National War Fund drives to raise 125 million dollars
Local drive set for September 13 to 18 in Pella Otley lake Prairie and Summit townships to fund 17 war relief programs over 14 months. Allocations include USO 61 million, War Prisoners Aid 5.9 million, refugee relief 8.6 million, airlift to combat zones 25 million and more, with a contingency fund of 12.8 million for unforeseen needs.
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National War Fund
Tunis Kemphes
Red Cross
Kempkse
Pella
Otley
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
J. B. van Hemert
Mr. Kempkes
Loc
National War Fund Campaignsaise
USO
United Service Organitions
United Man’s’ Service
United China Relief
United
Yugoslav
Wat Relief Society
United Czechoslovak Relief
Queen Wilhelmina
Friends of Luxembourg
U.S
Norway
Holland
United Nations
No Post Office Service on Labor Day Observed
Employees at the Pella Post Office will enjoy a holiday on Labor Day Monday September 6. There will be no mail delivery around town and office windows will remain closed.
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Pella
Kindergarten Teacher Calling At Pupils' Homes
Pupils from Webster district to meet for first time on September 6 with a list of names published in August. Miss Mareia Tyson, a cool instructor, arrived in town and expected to report home before school opens. The Danscolin group to report September 7 afternoon. contact Mine 7 for corrections.
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Vivian Marie
Paul Herbert van Wyk
Karl Dwight Sones
Alvin Davi Harvey Trale Dingeanan
Ohn
Cheaniele
Mareia ‘Tyson
Ducal
Sehnel
Webster
Dans Coln Group
Mine 7
Indian Pastor as Rotary Club Speaker in Oklahoma
Rev. Robert B. Chaat of Lawton Oklahoma the first American Indian ordained by the Re formed Church spoke at a Rotary Club gathering Thursday noon addressing race problems. He noted Senate style facts about Indians in the United States their tribes languages and the Comanche sign language and discussed self sufficiency through army service or war plant work while warning of a continued paternal government policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Chaat
Lawton
Oklahoma
Reformed Church
Juanes Ottipohi
Pella
U.S. Army
United States
Oklahoma Territory
United Tes
Mexico
Alaska
Texas
Sicily
Arizona
Colorado
Signal Corps
Chant
Pella War Council Eyes Third War Loan Drive Plan
The Pella War Council organized to push the Third War Loan Drive in September across Pella, the Traine and Summit Town ships. Marion County’s quota totals 198 million dollars with Pella area allocated 451 thousand overall. Bank deposits rose 44 percent in six months while war bond investments reached 5.7 million, underscoring a shift to safer government bonds as citizens prepare to meet an increased drive. Hands paid during September will count toward the quota, with a January drive meeting set for September 13 and a concurrent USO fundraiser.
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Ardance
Pella
Pelli
Traine
Summit
PLA
Kuyper
War Finance Chain
Knoxville
Iowa
Treasury Department
Marion County
Beeno
Prairie and Summit
USO
Pella War Council
Farmers sought combines and pickers to aid harvest
Letters were sent to county farmers requesting who owns combines and mechanical corn pickers. Many replies have arrived and a follow up was sent to township AAA chairmen to locate those not yet recorded. The information will help solve potential labor gaps this fall and assist in arranging custom harvesting for beans and corn, says the Farm Bureau spokesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
4-H Beef Calves Enter St Joseph Show
Four Marion County 4-H beef calves enter the 24th Annual St Joseph Interstate Baby Beef and Pig Club Show at the Marion County Fair. Exhibitors Reid Boothe Angus Dwight Mathes Shorthorn Worth Rankin Jr Shorthorn Donald Van Haalen Angus plan to exhibit September 28 29 and 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Fair
St. Joseph
Contour Plowing Match Planned in Jasper County
Plans for the second contour plowing match in Jasper County set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. on the Maytag No. 6 farm near Newton Highway 6 edge. Sponsored by the Jasper County Soil Conservation District with Newton Chamber of Commerce and Jasper County Farm Bureau, the event features a terracing demonstration and contests limited to ten entrants split into senior and junior divisions.
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Jasper County
Highway 6
Newton
Asper County Soil Conservation District
Newton Chair of Commerce
Jasper County Farm Bureau
Soils District
Th Court House
Farm Bureau
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Meeting Tomorrow Night At Otley Farm Bureau Event
All Farm Bureau families and others are invited to the meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Vanden Bers of Otley on Friday night September 3. Members are asked to bring cakes or ice cream and their own service. Movies will be a feature of the program.
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Farm Bureau
Rationing Update on Coupons and Stamp Validities
The area announces current validity of A and B C ration coupons with expiration dates notes. Gasoline coupons require endorsement with license number and state of registration. Fuel oil and sugar stamp validity extended to specified September October dates. Shoes stamps and red stamps validity adjusted with dates and board guidance.
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Ord Ra
Geteber
Qeteber
Navy cadets to use Legion Hall for recreation
Navy Air Cadets will gain use of the Memorial Building recreation room on certain days as plans were approved by executive committees. Lt. J.8. Duncan spoke, praising WWI veterans and outlining naval training courses, while Chief Petty Officer Ward Dillon shared aviation duties and family service. Local post activities included sick calls, convention reports, and an expanding membership drive with 14 member quota set and over 80 signed up.
