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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1950
Page
2
Local notes detail residents' activities in Pella Iowa region including hospital visits and moves. Entries mention Mr Ra View returning from Chester Minnesota, patients at Mahaska Hospital, Mrs A Harris and Martha Harris, and several family updates. People move to apartments, visit relatives, or plan travel to Ames and California.
Legion Post members select four trustees from among their number to join four local Legionnaires and one VFW member on the Memorial Building Board. Named are Verle Ver Dught, John Hackett, John H. Hoogenakker, and Clarence Van Niewaal, with approval to follow. Lloyd Kiser to serve as Sergeant-at-Arms replacement through 1950. Smoker Night Feb. 17 at Knoxville Veterans Facility draws 10. a larger turnout of 300 is hoped for. Additional notes cover veterans planning, cemetery stone repairs, and a successful Home Talent Play “Aunt Lilly” with 6,269 votes cast for King and Queen contestants.
Raymond W. Doorenbos urges the City of Pella to install street markers to replace vague directions. He argues signs would aid visitors and residents, urging civic groups to support funding and material options for durable, visible street names.
A Sunday vesper service at a Central College chapel drew many locals to an unfamiliar program by faculty and students led by Hospers Ku and Henry Cox. Soloists Donald Philips and Mrs. Minka Bartels impressed on violin and harpsichord with organ pieces by Gordon Parndell. The program featured a German aria translated into English and concluded with gratitude to organizers and supporting staff.
Navy recruitment stations open eligibility for China service and World War II medals. Veterans must present original discharge papers and separation records. Available categories include Asiatic Pacific, African Middle East, and Base and Fleet clasps. A Des Moines representative will soon distribute medals in small Iowa towns, with Pella serving as local post for distribution. no date set yet.
In the National League Bowling Alleys swept three games, with Nimmo and ers high for Bowling Alley and K Warner tied Toom as top for the Rockets. Roleseven beat Pontiac two of three, while American League saw Harvester win all three against Mobilgas No 2. Mobilgas No 1 took two of three from Electrolux.
Grand Rapids Press reports Western Theological Seminary hosts Global Missionary Night with nine students from around the world. Among them two ex Central College attendees Sam Williams of Alabama, class of 1948, and Wendell Chino of Arizona who studied at Central briefly before Cook's Christian Training School. The group includes diverse nationalities and backgrounds, all contributing to the seminary’s spiritual atmosphere as they prepare to return to their home groups to spread the evangelical message.
Church notes list a 9 30 am Sunday School session and a 7 20 pm Lenten series titled The Rebuke. The Eighth Commandment is studied in the morning, with junior and intermediate council programs at 2 00 pm and 6 30 pm respectively and a senior council session at 2 00 pm.
Pella Baptist Church announces morning worship at 10:45 with sermon Man's Most Significant Question and Holy Communion. Afternoon Baptist Youth Fellowship at 4:20 followed by evening service at 7:30 with a sermon on Salvation and special music. Wednesday features choir rehearsal at 7 and midweek service at 8, plus the third Stewardship Discovery Service.
The Protestant Reformed Church marks its 25th anniversary with commemoration services led by Pastor M. Gritters in the morning and Rev. Howerzyl in the afternoon. Birth at 20 and 1 30 worship.
Sunday schedule lists Bible Class at 10:00 am and The Lord's Supper at 11:00 am followed by The Gospel Service. Mr James G Steel will deliver a timely message. Thursday at 7:30 pm Mr James Steel will give a special Bible talk.
The Third Reformed Church announces a full day schedule led by minister L J Borst Th B with Bible school at 9 30 p m Ephesus as a center of Christian influence and a 10 45 a m morning worship sermon Who Am I Junior Endeavor Be Reverent in Gods House led by Larry De Bri Senior and College Fellowship at 6 20 p m Singspiration at 7 20 p m as part of the That Sunday Evening Service lent sermon series The Offense of the Cross Bearding the Lion Moments of Music by Roord instrumental gospel numbers A cordial invitation to all services Come early Call upon God Claim a Blessing Temple Time radio broadcast on KXEL 1640 on Sunday at isa pum with Rev Theodore Schaap of Unity Reformed Church Muskegon Michigan.
The notice lists a church schedule with services and programs including morning worship at 10:45 a.m. and evening praise, junior and intermediate Christian Endeavor groups, a Sunday School, and a Wednesday Prayer Day for farm and industry. It mentions Christ Jesus adoption into the family and a focus on unity in faith.
A local parish note announces Mass at St Mary Catholic Church every Sunday morning at 8:00 o clock with regular weekly service.
Two local youths with many friends have joined Navy training. Howard Eugene Ver Steeg enlisted December 19 and began service January 3, stationed at San Diego California. Address given as U.S. Naval Training Center San Diego 33 California. Donald Lee Dingeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dingeman, enlisted February 2 for four years and was sent to San Diego for training. Address listed as U.S. Naval Training Center San Diego 32 California.
Iowa Highway Patrol reports 1949 records in enforcement and aid. The force issued 27,809 memoranda tickets and 2,254, 2,602 over 1948, cited 80,468 faulty equipment tickets, assisted 26,101 motorists, and traveled 7,515,904 miles, raising fines slightly to 487,960.
Grinnell defeated the Pella Midgets 37 to 21 at the high school gym on Friday February 24. Reeves led Grinnell with 12 points and Jackson added 10 while Van der Lugt scored 13 for Pella and De Haan had 6.
Rotary Club enjoyed a fine music program led by Henry Cox featuring Carl Woodford and Hospers Kuyper as an instrumental trio. Tom Fultz accepted the nomination for governor of the 182nd District, with strong club attendance noted and plans to reach 100 percent meetings ahead. Leo Waggoner of Knoxville attended as a guest, filling an absence from his club.
Station KEBS 620 On Your Dial airs programs and church services this March. Highlights include Miss ce Brunsting recital on Thursday at 7 p.m., First Reformed services at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., plus The Classical Hour with John Hesselink at 7 p.m. and Central College item on March 9.
A tanfield farm pig wandered onto the property near Lake Fall and became the unlikely fundraiser for the polio drive. The animal sold 42 times in one afternoon at auction, totaling 340 dollars, with all proceeds donated to the March of Dimes fund.
A retrospective look at Iowa circa 1900 paints an agricultural state with small cities such as Des Moines at 62 000 and Dubuque Davenport Sioux City Cedar Rapids around 26 000 to 36 000. It notes Republican dominance in senators representatives and early governors, the 28th General Assembly, and budding Iowa authors before landmark works. It mentions figures like McKinley, Shaw, and future governors Clarke Kendall and Hogburn with the era’s limited modern infrastructure and taxes.
Iowa State College ag engineer S S DeForest endorses insulating and heating elements to stop pipes from freezing. Options include insulation, burlap wraps, wooden housing with insulation, sliding drainage tile with corncobs, and plastic heated tape. He warns against blow torches in tight spaces and cautions about heat risks and welding.
A national report to the State Conservation Commission says the Water Resources Policy Commission, named by President Truman, will urge cleanup of polluted waters, improved flood control, and replanting to curb runoff. The action follows New York City's recent water shortage and a nationwide drop in the water table.
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