Address by Dr Lubbers at Central College commencement
The ninety-eighth annual Central College commencement featured Dr J J Lubbers of Hope College delivering a theologic meditation on work and faith. He urged graduates to be diligent, to work with purpose, and to be unashamed workmen guided by religious faith, citing the medieval synthesis and Paul’s exhortations as models for living in troubled times.
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I. J. Lubbers
Central
Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Marvin Thostengen
Gordon Farndell
J. J. Lubbers
Hope College
Europe
Christendom
Lubbers
Ruskin
St. Paul
Timothy
Carlyle
Lubh
God
Christ
Important Meeting For On Farm Training Veterans
All veterans on the farm interested in beginning or additional on farm training should meet at Pella High School Friday evening June 8 at 7 45 o clock. This meeting is important and it will be the last opportunity to make your application for training.
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Pella High School
Appeal for Return Of Articles Lost At Tulip Festival
Five articles lost by visitors at Pella's Tulip Time have not been returned. Items include a ladies gold wrist watch a small gold necklace a Number 616 Kodak a Duflex Kodak neck strap and a leather carrying case for a No 55 motion picture camera. Mrs D C Van Zante at 1005 Broadway asks owners to come forward for restitution.
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Pella
Kodak
D. C. van Zante
Broadway
Hope to Complete Cancer Fund Drive Here Next Week
The Amvets and Auxiliary, aided by volunteers, plan to finish the cancer fund drive in Pella and nearby areas during the coming week. The campaign urges generous giving as Iowa faces high cancer rates. The Pella Auxiliary also aims to show a 16 mm film on breast self examination to local women, with roughly 100,000 Iowa women already viewing it and a goal to reach 800,000. last year Pella area contributed over $1,600, and residents may leave donations with John P. Ver Meer at Model Clothing if not at home.
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Amvets
Pella
Towa
Iowa
Vicinity
John P. Ver Meer
Model Clothing Store
Car Crash Sunday Kills Six by Drowning Near Pella
A 1938 Chevrolet coach driven by Lyle Earl Postel of Waterloo struck an abutment on the overflow bridge east of the Bellefountain Bridge and tumbled into flood waters on Highway 92 about nine miles southeast of Pella. In the car were Mrs. Postel, and their sons Richard eight, James six, and Stanley two, along with the driver’s mother.
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Pella
Lyle Earl Postel
Waterloo
Bellefountain Bridge
Postel
Richard
James
Stanley
Car Crash Near Bridge Fatal. Postels Among Victims
The Postels, Mamie Davis Payne and Mary Jean Postel, died in a car crash near a bridge. Richard Schroeder reported the car drifted left, struck an abutment, and two passersby aided Mary Jean. Mrs. Postel survived briefly after artificial respiration. The party was en route to Kansas, with other locals helping recover bodies. The likely cause was a broken tie rod in the steering apparatus.
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Mamie Davis Payne
Mary Jean Postel
Richard Schroeder
Janesville
Postels
Schroeder
Postel
Oskaloosa Herald
Clayton Moorman
Fenton
Michigan
Ancil, Benscoter
Harold Spaur
Near
Tracy
Winthrop
Waterloo
Gaass Hall Dedicated as Living Stones at College Dedication
Dr Milton J Hoffman of New Brunswick praised Gaass Hall during the dedication, calling the dormitory living stones for the brick and labor that built it and the money that funded it. He tied the moment to a broader legacy, noting how institutions like Central College and Hope College arose from community support and shared effort. He recalled 1857 and the Dutch founders led by Dr Van Raalte reaching Holland Michigan.
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Gaass
Milton J. Hoffman
New Brunswick
N. J
Gauss
Hoffman
Central College
Hope College
Social Security Rep to Visit Pella Wednesday June 13 1951
Des Moines Social Security Office field rep LeRoy Larson will meet residents at the City Clerk's Office in Pella on Wednesday from 9 30 to 10 30 a m. He will accept applications for new cards, duplicates, or name changes. The outreach notes that minors and summer workers may require numbers for employment reporting and clarifies farm work and household duties under the Social Security Act.
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LeRoy Larson
Des Moines
Social Security Office
Main
Pella
Towa
Social Security Administration
Internal Revenue
Modest Honors for The Chronicle in National Contest
The Better Newspaper Contests results released June 2 in Seattle show Iowa winners, with A N Sanders of Manning Monitor taking first in Best Column and C C Caswell of Clarinda Herald Journal third in Variety Subjects. Mitchell County Progress earned third in Typographical Excellence, Storm Lake Pilot Tribune got fourth in News Picture, and The Chronicle received Honorable Mention in Editorial Writing and shared for Best Use of Illustrative Matter.
