Thayer Soule Presents Charm of the Old South Travelog
Thayer Soule presents a Burton Holmes travelog tonight at 7:80 describing colonial life in Charleston and Charleston gardens, with scenes from the Suwanee River, Mississippi to New Orleans and Kentucky Derby country. The program includes Ike Eisenhower’s visit to The Citadel and ends with Kentucky’s black country.
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Old South
Charleston
Carolina
Eisenhower
Citadel
Suwanee
Bepton Foster
Rainmaking Topic at Pella Adult Evening School
The Pella Adult Evening School for farmers held its first meeting of the year focusing on weather modification. Speakers explained that no one can create rain, but cloud formations, temperatures, and other factors influence precipitation. The discussion touched on silver iodide as a potential nucleus for cloud formation and noted the cost of the proposed operation.
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Pella
Shawn Scott
Welcome Wagon Birthday Call Ends in Pella After Sponsors Fade
After August 1955 launch, Pella’s Welcome Wagon Sixteenth Birthday Call met requirements with sponsors but dwindled after year one. The program will discontinue the sixteenth birthday greeting after November, while other welcomes continue. Local firms provided 15 months of greetings and gifts, earning praise from New York headquarters.
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Fells
Pella
Sint
Penne Fe
Ne ‘York
Logan Van Sittert Named Co-Chairman of 1957 Vieshea
Logan Van Sittert is named co chairman of the 1957 Vieshea festival. He has served as a member of Cardinal Guild two years and as vice president of the Cardinal Order of Chessmen, with Dodson named as co chairman.
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Logan van Sittert
Vieshea
Loy van Sittert
Will D. van Tert
Charles Dodco
Fon
Edor Sn
Aaveaire
Logan
Cardinal Guild
Order of Chessmen
Dodson
Homeoming Mrnr
Elmer Vermeer Guest Speaker at Historical Meeting
The Marion County Historical Society invites Elmer Vermeer a Marion County native in Knoxville Monday evening. He will discuss Marion County Men Who Have Served in the Iowa Legislature. A social hour follows the meeting.
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Elmer Vermeer
Marion County Historical Society
Marion
Knoxville
Vermeer
Marion County
Iowa
Trinity Gc E to Show Film on Navajo Indians
The Trinity Reformed Church Senior C E presents The Call of the Navajo at Trinity Church on Thursday November 29 at 7 30 p m. It is a color drama from the southwest and features special music by the Peavia Ghrisgan Reformed Male Chorus. Plan now to see this film Thursday night November 29.
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Trinity Reformed Church
C. E
Trinity Church
Peavia Ghrisgan
Pella Opens 1956-57 Basketball season at Monroe
Pella's boys and girls teams begin the 1956-57 season at Monroe after football ends. Returning lettermen include Jim Duffus Tom Boat Butch Sheppard and John Van Waardhuis, with 13 others joining the varsity. Bob Buyert set a 459 point season record and Gene De Heer led in rebounds as лучшие players depart. Reserved season tickets will be available at the high school or Paardekooper's Drug Store.
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Pella
Monroe
S Tel
Pella Christian
Ella
Jim Duffus
Tom Boat
Butch Sheppard
John van Waardhuisen
Leroy den Besten
Harley van Roekel
Ron Bogaard
Gary Wallace
Preston Steenhoek
Evan Vander Wert
Elmer de Bruin
Dwight Roorda
Ron Naaktgeboren
Larry Goey
Don Gosselink
Larry Renaud
Bruce Heere
Bob Buyert
Gene de Heer
Max van’ Rees
Jim de Bruin
Ron Veenstra
Oskalooss
All Boys
Thos
Jason
Paardekooper’s
Considered School Reorganization at Sandridge Meeting
About 35 interested residents including Pella of Edu last week discussed a school reorganization proposal for the Pella area. Steering Committee members led progress reports from Iola district and others on building, area, population, curriculum, finance, and graded schools. A straw vote showed a trend in favor, with Sandridge district counts 13 yes 2 no and an overall 32 favorable to 6 opposed.
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Pella
Edu
Martin Heerema
Nelson “Vos
John Terlouw
Robert Visser
Iola
Frank de Jong
Valley District
Plan Pella
Ides Herema
Gil Boa Emery Geard
Ray Robus
Bal Weiselink
Buerkens
Ssndridge
Sandrididge
Mrence van Gorp
Interest Climbs as 1 000 Jamboree Nears Final Drawing
Chronicle News Photo reports rising interest as the 1 000 Jamboree nears its final drawing. Winners include Sam Van Rheenen of 409 Independence who won $25, Ndenberg of Sully won $10, and Mrs Ernest Vogelaar of Mitchellville won $5. Joan Iter and Elmer Vander Beeks assisted the drawing. three more weekly drawings remain before December 1 at participating merchants.
