De Jongs in Ref. Church Form a Unique Clergy Line
Four De Jong brothers and another sibling share a remarkable clerical career spread across New Jersey Michigan Iowa and California. William C Peter A Richard A ministerial careers link towns from Pella and Leighton to Hull Sioux Center Grand Rapids Kalamazoo and Artesia with potential Knoxville Indiana call shaping a rare family federation of church leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arie C. de Jong
Arie C. de ‘Jong
Herman A. de Jo Ind
Peoria
Ation
de Jong
Jacob A. de Jong
Leighton
Richard Ret Atte
Jornia
William
Trinity’ Reformed
Pella
Peter A
Ebenezer Reformed
Neigl
William C
New Jersey
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Minist
Hull
Sioux Center
Iowa
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Richard A. de Jong
Artesia Reformed Church
California
Knoxville, In
Third Reformed Church Picnic Friday Evening
The Third Reformed Church plans its annual all church picnic at West Market park tomorrow evening July 22 with a 6 30 pot luck supper. Committees handle lighting tables chairs games and contests while awards honor oldest and youngest present longest married newest married greatest distance largest family and longest serving teacher. Rain backup in church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Reformed Church Sunday School
West Market Park
Reuben Va Hemert
Gerrit Vis
Robert van Hemert
Andrew Vos
Henry Monster
Last of Six Youth Conferences Held On Central Campus
The Iowa Synod of the United Presbyterian Church held its Youth Conference at Central College campus. It opened July 16 with 185 high school freshmen and sophomores registering and closed the following Saturday, marking the final event in a series of six conferences held on campus during summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Synod of the
United Presbyterian Church
Central College
Traveling Trophy Won by Women of Amvet Auxiliary
The eleventh annual State Amvet Convention gathered in Waterloo July 8 9 and 10. The opening session was addressed by Harold Russell past national commander and director of the World Veterans Federation. Town members passed nearly 50 resolutions urging legislature reapportionment a toll road school redistricting and amending the WWI bonus law to fund Iowa Soldiers Home at Marshalltown. They called for a uniform military justice system across services and sought a stop to further proceedings until a uniform code is set. Best Parade was Wellsburg with Waterloo second as Iowa Amvet staged the largest parade in state history with bands floats and candidates. The Wellsburg post float won first prize. Rufus H. Wilson national Amvets commander addressed the banquet. Beverly Lodge of Clarksville crowned Miss Iowa Amvet and will compete in Philadelphia. Awards were presented by Edgar Corry. The Pella Auxiliary received a travelling trophy for 100 percent membership report. Edward J. Gallagher Jr. reported 20% membership growth and eight new posts. Delegates from Pella included Mrs. Clarence Vande Veer Mrs. Janet Van Gorp and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Vandenberg.
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Waterloo
Harold Russell
World Veterans Federation
Marshallton
Armed Services
Defense Department
Army
Air Force
Navy
Iowa Amvet
Wellsburg Post
Rufus H. Wilson
Washington, D. C
National Amvets
Beverly Lodge
Clarksville
Iowa
Philadelphia
Edgar Corry
Pella
Ora Tool
Monroe
Clarence Vander Veer
Edward J. Gallagher Jr
Amvers
Ralph Juhl
Waverly
Auxiliary
Verta Holtrof
Kathar
Otley
Pet and Doll Parade to Highlight Recreation Program
Tomorrow, Friday, July 22, children in the summer recreation program will participate in a Pet and Doll Parade in two age classes. Prizes include most unusual pet, best decorated pet, largest and smallest pet, best decorated tricycle or bicycle, best decorated doll buggy, and best decorated wagon with pet. Paraders start from Webster and Lincoln at 9:30 a.m. and head to West Market Park. Entries judged by Kiwanis Club at 10:00 a.m. Derby on July 27 notes a Soap Box Derby on East Third Street at 10:00 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Lincoln
West Market Park
Kiwanis Club
4 H Livestock Judging Workout Set For July 23
Marion County 4 H club members are invited to a livestock judging workout on Saturday July 23 at the Extension Office from 8 30 a m to 12 noon. Members will judge classes in dairy beef sheep and swine and gain farm project training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Club
Cornerstone of Trinity Church to Be Laid Tuesday
The Trinity Reformed Church will lay its new building's cornerstone on Tuesday evening at 7 00 p m Rev Wm C De Jong will preside with several pastors participating Final arrangements will be made at a program committee meeting Thursday The public is invited Construction began May 31 and contractor C I Hersom of Laurens Iowa managed the work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Reformed Church
Wm. C. de Jong
C. I. Hersom
Laurens
Towa
Leona Sheston Appointed Marion County Health Nurse
Marion County appoints Leona B. Sheston as health nurse ending five years without local public health care. She began June 15, will split Mondays in Pella, cover the county, visit schools, and handle vision and hearing issues along with communicable diseases under supervision. She notes polio vaccination program details for lower grade pupils.
