Building Stronger Father Son Ties at Third Ref. Church Banquet
About 165 fathers, sons and grandsons attended the annual Father Son banquet at Third Reformed church. Arend D Lubbers of Central College delivered the address based on Proverbs 4 with three illustrative cases of father son dynamics and guidance for strengthening lifelong bonds.
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Third Reformed Church
Arend D. Lubbers
Central College
Solomon
Lubbers
Fathers and Sons
Three Pella students named to Alpha Zeta Mu
Alpha Zeta Mu elected six Central College students to active membership led by Pete Schakel. Named are Paul Ammerman Arlan DeKock J Quentin Kuyper James Muyskens Leand Ryken and Preston Steenhoek. The society aims to promote scholarship through active campus programs.
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Alpha Zeta Mu
Pete Schakel
Paul Ammerman
Arlan de Kock
J. Quentin Kuyper
James Muyskens
Leand Ryken
Preston Steenhoek
Central
Alpha Zeta: Mu
Ammerman
Kuyper
Muyskens
Ryken
Quentin Kuyper
Pella
Cab
Mu Gamma Pi
James Muyskeng
Mitchell
South Dakota
Central Christian Fellowship
Paul Aykens
Barbara Boat
Crystal Ramsey
Jim Redon
Nyla Roseboom
Peter Schakel
Larry Senior
Sandra Senior
Wanda Te Selle
Delores van Roekel
James Wilson
Ivan Brychta
William Paul
Arthur Bosch
Pella Vocational Ag Class Granted Plot Use
The Pella Community Board of Education approved the vocational agriculture department securing a ten acre plot for class farming. Students will cultivate a small scale operation as part of hands on study, integrating classroom learning with real farm practice.
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Pella
FFA Plans Ten Acre Plot Behind High School for Experiments
The Pella FFA chapter will fund a ten acre plot east of the high school for yield tests next spring. Instructor Keith Hopp says vocational classes will use the area as a study base and plant several corn varieties. A fertilizer demonstration is planned as an initial experiment.
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Pella Ffa
Keith Hopp
Hopp
Pella Oratorio Society Appeals for Messiah Support
The Pella Oratorio Society reports light response to its first Merchants Appeal for financial aid to stage Handel’s Messiah on December 11 at Douwstra Chapel. The free admission concert needs funds for rent, organist, and soloists fees. organizers urge local merchants to contribute to sustain the yearly Christmas presentation.
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Pella
Pella Oratorio Society
Douwstra Chapel
Oratorio Society
Meerdink Admitted to Iowa Bar for Central College Official
A. Glenn Meerdink, vice president and general counsel at Central College, was admitted to the Iowa Bar in Des Moines after a ceremony before the Iowa Supreme Court. The 1949 Central College graduate and former U S Treasury legal officer joins Iowa via reciprocity with Wisconsin, expanding his legal practice in the state.
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A. Glenn Meerdink
Central College
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines
Attorney General’s Office
Meerdink
Wisconsin
Central
U. S. Treasury Department
Francis J. Gafford
University of Wisconsin
Phi Delta Phi
Sigma Tau Delta
Alpha Psi Omega
Deo Gloria Male Chorus Sings Here Sunday
The Deo Gloria male chorus of Pella begins its third year with a pre Thanksgiving hymn sing at First Christian Reformed Church on Sunday evening November 18 starting at 9 p.m. Six numbers will be presented in this repeat appearance.
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Pella
Paul Achterhof
Central College Auxiliary Christmas Gift Bazaar Update
The Central College Women’s Auxiliary moves its Christmas Gift Bazaar and Fellowship Supper to Graham Hall dining room due to high expected turnout. The event opens Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 24, at 3 p.m. with supper 5 to 8 p.m. A variety of crafts, foods, and a gift wrapping table are offered, with proceeds supporting auxiliary activities. The public is invited to a pre-Thanksgiving musical at First Church.
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Central College
Jordan Hall
Graham Hall
Jacob de Haan
Women’s Auxiliary
Frances Huyser
Esther Overbergen
Grace Meerdink
Elsa Thompson
Central College Ladies Auxiliary
A Baker
Betty Bergman
Mary Fuehrer
Sully Locker Damaged By Early Morning Fire
Fire believed to have started near an ice cream freezer damaged the Community Locker in Sully Tuesday morning. Entryway office and meat cutting room suffered damage while lockers and chill room were mostly spared. Firefighters from Sully extinguished the blaze around 7 a.m. The firm's files were saved. loss covered by insurance.
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Sully
Herman de Penning
Duck Hunters Get Local Shooting Hours in Pella Area
The State Conservation Commission provides official sunrise and sunset hours for duck hunters in the Pella area to guide daily hunting times.
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The
State Conservation Commission
Pella
Four Newcomers Receive Welcome Wagon Calls in Pella
Welcome Wagon visits in Pella introduce four newcomer families. Ron Spoelstra and wife relocate from Sully to 612 Union Street with 14 month old Cheryl Lynn. Arnout and Mrs Dunnick move to Vogelaar apartments, Arnout farms from Barnes City, wife works in Newton. Larry Harsen and family move to 706 Independence from near Harvey with two year old Steven Douglas. John A. Lubben and wife relocate from Knoxville to 1211 Peace Street. he is a recreation director at the Veterans Hospital and they have daughter Lynnella aged two.
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Pella
Lois Grooters
Ron Spoelstra
Sully
Union Street
Cheryl Lynn
Spoelstra
Bakker & Rus Elevator
Arnout Dunnick
Vogelaar
Arnout
Barnes City
Veterans Hospital
Peace Street
Lynnella
All-Time High Yields in Jasper County Corn Contest
Paul Carnahan of Gilman won the Jasper County Master Corn Producer contest with 161.47 bushels per acre, announced by Harlan Sterk. Lynnville-Sully FFA adviser. John VanderWerff of Newton won the Lynnville-Sully local contest with 144 bushels per acre. Several other growers posted strong yields above 125 bu/acre. Awards include pins and certificates from the Iowa Crop Improvement Association.
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Jasper County
Paul Carnahan
Gilman
Harlan Sterk
Lynnville-Sully Ffa
Lynnville-Sully
John VanderWerff
Newton
John
FFA
Cornia Terpstra
Carl Hackert
Sully
Dick Ver Ploeg, Jr
Maquoketa City Manager J G Throne Honored for 25 Years
J G Throne of Maquoketa received a recognition award acknowledging over 25 years of service as city manager in the city administration, highlighting his long dedication to municipal leadership.
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Maquoketa
Van's Parking Lot Rebuilt And Expanded At Osage Market
Workmen from Osborn Asphalt Co. resurfaced and enlarged Van's Food Market parking lot in Osage, laying black top, grading a 200 foot lot along Union street, and adding internal improvements including new checkout counters with conveyors, larger display cases for candy and snacks, and extra shelving for school supplies.
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Osborn Asphalt Co
Oskaloosa
Union Street
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America
Jim van Zeten
A. P. Vander Beek
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