Dr Pietenpol to Deliver Commencement Address at Douwstra Chapel
The Class of 1952 at the college will be honored as Dr H Pietenpol, dean since 1916, speaks at the commencement in Douwstra Chapel on Monday. Baccalaureate service Sunday features a combined choir and soloists. Tickets reserve seats for seniors and faculty families. overflow seating with a loudspeaker in Central Hall.
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Eal College
Ha Wand
Douwstra Chapel
Mon
Douw- T
Reate
le Coca
Goi Farndell
Seven Central Men Qualify for Conference Meet
Central high school district track meet at Simpson last Saturday qualified seven Central athletes for the conference meet to be held there on May 24. Qualifiers include Dick Starr second in javelin Bob Halterman third in shot put Gary Timmer second in two mile and the 400 yard relay team of Gibson Johnston Blean and Ver Meer which placed third. Non qualifiers include John Walstra fourth in pole vault Bob Conner fourth in two mile and Bob Ver Meer fourth in 880 yard run.
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Simpson
Central
Dick Starr
Bob Halterman
Gary Timmer
Bob Gibson
Arden Johnston
Bob Blean
Bob Ver Meer
John Walstra
Bob Conner
Annual Field Day for Christian Schools May 28
The event on May 28 features sports and games starting at 10 with a program at 2. Rev. James Howerzyl of OsKaloosa will speak and the Christian High School Band provides instrumental music. Canteen on the grounds. Alliance Secy Wiebe De Vries invites all.
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Cheletiperttigh
James Howerzyl
Os- Kaloosa
Christian High School
Wiebe de Vries Alliance Sec’y
Legion Auxiliary Poppy Sale Fundraiser Saturday May 24
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a Poppy Day sale on Saturday May 24 to raise funds for hospitalized veterans, child welfare, and community needs. Volunteers will distribute poppies and wreaths to honor service members, with proceeds aiding veterans, orphans, scholarships, and local aid. Meet at Vandersoog Bakery by 10:00 AM.
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America
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Korea
Vandersoog
Postmaster General to Speak on Radio Stations June 2
Postmaster General Jesse M. Bonsidson will address listeners via the Columbia network at 9:00 p.m. on Monday June 2. The talk, titled Your Postal Service, will be broadcast from the Deshier-Wallick hotel in Columbus Ohio. The CBS outlet carrying the program is WMT Cedar Falls Iowa.
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Fantal
Jesse. M. Bonsidson Vis Redio
Columbia
Ohio
National Association of Postmasters
Deshier-Wallick
Colonbs
CBS
WMT
Cedar Ls
Towa
Merchants and Firemen Scrub Albia Streets
Merchants of Albia joined with city volunteers to perform an old-fashioned scrubbing and sweeping of the streets last week, aiming to improve cleanliness and neighborhood spirit in the community.
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Albia
Eighth Graders Close Year With School Program
Eighth graders at Junior High held a year end program Tuesday night in the high school auditorium. The event featured a one act play I'm a Fool, student vocal selections, class prophecy read by Norma Hagen, class will by Barbara Grandin, and a piano solo Polonaise by Andrea Boat. Certificates were presented by Superintendent C C Buerkens as the community heard America first verse and songs concluding the evening.
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Norma Hagen
Barbara Grandin
Will
Andrea
Boat
Fern den Adel
Sherwood Anderson
George
Carmen de Jong
Mother
Leorajane Quinn
Daniel D
America
Central Creative Writing Award Won By Peggy Leu
Peggy Leu of Pella won the Central College Sigma Tau Delta creative Writing award at a Monday banquet in Oskaloosa. Her winning poem The Letter reflects intimate, vivid imagery of memory and restraint, with lines about familiar ink and brittle, white paper.
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Peggy Leu
Chester Leu
Pella
Central College Sigma Tau Delta
Oskaloosa
Notice to Farmers of Pella Area
Marion County Extension Director, Farm Bureau Fieldman, and General Insurance Agent have set up office hours in the Pella Co-op on Wednesday of each week to assist local farmers with county services and insurance inquiries. The notice invites farmers to visit for guidance and records.
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Marion County
Farm Bureau
Pella Co-op
Nothing But Fun In College Play Friday Evening
The Den Adels own the highest front steps in Pella and reserve seats for The Great Big Doorstep with 13 by 2 inch steps. The Van Hemert family holds the widest steps at 11 ft 8 in. Reserved seats go on sale today and Friday nine to five at Tyseling's Shoe Store, with tickets for Alpha Psi Om commencement showing Heart also available. The doorstep comedy, set on a river bank with a ramshackle house, promises light humor and folk music by Beth Parks er featuring tunes of the South’s whites and negroes.
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Bob van Hemerts
D. den Adels
den Adels
Pella
van Hemerts
Tysseling
Alpha Psi Om
Ighich
Et Ia
Thelasiasippi
New Oré Ree
Beth Parkser
South
Times Square
Print Paper Costs Take Another Jump
The Chronicle announces another print paper price increase effective June 16 due to labor-driven costs. Despite fourfold price rises since the Pella Weekblad closure, the Chronicle will not raise subscription or advertising rates, asking readers and advertisers to cooperate to keep prices down.
