Teahouse of the August Moon to Premiere in November
The southern Iowa premiere of Teahouse of the August Moon is set for Saturday November 16 and Monday November 18 at 8 15 pm in the Central College auditorium. Tickets go on sale November 14 and 16 at Tusseling's from eight to five. The play features elaborate Okinawan teahouse sets and had been delayed by illness among Alpha Psi technical staff and actors.
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Alpha Psi
Iowa
Central College
Tusseling’s
CUI
Art Department
Central
Larry Mill
John Jowers
Rabbi Edw Zerin To Address Central Students Today
Rabbi Edward Zerin of Temple B nai Jeshurun Des Moines will speak at Central College in Douwstra Chapel on November 7 at 10 10 a m His lecture The Contributions of the Jews to American Democracy is sponsored by the Jewish Chautauqua Society The speaker a 1946 Hebrew Union College graduate and Drake University Judaic lecturer has served congregations in Hollywood St Louis and San Gabriel and holds a Drake University residency in Judaism
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Edward Zerin
Temple B'nai Jeshurun
Des Moines
Central
Zerin
Jewish Chautauqua Society
Douwstra Chapel
University of Delaware
Hebrew Union College
University of Southern California
University of California
Hollywood
Cal
St. Louis
San Gabriel
Drake University
Public Schools To Close Friday for I S E A Convention
Public schools will close Friday as the Iowa State Education Association holds its annual meeting in Des Moines. The convention runs Thursday to Saturday morning with large attendance expected in the Veterans Memorial Building and events across hotels churches and schools citywide.
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Iowa State Education Association
Des Moines
Veterans’ Memorial
CROP Drive Set For Saturday at The Legion Hall
North Marion County workers will meet at 2 00 p m Saturday November 9 at the Legion Hall in Pella to set up the CROP drive. John Vanden Baard Otley is county campaign chairman with Henry Roorda Pleasantville over all. CROP plans canvassing for corn November 10 17 to be processed into cooking oil for Church World Service relief abroad.
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Christian Rural Overseas Program
North Marion County
the Legion Hall
Pella
John Vanden Baard
Otley
Henry Roorda
Pleasantville
Des Moines
Church World Service
Black Hawk
Buchanan
R. A. Nelson
Independence
Richard Milne
Dunkerton
Frank Perry
Gilman
Jasper County
Prairie City High School
Solon
Future Farmers of America
Johnson County
K. E. Kolglazier
Adams
Appanoose
Cass
Cerro Gordo
Cherokee
Franklin
Kossuth
Linn
Lyon
Marion
Sioux
Warren
Woodbury
Young People Decide Car For Boogerd Mission
At the First Reformed Church Youth Fellowship meeting the group chose an International Travelall over a Jeep station wagon for sending to Rev and Mrs Boogerd in Kentucky. Pastor Lloyd Menning attended and advised on the choice, noting similar vehicle features but Travelall better suited their needs.
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First Reformed Church Youth Fellowship
Gary Boogerd
Kentucky
Lloyd Menning
Negro Chorus to Perform at Trinity November 10
The Trinity Youth Fellowship invites all to a Sacred Concert by the Corinthian Fellowship Chorus on Sunday night November 10 at 845 p m The 25 30 member Negro male chorus will sing hymns and spirituals after the 720 pm song service Directed by Roy Kemp with pianist Ernest S Redd An offering will defray chorus transport costs and the Youth Benevolent Fund plan to attend Des Moines area churches
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Trinity Youth Fellowship
Corinthian Fellowship Chorus
Des Moines
Roy Kemp
Ernest S. Redd
Trinity Reformed Church
Who Said Anything About a Big Turnip
Reading about William Van Maanen who farms near Prairie City and his neighbor Ike Slings, a 9 1/2 pound turnip brought to The Chronicle office on Friday weighed 29 inches around the belt and 24 inches from root to crown. The turnip was solid with no holes in the flesh. Van Maanen and Slings earn Knollen-Kerels medals.
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William van Maanen
Prairie City
Ike Slings
van Maanen
Mr. Slings
Chronicle
Central Students Present Play in Orange City Nov 15
Central College will present Christ in the Concrete City as the final event of Religion and Life Week at Northwestern College in Orange City on Friday Nov 15 at 8 15 p m Alpha Psi with ten actors and technicians will depart Pella early the morning of the 15th to rehearse the hour long drama in the afternoon Cast members also involved in Iowa premiere of Teahouse may depart for Pella once Christ in the Concrete City is shown at the Northwestern event The schedule reflects delays in Teahouse local showings
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Central College
Concrete City
Northwestern College
Orange City
Alpha Psi
Pella
Iowa
CUI
Teahouse
Pella Junior High Corrects Wyatt Earp Home Claim
Pella Iowa is identified as Wyatt Earp’s home in a World Book Encyclopedia entry misattributed to Pella Missouri. Students and Principal wrote for correction. World Book verified Earp and family lived in Pella Iowa, not Missouri, and editorial plans a 1958 revision.
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Jr. High
Pella
Wyatt Earp
Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp
United States
Old West
Virgil
Morgan
Fighting Earps
Wichita
Dodge City
Wyatt
Arizona
Pima County
Tombstone
Tuscon
Wells, Fargo and Company
Earps
California
Nevada
Monmouth
Ill
Calif
Missouri
Allas
Roy Reith
Iowa
Paula Angle
School Board Buys 50 Acres Near Pool Park
The Pella Board of Education bought about 60 acres east of the Swimming Pool Park on the Clark farm, from Dan Dingeman. About 50 acres north of a line extending University Street will be reserved for potential school use, with access from the south and west. Purchase price ~$500 per acre, funded from the School House Fund reserve. The area is viewed as protective and could be sold or exchanged if not needed. Named parties include Dan Dingeman, Kenneth McAmis, and Gilbert Boat.
