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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1951

Page

10

Social meetings of Lincoln kindergarten parents and wedding news

Parents of Lincoln kindergarten children met with Mrs Helene Dockendorff on October 18 and 23 with 21 and 23 attendees. Discussions covered home background and pre-reading programs. Blue Bells club notes include officer elections and meetings at Ruth Pippel and October 8. Dorothy Toom married Ronald Grandia in Des Moines with family present and a light luncheon. Will Grandia farm to be their home after a brief wedding trip.

Lincoln Helene Dockendorff Webster Blue Bells Joyce van Roekel Ruth Pippel Frances de’ Jong Marjorie Engbers Rosalee Engbers Marilyn Heemstra Dorothy Toom Marion N. Toom Ronald Grandia Will Grandia Ralph van der Beek Des Moines Lewis Jacobson First Baptist Church of Joan Howell William Gosselink Clinton’ Allinson Ken Daleske Roy Vose Wisconsin Will Grandia Farm Pleasant Grove Sunshine Club Elmer Klein A. Roorda M. G. Klein Olivier Albert L. di Monroe Iowa

Neighbors Aid Vos Family With Hay and Clover

On Wednesday October 17 neighbors and friends in Ottley lent a hand to Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Vos. They 16 acres of hay were gathered and 11 acres of clover were combined due to Mr. Vos illness. Volunteers included Bob Beyer Elmer Van Wyk Rene Van Englehoven Joe Willemsen and others. The Voss express gratitude for the help and other kindnesses.

P. H. Vos Ottley Vos Bob Beyer Elmer van Wyk Rene van Englehoven Joe Willemson Waryon van Wyk Jake Rozendaal John Ter Louw Gerrit van Hulzen Carl Plate Gerrit S

Ver Heul Van Wyk Wedding At Little Brown Church

Doreen Ver Heul daughter of Mr and Mrs Ver Heul of Pella and Wallace N Van Wyk son of Mr and Mrs Will D Van Wyk of Reas ner were united in marriage on Friday July 20 at the Little Brown Church Nashua Town Rev L Hanscom officiated Nuptial music by Mrs T J Hanscom The bride wore a white marquisitte over taffeta gown edged in lace and carried a bridal bouquet

Joyce Doreen Ver Heul Ver Heul Pella Wallace N. van Wyk Will D. van Wyk Reasner Little Brown Chitrch Nashua Town Rev. L. Hanscom T. J. Hanscom Joyce Ver Heul Little Brown The Iowa

Wedding details for Ver Heul and Van Wyk couple in Pella affair

The ceremony featured a bride in a round net line gown with long pointed sleeves and a fingertip veil. Matron of honor Mary Ann Ver Heul wore pink net over taffeta, while best man Dennis Van Wyk stood beside the groom. Attendants and ushers filled the event at the Legion Hall, with a reception, cake, and gifts arranged by Arvena Ver Heul and assistants. The bride, a Pella High School graduate, previously worked in the Pella Rol screen. the groom, a farmer from near Sully, is in the U S Army at Camp Carson. They plan to live in Colorado Springs temporarily.

Mary Ann Ver Heul Dennis van Wyk Legion Hall Pella Louis van Wyk Arvena Ver Heul Ruth Burdick Norman Stursma Junella Olivier Geraldine van Haaften Esther den Hartog Jean Lourens Pfc Warner Wagaman Kilduff Pvt Bill Emmack Ottumwa Pella High School Sully van Wyk United States Army Camp Carson Colorado Colorado Springs

Four Centralites to Sing With Chorus at State University

Four Central College faculty and graduates join the Iowa University Chorus for 1951 concerts. Marvin Thos senson and Arthur Bennink on leave from Central College, Phyllis Te Selle Clemens, and Marinda Muilenberg also participate. The chorus opens 1951 with a Memorial Union concert on October 31 directed by Professor Herald I. Stark and broadcast on WSUI. The program features Central's Acappella pieces and works including Dawson Ain t That Good News and Say Ye To The Righteous from Thompson The Peaceable Kingdom. Stark is noted as Messiah tenor soloist at Pella in 1949.

Memorial Union Herald I. Stark WSUI Central Dawson Thompson Mr. Stark Pella

Birthday remembered at Home for the Aged on Oct 19

The Home for the Aged marked Rev D Douwstra s birthday as he reached seven years. Numerous visitors called on residents including Mr and Mrs Pete Keuning visiting relatives in Illinois and Mr and Mrs Jake Rozendaal of Otley visiting Mrs Eggink. Other calls came from Wellsburg OsKaloosa Santa Monica and Boulder with several families noted. One death reported for John Klyn s brother in Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa October 22 at 5 00 pm.

D. Douwstra Pete Keuning Illinois Jake Rozendaal Otley Eggink John Albos Wellsburg George de Boer Matt van Gilst Oskaloosa Josie Meyer John de Jong John Langstraat Compie Langstraat Marion Pol Ralph Kuiper L. Langstraat L. Verploeg Sully Gerrit van Wyle John Sterk P. van Hemert Neal van Gorp John Weeda Santa Monica California Earl Eckerman Earl Troxell Tingley Town Monster C. N. ‘Weeda Lewis Yonker Ella Richard Roseland Peter de Heus H. Kuyper Boulder Colo Japan Henrietta van Maren Mt. Pleasant John Klyn Mercy Hospital

Church Notes at M. Gritters Pastorled Service Schedule

Church notes list services for Lord's Day including 9 30 a m 1 30 p m and 9 30 a m Sunday School with topics The Slavery and Righteous Before God The weekly schedule mentions Evening praise guest Rev Calvin C Meury Executive Apartment Peoples Work Junior Christian Endeavor and various evening Endeavors with midweek prayer and praise service at 8 30 p m

