Ladies Auxiliary Aids Central College For 43 Years
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College has supported the college for 43 years, funding campus improvements, dormitory furnishings, and major projects. Highlights include landscaping in 1918, Graham Hall upgrades, Jordan Hall remodeling, and a $5,000 initial gift for the Kimball Organ with ongoing pledges and fundraising through sales and events.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Central College
Jordan Hall
Graham Hall
Pella
Mentink Named Dean of Men at Central College
President Vander Lugt announces Herbert G. Mentink will serve as Dean of Men at Central College, with a separate Dean of Men office and expanded counseling for over 200 veterans. Mentink, a 1938 faculty member, comes from Wisconsin Memorial Academy and will join Dean Pieter in handling broader academic life and faculty relations.
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G. T. Vander Lugt
Central College
Herbert G. Mentink
H. W. Pieter
Pietenpol
Veterans
Heart Ailment Claims Pella Man H. K. Pals
H K Pals a well known Pella resident in his later years died Wednesday morning about 8 amid a heart ailment. He had been working light duties as an inspector for the city paving project near the cement mixing area by the railway. Death came before aid could reach him and was attributed to a long standing heart condition. Funeral details were unavailable at press time.
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Consin
Hope College
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
H. K. Pals
Pella
Mr. Pals
Howell
Ter
T. G. Fultz
Band to Play At Maytag Park Friday Night
The Pella Band will perform Friday evening at Maytag Park Newton for one hour from 7:00 to 8:00 as part of the Elks Club Flag Day program. Representative F D Schwengel of Davenport will give a short address and a patriotic reading will be offered. Open to the public including Pella residents and visitors from the North Country.
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Maytag Park
Newton
Elks Club
F. D. Schwengel
Davenport
Pella
North Country
Garden Square
Henry Kuyper
Ed Beaning
Timely Weather Talk by Rotary Guest Jack Baldwin
Rotary meeting heard Jack Baldwin of Pella Airways discuss weather trends in Iowa and the Midwest. He outlined foundational factors behind weather changes and noted forthcoming long range forecast developments with reference to Norwegian scientists.
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Jack Baldwin
Pella Airways
Baldwin
Iowa
Midwest
Norwey
Municipal Pool Set to Open Monday June Sixteen
The municipal swimming pool will open at 2:00 PM on Monday June 16 with five staff supervising and two female guards Betty Dingeman and Bertha Vande Noord. Mrs Dora Carson will serve as matron. Eddie Van Arkel runs the checkroom. H Van Buren is custodian. Season tickets priced for adults 4.80 total with tax and children 8.00 total with tax.
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Sup Ed Schreiner
Water Department
Betty Dingeman
Bertha Vande Noord
Dora Carson
Eddie van Arkel
H. van Buren
Carpenter Drug Store
Carson
Carson Street
Rainfall summary and temperatures from early June
Last week rainfall totaled 8.08 inches with daily amounts of 1.78, .79, .28, and .88 inches. The first seven days of June recorded 4.81 inches. This morning June 11 the temperature was 60 degrees reported by H. K. Pals.
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H. K. Pals
Junior Legion Twilight Games Open Season
The Pella Junior Legion opens Friday at 5 30 p m at the city field with Ot tumwa providing the opposition in the opener. Monday June 16 Knoxville visits for the county elimination series as the second year of Junior League Baseball in Pella continues. Coaches Tharp and Rysdam urge support to boost interest in baseball and provide supervised training for teens.
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Pella Junior Legion
Ottumwa Nine
Knoxville
Ella
Tharp
Rysdam
Youth for Christ Holds First Sully Service June 14
Youth for Christ will hold their first service June 14 at 8 15 p m in Sully Town in the Community church if rain. Rev C W Swaback will be the speaker Mr and Mrs Clinton Bistrum will sing all are invited to attend.
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Youth For Christ
Sully
Communi Church
C. W. Swaback
Clinton Bistrum
Flood hits Ottumwa and Eddyville regions in historic crest
Des Moines Valley centers Red Rock Tracy Eddyville and Ottumwa faced record flood levels after a June cloudburst. Raccoon and nearby rivers surpassed all prior crests, forcing evacuations, boat rescues, and Navy aid. Eddyville reports 28 feet, Otumwa reports heavy damage and 15 foot water, with widespread cleanup ahead.
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Des Moines
Red Rock
Tracy
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Raccoon
Middle
Pella
Gaage
Marion County
National Guard
Navy Air Station
Navy
Bes Moines
Sheriff recounts weekend flood rescue efforts in Marion County
Marion County sheriff Jim Van Hemert and Deputy Loren Jarman describe a hectic weekend of evacuations after heavy flooding. They mobilized volunteers, boats from Pella officials, and local helpers to evacuate families south of Pella and in Harvey and Gerriter areas. Livestock were saved in some spots. praise goes to volunteers, Red Cross representatives Mrs Keith Milner and Pete Bybee, and Highway Patrol officers Leonard and Gilmour for constant assistance.
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Marion County
Jim van Hemert
Loren Jarman
van Hemert
Red Rock
Pella
Harvey
Gerriter
Knoxville
Red Cross
Keith Milner
Pete Bybee
Highway Patrol
Leonard and
Gilmour
Steeenhoek Car Stolen and Burned East of Pella
Prescott Steenhoek reported a 1939 Chevrolet stolen Monday night from his garage east of Pella, then found burning in a ditch near the airport next morning. He had left the ignition key inside, heard noises, and later alerted police. the insured vehicle was recovered destroyed by fire.
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Prescott Steenhoek
Steenhoek
Pella
de Hoog
The
Sherif
Two Softball Games Tonight at Pool Park Opener
The softball season opens at Pool Park this Thursday evening with two games, the first starting at seven o'clock. Good seating and lighting enhance the doubleheader. Last summer drew strong interest and with more young men taking up the sport, better teams and games are expected to boost fan enthusiasm.
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Pool Park
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