First Baptist Church of Pella Plans New Building
Nearly 175 members and friends of the First Baptist Church gathered for a dinner on November 21 to launch a three year fund drive of 50 000 dollars. The campaign has raised about 40 000 over three years, with a total fund of 77 000 and a cash goal of 100 000 to underwrite construction in spring 1956.
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First Baptist Church
First Reformed Church
Dorcas
Pella
Wds
Ray de Haan
Everett G. Ward
William C. de Jong
Trinity Reformed Church
Trinity
Central to Open Cage Season with Penn Here Tuesday
Central College opens its new basketball season Tuesday night against Penn College at 8 15 after a 7 30 start was moved. The clash marks a fresh start for coach Kregel as he works to settle the squad amid scheduling quirks and a mix of veterans and newcomers. Leroy Timmer led scorers in a lengthy Saturday scrimmage while the team showed promise but remained unsettled in the early conference race.
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Central College
Penn College
Penn
Grove
Kregel
Leroy Timmer
Newton Meeting Heads North for School Reorganization
Three Pella School Board members and superintendent Buerkens attended a Newton special hearing on the Sully Lynnville district reorganization held Tuesday evening last week. The trip aimed to address a potential impact on the Galeburg Sully bus route near the John Boot neighborhood. Attending were G Boot, Mart Heerema, and Emery Gaard.
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Pella
Buerkens
Sully-Lynnville
Newton
John Boot
Sully
Galeburg-Sully
Bers
G Boot
Mart Heerema
Emery Gaard
Open House At Vermeer Plant Draws 1000 Visitors
Gary Ralph and Harry Vermeer hosted an open house at their Vermeer plant in Pella showcasing the new office building and manufacturing processes. More than a thousand visitors registered for afternoon and evening tours as workmen demonstrated machines, with 37 supplier bouquets brightening offices and coffee and doughnuts served on the second floor.
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Pella
Gary
Ralph
Harry Vermeer
Vermeer
Movies at Baptist Church Tell the Story of the Bible
First Baptist Church presents three Sunday night films on Our Bible How It Came To Us. Nov 27 features The Formation of the Bible, Dec 4 covers The Bible Spreads Across England, and Dec 11, Bible Sunday, The Making of the English Bible. Produced for the American Bible Society, the films aim to deepen Bible understanding and appreciation and are open to all community members.
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First Baptist Church
England
American Bible Society
Clothing workshop begins in Marion County
A county clothing workshop started with a meeting at Liberty School and in Union Township. Participants cut out dresses and interfacings, added waist darts, stay stitching, tucks and interfacing. By the next meeting they plan to assemble jars and sleeves. Sponsored by the Extension Service, the lessons are open to all.
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Marion County
Liberty School
Union Township
Extension Service
Nicol Smith to Show Columbia Travelogue at Douwstra Chapel
Nicol Smith brings a color travelogue on Colombia to Douwstra Chapel on Thursday December 1 at 7 45 PM. The program highlights coffee and rubber exports, gold mining, emeralds, San Augustin figures, Bogota and the Magdalena River area with scenic footage from a 15 000 head ranch to the rain forest.
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Kiwanis Club
Douwstra Chapel
Nicol Smith
Columbia
Smith
South America
Magdalena River
San Augustin
Colombia
Bogota
Myron Nollen Named Marion Co Champion Pork Producer
Myron Nollen of Pella has been named Champion Pork Producer of Marion County by Farmers Hybrid Hogs of Hampton Iowa sponsors of the National Champion Pork Producers Contest. Nollen’s record shows strong breeding feeding and parasite control with 166 pigs from 18 sows for 9.22 average litter and 1.14 pounds daily gain. A personalized plaque was awarded at the Champions’ Recognition Dinner on the Town State College Campus in Ames. Marion County now has four champions as past winners maintain titles and area champions.
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Myron Nollen
Pella
Marion County
Hampton
Iowa
Nollen
Nolsen
Town State College
Ames
Francis D. Poortinga
Delos van den Berg
J. H. Wassink
Otley
Local Marion County Extension Council Members Named
Recent election results list Marion County Extension Council members including Harold Ver Meer for Lake Prairie and Don Rees for Union. Other appointees span towns such as Dallas, Franklin, Knoxville, Liberty, Perry, Summit, Swan and Washington with multiple residents named.
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Marion County Extension Council
Clay
Robert Visser
Dallas
Bill Jenkins
Franklin
L. C. Shivers
Indiana
Dewey Cleair
Knoxville
Jim Goff
Lake Prairie
Harold Ver Meer
Liberty
Clarence Beaver
Perry
Wayne van Baale
Pleasant Grove
Clyde Cove
Polk
Pete van Ham
Red Rock
Harold Sellers
Summit
John Vriezelaar
Swan
James Wahl
Union
Don Rees
Washington
Duane Bingaman
Leighton Rural Mail Carrier Receives 25 Year Safe Driving Award
The Post Office Department awarded Joe Brummel of Leighton Iowa a 25 year accident free Safe Driving Award. He received an Emblem and a Certificate on November 17 1965 and has served in the Leighton area for about 28 years with an accident free record.
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Post Office Department
Joe Brummel
Leighton
Iowa
Brummel
Local musicians to perform Mozart at Douwstra Chapel
Five college and town musicians present two Mozart pieces at Douwstra Chapel on Tuesday evening the 29th from seven to eight. The unusual hour is chosen to accommodate an 8:15 basketball game nearby.
