Central College Homecoming Brightens Rainy Weekend
Central College celebrated homecoming with a large turnout of alumni and students despite rain. The Friday program featured queen Marian Brown of Meservey crowned in Douwstra Chapel, plus skits and folk games. A Saturday Koffie Klets parade showcased student creativity, with the senior class winning for "Peter at the Dike." The weekend ended with a sunset vesper service in Douwstra Chapel and a successful homecoming dinner, while a rain delay kept some events indoors.
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Douwstra Chapel
Marian Brown
Meservey
Vander Lugt
Evelyn Brunsting
Hull
Joy McCain
Closter
N. J
Ruth Overlander
Sioux Center
Artis Vande Voort
Pella
Don Brown
Prins
Huntsman
McKee
Kentucky
Graham’ Hall
Peter
Redmen
Simpson
Veterans’ Society
Firth Cottage
Central
Menning Cottage
Graham Hall
Upper Iowa
del de Haan
I. J. Lubbers
Central College
Anthony Kooiker
Henry Cox
LeCocq
Gordon Farndell
Y. M
Y. W. GA
AMVET Auxiliary District Meeting in Indianola
AMVET Auxiliary No 26 members joined the 6th District Convention held in Indianola last Tuesday. The event opened at 10 30 with district president Mrs George Ramsey presiding. Flags were advanced by Mrs Bud Lane from Earlham. The pledge and national anthem followed. Mrs A L Miner led Psalm 100 and prayer. Welcome by Mrs Homer King, Indianola unit president, with response by Mrs M C Van Gorp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMVET
Indianola
Geo. Ramsey
Knoxville
Bud Lane
Earlham
A. L. Miner
Dutchmen overpower Simpson in 21-6 homecoming win
Central College the Flying Dutchmen defeated Simpson Redmen 21 to 6 on homecoming Saturday behind a 7-6 halftime lead and two late quarters. Key plays included Jack Sims interception, Galen Cheuvront scoring and kicking, and John Anderson scoring on a 1 yard plunge.
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Kenneth Vander Linden
Central College
Simpson Redmen
Central
Jack Sims
Johnny Mills
Simpson
Galen Cheuvront
Johnny Anderson
Cheuvront
Luther
Decorah
Legion Dinner Planned for Armistice Day
Legion and Auxiliary members to gather at Memorial Hall on Armistice Day November 11 for a joint dinner. Mrs. Agnes Weyerse to prepare and serve, with a 50 cent per plate charge. Dinner at 6 30 p m. Reservations to Dora Carson or Agnes Weyerse by noon Saturday. cards mailed to members with further details.
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The
Legion and
Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Agnes Weyerse
Dora Carson
Agnes’ Weyerse
Oversized pear from West Second Street prompts crowd to compare
C H Vander Meulen from West Second Street reports a pear in his yard measuring twelve inches around the short axis and thirteen inches around the longest. He asks if anyone has a rival fruit to contest the claim of size.
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C. H. Vander Meulen
West Second Street
National Education Week Calendar Highlights Activities
National Education Week calendar lists events from Sunday November 10 to Friday November 15. Includes Armistice Day program at the High School Auditorium with Rev. W. A. Winstead, a student dramatic program, Visitors Day at multiple school buildings with guides and tea, Student Council luncheon, Honor Society and Teachers Meeting, and Visitors Day at Webster Building with refreshments.
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W. A. Winstead
The
Baptist Church
Grace Keene
Webster Building
Noted Briton to Speak at Chapel Armistice Day
Wilfred Wellock, a prominent English journalist and observer of world affairs, will address the college chapel audience on Armistice Day at 11:00 a.m. Sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, the lecture covers decay in western civilization from economic and spiritual angles. Wellock, former Labour MP for Stourbridge, has written on democracy, India's awakening, and society, and has traveled extensively including Russia and Germany studies.
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Wilfred Wellock
England
College Chapel
Wellock
American Friends Service Committee
Europe
America
Stourbridge
East Africa
India
Lancashire
Edinburgh University
Russia
Germany
Frost Came Tuesday in Pella Weather Notice
Rainfall in Pella last week totaled .82 inches with .48 on Nov 1 and .84 on Nov 8. October’s rainfall reached 3.33 inches. The lowest temperature occurred Tuesday Nov 5 at 20 degrees, chilling tomato and potato vines. No snow in the Pella vicinity. Report by H. K. Pals.
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Pella
H. K. Pals
Chr Reformed Youth Rally Set For Nov 11 In Pella
The fifth International Young Calvinist Rally will be held Monday November 11 at 7 46 p m at Second Christian Reformed Church of Pella. Rev J Weidenaar of Grand Rapids Michigan will lead with the topic Seek Ye First. Similar rallies occur across the U S and Canada with the same theme. Over 18000 youths attended last year. The event began during the war and became an annual rally day each November 11.
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Christian Reformed Church
Pella
J. Weidenaar
Fuller Avenue
Christian Reformed
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Weidenaar
Peoria
Iowa
United States
Canada
Milk Lunches Brought to Pella Schools by Club and State
The Tri-T Club and the State Department of Public Instruction co sponsor Type C milk lunches in Pella schools at a nominal cost. A half pint serving is sold as a daily ticket from November 4 to year end, costing fifty cents to cover one serving per child per day. No refunds unless three consecutive days are missed. Pasteurized milk only. the government covers the difference to the dealer, with free straws provided.
