Holland Aid Drive Draws Large Pella Audience
Dr J Hoffman spoke at First Reformed Church in Pella detailing his Netherland visit and Nazi era hardships. He urged support to rebuild Dutch churches, noting 300 churches damaged or destroyed and an estimated 16 million dollars needed. He described famine impacts, civil resilience, and postwar recovery as Holland restores land and church life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
Dr. J. Hoffman
Netherland
Hoffman
Pella
Synod of the Reformed Church of America
Holland
A. H Mp
R. J. Vanden Berg
Dr. Hoffman
Germany
Zuider Zee
Rotterdam
Hague
County nurse to make search for TB cases
Marion county to renew tuberculosis surveillance starting December 1 with public health nurse Miss Lucile Bruns canvassing exposed individuals. The effort includes tuberculin skin testing, X rays for those with positive skin tests, and is funded jointly by the Marion County Tuberculosis Association and the State Health Department with aid from Christmas Seal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Lucile Bruns
F. M. Roberts
County Medical Society
L. H. Plancher
State Health Department
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
The
Medical Society
Flancher
First Farmers Night School Meeting December 3
The first meeting of the Farmers Adult Evening School begins Monday December 3 at 7 30. Plant Breeding with ED Dyas Iowa State College extends the program with speakers and topics through December 37 including Corn Borer Control Weed Control and Farm Machinery. Refreshments served by Miss Andersons Homemaking Dept with Dick Boot and Wm Den Adel overseeing till new officers are elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speer
ED. Dyas
Iowa State College
Harold Gunderson
C. J. van Vinck
Shakespearean Romeo and Juliet at Douwstra Chapel Impresses
A National Classic Theater production of Romeo and Juliet at Douwstra Chapel drew mixed start but strong overall reviews. The stages and lighting earned praise while Nurse and Friar Lawrence delivered standout performances. 250 area high school students attended with enthusiastic response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Classic Theater
Douwstra Chapel
Nurse
Friar Lawrence
Shakespeare
Romeo
Mercutio
Oskaloosa
Derby
Monroe
North English
Lynnville
Sully
Stewart G. Long, Jr
Juliet
Olga Balish
Benvolio
Ted Allegretti Mercutio
Prince
Charles Gilbert
Lady Montague
Justine Johnston
Lady Capulet
Lillian Cassidy
Lord Capulet
Russell Werneken
Re Friar
Frederick Riter
Tibalt
Peter
Paris
Philip Field
Disabled Servicemen Gift Drive Expands Statewide
Citizens and auxiliary members place donation boxes in drug, clothing, and variety stores to collect money and gifts for disabled veterans in Des Moines. The program, run by the Post and Unit at the Iowa Legion, aims to remember every hospitalized man in the state at Christmas. Gifts may include books, toiletries, clothing, games, and tobacco accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Auxiliary
Model Clothing
Penney
Ves and Allen
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Iowa
Polla
Knoxville
To Be Heard in Two Piano Recital Tonight
Central's Josef Schnelker and Catharine Wolfe Schnelker perform a two piano recital in Douwstra Chapel at 8:00 PM. The program includes Mozart Saint-Saens Liszt Strauss pieces and highlights the rarity and appeal of coordinated two piano artistry with emphasis on timing and musical dialogue. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Douwstra Chapel
Josef Schnelker
American Guild of Cists
Catharine Wolfe Schnelker
Berea Col Kentucky
Saint-Saens
Bauer
Liszt-Kieinmichel
Strauss- Schultz-Evler-Chasin
Schneikers
Catherine Wolfe Schnelker
Public Library Seeks English Books for Russia Campaign
The Iowa Library Association and Federated Clubs of Iowa urge book donations to Russia. Twelve thousand libraries want English language works reflecting American life and classics. chaired by Dr. John Scholte Nollen with honorary chair Dr. Virgil Hancher. Donations accepted December 3 to 12 at Pella Public Library for shipment to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Library Association
Women of the Federated Clubs of Iowa
Russia
Soviet Union
John Scholte Nollen
Iowa Books For
Virgil Hancher
Iowa State University
Caldwell
Bromfield
de Kruif
Priestley
Galsworthy
Jack London
Rex ‘Beach
Bret Harte
Hamlin Garland
O'Henry
Shaw
Wells
Mark Twain
Kipling
Conrad
Hardy
Dr B J Mulder to spend week on the campus
Dr Bernard J Mulder arrives in Pella December 1 to 9 as new Secretary of the Board of Education of the Reformed Church He plans a mass meeting December 5 at First Reformed Church at 7 30 pm to discuss expansion and Christian education He speaks during Religious Emphasis Week December 2 7 at Douwstra Chapel mornings and on December 9 at Second Reformed Church He is a World War I veteran and former pastor and former editor of the Church Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinnia Billups
Wormhoudt
J. Wormhoudt
Pella
Central
University of Iowa
Harvard University
U. of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
France
Paris
Frankfort
Germany
G. I
Bernard J. Mulder
Board of Education
The
Reformed Church
First Reformed Church
Christian Church
Mulder
Douwstra Chapel
Second Reformed Church
First Reformed Chiwch
Church Herald
Dates Set for AAA Elections Across Marion County
December elections will occur across five townships with three township committee members and two delegates elected per township. The county committee meets December 8 to choose three central members and a county chairman, currently Howard Hooper. December meetings include Clay Franklin Red Rock Dallas Pleasant Grove Polk Union Summit Washington Lake Prairie Liberty Perry East West Knoxville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Aaa
Howard Hooper
CG. J. Swemn
Indiana Township
D. D. Dieleman
Lake Prairie Township
Clay
Franklin
Red Rock
Dallas
Pleasant Grove
Polk
Union
