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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
2
Local churches announce candle light communion and Easter sunrise services with baptisms, sermons, and special music. Pella Baptist, Second Reformed, Open Bible, Sully Reformed, and Open Bible list morning worship, Sunday School, and evening services. The First Reformed and others host Good Friday events and English language services.
George P. Pinches, minister, leads Bible class on Plot of the Bible at 9.00. The Lord's Supper and ministry of the Word at 11.00. Broadcast over Dial 1240 at 12:15. Gospel Service at 8.00 with Exposition of First Epistle of John titled Fellowship with God and His Son.
Rev A Haverkamp presides at 9 10 a m Sunday School The Author and Perfecter of Our Faith 10 45 a m Morning Worship If Christ Were Dead 7 30 p m Evening Praise If a Man Die 8 00 p m Thursday Union Communion Service of the three Reformed Churches First Reformed Church 12 00 3 00 p m Three Hour Good Friday Service city churches participating First Reformed Church 200 p m Good Friday Evening Service Second Reformed Church
Lawrence Kansas. Pastor Borst leads Bible school and worship with communion. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m. Evening message titled Dead or Living: Sinners urged to attend. Public invited.
The United Service Women's organization of quick action reports a generous response to a bedding call. Mrs Sunstrum and volunteers fill orders at headquarters to supply hospitals overwhelmed by wounded servicemen. Pillows and cases arrived as an unexpected demand, with the Pella Unit answering swiftly and community support praised by the director.
The War Price and Rationing Board outlines a system to calculate ceiling prices for wearing apparel dry goods and house furnishings. Retailers must file three pricing charts by April 20 with two copies to the OPA district office and one kept in stores. Charts show costs and retail prices as of March 1 1945 and aim to ensure fair pricing under the clothing program.
Local notices describe Melvin Vos and Howard N. Klein entering the armed forces. A baby girl Carol Nena born March 26 at Mahaska Hospital Oska loosa. Des Moines Lutheran Hospital major operation for Mrs John Vander Voort. Shirley Hocksema ill at home. Pulpit notes in Des Moines and Pella churches. Commentary on government housing for service personnel and VA clerical staffing needs in Knoxville Iowa. Emphasizes timely benefit payments to dependents and housing guidance for married personnel.
The Veterans Administration in Knoxville Iowa announces an immediate campaign with the U S Civil Service Commission to hire clerks stenographers and typesetters for 962 vacancies in Washington D C. Positions CAP 2 and CAP 3 pay 1725 to 1971 dollars with overtime for a 4 hour work week. Applicants must pass civil service exams and be in good health with willingness to work hard.
Iowa farmers recalling knee-deep mud last spring see the benefits of paved floors and feeding lots. Harold Beaty and C. H. Van Vlack of Iowa State College urge careful planning before starting work and note a new bulletin on the topic is available through county extension directors.
The Office of Price Administration announces fixed sugar allotments for home canning to match last year’s levels, with 700000 tons reserved for canning and coupons issued by local boards. Households will receive up to 20 pounds per person, 160 pounds per family, based on past canning and planned activity, with tighter controls and no new stamp 49 validity.
A Kiwanis gathering heard co operative leaders explain how Iowa elevators formed to unite farmers and market grain. They spoke on double taxation and suggested limits on taxing patronage refunds, with managers from Pella Otley and local societies attending.
Levy pleased music lovers with a concert that built mood and closed with an unforgettable performance of Beethoven’s last two piano sonatas, delivering a memorably climactic finale.
The review praises Levy's performance of two monumental Beethoven sonatas as a deep philosophical phase. The first sonata resembles earlier forms, while the second with two movements ends in a quiet Andante illustrating the composer’s ultimate thought. Levy’s modest stage presence underscored the music. He spent two days on campus lecturing and meeting students, recounting experiences abroad and his refugee period since 1941.
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