Planning CROP Campaign Canvass Nov 27 to Dec 1
Plans for the 1951 CROP campaign at the Legion Hall November 28 and the farm to farm canvass November 26 to December 1 aim to raise food for overseas hungry. Simon Ter, chair, leads North Marion County efforts with Roy Van Vark organizing township canvassers. The film Statesmen in Overalls will be shown to rural farmers. The North Marion goal is 2000 bushels of corn with participation from 20 Protestant bodies and eight Lutheran churches urging charity and world peace through shared abundance.
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Legion Hall
Simon” Ter
Marion
Roy” van’ Vark
Otley
Pella National Bank
van Vark
the Legion Hall
Japan
India
Catholic Rural Life
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relief
National Lutheran Council
North Marion Co
North Marion County
Christmas Seals Mailed Out to All Homes in the City
Christmas Seals envelopes with two sheets at $1 each were mailed to all Pella homes by the Christmas Seal committee led by chairwoman Nora Fults. Enclosed is the chairman’s address for payments. drops can be made at Van Sittert store or mailed. Seals fund tuberculosis fight and related health projects including a mobile x ray unit, health education, and TB rehabilitation and medical research in Pella and Marion County.
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Pella
Nora Fults
van Sittert
Marion County
T. B
Little Dutchmen Open Season Against Monroe Friday
Coach Stan Borgman’s Little Dutchmen start the basketball season at home against Monroe, facing a potent foe while missing several veterans and others due to football injuries and practice absences. A girls preliminary game begins at 6:45.
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Stan Borgman
Little Dutch
Monroe
Larson
George Ikuta
Glank Vande Voort
Glen Boat
Bill Lautenbach
Dick Mentink
Mobile Unit for Chest X-rays Coming Here Soon
A mobile unit will soon visit to provide chest X-rays to detect tuberculosis. The article explains TB transmission, the value of early diagnosis, and how a chest X-ray can reveal infections even before symptoms appear. It notes that in Iowa few cases exist and emphasizes contact with known or unknown TB cases.
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Lowa
Leighton to Vote on Fire Protection Proposal Nov 27
Black Oak Township trustees call a special election at Leighton Township Hall on Tuesday November 27. Polls open 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Voters will decide on levying up to one mill annual tax for rural fire protection within the township. Details appear in this Chronicle issue.
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Leighton
Black Oak
Chronicle
Debate Squad Heads to Illinois Missouri Tournaments
The debate squad, led by Cunera van Emmerik, will enter two tournaments in November and December. Participants include Alvin Poppen and Geraldine Punt of Sioux Center Iowa, Ronald Zoutendam of Waldo Wisconsin, and John Korver of New Oxford Pennsylvania. They will attend the Bradley Tournament in Pekin Illinois on November 16 and 17, with three teams traveling to Kirksville Missouri for December 7 and 8. Members listed include Geraldine Van Houweling of Oskaloosa Iowa one De Hoogh Monroe South Dakota Roger Peterson Ashton Iowa Shirley Kooistra John Korger and Ronald Zoutendam.
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Cunera van Emmerik
Alvin Poppen
Geraldine Punt
Sioux Center
Ronald Zoutendam
Waldo
Wis
John Korver
New Oxford
Penn
Peoria
Kirkeville
Geraldine van Houweling
Oskaloosa
Iowa
de Hoogh
Monroe
S. Dak
Roger Peterson
Ashton, Ia
Shirley Kooistra
John Korger
Jeanne Campbell Exhibit At College Gallery This Week
Jeanne Campbell daughter of Karl and Mrs Campbell presents a diverse collection at Central College galleries. The show runs through Saturday with works in water color oil tempera ink and brush linoleum and wood block prints lithographs copper etchings monographs potato prints textile pieces and ceramics plus raffia weaving and paper modeling. Her piece Street Scene won a 1951 first at the Oskaloosa show and another water color was selected for Iowa show at Sioux City Art Center. A senior art education major she graduates in January and is Alpha Phi Omega president of the Art League editor of the Pelican yearbook and a Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities candidate.
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Jeanne Campbell
Karl Campbell
Central College
Oskaloosa
Miss Campbell
Iowa
Sioux City
Pelican
Free chest X-ray drive visits Marion County schedule
A mobile X-ray unit will tour Marion County from November 36 to December 20 offering free chest X rays to all residents of school age and older. The schedule includes a stop in Pella during the outreach period.
