Wings Over Jordan Choir arrives for Friday concert in Pella
The famed Wings Over Jordan Black tradition choir brings twelve trained voices to Third Reformed Church on Friday July 1 at 7 30 p m. Sponsored by the Mary and Martha Circle and the Baptist Church of Pella the event includes a community supper and overnight lodging with no admission charge a free will offering will be collected. The group known for broadcasts on Columbia and wartime service tours in Europe brings a narrative of Black American musical heritage.
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Wings Over Jordan
Tomorow
Third Reformed Church
Mary and Martha Circle
Third Reformed
Baptist Church of
Pella
Italy
France
Belgium
Germany
Jordan
Arni, India Pastor Visiting Here in H. Pietenpol Home
Reverend Henry Lazarus, pastor of the Church of South India at Arni, is visiting the Pietenpols. He arrived in the U S in August 1954 and attends Union Theological Seminary in New York for two semesters. He will speak July 3 at Third Reformed Church and at Trinity Church Sunday School, then preach at the Reformed Church in Oskaloosa before leaving July 4 for Grand Rapids Michigan. His wife, a medical doctor educated at Vellore Christian College, did not accompany him.
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H.W. Pietenpol
Henry Lazarus
Church of South India
Arni
Reformed Church In America
Lazarus
U. S
Union Theological Seinary
New York
India
Third Reformed Church
Trinity Church
Reformed Church
Oskaloosa
Pella
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Christian College
Vellore
Ida Scudder’s hospital founder visits Pella region
Reverend Lazarus said he found Pella people friendly during his visit. Dr. Pietenpol met him in New York last fall, highlighting connections surrounding the famed Ida Scudder hospital.
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Ida Scudder
Lazarus
Pella
Pietenpol
New York
Seed Dealers Set July 8 for Annual Field Study Day
The Towa Seed Dealers Field Day will be held July 8 at Iowa State College for seed company managers elevator men and seed retailers. The program runs 9 15 a m to about 3 p m with reports on varieties diseases stand establishment studies grain sorghum versus wide row corn dalapan for weed control and alfalfa seeding rates and field survival. Afternoon tours cover weed soybeans competition studies and plant introduction developments.
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Towa
Iowa State College
Big Rodeo Staged For Four Days At Iowa State Fair
Four days and one night of championship rodeo headline this year's Iowa State Fair with Friday through Monday events September 2 to 5 and a Saturday night show September 3. Secretary L B Cunningham announced plans highlighting western contests plus Gene Autry Gail Davis Annie Oakley and Cass County Boys.
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Iowa
L. B. Cunningham
Gene Autry
Gail Davis
Annie Oakley
Cass County
Mississippi
Cunningham
First Band Concert Pleases Garden Square Audience
The Band’s first concert of the season drew a large crowd in Garden Square on Saturday evening after two postponements. Director Fred Whalley led forty or more players as the program included Handel Alpine Holiday Infernos and Skyline overture among other selections. audience praised the performance despite subdued applause.
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Garden Square
Fred Whalley
George Frederick Handel
Jericho
Morrissey
Central Park
Pella
Pella Merchants Lose to Prairie City 7-4 in Softball
Prairie City defeated the Pella Merchants 7 to 4 in a softball game as Steenhoek pitched for Pella City and Wassener for the Merchants. Each team recorded four hits. The next home game is Friday, July 1 with Ottumwa CIO No. 74, followed by a July 8 game against Grinnell.
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Pella Merchants
Prairie Ity
Steen Hoek
P. C
Wassener
CIO No. 74
Ottumwa
Merchants
Grinnell
Pella Merchants Announce Six Upcoming Games
The Pella Merchants list six scheduled games starting July 1 against CIO Ottumwa and July 5 against Je Mac Oskaloosa, followed by July 8 Grinnell Wright Sales, July 11 Tracy away, July 15 Sully here, and July 22 Belinda here.
