Pella Otley People Donate 1341 for Japanese Christian Univ
The people of Pella and Otley contributed 1341 dollars over two weeks to the Japanese International Christian University fund drive run by youth from four churches. A dedication service at Second Reformed Church on October 15 featured Reverend E I Tanis and about fifty youths, with refreshments and games after. The campaign chairman thanked all participants for their cooperation in supporting the China project.
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Pella
Otley
Japanese International Christian University
Second Reformed Church
E. I. Tanis
H. W. Pietenpol
G. C. Leu
Ronald Zoutendam
Japan
Dwight Harvey Named President of Farm Bureau
Dwight Harvey of the Red Rock area was named president of the Marion County Farm Bureau at the Knoxville meeting held Wednesday evening October 18 attended by over three hundred members and friends. Rex Hamilton was elected vice president and Don King secretary with Gerrit Van Halen named voting delegate. resolutions were adopted unanimously. The event featured a dinner in Memorial Hall and entertainment by Donald and Maxine Heemstra and Patty Harding, with Alta Waters at the piano.
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Marion County Farm Bureau
Knoxville
J. 8. Russell
Register and Tribune
Des Moines
Gerald de Penning
Pella
Russell
Farm Bureau Enterprise
van Halen Choten
Dwight Harvey
Red Rock
Rex Hamilton
Don King
Billy Hilsabeck
Pleasantville
Gerrit van Halen
Memorial Hall
Donald
Maxine Heemstra
Maxine
Patty Harding
Alta Waters
Chairman Named For CROP Campaign In Five Areas
Following the CROP organization meeting at Memorial Hall officers and workers set plans for a November campaign near Thanksgiving. Elected were Simon Ter Louw president Wally Kooyman treasurer and Dick Lautenbach secretary. Area chairmen include Gerald De Penning North Lake Prairie Township Everett Vanden Herg South Lake Prairie Two Bryan Karey Summit Two John Vanden Bautd and Martin Heerema Pella City.
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Memorial Hall
Simon Ter Louw
Wally Kooyman
Dick Lautenbach
North Lake Prairie Township
Gerald de Penning
South Lake Prairie Two
Everett Vanden” Herg
Summit Two
Bryan Karey
John Vanden Bautd
Pella City
Martin Heerema
FOR BETTER MAIL SERVICE Rent a lock box today
Public notice promoting post office lock boxes for privacy and delivery. Arthur Klein as Postmaster notes accessible hours and quarterly rental rates. Encourages inquiries at post office windows.
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Arthur Klein
Amvets Pie Day Planned in Pella by Auxiliary
Amvets Auxiliary from Post 26 sponsors Amvets Pie Day in Pella at Van denbergh Meat Market on Saturday October 28. Pies baked and sold statewide to benefit Iowa Department Amvets. Emma Snittjer of Wellsburg chairs Ways and Means for the Auxiliary. About 3700 pies expected to be made statewide.
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Amvets
Vandenberg
Iowa Department of Amvets
Emma Snittjer
Wellsburg
Ways and Means
Call Three Meetings For Organization of Cub Scout Pack Here
Pella parents with about eighty five eligible boys plan to organize a Cub Pack. Three Monday meetings are Oct 30, Nov 6 and 13 at 7 30 pm in the basement of Second Reformed Church. Jack Keeton will attend with a movie on Cub activities and duties. Sponsored by Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
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Pella
Second Reformed Church
Jack Keeton
Newton
Rotary
Kiwanis
Textile Painting Workshop to Be Held Here in November
A series of textile painting workshops scheduled across Marion County during November invites homemakers to learn decorating techniques for linens and towels. Meetings start November 1 in Franklin township, November 2 in Dallas township, and November 3 in Lake Prairie, each with a noon pot luck. Additional lessons planned through January to April cover broiler use, sewing machine attachments, soil nutrition, and business topics, open to both men and women.
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Marion County
Mildred Bell
Legion Hall
Franklin Township
Fairview Church
Lake Prairie
Pella
Dallas Township
Kenneth Dawson
Bell
Women of T. T. T. to Continue Christmas Toy Program
The Women of T. T. T. will again distribute new and used toys to underprivileged children at Christmas. They request donations of usable toys or those needing repair or painting and will call for them. Contact Mrs. Herbert Mentink or any T. T. T. member.
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Women of
Herbert Mentink
Four Clubs Sponsor Halloween Parade in Pella
Four organizations the Legion Post VFW Post Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club will sponsor Pellas Halloween celebration Tuesday evening October 31. Kids gather at the high school before 7 30 and parade forms downtown then ends at Garden Square where judges pick best dressed disguises. Prizes awarded and all ages invited for entertainment not mischief.
