Graduate study convocation series at Central College
The second graduate study convocation will be held Thursday morning November 20 at 11 00 Central College presents Dr A Owens head of psychology Iowa State College discussing possibilities in personnel in industry and education He will meet students in conferences on campus A Blommers graduate of Central College now associate professor of education will speak October 18 The series continues with Dr H J Wilhelm atomic research February 14 Miss Helen M Barnes placement opportunities March 18 nursing dietetics or bacteriology or medicine April 24 Miss P M Nelson home economics will close the series with a discussion on graduate study in home economics dietetics and food chemistry.
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Central College
A. Owens
Iowa State College
Owens
Paul Blommers
University of Iowa
Blommers
H. J. Wilhelm
Institute of Atomic Research
Town State College
Division of
Monroe High School to Host Friday Carnival in 1951
Public invited to Monroe High School for a Friday night carnival on November 80 at the high school. It features 17 attractions including a kissing booth and recording booth plus plays and side shows. The event resumes annually to entertain the public and raise funds for a new movie projector. doors open at 7:00.
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Monroe
Monroe High School
Training School For 4 H Club Officers In Knoxville
The annual training school for new local 4 H club officers in Marion County will be held at Memorial Hall Knoxville on Saturday December 1. County officers who attended an all day session in Centerville on November 7 will conduct the Knoxville program introducing duties and organization for the clubs.
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Thes County
Memorial Hall
Knoxville
Marion County
Centerville
Wyhi
High School Hosts International Harvester Family Party
The Pella High School crowd packed the venue for the annual International Harvester Family Party Friday night. Doors closed early to comply with safety laws. The program offered educational and comedy films, a roller skating stage show led by Frank Reynolds, and entertainment by Konrad and Simmons with Margaret Jordan showcasing Hammond Electric and acrobatic balancing acts.
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Pella
Frank Reynolds
Konrad and
Simmons
Margaret Jordan
Hammond Electric
Pella High Faces Albia in South Central Opener
Pella High’s Little Dutchmen host Albia Demons in a South Central Conference opener Friday night. Green and White, 2-0 in non league play after beating Monroe and Montezuma, expect a full squad for the 8:15 tip after a 42 to 40 overtime win. Albia, last year SC Iowa champion, has long provided tough challenges in the series. There is a 6:45 reserve game before the main 8:16 start.
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Pella High
Little Dutch
Bud Bonwell
Blue Demons
Albia
Stan Borgman
Green and
White
Monroe
Montezuma
Demons
Monroe County
Pella Abia
Road Work East of Pella Set for Tuesday Letting
Three Marion County grading projects on the east edge of the county will be awarded to the lowest bidders at a letting in the Town Highway Commission office in Ames on Tuesday, November 27. The work covers about 7.1 miles with 108000 cubic yards of excavation across three sections near Pella, Hamilton, and Bussey, with detailed yardage per segment and a separate paving contract planned within Pella city limits.
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Marion
Town Highway Commission
Ames
Pella
County Line
Highway 60
Hamilton
Bussey
County
Pella Construction Company
Isle-Pella
Aid to Youth Vital Problem For the Elders
Dr. Walter De Kock told the Rotary Club that youth needs forceful help and planning. He urged a community recreation center and noted farm youth have structured training through FFA and 4 H while city youth lack similar prep. The club formed a committee to back a Red Cross Blood Bank and promote free chest X rays this weekend to encourage adult participation.
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Walter de Kock
Rotary
Rotary Club
Red Cross
Roadwork plan to improve winter passable surface
A temporary crushed rock layer will make the road passable for the winter. A more permanent surfacing job is planned to be completed next spring.
Plan Drive to Provide a Central College Scholarship
A joint student faculty committee on religious life on Central College plans a drive to raise a one-year full tuition scholarship for a worthy student. The drive starts December 8 with a December 4 chapel service highlighting grants in aid and government aid.
