Red Cross Drive in Town And Country Begins Today
Final plans for the Red Cross drive were made at the Legion Hall with Dr. T. G. Fults as chapter president guiding the meeting assisted by drive chairman M. M. Dockendorf and Mrs. George Gaass. The program honored past contributors and outlined a quota of 85 million dollars while solicitors start March 1 in Town and Country and rural areas. Seven year old John Murphy of near Whittemore recently lost an eye from a kick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Legion Hall
Dorothy Septrion
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
B. H. Langerak
Pella
Rotary
Kiwani
T. G. Fultz
Ralph Ver Meer
Drultz
Marie Lefeber
Dockendorf
Dockendorff
John Murphy
Near Whittemore
Lautenbach and Shultz Run Again For School Board
Incumbents Lautenbach and Shultz seek re election to the Board of Education. No other candidates filed by Friday March 2, with voting at City Hall on Monday March 12 from noon to 7 p.m. Treasurer K H Bean also seeks another term. Other current board members are Van Sittert Grandman and Boat. John Blommers is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F, Shultz
Robert C. Lautenbach
Board of Education
Shultz
Lautenbach
K. H. Bean
W. D. van Sittert
B.S. Grandman
J. G. Boat
John Blommers
Citizens
FFA Parent and Son Banquet Held Friday Evening
Pella High School hosted a colorful FFA Parent and Son Banquet at the Second Reformed Church with 6:45 p.m. seating, a three course dinner, and a program led by toastmaster William Van Houweling. Local FFA members spoke, sang, and presented project reports on dairy, crops, and sheep, with jokes and remarks from Vernon and Dick Boot and agriculture instructor Clarence Zeigler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Future Farmers Chapter
Second Reformed Church
FFP
Elliot Tanis
William van Houweling
Miss Tusseling
Mr. Whalley
Vernon Boot
Dick Boot
Clarence Zeigler
Maine
PLPA
Dick van Zomeren
Darrell de Reus
Great Books Discussion At Jordan Hall This Evening
The Great Books group meets at Jordan Hall at 8:00 pm with Theodore Stroud of Des Moines and Dr. Douglas Straton of Central leading. Plato Apology and Crito are covered. books may be shared. Twenty members attended first, and interested readers are urged to join after church services at Second Reformed.
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Jordan Mall
S. Theodore Stroud
Des Moines
Pella
Douglas Straton
Central
Second Reformed Church
Jordan Hall
Pella High Dominates State Speech With Four Superiors
Pella high school contestants earned four superior ratings at the state preliminaries held at Pella High School on February 21. Participants from Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Monroe and Pella competed. Judi Allen led with two supperiors in Interpretive Reading and Radio Speaking, while Logan Van Sittert and Dorothy Toom won sup eriors in Humorous and Dramatic Readings. The group will advance to the Sub-District Speech Contest the week of March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Dorothy Toom
Judi Allen
Pella
Rosemary Rally Rogers
Oskaloosa
Dwight Stone
Knoxville
Ted Superior
Miss Allen
Logan van Sittert
Rea Pella
Anld
Monroe
Judi
Sally Rogers
Pella High School
Allen
Rosemary
Barnes
Yvonne Delacare
Beyins Long
Doris Tool
Colleen Sparks
Rath Kaldenberg
Spea
Larry Pokok
Ratin
Stone
Jack Anderson
Edward Brollén
Mary Buewalda
Jim Jones
Marlyn Hull
Barbara Benz
Dwight
Pella High Band Concert Honors St Patrick Day
Pella High School presents a Monday March 5 concert at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium featuring soloists Miss Olive Camille Hancock and Mr Milton Scholten. The program includes Irish tunes, songs from Oklahoma, a Boys Quartet, Yoder’s Youth of America March, a Four H club salute, the Three Blind Mice reprise, Grade Band numbers, and a solo flue piece. Admission is 25 cents for students and 40 cents for adults to help cover soloists and spring contest costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Fred Whalley
Pella High School
Olive Camille Hancock
Milton Scholten
Oklahoma
Mother Machree
Trish
Youth of America
Yoder
Our Chief
Skornieka
Mareh
Sousa
Hildreth
Jewell
Schubert Marilyn de Cook
Phe Ol Mill Strean
Taylor
Blind Mies
Ngckisey
Amparito Rovo
Texidor
Miss Oliville Hancock
Machree
Vander Hart Buys Local Freight and Transfer Co.
Godert Vander Hart has become the new owner of the De Boers Transfer Co. freight business. He started his operation February 12 and will handle freight for Burlington, Watson Bros., and Western Freight Lines.
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Godert Vander Hart
Remembering Dr Richard Wendell College Faculty Leader
Death of Dr Richard G Wendell professor of English and humanities head at Central College Ames after a long illness. Born in Belmont Massachusetts he studied at UMass Harvard Wooster College and Tusculum College. He taught at Town State College Ames and Central College influencing students with Christian education and library planning. He served as church choir member Sunday School superintendent and adult forum chairman.
