Vander Ploeg elected president of Chamber of Commerce
At a January 16 board meeting of the Chamber of Commerce J G Boat resigned as president due to manufacturing duties in Prairie City. Nick Vander Ploeg was elevated to president and the board invited Consumers Cooperative Association to consider building a fertilizer plant in Pella to serve farmers within sixty miles. The secretary was directed to issue the invitation.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. G
Gil) Boat
Boat
Prairie City
Nick Vander Ploeg
van der Ploeg
Holland
Reuben Schakel
Consumers Co-operative Association
Pella
Co-operative
Schakel
Roosevelt Birthday Party at Legion Hall
The Legion Auxiliary sponsors a Roosevelt Birthday Party at the Legion Hall on Friday evening January 31. The program starts at 8 o'clock with dancing and an excellent program by a good orchestra. Proceeds go to the National Infantile Paralysis fund, the March of Dimes drive now under way. Light refreshments will be served. Folks are invited to dance so that others may walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
March of Dimes
Local Scout Leaders Absent From Community Call
Seven Pella men attended the second Scout Leadership Training school in subzero gale conditions while Knoxville and Des Moines representatives joined the Tall Corn Council. Dr. J. M. Cook and Herbert Mentink organized the session at the First Reformed Church basement. A color motion picture on Scoutmaster training was shown and knot tying practice plus tips on leadership and youth guidance were highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Knoxville
Ogren
McNary
Des Moines
Tall Corn Council
J. M. Cook
Herbert Mentink
First Reformed Church
Beaver Patrol
Boy Scouts
Rev Gradus Aalberts Installed as Leighton Ref Church Pastor
The Reverend Gradus A Aalberts arrived December 13 and was installed as pastor of Ebenezer Reformed church on December 19 in Leighton. Charges were given by Rev C Greenfield and Rev Benjamin Ver Steeg with sermon by Dr Herbert Van Wyk. Aalberts previously led Atwood Reformed church in Central Lake Michigan for four years. Harlem Reformed near Holland, Michigan, for over five years. He was born on a farm near Orange City Iowa and educated at Hope College Northwestern and Western Theological Seminary. He married Gertrude Beltman and they have two children. The installation program featured speakers who had previously known Aalberts. A reception followed December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Reformed Church
C. Greenfield
Leighton Christian Reformed Church
Benjamin Ver Steeg
North Des Moines
Austin
Harlem Reformed Church
Holland, Mich
Iown
Aalberts
Orange City
Iowa
Northwestern Academy
Hope
Western Theological Seminary
Gertrude Beltman
Hope College
John Alfred
Health Group To Meet Monday At Schakel Home
The N. E. Health Group of four townships meets at Mrs. J. L. Schakel’s home 217 E Second St Pella Iowa Monday January 27 at 2 30. Guests may discuss blood plasma topics and community nursing service while representatives from the American Legion Auxiliary and other groups are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Health Group
J. L. Schakel
Second St. Pella
Iowa
Geraldine Busse
Centerville
American Legion Auxiliary Women’s Group Federation
Earth Group
Morrell Choir Performs to Packed Ottumwa Audience
Morrell Choir from Ottumwa Iowa filled Douwstra Chapel with a full house last Thursday evening. Seventeen Morrell Company packing plant workers led by a trained director sang for the love of music and offered a varied program that drew crowds across the state despite most having little formal voice training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrell
Ottumwa
Douwstra Chapel
Morrell Company
Gospel Quartette Sing Tonight at Gospel Hall
Tonight January 23 Pella travel gospel quartet performs at Soap Hall with sermon and song. A free gift to all who attend and seats available. Program starts at 7 30 p m.
