Central College 1847 Homecoming Was Perfection
Central College celebrated its 1847 Homecoming with perfect weather and strong alumni turnout. Festivities opened Friday with freshman sophomores tug of war, a bonfire pep meeting, and a coronation with four attendants. A Saturday parade featured the high school band, campus floats including Association of Women Students and other groups, and the Central Ray display. Alumni dinners, greetings from New York and Michigan chapters, and visits by Rev. Roozeboom and Rev. Hunter capped the weekend with a Sunday vesper and choir selections marking a memorable Homecoming.
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Central College
Central
Douwstra Chapel
Ye Old Beak and Coffee Club
Don Burns
Alexandria Bay
New York
Elaine Forbes
Des Moines
Iowa
Koifie
Graham Hall
Association of Vi
Tueior
Association of Women Students
Central Ray
Jordan Hall
G. T. Vander Luggt
Nicholas Roozeboom
Grand Rapids
Michigan
William Hunter
Hunter
Dalton Smith
Roswell
New Mexico
Lewis Kruger
Kansas City
Kansas
Y. W
Old Rivals Fall Short Against Knoxville 20–0
Pella High’s Little Dutch loss to Knoxville 20 to 0 after a hard fought game. Knoxville struck first with a Trabert pass to B Edwards for a touchdown and added another in the third quarter via Haning. Final score 20 to 0 as Pella fumbled late in the quarter and could not recover.
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Pella High
Leland van Ee
Pella
Knoxville
Worrall
Haning
B. Edwards
Trabert
Asage Disposal Topic for Talk to Local Clubmen
Members of Kiwanis and Rotary met October 16 at Second Reformed church for a joint dinner and talk. Henry E Cook of Ottumwa, hired by Pella, discussed city sewer distribution and disposal issues. He outlined steps to extend the system and the financing needed for future sewage needs.
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Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs
Second Reformed Church
Henry E, Siineer
Ottumwa
Cook
Pella
County Teachers Dinner in Marion County Church
Teachers from Marion County gathered at Knoxville Methodist Church Monday for a dinner meeting and program organized by the Marion County Council Iowa State Teachers Association. Dr O H Bimson Dean of Simpson College spoke on Over the Horizon in Education outlining five key areas for progress.
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Marion County
Knoxville M
Pella
Amvet Auxiliary Convention Here Oct 29 at Pella
The Bth District Amvet Auxiliary convenes in Pella at Second Reformed Church on Wednesday Oct 29. Session opens 10 a m led by District President Mrs M C Van Gorp with flags pledge and dissefgeant at arms Mrs Odessa Caldr on of Des Moines. Notables speak after luncheon including Peter Kern Iowa executive secretary Amvets and Mrs Chris Jesperson Rockwell City president of Iowa Department.
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Bth
Amvet
Pella
Second Reformed Church
M. C. van Gorp
Dgeant-At-Arms
Odessa Caldron
Des Moines
Tanis
Murl McDaniel
Zelma Shotwell
Knoxville
Amvets
Peter Kern
Waterloo
Iowa
Chris Jesperson
Rockwell City
Department of Iowa
Geo. Semple
Stella Elliott
D. Moines
Education Talk by Dr Walter De Kock at Pella Kiwanis
Dr Walter De Kock head of Central College Education Department spoke to the Pella Kiwanis on Education for Today's Children. He argued education must adapt as conditions change and warned the school system suffers a social lag. He urged a new approach and cautioned that a lack of teachers and facilities could cost future civilization.
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Walter de Kock
Central College
Pella Kiwanis Club
de Kock
Columbia University
School Lunch Conference Set in Knoxville October 25
The State Department will hold a School Lunch Conference at Knoxville High School on Saturday October 25. Co operated by Mrs. Platts and Floyd A. Davis, the program runs 9:30 to 3:30 with sessions on Federal program status, menu planning, records and reports, food preparation, cost of lunches, serving and space, and the relationship of workers to administrators teachers and pupils.
