General Synod Opens In Holland Michigan June 5
The 141st regular session of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America opens in Holland Michigan with 250 delegates and many visitors attending the Lord’s Supper service. President Dr Harry J Hager presides. Rev Henry Beltman delivers the communion sermon. The assembly remembers 16 clergy who died last year as it celebrates the church’s centennial link to Albertus C Van Raalte. Major issues include potential union with United Presbyterian and ties to the Federal Council of Churches. The church reports 101,330 members and 180,309 in Sunday schools, with total denominational expenditure near 7.87 million dollars.
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General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Holland
Michigan
Harry J. Hager
Chicago
Illinois
Henry Beltman
Los Angeles
California
Beltman
Reformed Church In
America
Albertus C. van Raalte
Netherlands
Lake Macatawa
Samuel M. Zwemer
Reformed Church
Arabia
United Presbyterian
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
United Advance
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John W. Beardslee, Jr
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
New
Brunswick Elects President and Beltman Reappointed Vice President
Brunswick New Jersey selects its President and the Rev Henry Beltman of Los Angeles California is reappointed to a second term as Vice President. The vote confirms leadership changes and continuation of Beltman’s vice presidency.
Short Term Pastorate Association Established by Synod
The General Synod formed a Short-Term Pastorate Association under the Board of Domestic Missions. Pastors and churches may join. pastors will be assigned to pastorless congregations by a committee led by Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, Dr. James Z. Nettinga, Dr. Simon Blocker, and Dr. Victor Blekkink. The move ends centuries of independent congregational action. The act is voluntary and limited to joining pastors and churches. Additionally the Synod voted to stay in the Federal Council of Churches for another year, aiming to influence doctrinal alignment with Biblical Christianity, and set up a committee led by Dr. John W. Beardslee to study the Federal Council and the National Association of Evangelicals, reporting next year.
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General Synod
Board of Domestic Missions
Frederick Zimmerman
James Z. Nettinga
New York City
Simon Blocker
Holland
Michigan
Victor J. Blekkink
Cohoes
New York
Remai Federal Coun
Synod
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Council
Federal Council
National Association of Evangelicals
John W. Beardslee
Successful Vac. Bible School Held At Wheat Grow
A ten day Daily Vacation Bible School at Wheat Grow enrolled 39 students with an average daily attendance of 36. Primary intermediate teaching by Mrs. A. J. Van Roekel and Edgar Van Arkel, with Eleanor Vander Beek at the piano. The class studied the Acts. daily missionary offering totaled 21.45 dollars. An Friday evening program delighted parents. Rev. H. L. Van Dellen, regional missionary for the American Sunday School Union, sponsored the school. Esther Van Heukelem of Leighton and Edgar Van Arkel also conduct a similar school at Pleasant Ridge School on Highway 163.
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A. J. van Roekel
Edgar van Arkel
Eleanor Vander Beek
H. L. van Dellen
American Sunday School Union Union
Esther van Heukelem
Leighton
Pleasant Ridge School
Highway 163
Waterfowl book second edition available for order
The State Conservation Commission announces a revised second edition of Waterfowl in Town by Jack Musgrove and Mary Musgrove. The 130 page cloth bound volume with color plates is limited to 4000 copies and costs 1 postpaid. Orders may be sent to the Conservation Commission at 914 Grand Avenue Des Moines.
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State Conservation Commission
Jack Musgrove
State Department of History and Archives
Mary Musgrove
The
Conservation Department
Maynard Reece
G. L. Ziemer
Conservation Commission
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
Air Corps Vets May Enlist in Iowa National Guard
Air corps veterans in Iowa may enlist in limited numbers with local Iowa National Guard units with transfer to the Air Arm in emergencies. Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl announced the plan, with Col. Ellis E. Eno coordinating arrangements. Transfers will be in grade where possible, aiding former airmen to train near Des Moines and Sioux City and rejoin the Air Force when needed.
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Des Moines
Air Corps Veterans of Iowa
Iowa National Guard
Sioux City
Charles H. Grahl
Ellis E. Eno
Fort Dodge
Grahl
Iowa Ional Guard
Air Force
Iowa Point
Genhl
National Guard
Dwight Mathes to Attend State 4-H Conservation Camp
Dwight Mathes of Pella and Lake Prairie township will join the 1947 state conservation camp at Mitigwa from June 12 to 15. Fifty youths total are chosen, with Mathes recognized for baby beef, heifer, and colt work and notable wildlife conservation efforts. The program includes nature study, resource conservation, crafts, crafts, and lectures by Badger Clark and George McCullough. Demonstrations on firearm safety will be led by Harry Linn, with support from Federal Cartridge Corporation. Iowa State College staff and extension specialists will assist, including George Bowling, Robert Gray, Floyd Paddock, E P Sylvester, Tolbert MacRae, and Gertrude Show Sanford.
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Dwight Mathes
Pella
Lake Prairie Township
Mitigwa
Mathes
Colt Club
Badger Clark
Custer
S. D
Harry D. Linn
Des Moines
George McCullough
Minneapolis
Minn
Federal Cartridge Corporation
Marion County 4-H Club Projects Share Enrollment Totals
G Gross Rogers reports Marion County has 226 4-H members enrolled in agricultural projects with total project enrollment at 561 head of livestock. Baby beef leads with 68 members and 118 animals, followed by purebred beef heifer 39 members and 65 animals, dairy 85 members and 51 animals. Additional entries include 23 purebred litters with 141 pigs among 19 members, 31 market pigs, 12 colts, 8 market litters, and 79 lambs. There are 12 clubs countywide, served by 24 volunteer men plus 6 county 4-H committee members guiding club programs.