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Central College
Plannitg
G. I's
Central
Religious Life Committee
4 H Recognition Banquet Set for December 5 at Pleasantville
The annual 4 H recognition banquet will be held in Pleasantville High School on Wednesday December 5. Miss Lois Hineman a rural teacher from near Garner will be the main speaker after returning from Germany where she stayed with rural families as part of a youth exchange program. Richard Lomen of Decorah also spent the summer in Israel as the other exchange participant. Several recognitions for outstanding 4 H work will be awarded to county members and leaders. Invitations extended to all 4 H members leaders and parents with ticket information via the Knoxville extension office.
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Pleasantville
Pleasantville High School
Lois Hineman
Garner
Germany
Hunefan
ihosen_ag
Richard Lomen
Decorah
Isreal
Knoxville
Dream Come True For Man Finds Wallet In Hall
Red Oak coal truck driver Bill Otis lost his billfold and his wife dreamed it was in the Odd Fellows hall. He checked the hall and found the wallet exactly where she said.
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Bill Otis
Red Oak
Nagel to present Colorlogue on Mexico
Curtis F. Nagel returns to discuss Colorful Mexico with new color films from Mexico City bullfights archaeological ruins Acutin and several towns. The Kiwanis Club event features vivid travel footage praised after a Los Angeles debut and promises vivid views of Mexico’s south.
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Kiwanis Club
Curtis F. Nagel
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Mr. Nagel
Mexico
Los Angeles
California
Curtis Nagel
Mexico City
Acutin
Community Center seeks youth center input via mailed survey
Steering committee of the new community center mails a 2500 questionnaire to city residents and rural routes in Pella Otley and Leighton. Returning forms to Wm Vander Molen by December 10 aims to guide a mass meeting at Memorial Hall and shape a recreation center for youth. FHA girls at the high school handle mailing. call Black 317 if missed.
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Pella
Otley
Leighton
Wm. Vander Molen
Franklin Street
Memorial Hall
FHA
Black 317
First Meeting of Sully Night School Monday Evening
The Sully Adult Farmers Evening School opens Monday at 7 30 p m with topic Cream Tests and Standards. A. W. Rudnick will answer questions. ten weekly meetings planned through the season. enrollment is one dollar.
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Sully
Ed Billings
Sully High School
A. W. Rudnick
Sully Adult School
Memorial Hall Opens For X-ray Mobile Unit Visit
The Tuberculosis Mobile Unit will be in Pella on November 29 30 and December 1 and 4. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6242 invites residents to use Memorial Hall as rest and waiting rooms with free parking on the west side of the square. David Bevan commander notes the dates and aims to support the heart and TB campaign through Christmas seals.
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Polla
Heart
T. B
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of
Pella
Memorial Hall
V.F.W
V.F.W. Post
David Bevan
Dairy Management On Agenda At Farmers Night School
Dairy management will be the topic for study and discussion at the Farmers Night School next Monday evening in December. Mr Hutchisan of the Structural Clay Products Institute led the prior session on drainage problems, which drew over 100 attendees. Anyone interested in the December 3 discussion is welcome to attend.
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We'"Hutchisan
Structural Clay Products Institute
Seven Terpstra Family Hurt In Car Crash
A Sunday morning crash near Taintor left seven of eight Dick Terpstra family members from Lynnville hospitalized in Oskaloosa. The 1989 Chevrolet coach overturned after front wheels locked, plunging into a creek bed three miles northwest of Taintor. Two year old survived. Mrs Terpstra Viola and Marilyn among those operated on.
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Dick Terpstra
Lynnville
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Salvation Army Annual Appeal Open in Pella
The Salvation Army fundraising drive starts in Pella led by chairman Warner Vande Voort. Twenty percent stays locally for aid through the Service Unit. eighty percent funds statewide programs. Donations mail to or leave with treasurer Will Baer at Pella National Bank. gifts deductible for income tax. Committee members include C. C. Buerkens Ed S. Cook Dan Meulpolder Mrs M. C. Van Gorp and Verle Ver Dught.
