Conference of Bible Students Here Next Week
The first annual Young Calvinist Bible Conference will be held in Pella on December 3 and 4 with sessions at Second and First Christian Reformed Churches. President Henry Schultze of Galvin College and Dr. G. Heyns of Michigan will speak. a small registration fee applies and meals are provided at Third Reformed Church. All young people and parents are welcome to attend.
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Pella
Second Christian Reformed Church
First Christian Reformed Church
Henry Schultze
Galvin College
Grand Rapids
Michigan
G. Heyns
Dept. of Corrections
State of Michigan
Ionia
Third Reformed Church
Vogelaar Store Remodeling Draws Big Local Turnout
The Vogelaar family hosted a remodeling celebration in Pella inviting farm and town folks. About fifteen hundred cups of coffee with doughnuts and rolls were served despite bad weather. Guests praised the building’s appearance and merchandise displays, with flowers and support from business partners. The event aimed to highlight services and thank customers for past favors. organizers called the opening a complete success.
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Vogelaar
Gary
Ben
Pella
Outstanding Musical Events at College Soon
Two local musical events at Central college will attract Pella music lovers. On December 11 the Central College Concert Band, directed by A A Rockwell, performs a full program including the Netherlands Rhapsody written after the Holland invasion and an Insect Suite. A Capella Choir, led by Harold Root, presents Christmas Vespers on December 14 at 3 30 p m in Douwstra Chapel with 43 members rehearsing for weeks. Community invited.
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Pella
Central College
A. A. Rockwell
Rockwell
Netherlands
Holland
Harold Root
Douwstra Chapel
Root
Central College and Pella High School Football Banquet
Arrangements are under way to honor the Central College and Pella High School football squads at a banquet next Thursday evening December 4. The final dinner and program location is not set, and tickets will be sold to sportsmen soon. Mr and Mrs S H Douwstra visited in Oskaloosa with their daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Ben Vander Hoek.
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Pella
Central College
S. H. Douwstra
Oskaloosa
Ben Vander Hoek
Evening meeting at First Chr Ref Church held
All day time meetings will be held at the Sec ond Chr Ref Church as announced by church officials during the evening gathering. Local attendees were urged to note the relocation and attend the daytime sessions at the Second Church.
Christmas Seals Mailed To Eight Hundred Homes
Approximately 800 Pella residents received Christmas Seals as the 35th annual Marion County drive began. Mrs. D C Renaud, general chairman, hopes families buy all seals sent, aiming for 729.44 dollars to fund 1942 tuberculosis education and prevention. Seals may be purchased at the Post Office or by calling Blue 252. Return envelopes and courtesy box at Van Sittert's Store aid remittance.
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Pella
D.C. Renaud
Marion
van Sittert
Central College Men Making Good In New Positions
Central College business administration graduates have secured diverse roles across the nation. William Core joins Provident Loan Society in Omaha while Tennis Zondag works at Marine National Exchange Bank in Milwaukee. Jack Davis is stationed in Ottumwa with the Commercial Credit Corporation. Clifford Fisher serves as Sales Director for Hoover Suction Sweeper in Des Moines. Harry Starrett moves from Bath Packing in Waterloo to a Chicago sales post. Lester Grandia supervises a Federal Government defense project in Alaska. Carroll Hollebrands acts as Property Accountant in the Government Quartermaster Corps at Fort Des Moines. Hubert Strakes takes a position with the Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad in Marion, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
William Core
Knoxville
Provident Loan Society
Omaha
Nebraska
Tennis Zondag
Friesland
Wisconsin
Marine National Exchange Bank
Milwaukee
Jack Davis
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Commercial Credit Corporation
Clifford Fisher
Hoover Suction Sweeper Company
Harry Starrett
Newton
Bath Packing Company
Waterloo
Chicago
Lester Grandia
Oskaloosa
Alaska
Carroll Hollebrands
Pella
Government Quartermaster Corps
Fort Des Moines
Hubert Strakes
Sanborn
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Marion
Show Boat Presents One Night Stand In Town
One of the season’s top programs will visit on Wednesday December 10 for a single performance. Attendance last year praised the show’s clean, entertaining appeal with a revamped lineup. Maurice Birdsall returns as master of ceremonies and the Screwballs of 1942 join Central College faculty for a humorous act.
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Maurice Birdsall
Central College
Mary Crane
Betty Vriezelaar
Business Men To Make Talks to College Classes
The Central college department of business administration starts a lecture series for business classes with local businessmen as speakers. Mortimer Goodwin discusses credit and the business man, A Wormhoudt covers modern merchandising, Leland Croll on advertising, Verle Vi Dught on insuring business risk, Gerrit Wormhou on retailing techniques, Clarence Wilkins on production problems, Reuben Behale el on coordinating production and distribution, Gary V Mod ern Marketing Methods, and Alan Houweling on sales administration policies.
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Central College Department of Business Administration
Pella
Mortimer Goodwin
A. Wormhoudt
Leland Croll
Lee Vriezelaar
Vi Dught
Gerrit Wormhou
Clarence, Wilkins
Reuben Behaleel
Gary
Alan Houweling
Legion Will Support Open Forum Program
Regular meeting of Van Veen- Van Hemert Post of the Legion was held Monday night with a large turnout. Commander John Hackett chaired as committees were formed to plan a winter Open Forum, decorate for Christmas, and arrange baskets for needy veterans. A county Legion auxiliary meeting was set for December 5 in Pella, preceded by a pot luck supper.