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Pella
The
Legion Post
V.F.W. Post
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Garden Square
Newsprint Price Increases Again
An increase of $12 per ton in newsprint price, effective November 1, raises local paper costs to about $200 per ton. Prewar price was $60. To cover higher costs, Chronicle subscriptions rise by one penny per week starting January. existing subscribers before January 1 keep old rates.
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Chronicle
Pella
Dorcas Society Otley Invites All to 55th Anniversary Program
The Dorcas Society of the Otley Reformed Church invites the public to its 55th anniversary program tomorrow evening at 7:30 at the church. Mr. P. H. Kuyper will present a film on his travels through the Netherlands, with dialogues and musical numbers. A social hour in the church basement will follow. Everyone is welcome.
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Dorcas Society
Otley Reformed Church
Netherlands
P. H. Kuyper
Central College Falls to St Ambrose in Home Tilt 35-20
Central College lost 35-20 at Kuyper Stadium in Pella as St Ambrose Bees dominated. Norb Schultz opened scoring with a 62 yard punt return, Norb North scored twice, and Ed Scheck added a first half tally for the Bees. Central answered with a Dean Van Zee five yard TD run and Junior Dunkin 10 yard score, while St Ambrose added a 36 yard pass Al Schuler to Van Zee and a 36 yard run by Bob Benzour, with Jim Madden adding six extra points. Norm Den Hartog converted two of three attempts for Central.
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Central College
St. Ambrose
Kuyper
Pella
Bees
Davenport
Ed Scheck
Central
Dean van Zee
Bob Benzour
Junior Dunkin
Bussey
al Schuler
Jim Madden
Norm den Hartog
Eight Nominated As Candidates for Homecoming Queen
Central College students nominate eight junior and senior girls for Homecoming queen by popular vote. The queen and four attendants will reign on November 4. four seniors and four juniors are candidates. The senior four were the attendants in 1949. The queen will be crowned November 3 and the royal court will ride in the parade November 4. Coronation committee members include Dick Cook, Bernice Reynen, and Jean Davis.
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Central College
Julie Koehler
Ainsworth
Greta Nelson
Brooklyn
Eleanor Vander Berg
Waupun
Wis
Ruth Vogelaar
Pella
Janglee de
Clarks Grove
Minn
Jean Davis
Newton
Dick Cook
Clarinda
Bernice Reynew
Buck” Bockelman
Buffalo Center
Eleanor Bruins
Graham Hall
Ray Pugh
Des Moines
Connie Nugteren
Denver
Colo
Betty Koehler
Pella-Area
Meyer Langerak
Arie Rempe
Bess McBride
Nell Vander Linden
Y. M
Pella Stores Set Armistice Day Closures
Pella stores will be closed Armistice Day on Saturday November 11 as per Chamber of Commerce. Residents will shift shopping to Friday November 10 turning Friday night into Saturday shopping to cover a long weekend.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Church Mission Circle presents The Crucifixion of It Strong
The Mission Circle of the Third Reformed Church will present Charles M. Sheldon play The Crucifixion of It Strong on Thursday November 9 at 7 45 in the church auditorium. Further details will be in next week's Chronicle.
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Third Reformed Church
Charles M. Sheldon
Every Kate in Town Attends College Play Heiress Tickets Open
The Chronicle notes a Kate themed prelude to The Heiress at Central College Theatre. Winners named for mothers and grandmothers receive reserved seats, with sale details set for October 28 at 9:00 a.m. through October 30 at 5:00 p.m., at Tusseling's Shoe Store.
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Kate
the Chronicle
Tusseling’s
Edith Le Cocq to Sing at Iowa City Concerts
Edith Le Cocq, voice instructor at Central College, will perform in Iowa City Sunday afternoon and evening, October 29. The matinee features Morgen by Strauss with a chamber group, while the evening program includes Wagner's Tristan und Isolde aria Liehestod with full orchestra, both at Memorial Union.
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Edith le Cocq
Central College
Towa City
Afernoon
Richard Strauss
Hestod
Wagner
Memorial Union
Central Homecoming Plans For November 3 4
A Central College homecoming committee outlines events for November 3 and 4 with student activities. Greta Nelson leads social planning aided by Julie Sovhler and Clifford Keiser advising faculty. The schedule includes a public parade, bonfire, pep rally, queen coronation, and post game coffee in Graham Hall with Y M C A and YWCA volunteers.