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Gospel Hall
Pella
Soap Hall
Dutchmen Triumph Over Dubuque Then Fall to Simpson
Central College defeated Dubuque University 45 to 35 on Friday after leading 23 to 11 at halftime. Gerald Borg led Dubuque with 16 points in the second half, while Central’s top scorer was Voss with 4 field goals and 3 free throws. Central later lost to Simpson 46 to 42 in Indianola despite a late rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Dubuque University
Dubuque
Iowa
Gerald Borg
Spartans
Voss
Bergman
Simpson Central
Simpson
Indianola
Redmen
Simpson Williams
Brown
Clubmen Hear Kuyper Outline NAM Policies
Kiwanian P H Kuyper spoke to Pella Kiwanis on NAM aims and policies. The NAM convention in New York drew 3200 members with speakers including Smuts Byrd Ball Harriman and Tom Clark. NAM seeks informed members, sane economic policy, targeted aid to other nations and linked wages to prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Kiwanis
P. H. Kuyper
Pete
Towa Association of Manufacturers
Iowa Association
National Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York City
Field Marshal
Smuts
Byrd and Ball
Averill Harriman
Tom Clark
NAM
U. S
Men With a Mission in Color Shown Free at Legion Hall
Pel la Supply Co. invites farmers from the community and nearby towns to view the color motion picture Men with a Mission at 7 15 in the Legion Hall. The program includes free souvenirs and prizes. The film shows a boy and girl learning of farmers vital role in feeding the world and supplying industry. Scenes were filmed across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Supply Co
Minneapolis-Moline
Pella
Legion Hall
United States
Discussion on Labor Problems at High School Forum
The Night School Class in the Agriculture Room heard Ora Niffenegger of Central College discuss The Problems of Labor and How They Affect Agriculture. He argued unions seek monopoly to counter industry, cited feather bedding, and urged labor to pursue demands via practices he called harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Niffenegger
Central College
Niffenegger
Meulpolder Receives Posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross
In a Peoria ceremony on January 16 Captain Jack R. Munday of Des Moines presented the Distinguished Flying Cross posthumously to First Lieutenant Dan R. Meulpolder U S Marine Corps Reserve for heroism in the Solomon Islands and New Britain area from January 17 1944 until his death January 29 1944 He completed a water landing after being mortally wounded to save his crew The presentation included the citation and a letter from General A A Vandergrift Marine Corps Commandant The Meulpolders of 308 Main Street Pella Iowa also received a personal letter from James Forrestal Secretary of the Navy praising their son and expressing condolences
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Dan Meulpolder
Jack Munday
U. S. Ma Corps
Flying Cross Earni
Jack R. Munday
Marine Corps
Des Moines
Peila
Dan R. Meulpolder
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Meulpolder
South Main
Munday
A. A. Vandergrift
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
United States
United States Marine Corps Reserve
Marine
ONE Hundred Forty
Solomon Islands
New Britain
United States Naval Service
James Forrestal
U. S. Marine Corps Commandant’s Office
Dan Moulpolder
Main Street
Pella
Iowa
Pease family returns to Open Bible Church ministry
Rev. and Mrs. Lester Pease and their son LeRoy return after ten years to resume ministry at the Open Bible Church of Pella. They invite the public to attend services with Sunday night’s subject, Vivid Signs of the Coming of Our Lord.
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Mrs. Pease
Open Bible Church
Lester Pease
LeRoy
The
Open Bible Church of
Pella, Re
Peases
Youth Forum on Rotary Program at Noon Today
A panel discussion on youth problems will open the Rotary Club meeting at the Baptist church at noon. Panelists include Leland Van Ee, Virginia Greendyke, Peggy Leu, Gordon Nesbit, Melvin Rumbaugh, Ella Jane Van Sintter, and Ruth Vogelaar. The discussion covers juvenile delinquency from local and national viewpoints, supervised by Milton Schulz and Everett Vande Voort of the High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Baptist Church
Leland van Ee
Virginia Greendyke
Peggy Leu
Gordon Nesbit
Melvin Rumbaugh
Ella Jane van Sittert
Ruth Vogelaar
Milton Schulz
Everett Vande Voort
Public School Immunization Report At Pella Schools
A survey of about 600 pupils shows 65.2 percent vaccinated for smallpox and 59.1 percent immunized against diphtheria. High School leads smallpox protection at 87 percent while Lincoln Building stands second. diphtheria protection is highest at Lincoln Building with 66.9 percent. Webster School records 52.1 percent smallpox protection and 53.6 percent diphtheria protection.
