P. C. H. S. Completes 1957 Baseball Season
Pella Christian High School finished the 1957 baseball season with a 6-3 record under coach Marvin Dieleman. Pitching leaders included Ken Bokhoven four wins three losses and Leroy Ryken two wins no losses. Leading hitters were Larry Rus .454 Ken Rouw .400 Ron Hiemstra .316 Leroy Ryken .346 Pete Andreas .307 and Ken Bokhoven .305. The following games were played.
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Pella Christian
Marvin Dieleman
Ken Bokhoven
Leroy Ryken
Pella
Larry Rus
Ken Rouw
Ron Hiemstra
Pete Andreas
Chronicle News
Kenny Bokhoven
Ron Hiem
Bob de Ri
Ny Rouw
Peter Schakel
Mgr
Jim Jong
Jim Steenhoek
Loren Steenhoek
Howard Hagen
Fred de Vri
Richard Hiemstra
Jerry Ver Meer
Leonard de Vin
Den Besten Family Arrives In Nigeria
Den Besten family recounts their September 1957 arrival in Nigeria after a long voyage from Europe. They describe travel difficulties from Kano to Jos and Baissa, rough roads, a washed-out bridge, and their six months of language study under Rev Becker among native Christian communities.
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Baissa
Friends of Missions
London
Amsterdam
Europe
Kano
Nigeria
Tropics
Jos School
Jos
Takum
Lupwe
Rev. Becker
Bais
Disrud Sells Monroe Mirror Share to Burman
Disrud, co-publisher for seven years, will leave Monroe to become director at Waldorf College Forest City. He and wife plus Warren and wife Burman purchased the Monroe printing firm in July 1950 and operated as a partnership. Burmans plan full ownership while Disrud and family move to Forest City after the management change in about a month. Disrud resigns as Monroe mayor effective immediately after serving two council terms.
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al Disrud
Monroe Mirror
Monroe
Waldorf College
Forest City
Disrud
Warren Burman
Monroe Printing
Burman
John
Lynnville-Sully Chooses Site for New High School
The Lynnville Sully Community School Board tentatively selected the Ernest Elscott Property at the northeast edge of Sully for the district’s new high school. Final site acquisition plans await board arrangements. The 1956 bond issue of 425000, and board members Adrian Rozendaal Martin Van Wyke Albert Terpstra and Lawrence Vander Werff were named along with secretary Ollie Wisgermaf.
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Lynnville- Sully
Elscott
Adrian Rozendaal
Sully
Martin van Wyke
Albert ‘Terpstra
Lynnville
Lawrence Vander Werff
Gale
In His Service Larry Shirley and Pam Describing Language Work
The letter expresses gratitude for the chance to serve in the field and compare their mission to Moses in the wilderness as they begin mastering Hausa. They trust God will provide His Spirit, patience, ambition, and ability for Hausa to become familiar, and ask for prayers.
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Moses
Larry, Shirley
Pam den Besten
Eye injury from sling shot near Dyersville
A small rock from a sling shot injured Jimmie Willenberg while he played along a creek near Dyersville. Doctors believe the eye will not have permanent damage.
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Jimmie Willenberg
Dyersville
Blacktop Work Underway on 163 in Jasper County
Workmen began oiling a five mile stretch of Highway 163 from the Polk County line to Prairie City, with resurfacing to follow. Ten tanker cars of hot oil arrived by rail and a hot-mixer at Fairmont will receive reheated oil for paving in two coats. One lane traffic will be maintained with flagmen guiding motorists as the surface is laid, aiming for completion later this week.
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Polk County
Prairie City
Fairmont
Highway 163
Morgan Construction Company
Ft. Dodge
Prairie City News
Amana Colonies Tour Fascinates Liberty School Group
Liberty School pupils guided by Ruth Vander Linden explored the Amana Colonies with sponsors listed. They visited meat markets, Woolen Mills, a German church, a bakery, and a milking parlor before returning to Homestead, observing the seven colonies’ practices and crafts.
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Amana
Thursda
Liberty School
Ruth Vander Linden
Valentine Mathes
Otto van Essen
Francis G. Poortinga
Albert van Waardhuizen
Harold van Zee
Dick Kuiper
Anama
Homestead
Mission Union Conference Held At Prairie City
The 61st Annual Mission Union Conference of the Women's Missionary Union Classis of Pella met September 27 at the First formed Church of Prairie. Morning and afternoon sessions drew a large audience. Donations totaled 214.70 in the morning and 284.78 in the afternoon with proceeds aiding the refrigeration plant. The group toured a large Amana plant, learning about food freezers and air conditioners while receiving safety glasses. The trip highlighted Amana’s landscape and prompted photos for a town history project. Mrs. Arthur Van der Ploeg spoke on the work of women of the Reformed Church in America, tracing its evolution to New York offices. Wilma Kats spoke of Sudan mission work and US race tensions that complicate outreach. Reuben Ten Haken discussed efforts to integrate displaced Indians into area churches and called for racial harmony. Prairie City women provided coffee, lunch, and dessert for 325 attendees, with a post-service coffee gathering in the afternoon.
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Women's Missionary Union
Classis
Pella
Church of Prairie
Arthur van der Ploeg
Joux Center
Women of the Reformed Church In America
Missionary Society
Newak City
Wilma Kats
Sudan
Africa
United States
Reuben Ten Haken
Los Angeles
Prairie City
New Patents Issued to Towans Week Ending September 18 1877
1QWA INVENTORS lists patents granted to J. R. Perkins Davenport iron fence posts Hall and Proffle Watkins axle lubricator J W Harvey Farley Gates A M Me Levan Tabor apparatus for unwinding wagons N M Grover Vinton car couplings J B Barber Cresco device for tightening wire fence includes multiple inventors and locations in Iowa captions, reflecting 19th century innovation activity.
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Towans
J. R. Perkins
Davenport
Hall
Proffle
Watkins
J. W. Harvey
Farley
A. M. Me
Levan
N. M. Grover
Vinton
J.B. Barber
Cresco
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PCHS
Fremont
Hartford
Attica Milo Lacey
Attica
First Reformed Church
Daryl Vander Wilt
Dorothy Vanden Oever
Fran de Jong
David Vor
Glenda Steenhoek
Evelyn van Steenis
Phy Ver Ploeg
Mary Dieleman
Marilyn de Geus
den Besten
W. Burman
Lynnville-Sully
Jasper County
Iowa
Indies
Bill Zub
Zuber
Cedar Rapids
Amana Re
Mission Union
Middle
Slim Hayes
The
Pella Chamber of Commerce
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