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Leona B. Sheston
Ed Vander Weele To Be Soloist At Band Concert
The Pella band presents Ed Vander Weele as soloist for a concert on Saturday night July 23. Vander Weele, a longtime music instructor in Christian schools and bass horn player, will perform Billy Blowhard, a tuba solo written for the instrument, before moving with his family to Waupun Wisconsin. The program features Festival Overture Darcy and Pacific Grandeur Olivadoti, On the Trail Grofe, Parading the Brasses Ostling, and other selections with a mix of marches waltzes and novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Ed Vander Weele
Lly Blowhard
Waupun
Wisconsin
Darcy
Olivadoti
Ferde Grofe
Nobleman
Strauss de Lamater
Darcy Fughetta
Stainer- Righter
Parading
Ostling
Olivadotl
Grofe
His
Billy Blowhard
Kottaun
Walters
Jergeim
Bennett
The
Gladiators
Garden Square
Boundaries Set For North Country School District
A joint Jasper Mahaska and Poweshiek meeting approved boundaries for the reorganized district including Galesburg Killduff Sully Lynnville and Searsboro. Ed ward Wilimek has 30 days to set an election date. The district spans about 135 sections with a tax valuation near 7.5 million dollars and plans a 20 mill total levy to support 760 students and facility improvements around 500 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper, Mahaska
Poweshiek County
Boards of Education
Galesburg
Killduff
Sully
Lynnville
Searsboro
Edward Wilimek
Movie and Ice Cream Social at Ebenezer Church
The religious film Wonderful Life will be shown on the Ebenezer Reformed Church lawn in Leighton on Thursday evening July 28 at 8 00 oclock Lydia Circle leads arrangements and an ice cream social will follow the showing. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Reformed Church of
Leighton
Lydia
First treatment this spring may lead to September second shot
The message notes that the first treatment occurred this spring and a second shot is likely after school opens in September, while the State Department has not yet defined its program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Boslooper Accepted as Minister for Second Reformed Church
Rev. Thomas Boslooper D.D. Ph.D. has accepted the call as minister of the Second Reformed Church. A Hope College and Western Theological Seminary graduate, he earned his doctorate at Union Seminary in New York. He has led the Reformed Church of Closter for seven years and plans to move to Fella, occupying the pulpit September 18 after arriving the week of September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Boslooper
Second Reformed Church
Boslooper
Hope College
Western Theologies Seminary
Holland
Michigan
Union Seminary
New York City
Reformed Church of
Closter
Fella
Central College Alumni Meet in Bellflower California
California Chapter of the Central College Alumni Association held its annual meeting June 16 at Bethel Reformed Church in Bellflower. Rev. B Brunsting led a meditation, Dr. Clifford Keizer spoke on Central personalities and conditions, urging continued support in interest and finance. Roland Euwema reviewed campus highlights and thanked alumni for the new Student Union. Attendance spanned southern California from San Diego to Burbank, with many married couples and alumni listed. host church ladies served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Central College Alumni Association
Bethel Reformed Church
Bellflower
B. Brunsting
H. E. Rosenberg
Santa Ana
Clifford Keizer
Central
Roland Eunema
Southern California
San Diego
Burbank
Jennie Pell
Hoyt McGuire
Kate Johnson van Gorp
G. Vander Linden
William Hook
J. R. Eunema
C. Beintema
C. Keizer
Roland Euwema
Eleanor Euwema
Christine Anker
Bert Rikkers
Roy A. Wood
Marguerite Tracy Merritt
W. Knouse
Stanley Porter
Alfred Estes
Miss Vander Hart Visits Canadian Rural School
Miss Agnes Vander Hart returns from a tour of Canada including Ottawa Niagara Falls and New York City with sisters Marie and Anna. They visited a rural school near Guelph Ontario where thirty eight pupils study grades one to eight with art music and home economics. Guelph, a growing industrial center of 35000 expected to 50000 by 1960, hosts over a hundred industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Vander Hart
New Sharon
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York City
Marie
Anna
Ottawa
House of Lords
House of Commons
Guelph
Ontario
District 16 C. E. To Hold Picnic at Pool Park
District 16 C. E. schedules an old fashioned picnic at Pool Park on Monday July 26 beginning 6 30 p m for all district youth. Events include games races and contests with a pot luck supper. Attendees provide fried chicken beans salad or chips bread and butter. The winning society receives the traveling trophy followed by a devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 16
C. E
Y.F
Ray Dickerson To Install Legion Officers July 25
Van Veen Van Hemert American Legion Post 89 calls all 1956 officers and directors elected in June 1955 to attend the July 25 meeting for installation by Ray Dickerson New Virginia Iowa the 1956 Sixth District Commander elect. Financial reports and 1956 membership cards are noted and dues may be paid by Post Adjutant Max G hakel. Watermelon Feed follows the meeting per executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Veen - van Hemert
Max G.hakel
Oren S. van
Courage Needed to Save Talent from Loss
A proverb-like reflection argues that much talent vanishes from the world due to a lack of courage, urging bold action to seize opportunities and avoid regret.
