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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
6
The Peru event saw Earl Seward husk 665 pounds with a 99.85 pound dock, netting 666.15 pounds, while George Van Gorkom husked 645 pounds and was docked 48 pounds for a 497 pound net. Many spectators praised the effort and urged a future community-wide competition.
Wm. R. B. Wilcox of the University of Oregon Architecture Department will visit Central November 17 to 19 as a guest of the college. He will engage with professors, forums, students, and related activities during the stay.
The Department of Physical Education and the Women’s Athletic Association at Central College organize a full year of sports for all female students. Fall events include Archery, Field Hockey, and Tennis. winter sports incorporate Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Tumbling, Foul Throwing, and Ping Pong. spring activities cover Track and Field, Archery, and Tennis. Merit points determine awards from a W A A pin to a membership, with four field hockey teams already formed for the season and the first game played Monday.
The second in a series of Evangelistic Song services will be held at the Second Reformed Church this Sunday evening. Twenty minutes are set for song and praise directed by Prof. Sadler. A large chorus leads with Eileen Sadler on organ, Hugo Kuyper on piano, and Carol Hollebrands on cornet. Gerald Vanden Berg of Central College will sing The Old Rugged Grass. You are invited to join this hour of praise and prayer.
A page lists Sunday school and worship times for COAL RIDGE Baptist First Reformed Open Bible and other churches. Services feature sermons on soldiers of Christ, personal rights, Protestant Reformation debt, and evangelistic campaigns with multiple pastors and joint union services upcoming in the area.
Next Saturday morning the Rev. Dewey Hoitenga of Peoria Christian Reformed church will speak from the studios of station KSO in Des Moines at 9 30. 9 30 a m church school 2 00 p m junior C E 5 00 p m intermediate C E 7 80 p m song service and worship.
University of Iowa aims for victory over Purdue on October 29 led by Nile Kinnick, all conference back and standout yard maker, with Enich a 210 pound sophomore, noted as a rugged blocker. The article previews the matchup and key players.
Reverend Henry Bast of Grand Rapids Michigan will lead both morning and evening services. A Tuesday November 1 service at 7 00 p m will feature a Young People's Bible Class. Mr and Mrs D C Renaud spent the weekend in Aurora Illinois with Donald teaching at the Metropolitan Business College.
The continuation notes Jay Nesbit as secretary of the Auxiliary, sixth district, and mentions R. J. in the same item, linking the group to its regional leadership as reported in the page 1 continuation.
Laird and adjutant introduce guests who praised Pella Post and Auxiliary for their hospitality. A Dutch program by the local Auxiliary featured a Dutch Band, dance numbers, songs, college playlets, and a Tulip Queen presentation. Attendees called it the finest District meeting. organizers received praise for a difficult duty well done.
Dr. William J. Petersen of the University of Iowa won the Iowa Library Association prize for Steamboat Bill the year's top Iowa book. The award crowned his Steam boating on the Mississippi beside works by Marquis Childs Phil Stong and Thomas Duncan among finalists. Also noted are the Shultz family moving into a new East Washington home and a remark on aging autos.
A purebred black Poland China male hog is for sale vaccinated and eligible for registry. Contact Henry Van Steenwyk.
Aged guidance suggests hot dishwater should be uncomfortable to hands and recommends a dish mop and rinse with clean water to reduce bacteria. Soil specialists claim adding fine limestone to acid soil yields better results than an unspecified alternative.
A brief note states lime's stone, the fine material, reacts promptly to sweeten soil. It highlights the quick effect on soil quality and fertilization value.
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