Central's Greatest Homecoming Tulip Planting Plan Unfolds
Plans for seventy five thousand tulip bulbs from Holland are advanced by the Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce. A community drive allocates bulbs to Civic groups, Central College, Post Office staff, and schools for park beds along North Main Broadway and Franklin. Volunteers prep, sort, and sell bulbs at five cents each, with beds backed by curb distances and color variety to guarantee a striking display at Tulip Time 1947.
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Holland
the Historical Society
Chamber of Commerce
Mortimer Goodwin
Highway 163
North Main
Broadway
Franklin Streets
Goodwin
Garden Square
Men of the Legion
Kiwanis
Tulip Town
Rotarians
South Park
West End
Federated Club
Central College
Post Office
Park Commission
F.F.A. Continues At High School With New Officers
About 25 high school farm boys met Tuesday to carry on Future Farmers activities despite a temporary cut in the Vocational Agriculture Department. Wayne De Boer from the college will supervise the basketball team on Tuesday and Thursday noons in the winter season. Officers elected include Bill Van Zante as president, Wilbur Boot as vice president, Loren Vander Wert as secretary, and Ivan Kaldenburg as treasurer.
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Future Farmers Organization
Fh School
Wayne de Boer
Bill van Zante
Wilbur Boot
Loren Vander Wert
Ivan Kaldenburg
Rainfall and light frost report from October week
Rainfall measured 1.81 inches last week with a light frost in spots. Sunday morning, October 20, the temperature reached 88 degrees. The report names K. Pals as the observer.
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H. K. Pals
Legion Men To Plant Tulips In Garden Square
At a Legion Post meeting officers announced plans for the regular monthly meeting next Monday. The group discussed two films Wheels Across India and Our Iowa and proposed a Halloween celebration with parade bonfire and pavement dance on East Franklin. A tulip planting project in Garden Square was approved with five thousand bulbs to be planted and beds maintained by the Park Commission. The November Rooster Night will feature eighteen fat roosters and other poultry with an oyster stew closing. Membership continues to grow with September attendance near a record.
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Legion Post
India
Burma
University of Iowa
Our
Iowa
The
Legion
Franklin Street
Chamber of Commerce
M. Goodwin
the Historical Society
Garden Square
Park Commission
Urgent Fire Alert Emphasizes Immediate Dial 911
The first five minutes of a fire are crucial for safety. Promptly notifying the fire department at once when a fire breaks out can reduce damage and save lives. Immediate action is urged to minimize risk and casualties.
Little Dutch to Play Indianola Here Tonight
Indianola Indians visit Kuyper College Stadium for a South Central Conference game against Coach Rysdam's Little Dutch. Bowles brings six lettermen led by halfback Lee Hooper, while Pella seeks its first league win after nearing recent scoring feats. Band maneuvers will occur at halftime. kickoff is 7:30.
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Bodge” Bowles
Simpson
Indianola
Pella
Knoxville
Albia
Osceola
Lincoln
West Des Moines
Charlton
Bowles
Lee Hooper
Rube Schakel Back in U S After Trip Overseas
Reuben Schakel of Pella Iowa returned to the United States October 21 from the International Co operative Alliance congress in Zurich Switzerland. He traveled with Howard A. Cowden of the Consumers Co operative Association of Kansas City Missouri. ICA delegates approved plans for a world oil cooperative and United Nations Middle East oil control. In New York City Cowden attended the United Nations opening session at Lake Success October 23 as a guest of Secretary Trygve Lie.
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Reuben Schakel
Pella
Towa
Consumers Cooperative Association of
Kansas City
Missouri
United States
International Co-operative Alliance
Zurich
Switzerland
Mr. Schakel
Howard A. Cowden
ICA
Cowden
United Nations
New York City
Lake Success
New York
Trygve Lie
Schakel
Marcel Dupre to Perform at Douwstra Chapel October 29
Renowned organist Marcel Dupre will play at Douwstra Chapel on Tuesday October 29 at 8 00 p m Associate Professor Gordon Farndell of Central College praises Dupre as a technical virtuoso with extraordinary left hand technique and famed for improvisation recounting a Philadelphia Wanamaker recital where he created a forty minute Christmas symphony from a simple hymn theme and then composed a full form piece without external aids
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Marcel Dupre
Douwstra
Gordon Farndell
Central College
Dupre
Meudon
France
M. Dupre
Philadelphia
Wanamaker
Halloween Stunt Night Planned For All Saints Eve
A local notice says preparations continue for Halloween festivities next Thursday with Spooks and Goblins. Rotary Kiwanis and Legion groups have cooperated in past years and promise another celebration with costumes and events. Details to follow in Chronicle.
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All Saints
Rotary
Kiwanis
Legion
the Chronicle
Annual Meeting of Pella Horsemen Elects Officers
Members of the Pella Horse Association met Monday evening at Kooyman Harness Shop to elect officers for the new year. Johnny Van Zee was named president, C. T. Van Lint vice president, Corrie Van Roekel secretary, and Simon Kooyman treasurer. Directors chosen were Gradus Klein, Henry W. Vriezelaar, Harry Terpstra, Orval Baughman, and George Vande Voort. Plans were made for a Centennial Horse Show on the Fourth of July next year. The 1946 report was praised as a good year and the Fall Show a great success.
