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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1954

Page

4

Open Bible College Speaker Headlines Local Church Services

At Churches Cye Caller Sunday schedule includes 9 45 a m Sunday School for all ages 11 a m morning worship and 6 30 p m special music followed by 7 30 p m evangelistic service with Rev C Russell Archer guest speaker Open Bible College president in Des Moines also a 7 45 p m Monday singspiration rally at Runnells high school gym and 7 45 p m Wednesday midweek prayer service Pastor Edward H Tanis presides with communion at 9 45 a m and again at 11 05 a m and 7 30 p m gospel service Roy Vander Krol of Sully to bring the message welcomes all

Cye C. Russell Archer Open Bible College Des Moines Musi Overcomer Archer Runnells Iowa Edward H. Tanis King’s Table Roy Vander Krol Sully

Sunday Services and Radio Broadcast at Third Church

Russell J. Redeker leads a full day of worship at Third Church with services at 9 30 a m 11 00 a m 2 00 p m 6 30 p m and 7 30 p m plus a 9 15 p m radio broadcast on KXEL and KBOE. The day features Holy Communion Sunday school Victory groups and election of officers with Rev H Bast presenting Judgment Comes to Israel on air.

Russell J. Redeker Israel C. E Judy van Zee Third Church Temple Time Reformed Church In America KXEL Waterloo KBOE Oskaloosa H. Bast

Morning Worship and Evening Service Schedule

Morning worship at 10 15 am with the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Evening praise at 7 30 pm titled An Easy Going Religion. Intermediate Christian Endeavor and Senior Christian Endeavor meet at 6 30 pm.

Intermediate Christian Endeavor Senior Christian Endeavor

Obituary John J Vander Werff of Pella Iowa

John J Vander Werff born December 30 1872 on a farm southeast of Pella Iowa died June 20 1954 at age 81 years 5 months and 21 days He married Elizabeth Dennis July 30 1902 who survives with two sons Hubert of Baxter and John G of Pella and four grandsons He was predeceased by his parents a brother Alt and sister Katherine Clark He was a lifelong farmer a member of Black Oak Lodge 491 and a 36 year Mason He served as Secretary of the Porterville School District for AT years Funeral services were held June 23 1964 at 10 30 a m Rev E V Goad officiating Graveside rites by Black Oak Lodge 491 Portergrove Cemetery

John J. Vander Werff John Vander Werff Eva van Ginkel Pella Iowa Elizabeth Dennis Hubert Baxter John G Black Oak Lodge Portergrove Cemetery

Thanks for kindness to John J. VanderWerff family

To friends and neighbors who were kind to our dear husband and father John J. VanderWerff both before and after his death we express heartfelt thanks. We are grateful to all who expressed sympathy and sent flowers. Mrs John VanderWerff and Children.

John J. VanderWerff John VanderWerff

Mrs Mattie Klyn Rites Held For Pella Native

Mrs Mattie Klyn born near Pella Iowa August 10 1878 died June 12 1954 at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa at age 75 years 10 months 2 days She married Garret Klyn April 14 1908 producing two sons Harold Sully and Lester Lynnville Also survived by three grandchildren Keith at Ft Sill Oklahoma Shirley Sully and Carolyn Lynnville One brother and other relatives noted in the obituary

Mattie Klyn John Katherine Elscott Pella Iowa Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa Christ Garret Klyn Harold Sully Lester Lynnville Keith U. S Ft. Sill Oklahoma Shirley Carolyn

Pella High Auditorium Service and Church Schedule

Trinity Church extends a cordial welcome with a Sunday morning service at 9 30 a m and 11 a m Sunday school. Evening gatherings include Judgement Comes at 6 30 p m junior and intermediate C E sessions and Senior C E on freedom in a disciplined living led by Robert Rempelender.

