Will Register for Selective Service Oct 16
On October 16 every male aged 21 to 35 must register for possible military duty. Iowa expects 357,000 to 400,000 to register with penalties up to five years imprisonment or $10,000 fine for noncompliance. Registration takes place at local polling places with county auditors overseeing and boards to classify registrants.
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United States
Iown
Active
National Guard
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Selective Service
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
East Fr Moines
Des Moines
Subenga
Roosevelt
Iowa
Marion County
Marcus Stickle
Knoxville
John Price
Melcher
C .H. Gilson
Atty. C.C. Heer
J. J. Sybenga
Pella
Pella High Plans Hillbilly Sadie Hawkins Day
Pella High will celebrate Sadie Hawkins Day with all-day festivity Friday. Students will wear Dogpatch style clothes, attend an assembly at eleven merging with a pep meeting, and enjoy music by Joe Hocksema and Warren Schreiner. At three, hillbillies travel to the football field to see Indianola, with a snake dance and halves excitement planned.
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Pella High
Hill Billy
Sadie Hawkins
Pella Ui
Firc
Joe Hocksema
Warren Schreiner
Carl Koopmans
Student Council
Salvation Army canvass for funds in Des Moines
Salvation Army volunteers from Des Moines led by Lieutenant Lawrence C Allen canvass business districts seeking donations for local and state projects. Funds support homes and hospitals for women and girls, Camp Madrid welfare, twenty four state relief centers and four hotels for men, plus evangelistic outreach. Canvass runs through Saturday with Chamber of Commerce approval.
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Salvation Army
Des Moines
Lawrence C.’ Allen
Chamber of Commerce
Allen
Camp Madrid
Boone County
Army
Beauty Shops of Pella Close Thursday Afternoons Year Round
Notices list owners and operators of Pella beauty shops closing Thursday afternoons year round starting October 3. Co-operation sought from the women of Pella. Shops named include Gene's Beauty Nook Imogene Comics Frances Verners Your Beauty Shoppe Vera Secres Central Beauty Shop Emma Buwalda Mollie Eva Wheeler Pella Beauty Shop Janet Speolman Helen Hedrick Van Zante Beauty Shoppe Audrey's Beauty Shop Audrey Van Zee Sungside Beauty Shop owned by Jessie Sadler cooperates by closing Wednesday p.m.
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Pella
Gene’s Beauty Nook
Imogene Comics
Frances Verners
Your
Vera Secres Central Beauty Shop
Emma Buwalda Mollie
Eva Wheeler
Pella Beauty Shop
Janet Speolman
Helen Hedrick van Zante
Audrey's
Audrey van Zee
Sungside
Jessie Sadler
Card of Thanks for Perry Renaud
The family of Perry Renaud expresses heartfelt gratitude for the kind acts during his illness and after his death. They thank friends neighbors and relatives for cards letters and flowers. Mrs. Perry Renaud and Colleen.
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Perry Renaud
Colleen
Homecoming Banquet Tickets On Sale In Pella
Notice to Pella residents tickets for the Saturday October homecoming banquet are available at Wilson Jewelry. Price is fifty cents per person.
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Pella
Wilson Jewelry Store
Governor Wilson Lunch Guests at Pella Republican Rally
Governor George A. Wilson was the guest of honor at a noontime luncheon at the Second Reformed Church in Pella. State Treasurer Bagley and attorney general staffer Phil Brook joined him along with Marion County candidates and local Republican workers.
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George A. Wilson
Second Reformed Church
Bagley
Philbrook
Attorney’ General
Marion County
Joe. Johnson
A. Stewart
Pella
Lake Prairie
I. J. Lubbers
Central College
Joe Johnson
Dr. Lubbers
George Wilson
Wilton
Iowa
Republican
Supervisors oversee registration in Marion County list
A fragmented roster lists numerous individuals from Pella Knoxville and surrounding towns as part of a registration supervision effort. Names include Dr I J Lubbers Pella Ia F T Met Pleasantville Ia H oy Knoxville Ia Mrs A C nor Knoxville Ia Mrs Henry Rogenberg Pella Ia Mrs Charles Katra Pella Ia A E Dennis Knoxville Boyd Coffman Wash Standing etc.
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I. ‘J. Lubbers
Pella
Iowa
F. T. Metgt
Pleasantville
Hoy
Knoxville
A. C.nor
Henry Rogenberg
Charles ‘Katra
A. E. Dennis
Boyd Coffman
Wash
Mahaska County Corn Husking Contest Set For Oct 18
The Mahaska County Corn Husking Contest will be held October 18 at the Jack Timbrel farm near Andrew Bandatra, two miles south and a half mile east of Taintor. Registration opens at 10 a.m. at the Farm Bureau Office with a $1 entry fee. Entries limited by field, preliminaries may trim entrants. refunds offered for eliminated participants.
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Mahaska County
Farm Bureau
Jack Timbrel
Andrew Bandatra
Taintor
Second Call For Fruit for Dakota Folks
The response to the call for surplus fruit to be sent to South Dakota has been generous. Thanks are offered to all who donated fruit and cash for transportation. Citizens with apples and pears in abundance are asked to bring contributions to Pella Produce Co. soon so a truck load can be sent promptly. Signed T. H. Kaldenbergs Committee
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South Dakota
Pella Produce Co
T. H. Kaldenberg
Gerrit Do
Thanks for kindness to Harry Hiemstra family
The relatives and friends express gratitude for the many kind acts shown before and after the illness that led to the death of Harry Hiemstra. Acknowledgment is extended for cards flowers and expressions of sympathy from Mrs Harry Hiemstra and the children.