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Marion County
G. Gross Rogers
Iowa Cook Book Nearing Completion
The Iowa Development Commission received hundreds of recipes from Towa’s cooks for the Iowa Cook Book. Entries cover poultry and meats eggs cheese fruits and vegetables. A food expert will approve them before publication aimed for early summer.
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Towa
Towa Development Commission
Iowa
Towa's
Diamond studded pit awarded to local bread truck driver
Jerry Dykstra of Sheldon recently received a diamond studded award for eight years of careful driving while operating a bread truck. Last week a Clay County resident collided with his truck, causing $260 in damage. The incident was especially aggravating because the collision happened during a May snowstorm.
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Jerry Dykstra
Sheldon
Clay County
Penn College Summer School Enrollment Tops Years
Registrar Cassa Mae Conover reported the Penn College summer session has reached its highest level in years with 204 students enrolled on the first day, up 50 percent from last year. Oska loosa and Mahaska county contribute most, with 14 from outside the town and 69 from outside Mahaska. Attendees include Mildred Gosselink Frank Klynsma Dorothy Mansma Ada Steenhoek Agnes Vander Hart and Thelma Van Hemert.
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Cassa Mae Conover
William “Penn “College
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Mahaska
Town
Pella
Mildred Gosselink
Frank Klynsma
Dorothy Mansma
Ada Steenhoek
Agnes Vander Hart
Thelma van Hemert
Winners Named in Iowa Music Club Contests
The Iowa Federation of Music Clubs with Dr. Francis J. Pyle of Drake University announces winners in two contest classes. Young Composers winners include Val Jean Phillips for oboe and piano solos, with Marilyn Zolnosky receiving honorable mention for cello. Over 26 awards go to Hiram Hunn and Ralph Pixley in chamber, choral and vocal solo categories. Vierlyn Trene Longnecker earned piano solo honorable mention. Over $300 in awards are to be broadcast by KSO early July.
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Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
Francis J. Pyle
Drake University
Val Jean Phillips
Cedar Falls
Marilyn Zolnosky
Des Moines
Iowa
Hiram Hunn
Ralph Pixley
Ivan Kortkamp
Nevada
Vierlyn Trene Longnecker
KSO Broadcasting
Homestead Rights To Be Determined In District Court
In Marion county a suit tests the legality of denying homestead exemptions for residents of Johnston apartments. Petitioners include J. E. Snover Selma Strasburger Rhea Wilson Marshall Paul J. Grundmoon and Lloyd and Marcia Reese. Defendants are the Marion county Board of Supervisors the county auditor the county treasurer and the State Tax Commission. The court will decide if each occupant’s space qualifies as a homestead under the law.
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Marion County District Court
State Tax Commission
Johnston
J. E. Snover
Selma Strasburger
Rhea Wilson Marshall
Paul J. Grundmoon
Lloyd
Marcia Reese
Board of Supervisors of
Marion County
Knoxville Journal
Navy Midshipman Joe Synhorst Heads on World Tour
Midshipman Gerald Synhorst known as Joe, son of Mr and Mrs John Synhorst of Route 1, sails from Annapolis with his Naval Academy class on a goodwill trip to England Scotland Norway Sweden and Denmark. The voyage on the new aircraft carrier Kearsarge will last until late August with mail addressed to USS Kearsarge 9% FPO New York New York.
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Gerald Synhorst
Joe
John Synhorst
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
England
Scotland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Kearsarge
Mid
Synhorst
U.S.S
PFC Bob De Ronde Wins Paratrooper Wings in Japan
PFC Bob J. De Ronde, 18, from Pella Iowa, earned his paratrooper wings at the 11th Airborne Division Jump School in Sendai Honshu Japan He serves as a squad leader in I Company 511th Parachute Infantry 11th Airborne Division De Ronde enlisted September 1946 and shipped overseas December 1946 after graduating from Pella High School in June 1946 He is the son of an older brother Jake De Ronde residing at 709 University Street Pella Iowa.
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Eighth Army
Hachinche
Japan
Bob J. de Ronde
Pella
Town
11Th Airborne Division
Pfe
de Ronde
511Th Parachute Infantry
Airborne
Sendai
Honshu
Rev De Bruin Reflects on India Freedom and Peace
A letter from Rev. C. A. De Bruin to the editor of the Pella Chronicle discusses India’s approaching independence, the role of Christian missions, and calls for peaceful cooperation with Britain’s exit. He notes Kodaikanal conventions, Montbatten’s partition plan, Gandhi’s plea for harmony, and shares updates on Ranipet operations and local Christian missions amid turbulent times.
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C. A. de Bruin
India
Perfect Record Achieved by LaClaire Student Carol Ahlgren
Carol Ahlgren of LaClaire completed seven years of school with perfect attendance and punctuality. No absences or tardies recorded, marking a notable honor for the pupil and school.
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LaClaire
Carol Ahlgren
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