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State Department
Knoxville
Platts
Floyd A. Davis
C. W. Bangs
Hazel Grimes
Baby Beeves Available to Club Members
Marion County 4 H Club members can select from about 60 Shorthorn calves chosen by Ray Gilman of the Iowa Shorthorn Association. The sale at Knoxville on Saturday, November 1, aims to help 4 H participants feed a compact fast maturing beef type rather than some longer limbed calves. The sale is non profit and supports Shorthorn breeding goals and 4 H shows locally and beyond.
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Marion County
Ray Gilman
Towa Shorthorn Association
Iowa
Iowa Shorthorn Breeders Association
Gilman
Knoxville
State
Shorthorn Breeders Association
Veterans May Get Medals Now At Knoxville
Mehaffey of the United States Army and Air Force Recruiting Station in Knoxville Iowa announces Victory Medals and the Defense Service Medals are ready for World War II veterans. Eligible veterans may obtain medals by presenting discharge certificates or equivalent authorization papers at the Knoxville Post Office recruiting station. The Defense Service Medal covers service from September 8 1939 to December 7 1941 and the Victory Medal covers service from Pearl Harbor to December 31 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Mehaffey
United States Army and
Air Force
Knoxville
War Or
Navy Department
Armed Services
Pearl Harbor
Thank You Pella High Band Brightens Central Homecoming Parade
Central College band thanks Pella High School Band for contribution to the Homecoming parade. Central College aims to grow its own band from about forty one to at least fifty players this year, hoping to perform with uniformed snap and color once uniforms are secured.
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Central College
Pella High School
Central Gol
Central Flying Dutchmen crush Dubuque 27 to 7 on Homecoming
Central’s Flying Dutchmen dominated the game after a tied first half, scoring three unanswered touchdowns in the second half. Key plays included Don Heller’s touchdown, Galen Cheuvront’s multiple conversions, and a late TD pass from Cheuvront to End Menning.
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Gordon Nesbit
Central
Dubuque
Fernoon
Keith Brown
Brown
Spartans
Central B Team Defeats Simpson 21 to 0
Central's B team shut out Simpson with a 21 point win on October 14. The offense executed three breaks and a three yard rush for the decisive score. A pair of blocked punts set up Central's 13 points in the first quarter, with Bob Madison and Herm Clemmens keying the blocks. Dowd Brandt added the extra point. Inter Central kickoff blocks and a muffed punt contributed to the scoring sequence as well.
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Central
Simpson
Bob Madison
Herm Clemmens
Dowd Brandt
Inter Central
Bob Vander Linden
Ralph Warren
Central Alumni Plan Meetings In Four States
Alumni groups across four states schedule meetings through October November with Homecoming events in Pella and gatherings in New Brunswick Sioux Center Spring Lake and Chicago. Notable speakers include Dr Joseph Sizoo Rev R J Vanden Berg and Dean Pietenpol.
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Central Alumni Plan
Pella
New York
The
Alumni Association
Joseph Sizoo
New Brunswick Seminary
Cunera van Emmerik
Tri-State
Sioux Center
Michigan Centralites
Spring Lake
Art Exhibits On Display at The College
Two educational shows at Central College present Picasso movements and elements of design. The Picasso exhibit, prepared by the Art Institute of Chicago, features mounted folio plates with text and illustrations and runs through November first in the Little Gallery. The Elements of Design display, in Central Hall, explains art tools and procedures in 30 plates, aimed at helping visitors apply design principles to daily endeavors.
