Civil Defense Activates Here In Pella
Residents of the Pella area can enroll in a Civil Defense adult education course totaling twelve hours. Instructors are Anthony Hoekstra and John H. Vanden Berg, high school teachers with state level training. Enrollment via Anthony Hoekstra, MA 8 1389. No charge to enrollees. The class may run in one or two hour sessions and meets at 7 p.m. at the Legion hall for reorganization. Also note a four and three-eighths pound turnip grown by Conrad Vander Veer of 1006 Union street stored over winter for spring use.
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Pella
Anthony Hoekstra
John H. Vanden Berg
Anony Hoekstra
Gary Gezel
Civil Defense
Penns
the Chronicle
Conrad Vander Veer
Union Street
Vander Veer
Turnip Giant and Tobacco Plant Highlight Local Gardens
John A Goemaat harvested a turnip weighing 2% pounds from 905 Franklin Street showing three main roots from three plants. The Chronicle invites reports of extra large or odd turnips as harvest continues. In Eldora Raymond Nance’s yard a tobacco plant towered over seven feet with large leaves ready for curing, contrasted by tobacco’s rough market value of about $1,500 per acre.
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John A Goemaat
Franklin ‘Street
John
the Chronicle
Raymond Nance
Eldora
14 Organizations Represented at Survey Meeting
Fourteen groups including Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce and Central College gather at Legion Hall for a Community Attitude Survey meeting in Pella. Dr Darrell Hobbs of Iowa State University leads the project with a plan to brief, collect, and anonymize responses for processing by staff and electronic systems. The survey aims for about 95 percent accuracy and will guide local organizations in future actions with results due after data processing in Ames.
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Pella
Darrell Hobbs
Iowa State University
Iowa
Hobbs
Department of Sociology
Dr. Hobbs
the Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
City Council
Rotary
Kiwanis
Women's Federated
American Legion
Central College
Future Farmers of America
Pella Community Schools
Home For the Aged, Community Hospital
Ministerial Association
The
Recreation Commission
Christian High Band and Choir Friday Concert Preview
The Christian High Band under Paul Achterhof, with a 49 member ensemble, will present a fall program this Friday or November 2 at Pella Christian High. New tympani arrive, an oboe on order, and pieces include Mendelssohn choruses and Die Meistersinger excerpts.
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Christian High
Pella Chrider
Paul Achterhof
Pella Christian High Band
Halloween parade and free movie for local youth groups
Youngsters from nursery through high school are invited to a Halloween program Tuesday evening October 30. Activities include a torchlight parade at 6:30 PM from the junior high alley to the American Legion building with costume prizes, plus free film showings of Jack the Giant Killer at Holland Theater for seventh to twelfth graders with no admission charge.
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American Legion, Recreation Commission
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Third Reformed Church
American Legion
Holland Theater
Jack the Giant Killer
Central College Development Drive Sees Rise in Pledges
President Arend D. Lubbers announced that pledges to the Central College Development campaign reached 167,310 as of Monday October 29, up from 152,600 a week earlier, with a local goal of 250,000 set when the drive opened in Pella on October 11.
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Central College
Central College Development
Arend D. Lubbers
Pella
Pella Schoolers Lead UNICEF Drive for Halloween
About 600 students at Webster and Lincoln in Pella planned a UNICEF fundraiser set for Wednesday from 3 30 to 5 00 pm to aid foreign children. The drive, totaling over 5000 collected in ten years, aims for a 1962 goal of 500, with volunteers coordinating Webster and Lincoln activities and a Chronicle report to follow.
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Pella
Webster and
Lincoln
Unicef
Pela
Donald Waechter
C. C. Buerkens
Ronald Schipper
Webster
Richard Tysseling
Donald Crawford
C. B. Caldwell
A. Glenn Meerdink
Salvation Army Truck Tour Heads Through Pella
The Salvation Army truck will visit Pella for ten days. Residents should watch for door cards indicating the truck will arrive the next day to collect contributions.
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Salvation Army
Pella
Shooting Hours For Ducks and Geese in Pella Area
The Iowa State Conservation Commission lists daily shooting hours for duck and goose hunters in Pella. Hour windows begin at sunrise and end at sunset, with specific times shown for October 30 through November 5, detailing dawn and dusk moments for each date.
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Iowa State Conservation Commission
Pella
Kiwanis Hears New Trends in Missionary Training
Rev. Harold Vogelaar spoke at the Pella Kiwanis Club on evolving missionary training and the shift to Fraternal Workers who sow Christian life by example. He outlined required education inclining to a BA, rigorous testing, and a six month orientation addressing culture, homesickness, and hostility before field service in Arabia.
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Harold Vogelaar
Pella
Vogelaar
Like Father Like Son In Punt Pass And Kick
Rev. Everett G. Ward and his son Robert competed in the Punt Pass and Kick event on Saturday. The photo captions emphasize the old adage Like Father Like Son as the dads match their sons’ strong passing form.
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Everett G. Ward
Robert
Winners Named In Local Punt Pass and Kick Contest
The second annual event at Kuyper Stadium drew 95 youngsters in five age groups. Winners include Dennis Van and Stephen Greving among others with scores ranging from 81 to 211, reflecting distances punted passed and kicked. Ford Motor Company sponsored nationally, Ulrich Motor Company locally, with Leo Van Vark directing and judges listed.
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Ford Motor Company
Ulrich Motor Company
Dennis van
Victor Vanden Oever
Jim Ver Meer
Alan Buitenwerf
Teryl Ver Ploeg
Arlan van Wyk
Bob Wierenga
Marc Mills
Greg Gosselink
Chris van Wyk
Stephen Klimstra
Donald Wyngarden
Kuyper Stadium
Leo van Vark
Herb Vander Wal
Milt Lubbers
Dick Vanden Oever
Loren Vanden Oever
Raymond Koenigs
Bob Ulrich
Elmer de Winter
Mike Gates
Paul Bradigan
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Linda
Pam Wilson
Beverly
Linda Bevan
Barbara
Duven
Little Dutch
Osceola
Chronicle
Jaycees
Jaycee Committee
FFA
Keith Hopp
Ames
Ben van Nimwegen
Floyd Criss
Unicef Committee
Broadway
Chronicle News
Stephen Greving
David Ver Meer
Ronald Lee Mitchell
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