DeMille Classic to be Shown at College Y M C A Chapel
The College Y M C A will present DeMille's The King of Kings at Douwstra Chapel on Monday March 24 with shows at 7:00 and 9:00 pm. The event aims to attract families and emphasize the religious drama produced under Christian auspices with 16 mm prints used worldwide.
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Trayan
Gunny Peeeneed
Douwstra Chapel
New York City
Alexander Weollcott
Woollcott
Y.M.C.A
Local Senator Addresses the Rotary Club
T H Klein spoke at the Thursday noon Rotary meeting on current Town Legislature laws. He covered liquor and insurance legislation, state income tax changes for 1947, liquor profits tax, and the beer and liquor sale regulation bill. He noted few laws have Governor signoffs and described a pending act shifting liquor permit issuance to local councils.
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T. H. Klein
Rotary Club
Senate
House
Klein
Nine to Compete In State Forensic Tourney Friday
Central College students head to Cedar Rapids for a two day state forensic tournament with participants from Coe Cornell Dubuque Iowa State Iowa State Teachers Iowa Wesleyan Luther Morningside Parsons Penn Simpson St Am brose and Upper Iowa. Central attendees include Jacl Vander Lugt and Charles Bodkin as orators Joy McCain as poetry reader John Vander Waal and Marianne Walvoord as speakers with James Dunham and Lawrence Den Besten in leadership roles and Mrs G T Vander Lugt driving one car to the event while a guest Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Cornell
Dubuque
Iowa State
Iowa Wesleyan
Luther
Morningside
Parsons
Penn
Simpson
St. Ambrose
Upper Iowa
Central
Jacl Vander Lugt
Pella
Charles Bodkin
McWharton
Kentucky
Maxine Huenink
Baldwin
Wisconsin
John Vander Waal
Joy’ McCain
Closter
New Jersey
Marianne Walvoord
Sheboygan Falls
Wiconam
John Hesselink
Holland
Nebraska
Lawrence den Besten
James Dunham
Brunswick
Town Forensic Association
G. T. Vander Lugt
March 23 Deadline for Blue Cross Enrollment in Pella
Blue Cross enrollment in Pella runs March 11 to March 23 1947 with the Chamber of Commerce sponsoring through Legion Hall and Marion County State Bank. Payroll deduction options apply for groups under and over 10, with family contracts covering spouses and children up to 18. Benefits include hospital room and board up to 4.75 daily various medical services and limited anesthesia costs with caps per admission, plus extended days for ongoing coverage. Costs are $1.20 per month for individuals and $2.40 for families with waiting periods for obstetrical care and tonsil adenoid operations.
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Blue Cross Hospital Service
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Blue Cross
Legion Hall
Marion County State Bank
Ralph Ver Meer
Blue Cross Plan
Blue Grass
Junior High Principal Rushed to Veterans Hospital
Demry, principal of Webster Building, was taken to Des Moines Veterans Hospital for emergency appendectomy but could not operate. Peritonitis detected. planned penicillin and treatments before possible operation in ten days or two weeks. Mrs Demry and infant stayed with aunt. Mrs Whalley assisting. Acting principal Mrs Vanderploeg. Faculty absences noted with 96 absent from high school last Tuesday and about 20 percent overall.
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Gilbert, Demry
Webster Building
Des Moines Veterans’ Hospital
Demry
Des Moines
Fred Whalley
John Vander ‘Ploeg
Lois Warnock
Lineville
Marcia Siefkas
Pella
Osceola
Theresa Nieburg
Jane Gosselink
Margaretta Slobe
Everett Vande Voort
Milton Schulz
College Faculty Member a Critic At Music Clinic
Mrs. Mary Taylor Liggett, associate professor of music at Corral College, served as one of three guest counsellors and critics at a vocal clinic on Simpson College campus in Indianola. The other critics were Walter A. Stults and John E. Toms of Northwestern University. Between 75 and 90 students from 30 high schools attended, singing for fifteen minutes in a relaxed setting before receiving impartial feedback on song choice and interpretation. Toms, a former Central College vocal instructor, now teaches at Northwestern University in Evanston and participates in concert and oratorio work.
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Mary Taylor Liggett
Coral College
Simpson College
Indianola
Walter A. Stults
Northwestern University
John E. Toms
Northwestern
Toms
Central College
Central
Evanston
Illinois
Study of Classics To Be Discussed at College Meeting
Professor Herbert Mentink of Central College will lead discussions at the Fourth Classical Conference at Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa on March 14 and 15. Speakers and leaders hail from Stanford Washington St Louis Northwestern Drake Creighton Universities and from the Universities of Iowa Michigan Chicago Wisconsin Mundelein Knox Coe and Grinnell Colleges and several selected high schools.
