New College Year Opens with Freshman Orientation
Freshmen begin orientation at Central College with 9:00 a.m. sessions led by faculty and upperclass helpers. National tests, registration in the gym, and social events in Graham Hall mark the start as enrollment is expected to be the largest in school history.
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Central College
Graham Hall
Y.M
Y.W
Central Hall
Central
Itchen
Aschenbrenner Cottage
Margaret Wendell
Chamber of Commerce meets Friday at Legion Hall
A general Chamber of Commerce meeting is set for Friday night at 6:30 in Legion Hall. A luncheon will be served with simple food and tickets available through secretary Ralph Ver Meer. Dr. T. G. Fultz and J. Gilbert Bent will report on fundraising and plans for a permanent stage and amphitheatre in West Market Park.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Ver Meer
T. G. Fultz
J. Gilbert Bent
West Market Park
Dr. Fultz
Mr. Boat
Legion Hall
Agriculture Department
Pella High School
Marion Aalbers
Courtesy and Safety Principles from Governor Dewey Quote
A brief quotation from Gov. Thomas E. Dewey emphasizes accidents can be reduced if drivers remember American principles of common sense and courtesy while behind the wheel. The remark frames driving safety as a civic duty rooted in ordinary behavior.
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Thos. E. Dewey
Rotarians Hear Dr Zwemer on Near East at Park
Thirty seven regular Pella Rotary members plus two guests met under trees at West Park for Mission Fest last Thursday. Dr Samuel Zwemer spoke briefly on Palestine and Turkey, reviewing causes of current conflict. he noted his Cairo years and helping establish the first Rotary Club there. Governor of the 182nd District visit planned for Sept 11. Members to meet at Second Reformed Church parlors this week.
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Pella Rotary
West Park
del de Haan
Paul Blommers
University of Town
Samuel Zwemer
Last Concert of Season for Band Saturday Night
The Cham ber of Commerce Band closes its summer season with a Saturday evening concert featuring popular tunes in marches waltzes polkas foxtrots and airs. The Park offered cool relief during the hot late summer and Virginia Greendyke impressed in her second appearance with Only a Rose and Just a Kiss in the Dark. You are invited to attend the closing concert.
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Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Greendyke
Vesper Musical Program Sunday in Douwstra Chapel
A vesper concert is planned in Douwstra Chapel with Leonora Van Dellen and Edith Sedrel LeCocq among the performers. The program includes works by Handel Bach MacGimsey Wolf Thiman Dubois and others. The event is part of a regular campus series with visiting musicians and Sunday afternoon performances at 2 pm.
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Secrel le Gordon Farndell
Leonora van Dellen
Handel
Bach
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
MacGimsey
Edith Sedrel LeCocq
Ganzona
Andrea Gabriela
St. Anne de Beupre
Alexander Russell
Starlight
Karg- Elert
Gordon Farndell
Hugo Wolf
Griffes
MacFayden
Douwstra Chapel
Down- Yram
Dutch theologian Dr. Klaas Schilder to visit Pella church
The Netherlands scholar Dr. Klaas Schilder, reform theology professor at Kampen, arrives in the United States for lectures and sermons. He is scheduled to speak over thirty times and will appear in the Protestant Reformed Church in Pella on Friday September 12 at 7 46 p.m. and Sunday September 14 at 7 30 p.m. He is noted as a founder of the new reformation movement in the Netherlands and has endured Gestapo imprisonment and church expulsions before leading a new denomination. Public invited to hear his messages.
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Klaas Schilder
Reformed Theological School
Kampen
Netherlands
United States
Pella
Our City
Protestant Reformed Church
Main and
Peace Streets
Dr. Schilder
Gestapo
Holland
Parents of H. H. High School Boys Notice
School warns against nighttime initiations of ninth graders by older students. Alumni and parents urged to stop this dangerous practice. Sale includes risks of misidentification and liability. Board asks car owners and authorities to cooperate.
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Board of Education
H. C. Wormhoudt
Pres
C. Buerkens
Jane’ Gosselink
Prin
Evangelistic Services at Open Bible Church
Mrs Harry Strachan the Scottish evangelists could not come this week to the Church of the Open Bible in Pella but will begin special evangelistic services Monday evening September 8 at 7 30 pm.
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Harry Strachan
Church of the Open Bible
Pella
Telephone number changes at Central College offices
Construction at Central College this summer caused phone numbers to change. New lines include General Office 389 Pres. Van der Lugt's Office 618 Business Office R. d. Vanden Berg 371. Paste this on Page 4 of your directory for future reference.
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Central College
Opening Chapel at Central College on Monday
Central College invites the public to the opening chapel in Douwstra Chapel on Monday at 10 00 a m Dr Gerrit T Vander Lugt will speak on The New School Year with special music The college asks families and friends especially parents to attend and share in the occasion.
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Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Gerrit T. Vander Lugt
Van Maanens Win Honors at Grinnell Horse Show
At Grinnell Horse Show on September 1 Nancy Van Maanen won first in Horsemanship among 29 entries and took a trophy. She placed second in the B-equipped class with Buckskin mare Betty Coed. Dilbert Van Maanen won first on colt Miss LaFleur, the same horse earning blue ribbons at Knoxville Fair and placing second at Iowa State Fair.
