Famous Athlete Set to Speak At Sully Church In October
Dr. Glen Cunningham, famed long distance runner and Kansas rancher, will speak at First Reformed Church of Sully on Wednesday October 12 at 8 00 PM. The speaker, noted for record times and a famed comeback from severe burns, will address youth groups and share his inspirational life story.
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Little Dutchmen Bumped From Loop Lead By Winterset
Pella’s Little Dutch fell 21 to 7 to Winterset Huskies, ending hopes for the conference title. Four interceptions and two fumbles by Pella aided the setback as Winterset capitalized with a strong ground game led by Neal Day and Jerry Beem. Day scored the go ahead TD and Winterset added another later in the first half.
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Pella
Winterset
Winterset Huskies
Neal Day
Speet
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Plungrds
T.D
Ex Marine to Lead College Play in Caine Mutiny Court Martial
Ex MarineGene Boelte will star as Lt Thomas Keefer in Central's Alpha Psi Iowa College premiere of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial at Cent ral's homecoming. Boelte served three years in the Marines, trained in San Diego, and served as a guard and witness in Navy trials aboard Treasure Island, bringing firsthand detail to the courtroom setting and stage tech. The production uses authentic elements like a wood paneled bench and microphones to heighten realism.
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Boelte
Thomas Keefer
12Th Naval District
Gene
Marines
San Diego
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
M.p.’S
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Navy
Tials
Vera Buena Island
Boele
New Central
Pella
Alpha Psi
Gene Boelte
College Radio Staff to Call on Saturday in Pella
On Saturday morning October 8 from 9 to noon, Central College KEBS staff will call at every Pella home. A copy of the broadcasters schedule will be given to a resident, covering October evenings from 6 to 10 and November 1 schedules from 5 to 10 on four nights a week.
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KeBS Radio History on Colorful Booklet Schedules
The booklet describes the history and purpose of KEBS. It notes the schedules belong beside every radio in every Pella home. A special program of varied music airs during the three hour visitation period on Saturday.
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KEBS
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Saturay
Retail Merchants To Sponsor Trade Extension Events
At a Cham ber of Commerce Retail Merchants division meeting held September 27, plans were set for Turkey Days in November and Santa Claus day before December holidays. With Christmas and New Year’s on Sunday, closures will shift to the following Mondays while stores stay open Friday and Saturday evenings before the holidays. Merchants also approved an earlier winter closing, cutting Saturday hours to 9:00 p.m. starting November 5.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amore
Final Salk Polio Clinic Slated at H. S. October 11
Clean-up clinic for Salk polio treatments at the high school room 100 on Tuesday morning October 11 at 8 30 a m. Aimed at second and third graders who missed first shots in April or were ill or absent during September. County Nurse and local doctors in charge. All entitled to free treatments No 1 or No 2 urged to report. This final chance.
Old Fashioned Mother to Be Staged in November
Pella Christian dramatics instructor John Veltema announced parts secured for the senior class play An Old Fashioned Mother. Cast includes Deborah Underhill Junelia Ver Meer Widder Bill Pindle Dorothy Van Zee Miss Lowizy Loving Custard Shirley Louwsma Isabel Simpscott Geraldine Rus Gloriana Perkins Estella Dahm Sukey Pindle Mary Van Haaften John Underhill Don Van Donselaar Charley Underhill Bob Dieleman Brother Jonah Quackenbush Ronald Vos Jeremiah Gosling Wayne Van Zomeren Enoch Rone Larry Menning Quintus Todd Ray Vander Wiel. Performances set for two consecutive evenings in the first week of November.
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John Veltema
Pella Christian
Deborah Underhill
Junelia Ver Meer Widder
Bill Pindle
Dorothy van Zee
Shirley Louwsma
Isabel Simpscott
Geraldine Rus
Gloriana Perkins
Estella Dahm
Sukey Pindle
Mary van Haaften
John Underhill
Don van Donselaar
Charley Underhill
Bob Dieleman
Jonah
H S Auxiliary Elects Officers at Christian High
The Christian High School Ladies Auxiliary held elections with president Mrs TF Bakker, vice president Mrs W De Jong, secretary Mrs J Gosselin, treasurer Mrs W Steenhoe. The group plans a rally program on Friday October 21 at the high school. More details will follow.
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Christian High School Ladies’ Auxiliary
TF. Bakker
W. de Jong
J. Gosselinsurer
W. Steenhoe
the Indies
Pella Names Candidates for Primary Election
The Citizens' Non Partisan Committee set October 17 for the Pella primary. Final filing deadline is 6:00 p.m. October 8. Candidates filed include Mayor Tunis H. Klein. Aldermen Henry W. Vande Voort Ed J. Van Gorp R. J. Heeren Robert C. Van Vork Clarence Caldwell. Treasurer John E. Vander Zyl. Bark Commissioner Dale Vander el. Park Commissioner Dan Meulpolder Paul Ver Meer. Warren Van Sittert for Alderman 1st ward. Polls open 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. on October 17 at City Office.
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Pella
Citizens’ Non Partisan Committee
Tunis H. Klein
Ike Hoksbergen
Fred Veenstra
Henry W
Apgar Collection of Photographs in College Gallery
The Apgar Collection at the college gallery features works from Marshalltown studio Mr. R Patton Apgar. Portraiture dominates the show with competition pieces interpreting The Good Old Days. Private customer portraits also display the camera’s creative possibilities and the effects of light on form.
