Wayne Beaver Wins County Plow Match in Marion County
Wayne Beaver of Bussey won the Marion County Plowing Match on September 5 on Richard Steenhoek’s farm with a 91 score. Second went to John Robuck of Knoxville, followed by Beryl Kane of Pleasantville, Richard Steenhoek, and Clinton Golf. Gary Vogelaar started the event, judges rated furrows, contour adherence, waterways, and soil health, and preparations for the September 21 Corn Belt match near Pleasantville were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soils Conservation Service
Wayne Beaver
Bussey
Clinton Golf
Lacona
Richard’ Steenboek
Pella
John Robuck
Knoxville
Beryl Kane
Pleasantville
Gary Vogelaar
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Sutton
Mahaska County
John Wilson
Jasper Co
M. M. Dockendorff
Pella High School
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Rogers
C. L. Hamilton
National Farm Safety Council
Chicago
Clay Barnett
Polk, Story, Warren
Clay
Des Moines
Barnett
Lyall Mitchell
Oskaloosa
Marion
Mahaska
Marion County
Heard Plumbeck
Herb Plambeck
WHO
Herb
Central Committee
Marion County Oil
Iowa
Midwest
Gross Rogers
Cyril Rees
Clyde Milner
Beaver
Robuck
Lyman Eells
Marion County Soils Office
Steenhoek
Amvet Auxiliary
Gene Suta
John
Cant Ton
Rai Robuck
Richard Steenboek
Weather Summary For Early September Rain Totals
The record shows rainfall in early September with amounts of .18 on Sept 8, .62 on Sept 7, .04 on Sept 8, and .88 on Sept 9, totaling 1.12 inches. August measured 3.47 inches in total. H. K. Pals reports these figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Pals
Local farmers rally to lift Milner farm for conservation day
Farmers from soils groups north of the Des Moines River and in Lake Prairie Summit and Red Rock townships volunteer to aid technicians on September 21 during the WHO Corn Belt Plowing Match and Conservation Field Day. Leaders list names by township and invites any willing helpers to join. workers receive car windshield stickers for free passage between sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines River
Lake Pra
Summit
Red Rock
Clyde Milner
WHO
Milner
Lake Prairie
A. M. Blom
Elmer Nollen
Dick F. Boot
Gerrit Tysseling
Ray de Haan
Jacob de Haan
Ed Keuning
Gerrit Eysink
Summit Township
John Vanden Baard
Joe Vanden Berg
Albert Rietveld
Fred Mohler
Earl Amble
Joe J. Templeton
Qrien Clark
Dongston
Nate Kingery
R Schakel to Attend International Cooperative Meeting
Reuben Schakel of the Farmers Cooperative Marketing Association Pella Iowa will fly from New York City on September 19 to Zurich Switzerland for the International Cooperative Alliance meeting the week of October 6. He serves as director of the Conservative Association since 1941 and will visit wholesale cooperatives in England Scotland Holland and Belgium during the trip continuing coverage on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York City
International Cooperative Alliance
Zurich
Switzerland
Consultive Association
Schakel
England
Scotland
Holland
Belgium
Pella
Iowa
Parking Rules Near Ball Park Spark City Fines
Seventeen motorists were cited for illegal parking along highway 163 and near Pool Park. Some escaped citation while others paid one dollar fines. Mayor Frush and police warn of accidents as heavy traffic persists. Officers will continue enforcement to keep streets clear.
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Highway 163
Pool Park
Frush
Oskaloosa Street
Ball Park
Forearmer
Fighting Dutch To Meet Indians In First Game
The Fighting Dutchmen open at Montezuma Friday night to face the Indians in a test likely to echo last season’s 14 to 0 Pella win. Pella’s line averages 164 pounds with a lighter backfield, while they game plan to curb Montezuma full back Max Gabriel and employ a fast, tricky offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Montezuma Indians
Pella
Gordon Nesbit
Jack Fisk
Dean Sadler
Max Gabriel
Rysdam
Organ Builder Speaks at Kiwanis Meeting
Harry Mellema, an organ builder from Pel la, spoke to Kiwanis Club members about organ construction. He described factory prep, engineering checks, and the process of installing a church organ, noting modern organs mimic a philharmonic orchestra and include innovative features like a piano-enabled organ in Minneapolis. Victor Burkman attended as a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mellema
Pella
Kimball
Third Reformed Church
Mr. Mellema
Kiwanis Club
Mellema
Chai
Phisharmonic
Minneapolis
College Chapel
Victor Burkman
Harve van Gorp
Offbeat OCR Note Sparks Unclear Event
Fragmentary text shows garbled names and actions, making it hard to identify the event or location. The readable bits hint at a race or parade but lack concrete details, participants, or dates to confirm specifics.
