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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
3
George T. Pinches schedules Bible School at 9 30 am and Bible Class at 10 30 am The Lord's Supper and Word at 7 80 pm The Gospel Service features a sermon by Mr Pinches titled The Highest Glory Man Can Boast In A World of Shame and Defeat On Thursday evening November activities are planned under the topic Divine Steps In The Triumph of Faith
Numerous local families gathered for the Thomassen-Greving Thomassen-Lautenbach weddings on Friday November 23 in Iowa. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomassen Mrs. James Collins of Tracy Mr. and Mrs. L A Thomassen of Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thomassen of Washington Iowa.
I T H Klein mayor designates Tuesday December 4 1961 as John Deere Day with parking free to the public after Vandermeulen Hoeksema arranged with the City Council to pay parking meter charges so attendees may join without violating the ordinance.
Jacob A De Jong born July 28 1898 in Peoria Town died November 23 1951 in Grand Rapids Michigan at 58 He studied at Grundy College Princeton Seminary and Western Seminary ordained September 17 1926 served Leighton Iowa Westfield South Dakota California and Sono ma California as pastor and chaplain He married Julia De Boer July 20 1927 Their daughter Amaryllis born December 20 1928 Surviving: wife daughter mother six brothers three sisters and several brothers in law The funeral was November 26 1951 in Leighton and Peoria with military honors from Van Hemert Van Veen American Legion Post No 89 Pella
The family expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives in Pella and Leighton communities for kind acts after the death of Rev. Jacob A. De Jong Acknowledges special services by Legion Post members and flowers as tokens of respect.
Pvt Loren De Zwarte of Company C 91st Tank Destroyer Bn Heavy Cavalry Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood Missouri is listed with a military address bearing unit and base details.
Rev C C Anderson and wife preside over Sunday services including Sunday School at 11 and Morning Worship with Communion. Evangelistic midweek service features a guest speaker Evangeling, noted for revival work in Cuba.
Second Reform Church schedules Sunday services and Christmastide programs led by Edward H. Tanis with a December sermon series probing key questions about Jesus. Activities include Sunday school, youth and college catechism classes, a congregational pot luck, and an annual meeting for officer elections. A special second offering for the Sheet Family was taken due to sleet.
The notice lists a full day of church events including 9:30 Bible School, 10:45 morning service, 6:30 Junior and Intermediate C E topics led by Kenneth Sneller and Fern Den Adel, 6:30 Senior and College C E with Marcile Van Zee, 7:30 Sunday evening service led by Prof. J W Beards ee, 7:30 Wednesday prayer hour led by Rev. T. Baker, and a 2:00 pm Temple Time radio broadcast on KXEL Waterloo Iowa with Rev Harland Steele. The Third church extends a cordial welcome to all to participate.
Anthony Haverkamp leads 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and 10:45 a.m. worship with The God With Whom We Have To Do. Afternoon and evening programs follow, with midweek Prayer and Praise. The William Sheets Fund offers another chance to contribute due to poor turnout last Sunday. St Mary Catholic Church holds Mass at 8:00 a.m. Sundays.
Friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs James De Zwarte in Durham to bid them farewell as they leave the community. A gift was presented in remembrance of their many years there. Lunches were served. A later meeting at Margaret Waechter's home planned for December 4 will focus on repairing toys and packing Christmas boxes.
City Council met in adjourned session with Mayor Klein and all members present. Claims and transfers were approved including $1,179.88 to the Pella Chamber of Commerce Band and $300 purchase of land for coal storage. Reports on the Band fund, easements, and bills were approved, along with adjournment to September 4 1951.
The council approved a $700 Keith Electric Construction Company offer to install a switchboard with connections and to restore full operation. Numerous bills for salaries, labor, supplies, and fire and sewer funds were approved, with warrants to be issued as funds permit. The mayor announced school board requests to block Broadway Street with barricades, and a special session considered the cost of a new subdivision in North neighborhoods. The meeting adjourned after approving permits and orders.
Newton will send two boys teams to Pella High gym for basketball games Saturday morning December 1st. At 9 am the Junior High grades 7 and 8 will play while the High School reserve squads meet around ten. John Sabus leads the Junior High and Jim Ruthven the High School reserves. No admission. Visitors welcome.
City council discusses a proposed 60 foot street from Broadway and Monroe in North Age nex addition owners of Lots 12 13 and 15 offer to fund layout and grading if utilities are installed by the city but members deem the cost of water mains and service lines far above available funds and require substantial development before any expenditure. motion to reject the project is approved.
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