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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
6
Hot June weather brings crowds to the municipal pool for swimming and diving lessons. Free instruction starts June 30 on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Open to non-swimmers and adult women. diving remains available Thursdays. Adults may ride towers for a five cent service fee. Competitive events for local swimmers planned. dates to be announced in The Onkle.
The Marion County Local Board reports the second registration date of July 1, 1941, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Every male citizen and male alien turning 21 by July 1, 1941 must register at the Local Board office in the basement of the Post Office Building, Knoxville. Marcus Stickle, Chairman.
The Banner Bearers Society of Otley Reformed Church plans an ice cream social and bazaar for Tuesday evening June 24 with all invited. Miss Belle Bogaard will speak. The Holland Ladies Aid of Second Christian Reformed Wall will hold their annual bazaar in the basement of the Second Christian Reformed Church on Friday June 27 at 2 o'clock. Everyone welcome.
Mrs Gerrit Witzenburg thanks friends for cards and flowers sent during illness. She expresses heartfelt appreciation for their thoughtful support and the comfort it brought.
The giant elm at Arthur C. Kress's Quasqueton farm, once named the Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa champion elm, was toppled by a recent storm. The tree measured a trunk diameter of 6 percent and a limb spread near 75 feet. A quip about conversations concludes the fragment.
Miss Bernace Van der Linden and Miss Helen Klyn work at the City Office assisting Pella residents to apply for Drivers licenses. Clerks will continue Thursday with no service fee beyond the standard fifty cent state charge. Applicants should bring old licenses and deadlines loom this month for Pella applications.
Hubert W. Slobe passed away at his home on Monday after a prolonged illness resisted by medical treatment. The report notes he was under care of physicians and authorities but provides few additional details.
Central College enters its third week of a full scale summer session aimed at teachers renewing certificates. Five full-time staff oversee courses including elementary education and industrial arts while extension classes and special programs in typing, shorthand, and science are offered. Local towns such as Monroe, Knoxville, Chariton, Oskaloosa and Newton send students, and the program is deemed highly successful with plans for a permanent summer program at Central.
At a Saturday tag sale in the interest of the Iowa Children’s Home Society Miss Dena Ver Stee in charge reports Glen Van Vark won first prize with 15.66 dollars. Tryna Mac Van Houweling and Gertrude Steenhock shared second with 13.35. Shirley De Cook and Bernice Heerema took third with 8.87. Myrtle Everal and Colleen Renaud were fourth with 8.74 and Erma May Vander Horst fifth with 8.35. Fourteen other workers received movie passes. Total proceeds 123.13 dollars. Sponsors thank contributors and volunteers.
The Woman's Federated Club received the second Red Cross yarn shipment and will distribute it Saturday June 21 from 1 to 1 p.m. at the City Office. Knitters are urged to assist in making sweaters, mittens, hats, and socks for men women and children by December 31 1941.
Des Moines Forty and Eight Voiture 71 hosts Legionnaires of the Sixth District at the Legionnaire Club 407 Fifth Avenue Des Moines on June 24. Doors open 3:00 pm dinner at 6:30 pm floor show and prizes. Business meeting 8:00 pm to elect officers with a note to bring a new member to boost district membership.
Klyn Bros. Hatchery and teed business will close at 6 00 p m daily except Saturdays when hours extend to 9 00 p m The notice sets new operating hours for the business.
The Chronicle requests a piece from William Nibbelink, once the cheerful Klyn & De Winter Meat Market clerk, about his experiences at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. He describes travel from Jefferson Barracks with 588 men, roles in Kitchen Police, long KP duties, the post arrival parade to music, meeting Des Moines friends, climate shifts, rain, and a Decoration Day pause as soldiers endure camp life away from home.
The federation held its fourteenth annual convention at Pella Iowa with Henry Hekman leading. Delegates praised hospitality, discussed scriptural study and the Epistle to the Ephesians, and elected board members. A large banquet at Central College featured speeches from church and college leaders and greetings from across the regions.
Public sale dates listed for notes judgments and all items of indebtedness. Collections may occur anywhere with no charge stated. Contact Reverend Valentine General Light Comer at Valentine Company Building in Marshalltown Iowa for details.
Pella Chamber of Commerce held its annual review on June 16 with President Frank M. Frush presiding. Members approved the financial report, praised past activities, and elected Joe dient, Andrew, and Tynadi ng as new directors replacing terms.
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