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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1945

Page

2

Pella Area News Highlights Military, Farms and Local Moves

George Pals, ex Christian High School teacher now back from the Pacific, attended with news of service and potential work in Washington. Ensign Virgil van der Linden discharged from Navy Air Service. nearby farms sold at public auction. Local draft board notes seven Marion County men pre-induction. Family visits, hospital updates, surgeries, and several discharges from Navy and Army reported. Residents travel to Des Moines, Chicago, and Holland Michigan for family events and medical care. New ship arrivals and homecomings noted alongside property sales and local business movements.

Pacific George Pals Christian High School Pella George Chronicle Chemical Warfare Organization Americal Guadalcanal Bougainville Philippine Islands States Edgewood Arsenal War Department Washington, D.C Palshome Hull Iowa Marion County Wallace James de Penning

Local residents relocate across the country

Gerrit Kline and wife left their Ivy area farm for Long Beach California to establish a new home. Mrs Arie Veenschoten will stay with her sister in Vincenta for several months. Gordon of Indianola will speak at East Amsterdam school with Middleswarts assisting. Ed Jaillite and spouse finished a month long visit with J Veenman and family and planned trips to Council Grove Kansas and Los Angeles before returning to San Francisco.

Gerrit Kline Ivy Long Beach California Arie Veenschoten Vincenta Gordon of Indianola East Amsterdam Middleswarts Ed Jaillite J. Veenman Council Grove Kansas Mrs He Kneeland Los Angeles San Francisco

School Heads Held Meeting At Knoxville

The Marion County Superintendents met in Knoxville with 6:20 dinner and regular business. Maurice Goodside of Des Moines and D M McClymond of Indianola were employed to referee the Marion County Girls Basketball Tournament January 26 weekend. The group scheduled pairings and sites for boys and girls tournaments at the next meeting on December 6. J T Main reported on ISTA Delegate Assembly matters. The session adjourned to the County Superintendent's office where Harman outlined a miniature film and X Ray tuberculosis program.

Marion” County Knoxville Maurice Goodside Des Moines D. M. McClymond Indianola Marion County Thurday J. T. Main Bussey ISTA Day Harman

Local Peoria Socials Include Guest Hosts and Visits

Miss Gretta Van Wyk hosted supper with the Vander Molen family and others Sunday. The Roose and Nieuwsma families visited the Vander Molen and Nieuwsma households midweek. Rev Theodore Verhulst of Pella II led services on Sunday. John Swank Sr. moved to Peoria into the Stursma home. Cecil Vander Molen remains bedridden. Tone De Cook of Pella visited the Van Sant family. Dear and son visited Boerelyn and son.

Anna Vander Molen Gretta van Wyk Jacob Vander Molen William Roose Ranse Nieuwsma Gerrit’ Andringa Sr Ella Kempenaar Tillie Vander Molen Theodore Verhulst Pella II John Swank Peoria John J. Stursmairs Cecil Vander Molen Tone de Cook Pella William van Sant George Dear and Son

First Snowfall Reported in Season By H K Pals

Weather note records last week's precipitation with Wednesday morning rainfall and snow totaling .25 inches, roughly two percent as snow. H K Pals reports the figures.

H. K. Pals

Churches Gospel Hall and Third Reformed Church Services

Notices announce sermons and services at Gospel Hall with J G Steel expounding on Thursday and gospel broadcasts Sunday, plus Third Reformed Church led by Borst with morning worship, Sunday School, Lord's Supper and evening services. Delegates welcomed to State Christian Endeavor Convention.

Protes t Church Service Notes by Vermeer

Rev L Vermeer conducts Sunday morning service at 9 30 with the sermon Het Aller Vreeselijkst Lijden Van Onzen Heiland. Sunday 1 30 pm English sermon on I am a companion of all them that fear Thee. Evening 7 30 to 8 30 pm young peoples fellowship. You are welcome to worship.

L. Vermeer Holland Onzen Heiland

Dr. Raymond Drukker to Lead Pella Church Services

Second Reformed Church schedules 9:30 a.m. church school and 10:45 a.m. morning worship with Dr. Raymond B. Drukker of Annville Kentucky in charge. Evening program with Drukker follows at 7:00 p.m. and praise and worship.

Second Reformed Church C. E Raymond B. Drukker Annville Kentucky

Sully Reformed Church Services and Welcome Home Event

Arthur J. Bennink, Pastor, the morning worship at 9 30 features Dr Milton Hoffman from New Brunswick Seminary speaking on persecutions courage and faith of The Netherlands Junior sermon The Face You Wear Sunday School 11 00 Lesson Christians in the Community Evening Praise 7 30 Meditation Kept for the Masters Use My Lips Welcome home program for service men on Friday Nov 30 at 7 30 p m

Sully

Pella Baptist Church and Open Bible Church Notices

Sunday services at Pella Baptist Church include Sunday School at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 10 45 a m Youth meeting and film Wheels Across Africa The Senior fellowship hosts a month long Africa series Evening worship at 7 30 p m Open Bible Church led by Rev Wm Christopulos offers prayer meeting Sunday 9 30 a m Sunday school 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m sermon Spiritual Fervency by the pastor Overcomers Service 6 30 p m Mrs F Van Veen leads Surprise in each service Evangelistic service 7 20 p m with Sacred songs Prayer and preaching Tuesday 8 p m Ladies Dorcas meet at John Hoksbergen home on Broadway No Thanksgiving Day services on Nov 22.

Pella Baptist Church AL A. Swanson Africa Open Bible Church Wm. Christopulos Valley of Bones Zekiel Overcomer F. van Veen Dorcas John Hoksbergen Broadway Street

Poetry Reading Contest Won by Miss Farquhar

Central College held a poetry reading contest in Dean Williams' office with Dorothy Farquhar winning first for I'm glad I'm an American. Edith Maas took second with two Vachel Lindsay selections. Other participants included Phyllis Godown Zona Gale Ehret Colleen Gardner Doris Ehret and Jim Ebbers.

Central College Dean Williams Dorothy Farquhar Edith Maas Vachel Lindsay Phyllis Godown Zona Gale Ehret Colleen Gardner Doris Ehret Jim Ebbers Central Kirksville Cunera van Emmerik Ted Malone

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