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Columbus
Sam van Rheenen
Independence
Ndenberg
Sully
Ernest Vogelaar
Mitchellville
Joan Iter
Elmer Vander Beeks
Otley
Central Dutchmen claim Iowa Conference title with 12 0 win
Central College won the Iowa Conference championship as the Flying Dutchmen shutout Dubuque 12 to 0. Don Morehead threw two scoring passes to LaVern Boelkens and Bob Klein, with LaVern Boelkens delivering strong kicking and versatile gains to seal the seventh straight win. Dubuque threatened early but was stifled by Central's defense in the red zone.
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Central
Spartans
Don Morehead
LaVern Boelkens
Dubuque
Morehead
Boelkens
Norm Rathje
Verle Rinehart
Thal
Phil Is
Wi le
Darrell Albers
Thanksgiving Service at Second Reformed Church
The Second Reformed Church will hold a Thanksgiving Eve service on Wednesday November 21 at 7 30 p m featuring the Hymnbook and organ with Dr Thomas Boslooper minister and guest organist W Earle Copes associate professor of organ and choir director at Cornell College in Mt Vernon Iowa The program includes Bach Waland Langlais Franck Bach works and other religious pieces performed by organ and chorus under worshipful direction.
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Second Reformed Church
Thomas Boslooper
Second Church
W. Earle Copes
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
School of i
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Mr. Copes
Methodist Church
Mid-west
Ophy
Copes
William Waland
J. S. Bach
Jean ‘Lalais
Jean Langlais
C. Franck
God
Seth Bingham
Karg- Elert
H S Football Boys Tendered Dinner by Board and Parents
About 50 Pella High School football players and their fathers met at the Webster Building Lunch Room on Saturday evening at 6 30. Coach Stan Bergman introduced the group with Em ery Gaard and discussed season highlights and future prospects. Mothers assisted in the kitchen. local board members planned the event. hot lunch staff prepared the menu including buns salad baked beans and apple pie a la mode.
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Pella
Webster Building
America
Stan Bergman
Emery Gaard
Stan
William Shephard
Marion van Gorp
Betty van Roekel
Mabel Bogaard
Milton van Waardhuizen
Elton Ver Ploeg
Grace Voyce
Martin Heerema
Four Alleys in Business District To Be Resurfaced
City Council meeting notes reveal plans to resurface four alleys in the business district. Also discussed were City Band funding, water service connections, Madison Street street lights, drainage projects, liability for a city tile accident, and bids for city supplies.
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M. Onstank 4
M. M. Dockendorf
Inlaw
Madison Street
Madison Addition
Jim Wisse
Open House Attendance at Local High Schools
More than 200 parents attended the high school open house on Tuesday evening with teachers presenting in classrooms and addressing policies, attendance, makeup work, offences and grading. Open house continued Wednesday at Lincoln Building with many patrons present and Thursday will close Education Week with a visitation at Webster Building.
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Wilkins
Lincoln
Webster
Rooster Night Set By Van Veen Legion Post 89
Adj Max Schakel notes Van Veen Van Hemert American Legion Post 89 will hold Rooster Night on Monday November 19 1956 one week earlier than usual. Post shows record 261 members and urges dues payment if unable to attend. Next events include Ham Night Pancake Night and annual oyster feed with plans for continued membership drive.
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Adj
Max Schakel
van Veen-Van Hemert
American Legion Post No. 89
Post
James Ruthven
Glory Day parade honors Central College champions
Central College students celebrated the football team’s Iowa Conference title with a chapel gathering led by Dr. G T Vander Lugt and a student cabinet president. Footballs were presented to Olive Nordstrum and Opmeer, a parade through Pella followed by a coffee hour in the Student Union.
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Central College
Iowa
Douwstra Chapel
G.T. Vander Lugt
Central
Henry Teune
Olive Nordstrum
Garden Grove Opmeer
Canada
Borteer
Beakes
Babe Tysseling
College
Pella
Veterans Post 89 Parade Representatives Named
In Oskaloosa on Veterans Day Post No 89 was represented by Wm S Van Hemert John De Prenger Richard McAllister and Max Schakel. The clubroom remains available to members and eligible veterans at all times with the next December meeting scheduled for the 17th.
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Post No. 89
Oskaloosa
Wm. S. van Hemert
John de Prenger
Richard McAllister
Max Schakel
Christian Grade School to Present Thanksgiving Program
On November 20 at 7 30 the children of the Christian Grade School will render a Thanksgiving program in the auditorium of the Christian High School. The program includes readings songs and exercises with performances by various grades and the entire school. An offering will be received for the Teachers Fund. The event drew a full house last year and this year’s program promises enhanced light and sound effects and a stage big enough for all participants. All are welcome.
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the Christian Grade School
The
Christian High School
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