Pella Horse and Pony Show Key Event July Fourth
Pella residents and visitors are invited to the July 4 Horse and Pony Show at Swimming Pool Park with open entries for all classes including children ponies draft horses and barrel race. Organizers John Van Zee Simon A Kooyman and Connie Van Roekel promote a lively evening of contests prizes and fun following last year’s crowd of over two thousand.
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Pella
Swimming Pool
John van Zee
Simon A. Kooyman
Connie van Roekel
Pella Horse and Mule Association
Miss Virginia Groendyke to Be Band Soloist
Rain postpones the Pella Chamber of Commerce band concert to next Saturday evening. Miss Virginia Groendyke, soprano, will perform a vocal solo after a program of marches waltz fox trot overture medley and more. The event invites the public to attend.
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Pella Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Groendyke
Worrel
Silver Crescent
Overture
Russell
South America
Rome
Amina
Linkerlhey
Berin
Lake
Ivanovics
Josephine
Yoder
Cyrus the Great
King
Dr McClanahan to Speak at Rotary Luncheon Today
Dr Frank McClanahan M D an instructor at Westminster Youth Conference on Central College campus will guest speak at the Rotary meeting at noon. He served as Chief Surgeon for Lord Carnarvon's Archaeological Expedition at Mission Hospital Assiut Egypt where the tomb of King Tut was found and is now exhibited in Cairo. He is on furlough and on the staff of Monmouth College Illinois.
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Frank McClanahan
Westminster
Central College
Rotary
McClanahan
Lord Carnarvon
Mission Hospital
Assiut
el Egypt
King Tut
Cairo
Egypt
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Ilinois
Westminster Youth Conference At Central College Des Moines
One hundred thirty one Des Moines youths registered June 23 on Central College campus for Westminster Youth Conference. Dr W W Orr presides as director with instructors from Presbyterian churches and colleges. Activities include classes in Christian stewardship music life of Christ and visual education along with swimming tennis softball and badminton. the conference closes June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Central College
Westminster
W. W. Orr
Westminster — United _ Presbyterian Church of
Assiut
Egypt
McClanahan
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Illinois
Irwin Elligan
First United Presbyterian Church of
Norfolk
Virginia
James McClelland
Knox United Presbyterian Church of
H. 8. van Wyk
Ellis Butler
McCormick Theological Seminary of Chicago
Doctor Hoffman Decorated by Queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands
A letter to Dr. M. J. Hoffman of New Brunswick Theological Seminary and former Central College president from Ambassador Loudon announces that Queen Wilhelmina has appointed him an officer in the Order of Orange Nassau for services to the Netherlands during and after the war. He is invited to receive the insignia in New York on June 18 at 3:30 p.m.
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M. J. Hoffman
New Brunswick “Theological Seminary
Central College
Loudon
Netherlands
Polla
Wilhelmina
Order of Orange Nassau
New Amsterdam
The
Netherlands Club
Rockefeller Plaza
New York City
Bond Sales in County Half of Year's Quota
P H Kuyper, North Marion County Chairman, reports May savings bond sales of 176704, bringing five month total to 1479385 53.81 percent of the 1947 quota of 2748984. Kuyper urges continued investment in Series E F and G bonds, noting payroll savings and Bond a Martha plan help families save while financing national debt.
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P. H. Kuyper
North Marion County
Savings Bonds
Treasury Department
United States
Kuyper
Hussong to Present Senior Voice Recital at Douwstra Chapel
Gerald Hussong a Worthington Minnesota bass baritone and Central College senior will present his Senior Voice Recital in Douwstra Chapel on July 1 at 7 30 p m. Accompanist is Donald Hull of Chicago a Central student who studied with Eleanor Barr. The program opens with Monteverde Gloomy Woods de Lully and Handel s Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Along a Schubert Erlkonig Brahms By the Sea A Thought Like Music Racimanino Beaming Eyes MacDowell tn Myself When I Was Young and other songs by American composers with a mix of Italian French and German works.
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Gerald Hussong
Worthington
Minnesota
Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Donald Hull
Chicago
Central
Eleanor Barr
Hussong
de Lully
Schubert
Youth for Christ Team in Holland Report T: Youth for Christ Team in Holland Report
Spencer De Jong recounts four young evangelists in the Netherlands facing rapid months of meetings. sellout crowds pack halls in Rotterdam Hilversum and Utrecht with 1600 youths at each rally. a former prisoner sought prayer and deliverance, and the team gained favor with Dutch church leaders and a marine base invitation.
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Spencer de Jong
Youth For Christ Team
Holland
Dutch Reformed Church
Netherlands
Utrecht
Gene
Hilversum
Spencer
The
Nethli
Marine Base
Pella Men Help Clean Eddyville Flood Aftermath
More than fifty men from Pella answered Dan Dingeman and Elbert Van Maanen to aid Eddyville in flood cleanup. They used fire trucks, pumps, hoses, and shovels to clear mud and debris from Main Street and about thirty five homes. A noon dinner at Eddyville High School and 60 pounds of Pella bologna supported volunteers amid rising river floods threatening progress.