Enrollment in Public Schools at Record High
Enrollment in public schools reached an all time high with 801 pupils across all departments, 329 in high school and 472 in grades, according to the superintendent's report. The district notes non tax funds, tuition from outlying districts, and state aid shaping next year's budget and per pupil costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Smith-Hughes
Webster
Lincoln
Pelia Independent School District
Bd of Education Estimates Budget For New Year
The Pella Public Schools budget calls for 257 548 in expenditures next year. General Fund needs 224 288 but will be cut by 97 600 from non tax sources leaving 159 948 to be levied. After using 12 000 from a 117 790 surplus, taxes total 147 948. Levy rises to about 26.3 mills, up 2.3 mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Pella Chronicle
Legion Post Renounces Magazine Sales in 1965 Meeting
The Van Veen Van Hemert American Legion Post Executive Board decided on July 18 1965 that the post will not sponsor magazine sales campaigns in future. They cited local donations as an alternative and noted previous equipment from a 1954 Crowell-Collier campaign. The post will accept donations for hospital equipment and expand current holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Veen - van Hemert
American Legion Post Executive Board
Legion Post
American Legion
Marion County
Iowa
Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
American Legion Post
Crowell - Collier Publishing Company
Post
van Veen - van Hemert Legion Post
Oren S. van Niewaal
Conservation Tour Set for Marion County Friday July 29
A conservation tour on soil and water preservation and flood control is planned in Marion County. The Three Rivers Watershed Council sponsors the event with Memorial Hall Pleasantville as the starting point at 4 p.m. Transportation to sites will be by Pleasantville businessmen, guides assigned per group, followed by a fish dinner and program at 6 p.m. The tour highlights watershed practices and losses from the Des Moines River dam near Howell, with visitors from nine counties including Adair Dallas Clarke Guthrie Lucas Madison Marion Poll Warren.
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Marion County
Three Rivers Watershed Council
Memorial Hall
Pleasantville
Des Moines River
Howell
Adair
Dallas
Clarke
Guthrie
Lucas
Madison
Marion
Poll
Warren
First Christian Reformed Church Picnic at West Market Park
The First Christian Reformed Church hosts an all church picnic starting at noon today in West Market Park. Games for all ages are planned and activities will conclude around 5 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FIRST
Reformed Church
West Market
First Christian Reformed Church
West Market Park
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de Jongs
Third Reformed Church
Ronicle
M. C. van Gorp
Claren
Travel Amvet
Il of State Amvet
Women of
Amvet
Clarence Vande Veer
Janet van Gorp
John H. Vandenberg
John
Chaiman
East Third Street
Pella Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
E. C. Beaning
Trinity Church
Leona Sheston
Board of Supervisors
North Country
Ebenezer Church
Reverend Thomas Boslooper
Klooster
N. J
Man
Chronicle News
Bty
Camp
Mitigwa
Boone
Roger Palmquist
Ron Vander Hart
Jerry Hoog
Larry Haverkamp
Dennis Squibb
Castel
Quentin Kuyper
Max Schakel
Doug Schakel
Emmett
Ronald van Ekeren
Roger Duvs
Jerry Gas Boys
Whomi
Paul Kuyper
Tony Tysseling
Ronald Vander Leest
Miss Vander Hart
Pool Park
Ray Dickerson
Legion
Council
Vocational Agriculture Department
Pella High School
Bd. of Education
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