M. Gritters Calvin C. Meury Christian Endeavor Senior Christian Endeavor

Pella Baptist Church to Host Dr Vojta Film and Message

Pella Baptist Church invites the public to hear Dr Vaclav Vojta dean of the Northwestern Seminary Minneapolis Minnesota. He will present a film on conditions in German concentration camps and deliver a subsequent message with special music by the choir and youth fellowships meeting earlier in the day

Clifford F. Perron Vaclav Vojta Northwestern Seminary Minneapolis Minnesota Second Reformed Church Christian Endeavor Vojta

Sunday Church Services and Radio Broadcast Schedule

Bible School at 9 30 am with lesson The Hebrews in Slavery. Sunday services at 10 45 am 6 30 pm junior and 6 80 pm intermediate Christian Education with guest speaker Simon Terlouw. 6 30 pm senior and college 7 30 pm evening service led by guest minister Peter Muyskens of Hamilton Michigan. Temple Time radio broadcast Sunday at 2 00 pm on Station KXEL Waterloo Iowa topic The Problem of Romance by Rev Harland Steele.

Simon Terlouw Peter Muyskens Hamilton Michigan Third Church Temple Time Reformed Church In America KXEL Waterloo Towa Harland Steele Edward H. Tanis Calvin Meury

Church Schedule Highlights Reform and Catholic Service

Second Reformed Church lists Edward H. Tanis as minister with Sunday services at 10 45 am and 7 30 pm including a two month series on life’s alternatives. Catholic Mass at St Mary Church is held every Sunday at eight.

Church of the Open Bible Sunday Services and Events

Rev and Mrs C Anderson pastors. Sunday School at 9 45 morning worship 11 00 Overcomers Hour 6 80 Evangelistic Service 7 80 message The Need of the Hour Midweek Prayer Service Wednesday 7 45 p m.

Seminary Dean to Speak at Baptist Church Sunday

Dr. Vaclav Vojta, dean of Northwestern Seminary in Minneapolis, will lecture at Pella Baptist Church this Sunday. Returning from Europe, he will share a vital message with Christians today as Northwestern Schools enroll over a thousand students and aid rural churches through outreach programs led by former president Dr. Billy Graham.

Pella Baptist Church Vaclav Vojta Northwestern Seminary Minnapolis Minnesota Vojta Europe Northwestern Billy Graam

Teddy Kuyper’s Bicycle Smashed By Car Collision

Last Saturday evening about supper time Teddy Kuyper was riding home on his bicycle when a car struck him at Broadway and Liberty streets. The two men in the car stopped to inspect him, left without identifying themselves or offering a ride, and drove off after finding no injuries. Teddy hopes the driver will report the damage so he can buy a new bicycle.

Teddy Kuyper Broadway and Liberty Steets Teddy

Theologian Dr Vojta to Speak at Northwestern Seminary

Dr Vojta, with training from American and Canadian schools and holding a ThD, has served as Professor of Historical Theology at Northwestern Seminary. He was recently elevated to the office of jon. He will deliver morning and evening sermons and show a film about German concentration camps before the evening service. A cordial invitation is extended to the public.

Northwestern Seminary Jonn

Interest Warm in Cub Meeting at Memorial Hall

The October Cub Pack meeting at Memorial Hall drew nearly all parents and many友 friends of Scouting. New Cubmaster Ray Van Rees awarded pins to Cubs who qualified, naming Wolf James Renaud and Tony Tysseling, Bear Ronald Vander-Mart and others, Lion Jack Brockway and Larry Lautenbach. Teddy Kuyper and Don Rouwenhorst named new den chiefs with shoulder cords. Wayne Hill ran games, Apple bobbing the crowd favorite. Carl Van Houweling won by retrieving an apple in eleven seconds. Neck erchief slides won by David Kuyper, Tommy Hill, and Roland Vander Zyl. Halloween decorations, refreshments, and December 1 registration for the new year concluded the event.

Legion Uall Scouting Jaspers Kuyper Jean Kuyper Ray van Rees James Renaud Tony Tysseling Ronald Vander — Mart Douglas Schakel Robert Vander Voor Fred Vander Heiden Tommy Hill Carl Teddy Kuyper Don Rouwenhorst Cubs Wayne Hill Carl van Houweling David Kuyper Roland Vander Zyl

Fire Department praised for rapid response and insurance settlement

Appreciation note thanks the Pella Fire Department for efficient work at the John Hoksbergen fire and the Jelsma Insurance Agency for prompt settlement on damage to adjoining property. Signed by Wilma Van Wyngarden and Eva Mac Van Arkel.

Pella John Hoksbergen Jelsma Insurance Agency Wilma van Wyngarden Eva Mac van Arkel

Fortnightly Club Meets At Wormhoudt Home On Near East Topic

Fortnightly Literary Society gathered October 11 at Mrs. A. B. Wormhoudt’s home. The program was presented by Mrs. R. C. Lautenbach on the Near East. Guest Elmer Lubbers from Madison Wisconsin attended.

Fortnightly Literary Society A. B. Wormhoudt R. C. Lautenbach Near East Elmer Lubbers Madison Wisconsin

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Blue Bells 4-H van Roekel Toom—Grandia Sunshine Club A. L. Dykstra Ver State University Iowa Church Protestant Reformed Church First Reformed Church Third Reformed Church Second Reformed Church St, Mary Catholic Church Mase Church OF the Open Bible C. Anderson Penney’s Weekend Just Memorial Hall Qibbs News Scorpion Fox Dave Prins Betty Janglee de Boer Echnicolor Holland Della Fashion Academy Daystrom Stainles Steel Duncan Phyfe
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