Plan Unique Community Halloween Celebration
Central College football game on Friday night prompts three service clubs the Chamber of Commerce Rotary and the American Legion to move the Halloween celebration from downtown to Kuyper Athletic field. All underage kids will parade masked in costume from downtown to the field where free admission and prizes await. Prizes honor spookiest costume funny paper character best Gay Ninety couple most beauti fully dressed couple best animal costume and other categories. Adults may attend in costume but not admitted free to the game. The aim is safe fun for youths and wider town enjoyment with surprises in store.
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Central College
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
The
American Legion
Kuyper
Pella Report Cards Praised In Des Moines Column
Harlan Miller in Over the Coffee column in the Des Moines Register praises Pella report cards. He quotes H S M urging Des Moines officials to study the card while noting its routine structure and emphasis on Citizenship rating to explain low grades.
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Harlan Miller
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Pella
Buerkens
Pella School Asked to Save Waste Paper
A national campaign to conserve waste paper for defense begins this week. Waste paper is the raw material for paperboard boxes used to pack and ship defense products. Housewives, small businesses, and industries are asked to save waste paper and provide it to charities or sell to waste dealers at market price.
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Defense
Henderson
Great Pianist To Appear at Chapel Oct 27
Maurice Dumesnil, international French pianist, will perform at 9 15 p m Monday October 27 in Douwstra Chapel as part of the Central College Artist Series. This is his second Pella appearance after tours across Europe with major orchestras. Morning concerts are free. tickets available in the Chapel foyer.
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Central College
Douwstra
Maurice Dumesnil
Pella
Europe
Dumesnil
Colonne and
Lamoureaux
Paris
Amsterdam Concertgebouw
Mengelberg
Cologne
Gurzenich
Berlin
Birdsall Talks To Grade Teachers On Speech Activities
The October grade teachers meeting in Room 206 featured Mr. Birdsall discussing speech activities in the grades. He spoke on voice modulation for teachers and pupils, the value of well read poems and stories, and urged students to dramatize stories to build personality and stimulate reading.
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Birdsall
Ela
Dutchmen Face Indianola in Big Conference Showdown
Pella travels to Indianola for a fifth South Central Iowa Conference game as Miller faces Miller. Indianola relies on air attack Smith to Hamilton and fullback Demory toting, while Pella's heavier Dutchmen look to rebound after Winterset win.
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Miller
Little Dutch
Indianola
Pella
Iowa
Smith
Hamilton
Knoxville Panthers
Indians
Klootwyke
Grundman
Winterset
Burning Leaves On Pavement Prohibited In City
Leaves may not be burned on streets as disposal is the property owner’s responsibility and the city will not collect. Past practice of placing leaves on pavement for burning damages paving and is illegal. Mark Todd spent the weekend at his sister D C Thomas’s home.
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Mark Todd
Mrs. D. C. Thomas
Midland Tops Central Dutchmen in Fast Backed Clash
Midland college Warriors defeated the Central Flying Dutchmen 28 to 13 in Fremont Nebraska. Midland relied on superior passing and accurate kicking by Revee Hill while Petrow, Bonwell and Hill scored for the victors. Central's Speed, Bonwell and Winterboer starred for the Dutchmen despite the loss.
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Central
Midland College
Fremont
Nebraska
Abe Midland
Revee Hill
Midland
Warriors
Petrow
Hill
Bonwell
Mark Speed
Menning
Speed
Pete Winterboer
Petro
Philosophy Class Open to Pella Folks
Dr. William Vander Lugt of Central will offer evening adult philosophy classes in Introduction to Philosophy at Jordan Hall. The first meeting is Friday November 7 at 7:46 pm, with twelve weekly sessions using J. A. Nicholson’s Introduction to Philosophy. Open to any adult in Pella or vicinity with a small fee.
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William Vander Lugt
Central
Jordan Hall
J. A. Nicholson
Pella
Legion Plans For Halloween Armistice Day Event
The Legion Post met at Memorial Hall Monday to welcome soldiers on leave but few were present. William Nibbelink, on leave from Camp Claiborne, attended. the group aims to assist service members. Sick reports note John Durham and Jacob Rook at Des Moines Veterans Facility with Durham gradually improving. Flags placed at cemeteries on Memorial Day will be collected and destroyed after sixty days. County Commander Carroll Davis proposed a free Hobby Show in Memorial Hall, with a plan to pass the show to Pella next year. a $10 appropriation was approved for the celebration.
