Soils Conservation to Be Studied at Night School
The Farmers Night School in Pella opens its twelfth annual season next Monday November 25 at 7 30 PM in the High School Agriculture Room. Lyman Eells of the Soil Conservation Service will discuss soil conservation and a new motion picture Under the Western Skies. The program includes 12 topics and a coffee and doughnuts social.
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Farmers
Lyman Eells
Soil Conservation Service
Knoxville
Pella
Pella Farmers Evening School
C. C. Buerkens
M. M. Dockendorff
Women to Start Study Classes Monday Night
Members of the Adult Home Making Class begin their season with a meeting Monday November 26 at 7 30 p m in the high school homemaking rooms. The initial lessons focus on Holiday Activities offering ideas for party favors decorations crafts and foods before Christmas. After Christmas the program covers home furnishings refinishing furniture and upholstery conducted by Miss Theresa Nieburg High School Home Economics instructor open to community members with a ten lesson series and flexible attendance.
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Theresa Nieburg
Air Mail Rates to Foreign Lands Reduced in November
Postmaster General order lowers air mail rates effective November 1. Rates listed include Belgium 16c, Netherlands 16c, Netherlands Indies 26c, British India 26c, Germany 16c, Italy 16c, Denmark 16c, Austria 16c, France 15c, Southwest Africa 26c, Manchuria 26c, Newfoundland 10c, Australia 26c, New Zealand 26c, Norway 16c, and 10c for several South American countries. Generally 25c for distant lands, 16c Europe, 10c Western Hemisphere. Consult clerks if unsure.
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Belgium
Netherlands
Netherlands Indies
British India
Germany
Italy
Denmark
Austria
France
Southwest
Africa
Manchuria
Newfoundland
Australia
New Zealand
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Switzerland
Europe
Post Office
Indian church leaders to visit Pella in late November
Three Indian visitors Reverend Arthur John Mrs A William and Mr J Samuel Savarirayan will tour the United States at the invitation of the Board of Foreign Missions visiting Pella from November 25 to December 4. They are active church leaders with roles in municipal affairs education and social work.
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Thur John
A. William
J. Samuel Savarirayan
South India
Pella
United States
Board of Foreign Missions
Church of
la Large State University
College Play Mignonette Set for Friday Night
Central College presents Mignonette in Douwstra Chapel on Friday November 22. The romantic tragedy follows Rose and Justin and Mignonette as it moves from modern times to a Civil War era frame. La Verne Haus of Ord Nebr praises the play, and the cast, costumes, and settings are described as authentic and beautiful for a memorable performance.
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Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Lincoln
South
Mammy Lou
Rose
Justin
Mignonette
la Verne Haus
Ord
Nebraska
Public Schools Visitation Days Attract 300+ Parents
Last week's Visitation Days across three school buildings drew at least 300 visitors with Lincoln registering 167 on Wednesday and Webster 129 on Friday. Miss Reavers' first grade drew 28 guests while Ter Louw's fifth grade hosted 28. High School classes saw 15 parents attend sessions, with 16 dads among the total, and many visitors stayed after 3 PM for Homemaking Class refreshments amid about 600 students enrolled.
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Lincoln
Ter Louw
Webster
Urge Farmers To Take Part in AAA Elections
Marion County farmers will receive notices about annual elections for community and county farmer committees. About 2400 farmers eligible, including owners operators tenants and sharecroppers in the Agricultural Conservation Program or with Crop Insurance contracts. Voters should attend community meetings to ensure local representation on the farm program body.
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Marion County
Clarence J. Sweem
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Mr. Sweem
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Triple A
Stores Open Thursday Afternoons In Pella
Pella merchants will resume Thursday afternoon hours starting December 8 after summer closures. A Chamber poll in August showed support to keep Thursday half holidays through November but end them on December 1. The board urged all stores to stay open Thursday afternoons, anticipating strong holiday trading.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Fourteen Selected For Membership In Honor Society
The National Honor Society of Pella High awarded membership cards to fourteen students at a Thursday assembly. Sponsor Miss Ver Heul presented the cards to seniors Catherine Tukker, Thelma Grandia, Clara Hasselman, LaVemma De Penning, Gertrude Stihock, Pauline Tysseling, Marcella Vander Wilt, Mareia Valster. juniors Leo Sels, Elaine Vander Ploeg, Marvin De Heus, Melvin Hagen, Louise Rysdam, Peggy Leu. sophomores. Mr. Buerkens spoke on the society’s history and noted that only schools in the North Central Association can belong. Miss Beverlee Nibart, president, welcomed new members and said selection depended on scholastic standing and citizenship. She warned that drops in either criterion could remove them from the society.
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National Honor Society
Pella High
Ver Heul
Catherine Tukker
Thelma Grandia
Clara Hasselman
LaVelma de Penning
Gertrude St Hock
Pauline Tysseling
Marcella Vander Wilt
Mareia Valster
Leo Sels
Elaine Vander Ploeg
Marvinn de Heus
Melvin Hagen
Louise Rysdam
Peggy Leu
Buerkens
Albert van Houweling
North Central Association
Central College Flying Dutchmen share Iowa Conference title
The Flying Dutchmen finished 6-0 in Iowa Conference play after a 21-6 victory over Luther, tying Central with Upper Iowa atop the standings. Central totaled 38 points against opponents’ 38, with one loss to Grinnell and a strong scoring average of 28 per game.