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Greta Nelson
Brooklyn
Towa
Central College
Julie Kovhier
Ainsworth
Lews
Clifford Keiser
Sovhler
Helen Roos
Denver
Cole
Central Ray
Cunera van Emmerik
Collegse
Hob Oniiek
Chicago
Frievening
Dave Prins
Pella
Lynn de Haan
Denyer
Ed Mulder
Montevideo
Minn
Jane Brown
Huntingdon
Penn
Free Movies at Memorial Hall Tonight Invites All
The Amvets and Auxiliary invite everyone to Memorial Hall this evening October 26 at 8 00 p m to view two sound films Our Story featuring Harold Russell and Arlington Carillon presented to the nation by President Truman A Clinton commander Erle Allais will speak briefly and music by Fred Whalley accompanies a social hour with refreshments afterwards
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Amvets
Memorial Hall
Harold Russell
National Amvets
Arlington National Cemetery
Pres. Truman
Scinity
Erle Allais
Clinton
Fred Whalley
Ralph Pierce and His Madcap Magic at the high school
The Garden City F F A chapter brings Ralph Pierce and His Madcap Magic to the high school auditorium on Thursday October 2 at 7 30 pm for one and a half hours. Pierce, billed as Magic's Foremost Master Showman, promises sparkling scenes two stage settings and spectacular black light with stunts including a pretend beheading and a live cavary shot into a light bulb. He is a World War I submarine veteran and a friendly versatile performer who keeps audiences engaged from curtain to curtain.
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Garden City
Future Farmers of America
Ralph Pierce
Pierce
Mr. Pierce
KEBS Radio Schedule and Community Events Card
KEBS The Voice of Central lists community events for late October. Faculty Focus with Edith LeCocq at Concert Hall on Oct 29. Christian Reformed and Baptist church services. Radio Hall Cen- includes Central Spotlight with Percy Walley and Don Elick.
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Edith
LeCocq
Christian Reformed Church
Baptist Church
Percy Walley
Don Elick
Cen
Loveland to Speak At Memorial Hall Saturday Evening
The Democratic committees of Pella Lake Prairie and Summit townships arrange with Al Loveland Bremer County Iowa for a campaign speech at Memorial Building Pella Saturday night October 28 starting 8 o clock. Local officials and many candidates join in the program with regional civic leaders and educators in attendance. Vander Wal will broadcast the program to the public.
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Pella
Lake Prairie Township
Summit Township
al Loveland
Bremer County
Towa
U.S. Senate
Memorial Building
Com Vc
Loveland
Pelin
T. N. Klein
Iowa
Democratic
Marion
Monroe
Oren S. van Niewaal
Lake Prairie
Robert Lane
Marcia May
Knoxville
Y. T. van Niewaal
Volunteers of America Tag Day Set for Oct 28
Mayor Tunis Klein designates Saturday October 28 as the annual Volunteers of America Tag Day. Young volunteers meet at City Mall at 9 AM for street sales training under Miss Phyllis Van Wyke. Local sponsors include Mayor Klein and several city residents. Volunteers expect to aid families facing misfortune with food and cash gifts.
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the Volunteers of America
Tunis Klein
Volunteers of America
Altracove
OM Alm
Phyllis van Wyke
Tanis Klein
Prin
Walter Vis
Ella Vander ‘Schaaf
Ruth Nibbelink
Clara Gosselink
Glen Nihart
Cora Rietveld
Katherine Rietveld
V. of A
Robert Brooks Elected County 4-H President at Pleasantville
Robert Brooks son of Mr and Mrs Ray Brooks Knoxville was chosen county Boys 4-H president at the annual meeting in Pleasantville high school gym Saturday October 21 Brooks a member of WeXL 4-H club has shown beef calves at county and state fairs He is joined by Don Rowland as vice president Dean G C Frey as secretary treasurer and Keith Robuck as a member of the Melcher Mizp 4-H clubs Retiring officers are Don Good Lawrence Woolsey Marinus Christensen Lee Treas and John Gosselink reporter
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Robert Brooks
Ray Brooks
Knoxville
Pleasantville
Brooks
Don Rowland
Garold Rowland
Don
Dean GC. Frey
Harold Frey
Dean
Union Polk
Keith Robuck
Melcher Miz
Farmers Urge Shelby Oats Orders Now
County Extension Director Leo Wage soner notes now is the time to obtain Shelby oats as seed. A county seed distribution meeting will review requests from growers, who should contact Dwight Harvey, Henderson Reese, Bill Den Adel, Gay Gifford, or Bill Jenkins with required bushel amounts. Shelby oats have led tests for yield and test weight, and help is urged before rust threatens Clinton oats.
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Leo Wagesoner
Dwight Harvey
Henderson Reese
Bill den Adel
Gay Gifford
Bill Jenkins
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