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Pella
Lincoln Building
Webster
Lincoln
County Medical Society
Feb 1 Deadline for Reinstating Vet Insurance
World War II veterans faced a February 1 deadline to reinstate National Service policies without a medical exam. William Nibbelink, Veterans Administration contact in Des Moines, said after Feb 1 applicants may need a full physical report. otherwise veterans may simply sign a statement asserting current health matches that at policy start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nibbelink
Veterans Administration Office
Des Moines
Iowa
Nine Practices Picked For 1947 Farm Program
Marion County farmers select nine conservation practices for 1947 payments after a January 16 meeting with county committees and extension staff. Selected items include standard terraces, contouring, contour farming, sod waterways, open farm ditches, tile drainage, limestone, fertilizer, and green manure crops. County officials will survey farmers in February or March. tenants must coordinate with landlords before changes.
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Marion County
AAA
Gress Rogers
Eells
Becker
SCS Offic
Dewey Cornell
Master Glass Artist to Visit College Chapel
Ralph Melville, master glass artist, will present a program of pattern making and glass blowing at Douwstra Chapel on Thursday, January 30. He creates birds, animals, and vases from glass tubes and rods, captivating audiences from children to adults. Melville discusses the history and future of glass, its optical uses, and has collaborated with Corning Glass Works and 20th Century Fox. Admission is 36 cents.
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Ralph Melville
Douwstra Chapel
Melville
Corning Glass Works
20Th Century Fox Film Corporation
Film Company
Rock Island Lays Heavier Rails on Keokuk to Des Moines Line
The Rock Island Railway confirms relaying about fourteen miles of one hundred pound rail near Pella with work underway for two months and expected completion in a month. No schedule changes are planned for the Keokuk Des Moines line, though a larger power fleet has been added recently. Parts of the Muscatine to Trenton route via Eldon are being relocated at over twelve million dollars to permit fast trains, freight and passenger, with hoped benefits to Pella as it connects with the K D M at Eldon.
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Pella
Oskaloosa
Keokuk-Des Moines
Rock Island
W. H. Weik
Des Moines
T. J. O'Shaughnessy
Keokuk
O'Shaughnessy
Muscatine
Iowa
Trenton
Eldon
Demonstration on gun handling for high school boys
Special arrangements with Jerry Knox of the Isaac Walton League of Knoxville and Krisbo of the State Conservation Service will present a gun handling demonstration for high school boys Thursday afternoon next week. A short movie and an exhibit of firearms will be shown in the High School auditorium at 8 p.m. January 30. All interested are invited to attend.
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Jerry Knox
Isaac Walton League
Knoxville
Krisbo
State Conservatinn Service
Guidance plan benefits H S students at after school meeting
High school teachers discussed a vocational guidance plan after Kueder testing of about sixty juniors. Each assigned teacher will assist students in planning educational and career paths using Kuder graphs IQ data grades and activities. The plan also includes sophomore personality tests and seniors in college practice.
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Solleg Ae
Eader
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C OF
G. Aalberts
New Leighton
Gradus A. Aalberts
Leighton
Rev
Gradua A. Aalberts
Morrell Choir
F Otten
de Brown
Kooi
Menning
Borgman
Steward
McClelland
Vander Ploeg
Sellergren
Borg
Thompson
Jones
Droullard
Kremer
Wunch
Watts
Ganthein
Bud Knox
Idman
Ohio
Butler
Williams
Jake
Coe
Howell
Kuchan
Deaton
C Merritt
Frazier
Ottens
Oss
Stroh
Gieward & Ool
Highland Park
Vic Young
Colorado
Kuyper
N.A.M
Columbus Street
Gerrit Steenhoek
Bill Grootveld
Anipe
Arthur
Aca Vande
Rotary
College Chapel
Rock Island R. R
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