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Herbert Mentink
Central College
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Stanford
Washington
St. Louis
Northwestern
Drake
Creighton
Michigan
Chicago
Wisconsin
Mundelein
Knox
Coe
Grinnell
Civil Air Patrol Clears Flying Activity Dates in Iowa
The Iowa Civil Air Patrol will run a clearing house at Iowa Wing Headquarters Des Moines to avoid conflicting flying dates. Flying organizations field operators chambers of commerce and other groups are asked to notify CAP of date and type of activity for summer planning.
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Iowa Civil Air Patrol
Iowa
Civil Air Patrol
OK Federal Building
Des Moines
Towa
Chambers of Commerce
Fatality as Tree Branch Strikes Albert City Man
Richard Johnson, 76, of Alice, was assisting with a tree shutdown at Albert City when a heavy branch struck him. The impact fractured his skull and caused his death on site. Authorities noted the accident occurred during routine work and are investigating.
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Albert City
Richard Johnson
Aice
Mr.Johnson
Blue Cross enrollment ends March 28 in Iowa
The Blue Cross program operates under 1939 Iowa legislation and is supervised by the state Insurance Commissioner. Those seeking Blue Cross protection must enroll before March 28 as another enrollment period will not occur for at least a year, officials note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Insurance Commisssioner
Ver Meer
Pianist Anthony Kooiker to perform at Douwstra Chapel
Public invited to a concert by Central College pianist Anthony Kooiker at Douwstra Chapel on Friday March 14 at 8 pm. The program spans Bach to Bloch including Beethoven Pathetique, Debussy Poems of the Sea, and Bloch chants. Kooiker, also a church music director, has built a local following in Pella.
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Douwstra Chapel
Anthony Kooiker
Central College
Pella
Bach
Beethoven
Debussy
Ernest Bloch
Koeiker
Second Reformed Church
Choping
Rogers Found Profit in Otley Bureau Meeting
Harlan Contey of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association met Farm Bureau members from Lake Pro Summit and N Polk townships last Friday to view scenes from the 1946 National trail ride and national stud show. El bert Van Maanen of Pella and local youths joined a daylong horseback ride. Paul Eggers and John Vanden Baard shared impressions from a two day Illinois county office tour. County Extension Director G. Gross Rogers called the meeting very profitable. A new hat from Lake Prairie township was gifted to him amid gifts for the Rogers family: electric bottle sterilizer, table lamp, sterling silver baby cup and a baby blanket. The event followed the March 4 arrival of a baby girl at the Rogers home.
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Harlan Contey
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Lake Pro Summit
N. Polk
Elbert van Maanen
Pella
G. Gross Rogers
Lake Prairie Township
Spelling Champion Emerges From Marion County Match
In a county spelling contest at Knoxville Courthouse last Saturday afternoon, two Pella Public Schools eighth graders stood out. Marilla Vander Meulen, 14, and Marlene Sols, 44, claimed first and second place after a tense round, with Marilla clinching the title by correctly spelling employees and then appropriations despite Marlene’s stumble.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Pella
Marilla Vander Meulen
C. Vander Meulen
Marlene Sols
A. M. Sele
Marilla
Marlene
Maria
Spelling Bee Sparks County Pride at Pella Junior High
A long spelling contest ran from early afternoon with words from the Reg ister and Tribune List then hard words like interfer ing, ternate and contemptible. Mrs John Vander Ploeg leads the junior high English course as Des Moines hosts the state contest April 18 and 19 with one contestant per county and city over 10 000 population.
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Pella
Register
Tribune
Ternate
John Vander Ploeg
Des Moines
Polla
Central District Teachers to Meet in Ames March 28
The Central District of the Iowa State Education Association will convene in Ames on March 28 with sessions led by H C Hand Harold C Munt and Strickland Gillilan. Education for Survival and North of the Ears are among the featured talks as 4700 teachers from 18 counties attend with many specialists likely to address sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Education Association
Ames
H.C. Hand
Department of At
University of
H.W. London
Vander Lugt Named Chairman of Reform Church Education Board
Dr G Vander Lugt was appointed chairman of the Circulum Committee of the Board of Education of the Reformed Church in America. He and Dr Bernard Mulder represented the church at a Richmond meeting of editorial representatives from the Reformed, United Presbyterian and Southern Presbyterian churches to select Sunday School materials and appoint quarterlies writers.
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GT. Vander Lugt
Board of Education
Reformed Church In America
Bernard Mulder
The
Reformed Church
Richmond
Reformed
United Presbyterian
Southern Presbyterian
To Present Four One Act Plays in Chapel March 28
Mrs. LaVern Miller announces a postwar series of four one act plays to be presented Friday evening March 28 in Douwstra Chapel. Two plays directed by Miller and two by students Miss Joy McCain and Phyllis Godown. Casts chosen from acting class and entire student body. public invited.
