Big Evening at Pool Park July 4th Plan
Pool Park hosts July 4th festivities with Merchants vs Green Motors softball, Pella High marching band concert, fireworks display, and races for youths ages 10 to 14. Events start at six, no admission, collection taken to cover costs, and polls suggest local venue for picnics and refreshments.
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Pool Park
Merchants
Green Motors
Oskaloosa
Pella High
Pella Softball Association
Bob van Hemert
Cornice van Roekel
South Pella
Softball Association
Boyden Man Appointed to Music Faculty
Lawrence Grooters, formerly of Boyden Indiana, has been appointed Associate Professor at Central College. He will teach Church Music including hymnology worship and liturgies and direct the orchestra and band. He holds degrees from Northwestern Junior College University of Redlands and Union Theological Seminary. He served as Army Band Leader and directed Army bands abroad. He envisions reviving great church music at Central College and the Reformed Church. Mrs Grooters is daughter of Will Hospers of Orange City. Donald Phillips to Yale for graduate piano and composition. invited to Middlebury Composer's Conference.
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Lawrence Grooters
Boyden
Central College
Grooters
Northwestern Junior College
University of Redlands
California
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Army Music School
Washington, D.C
Unus
Reformed Church
Groeters
Pella
Central
van der Lugt
God
Will Hospers
Orange City
Donald Phillips
Yale University
Norfolk, Conn
Middlebury
Middlebury College
Vermont
Free Swimming Lessons at Pool for All Ages
Swimming lessons are offered at the pool on Tuesdays and Wednesdays mornings for ages 0 to 11 80. On cool days lessons move out of the pool waters. Come next week to join the class. All ages welcome. From nine.
Fifty nine Beginners Sign Up For Free Band Instrument Lessons
Pella parents and children welcomed a free summer instrument instruction program offered by Fred Whalley from the public schools. Sixty beginners from 4th grade to high school enrolled in sessions held Wednesdays and Fridays in the band room above the Fire Station.
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Pella
Fred Whalley
Marion County Leads State in Savings Bond Sales
Marion County remains top in state savings bonds, reaching 30.45 percent of the statewide quota by week four of Independence drive. Total sales hit 9.14 million toward a 30 million target, with Series E at 29.44 percent of its 19.7 million quota. County lead stands at 64.29 percent. Boone Polk and Dallas county follow over 50 percent.
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Roger F. Warin
Savings Bonds Division
Marion County
Boone, Polk
Dallas
Mahaska County
Jasper County
Industrial Arts Being Taught Here at Summer Session
Central College hosts Mr. J. A. Ruthven for a summer Industrial Arts course aimed at preparing students to teach the field in high schools. The program covers theory, mechanical drawing, wood turning, and shop work, with four hours daily in class and two in the shop. Three in service teachers Elmo Hughes Charles Silvey and Donald Walton seek this qualification.
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Central College
J. A. Ruthven
College Industries
Elmo Hughes
Pella Junior High
Charles Silvey
Prairie City
Donald Walton
Cotter
Partnership Dissolution at Vogelaar Brothers Hardware
Vogelaar Brothers dissolve their 26 year partnership in Vogelaar Hardware. Gary and Ben Vogelaar reorganize into separate enterprises with Ben driving hardware and appliances with son Carl, and Gary taking over the implement business and garage. A dissolution sale runs through next Saturday evening.
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Vogelaar
Gary
Ben Vogilaar
Busess
Gary Vogelaar
Ben
Carl
Pella Merchants defeat V F W in Newton by eight to one
Bill Stout reports the Pella Merchants beat Newton V F W 8 to 1 on a cold night. Veldhuis allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts as the Merchants pounded 14 hits and committed two errors off Christensen and Leyden. Bandstra led the offense with a triple and two singles, Gifford added three hits, and Lust junior homered for Newton while Bandstra also contributed.
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Bill Stout
Pella Merchants
Newton
V.F.W
Veldhuis
Merchants
Christensen
Leyden
B. Bandstra
Gifford
B. Ter Louw
Vos
Ver Meer
Lust
the Merchants
Leydens
Revised Schedule of Soft Ball Games
A corrected home schedule lists games against Prairie City on June 23 at home Garden Inn Des Moines on June 30, Oskaloosa on July 4, and John Deere in Waterloo on July 8 with a note that the original listing contained a mistake.