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Luther
Central College
Flying Dutchmen
Iowa
Central
Upper Iowa
Flying Dutch
Grinnell
Tarkic
Wartburg
Parsons
Dubuque
Wes
Simpson
Central Ponents
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A fragment describes membership eligibility for upperclassmen and sophomore members. It notes tavern and good citizenship qualities, with the top ten percent of sophomores eligible, described as non voting members.
Baptist Church to Host Rev Feldman Speaker
Rev S S Feldman of Des Moines director of the Baptist World Mission Crusade for Iowa will address worship at the Baptist Church Sunday morning November 24. Feldman, an Iowa native and former Philippine Islands missionary, will discuss The Call of the Hour.
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S. S. Feldman
Des Moines
Baptist World Mission Crusade For
Iowa
The
Baptist Church
Feldman
Philippine Islands
Vander Meulen seeks eighty plus list for 1947 Pella Chronicle
C H Vander Meulen asks readers to send names of residents aged eighty or more in 1946 for the 1947 Pella Chronicle list. Include birth date, address and phone. Mail postcard or call Blue 26x. address 1123 West end Street. Names from nearby Holland communities also accepted for separate classification. A death list kept during the year will be published early January.
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Cardon
Pella
Chronicle
C. TH. Vander Meulen
Weekblad
Vander Meulen
Pnd
Holland
Thanksgiving Program At Second Christian Church
The Loyal Workers Society of the Second Christian Church will give a program in the church on November 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Rainfall last week on November 10 and the lowest temperature here were noted with some data.
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Loyal Workers Society of the
Second Christian Church
Vals
Central Whipped Luther Saturday to Win Share of Iowa Conference Title
Central College Flying Dutchmen beat Luther 21 to 6 in Decorah to claim a share of the Iowa Conference title. Key plays included a blocked Luther kickoff, a safety, two Cheuvront-to-Lowe scoring passes, a 39 yard run by Cheuvront, Speed and McClelland rush TDs, and a late Luther score erased by a blocked conversion.
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Central
Luther
Iowa
Flying Dutchmen
Central College
Decorah
Red Lowe
Gordon
Norsemen
Chet Cross
Star
Washington
Town
Cheuvront
Lowe
Norse
Mark Speed
Barnett LE Hracek
Storvik de Beer
Larson Kempkes
Olson Warne
Torgerson
S. Borgman
Sims
Tikal Steward
Graven Speed
Olson
Central 1600
Speed
McClelland
J. Olson
Centr Yous
Plekard
Wipso
Walker
Polito
Good
Mineart
Tedford
Clemens
Plotkin
Dyer
Anderson
Pratz
Gergerud
Hjelmstad Hanson
Hanson
Fi Bluth
Ulvilden
Strombacks
Bernatz
Sordel
Mathre
Bey
Brenton
Fure
Hauge
Legion Rooster Night planned with roosters turkeys and oysters
The Legion Post outlines Rooster Night for November 26 with eighteen roosters two turkeys a brace of geese and two ducks plus oyster stews after the business session. Plans include December and January programs boxing and wrestling an effort for Memorial Plot at Oakwood cemetery and tulip planting in Garden Square with volunteers sought for a thousand bulbs.
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Legion Post
Legion’s
Oakwood Cemetery
Gene Stient
Gene
Ver Dught
Legion
Garden Square
High School Basketball Season Opens Friday at Montezuma
The 1946-47 Pella High basketball squad opens the season at Montezuma tomorrow night with two games. A curtain raiser features Junior High teams, with Pella using 6th graders. The varsity game matches Coach Gabriel's Indians against Rysdam's Little Dutch, both teams short on practice and fielding many unknowns.
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Pella High
Montezuma
Pella
Gabriel
Rysdam
Tulip bulb sale campaign ends this weekend in Pella
The Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce urge quick purchase at the G and W Hut Shop on the Square as 5 000 to 6 000 bulbs remain from over 77 000 shipped. Prin ce of Wales bulbs attract late buyers while Goodwin Vander Wal and Mrs Van Zante oversee sales in a drive that backs Centennial Tulip Time 1947 display plans.
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Tulip Town
North Main
Will Miedema
Reneykstra
Bernie Vander Linden
J. van Dusseldorp
Nick Booy
John van
Dr. H. 0. Wormhoudt
John Blommers
Joe Stientjes
Don Waechter
Tunis G. Klein
Will van V. Lankelma
Ralph Grundman
Walter Fowler
G & W Hut
Historical Society
Chamber of Commerce
Pella
M. Goodwin
Holland
The
Chamber of
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Hastings
Carleton
Lembke
Sioux Falls
van Veen-Van Hemert Legion Post
Chamber of Com
Bert Holtz
Jacob Vander Veer
Verle Ver Dught
H. H. Kramer
Lankelme
Nick
Wendy Ploeg
Geo
Ver Steeg
Arie Blom
John N. Vander Lindost Hemje
Elmer Vander Wai
South Park
Rotarist
Robert Sherwood
Louis A. van Roekel
John van Dyk
Bert Baron
Ed Cook
Anthony Pagestein
Ellery Vande Voort
Harry Grand
Bob Klein
Sally Jo Shultz
Ralph Ver Meer
Theentlemen
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Jack Cra la F
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T. F. Schroth
St. Louie
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