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Salvation Army
Pella
Warner Vande Voort
Salvation Army Service Unit Committee
Vande Voort
Will Baer
Pella National Bank
Baer
The
C. C. Buerkens
Ed S. Cook
Dan Meulpolder
M. C. van Gorp
Verle Ver Dught
Coe Gridders Name All Opponents Team for 1961 Season
Cedar Rapids reports Coe College football players selected an all opponents lineup. Listed are Bob McFarland Knox Galesburg left end. Tom Klug Monmouth Wauwatosa left tackle. Larry Richardson Ripon Ripon left guard. William Born Lawrence Milwaukee center. Arvid Pierson Central Oskaloosa right guard. Jim Webers Lawrence Racine right tackle. Don Nelson Cornell Davenport. Chuck Dunham Grinnell Chicago quarterback. Carl Stumpf Lawrence Appleton left halfback. Pat Fairman Knox Chicago fullback. Ray Brooks Monmouth Till right halfback.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe
Bob McFarland
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Tom Klug
Monmouth
Wauwatosa
Wis
Larry Richardson
Ripon
William Born
Lawrence
Milwaukee
Arvid Pierson
Central
Oskal
Bull escapes in Grundy Center stirs town’s concern
A 1900 pound white faced bull jumped from a track and fled Grundy Center last week causing worry it could injure someone. Searchers tracked and caught the animal a half mile east of town.
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Grundy Center
Overflowing Tulip Time Hutspot Benefit Tonight
Over 400 people attended the Hutspot benefit at the high school auditorium Tuesday night featuring a Masked Marvel wrestling match and Bill McMains on the Consonata organ. Proceeds go to the Tulip Time fund, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Historical Society. tickets 75 cents, Rexall Drug Store sales today and Thursday until 6 PM, door sales possible.
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Hutspot
Tuesaday
Fire Dept
Bill McMains
Consonata Organ
Chamber of Commerce
The
Historical Society
Rexall
Christian High Cage Teams Continue to Win Their Games
Christian High girls remain undefeated by edging Lovilia 52 50 as Wilma Lourens scores 31 and Bernice Mommelaar adds 17 for Pella. Lovilia counters with Morrissey 25 and Flahive 18. The Golden Eagles also beat Lovilia 49 41 as Stevens nets 25 and Trump adds scoring for Pelia.
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Marvin Monsma
Christian High Damsels
Lovilla
Golden Eaglettes
Lovilia
Pella
Wilma Lourens
Morrissey
Flahive
Bernice Mommelaar
Christian
Golden Eagles
Stevens
Gary Trump
Bucket Arkers
Pelia
Ver Meer
Recital Delights Students and Townspeople at Douwstra Chapel
A large audience enjoyed a November 20 recital in Douwstra Chapel. Milton Scholten opened with Largo al Factotum, Shirley Kooistra sang My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice, and Larry De Vries performed Malaguena. Piano pupils Lou Ann Le Cocq Geraldine Vander Pol Raymond Den Adel Helen Schaafsma and Alvin Poppen sang well. Harold Ver Steeg showed a strong range despite nerves. Carl ton Willis missed the program due to a cold. Future recitals will be announced in the Chronicle.
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Douwstra Chapel
Larry de Vries
the Chronicle
Leighton Choir to Present Program Friday December 7
The Ebenezer Reformed Church choir of Leighton will present an all musical program in the church auditorium on Friday December 7 at 7 45 p m. Everyone is welcome.
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Ebenezer Reformed Church of
Leighton
King Rose for Hallelujah Chorus Precedent in London
Tradition holds King George II rose to his feet during the Hallelujah Chorus in 1743, a custom later debated by Newman Flower. The article notes the enduring practice of audiences standing for the chorus. The Messiah will be staged Monday December 17 at Douwstra Chapel.
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George II
England
London
Newman Flower
Handel
Douwstra Chapel
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