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Marion County
Uni
Pella
Dutchmen Fall 81-0 to Buena Vista in Final 1951 Game
Central's Flying Dutchmen were routed by Buena Vista 81 to 0 at Storm Lake. A fumble recovery halted BV threats early, then Wiladsen and Branatetter added TDs in the second half as BV pulled away on a windy, lopsided season finale.
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Buena Vista
Central
Storm Lake
Buenas Vista
Jim Miller
Willadsen
Buena Visis
Branatetter
Rosburg
College Girls Compete Friday Night for Cup
Tomorrow night November 16 the Pietenpol Cup contest at Central College features freshman and sophomore girls in a staged program of one act play and musical numbers at Douwstra Chapel at 8:00 pm. Judges drawn from townspeople faculty and students will determine the winning class.
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Central Lege
Douwstra Chapel
Central
Dean Pietehool
Peter van Zante
Lawrence Grootera
William Wing
Peggy Leu
David Prins
Shirley Kooistra
Margene Vuegler
Joan Vanderwal
Janice van Zomeren
Pella Girl Named to Central Seniors Who's Who
Mery Jane Menninga is among seven Central seniors chosen for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She majors in English, presides over Sigma Tau Delta, and participates in Girl's Ensemble and YWCA. Other honorees include Campbell, Huenink, Baldwin, Koolstra, Kruis, Vanderwal, and Van Veldhuizen from Wisconsin and Iowa communities.
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Mery Jane Menninge
Bernie Menninga
Pele
Amid
Se Hamericas
Mary Jane
Sigma Tau Delta
YWCA
We Campbell
Huenink
Baldwin
Wisconsin
Shirley Koolstra
Newton
Marion Kruis
Dark Grove
Ruth Vanderwal
Montezuma
Philip van Veldhuizen
Hospers
Waukon Farmer Keeps Baby Screech Owl as Pet
Carl Schweinfurth found a fledgling screech owl last spring unable to fly. He named it Chuckie and now the owl is a household pet at his Iowa home.
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Carl Schweinfurth
Chuckie
The Messiah at Douwstra Chapel Opens Charity Concert
A Dublin style 1742 hooped ladies and swordbearing gentlemen warning preceded Handel’s Messiah. The 10th annual presentation at Douwstra Chapel invites all to attend on Monday December 17 at 7:36 pm, with full orchestra and chorus.
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Charitable Musical Society
Fishamble Street
Dublin
Douwstra
Pella
Loyal Workers to Present Thanksgiving Program
The Loyal Workers Girls Society of the II Christian Reformed Church will sponsor their annual Thanksgiving program on the evenings of November 21 and 22 at 7 30. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Loyal Workers Girls Society
II Christian Reformed Church
Nine Marion County Men Go Into Service Monday
Nine Marion County men are slated for induction into the armed forces from Marion County on November 19. The group includes Lloyd G. Vander Streek Gary A. Brouwer and Norman R. Sturama from Pella alongside Howard E. Smith Be thel D. Van Klootwyk of Knoxville Nick Schuring Jr of Monroe Edward Minella of Pleasantville John Klyn of Otley and Nelson Roozeboom of Tracy.
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Pella
Marion County
Lloyd G. Vander Streek
Gary A. Brouwer
Norman R. Sturama
Howard E. Smith
Bethel D. van Klootwyk
Knoxville
Nick Schuring, Jr
Monroe
Edward Minella
Pleasantville
John Klyn
Otley
Nelson Roozeboom
Tracy
Farm Outlook Topic at Night School Monday
Attendance at the first Farmers Night School session was reportedly the largest in history with 119 men hearing Rex Beresford discuss beef production on Monday evening November 12. The next meeting on November 19 will cover The Outlook for agriculture led by Clarence Zelgier, vocational agriculture instructor at Pella High School. Farmers and interested citizens may attend without official enrollment.