Rotary District Governor addresses Pella meeting
District Governor Edgar, from Rotary International's 132nd District, spoke at the Pella Rotary Club Thursday noon. He, an Ames Rotarian who directs bands and teaches instrumental music at Iowa State College, offered suggestions for the year and shared Rotary experiences from clubs worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary International
Pella Rotary
Ames Rotary Club
Iowa State College
Pella
Night School Chicken Fest Friday Night at Pool Park
Business men are invited to the Adult Night School class event at Pool Park Friday evening September 18. A 6:30 p.m. picnic supper features all the chicken attendees can eat. A between teams matchups the Cham ber of Commerce and Night School seeks to attract crowds and raise goodwill between town and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pool Park
Chamber of Commerce
Band to Play Last Concert Saturday Night
The Municipal Band will perform one final concert Saturday evening if weather allows. Director Kuyper plans a program of marches and popular tunes, featuring a medley sung by George Ver Steeg with old songs. The concerts drew large crowds despite gaps due to other events, and residents of Pella and area thank the band and the Pella Chamber of Commerce for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuyper
George Ver Steeg
You
Maggie
Pella
Teachers Will Attend Meeting at Newton Tuesday
Teachers from Jasper Powersheik and Marion Counties will meet at Newton on Tuesday September 17 for an all day conference on Improvement of Instruction. The event is arranged by the County Superintendent and the State Department with dual demonstrations at primary, intermediate, and upper levels. Newton pupils will participate in demonstrations and attendees may bring their own lunches due to crowded facilities. The local board votes to close schools so Pella teachers may attend with preserved salaries. Will Rogers quote appears as a concluding aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Powesheik
Marion
Newton
County Superintendent of Schools
State Department
Sion
Pella
Jasper County Plowing Match Next Saturday
The fifth annual Jasper County plowing match will be held Saturday September 14 on the Arthur Watt farm six miles northwest of Newton. Five plowmen have entered with more expected. Demonstrations of farm machinery start at 9 30 AM at the A B Herbold farm. Prizes total eighty dollars with top awards of 26 20 15 10 and 5 for fifth and sixth. Talks on weed control and European corn borer follow, lunch served by the Jasper County Junior Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Arthur Watt
Newton
A.B. Herbold
Watt Place
Newton Chamber of Commerce
K. P. Sylvester
Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Jasper County Junior Farm Bureau
Three Added to Teaching Staff At the College
Central College adds new educators as enrollment grows. Alice Marie Carlson of Otoson Minnesota becomes assistant biology professor with 13 years of teaching and zoology assistant experience at University of Minnesota. Two Freshman English instructors join: Mrs Homer L Johnson and Mrs Robert Wilkinson. A college nurse, Ruth Marie Roberts, is appointed with Army hospital Cadet Nurse experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Marie Carlson
Ottoson
Minn
Hageen
Central College
Pella
University of Minnesota
J. , Wodsedalek
Homer L. Johnson
Robert Wilkinson
Theresa Wormhoudt
Johnson
Culver-Stockton College
Canton
Central
Wilkinson
Ruth Marie Roberts
Marshalltown
Central College opens with inspiring chapel address
Dr. Gerrit T. Vander Lugt, president, urged students to pursue self education and moral growth beyond four years of college. He called for unity through God guiding all college life and a faithful, loyal conduct in every life station.
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Gerrit T. Vander Lugt
Central College
God
Colege
van der Lugt
Joshua
Chamber of Commerce Meets at Legion Hall Monday
The COFCTO calls a general Chamber of Commerce meeting for 7 30 PM Monday September 16 at Legion Hall. Topics include road improvements dues budget fundraising member solicitation method and Board election concerns. Prominent residents and committees for the WHO Corn Belt Plowing Match feature in discussions with coffee and sandwiches to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Boat
Ralph Ver Meer
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Central Committee
College Grid Squad Keen For Winning Title
Central's football squad forms part of a broader campus expansion with four coaches led by Babe Tusseling. Tysseling, a Central alumnus of 1932 with a 1938 Iowa master's, played on the famed Central Wonder Team which won seventy of seventy-five games in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Babe” Tusseling
E. Tharp
Bud” Vander Ploeg
T. W. Prins
Tysseling
University of Iowa
Central Wonder
Aid Veterans Apply for Terminal Leave Pay Clinic
Veterans may apply for terminal leave pay on Friday and Saturday evenings September 18 and 14 at the Legion hall with help from American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Amvets. Sessions begin 7:30 p.m. Each applicant must submit a photostatic or true copy of discharge or separation certificate to the disbursing agency with the application. If unavailable, submit the form and mail the copy when obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amvets
Legion Fall
Annual Mission Conference at Sully Sept 20
The Women’s Missionary Union of the Reformed Church Pella Classis holds its annual conference at Sully Reformed Church on Friday September 20 starting at 10:00 AM. Delegates bring lunch. coffee and dessert provided. The program includes devotions, messages by local missionaries, music, and prayers with sessions at 2:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
Women’s Missionary Union of the Reformed Church
Pella Classis
Sully Reformed Church
Meni Reston
Ashford
Janet Rolf
W. Rosenbei
G. de Jong
Mr. Nosselink
Kentucky
Rock of Ages
Johnson
Lyle Brand
Marian van Horne
Young Women's Work
D. Bogaard
Mission Boards
M. of
G. Vander Lugt
English Girls Will Talk at Farm Bureau Meeting
The Marion County Women's Committee meets at McConnell's Cafe on Friday September 13 at 1 00. Mrs Gradus Klein International Relations Chairman presents a program with Mire Arthur Velo and Mrs John Martin Vi sharing home life in England. Mrs Howard Karr describes years in South America and her experiences there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Women’s Committee
McConnell's Cafe
Gradus -Klein
Njed
Mire
Arthur Velo
John Martin V
England
Howard Karr
South America
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Richard Steenhoek Farm
Richard Steenhoek
Milner Farm
R. Schakel
Congress
Reuben Schakel
Farmers, Cooperative, Marketing Association
Will
G. Gross Rogers
Gary Wogan
Rotary
Madean
Edgar
Will Rogers
Pres
Vander Lugt
Cofcto
Legion Hall
College
Central Callese Symnasium
Camolin
Adelaid Boxer
R. Vanden Berg
Offerto
Ee de Jone Fertory
Lysberg
Irs. Prinsress
N. Gosselink
Vander
Farm Bureau
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