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Chronicle
Missing context from afternoon service call to farmers
Fragmentary note cites hopes to provide service and save farmers in the area during a 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. window. Unable to determine event, origin, or involved organizations from the provided text.
No Progress in Lost and Found After Tulip Time
The Chronicle May 15 lists lost items from Tulip Time with no claims so far. Reported items include ladies glasses and wallets, two rain coats, keys on a chain, a Bulova watch, scarves, a man’s bill fold, Kodak case part, and a hostess holds names and addresses for return. Items found and turned in include a wooden shoe and several small accessories.
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Eastman Kodak
D. C. van Zante
van Zante
Barbara
Commencement for Pella High School Class of 1952
The Pella High School commencement for the Class of 1952 will be held tonight at 8:00 in the high school auditorium. Dr. Harold Be of the Religious Education Department will give the address. Special music from the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs and a Girls Trio will accompany the program. Diplomas will be awarded by J. Gilbert Boat, with honors announced by C. C. Buerkens.
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Pella High School
Harold Be
Iquest
Supt. C. C. Buerkens
Elgar
Fred Whalley
E. H. ‘Tanis
Roberta Zeigler
Clark
James Boys’ Glee Club
Harold E. Bernhard
Religious Education Department
State Teachers College
Cain
Edwards
Jane Gosselink
Manuel
J. Gilbert Boat
Board of Education
C. C. Buerkens
Edith Sytsma
Rodgers
Glee Club
America
the Beautiful
Rev Perron to Deliver Memorial Day Address in Pella
Van Veen Van Hemert Legion Post leaders set Memorial Sunday May 26 and Memorial Day May 30 plans at a May 19 meeting. May 25 services at 10 46 am at Pella Baptist Church will be led by Rev C F Perron chaplain with members asked to assemble 10 16 to 10 30 am and wear caps. A large legion and auxiliary turnout is hoped for.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Legion Post
Pella Baptist Church
C. F. Perron
Legion Post
Legionnaires
Legion
Pella merchants offer wide Dollar Days bargains
The Chronicle highlights two full pages of Pella ads for Dollar Days on Friday and Saturday May 23 and 24. It urges readers to review the lists for women men household and farm items including towels nylon hose dresses suits shoes furniture appliances tools groceries and more with special service offers and farm supplies as well.
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the Chronicle
Pella
Little Dutchmen Rally to 14-6 Season Finale Win
Pella High baseball closed its season with a 14 to 6 victory over Monroe last Thursday. The team had 11 hits while Monroe managed 8. Vande Voort allowed one hit in six innings. Vander Pol and Hiemstra allowed two in the seventh. Vande Voort led hitters with three, while Duane Dingeman and Don Van Hemert added two apiece. The Little Dutch finished strong, winning 5 of 7 and scoring 74 runs while allowing 82. Stuart Muelpolder led the season with a .480 average.
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Pella High
Monroe
Vande Voort
Vander Pol
Hiemstra
Duane Dingeman
Don van Hemert
Stuart Muelpolder
Alumni Reservations Urged for Central College Reunions
Centralites plan class reunions at the Second Reformed Church at noon on May 1st with reservations deadline May 27th. Alumni Relations Director Cunera Van Emmerik notes reservations are arriving, while alumni are urged to book seats for the play The Hasty Heart and the Alumni dinner at Graham Hall. The May 1st program includes an Association business meeting, Memorial Union campaign report, and a large Century Club showing, with a campus garden party and musical in the afternoon and a breakfast gathering on commencement morning.
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Second Reformed Church
Cunera van Emmerik
Graham Hall
Pella Area
J. H. Johnson
Knoxville
del de Haan
Memorial Union
Leona Schilder Zylst
Century Club
Ed Wesselink
Grooters
Centralites Win Western Seminary Scholarship Awards
Six of the nine scholarships at Western Theological Seminary in Holland Michigan went to Central College alumni. Winners include Eugene Heideman first in Old Testament and second in English Bible, John Hesselink first in Church history and second in New Testament, Cecil Martens first in English Bible, and Herman J Ridder winner of the Rev H Pietenpol Prize for overall record. Centralites James S Boogerd Norman Van Heukelem and Herman J Ridder were graduates. The seniors voted to give the preaching prize money to two Chinese classmates Wesley Shao and Peter Hsieh.
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Western Theological Seminary
Holland
Mich
Central College
the Seminary
Eugene Heideman
John Hesselink
Cecil Martens
Herman J. Ridder
Norman van Heukelem
Wesley Shao
Peter Hsieh
Homeowners urged to file homestead exemption by July 1
Marion County assessor notes in advertisement the need to file for Homestead Exemption before July 1. Property owners who have not yet filed should read the notice to determine eligibility and complete the exemption paperwork promptly. The Chronicle Route Hunter issue repeats the warning for readers.
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The
Chronicle
Marion County Assessor
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