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Prairie City
Garden Inn
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
John Deere
Waterloo
Garden Inn of
Merchants Beat Reasnor 1 to 0 In Tight League Game
The Pella Merchants edged Reasnor 1 to 0 in a defensive duel last night. Veldhuis pitched for Pella allowing one hit while Hobbs gave up four. Gif ford, Veldhuis, and Van Zee produced the lone run in the seventh. Merchants improve to 3 wins and 1 loss in league play.
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Pella Merchants
Reasner
Veldhuis and
Randstra
Reasnor—Hobbs and Broderson
Vogelaars Launch Dissolution Sale With Store Remodel
Carpenters and painters will remodel the building next week. The east side will house a hardware store with latest counters and fixtures per LILA. The west side becomes a showroom for farm implements and automobiles. The first week of the sale was a success as Vogelaars push merchandise at special prices to reduce inventory.
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Vogelaars
The
Stor
Lake Prairie 4 H Club Tour Showcases Multiple Livestock Projects
Lake Prairie 4 H Club conducted a livestock tour visiting Don Heimstra Wilfred Roose Doris Dockendorff Johnny and Leonard Golink John Van Zemeren Carl Heimstra Norman Vanden Baard Lemar De Jong Wayne Van Gorp Bandstra Roland Eysink Ralph Ver Ploeg and Donna Veenstra to view calves sheep pigs and dairy cattle. Pop and ice cream were sold and a business meeting followed with a roll call and minutes read. Leo Waggoner and Lynn Fitsimmons attended the event.
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Lake Prairie
Don Heimstra
Wilfred Roose
Doris Dockendorff
Johnny
Leonard Golink
Norman Vanden Baard
Lemar de Jong
Wayne
Lee van Gorp
Bandstra’s
Roland Eysink
Ralph Ver Ploeg's
Donna Veenstra
Guernsey
Veenstra's
Leo Waggoner
Lynn Fitsimmons
Riding High by Swea City Youth bicycle modification
Dennis Lcoft of Swea City is riding high after he welded extra rear and front forks onto his bicycle. He says the modification adds height and improves vision.
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Dennis Lcoft
Swea
Four Menning Boys Graduate From Central College
Four Menning youths graduate from Central College. George Loyd Menning, class of 1960, is the fourth son of Rev. Gerrit Menning of Wanpun Wisconsin. Rev Ralph Menning, now pastor in Denver Colorado, also graduated from Central and Western Seminary in 1941. Donald J was graduate in 1940 and served in the Army Corps attaining lieutenant rank. He pursued graduate work at Stout Institute and taught Manual Arts at a Cedar Rapids high school, later becoming coordinator on an issue education program.
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George Loyd Menning
Gerrit Menning
Wanpun
Wis
Central College
Ralph Menning
First Reformed Church
Denver
Colo
Central
Western Seminsi
Reformed Church
Bellflower
Cal
Donald J
Gradu
Army Corps
Central College Alumni Highlights Military and Clerical Careers
Bob received his degree in absentia in 1942 after enlisting in the Army Air Service. A lieutenant who was a prisoner in Germany for 28 months later directed physical education at the Veterans Hospital in Knoxville and now lives in Pella. Lloyd entered the navy after high school, served as Seaman First Class, and, in four years, has not attended Central and works as a grocery clerk in Gentral. He plans to move to Holland Michigan next fall to enter Western Seminary. The senior family member has long served Central College as pastor of the Third Reformed Church in Pella from 1926 to TH, later on the Board of Trustees and vice-president, and he currently pastors the Emmanuel church at Waupun Wisconsin.
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Bob
Central
Germany
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Pella
Lloyd
Navy
Gentral
Menning
Holland
Mich
Western Seminary
Central College
Third Reformed Church
Ynaniel
Waupun
Wis
Oldtime Song Singalong Planned By Local Band
Facing a chilly Saturday evening crowd, the band led by Director Fred Whalley staged a fine concert with Pavanne, overture, and Marcho Polo among favorites. Next Saturday the audience may sing along to four old-time songs led by Whalley, with repeats of two numbers due to last week’s freeze.
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Garden Square
Fred Whalley
Pavanne
Whally
Whalley
Pella
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Beautiful
Ohio
May Earl
Briegel
Vinny
March
Moore
Mntey
The
Heralds
Chenette
Vogue
Holmes
Paris
Mellagh
King Cotton
Sousa
America
Lepers in New Guinea Aided by U N Staff
A leprosarium on a remote island off New Guinea now treats patients with a new drug, diasone, after Dutch members of the United Secretariat rallied support. Netherlands nationals contributed $150 to cover the cost of medicine for Dr. Roland Kalff, who heads the hospital. the initial results show some success.