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Pella
CIO
Ottumwa
Je Mac
Oskaloosa
Grinnell Wright Sales
Tracy
Sully
Belinda
Central College manager awarded Carnegie grant
Gerrit Van Roekel business manager of Central College receives a Carnegie Corporation grant to attend the 1955 Workshop in College Business Management at the University of Omaha Nebraska. The grant covers all course fees tuition board and room for the week. Mr Van Roekel has served as business manager since 1945.
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Gerrit. van Rockel
Central College
Carnegie Corporation
University of Omaha
Omaha
Neb
van Roekel
Local rodeo offers $10,000 in cash prizes
The event announces substantial cash prizes across events with $2,000 per horses, including bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and bull riding. Entrance fees are $15 for three events and $25 for two. Harry Knight of Casa Grande, Ariz, named managing director. Officials expect upwards of 150 cowboys and cowgirls to enter at the fair.
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Harry Knight
Casa Grande
Ariz
Indians Rally To Defeat Pella In Narrow Win
Indianola scores two in the bottom of the sixth to erase a 1 0 deficit and grab victory. Trueblood drive in the tying run on a squeeze then Gilmore singles in the winning run as Proudfoot fans 10 and Buyert 9. Dirk Muyskens, Bob Buyert and Jim Duffus supply Pella hits.
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Pella Jr. Legion
Bruce Heerema
Ronald Bogaard
Jim Daffus
Indianola
Trueblood
Gilmore
Indians
Bob Buyert
Pella
Proudfoot
Dirk Muyskens
Jim Duffus
Rhe Pella
Pella Junior Legion Wins County Playoff Title
Pella Junior Legion defeated Melcher Junior Legion 14 to 2 Wednesday evening to claim the county title and advance to Legion district play next week. Bob Boyert struck out 13 and walked 2 for Pella as Ronald Bogaard and Dirk Muyskens hit homers in the 8th and 5th innings. Melcher managed 2 hits and 3 errors, with Polich and Kissinger each collecting a single. The game ended after five innings under the 10-run rule.
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Pella Jr. Legion
Melchher Jr. Legion
Legion District
Pella
Melcher
Bob Boyert
Ronald Bogaard
Dirk Muyskens
Polich
Kissinger
Rhe Pella
Bruce Heerema
Max van Rees
Wright
Wignall
Knoxville Veterans’ Hospital
Mark
Butch Sheppard
Jim Duffus
Max Vander Pal
Jerry al- Don Muyskens
Tom Boat
Bob Gary Wallace
Stanley Vander Wert
Tom Gaard
Ruthven
Doug Heerema
Larry Renaud
Amvets Top Rotary 12 to 9 In Coordinated Win
Amvets defeated Rotary Thursday evening by 12 to 9 as Amvets pitchers Ed Schakel and Arnold Infield fanned 11 and walked 7. Rotary’s Dennis Squibb struck out 10 with 6 walks. Richard Jellema, Ed Schakel, and Marvin Hiemstra produced circuit blows for Amvets while Tony Tysseling led Rotary with 2 doubles and 2 singles.
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Amvets
Rotary
Ed Schakel
Arnold Infield
Dennis Squibb
Richard Jellema
Marvin Hiemstra
Tony Tysseling
Rhe Amvets
Ed_ Schakel
Arnold Int'Veld
Larry Haverkamp
Kiwanis Hold Lead In Midget League
Kiwanis held on to their lead in Midget League play Tuesday evening by defeating Amogets 24 to 6. Stanley Vander Werf pitched.
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Kiwanis
Amogets
Stanley Vander Werf
Iowa Christian Youth Conference on Central College Campus
The Christian Churches of Iowa hold their second Youth Conference at Central College with 78 high school registrants from 14 churches and 12 faculty. Rev. Carl B. Robinson leads a training program themed No Hands But Ours, focusing on worship study service outreach and fellowship. Dr. Loren E. Lair speaks as vesper services and social life time are hosted by the youth. The event closes with a consecration service Friday and graduation Saturday for fourth year members.