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Seattle
Washington
National Editorial Association
Iowa
A. N. Sanders
Manning Monitor
C. C. Caswell
Clarinda Herald- Journal
Mitchell’ County Progress of
Osage
Storm Lake Pilot Tribune
The
Chronicle
Montezuma Republican
Irwin Canham
American Editors
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Mass
Sunday Evening to Follow Baptist V B School Program
One hundred six pupils and teachers finish the second week of vacation church school at Pella Baptist church with a noonday picnic at West Market Park to climax two weeks of Bible study. On Sunday evening June 10 at 0 p.m. the vacation school leads the regular service with the Junior Dept. program Walking With Jesus and displays by the Noah and the Ark group. The Nursery, Primary, and Junior departments contribute with supervised teaching by listed supts and teachers including Mrs. W. S. Van Hemert and Mrs. Thelma Van Hemert among others.
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Pella Baptist Church
West Market Park
Sharch School
W. S. van Hemert
C.F. Perron
F. van Vark
Alfred Renaud
Jean Swank
Dorothy van Vark
Ruth W den Bard
Pool and Park Are Most Inviting Spots in Town
Ottumwa church pastor Ken Allan Wood will speak in Pella tonight and Friday, with meetings from next Tuesday to Friday at the Church of the Open Bible. The town pool opens next Monday, with daily hours 1 to 4 and 6:30 to 9:30. Lifeguards and staff listed, season tickets range from 4.80 with tax to 3.00 for children, with individual tickets 25 to 30 cents plus tax. A ten week season runs through August 18, featuring softball games and ongoing recreation at the pool and park The article notes his wartime service in Germany and postwar ministry.
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Ken Allan Wood
Ottumwa
Germany
Min
Ius
Rock Quatey
Pella
Sie van Arkel
Gerrit de Wild
Mate Ten
Henry van Buren
Mildred Bishop
Carol Ver
Martha Kaylekooper Scuard
Chile
Carpenter's Diie
American Legion Auxiliary
J.C. Vander Veer
Pieni
Merchants Close Thursday Afternoons This Summer
Merchants will close their stores Thursday afternoons through June July and August. The list includes Town and Country Shop V & R Briardale Grocery Ulrich Market Verle Ver Dught sma Sybenga Bakery Coop Exchange It s Dry Goods seling s Shoe Store Veenstra Appl Co The Book Shop Coast to Coast Store Wormhoudt Kempkes Boat and Boatsma J C Penney Co G TL Van Den Berg Gambles Auth Dealer Gary T Vogelaar Wormhoudt Furniture Co Vandenberg Meat Mkt Allen s Variety Store Lees Variety De Jong Floral Seed Co Western Auto Assoc Store John F Dykstra Van Roekel Plumbing Vander Ploeg Bakery Vanderoort Super Mkt Ver Meer Grocery In t Veld Market Kuypers Music House Farmers Union Co op Grocery and Lumber Yard Waechter s Lumber Yard Kuyper Builders Material Co
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V & R Briardale Grocery
Ulrich Market Verle Ver Dughtsma Sybenga Bakery Coop_ Exchange
Seling
Veenstra’ Appl. Co
Wormhoudt and Kempkes Boat and Boatsma
J.C. Penney Co
G. TL van den Berg Gambles Auth
New U S Postal Money Order Form Effective July 1951
The post office introduces a new domestic money order form from July 1 1951 with features including no fixed post office for drawing cash, cashable at any post office or bank within one year, transferable ownership, and law prohibits multiple indorsements. International money orders remain unchanged. Arthur Klein, P a
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Arthur Klein
Baccalaureate Service Held in Chapel Sunday
Central College near graduation in Douwstra Chapel with 108 graduates and relatives. G T Vander Lugt delivered the baccalaureate address, Rev Milton Hoffmann assisted, the choir sang How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place, and Gordon Farndell played the organ. Vander Lugt urged faith as a moving force in life and warned of ultimate loyalty beyond college.
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G. T. Vander Lugt
Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Milton J. Hoffman
New Brunswick
Nal
Marvin ‘Thostenson
Brahms
Gordon Farndell
van der Lugt
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Pella’s
President of Hope
Father
Heaven
Baptist Church
M. J. Hoffman
Baptist V. B. School
Open Bible Church
United States Postal
Peter
Phow
Beond College
Vander Lust
Korea
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