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Grinnell
Thousands Will Attend Nauvoo Grape Festival
Nauvoo Illinois hosts the tenth annual Grape Festival set for September 12 to 14. The town with about 1200 residents expects around one hundred thousand visitors, a turnout compared by Pella’s Tulip Festival. The piece notes historic buildings and old wine cellars built by Arch French colonists and mentions a historic near purchase by Dutch settlers.
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Pella
Nauvoo
Ilinois
Iearlans
Central College Staff Members Not Listed in Telephone Directory
A compiled roll lists staff at Central College with names, street addresses, and cottage or apartment locations. The directory details multiple individuals including Mina Baker at 416 W First Stoddard Cottage and Maurice Birdsall at Brom Apartments, among others linked to Green 9 Harmsen Cottage and Stoddard Cottage J-283.
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Central College
Baker
Mina
Stoddard
Caulk
Mary
Broadway
Graham Hall
Darnell
Lillian
Main St
Harmsen
Green
Emmerik van
Cunera
Stoddard Cot
Aschenbrenner Cottage
Boppan
Catherine
Selle, Te
Amy
University
Aschenbrenner Cot
Thostensen
M. S
Independence
Menning Cottage
Red
Menning Cot
Reasner, Pella meet in pitchers duel with late rally
Reasner trailed Nationals early but four hits in the sixth, including Lusts homer, produced the winning run. Pella scored in the second, third and fifth with Bennett homering in the fifth. Slicker struck out 12 as the winning run crossed in the sixth. Score by innings shows a tight contest.
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Reasner
Nationals
Lust
Pella
Bennett
Slickers
Rhe Rensner
Nationals Clip Osky Stars in Low-Scoring Win
The Pelle National Tank team traveled to Oskaloosa last Friday night and used three errors in the sixth inning to push across three runs and seize the victory. Bennett highlighted the hitting with a triple and Guass added two doubles as Bennett pitched well, allowing 3 hits and 3 walks while escaping 11 batters. Pella Natl 100 0130 5 Osky 300 0000 3.
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Nationals
Bennett
Osky
Rhe Pella
V F W Relies On Short Game To Top Murphys
The V F W softball team defeated the Murphys in a nine hit effort securing an easy win on Monday night. The Murphys scored in the first and sixth innings aided by De Baard’s homer as C Den Adel and De Jong for the Murphys contributed key at bats. Williams and B Leon added defensive plays as the V F W built a lead with timely hitting.
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V.F.W. Grinds
Murphy
V.F.W
Hame
Murphys
de Baard
C. den ‘Adel
Albia Fails to Arrive for Scheduled Game
Albia, set to face Pella National in the final game of the evening, did not show up. The incident drew widespread unfavorable comments as the second no show this summer with no explanation offered. More readers weigh in on softball in the Voice of the Public column.
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Albia
Pella National
Voice of the Public
John Vriezelaar Wins State Sheep Shearing Title
John Vriezelaar of Otley captured the state sheep shearing contest for the second year in a row at the Iowa State Fair. He will represent Iowa at the National Sheep Shearing contest in Chicago during the first week of December. He also showed a pure bred Percheron colt in the open and 4-H divisions, taking eighth place in both events.
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John Vriezelaar
Otley
Vriezelaar
Iowa
Chicago
John
Iowa Traffic Deaths: Forty Pedestrians Over Age Fifty
Forty pedestrians who died in Iowa traffic crashes last year were older than fifty. The report highlights age risk, urging targeted safety measures for senior road users and motorists. Authorities emphasize continued enforcement and public awareness campaigns to reduce pedestrian fatalities.
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Iowa
Farmers Host Business Men at Annual Chicken Dinner
Farmers greet business leaders for the annual Farmers Night School picnic and chicken dinner set for Monday evening at Swimming Pool Park. The event, a long running reciprocity with the Night School, features a 6:30 dinner, a ball game, and a tug of war, with the aim of fostering community ties and sharing agricultural problems.
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Pool Park
Farmers’ Night School
Swimming Pool
Agriculture Department
Farmers’ Committee
Pella Trio Wins Third at State Fair Quiz Derby
A Marion Iowa team led by Marilla Vander Meulen Marlene Sels and Andy Lubbers earned third place in the State Fair Quiz Derby finishing among 16 top teams from 60 starters. Indianola also competed reaching fourth. Pella received ten dollars for the school after the final rounds.
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Pella High School
John Vander Ploeg
Marilla Vander Meulen
Andy Lubbers
Marlene Sels
Pella Trio
Iowa
Riland
Pella
Indianola
Army Recruiting Station Opened in Knoxville Post Office
A permanent Army recruiting office is established in the Knoxville Post Office with Tech Sergeant Jack Mehaffey in charge. He will be on duty every weekday morning and Saturday morning for questions about army service and opportunities.
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Army
Pella
Knoxville
Tech
Jack Mehaffey
Mehaffey
Town Safety Responsibility law explained at Knox ville meeting
A public meeting is set for September 9 at 7 30 p m in the Knoxville Courthouse to explain the town's new Safety Responsibility law effective October 1. Sheriff Jim Van Hemert chairs the Marion County Safety Education committee with Iowa Department of Public Safety staff outlining requirements and benefits and answering questions.
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Ed Polson
Indianola
Byron Hockenberry
Jesse Halden
Newton
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Knoxville
Jim van’ Heme
Marion County Safety Responsibility Education Committee
van Hemert
General Assembly
Department of Public Safety
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C. U. 1. i Mineart
Washington
Pleasantville
K. Schilder
Open Bible Church
van Maanens
Fair Exchange
Marion and
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Marion
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