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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1939
Page
9
A Pella education plan invites parents to observe National Education Week with a special school paper to be sent home Monday Nov 6. The high school journalism class will supervise, and a visitors night on Nov 9 will let parents meet teachers, hear talks, and enjoy refreshments.
The Future Farmer club tests 45 hybrid corn varieties at Roy Vroom’s farm near Pella on Highway 168. Corn will be harvested and yields tabulated by November 4, with results to be published next week. Participants include National Hybrid, Pioneer, DeKalb, Funk, and other companies. open pollinated varieties entered by Charles De Wild and Maurice Verros.
Mr and Mrs Frank Brom extend thanks to neighbors and friends who helped husk corn on their farm last Thursday noting how it lightened their road. A rogue alligator wandered into the Nishnabotna river near Shenandoah and was captured by George Knittle and Garland Reed. The gator measured forty inches, and its presence in an Iowa river remains a mystery.
Plans to visit schools during National Education Week highlight efforts to boost attendance. Last year grade four at Lincoln Building under Miss Ver Steeg and second grade at Webster under Miss Jackson won prizes for highest attendance percentages, inviting parents and teachers to strengthen connections.
Central College earned a dramatic homecoming victory over Luther, with a strong defensive effort and a key interception by Tryg Grufman. Bonwell scored on a lateral from Jenning, and Central blocked a late Luther kick as the Dutchmen upset expectations. Luther gained 247 rushing yards to Central’s 192 in a hard fought clash.
Edward Donai of Pella was struck by an automobile at Walnut street and East Sixth in Des Moines between six and six thirty Saturday evening. He was thrown to the pavement, suffered a deep sash over an eye and back injuries, but not spine fracture, and was taken unconscious to the veterans facility for care. He regained consciousness Sunday morning and expected a full recovery barring complications.
Pella Highs Little Dutch meet Colfax Tigers on Central College field Friday night. Colfax has a 3-2-1 in six starts. Pella will play on home field for first time in five games. Colfax averages 145 pound line. Pella relies on George Harris led backfield speed to offset.
Pella teachers will be excused to attend sessions of the Town State Teachers Association in Des Moines. The program features Governor Wilson, Miss May A. Baker, Dr. G Bromley Oxnam, Dr A J Stoddard, Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde, Archduke Felix of Austria, and Jessie M Parker with Ella Enslow delivering the closing address. Delegates include Jane Gosselink Marie Healy and Carl Brown.
The Van Veen-Van Hemert Post of the American Legion reports membership well over the quota and a record for this early in the year starting in October. Meetings included discussion on decorations for Pella, Boy Scout troop support, and a planned oyster supper. Two Knoxville visitors urged local attendance at the county Legion gathering, with menus noting no beans at the banquet.
Marion County Legion and Auxiliary units announce four joint meetings on November 9 at the Memorial building in Knoxville. Banquet at 7 p.m. costs 36 cents. Main speaker Geo M Paradise of Sioux City will address. guests include Wm S Van Hemert, Mrs Grace Kirtley, Geo Faul, Geo A Mahoney, and Van Nicwaal from Pella and Des Moines officials.
Readers note that certain lilies in Austra grow to the height of a three story house, a striking display of garden flora. Local observers describe stems towering over nearby plots, sparking curiosity about species and cultivation methods.
Preparations for November 11 in Pella promise substantial prizes for the best ear of corn and the largest display in windows. An out of town judge will assess entries. merchants list prizes, with a grand ten dollar sweepstakes prize from the Chamber of Commerce. Entry starts Saturday, with acceptance through Wednesday evening November 8. A booth on Main Street will serve hot cakes, coffee, butter and syrup to celebrate the event.
A Baptist Young People’s Union program drew 114 attendees as three Central professors plus Reverend Paul J Christensen discussed developing Christian personality amid machine age uniformity. William Vander Lugt Laura Nanes and Wayland Osborn offered philosophical historical and educational views, followed by audience questions.
The Dramatic Club of the high school directed by Mr Birdsall will stage a brief Armistice Day program in the high school auditorium at eleven o clock Friday the 10th before the Student Assembly. Local American Legion Post and Auxiliary will join as guests with special music talks and possibly an original skit. Public invited.
Mr and Mrs Gysbert Van Roekel express heartfelt gratitude to neighbors friends and relatives for husking their corn during illness. The kind act left a lasting impression and is deeply appreciated.
A fragment notes a meeting where a group applauded professors at parting, using a Watchword benediction as the dismissal. The passage reflects themes of a machine age era and its persons.
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