Pella High School C. de Jong Israel C. E Robert Rempelender Trinity Church

Sunday church schedule with meetings and talks

At 9 30 Sunday school 10 45 morning worship led by Dr Douglas Straton No evening service Preaching at Amsterdam school house four miles west of Pella on the second and last Tuesday each month at 7 30 pm Rev H L Van Dellen retired missionary of the American Sunday School Union conducts Meekness and Its Special Reward Matt 5 5 on June 29 Special singing by the Schakel twins

Douglas Straton Amsterdam Pella H. L. van Dellen Sionary American Sunday School Union Schakel Twins

Bereaved Sully Woman Laid to Rest after Services

Survivors include a daughter Janice Er, Jake and sister Katherine Elscott of Sully Iowa with many relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her husband on April 22 1984 four brothers and four sisters. Funeral June 15 1954 at 1 30 pm from Friends Church Lynnville with Revi Carl D Byrd and Mr Paul Wilcott officiating. burial in Sully cemetery.

Jake Katherine Elscott Sully Towa Friends Church Lynnville Iowa Carl D. Byrd Paul, Wilcott

Thanksgiving for Mrs. Mattie Klyn's Life and Kindness

Family of Mrs. Mattie Klyn expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for their support during illness and after her death. They acknowledge sympathy and flowers as tokens of respect.

Mattie Klyn

Marion County Girls Attend Ames 4-H Convention Tea

Marion County girls joined the 4 H State Convention in Ames. Mrs Howard Core and Mrs Dwight Harvey led as honored guests at a tea in Memorial Union Oak Room on Thursday June 17. Leaders attended a special campus session while delegates focused on clothing foods and nutrition. Notable events included an Iowa 4-H history program and talks by Martha Bickle and Louise Leonard Wright.

Howard Core Dwight Harvey Ames Oak Room Memorial Union Marion County Iowa 4-H

Lines by Loglow Path to Savings and Bonds Wealth

An advertising pitch promotes the Payroll Savings Plan to steadily set aside small weekly sums to buy Bonds. It outlines a hypothetical path: $93.75 weekly leads to $2,136 in 9 years 8 months, then compounding for ten more years yields about $5,152. The message urges investing with Uncle Sam to make dollars work.

Uncle Sam

Wireless Telegraphy Demonstration At Des Moines May 1 1909

A wireless telegraphy demonstration was held at Highland Park College in Des Moines on May 1 1909 showcasing early radio communication methods and technology.

Highland Park College Des Moines

Veterinarian Offers Pointers on How to Keep Bloated Cattle Alive

County Extension Youth Assistant Dale C Seebach quotes Dr John Herrick Iowa State College on emergency steps to save bloated cattle. Advice includes monitoring, movement, front elevation, mouth gags, cautions against antiferments, proper use of a stomach tube, and when to call a veterinarian for downed animals to prevent death and ensure meat safety.

County Extension Dale C. Seebach Knoxville John Herrick Iowa State College

Flammable Fabrics Act Sets New Fire Safety Rules

The Flammable Fabrics Act, approved by the 83rd Congress, goes into effect June 30. It bans textiles and garments highly flammable for interstate sale or importation and requires fire retardant treatment or construction changes for compliance by manufacturers and enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.

United States Federal Trade Commission

Before Highway Deaths A History Of Iowa Suicides

Historical notes trace Iowa suicides to early 1900s through self-destruction linked to laudanum carbolic acid and despondency. Reports mention antidotes and ads like Electric Bitters, a 1904 run-down system link, a 1906 07 female trend rumor, and later economic hardship raising the rate with 471 deaths in 1930 versus 339 in 1949.

State Historical Society of Town Iowa

Health Education Workshop Planned in Ames July 14 16

The 8th annual Health Education Workshop is planned for July 14 to 16 at Iowa State College in Ames. Topics include nutrition and mental health on day one, community action health education on day two, and health in town on day three.

Ames Iowa State College

Open to Public Health Workshop Announced by State Groups

Sponsors welcomed include Owly State Department of Health Iowa State Dental Society and the State Department of Public Instruction along with Iowa Hospital Association Blue Cross Blue Shield and others. Public may attend and request details from the Health Education Division Town State Department of Health Alexandra was founded by Alexander the Great.

Owly State Department of Health State Comtety Iowa State Dental Society State Department of Public Instruction Iowa State College Voluntary Health Notes Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Associa Division Part Tion Towa Society For Crippled Children and Adults Blue Cross-Blue Shield Towa Congress of Parents and Teachers Iowa Hospital Association Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Town State Department of Health

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