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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
9
The Corn Festival in Pella features prizes for the Best Quality Ear Most Unusual Ear and Longest Ear with cash and seed corn awards. Free groceries offered by thirty or more baskets from local merchants on October 19, along with Slim Hayes performing from 3 to 4 PM to entertain attendees.
Entry open to all farmers in the Pella Trade Area excluding professional seed corn growers. Must be grown on the exhibitor's farm in 1957. Samples in natural condition. Seed-use corn and crosses ineligible. Entries due by October 19 at 12:00 noon no changes after entry. Drop-off at judging tables October 19 morning or at local business locations October 12 through morning of the 19th. Only one longest ear or five most unusual ears. Judges' decisions final.
Central College dean announces Alpha Psi Omega will present Christ in the Concrete City at the National Council of Churches in Omaha February 10. Seven hundred attendees expected. cast includes Bob Noler Neal Busker Kenneth Schaap Exyin Roorda Joyce Bennet Gwen Vanden Berg. directed by Maurice Birdsall.
Eric Pavel hosts the Travel and Adventure Series premiere this evening at 7 30 presenting Ecuador Gem of the Andes as the first travelogue.
The Pella Chronicle reports Jeannie the goat, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Van Zee of Pel la Rt 2, will play Lady Astor in Alpha Psi's Teahouse of the August Moon at Central University of Iowa. Goat actor Jeannie auditioned after a Want Ad and was cast after a natural reaction to the script.
Teachers at the Public School voted Tuesday to hold two conferences with parents on Thursday and Friday afternoons October 17 and 18. Invitations will arrive as appointments next week. The first meetings target grades one through six to foster cooperation for students’ best interests. Junior High and Kindergarten conferences will be scheduled later. Children will not be excused unless notified otherwise.
Ver. Ploeg Implement and the 5.1 Case Go present an outdoor Starlite Review in Pella on October 14 featuring live demos of new Case equipment, a year in farming overview, and interactive product displays. The event, at the Art Bus farm east of town, runs 7:30 p.m. with music, social hour, door prizes, and free admission.
The Youth Fellowship of the First Reformed Church in Pella plans to canvass the city on October 24 and 28 to raise money for a Jeep project. They will sell parts and items like spark plugs for $1 and wheels for $5, with neighborhoods canvassed on specific days. A White Elephant Auction on October 1 raised about $385, and the group thanks Connie Van Zyl for his help. They set January 1 as the deadline and will send a Jeep Station Wagon to Rev. and Mrs. Garrett Boogerd in Kentucky to aid two churches and medical needs. the community is urged to help them own a part of the Jeep.
The Christian High Rally sponsored by the Ladies Aurilia will be at Christian High School Friday October 18 at 7 30 p m. Rev Jay Wesseling former Hull Iowa pastor and new Sully Christian Reformed Church pastor will speak. Christian High Choir and band will perform two selections each. All interested in the High School are invited. More details next Chronicle.
The T. T. T. Society will distribute new and used toys at Christmas. If you have toys in good condition to repair or repaint, they will accept them. Used warm clothing in good condition is also needed. Items may be left at Brom's Feed Store or picked up by calling MA 8 4723.
John Simms, pianist from the University of Iowa, will give a concert at Douwstra Chapel on October 17 at 10 10 am as part of the Central College Cultural Series. The program includes Beethoven, Chopin, Bartok, Godowsky works, with Simms noted for extensive concerts and recordings.
The Christian World Mission Board meets in Pella at Trinity Reformed Church with delegates from California to New York and New Jersey for a four day session. Committees cover Education, Finance, Personnel, Organization, and regional missions as guests stay with 26 Pella residents. The centennial year includes greetings read from World-Wide Communion Sunday and a temporary name change to Board for the Christian World Mission.
On Monday John Van Dyk fell from scaffolding while painting at 1006 Washington, the Kempek home. He sustained a couple of broken bones in his foot and will be unable to work for a time.
Pella High School outlines homecoming activities for Thursday October 17 with a pep rally Tuesday at 7:00 pm on the high school practice field, queen coronation at 7:40 pm, a Thursday parade at 4:00 pm, and a 7:30 pm football game versus Knoxville followed by a post game gathering for students and alumni.
Dr. C. Wierenga a forty year missionary spoke to Rotarians on India and China population figures, British decolonization, Mountbatten’s role, and India seeking Western aid and industry. He urged readers to study a Sept 6 Saturday Evening Post India article. A Knoxville Veterans Hospital visit report followed and Ladies Night set for Oct 15 at 6:30 at the Country Club.
Filing completed for posts in city government on Tuesday October 8 Town law sets election for Tuesday November 6 Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. No primary this year so all candidates appear on one ballot City Clerk lists candidates for Mayor J Klein R A Tysseling Treasurer F N De Wit Park Commissioner J V Lankelma Alderman at Large I Hoksbergen E J Van Gorp F Veenstra H G Vermeer Alderman 1st Ward H W Vandevoort F Bakker Alderman 2nd Ward D Leydens Alderman 3rd Ward R C Van Vark Wilbur De Jong Alderman 4th Ward C B Caldwell J J De Haan
Dutch novelist Pieter J. Risseeuw spent Thursday in Pella on a research mission. He is author of three books on Dutch emigration to America, with plans to publish English editions in the United States and to gather materials for a new work about New York Dutch communities.
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