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Harry Hiemstra
Grateful Thanks After Husband Gerrit Boyer Death
We express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives who aided during illness and after the death of our dear husband and father Gerrit Boyer. We appreciate the support and memories shared during this time.
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Gerrit Boyer
Ger Jeyer
Livestock and Poultry Show Draws Strong Interest
Pella area fairs highlight Pella’s Livestock and Poultry Show with over ninety head of horses and mules plus hog classes. Albert Rietveld earned Grand Champion Barrow with a five month old 210 pound animal, and Ben Vos led the heavy weight group. Poultry awards list many winners from Nollen and Veenstra families across White Rocks White Leghorn and other breeds, with auction sales following the event.
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Pelly
Voxelaar Hardware
Albert Rietveld
Ben Vos
Lon Vining
Lowa Packing Co
Pella
Chalmer van’ Rheenen
Pellan
Ist—Nollen
Monroe Drd
Roy Vander Ploeg
Monroe
Pen of
Ist
Charmes
van’ Rheenen
rd—Nollen Bros
Barrow Albert Rietveld
Pen Ben Vos
Wilbur van de Kamp
Sully
Hampshire
Poland
Arie Schilder
Chicago
Ulrich Motor Co
White Rocks
Hl, Nollen
H. Nollen
H. Nolen
Edw. van Zante
Donna Jean Veenstra
Harold Veenstra
Edward van Zane
Convention of D of U V Was a Grand Success
The Daughters of Union Veterans district meeting at the Legion Hall drew attendees despite rain. District President Mrs. Coyle Vander Beck led with opening notes, welcome remarks from Mayor Fultz, and greetings from numerous officers and guests including Mrs. Hatcher and Mrs. Tuft. The day featured reports, Ritual exemplification, a Dutch luncheon, a 1:30 talk by G Van Houweling and Betty Ries, a Dutch dance, and a keynote by Dr Redfield Mills of Redfield Ind, a World War veteran and son of a Civil War veteran.
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Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Legion Hall
Coyle Vander Beck
Bessie Brooks
Pella
Gertrude Hatcher
Chariton
Hatcher
Mary Tuft
Mt. Pleasant
Dept
Ellen Bryant
Xenia Patterson
Des’ Moines
Dept. Sec
Lottie Tice
Newton
Dept. Guard
Hatti Quick
Knoxville
Ella Frick
Des Moines
Baptist Chuch
Paul Chritengen
G. van Houweling
American Legion
Betty Ries
Legion Auxliary
Marcia Kuyper
Redfield Mills
Redfield
Tons of Money Show at Central College Saturday Eve
Central Players' Guild presents the farce Tons of Money in the new Douwstra chapel on the Central College campus. The 8 pm performance on October 12, 1940 features a large cast led by professor Clarke. The production promises humor and suspense as the Allingtons and household staff navigate three acts of mad-cap comedy.
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Douwstra
Central College
Central Players’ Guild
Will Valentine
Evans
Ofessor Clarke
Allingtons
Marlow
England
Martha Childress
John Fowkert
Central
Sprules
Butler
Cornelius Schakel
Simpson
Jean Kooreman
Benita Mullett
Leona de Jong
Louise Allington
Aubrey Henry Maitland Allington
Giles
Kenneth Bryant
James Chesterman
Bernard Brunsting
Jean Everard
Virg Gorp
Henry
Philip Grout
George Maitland
Lewis Furda
Van
Central's 1940 Homecoming Parade And Football Thrill
Old grads and friends return to Central for Homecoming 1940 a two day festival featuring a new chapel coronation bonfire gala and the Central Loras football clash with plans for a big parade and prize decorated houses. Sophie Heeren Carl Hempstead and Hal Birch lead publicity events while volunteers organize banquet decorations and speaker arrangements for a memorable campus celebration.
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Douwstra
Koffie Tirds
Central-Loras
City Athletic Field
Iomecoming
Jordan Tall
CG. v. I
Sophie Heeren
Carl Hempstead
New Central
Ray
Bernace Vander Linden
Virginia ‘van Gorp
Mary Jane Baron
Hal Birch
Doctor Severn
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Paysteiou
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Jerry
Oer Eaey
Wells
Guy
Lecoco
GOV
Geo. Wilson
W. L. Wanders
Clay
Meyer Toom
Polk Two
Dale J. Core
Union
Bonnie B. Walker
Swan
Paul Brown
Red Rock
J.B. Sandiland
Bussey
John Wegars
Merrill L. Robuck
Franklin
John’r. van Jorp
Clarence Wilson
Byle
Gov. Geo. Wilson
Lon Vini Ead
Iowa Packing Co
Mon
Pullet
Klyn Bros
White Giants
Cockerel
Doyle Koder
Pen Young
Rhode Island Reds
Leo Jonker
Ight Brownies
Dwight Mathes
Buff Orpington
Drake
Duck
Mathes
H. We'Vrlezelaar
Bantams
J. E. Foxes
Golden Seabright Bantam
J. E. Forbes
Black Cochin
J. Ze . Forbes
Old Rhodes Island
Forbes
Ares
Pen
U. V
Winter
Loras
Bet
Harold Kirkham
Bud Redeker
Lois Vanden Berg
Clarence Greving
Raymond Robus
Edgar van Arkel
Gary Roorda
Virginia Kempkes
Marjorie Veenman
Cora Mae Vander’ Linden
Dorothy Langerak
Barbara van Sittert
Eileen Sadler
Helen Kiyn
Ota de Winter
Mrs. van Hemert
Theas
Mary Frances Jones
Dorothy de Boer
Hazel Alferts
Mary DuBois
Janet Klyn
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