Calvin College Choir to Tour Midwest and Chicago
Calvin College announces its Centennial Year choir tour starting March 27 with 65 students visiting Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois cities including Fulton Fella Grun dy Center Hull Sheldon Edgerton Willmar Pease Baldwin and Chicago. The group features 24 voices of a 86 member club and will include Advent Motet movements and works by Behreck Christian Techenikoff Decius Christiansen and von Jensen among others.
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West
Fulton
Fella
Grundy Center
Hull
Sheldon
Edgerton
Willmar
Pease, Minn
Baldwin
Wis
Chicago
Calvin College
Michigan
A College
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Canada
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Christian, Reformed Church
Behreck- Christian
James
Techeanokoff
Decius Christiansen
John von, Sen
Free Advent Motet Concert At Local College
A public admission concert features a varied program of motets and spirituals from multiple nations. The event showcases sacred music including Russian and Swedish works and ends with familiar hymns like Battle Hymn of the Republic. Proceeds fund church or college projects.
Why Geese Fly to The Far North is Nature's Secret
March signals geese leaving Iowa for Manitoba on the second leg of their northward migration. By early May some may appear near Winnipeg, flying northeast and vanishing for about 700 miles. In late May or June a trapper could see blue geese over Hudson Bay bound for Baffin and Southampton Islands to nest in mid June.
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Iowa
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay
Baffin
Southhampton
Gulf
Texas
Louisiana
Forty-two B oys Report for Track At Pella High
Pella High opens the 1957 track season with forty two boys reporting to coach Strchito. The squad includes six lettermen and several promising athletes led by seniors in hurdles and sprints. A tentative 1957 schedule lists indoor state, dual meets, relays, district and conference meets, culminating with the state meet at Ames.
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Pella High
Pella
Spake
Fas
Tom Gaard
Ken Kuiper
Tom Vate Ell
Geral Gerald
Ole
Iowa
Albia
Home
Oskaloosa
West ‘Des Moines
Bruce Heerema
Warren de Haan
Deibert McCombs
Dean Butler
Dennis Liter
Bob Brower
Doug Schak der Heiden
Melvin van Wyk
Paul Toom
Nollen Wins Gold Emblem in Speech Contest
Stanley Nollen, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Nollen of route 1 Pella, won a gold emblem in an extemporaneous speech at the FFA contest. He will advance to the state FFA competition after regional success with adviser Cecil Vines accompanying the contestants.
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Eee Nollen
Stanley
Elmer Nollen
Route 1
Pella
Cecil Vines
FFA
Pella High to Stage You Can’t Take It With You Tonight
H. S. seniors present the comedy You Can’t Take It With You at Pella High School auditorium at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, March 28 and 29. Reserved seats on sale at Paardekooper’s Ideal Pharmacy today and at the high school tonight from 6:30 p.m. The quirky production features snakes, xylophones, firecrackers, kittens, and an unusual Sycamore living room stage setting.
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Pella High School
Pella Chronicle
Paardekooper
Pella High
Sycamore
Public School Band Concert Thursday April 4
On April 4 Pella music lovers can attend a band concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Pella high school gymnasium. Sixth grade and junior high bands perform three to four numbers each, then join the high school band for one piece. The program includes popular songs, trumpet trio, flute duet, and drum novelty with full band. Admission is 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults to benefit the band fund.
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Pella
Pelle
School Board Approves Teacher Pay Increases
The Board of Education approved pay raises for both grade and high school teachers, roughly $350 per teacher with some adjustments and about $200 per teacher on another measure. New contracts go out this week with returns due by April 8. The board may need an additional tax levy for the increases and approved other items including a new bus and reseeding the east playground. Superintendent instructed to pursue architect plans to convert a spare Lincoln basement room into a new classroom due to rising enrollments. A survey shows 44 percent of high school teachers hold master’s degrees and 10 of 16 secondary teachers are men. 58 percent of elementary teachers hold at least a BA with more college training.
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Pells
Othfals of Gils’ Compacti
Blummers
Pella Rolscreen Company
API
Bulag and Grounds Committee
Lincoln
Pella
Delightful revival of a Pella stage comedy opens
The production invites audiences to a lively, humorous experience, reprising a familiar local show for returning theatergoers and offering a welcome surprise for newcomers in a warm community setting.