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Farmers Night School
Rex Beresford
Clarence Zelgier
Pella
Pella Parents Attend First Open House in Week
About 100 parents, mostly rural, visited Pella High School for the opening of the 31st American Education Week. A radio skit titled Thirty Million Citizens was staged by the sophomore English class. Parents filled ballots asking about Old Webster Bell, Pelladium readership, overbusy schedules, and preferred ways to visit the school. Open House continued at Lincoln and Old Webster with student-teacher classroom visits.
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Pella High School
Pelladium
Pella Chronicle
Lincoln
Old Webster
Bargains and Free Turkeys Brisk Trade in Pella
Business was brisk in Pella on Wednesday November 14 as merchants offered bargains and a turkey raffle. About twenty pound bronze birds raised near Tainter by Mr Hull were awarded to fifteen registered winners at 3 30 pm from Garden Square bandstand Charlotta Schakel drew the names and drew her own by surprise.
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Pella
Hull
Tainter
Garden Square
Charlotta Schakel
Paul Renaud
Scarsboro
Gertrude Dingeman
Delbert Schrader
Reasnor
Dave Blommers
Jarman
John Vander Wert
Albert Dykstra
Tulip Time Benefit Show Set For Nov 27 and 29
Pella hosts Hotspot a two night benefit variety show from the Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce. Four masters of ceremonies lead a program of fresh comedy acts from Dec Schultz Bill Kilpatrick and Bob Triplett, local music with the German band from PHS Joyce Wesselink duets and Rosa voices, Os kaloosa tap dancers and Swami the Magician. Proceeds support Tulip Time efforts.
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Pella
the Historical Society
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Klein
Ralph de Cook
Ray Pugh
Bob Omick
Tudor Kempkes
Dec Schultz
Rotary
Bill Kilpatrick
Bob Triplett
Pell
Bert Baron
P.H.S
Joyce Wesselink
Milt Scholten
Anna Nelson
Bill McMains
H. 8
Rotary Songsters
Oskaloosa
Swami
C.U.L
Martins
CARE-for-Korea Campaign Aid for Korean orphans
A wartime appeal urges freeing Korea from misery beyond aggression. The General Federation of Women's Clubs sponsors CARE-for-Korea to provide food and clothing to Korean war orphans and refugees. Contributions to CARE-for-Korea Office, Pella, Iowa, c/o Post.
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Care-For
Athletes Will Present Big Show Saturday Night
Central's Ray Pugh headlines a fast moving campus variety show in Douwstra Chapel on November 17 at 8 PM to raise funds for a department camera. Bill McMains will accompany on piano with a lineup including The Barber Shop Quartet and acts such as Casey at the Bat Casey Twenty Years Later and an Al Jolson impersonation.
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Mays Central
Youn, Heke
Raye
Central
Ray
Casey
al Jolson
Army
Bill McMains
Ray Pugh
Barber ‘Shop
Don Kohlmann
Arvid Pierson
Bob Gibson
Pat Donohoe
al Shuler
Rudy Kroszner
Archer Tohnston
C Club
Paul Stopples
Leland den Hartog
Bob Staley
Gary Darland
Bob Arents
Harry Lloyd
Bob Ver Meer
Merchants Plan December Midweek Trade Promotion
Layton Mathes Lou Anne Le Cocq Connie Nugteren Mrs Ger ald Meppelink R 2 Mrs Elizabeth Ver Dordht A J Ten Hagen and Martin Hoistege organize another midweek trade promotion with free gifts in December. The exact date remains to be set.
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Layton Mathes
Lou Anne le Cocq
Connie Nugteren
Gerald Meppelink
Elizabeth Ver Dught
A. J. Ten Hagen
Martin Hoistege
Christian High Teams Win Season Openers
In the season opener the Pella Christian Eaglettes defeated Lacey 41-32 as Wilma Lourens racks 17 and Bernice Memmelaar 15. Lacey’s E Fox led with 17 for the visitors. J Vander Linden and M Visser added 11 and 4. Pella Christian boys also won 46-42 behind Gary Trump 18 and Marvin Ver Meer 14 as Lacey led early before the Braves surged ahead.
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Pella Christian Eaglettes
Lacey Aggregation
Lacey
Pella
Wilma Lourens
Eng
Bernice Memmelaar
Arlene Jelloma
E. Fox
J. Vander Linden
M. Visser
Christian Hoys
Gary Trump
Marvin Ver Meer
Jim
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College Gallery
Arden Johnston
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