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Apgar
Patton Apgar
Marshalltown
Chamber of Commerce Meeting at Country Club Oct 17
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly meeting at the Golf and Country Club on Monday evening October 17. A supper is planned at 6 30 o'clock followed by talks on important topics. Herb Plambeck of Des Moines radio station WHO will present motion pictures of a Russia trip with Iowa farmers titled Inside Rus 5. Members are asked to reserve the date.
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Chamber of Commerce
Golf & Country Club
Herb Plambeck
WHO
Des Moines
Russia
Iowa
Fire Prevention Week Set for Schools October 9 15
Public schools will observe Fire Prevention Week October 9 to 15 with home inspection check sheets for intermediate students. Parents sign and return, earning a special badge and a red firefighter hat from a local insurer. Activities include fire drills and safety talks, with a rumor of the fire department visiting schools.
Rev Goad Talks of Virginia Journey for Rotarians
Rotarians heard Rev. E. V. Goad recount his Virginia birthplace visit after their noon luncheon. He described meeting old friends and relatives, Virginia industries and farming methods, a Skyline Drive motor trip, a no commercial-vehicles highway, Tennessee Valley power plants, and the TVA tobacco crop, profitable at about 1000 dollars per acre with insect spraying costing around 6.50 per acre. Jean Kuyper attended the birthday table. V. Weirather presided.
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Virginia
Reverend Goad
Ed Wessee
Blue Ridge Mountains
Tennessee Valley
Reverend Good Said
Jean Kuyper
V. Weirather
Photographs Show Portrait Studies by Mr Apgar
A contemporary American Indian brave in traditional garb and studies of an old lady in meditation are featured in this exhibition by Mr Apgar. The works reflect a da Vinci inspired simatto approach extending into commercial portraiture. The show remains through October 28 with gallery hours 8 30 am to 5 pm daily except weekends. The public is invited.
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Apgar
da Vinci
Simatto
Women of Missionary Union Fall Conference at Leighton Church
The 49th annual fall conference of the Women’s Missionary Union of the Pella Classis filled the Leighton Ebenezer Reformed Church on Friday September 30. Speakers highlighted mission fields with Mrs. George De Ruyter from Sioux Center and Mrs. Douglas M. Begg recounting Bahrain and the Girls’ School in Arabia.
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Leighton
Reformed Churches
Pella
Douglas M. Begg
Bahrain
Arabia
Retirement of Rev Anthony Haverkamp at Pella church
On Monday October 3 the retirement of Rev Anthony Haverkamp D D from the First Reformed Church of Pella was announced marking over 23 years of ministry there. The final worship included World Wide Communion and Vesper services, with the new sanctuary celebrating its first anniversary.
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Pella
Reformed Church
Haverkamp
Disneyland themed homecoming theme at Central College event
The Leadership Training School begins October 10 at Central College with Monday sessions at 7:30 p.m. Each session runs two 40 minute periods and registration starts October 10 at 7:15 with a $1 fee. Disney characters will be featured during homecoming October 20 to 22 with events including The Caine Mutiny play, the Central Dubuque game, a parade, and a coronation revue in Douwstra Chapel.
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Waupun
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Hammond
Ind
Ruth Pippel
Pella
Helen Horst
Denver
Cole
Lory Wabbena
Forreston
Lory Grin
Preston
Minn
Dick Wallace
Adel
Ken Loats
Belmond
Delores Wassink
Ripon
Cal
Fr Reed
Eddyville
Wilma’ Keuning
College Girls Injured In Auto Crash After Warburg Game
Six Central College coeds were in a car that rolled down an embankment while returning from the Wartburg game in Waverly Saturday night. Frieda Vander Wilt of Orange City was thrown through the windshield and hospitalized with cuts, released Sunday. The others escaped with bruises and minor injuries. Named were Wilma Roorda and Darlene Kuiper of Pella, Colette Schemper of Sheldon, Carola Missall of Modesto California, and Arlys Ten Hulzen of Firth Nebraska.
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University Women Held Conference on Central Campus
The State AAUW Workshop on Central College campus drew eighty five members from twenty branches including West Liberty Waterloo Tipton Sioux City Marshalltown Iowa City Indiana Fayette Des Moines Decorah Davenport Creston Clarion Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls and Pella. Miss Gladys Horgan led as state president from Des Moines with Mrs Ralph B Alspaugh of Cincinnati delivering talks on purpose organization administration programming and harmonious relationships. Nine workshop discussions covered Art Education Fellowship Historians International Relations Social Studies Legislation Membership Publicity and Status of Women. Elana Grimjes of Pella arranged locally with Horgan presiding.
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Gladys Horgan
Des Moines
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Waterloo
Tipton
Sioux City
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Indianola
Hampton
Fayette
Decorah
Davenport
Creston
Clarion
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Pella
Ralph B. Alspaugh
Cincinnati
American Association of University Women
AAUW
Elana Grimjes
Elna Grimjes
State Department of Public Instruction
National Office
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Central Drops Conference Showdown to Wartburg 12 0
Wartburg defeats Central 12 to 0 as Central traps a blocked kick and late pass miscue doom the Dutchmen. Key moments include Wartburg driving 80 yards in 11 plays in the second quarter and a fourth down stand near the goal line before an interception sealed the game. Don Morehead’s first backfield outing included a late interception after a 30 yard connection to Hiemstra earlier.
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Lew Lundy
Don Morehead
Krentz
Hiemstra
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