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Legion
Memorial Hall
William Nibbelink
Will
Camp Claiborne
Nibbelink
Legion Club Room
John Hackett
G. H. Vanden Berg
John Durham
Jacob Rook
Des Moines Veterans’ Facility
Rook
Carroll
Pet) Davis
Knoxville
Pella
Naturalization worker reassigned to Davenport Iowa
The naturalization worker from the Adult Education program of the Works Progress Administration, Miss Mary Spencer, is transferred to Davenport, starting October 20. Local demand in Pella and Oskaloosa is too small to justify an instructor. 106 citizenship applicants remain uncompleted. All related data are filed with Supt. C. C. Buerkens. photographs for an album include names of assisted citizens.
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Works Projects Administration
Mary Spencer
Davenport
Iowa
Pella
Oskaloosa
Spence
Office of
Supt. C
Naturalization Service
Spencer
Supt
Buerkens
Des Moines
Pella Chronicle
Ottumwa Courier
Homecoming Festivities Readied at Central College
Old Grads and friends converge on Central College for a busy Homecoming weekend with events in Jordan Hall and New Central on Friday. A queen coronation, stunt program, and refreshments precede Saturday’s Koffie Tijds, a 2 p.m. football game at Kuyper Field, and a 6 p.m. banquet featuring Dr. John Scholte Nollen. Sunday features Haydn’s The Creation by the Oratorio Chorus with no admission, offering a voluntary offering.
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Central College
Jordan Hall
New Central
Douwstra
Central-Luther
A. N. Kuyper
Ping Swinging Corps
John Scholte Nollen
Grinnell College
Pella
Tusseling
Booth Tarkington
Clarence
Coment
8. A. Sandron
Tysseling
Joseph Haydn
Edward LeCocq
Anna Tysseling
Anita Vander Linden
Gerrit Rozeboom
Tunis Prins
Tudor Kemkes
Leonard Allen
William G. Wing
New Plan For a Crackin Good Corn Show
The Chamber of Commerce committee previews a corn and small grain show for late November at the Legion Hall. Nineteen classes offer first to fourth prizes, with separate contests for professional corn exhibitors. Dates not finalized. a complete class and prize list will be published next week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Legion Hall
Central College Faces Luther in Homecoming Clash
Central College Flying Dutchmen seek a decisive Homecoming win on October 26 at A. N. Kuyper Field. Bud Bonwell leads as captain amid a season of three straight victories before a pair of losses. A tie with Dubuque would seal Luther conference title hopes after Saturday’s clash.
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Central College Flying Dutchmen
Central
Melvin
Bud” Bonwell
Shenandoah
Dubuque
A. N. Kuyper
Loras
Midland
Album on file at Pella Public Library admission date
The text states the album has been put on file in the Pella Public Library and may be referred to on call, indicating its addition date of admission.
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Pella Public Library
Clarence May Be Found Sat at College Chapel
The Players Guild of Central College promotes an upcoming performance of Clarence with rehearsals starting three weeks ago and ending tonight with a dress rehearsal. Director A. Sandren leads a cast eager to deliver a lively farce full of laughs for Homecoming week.
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Clarence
College Chapel
Allighan
Players’ Guild of Central College
A. Sandren
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Newtown
Penn
Norma Goodell
Muriel Mouw
Sioux Center
Lois Vanden Berg
Ce Vander Linden
Helen Farquhar
College Springs
Jean Jongejan
Moxee City
Gamble’s
Bud Bonwell
Midlanders
Crimson and
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Grufman
Orville Oberg
Grafman
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Winterboer
Bauer
Rankin
M. Davis
Harper
Meierhenry
Newsham
Eckert
W. Knackstedt
Schaferaman
Hansen
Peron
Hill 2
Witte
Edwards
Iowa State
Stark
Kansas State
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Luther
Buddy
Philip
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