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Central College
Department of Art
Piccasso
Art Institute of Chcago
Midwest
Pella
Public May Hear Sherwood Eddy at College Chapel
Mr and Mrs Sherwood Eddy will be in Pella next Monday at Douwstra Chapel 11 00 o clock to discuss the present world crisis He is a world traveler and keen observer with a long record of meetings with leaders from Asia Europe and America He has spoken in hundreds of colleges and various forums and conferences across the United States Europe and Asia
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Sherwood Eddy
Pella
Douwstra Chapel
Mukden
Manchuria
Hitler
Reichstag
Martin Niemoeller
Stalin
Lenin
Russia
Asia
Eddy
Gandhi
Nehru
Chiang Kaishek
Poland
Germany
France
Great Britain
Europe
Spain
Czechoslovaki
United States
Campus journalists head to Minneapolis meeting
Miss Edith Maus assistant editor of the Central Ray and Phys Godown business manager together with the faculty advisor of the editorial staff departed yesterday to attend the annual Associated Collegiate Press meeting in Minneapolis.
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Edith Maus
Central Ray
Phylis Godown
Associated Collegiate Press
Minneapolis
Eugene Vaudt Returns Home Then Car Crash Damages Event
Last week at Whittmore Eugene Vaudt returned home from navy service. Forty five minutes after his arrival his car crashed into another car making a left turn causing damage and dampening his homecoming.
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Whittmore
Eugene Vaudt
Eugene
Simpson Drives Narrow Gap in Football Clash
On the Simpson five yard line a crucial run carried to the goal. In the third period Bill Sears of Simpson fumbled in the end zone and Central safety was awarded. Central added another score as Dick Schultz returned the ball from the three yard line.
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Dubuque
Central
McClelland
Anderson
Speed
Duchuque
Mark Speed
Simpson
Bill Sears
Dick Schultz
Veterans Plan Big Halloween Event for Community Listed
Veterans plan a large Halloween celebration with a costume parade from the high school to Garden Square, prize judging by George F. Sadler Tunis Prins and Fred Lautenbach, and alternating dances led by bands at the park. If weather allows a full schedule, plus a minstrel show directed by Maurice Birdsall, and Scout activities, with volunteer police from Legion and VFW posts.
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Legion Post
V.A.W. Post
Garden Square
George F. Sadler
Tunis Prins
Fred Lautenbach
Legion Hall
Jennings Palmquist
Maurice Birdsall
College Play Presented to Packed House
"January Thaw" a three act comedy by William Roos played to a full house during Homecoming weekend with a second performance for students faculty and townspeople. Directed by Maurice Birdsall the double cast show featured Joy McCain Phyllis TeSelle Don Senne Tom MacMillan Hubert Sonner Eugene De Wild Beverly Thomassen Ella Jane Van Sittert in a housing muddle farce with debuting college actors delivering a lively effort.
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Whiam Roos
Maurice Birdsall
Joy McCain
Phyllis TeSelle
Marge
Don Senne
Tom MacMillan
Jonathan Rockwood
Hubert Sonner
Eugene de Wild
Beverly Thomassen
Ella Jane van Sittert
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Edwards
Glover
Godfrey Wxouweling
Barnett Menninga
Reynolds
V.D. Heiden
Antry Pothoven
Adams Koopman
Galvin Vander Wert
Filliman
Vos
Jenkins Weyers
D. V. Wyk
Worall van Berkum
Prins
Borgman
Walker
Don van Wyk
Rumbaugh
Mentink
Johnson
Langelbarte
Closter
Jor
Dubuque U
Veterans’ Association
George Kerr
Tracy
Vet's Society
Knoxville Snt
Andy Bandstra
Pas
Don Heller
Cheuvront
Spartains
Feld
Ftuffback
Galen Cheuvront
Johnny Anderson
Menning
Andy Bundstra
Andy
Stan Borgman
Lis Kuefler
Kibburz
Polito
Gleme
Vander Ploeg
Adams
Kooi
Madison
Mitchell
Shultz
Tedford
Walton
Warren
Irving
Allan
Failor
Schayonne
Ackmann
Hall
Iun
Currin
Wen
Central Dub
College Chapel
Fun
HL. O. Wormhoudt
Ralph Grundman
Martin Punndekooper
Will da Bruyn
Tudor Kempkes
Leonard Allen
George Ver Steeg
Pelin Boy Seouty
Will A
la Post
Scout Committee
Killduff
Birdsall
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