Open House at Central College November 19
Central College invites the public to an open house on November 19 from 3 30 to 5 00 in Central Hall. Administrative officers will present in their new second floor offices and visitors may inspect eleven offices plus the business and general offices. An art exhibit by John Wesle will run November 18 to December 6 in the new office corridor. Archives and a chemistry lab tour are also featured, with hours 8 30 to 5 00.
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Central Hall
Vander Lind
Cen
Third-Foor
Robert Lautenbach
Pella
Central College
T. H. Liggett
Central Flying Dutch Defeat 34th Division 20 to 0
Central's Flying Dutch overcome a tie with Simpson to win 20 to 0 over the 34th Division National Guard at West Des Moines stadium. Halfback Galen Cheuvront scored the first TD from the two yard line after a sustained drive and a Cheuvront to Anderson pass set up the score.
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Gordon Nesbit
Central
Simpson
National Guard
West Des Moines
Galen Cheuvront
Cheuv
Anderson
Jim Russell to Speak at Soils District Dinner
Preparations progress for the Marion County Soils District annual dinner at Memorial Hall Knoxville Friday November 21 6 30 pm. Jim Russell Des Moines Register Tribune will discuss conservation of food and aid to Europe based on recent travels. About 600 farms enrolled with growth in soil conservation. tickets $1.60 available from local farmers or Marion County State Bank and Pella National Bank.
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Marion County Soils District
Memorial Hall
Knoxville
the Methodist Church of
Pella
Dick Boot
Ralph Grundman
Gerrit Tysseling
Gerrit Eys
Rasell
Tale
Jim Russell
The
Des Moines Register & Tribune
Europe
Trict
Central College Art Department Hosts Exhibits and Films
Central College Art Department under M John Wesle sponsors exhibits in the new gallery and a Tuesday film series from 7 30 to 9 00 pm featuring China and Sculpture films. Wesle students will exchange exhibits at Albion College November 20 to December 16, with Albion students visiting here in January. The Wustum Memorial Museum of Arts Racine Wisconsin will display Wesle pictures in January. The Contemporary Culture class with Wesle visited the Art Institute and Natural History Museum in Davenport on November 7 and 8.
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Central College
M John Wesle
China
India
Albion College
Albion
Michigan
Vernon Bobbitt
Wustum Memorial Museum of Arts
Racine
Wisconsin
John Wesle
Wesle
Wen
Art Institute and Natural History and Historical Museum
Davenport
Amvet Auxiliary Sponsors a Baby Sitters Bureau
The Amvet Auxiliary announces a Baby Sitters Bureau to connect parents seeking babysitters with available sitters. Mrs. Andrew Ver Ploeg chairs the program, handling name, address, phone, age, sex, hours, and rates, with a filing card system for quick matching. Call Black 611 or visit 1215 West 2nd Street.
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Amvet Auxiliary
Andrew Ver Ploeg
Ver Ploeg
West 2Nd Street
Assessor Will Talk at Bureau Meeting Friday Otley
Route Hunter formerly county auditor and now deputy assessor will discuss the new assessor law at the township Farm Bureau meeting in Otley Friday night November 14 at 7 45. Families should bring cake and cookies. Federal Emanary Kieft will perform several instrumental numbers. No service, sandwiches served.
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Route Hunter
Township Farm Bureau
Otley
Fedemnary Kieft
Out of the Frying Pan at PLILS Juniors Comedy
The PLILS Junior Class presents a three act comedy Out of the Frying Pan on November 20 at 8 00 P M in the high school auditorium The play follows a group of aspiring actors staging a plan to attract a Broadway producer upstairs with a mock murder scene amid financial woes The cast includes Marvin De Meus George Bodell Melvin Hagen Norman Reese Kate Ault Delores Swank Beulah De Heer Marge Benson Dottie Coburn and more with Miss Vern Cannaday directing and committees led by Andy Van Berkum Bonnie Van De Voort and others
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PLILS
Boston
Equity
Marvin de Meus
George Bodell
Melvin Hagen
Norman Reese
Kate Ault
Delores Swank
Beulah de Heer
Marge Benson
Dottie Coburn
Milly Hagen
Bob Vander Heiden
Tony Dennison
N. Y
Arthur Kenny
Dick Lautenbach
Muriel Foster
Lorraine de Haj Dottie
Mr. Coburn
Jack Cook
Louise Rysdam
Mrs. Garnet
Leo Sels
Dan Crosby
New York
Joe
Mac
Miss Vern Cannaday
Andy van Berkum
Bonnie van de Voort
Marilyn Tanis
Nola Boot
Elaine Vanloess
Great tenor Frederick Jagel to sing tonight at college chapel
Frederick Jagel, renowned American tenor, will give a concert at Douwstra Chapel tonight at 7 30. He notes concert performance demands more poise and independence than opera and has mastered 40 roles, underscoring his serious artistry.