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van Veen- van Hemert
Legion
John Hackett
Robert Lautenbach
Forum
Sickcall
John Durham
Des Moines Veterans’ Hospital
Jacob Rook
Hackett
Auxiliary
Pella
Tulp Toren
Will van Sittert
Tunis Prins
America
Pella High Band Selling Calendars for Funds
Pella School Band members offer a community birthday calendar to raise money for a bass clarinet. Calendars cost 15 cents with profit from 10 cent name entries. The calendars provide daily reminders of birthdays and anniversaries and serve as a practical gift for Christmas and personal notes.
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Pella
Dr Cornelius Wierenga to Spend Week on Central Campus
December 1 to 7 marks Religious Emphasis Week at Central College with Dr. Cornelius R. Wierenga of Chicago as guest speaker. A former Hope College prize winner and Arcot Mission leader, he prepared Indian ministers, directed women’s medical training, and led youth movements in South India, delivering daily talks at Douwstra Chapel at 9:80 each morning. townspeople invited.
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Cornelius R. Wierenga
Chicago
Wierenga
Tunis Prins
Lubbers
Hope College
Mason Olcott
Vellore
India
Arcot
Reformed Church
Missionary Medical School For Women
Olcott
YMCA
Douwstra Chapel
Henry Cole of Oskaloosa Enjoying Retirement at Home
Henry Cole of Oskaloosa, long time farmer one mile east of Pella on highway 168, shared in The Chronicle office on Tuesday that he is in good health and enjoying retirement while his wife Mrs. Cole struggles with rheumatism limiting her walking. He notes he has become a devotee of the courtroom, finding this Fall in Oskaloosa the most interesting.
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Henry Cole
Oskaloosa
Pella
Chronicle
Cole
Drive for Red Cross In Pella Progress Report
The 1942 Pella Red Cross Chapter membership drive shows growth over last year, with city and rural districts reporting receipts totalled by Nov 26. Weather and late corn husking delay some rural drives. a final report will be issued after all solicitors file.
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Pella
Pella City
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
Christmas Seal Sale Endorsed by Mayor Frush
Mayor Frush endorses the Marion County Tuberculosis Association Christmas Seal sale urging everyone to buy Seals for the national health campaign. He notes the Seals on greeting cards and gifts as a sign of community responsibility and participation in fighting tuberculosis.
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Frush
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Pella
Local Farmer Wins County Corn Crown
Gerrit Roose of Pella Iowa wins Mahaska County grand championship in the 1941 DeKalb hybrid corn growing contest with an outstanding yield of 114.98 bushels per acre. More than 10,000 farmers from 12 corn states entered. national average is 21.1 bushels per acre. Roose’s yield was certified by neighbors and grown under ordinary farming conditions from DeKalb seed. He receives a trophy for the achievement.
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DeKalb, I
Mahaska County
Gerrit Roose
Pella
Towa
U. S. Department of Ariculture
Night school hears crop rotation discussion among farmers
The second meeting of the farmers evening school drew a large crowd. Speakers reviewed soil types Grundy Tama Muscatine Clinton Shelby and their characteristics and productivity. The session then focused on crop rotations with several plans listed and evaluated for soil nutrient impact. A movie from Ames was ordered for next meeting as topics shift to soil fertility and animal nutrition.
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Farmers Evening School
Grundy
Tama
Muscatine
Clinton
Shelby
Ames
Many Entries Made in Corn Grain Show at Pella Legion Hall
Farmers and business leaders thronged the Pella Chamber of Commerce corn and small grain show at Legion Hall November 21 and 22. More than 180 entries from town and surrounding areas, judged by H. R. Richards of Swan Iowa, drew high praise for quality and uniformity. The event expanded to include oats soybeans and clover seed with plans for greater participation next year.
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Pella Chamber of Commerce
Legion Hall
H. R. Richards
Swan
Iowa
the International
Pelly
Richards
Pella
M. M. Dockendorffs
R. S. Grundman
M. Goodwin
M. M. Dockendorf
Goodwin
Pella National Bank
Single Ear
George van de Voort
Chris Riemersma
Vernon van Gorp
Simon Terlouw
Louis van Haaften
Gradys Schakel
Arie M. van Haaften
Francis de Geus
Gerald de Penning
B. Memmelaar
Dingeman Verros
John R. van Gorp
P. W. van Gorp
Peter A. Bogaard
Roy de Bruin
W. J. Monster
Orval Baughman
John Synhorst
G. J. Dieleman
Clarence van Gorp
D. D. Dieleman
Corner Stone Laying For First Christian Reformed Church
The cornerstone ceremony for the new First Christian Reformed Church edifice will take place Thursday at 10:80 after the English service. The building on the existing church site features masonry walls with light tan brick, red roof, and stone trim. Architect is Hugo C. Haeuser of Milwaukee. The project marks the church's 75th anniversary and plans include a large auditorium, expanded Sunday School facilities, and modern kitchens and social rooms.
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First Christian Reformed Church
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The
Christian Reformed Churches
Calvin and
H. Schultze
Pres
M. M. Dockendorff
Federated Club
Sally de Cook
H. S
C.R. Wierenga
Emphas
C. R. Wierenga
Red Cross
European School
Pleasant Grove
Bunker Hill
Plain View
Valley
F. Frush
New Church
Hugo C. Haeuser
Gerrit H. van den Berg
Nick Vander Ploog
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