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Pella
Eddyville
Main Street
Dan Dingeman
Elbert van Maanen
Henry van Zee
W. A. Roorda
Alfred Renaud
An Legion
Renaud
Francit Seed Company
Frank DiNicola
McCabe
Marion County
Main
Fudyville High School
Klaas
tVeld
Des Moines
Hymn Sing At Third Reformed Church Sunday Evening
The Christian Endeavor society of the Third Reformed Church sponsors a hymn sing Sunday evening June 29 at 8 00 p m Nick Gouselink will lead songs The public is invited to enjoy an hour of inspirational singing
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Christian Endeavor Society of the Third Reformed Church
Nick Gouselink
Book Will Carry Story of Iowa to Foreign Lands
People from around the world will learn about Iowa as the Iowa Development Commission distributes its book Iowa : Land of Industrial Opportunity through the State Department channels. The effort aims to showcase Hawkeye state industries and opportunities to international audiences.
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Iowa
Hawkeye State
Iowa Development Commission
Boat Furniture Store Plans Aid for Flood Victims
In Eddyville many Pella area families displaced by floods will receive help from the Boat Furniture Store. The plan trades in old furniture for new pieces at liberal allowances, then donates the used items through a church committee to local residents in need. An advertisement explains the effort.
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Boat Furniture Store
Eddyville
Blight Threat To Iowa Garden Crops Warned By Pathologists
Iowa State College plant pathologists warn that cool rainy weather could trigger late blight on potatoes and tomatoes across Iowa and neighboring states. A coordinated plan with state colleges and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue weekly reports and promote sanitation, rotation, spacing, and multiple sprays to combat the disease, with details available through county extension offices.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Towa
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Iowa State College Extension Service
Ames
Pauline Tysseling Joins City Library Staff as Student Assistant
At a Board of Trustees meeting Miss Pauline A Tysseling was appointed student assistant on the city library staff. She will be a high school senior this fall but has permission from authorities to handle library duties alongside studies. She began work after school and is quickly learning library service details.
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Pauline ‘A. Tysseling
Miss Tysseling
Secretary of State Letters Commission for Overseas Libraries
A recent letter from the Secretary of State's office asks the Commission to send 100 copies to the Division of Libraries and Institutes for overseas distribution. The request outlines overseas deployment through library and information networks.
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Ment
Secretary of State
Division of Libraries and Institutes
NEW OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED BY THE LEGION POST
Van Veen Van Hemert Legion Post will elect officers next Monday evening June 30. Nominations were confirmed at the May meeting. World War II veterans will hold executive posts, others run by WWI veterans. Candidates include Gene Stientjes and Clarence Van Niewaal for Commander, Lee Vriezelaar and John Hoogenakker for 1st vice commander, Warren Van Sittert and Glen Koopman for 2nd vice commander. Other nominees cover sergeant at arms chaplain notification and publicity officers, historian, and board members. The post plans building program leadership and invites all ex servicemen to attend and support the election.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Legion
Legion
Gene Stientjes
Clarence van Niewaal
Lee Vriezelaar
John Hoogenakker
Warren van Sittert
Glen Koopman
Jacob Vande Veer
Will Gosselink
William G. Winstead
Vivian Weirather
Bud Ver Meer
George Ver’ Steeg
Tunis Kempkes
Henry Klyn
George Lankelma
Will van Hemert
D. C. van’ Zante
George van Gorkum
Gerrit H. Vanden Berg
Diller Vander Ploeg
Ver Dught
Keith van Zee
Dirk van Zante
Bob Evers
Kiwanians Hear Central College Art Instructor
The Kiwanians hosted Professor John Wesley of Central College Art department as guest speaker. He said art is not limited to painting and can include sculpture architecture or functional objects. He argued the public often misreads modern art without grasping the artist’s vision.
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Kiwanians
John Wesle
Central College Art Department
Rainfall totals for a wet week report
Neighbor Mrs. G C measured weekly rainfall in June in Mrs H K Pals absence. Readings show 0.37 inch on June 18, 0.98 on the 20th, 0.28 on the 21st, 0.85 on the 23rd, 0.50 on the 24th, with a total around 2.8 inches.
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H. K. Pals
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Dorothy Th Potter
Mai Wite
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Jean-Baptiste de Lully
Giovanni Martini
Handel
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
Sergi Racimaninot
Edward MacDowell
Liza Lehmann
R. Vaughan Williams
Marshall Kernochan
Pearl C
Curran
Cool Forsyth
Youth For Christ
America
Christ
Koninginnekerk
Rotterdam
Rvice
Marim
Bob Dingeman
Jimmie Dingeman
Willard Bosveld
Herman Zwank
Fred Hockman
Godert
Vander Hart
John Hoeksema
Frandit Seed Co
Bill, van Dyk
John Vander Werf
Glenn Armstrong
Dick Butt
Bill Grootveld
Charlie Dykhuis
Dale Vander Pol
Reno Rysdam
Pete Ganss
Wm. van Dusseldorp
Arie Monster
Peter Breen
Ernest van Hansten
Connie Verwers
Gerrit K. Zee
Gerald de Penning
Clarence de Penning
W. Roorda
Lewis G. van Roekel
Anthony Nunnikhoven
Sage van Vliet
Jake T. van
Russel van Zante
Herman C.W. van Vark
Cas Lautenbach
Ralph J. Kuiper
Les Sadler
Cookie
van Vark
John van Vark
Menry van Hee
Jacob Aalbers
Péte Michenary Willemsen
Glenn Klein
Wiliam Me Wast
Jim Wriezelaat
Wm. Stuursma
Pauline Tysseling
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