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College Chapel
Frederick Jagel
Douwstra Chapel
Metropolitan Opera
Jugel
Local Artist Wesle to Exhibit at Central College Gallery
John N. Wesle, art instructor at Central College, will stage a solo show in the second floor gallery from November 18 to December 6. The exhibit features watercolors oils drawings prints and gouache with open hours 8 to 5 weekdays and Saturday mornings. The public is urged to visit especially during open house November 19 from 3 to 6.
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John N. Wesle
Central College
Central Tall
Central Hall
Loveless to Lead in Newton Youth Rally
Dr. Wendel P. Loveless renowned radio conductor and author will headline the Singspiration sponsored youth testimonial at Newton Junior High School Auditorium on Saturday November 15 at 730 PM. A veteran Marine officer and Moody Bible Institute former faculty member, he brings a rich background in broadcasting and ministry.
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Wendel P. Loveless
Singspiration, Inc
Newton
Loveless
Moody Bible Institute
W. P. Loveless
Luncheon and Meeting Planned by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce schedules a Friday gathering at the Legion Hall with a 6:30 luncheon served by the Legion Auxiliary. Tickets are 35 cents. Chief R B Nebergall of the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation will speak, stressing crime prevention through family and church life.
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Chamber of Commerce
Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Auditorium
R. B. Nebergall
Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation
Nebergall
Pella
Nethergall
Farmers' Night School Opens at High School Nov 24
The Vocational Agriculture room hosts the Farmers' Night School series on Monday evenings with the night school council and instructors arranging current agricultural topics. The schedule lists speakers from Agricultural Extension and other specialists with topics from outlooks to forage improvement and co op panels.
Vernon Nash to Speak Friday at College Chapel
Dr Vernon Nash, praised as a leading voice for world government, will speak at Douwstra Chapel Friday November 14 at 11 00 as part of a United World Federalists presentation. The talk follows a nationwide tour promoting world federation with Nash noted for his impassioned style and broad audience reach.
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Mark van Doren
Vernon Nash
United World Federalists
Douwstra Chapel
Executives Club
Burlington
Vermont
Cincinnati
Ohio
Greenfield
Mass
Recorder-Gazett
Dr. Nash
Ein Pella
Clarence Streit
Robert Leo Humber
Mason City
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Nash
Pella
Independence of India Subject for Club Discussion
Mrs. Mason Olcott, with two decades in India before 1939, spoke at the Rotary Club on India's Aug 15 1947 independence from Britain. She described post independence riots between Muslims and Hindus, mass migrations to separate regions, dire living conditions in refugee camps, and projected gains under Nehru once migration ends.
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Mason Olcott
India
Rotary Club
Olcott
Nehru
Lay Leadership School Closes After Evening of Awards
Almost 300 credits were awarded at Central College for the annual Lay Leadership school closing on Monday night November 10. Of 175 participants, attendees hailed from at least 21 churches across five states, with the largest groups from the Reformed Church and the Classis of Pella. First Church in Pella led delegations, followed by Leighton Reformed, Eddyville, Prairie City and North Des Moines. Two individuals traveled roughly fifty miles to attend regularly, and the faculty included Rev. W Rosenberg of Prairie City along with Rev. A Haverkamp and Rev. Edward Tanas.
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Central College
Reformed Church
Pella
Meredith Drive
Des Moines
First
Leighton Reformed Church
Eddyville
Prairie City
W. Rosenberg
A. Haverkamp
Edward Tan
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