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Board of Education
Pella
Clark
Dan Dingeman
Pella Construction Company
Kenneth McAmis
W. H. Clark
Dan
University Street
Gilbert Boat
Sunday School Teachers Start Monday Night Course
All church school teachers and interested in church law education are reminded of a teacher training course starting Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Third Reformed Church. Sponsored by four Reformed churches, the program includes three two hour sessions on Nov 18 and 25. Instructors include Mrs M M Dockendorff and Miss Alice Lammers for preschool and primary, Mr Lester Terlouw for intermediate, and Mr IT W Pientenpol for young people and adults. Free will offerings will be collected to cover expenses.
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Third Reformed Church
M. M. Dockendorff
Alice Lammers
Lester Terlouw
IT. W. Pientenpol
Biggest Vote in History Cast In Municipal Election Tuesday
A sweeping municipal election produced the largest vote in history with 1926 ballots cast. Voters chose a new mayor Richard H. Tysseling and elected aldermen in all wards. annexation proposals for De Haan and Overkamp additions narrowly approved after contention on ward totals.
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Lella
Richard I.ling
Athletic Rtment
Central
Tunis H. Klein
Richard H. Tysseling
Ed J. van Gorp
Ike Hoksbergen
Ath
Fred Veenstra
Ard
Harry Vermeer
Frank Bakker
Henry W. Vandevoort
Dick Leyden
4Th Ward
1St Ward
2Nd Ward
3Rd Ward
de Haun
Junior Red Cross Drive Under Way In All Schools
The American Junior Red Cross drive runs through November in Pella and Otley schools. Mrs. John Kruzen takes over from Mrs. Hattie Van Cleave to lead the effort, with strong prior enrollment records and plans to match or exceed last year’s totals.
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American Junior Red Cross
Pella
Hattie van Cleave
van Cleave
John Kruzen
Otley School
National Children’s Fund
Veterans of the Knoxville Hospital
College KEBS Radio Station Faces Closure and FM Plan
An FCC inspection of Central College KEBS on October 14 found operation exceeding the 15 microvolt limit, leading to temporary cessation. The college plans an FM station at 10 watts, seeks best site and equipment, and coordinates with Pella churches to continue broadcasting services once ready. Receivers in Pella justify the shift, addressing wire carrier interference and reception variability.
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Central College
KEBS
Federal Communications Commission
Pella
Sinc Kebs
Fall Injures Julius Ranniger in Hay Loft Mishap
Julius Ranniger of near Manning suffered a broken leg after slipping and falling 16 feet from a hay loft. The accident highlights rural work hazards and occurred at his farm on a recent day.
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Julius Ranniger
Near Manning
Julian Gromer to present Canada Coast to Coast travel film
Kiwanis Club sponsors a November 14 lecture by Julian Gromer at Douwstra Chapel. The famed photographer will show a color travelog titled Canada Coast to Coast, tracing Nova Scotia to British Columbia with scenic spots, cities, and industry.
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Julian Gromer
Travelog
Canada
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
British Columbia
Pacific
Gromer
Iowa Teachers to Hear Former F B I Agent in Des Moines
Herbert A. Philbrick, once with the communists and counterspying for the FBI, will speak on I Led Three Lives at the 1967 Iowa State Educational Association meeting in Des Moines Veterns Memorial Auditorium. The event runs Nov 7–9 with sessions, greetings from Iowa officials, and music by the Iowa City Co a Band.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Herbert A. Philbrick
Iowa State Educational
Iowa State Educational Association
Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
Joe L. Gelldent
Iowa State Education Association
Veteran's Memorialorium
Iowa City
Howard Robertson
J.S. Wright
Public Instruction
Richard Wilson
Washington
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Rotarians Hear on Public School Music Program
Harold Wortman of Pella High School led a Rotary Club talk on school music training for All State contests. Miss Ann Tysseling and a student quartet performed three numbers while Daryl Vander Wilt played a clar solo. Wortman praised music teachers and, noting National Education Week, urged student cooperation and band progress at Tulip Time. Gerrit Van der Lugt and Mrs Vander Lugt returned from a Europe tour as four Knoxville Rotarians attended.
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Harold Wortman
Pella High School
Rotary Club
Ann Tysseling
Wortman
Gerrit Vander Lugt
Vander ‘Lugt
Europe
Knoxville Rotarins
Downtown merchants sponsor Teachers Special to Auditorium
The program designates transit for teachers as a courtesy service supported by downtown retail merchants.
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Ses
Organists' Guild To Meet On Central Campus In February
Central College hosts February meeting of Organists' Guild on campus with public program. Laurence Groeters oversees Central Iowa Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Davis Polkert, a sophomore, to perform alongside Cappella Choir. Copes of Corswell College also invited.
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Organists’ Guild
Laurence Groeters
Central College
Central Iowa
American Guild of Organists
Des Moines
Central
Davis Polkerts
Cappella
Copes
Corswell College
Vernon
Guild
Fernando Germani
Academy of Organ
Rome
Vatican
Plymouth Congregational
Kathryn Crozier
Rawling College
Florida
Harold Gleason
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. Y
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