Last Concert of Season for Band Next Saturday
The Chamber of Commerce band closes its summer series with a longer program starting at 7:45 in Central Park. No printed programs, many vocal and instrumental solos, and surprises for listeners. A capacity crowd is expected as merchants and residents plan to attend and support the concert.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Henry E. Kuyper
Central Park
Chamber
Little Girls In Blue
Hollebrands
Vander Line den
Leonard Allen
Young Men Return From Eastern Trip
John Keuning Henry Brouwer and William Brouwer of Otley Henry Vande Voort of Pella William Van Gilst of Oskaloosa returned Thursday from a two week trip through the East They attended the Young Men s convention of the Christ in Reformed church at Paterson New Jersey They visited Niagara Falls Welland Canal and Locks New York World Fair Washington DC Arlington Cemetery Mount Vernon and other sites Mr Gordon Baker of Newton joined the return trip They called on Rev and Mrs Willis Vander Kooi of Ontario NY Mrs Vander Kooi is former Jennie Keuning of Pella
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John Keuning
Henry Brouwer
William Brouwer
Otley
Henry Vande Voort
Pella
William van Gilst
Oskaloosa
East
The
Christ In Reformed Church
Paterson
New Jersey
Niagara Fails
Welland Canal and Locks
New York World Fair
New York
Washington D. C
Arlington Cemetery
Mount Vernon
Gordon Baker
Newton
Willis Vander Kooi
Ontario
N. Y
Vander Kooi
Jennie Keuning
Central Students To Broadcast On KSO Radio Thursday
Central students will present a radio program on KSO Des Moines from 3 00 p m to 8 15 p m Thursday. Listeners can tune to 1430 kilohertz to hear the broadcast.
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Central
KSO
Des Moines
Card of Thanks for flowers after mother’s loss
We thank friends and neighbors whose kindness and floral offerings helped us endure the loss of our dear mother. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Barney Mensch, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Wallace, and Win. Tice.
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Barney Mensch
L. C. Tice
Irving Wallace
Oskaloosa Fair and Legion Frolic Dates Noted
The notice lists community events including the Oskaloosa Fair from September 2 to 7 and the American Legion Frolic at Monroe from September 7 to 9, with Central College set to open on September 18.
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American Legion
Monroe
Central College
Changes In Lobby At Pella National Bank
Patrons of the Pella National Bank found the lobby rearranged during Labor Day week. Overhead cages disappeared revealing closer proximity between tellers and customers. Officers’ desks moved forward and a new door to the bookkeepers’ quarters lets patrons see how much they are short without asking a teller. The fixtures are dark wood and substantial, and bankers appear nearer to the public in the new layout.
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Pella National Kk
Welcomed Rev Vanden Berg and His Family to Church
The Sec ond Reformed church welcomed Rev R J Vanden Berg and his family on Wednesday evening as he was installed as pastor. The Zeeland Michigan Record notes his 13 years with the church and his move to Pella Iowa. He is a Hope College and Western Theological Seminary graduate who previously served in Kalamazoo Englewood Chicago and Zeeland.
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R. J. Vanden Berg
Dean H. W. Pietenpol
Cornelia LeCocq
William D. van Sittert
Bernace Vander Linden
T. G. Fultz
I. J. Lubbers
Central College
Vanden Berg
Zeeland
Michigan
Second Reformed Church
Pella
Iowa
Hope
Newkirk
Albert Vanden Berg
Overisel
Vriesland
Hope College
Western Theological Seminary
Kalamazoo
Central College Football Practice Opens With Returnees
Central College began Tuesday drill for the football squad with conditioning and handoffs. Lettermen listed include Herb Ferrell and Eldon Braley among others. Ferrell named captain. Schedule shows Tarkio, Dubuque, Iowa Wesleyan, Loras, Wheaton, Luther, Simpson, Penn, and Parsons games, all home games in the afternoon.
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Babe
Herb Ferrell
Willmar
Minn
Eldon Braley
Shenandoah
Edwin Davis
Donald Davis
Davis
Des Moines
Earl Leslie
Shelby
Harold de Haan
Platte
Dubuque University
Iowa Wesleyan
Pella
Loras
Dubuque
Wheaton
Ilinois
Luther
Simpson
Indianola
Penn
Oskaloosa
Parsons
Public School Teachers Form Pella Club at H S
The first meeting of Pella Public Schools teachers was held in the high school study hall with full attendance. New staff members are few, Iowa State Teachers Association joined, and a Pella teachers club was organized with Don Nutting as president and Carl Brown as vice president. A $1.50 dues per member funds early semester social events and committees were named to plan activities and an improvement program for all grade levels.
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Pella
Iowa State Teachers Association
Don Nutting
Carl Brown
Elnora Hepfinger
M. M. Dockendorf
Florence van Sittert
Nutting
Small Fire Destroys Hopper at Carbon Hill Mine
A fire at the Carbon Hill mine damaged a hopper and conveying device on the coal crusher. Occurred during the night of Tuesday last week. Homer Vander Zyl cites spontaneous combustion in stacked coal as the likely cause. The apparatus had just been built.