Summit
Washington
Lake Prowan
Liberty
Perry
East
West Knoxville
Indiana
Patrolmen Enforce Traffic Rules in Pella
Highway patrolmen conducted a quiet sweep against violations in Pella last week and early this week. One motorist was cited Saturday evening, seven Sunday night, and two Monday, all fined from two to ten dollars plus costs before Justice Vander Syde. Charges included speeding U turns improper signaling multiple taillights and other unsafe conditions. The campaign will continue and officials urge strict compliance with traffic laws and proper vehicle maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Inte
Justice Vander Syde
F. M. Frush
de Hoog
Survey Shows United Service Women Performed Great Wartime Task
At a regular United Service Women meeting Mrs. M. C. Van Gorp reported headquarters ordered discontinuing sewing and disposal of on hand articles to hospitals or veterans. The unit logged 1,161 pillows 611 pillow and wheelchair cases 81 wool quilts 22 cotton quilts 19 afghans 880 handkerchiefs 440 wash cloths 176 slippers 64 triangular bandages 24 bed heads 97 Christmas boxes and 1,020 hours sewing for Red Cross. Donations funded by churches Rotarians Kiwanis Legion Auxiliary and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service Women
M. C. van Gorp
Kiwanis
Legion and
Auxiliary
Red Cross
Porterville
Live and Earn Club
Leighton
DU V
Holland
Veterans
Knoxville
van Gorp
van Gorp Hatchery
van Lint Bros
Bible Conference in Pella December Six and Seven
The Christian Reformed churches of Pella host their fifth annual Bible Conference at the First and Second Reformed Churches on Thursday and Friday December 6 and 7. Rev Herman Bel of Chicago Christian High School will give four addresses on the Epistle of James with Daniel study led by local pastors. Public sessions open evenings December 6 at the Second Church and December 7 at the First Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soring
Herman Bel
Chicago Christian High School
Pella
Students Aid Dutch Boy Attend College
At a special assembly the YMCA at Central College raised 407 dollars for European Students Relief. Dr Milton Hoffman urged saving life as a life principle while illustrating with experiences in liberated Holland. Students voted to bring a Dutch high school graduate to study at Central College in Pella, with pledge cards tracking progress across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Central College
Milton, Hoffman
New Brunswick Seminary
Holland
Netherlands
Lee Kester
The
Y. M
Pella
Atlantic
New York Harbor
Central Dutchmen Face Drake Amid Flu Outbreak
The Central squad battles Drake in Des Moines as the flu outbreak crippled practice. Coach Tharp notes only two weeks of hit and tactics while several key players miss games, leaving lineup dependent on those able to play. Prospects remain hopeful despite disrupted preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tharp
Drake
Des Moines
Crimson
White
Ottumwa
Victory Loan Drive making fair progress in Pella-Otley area
In the Pella-Otley district during the past week bonds sold total 23156.75, lifting the district to 119213.00 or 60.8 percent of its 196000 quota. Overall, all bonds reach 257703.50 or 77.2 percent of a 334000 quota, with Marion County at 46.4 percent of its state average. Pella leads county via 60.89 percent, while Jasper and Mahaska lag. urgency remains to prevent county shortfall and possibly assume more than one’s share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella-Otley
Marion County
Pella
Burma Missionary to Speak at Baptist Church in Pella
Dr. D. C. Smith of the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, a Burma veteran for over twenty years, arrives in Pella Thursday to address churchgoers at 7 45 p m on war conditions. He also speaks at the Rotary Club Thursday noon, sharing insights from his furlough in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zuider Zee
Hoffman
Pella
D. C. Smith
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Burma
Baptist Church
Dr. Smith
Far East
Dowling High Plays Pella In Dimond Court Clash
Dowling High of Des Moines visits Pella to face the Little Dutch in a key early season test. Coach X Nady brings three lettermen among Dowling’s lineup as Renaud Rysdam plans to base his Catholics around Van der Ploog Gaass Van Gorp Vos Rouw Sheppard Nesbit Hesselink McGee Tait and Lautenbach. Reserves tip off at seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X. Nady
Dowling
Nady
Renaud Rysdam
van der Ploog
Gaass
van Gorp
Vos
Rouw
Sheppard
Nesbit
Hesselink
McGee
Tait
Lautenbach
Little Dutch Take Montezuma in Dual Wins
The Little Dutch teams defeated Montezuma twice, 25 to 12 in the first game and 13 to 8 in the second. The starters for the main squad were Vox and Sheppard at forwards, Hesselink at center, Gaass and Rouw as guards, with Vos and Johnnie Sheppard leading scorers at 7 and 6 points, Gaass adding 4. Second-team action featured Kra mer, Don Van Wyk, Bud Lautenbach, Willis Tait, Paul McGee, Ellsworth Dillon, Harry Weyers, and Andy Van Berkum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Vox
Sheppard
Hesselink
Gaass
Rouw
Vos
Johnnie Sheppard
Carl Gaass
Kramer
Don van Wyk
Bud Lautenbach
Willis Tait
Paul McGee
Ellsworth Dillon
Harry Weyers
Andy van Berkum
Central football hopes for Dec 10 return against Parsons
The article notes illness might clear before the Dec 10 home game with Parsons and the first conference start of the season. It also reports Arkansas Teachers was defeated by Law State Teachers on Thanksgiving, ending talk of a post little bowl game and the Dutch men’s chances to back up their southern reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tral
Parsons
Arkansas
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Arthur Wormhoudt
Hitler
Reich
Folland
T.B
Farmers
Oool
Haymon
DR. B. J. Mulder
AAA
Christian Reformed Churches of
Spon
Central Y. M
Dowling High
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