markousha Fischer
Fischer
Lenin
Stalin
Americ
Paul Hutchens
Fountain of Fe
Terry's
Ethel S. Low
Library Notes
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G. Campbell Morgan
Mony
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Christ
Hutchens
Jim
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Beryl
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Louise Harrison McCraw
John Claiborne
Dan Ellison
Miriam Elliott
Dorothea Norton
Blount
Marcus
Lois Eby
John C. Fleming
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