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Carbon Hill
Homer Vander Zyl
County Nurse Plans to Inspect Rural Schools
County nurse Miss Pauline Brimhall will begin a series of inspections in 25 Marion county rural schools as fall term starts. With teachers, she will check hearing sight nose and teeth and notify parents of defects. Water supply and outdoor toilets will be inspected with dates in September October and November for areas including European Battle Ridge Iola Eureka Brush Creek Liberty Corner and Plainview.
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Pauline Brimhall
Marion County
European
Battle Ridge
Iola
Eureka
Brush Creek
Liberty Corner
Red Rock
View
Lake Prairie Township
Carnival at High School Friday Evening
The high school hosts the largest carnival yet run by a local group this Friday evening. Sponsored by the instrumental music students, it features clowns fortune tellers and a side show plus new attractions like a pony ride a motor-scout bingo and many concessions. Proceeds aid the Band Uniform Fund.
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House of H
Market news omitted amid volatile prices says Chronicle
The Chronicle notes unsettled markets with yesterday's quotations lacking due to volatility. Grains rise the limit daily for several days and cattle and hog prices jump sharply.
G T A Society Schedules Sept 19 Ice Cream Social
The G T A society of the First Reformed church plans a miscellaneous program followed by an ice cream social on the church lawn Tuesday evening Sept 19. Watch next week for details. Also, Hamburg resident Mrs. Mary Keyser reports a recent theft of $15 worth of clothing after leaving wash on the line overnight.
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G.T.A. Society of the First Reformed Church
Mary Keyser
Hamburg
Inspection Planned October 3 in Knoxville Journal
A note from the Knoxville Journal dated August 1 states an inspection is scheduled for October 3. The report emphasizes pending procedural steps and the local timeline for action.
Local Wedding and Car Incident Report
Mrs J Jelles ef K attended her son's wedding then visited Mrs A Veldhuizen and Mrs E G Wheeler of Sibles Town. Jean Kuyper joined visits at the Van Roeker home before returning to Pella. A Friday morning collision near Slobe's store involved Mrs Louis Zwank driving and a Wellman, Iowa, gent with the Wellman car towed. the Zwank car could be driven away.
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J. Jelles
Louis Zwank
Wellman
Towa
Slobe's
Zwank
They Brought em Back They Brought em Back
Don Menning and John Jolink display a northern pike weighing 16 pounds and 38 inches long caught near Sauk Center Minnesota. They say they also caught a 23 pound pike they did not bring home and 65 pounds of pickerel in one day. The scene was photographed Wednesday morning in front of The Chronicle office.
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Don Menning
John Jolink
Sauk Center
Minnesota
Ture
Chronicle
Enrollment in Pella public schools nears last year's totals
Enrollment figures for the Pella Public Schools show a projected rise of at least 25 pupils across grades though final counts are impacted by absences. High school enrollment stands near 286 to date, down from 295 last year due to a smaller freshman class of 59. The Webster junior high reports 70. Lincoln Building totals and grade-by-grade counts are listed, with kindergarten at 25 in the com and 20 at Webster. The system for dispensing grade books has been adopted with most supplies issued and regular work begun.
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Pella
Com
Webster
Lincoln
Eer. Se
Bulb order acknowledgment from John Res Tulip Bulb Import
Central College student Indus tris forwards a letter from John Res of Tulip Bulb Import dated August 26 from Sassenheim. He notes a busy shipping season and unsettled times with no expectation of war, promising best care and attention for the order amid European circumstances.
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Central College
Industris
John Res
Sassenheim
Local Girl Wins State Prize for Two Speed Bicycle
Jean Eleanor Cornelius 15 of 823 Oskaloosa street Pella has been named winner of the State prize in a nationwide contest by New Departure Division of General Motors Corp makers of the New Departure Coaster Brake. Local bicycle shops cooperated in the contest held last June and Gamble Store Agency provided the demonstration ride used for her essay I Want Two Speeds on My Bicycle. The prize is a New Departure Speed Changer unit allowing conversion from single to two speed drive, promising quicker getaways and more power on hills.
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Jean Eleanor Cornelius
Oskaloosa Street
Pella
New Departure
General Motors Corp
Gamble
Jean
Iowa Farm Sports Festival planned statewide event
From every section of the state farm people will turn from their tasks to participate in the first Iowa Farm Sports Festival at Iowa State College on September 9. Sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa State College and county farm bureaus, the festival aims to attract the largest crowd of competitive sportsmen in Iowa. Local county festivals already draw over 30,000 farm participants, with events including baseball, softball, track, rifle shooting, bowling, tennis, volleyball, swimming and more. Women and girls will join in additional events such as softball, tennis, relay, volley ball, swimming, and hoop rolling. Numerous special exhibitions and novelty contests are planned over two days, with prizes for the largest Farm Bureau family, the oldest member, and the oldest woman present.