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LaVern Miller
Central
Douwstra Chapel
Rag sewing at Legion Hall Friday afternoon
Ray and all women of the community are asked to join rag sewing at the Legion Hall Friday afternoon. Volunteers will sew carpet rags for the veterans hospital, with needles and thread needed. rags welcome. Chairwoman Mrs. Murray Rinehart notes ample work for all.
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Ray
Legion Hall
Veterans’ Hospital
Murray Rinehart
Legion Auxiliary Committee
Election Proclamation for Pella Iowa March 1943 Mayor and Officers
Notice to qualified electors of Pella Iowa announces a biennial election on March 81 1947 with polling places in four wards. Officers to be elected include Mayor Treasurer Assessor Park Commissioner two year vacancy and two Park Commissioner six year terms Aldermen at large and one per ward. Polls open 8 am close 8 pm. Dated March 20 1943 G Fults Mayor.
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Pella
Iowa
Main Street
Main Stree
American Legion
Broadway
Polla
G. Fults
Pola
Citizens Approve School Building Levy in Monday Election
Voters turnout was light with about 100 casting ballots, approving a proposed tax levy of up to two and a half mills for ten years to fund building and repair needs. Ralph Grundman was re elected to a three year term, William D. Van Sittert won the new seat, Kenneth Bean re elected as treasurer, and John J. Blommers named secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph 8. Grundman
Mr. Grundman
John N. Vander Linden
William D. van Sittert
Mr. van Sittert
Vander Linden
Kenneth H. Bean
H. O. Wormhoudt
Ralph Grundman
del S. de Haan
W. D
Webster
Fifty Years in Business Wormhoudt Sells Store Interest
C H Wormhoudt sold his interest in the Worhoudt Furniture Store to his daughter in law Mrs Gerrit Wormhoudt. The deal closed in late 1946 with Gerrit Wormhoudt taking over Jan 1 1947. He will continue to advise while Mrs Wormhoudt learns management.
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Cornie
G. T. Wormhoudt
Peter Kruidenier
Legion Hall
Mr. Wormhoudt
Burkhart
Cornice
Ed Plette
Ben van Spanckeren
Wormhoudts
C. H
Plette
Wormhoudt
Gerrit Jy
Ames In Engineering
General Eltric Company
Connie
Ir. Wormhoudt
Jes
First Reformed Church
Mhoudt
Vocal Clinic Held Saturday on College Campus
Central College music faculty hosted an informal vocal clinic for singers from Eddyville Sully and Eddyville high schools. About twenty five pupils performed solos trios quartettes and sextettes for upcoming state music contests with professional guidance from Mrs Liggett Mrs LeCocq Mr Farndell and Mr Koeiker. Afternoon recordings were made on the college's recording machine of nearly all numbers prepared.
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Central College
Sully
Eddyvi Is
Evangeline Robinson
Don Vriezelaar
Eddyville
Liggett
LeCoc
Early History Portrayed for Kiwanis Club
Mrs Martha Lautenbach presented a engaging program on early Iowa history with emphasis on Pella. Actresses Betty Wormhoudt Mary Hays Jaci Van der Lugt Alice Lammers Janet Green Verla Vander Streek and Pauline Tysseling wore period dress to recreate the era. The talk drew on original documents and highlighted Lautenbachs dedication to preserving Pellas heritage. Professor Soessin Farndell joined Kiwanis and received a lapel pin from President Bernie Vander Linden.
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Martha Lautenbach
Pella Kiwanis
Iowa
Pella
Betty Wormhoudt
Mary Hays
Jaci Vander Lugt
Alice Lammers
Janet Green
Verla Vander Streek
Pauline Tysseling
Lautenbach
Pella Kiwanians
Lauten‘bach
Soessin Farndell
Pswanis
Bernie Vander Linden
Community hopes for civic return for local leader
Rumors say the respected figure earned the right to step back from management. Friends suggest golf and home life as calm pursuits while awaiting a civic call. Though not old, he may be drawn to duties where judgment and talent shine, with Connie and others watching.
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Gome
Connie
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DeMille
Chapel
Christian Herald
United States
Cecil B. de Mille
Holy Land
H. B. Warner
Hospital Service, Inc
Town
Iowa Hospital Association
Iowa State Medical Society
Amer Hospital Ton
American Hospital Associa
Music Clinic
Anthony Koeiker
Rogers
Otley Bureau
Paul Eggers
John Vanden Baard
Bureau
Farm Bureau
Rogers Home
Gress
Marlene Sels
Central District
G. Vander Lugt
Church Board
Grandman
van Sittert
C. H. Wormhoudt
Connie) Wormhoudt
Kiwanis Club
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