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Christian Churches of Iowa
Central College
Iowa
Carl B. Robinson
University Christian Church
Des Moines
Loren E. Lair
Iowa Society of Christian Churches
Blee Named New Manager for Pella's J. C. Penney Store
On Tuesday J C Penney in Pella announced a management change. Trux ton Nusbaum was transferred to Bethany Missouri to manage a Penney store there as a promotion. He had been in Pella two years and helped with civic life, while buying a home in Scholte Heights. C W Blee arrived from Sikeston Missouri to serve as Pella store manager, bringing fifteen years with J C Penney.
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J. C. Penney
Truxton Nusbaum
Bethany
Missouri
Penney
Mr. Nusbaum
Scholte Heights
C. W. Blee
Pella
Sikeston, Missouri
Softball Association Plans July 4 Pool Park Evening
Pool Park hosts an all day and night Fourth of July program arranged by the Softball Association. Activities include Amvets vs Kersbergen baseball, nine home talent entries, athletic contests, and a grand fireworks finale. Proceeds support softball.
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Softball Association
Pella
Amvets
Kersbergen
Cool Pool Park
Four Blees Family Details From Sikeston Store Records
Four Blees entries named Blees C W Mrs Betty John eight Barbara seven are listed in records. The note mentions a Sikeston Penney Store and an assistant manager position held for four years.
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C. W
Betty
John
Barbara
Kiwanis Amvets clash in high school diamond schedule list
Kiwanis limited Amvets to eight hits as Amvets and Kiwanis players posted big numbers. Palmquist and Hiemstra doubled for Amvets while Blom had two singles and two doubles for Kiwanis along with Rus who hit four triples and Van Nimwegen with a homer and a double. League standings show Kiwanis 4 1 .800, Rotary 2 2 .500, Amvets 2 3 .400, Kersbergen 1 3 .250. Schedule includes June 30 tourney at Vets Hosp Knoxville July 1 events at Elks LBL Oska Joosa, July 4 Amvets vs Rotary Pool Park, July 6 Eddyville game.
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Kiwanis
Amvets
Amoyets
Roger Palmquist
Marvin Hiemstra
Jerry Blom
Donald Rus
Keith van Nimwegen
Rhe
Arnold In’t Veld
Douglas Vander Werf
Wol Pet. Kiwanis
Rotary
Kersbergen
Indianola Jr. Legion
Vets Hosp
Knoxville
Elks L.B.L
Oska- Joosa
Here
High School
Pool Park
Knoxville High School
Eddyville
Auns Entertained By Rotarians at The Country Club
Men of the Rotary Club entertained the Anns at the Pella Golf and Country Club on Tuesday evening June 28. Harold Haverkamp presided in the absence of V Weirather. Reverend Henry Lazarus of Amri India visited, guests in H W Pietenpol's home. Tunis Kempkes spoke with pictures from his Holland trip as Reformed Church representative to Church World Service.
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Rotary Club
Anns
Pella Golf
Harold Haverkamp
Presdent V. Weirather
Henry Lazarus
Arni India
H. W
Holland
The
Reformed Church _ in
America
Church World Service
Candidates Named for ASC Committeemen Elections
In Marion county, formal nominations for community ASC committeemen in each township have been completed for the July farm program elections. Merrill L. Robuck, chairman, reports a full slate in every township as nominating time ended Monday, June 20. Committeemen serve one-year terms to administer price support, acreage allotment and cost-sharing conservation programs at the township level.
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ASC
Merrill L. Robuck
Marion County
Preparing Ballots for ASC Community Elections
The county ASC office will prepare separate ballots for each township and mail them by July 8. Voters may cast and return secret ballots from July 9 to July 15. Farm owners and operators are eligible. those who do not receive a ballot should contact the county office. Each township elects a committee of three members and two alternates. Top five vote-getters become chairman, vice-chairman, regular member, and two alternates. the chairman elect will be a delegate to the county convention on July 30 to name the committee for the next year.
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ASC
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