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Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Towa State College
County Farm Bureaus
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Instruction in Music Offered By Miss Street
The Central College Music Department will offer piano lessons for children starting music study this fall. The small group meets weekly with Miss Street after school or Saturday mornings. Each child receives a weekly private lesson to supplement class work by an advanced college student. Interested parents should see Miss Street at her gymnasium studio Monday or Tuesday afternoons between four and five, or visit the registration desk in New Central Hall Monday or Tuesday for interviews.
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Central College Music Department
Miss Street
New Central Hall
New Ruling Eases Allegiance for Naturalized Aliens
In Des Moines a September 5 naturalization ceremony granted citizenship to 104 applicants under a new rule requiring allegiance to the United States rather than any single country. Ten received help from the Pella program, including Albertus Kingma and Virginia Beugin. The citizenship ceremony at Argonne Post Armory on September 18 will feature a Netherlands flag parade led by Henry Brouwer, with Col. Charles W. Dickson stating public attendance is welcome.
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Congress
United States of America
Federal District Court
Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Pella
Albertus Kingma
Virginia Beugin
Knoxville
Arnold Brouwer
Henry Brouwer
John Brouwer
Monroe
Ethel Visser
Harvey
Henrietta Kuiper
Gerrit Miedema
Jerry Vander Schel
Maggie Visser
Argonne Post
East First
Netherlands
Charles W. Dickson
U. States
Holland Ladies Aid Sale at Second Reformed Church
The Holland Ladies Aid of the Second Christian Reformed church will hold its annual sale on Friday, September 16, at 1 30. Everyone welcome.
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Holland Ladies’ Aid of the
Second Christian Reformed Church
Registration at Central Starts Monday Sept 11
Enrollment is expected to rise this year as freshmen begin arriving in Pella. Registration runs 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday September 11 with Graham Hall open Tuesday noon September 12. Orientation includes chapel assembly library practice voice tests and a freshman dinner at Jordan Hall followed by a morning of library practice and a physical examination. College days aim for harmonious relations among students faculty and townspeople for the busy year ahead.
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Pella
Yea College
Graham Hall
Jordan Hall
Art Instruction At Central College Offers Classes
Central College announces drawing classes for all ages. A Saturday morning session for youth runs from September 16 at 9 o clock in New Central Hall third floor studio. An adult course titled Art as a Hobby is planned. Exhibits will be shown, including Mr. Bobbitt's Amana paintings September 11 to 18 and the Iowa High School Art Festival traveling exhibit September 18 to October 80.
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Bobbitt
New Central Hall
Amana
Tion
Prairie Press
Farm Tenants Buy Town Farms In Omaha Area
In 1939 the Federal Land Bank of Omaha financed 288 buyers including farm youths and tenants to acquire town land. The program mirrors 1938 activity with 96 Town land purchases. Buyers provided a cash stake and financed the remainder through local farm loan channels. Loans run up to 30 years at 4 percent with a temporary reduction to 3 percent. Charles McCamsey, bank president, calls the trend a healthy sign for Nebraska agriculture.
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Omaha
Nebr
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Land Bank
National Farm Loan’ Association
Omaha Land Bank
Charles McCamsey
The
Flood warnings after water heater bursts at Elgin bank
Bursting water heater in William Miller's office above the Elgin bank caused a rapid flood on the second floor and water seeping to the first. Vigilantes rushed to the scene on a Sunday to confront the unexpected deluge and assess damage.
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Elgin
William Miller
Mission Meeting Invitation at New Sharon Iowa
Invitation to the Fifth Annual Convention of the Missionary Prayer Bands of Iowa Auxiliary to the interdenominational Nowe al Holiness Missionary Society convening September 12 and 13 at the Friends church New Sharon Iowa Pastor Rev Lawrence Sams guest speakers Rev Annie Laurie Grein and Miss Charlotte V Barnum. Lodging and breakfast provided. services begin 10 a.m. Tuesday and run to 4 p.m. Wednesday with a warm welcome and urging attendance.
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Missionary Prayer Bands of
Iowa
Nowe
al Holiness Missionary Society
Friends Church
New Sharon
Lawrence Sams
Annie Laurie Grein
Charlotte V. Barnum
Blanche A. Conover
Mt. Pleasant
Towa
Fall Session of Classis of Pella Opens September 19 1939
The Fall Session of the Classis of Pella convenes September 19 1939 at 9 30 a m in Otley Reformed church Rev R A De Jong named President and Rev A Haverkamp Temporary Clerk The retiring President Rev R D Douwstra preaches the sermon The second half of the Classical Assessment is due All papers go to the Stated Clerk Rev E Huibregtse S C
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Pella
Otley
R. A. de Jong
A. Haverkamp
R. D. Douwstra
E. Huibregtse
S. C
Leon unveils street lighting with fall style show
Leon launches a fine new street lighting system embraced by the community during an evening fall style show and entertainment that drew many residents and visitors.
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Leon
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Pella Nat’s Bank
2Nd Reformed Church
Helen Dethmers
H. S
Arie Schakel
Grimes Canning Company
Grimes
Knoxville Journal
John
Plan Iowa Farm Sports Festival
Ames
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