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New York
New Guinea
United Secretariat
Netherlands
Roland Kalff
Egg Mass Count Surges Across Marion County Demonstrations
Demonstrations led by Mrs. Dorothy Oldenbrag Zim mierman reveal egg mass counts of the European corn borer are high in every township. The session near Pella covered life history, counting methods, spraying chemicals, and costs. County agent Waggoner notes the infestation is about twice last year and demands coordinated spraying to curb widespread damage.
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Leond
Lynn Fusimmans
Gerald de Penning
Pella
Marion County
Waggoner
Wargener
Extension Service
Iowa
Marion
Pella All Stars edge Green Motors 1 0 on late run
Till and Bennett dominated as the Pella All Stars beat Green Motors of Oskaloosa 1 0. Marold Slings drove in the lone run in the first, while Harlan McClure allowed four hits for the losers. The All Stars also beat Perey 9 3 with Bill Bennett fanning 11 and 11 hits against Perey.
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Till
Bennett
Green Motors
Oskaloosa
Pella
Marold Slings
Harlan McClure
All Stars
Perey
Bill Bennett
Brock
Bob Galvan
Joyce Leydens Attends Hawkeye Girls State at Grinnell
Joyce Leydens daughter of Mr and Mrs Neal Leydens leaves June 18 to join the Fifth Annual Hawkeye Girls State at Grinnell College. About 240 girls will learn how a representative government functions by forming city county and state governments while living communally. Eligibility requires senior high school status in the top half of class good health and leadership and patriotism. Hawkeye Girls State board directors and associates from Iowa communities oversee the program.
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Joyce Leydens
Neal’ Leydens
Hawkeye
Grinnell College
American Legion Auxiliary
Jean
Our
Hawkeye Girls State
Leo W. Laird
Stockwell City
Oscar Hansen
Linus City
Thos Me Tracey
Manchester
John Gillespie
Des Moines
Jack Bouma
Pocahontas
Blanche G. Altee
1. 10
Jacobson
Boone
Department
Neighbour Fatally Attacks Man With Ball Bat
A man died after a neighbor, Tom Lewis, struck him over the head with a ball bat during a dispute near their Illinois home. He collapsed en route to hospital, authorities say.
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Ealy
Nelson
Tom Lewis
Fork found after field disturbance near Little Rock
Claus Loger misplaced a pitchfork last summer near Henrichs Farm close to Little Rock. The fork was plowed under in the fall and rediscovered only after the field was disced, dragged, and planted. The tool showed minimal wear, surfacing during field work.
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Claus Loger
Little Rock
WHO Arranges Air Shipment for Leprosy Treatment
A shipment for leprosy treatment was organized via air transport and a copra boat, coordinated through the World Health Organization, a U.N. Specialized Agency.
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World Health Organization
WHO
U.N
Chronicle Among Winners In NEA Contests
The Chronicle was among two papers placing in the National Editorial Association contests at Providence Rhode Island last week. It earned third in Service to Agriculture, with Washington County News Forest Grove Oregon first and South Carolina Independent Tribune second. The Iowa Daily, The Algona Upper Des Moines, took top honors in Best Ad Promotion and other Iowa papers earned modest honors. Judges praised timely farm pages and on the farm reporting with strong photos and action stories. Continued on Page 6.
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Chronicle
Providence
Rhode Island
Washington County News
Forest Grove
Oregon
South Carolina Independent Tribune
Lowa Malls Citizen
Algona
Des Moines
Mitchell Co Press
Osage
Lowa
Hamburg
Whw
Abert City Appeal
Klemme ‘Times
Eshibit
Rffeck
Centerville
Lonesian and
Citizen
Anders Anth
Carolina Independent Tribune
Carolina-Georgia
Pella Cowa Chronicle
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Vogelaar Brothers
John Neagle
Judi Allen
Peggy Kuyper
Kay Scholten
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mickey van Veen
RHE Merchants
Reasnor
Monnings
Ralph
Don
Gerrit
Mall
Goldman
Golden Gate
Irving Berlin
Dorothy Oldenbrag Zimmierman
Catherine Poppen
Zimmerman
Interlaken
N.yic
Hope College Hell
Michigan
Northwes University
Gern
N, Sheeshmat
Percy
Pella All Stars
Girls’ State
Grinnell
Pitchfork
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