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Mozart
Douwstra Chapel
Cancer Society To Meet Nov 29 At Memorial Hall
The North Marion County Chapter of the American Cancer Society will hold its annual meeting at Memorial Hall on Tuesday November 29 at 8 00 p m The event includes annual reports and officer elections followed by a workshop A film Breast Self Examination will be shown at 730 pm prior to the business session Invitations extend to all women and representatives from church groups and civic bodies are urged to attend A coffee hour will follow the meeting
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North Marion County
The
American Cancer Society
Memorial Hall
Central Faculty Members Attend State Education Meeting
Miss Elna Grimjes and Dr. Walter De Kock attended the Teacher Education and Professional Standards meeting in Ames called by the Iowa Commission to expand education programs. College professors from across the state discussed improving teacher education for elementary and secondary levels. Grimjes led the four year program content group. Mr. Frank Hildreth of Roosevelt High School Des Moines chaired the conference.
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Elna Grimjes
Walter de Kock
Ames
Iowa Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards
Towa
Grimjes
Turkey Days Draw Draws Large Crowd In Pella Garden Square
A chilly Saturday brought a huge turnout at Pella Turkey Days with a long queue for the Turkey drawing in Garden Square. Patrons listed include Mrs. Harry Wardhuizen Reas ner Iowa Marion De Penning Marion Vanden Baard Phil Vanden Berg Otley and many others from Otley Sully Knoxville Reasnor and nearby towns who went home with dressed frozen birds for Thanksgiving.
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Pella
Garden Square
Harry Wardhuizen
Reasner
Iowa
Marion de Penning
Marion Vanden Baard
Phil Vanden Berg
Otley
A. K. van Zee
Florence Meidema Cadell Roord
Richard Geurts
Knoxville
H. C. Rietveld
Ed Parcell
Cecil van Vark
Irvin van Waardhuizen
John W. Veenstrand
van’ Toorn
Helene Welle
Joyce van Roekel
Leighton
Louis Dieleman
Sully
Willard Bosveld
Frank Andreas
Otley L. Ver Ploeg
Albert de Jong
Wm. A. de Vries
Norman Stursma
Lavelle Brockway
Elmer de Winter
Francis Verheul
Logan Andeweg
Henry Petersma
John Vander Werf
Reasnor
Jim van Vark
Junior Ver Ploeg
R. E. Postma
Pete Duinink
Leona Pothoven Byron Var
Joel Brouwer
Frank Hoksbergen
Martin Nunnikhoven
J. van Gorp
Phil Mentink
Jacob Veldhuizen
Fred Dykens
Wilma van Dort
K. Kramer
Viola Heerema
I. G, Roorda
Steve Meulpolder
D, Sjaardema
Simon J. Steenhoek
Dave Bevan
A. Kelderman
Nellie Swank
Ven Haalen
Lee, Otley
George Wassenaarstine
Brom
Delores van Engelhoven
Freshmen Hear Parents In Panel At Central College
Central College offered an eight unit credit course for freshmen with a recent panel of townspeople discussing liberty with restraint. Students praised the outsiders and noted valuable insights from parental perspectives. Unit six starts next week and a December convocation features a Maytag representative on liberal arts value to business.
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Central College
Central
Chandler, Beamer
Armstrong
Willams
Bert ‘Oat
Jack Boatsma
di Tor
Maytag
Little Dutchmen rout Monroe 68 to 36 in season opener
Pella High’s Little Dutchmen overwhelmed Monroe with a 68 36 victory. Bob Boyert led scorers with 20 points, Jim Duffus added 14, as Coach Borgman delegated minutes early and shifted to zone defense in the second half. The frontline defense stifled Monroe, allowing only three first half field goals.
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Pella High
Monroe
Borgman
Pella
Bob Boyert
Jim Duffus
Night School Council Officers Elected Monday Night
The Pella farmers evening school met Monday November 21 with Cecil Vines leading. The meeting covered the national economy and farm price pressures amid rising production while announcing officer elections Frank De Jong and Clarence Boot elected president and vice president Delos Vanden Berg named secretary and Gerrit Van Haalen treasurer. Dr. Robert Van Dyke will speak on live stock diseases and sanitation next Monday at 7:30 at the high school.
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Hilo
John Hardeman
Gerrit Renaud
Marion Monster
Doane Agricultural Digest
Frank de Jong
Clarence Boot
Delos Vanden Berg
Gerrit van Haalen
Robert van Dyke
van Dyke
Cold election in Osceola second ward polling place
In Osceola the second ward election ran cool with a stoker breakdown at the polling place overnight. Balloting continued as crews addressed the disruption, shaping a calm vote despite the mechanical setback.
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Osceola
Public Invited To Mozart Program In Douwstra Chapel
The second bi centennial Mozart program will be held Tuesday November 29 at 7 p.m. in Douwstra Chapel. The string quartet includes Dr Henry Cox Ken Keuning Maspers Kuyper and Andrea Bout with Robert Smith on clarinet. The program features Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. The series directed by Robert Smith continues through the academic year.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Douwstra Chapel
Henry Cox
Ken Keuning
Maspers Kuyper
Andrea Bout
Robert Smith
Pioneer buttermaker Wm Rugaard to retire after 48 years
William Rugaard longtime buttermaker at Pella Produce Company will retire at 65 in January 1956 after a 48 year career in dairying. Born in Aalborg Denmark he learned butter and cheese making and emigrated to Audubon Iowa in 1912 with Marie Christensen whom he married. He later moved to the United States and has witnessed major changes in creameries and dairy farming.
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Wm. Rugaard
William Rugaard
Pella Produce Company
Rugaard
Towa
Denmark
Ailborg
England
U. S
Aalborg
Marie Christensen
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Safe Driving
Cancer Society
Turkey
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Ebenezer Reformed
Second Reformed
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Eddyville
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Jesus
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J.C. van Wyk
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John Beardslee
Little Dutchmen
Tom Boat
Night School Council
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Cecil Vines
Audubon County
Iowa State College
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