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Pella
Final Tulip Time Queen Nomination Ballot Due
Final nominating ballot for Tulip Time Queen must be cast this week. Ballots signed by voters must be dropped in the Van Sittert's store ballot box before 7 30 Saturday evening March 30. Five top vote-getters will be named as candidates and certified to judges who will select the queen from them. All five will join the royal party. Eligible voters are unmarried women 17 to 26 residing in Pella. This is the last call.
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van Sittert
Royal
Pella
Vance
Charles de Jong
Jacob van Wyk
H. O. Wormhoudt
B. F. Vander Linden
Bob Klein
J. G. Klein
Pietenpol Cup Date Set By College For April 24
Des Moines general chairmen announce Pietenpol Cup contest date changed from brochure to April 24. Coaches named for sophomores and freshmen include Beverly Peters Raymond Minn Dorothy Missall Modesto Cal. Gwen Van den Berg Pella and Jane Reynen Hollandale Minn named freshmen coaches.
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Des Moines
Beverly Peters
Raymond
Minn
Dorothy Missall
Modesto
Cal
Gwen Vanden Berg
Pella
Jane Reynen
Hollandale
Shirley Groendyke
Pel
Jane Golly Freland
State Center
Nancy Niehaus
Delmar
N. Y
Kathy Paige
Westport
Conn
Nancy Posthumes
Avis Verhoef
Alyce Verduin
Ferndale
Joan Tellman
Holland
Mich
Beverly Mick
Bussey
Kathy Redeker
Suzanne Ims
Vacation Church School Institute set for April 9
The Iowa Council of Churches to hold one Vacation Church School Institute at the First Reformed Church of Fella on Tuesday April 9. Registration fee is nominal. Institute runs 9:00 to 3:30 with lunch up to 75 cents. Five leaders to present teaching methods and materials for workers with children.
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Iowa Council of Churches
First Reformed Church
Iowa Council
Bridge Collapse Narrows Escape For Hopkinton Truck Driver
Junior Kenny, driver of a Hopkinton truck, escaped serious injury when a bridge collapsed under the vehicle on the Urban Klar en farm near Worthington.
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Junior Kenny
Hopkinton
Klaren Farm
Worthington
Attendance at Schools Cut by Snow and Bad Roads
Snow and poor road conditions disrupted school attendance across levels. High School attendance fell to about 45 percent due to bus routes being inoperable, Lincoln Building showed 78 percent, Junior High 78 percent, Webster 65 percent, with most departments returning to near normal by Tuesday afternoon and busses resuming Wednesday.
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Publi
Lincoln
Webster
Rotary Club screens Nautilus submarine film
An open Rotary Club program date featured a motion picture about the Nautilus, the first atom powered undersea craft. Narration by Edward R. Murrow, with M. M. Dockendorf arranging the showing. The film depicts the submarine both on the surface and underwater, noting the Nautilus’ long range and extended submerged endurance compared to older subs.
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Rotary Club
Edward R. Murrow
M. M. Dockendorf
Nautilus Atom-Powered Subs Highlight Rotary Meeting
The Des Moines Rotary Club discussed new atom powered U S Navy submarines proving older undersea boats obsolete. Lt John Synhorst of Pella serves on the Nautilus. Guests Reverend Herman Ridder and Rotary Ann guests with plans for district conference in Des Moines March 30 and 31. The April 3 dinner at 6 30 p m at the Country Club was announced.
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U.S. Navy
John Synhorst
Pella
Herman Ridder
Everett Ward
Stanley Verploeg
West Des Moines
Harold Haverkamp
Des Moines
Rotary Anns
Final Travelog Tonight Promises Oceanic Adventure
Colonel John D. Craig presents Danger ess travelog at Douw Chapel on March 28. The Kiwanis program follows buried treasure, sharks, and octopi while recalling Bikini Atoll atomic tests and a volcanic eruption. Season tickets for 1957 58 are available at the door.
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Douw Chapel
John D. Craig
Bikini
Chronicle Rated High by Shopindex Analysis in Iowa
A 1957 letter from the Small Town and Market Institute reports Shopindex’s ranking of Pella Iowa among weekly towns. It notes Pella’s retail sales of 7.6 million in 1964 and a 28th place in 1965 quality ranking among 98 Shopindex country towns, reflecting its trade draw and banking presence.
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Small Town and Marketa Institute
Pella
Iowa
Shopindex
U. S
Shopindex Country
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