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Navy Air Cadets
Comuittes
Eutenant J
Duncan
Seto
Oade
Ward Dillon
Panama Canal Zone
Max
Harland
Ward
Dave Homas
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Vernon Roorda
Ren Cram
Puc
Will van Hemert
Oren van Niewaal
Legion
Bert Hols
John de Prenger
Warner van de Voort
Miss Hospers to Show Mission Pictures at Red Rock
Miss Hospers of Pella Iowa will present slides on the Leper Mission in India at Red Rock Church September 9 1943 at 8 pm. Public invited to view the pictures and hear an update on mission work.
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Miss Hospers
Mission Pictures
Red Rock
Hospera
Pella
Towa
India
August rainfall totals reinforce heavy month patterns
Weather report by H. K. Puls notes rainfall for the week ending September 1st at 1.43 inches with 0.5 inches falling Friday August 29. Pella recorded 5.53 inches in August while the state average reached 6.35 inches and Town about 3.62 inches.
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H. K. Puls
Pella
Towa
Labor Day Scrap Drive Aids War Effort In Marion County
Trucker and business groups in Marion County north of the Des Moines River prepare a Labor Day drive on September 6 to collect farm scrap. Volunteers from Pella and surrounding towns will load and unload metal, with meals provided and gasoline supplied by local vendors. The drive aims to keep foundries busy for war needs, with funds from scrap sales to be held for a local War Board approved cause.
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Des Moines
Marion County
Saseline Ad
E Cate
Intry
Herbert Plagman
A. W. Little
Pella
Channel of Commerce
Theckers
Otley
Paul Buwalda
Joe Kool
Jim Vrietclar
Farmers Co-op
John Vanden Baard
Rene Verwers
Richard Vander Lest
J. P. Meppelink
Anthony Ver Meer
G. M. Gosselink
Duke Vander Veer
City of 1
Central Park Cafe
Star Oil& Co
Ed Vos
Peter de Boer
Standard Oil
Uptown
Co Oil Ass'n
Van
Old City Hall
Henry F. Johnson
Mission Fest of Ref Church a Great Success
The annual Mission Fest of the Reformed Church in Pella West Yark on August 26 drew a crowd after morning rain. About 2,000 attended the evening session as Rev. He Luben and three other speakers shared reports from Japan China Comanche Mission and Western Theological Seminary. Special music and a church canteen complemented offerings for Foreign and Domestic Missions Central College and a Chapel project in Des Moines, totaling 145 dollars. The day ended with gratitude for the church's wide reach and members' gifts and prayers.
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Pella
West Yark
He Luben
Japan
Board of Foreign Missions
Biin Koeppe
Amey
China
Robert Paw Chaat
Comanche
Lawton
Oklahoma
Ree HL Mennenga
Western Theological Seminary
Holland
Michig
Luben
Dapan
Reformed Church
Ebenezer Church
Leighton
Second Church
First Church
Central College
Des Moines
Pella Band Plans Concert Tour to Galesburg
The Pella Chamber Orchestra Band will perform in Galesburg on Wednesday September 8 with a rain date Thursday. Citizens are invited to attend from the North Country and are encouraged to bring families and friends. Director Henry Kuyper will present two more concerts this season and last week’s community song fest drew a good crowd in Central Park.
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Pella Chambermerce
Galesburg
Tien Tr
Galesbury
Colksre
Pelli
Imad
Warner van de Voort
Pissengers
Rexall
Henry Kuyper
Central Park
Kuyper
Youth Conference Draws 170 In Pella
Leona Vander Linden reports on the First Annual Youth Fellowship Conference of the Classis of Pella of the Reformed Church in America held August 31 at Second Church of Pella. Dr Harry Hager spoke on vocation and faith, with four discussion groups and a question box. The event drew ministers, high school and college-age youth, and a large evening turnout.
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Leona Vander Linden
Classis of
Pella
Reformed Church i America
Lesgether
Harry Cer
Bethany Church
Chicago
Dr. Hager
R. J. Vanden Be
al Te Paske
Hager
Christian Church
Come On Boys High School Football Practice Announced
The first junior high or high school football practice is set for Friday afternoon. Equipment issue begins at 2 pm. All interested boys should report to the high school at that time. Lloyd Guay, Coach.
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Tim Lloyd Guay
High School Registration Open Today and Tomorrow
High school students may register today and tomorrow at the study hall in the high school building. Registrars will be present from 3:00 to 5:00 PM each afternoon and from 7:00 to 9:00 PM each evening.
Christian School Opens Tuesday With New Principal
The local Christian School will open Tuesday September 7 with classes starting at 9:00 AM. Five year olds may enroll for kindergarten as a new term begins under Principal C Zylstra who arrives from Kalamazoo Michigan to lead grades 6 7 and 8. Mrs Edith Van Dokkumberg Nikkel returns to teach 4 and 5. Miss Ellan der Schaaf resumes teaching kindergarten and grades 1 and 2.
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Tance
C. Zylstra
Pella
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Zylstra
Edith van Dokkumberg
Nikkel
Ellander Schaaf
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War Council
Rotary Club
R. B. Chaat
Sadler
I of the Town
First Christian Reformed Church
Pork Two
NAVY
Legion Hall
Post
C of
Carges
Russell
Kelix Arndt
Mupfeld
Kerlin
Navy Victory
Holmes
Gershwin
Bath
H. S
Christian School
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