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West Second Street
Belmont
Masachusetts
Massachusetts Agricultural College
University of Massachusetts
Harvard University
Wor Bliss Perry
Wooster Ollege
Ohio
Tuscululege
Tennessee
Town State College
Ames
Central Colle
Second Reformed Church
Wendell
Church of Ames
Pella High to Meet Grinnell in District Tourney
Pella High faces Grinnell High School in the first round of Class A district play at Win Heer College Court Monday night. Other Class A teams on Monday include Williamsburg and New Sharon. Grinnell, Central Town conference champion, seeks advancement toward the state finals after recent district action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Grinnell
Aginst Grinnell High School
Winheer College
Williamsburg
Nevw Sharon
Central Town
Adv Triet
Pella Christian
A Cappella Choir Home Concert at Douwstra Chapel
The Central A Cappella Choir presents a home concert on Thursday March 15 at 8 p m in Douwstra Chapel. The program blends sacred music and modern choral works including Gabrieli, the Motet for Advent, Hosanna, two negro spirituals, and Thompson’s The Peaceable Kingdom. The piece by Randall Thompson is highlighted as a modern sacred cantata reflecting themes of victory and virtue.
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Douwst Chapel
Gabrieli
Schreck
F. Meline Christiansen
Randall Thompson
Evangelist Brunsting Draws Full House at Second Church
The Rev Bernard Brunsting spoke to a full house Tuesday evening as the first of four revival services at Second Church. He titled The Road to Survival, urging renunciation of strange acts, prayer, and sacrifice, and presenting Christ’s sacrifice as the path to salvation. Special music featured Central College Girls Ensemble under Mrs Edith Le Cocq. congregational singing led by Prof Marvin Thostenson. organist Jean Kuyper. future numbers by the College a capella choir and Second Reformed Church choir. Meetings run through Friday.
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Bernard Brunsting
Second Church
Suvival
Central College Girls
Dith le Cocq
Pre Election Interest In Light Plant Proposal Diminishes
Chicago based news outlines a light plant project with a planned 1,000 vial storage field in hake county and 80 billion cubic feet underground gas storage. James F. Oates of Gas Light and Coke discusses pipelines from the Texas panhandle and Gulf coast, with towns like Des Moines and Muscatine listed as beneficiaries. The article notes a municipal vote on March 26 to authorize the Light and Power board to manage the project, detailing candidate lines for mayor and alderman and the nonpartisan committee setup amid a city primary schedule. Participants include local officials and several wards, with ballots prepared for potential write-in candidates and expenses to be covered by those filed.
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Chicago
Hake County
James F. Oates
Ples Gas, Light and Coke
Oates
Texas
Panandle
Gulf Coast
Iowa
Creston
Greenfiel
Knoxville
Muscatine
Pel Indianola
Oskaloosa
Red Oak
Washington
Des Moines
Register
Ward
John Blommers
Will J. Vande Voort
John A. Vander Wal
George Ward Ward
Charles PL Dykstra
Ph Ver Meer
Lh Ward
Weinstra
del St. de Haan
Council
Treasury
Rand Ha
Blakesburg’s George Huber Wins Iowa Checker Tourney
George Huber of Blakesburg, 1950 champion, defeated Glen Mercer of Winterset in a hard fought final to repeat as champion in the Iowa Checker Tourney at the Legion Hall in Pella. The four day event drew twenty five players from across the state, with Bratt reelected president and Terpstra secretary of the Iowa Checker Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Checker
Iowa Checker
Legion Hall
Pella
George Huber
Blakesburg Lumberman
Glen Mercer
Winterset Car Dealer
Huber
Mercer
George “Lane
Waverly
Iowa
Will Cook
Die i Sprain
Ackley
Iowa Checker Volation
Farmer
Ed de Haat
Monroe
I. A. R. Terpstra
Ass'n
Cecil de Vries
Bratt
Association
Erpstra
Vella Checker Club
Gibbs George
Blakesburg
Winterset
Iowa Checker Chat
Pella Checker Club
Mr. Wilson
A. R. Terpstra
Lynnville
Jaws Checker Ass
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FFA Parent and Son
FL R.A
Orlo. de Bruin
Roland McCombs
Willis de Geus
Nor
Bbs News
Pella High Speech
Tagan van Sittert
Geraldine Vander Lest
Dorothy ‘Toom
Geraldine van Houweling
Eliot Tanis
Flaxship
G. B. Holmes
Air Mail
Empire Build Cook
Vander
Vandercook
Kerry
Dar Molloy
J. L
Richard Wendell
Richard G. Wendell
Central Col
Douwstra Chapel
Tiestees
Lee
Rdoward
Legion Holding
Ath
Pelle Supply Co
Tru
Unis H. Klein
Porty Vander Zyt
R Park
James V. Lankelma
Aldermen
Toksbergen Ed Plette Jove Stientj
Oran van’ Niewaal
Clarence van Niewaal Cornie van Roekel
Andrew D. (Brooks
Klyn Ed J. van Gorp
Heeren
Ralph J. Ver Meer
Vernon W. Roorda
Jacob Vander Veer
Blakesburg Checker
G. Mercer
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