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Pella Horse Association
Kooyman Harness Shop
Johnny van Zee
C. T. van Lint
Corrie van Roekel
Simon Kooyman
Gradus Klein
Henry W. Vriezelaar
Harry Terpstra
Orval Baughman
George Vande Voort
Boy Scouts Enjoy Weekend at Keomah Camp
Members of Boy Scout Troop No. 373 spent a weekend outing with new Scoutmaster Dick Roberts. They stayed at Lake Keomah Lodge, returned Sunday evening, and used the lodge facilities. Several scouts worked on merit badges and the group plans more trips like this.
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Boy Scout Troop No. 373
Dick Roberts
Lake Keomah
Messiah Chorus Sets Second Sunday Practice at Douwstra Chapel
The Messiah chorus conducts its second rehearsal Sunday afternoon at 3 30 in Douwstra Chapel. Anthony Kooiker again directs with Mr Farndell on organ. Henry Cox leads the college orchestra as nucleus for the annual community Messiah production. Interested singers from the chapel and community are welcome.
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Douwstra Chapel
Anthony Kooiker
Mr.Farndell
Henry Cox
Dupre to Perform Rare Piano Composition at Local Chapel
On a United States and Canada tour, Monsieur Dupre will include a rare composition in his program. He has six recitals planned, with the Douwastra Chapel concert noted as the sole town appearance. Orders from Ames, Boone, Fairfield, and Indianola have arrived recently, signaling strong turnout ahead.
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Monsieur Dupre
United States
Canada
Douwastra Chapel
Ames
Boone, Fairfield
Indianola
Central College Homecoming Weekend Plans Promised
Central College announces a full Homecoming slate for November 1 to 3 under Student Life chaiman Tunis Prins and Dale Wallinga. Activities include a Freshmen-Sophomore pull at Bauman Brothers pond, a pep rally at Kuyper Field, a queen coronation in Douwstra Chapel, a parade, football vs Simpson College at 2:15, and a Homecoming dinner at Jordan Hall with music by Edith LeCocq and Gordon Farn dell. The weekend closes with a Vesper service in Douwstra Chapel.
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Central College
Tunis Prins
Dale Wallinga
Doon
Central
Centralites
John Wesle
Bauman Brothers
T. H. Liggett
Kuyper Field
Wayne Gasper
Oskaloosa
Elinore Bumann
Douwstra Chapel
Alice Lammers
Marian Brown
Meservey
Dorothy Bruhns
Buffalo Center
Evelyn Brunsting
Hull
Janet Green
Morrison
Timor
Joy McCain
Closter
N.J
Sioux Center
Artis van de Voort
Pella
Ruth van Ee
Jordan Hall
Catherine Poppen
Dies
Cunera van Emmerik
Ecital
Edith LeCocq
Anthony Kooiker
Henry Cox
Gordon Farndell
Y. M. and
Y. W
Jim Ebbers
Dutchmen Power Past Spartans for 33 7 Victory
Central College Riders unleash a sharp passing attack led by Galen Cheuvront to defeat the Dubuque Spartans 33 7 in Dubuque. Speed set up early scores, Cheuvront connected with Lowe and Barnett for two majors, as Central dominates after halftime and outgains 219 rushing yards to 60. Spartans lose Sellergren to injury and McClellan suffers a dislocated shoulder.
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Joe Cochran
Galen _Cheuvront
Central College
Iowa
Dubuque Spartans
Dubuque
Mark Speed
Knoxville Wee
Central
Miller
Irving
Dutchmen
Tom Steward
Osky
Cheuvront
Clay Barnett
John Anderson
McClellan
Barnett
Clemens
Lowe
Harley Croft
Chet Cross
Burt Voss
Jack Sims
Anderson
Sims
Spartans
Sellergren
McClellen
Pella Paving Through the Ages 1914 to Today
A sequence shows Pella's downtown paving shift from Bitulithic to concrete. It contrasts horse drawn scrapers and wheelbarrows with steam rollers, a steam driven mixer, and a hydraulic breaker. The old tar and rock surface yielded to a thicker reinforced concrete base for modern heavy traffic.
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Sur
Visiting Kentucky Reverend Directs Campus Folk Games
The Rev. William L. Huntsman of McKee Kentucky is directing recreational activities on the college campus this week as head of the Secress Program of the Kentucky Mission. He engages Summer youth groups, meets with women's physical education classes, and led a gym play hour for about one hundred students followed by a joint song service with M M and Y W.
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Rev. Huntsman
Kentucky
William L. Huntsman
McKee
Huntsman
Hunts
Man
Y. W
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F.F.A
Post
Rube Schakel
U. S
College Chapel
Maudon
Iowa Town
Keomah
Messiah Chorus
Kooiker
Queen
Graham Hall
Harriet Heusinkveld
Redmen
Simpson College
Wartburg
Parsons
William van Sittert
Otto Mathes
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