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Tri-T Club
State Department of Public Instruction
Pella
United States Department of Agriculture
Blue wins re election as Republicans gain nationwide
Governor Robert Blue secured a decisive plurality over Democrat Frank Miles with 360,527 to 264,217 as incomplete Tuesday results show Republicans winning statewide offices and incumbents returned in Congress. County races favored Prange and Hunter for Republicans while several county posts shifted to Democrats. Nationally, Republicans claimed control of the House and Senate by Wednesday noon.
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Robert D. Blue
Frank Miles
Kenneth A. Evans
Ell E. Allen
Sccre
Rolle H
Bergeson
F. J.mcmahon
T I
John M. Rankin
Upton B. Kepford
Commerce Chier
David B. Long
B. M. Richardson
Isaac Snyder
Ray Walsh
Public Instruction
Jessie M. Parker
Laura M. Nanes
Supreme Court
Theodore G. Garfield
Ralph A. Oliver
Charles F. Wennerstrum
Norman R. Hays
John W. Anderson
Richard F. Mitchell
Paul W. Richards
Frank F. Messe
Paul Cunningham
Vince L. Browner
of District Court
Marion G. Kellam
S. E. Pratt
Earl W. Vincent
E. Prall
Claire G. Prange
Peter W. Visser
Joe L. Porter
Rouze Hunter
Chet Gohneth
W.L. Wirthle
Jack B. Carpenter
Anthony
Tony) de Joode
Jim van Hemert
Marie Jones
Sarah E. Eillingsworth
Neys E. Raymond
Leon N. Miller
H. C. Vander Meulen
F. M. Roberts
James Riggen
Horace B. Schmidt
Suers
Dutch) Hart
Arie i
Bogaard
Ob Vanderjyde
Bert Vande Kieft
Arie Brouwer
Robert Blue
Blue
Miles
Vince Browner
Claire Prange
Peter Visser
Prange
Visser
Joe Porter
Hunter
Ofter
J. R. Dyer
Chet Johnson
Take It Easy at Pella High in Comedy Play
The junior class presents Take It Easy next Thursday November 14 in the high school auditorium. Nancy Highgate and Tom Laurence star in a farce of mistaken identities and quirky plots as Mrs Highgate’s portrait scheme spirals into chaos with a host of witty characters including Beagle Jones the detective and Florence the maid. Tickets go on sale November 9 at Paardekooper's Drug Store for 50 cents.
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Nancy
Tom Laurence
Arvan Menninga
Tom
Nancy Highgate
Donna Schakel
Pella High School
Highgate House
Florence
Norma Vis
Philip
Robert Budding
Beagle Jones
Ray de Jong
Lon ‘Terence
David Prins
Arthur
Leland-Vance
John Florenz
Wilfred Willemsen
Mary
Bonnie van Oostrum
Paardekooper
Authority on Literature to Visit Schools
Miss Mabel Snedaker of the University of Iowa will spend Thursday in the Pella Schools. She is a leading literature expert and has written many authoritative books. She will address teachers at 4:00 pm in a special session and display up-to-date books from the Town Pupil Reading Circle. Student teachers and others are invited to attend.
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Mabel Snedaker
University of Iowa
Pella
Business houses to close Monday Armistice observance
The officers and directors of the Chamber of Commerce recommend that business houses close on Armistice Day Monday November 11 in observance of the holiday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tulip Headquarters Moved to Weekblad Building
The Tulip Bulb sales operation relocates from the old G and W Hat Shop to the Weekblad building on the West Side of the Square. Orders may be placed each weekday starting Friday afternoon at 5 PM with staff available there.
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Pella
Weekblad
Mignonette College Play At Central November 22
Central College will present Arthur Jeanne's romantic drama Mignonette on Friday evening November 22. The production offers a dual role for actors as Mignonette Deardon and Rose Mills with lavish costumes and authentic sets. Stage crews are at work under Don Vriezelaar, and tickets go on sale next week at Tysseling's Shoe Store.
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Central College
Arthur Jeanne
New South
Mignonette Deardon
South
Rose Mills
Mignonette
Don Vriezelaar
Keith Fox
Central
Tysseling
Marcel Dupre Organ Recital Delights Central College
Visitors from LeMars Winterset Des Moines Waterloo Iowa Falls Grinnell Fairfield Boone Ottumwa Knoxville New Sharon Atlantic What Cheer and Oskaloosa attended. The audience earned two encores plus an encore from Mile Marguerite Dupre who joined her father for Sinfonia for Organ and Piano. Mile Dupre played two of three preludes for piano showcasing superb technique and musicality. The program concluded with Dupre’s Noel in G Major as encore.
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Central College
Dupre
LeMars
Winterset
Des Moines
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
Grinnell
Fairfield
Boone
Ottumwa
Knoxville
New Sharon
Atlantic
What Cheer
Oskaloosa
Mile
Marguerite Dupre
Iano
M. Dupre
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M. C. van Gorp
Tannett LE Barnett
Dyer
Cross Leuthaser
Croft Sturn
Kempkes Reed
de Beer Peterson
RTS
Borgman
L. Mills
Lowe Williams
Sims J. Mills
Anderson Merritt
Sager
Anderson
Steward
Plotkin
McClelland
van der Ploeg
Legion
Asstee Praesa
Peter and the
Associated Women
Lla Tlh
Cnalin Hat
Lincoln Building
High School Honor Society
Pella and
Lake Prairie Township
Christian Reformed Churches
Rev
TULIP
Marcel Dupre
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