Kiwanis Club Launches New Travel Lecture Series
The Kiwanis Club announces the third annual Travel and Adventure illustrated lecture series at Cortland Chapel. Speakers include Thayer Soule on Around South America, Herbert Knapp on Denmark and Sweden, Julian Gromer on Valley of the Hudson, Karl Robinson on Austria, Fred Machetanz on Shangri La Alaska, and Stan Midley on Two Wheels Across Montana. Season tickets cost 4.76, with sales through club members and local outlets. proceeds aid the Pella summer recreation program.
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Kiwanis Club
Ounstra
Thayer Soule
South America
Herbert Knapp
Denmark
Sweden
Julian Gromer
Busines
Verought Insurance
Boat & Boatsma
Vander Linden Drug Store
Vander Ploeg’s Bakery
Ideal Pharmacy
White Way Auto Co
Pella
Little Dutch Lose Opening Grid Game at Sigourney 27-20
Sigourney beat Pella 27 to 20 in the season opener at Sigourney. Glimpses of improvement for Pella included a fourth quarter drive capped by a Bergman plunge and a 43 yard run before an E Northup 53 yard interception return for a TD. Sigourney pulled away in the second and held on. The game preview noted a Kuyper Field tilt with Indianola looming.
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Sigourney
Sigou
B. Northupp
Sellers
Pella
Lloyd Ballenger
Bergman
Man
E. Northup
Sigourney Pella
Indianola
G De Penning to Head CROP Drive In Mid November
Roy Van Vark chairs a 1953 Rural Overseas Program drive planning meeting at Legion Hall on Sept 9. G Ver Steeg named treasurer and Ray Robus and Joe Horman as commodity chairmen. Township leaders named for each area. Drive set for Nov 17 to 22 with a Nov 15 workers meeting to finalize plans. CROP, run by Church World Service, gathers free will offerings and commodities to aid 82 countries through relief agencies.
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Roy van Vark
Legion Hall
Roy Vi Vernon Roorda
George Ver Steeg
Ray Robus
Pella
Joe Horman
Otley
Des Moines River
South Lake Prairie
Dick de Heus
North Lake Prairie
Henry Gosselink
Summit Township
John Vanden Baard
North Polk Township
Peter van Ham
Garber Klyn
Central Department of Church World Service
National Council of Churches of the
U. S
Rotarians Hear Speaker on Politics at Club Luncheon
Rotarians heard Merle Lee address the political situation at a Knoxville Club luncheon. He urged voters to study the issues, compare party platforms, and vote on November 4 for the welfare of the nation and world.
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Veterans of the Knoxville Hospital
Merle Lee
Pella High School
Lee
Congress
Scout Roundup Postponed to October in Knoxville
The Boy Scout Round Up program planned for Monday September 22 in Knoxville is postponed with a new date set for October 4. Further details will be released next week.
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Knoxville
Bible Observance Celebration Planned for Sept. 29
Final plans take shape for a Bible observance celebration on September 29 under the sponsorship of the Pella Ministerial Association. Churches of the area will meet at the Second Reformed Church.
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Pella
Local births and family news from Oskaloosa area
Mrs Lester Steenhoek and baby boy dismissed from Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa September 15. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Marvin De Penning of Leighton at Mahika Hospital September 15. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Arnold Van Zee of Leighton September 16. Heerema family gathering at Pool Park with out-of-town relatives from Woodward Des Moines and Spirit Lake. Bert Stegeman writes from Omaha about a stolen wire haired terrier Scotty and humorous verse.
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Lester Steenhoek
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Marvin de Penning
Leighton
Mahika Hospital
Arnold van Zee
Heerema Brothers
Pool Park
Fred Heerema
Woodward
Town
Bert Stogeman
Omaha
Nebraska
Omaha World Herald
Bert Stegeman
Bert
Scotty
Australia
New Zealand
Africa
Europe
Speaker to address formation church ceremony at 7 30 pm
Dr. G. T. Van der Lugt will be the speaker at the 7 30 p m celebration formed church event. Final and complete plans for the program will be published in next week's Chronicle.
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G. T. Vander Lugt
Chamber of Commerce meeting notice calls for supper
A Chamber of Commerce meeting is set for Monday September 22 at the Country Club with supper at 6 30 PM. An oral business session will follow and a main speaker is to be announced to energize the chamber and promote community enterprise.
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Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Connie van Roekel
School Leaders Attend Central District Conference in Des Moines
Superintendent Buerkensch attended a county officers conference in Des Moines to discuss proposed school legislation and duties for the new year. The Iowa state education association and allied groups focused on teacher certification retirement department reorganization and funding. Marion County council representatives Miss Ruby Ver Steeg and Glen Long Attica attended.
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Buerkensch
Des Moines
ISEA
State Association
The
Legion
Farm Bureau
State Department
Finance
Kirkwood
Marion County Council
Ruby Ver Steeg
Glen Long Attica
Enrollment of Freshmen at Central Up 23 Percent
Freshman enrollment at Central College shows a 28 percent rise over 1961 levels at this point, nearing the 1960 freshmen total. Despite upper class drop effects and wartime draft calls, overall enrollment edges upward with a few late registrations arriving this week.
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Central
Central College
Uncle Sam
Editor Ver Steeg urges wise choices at campus convocation
Chronicle Editor George Ver Steeg of the Pella Chronicle spoke at Central College matriculation convocation urging students toward three choices. He warned against state worship, urged pursuing a chosen vocation with diligence, and emphasized living well as the path to wisdom and personal integrity.
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Cunera van Emmerik
George Ver Steeg
Pella Chronicle
Central College
Hitler
Stalin
Ver Steeg
Grid Jamboree Promises Big Night at Knoxville Stadium
Eight South Central Conference football teams and marching bands from Pella Chariton Indianola Centerville Valley Winterset Albia will perform in a first ever jamboree at Knoxville Monday night. Teams meet in quarter matchups starting 7 pm with bands performing alphabetically and Valley and Winterset at halftime. Early arrival urged for good seats.
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Knoxville
Chariton
Pella
Indianola
Centerville
Valley
Albia
Winterset
Nebraska Teachers To Play Central Friday Evening
Forty one candidates labored at Central for two weeks awaiting the opener with Nebraska Teachers College at Kuyper Field on Friday night. Key players include returnees Den Hartog Dunkin Long and Arrowsmith with newcomers Foramo Jay Deets Boender Davis Vander Linden and Vander Linden among others. Nebraska State Teachers College brings 36 men to Pella led by Argabright and Stockman with a 43 to 20 win over Washburn last week.
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Central
Nebraska Teachers College
Kuyper Field
Glenn Bergman
Lee den Hartog
Orville Dunkin
Dick Long
Arden Johnston
Larry Pugh
Pat Donohoe
Gary Darland
Arvid Pierson
Chuck Formaro
Des Moines
Dick Jay
Lynnville
Jim Deets
Jack Boender
Dean Davis
Duane du Mez
Don Vander
Nebraska State Teachers College
al Wheeler
Pella
Washburn College
Topeka
Kansas
LE Johnston
LT Pugh
LG van Swol
C Donohoe
RG Pierson
RT Diland
Arrowsmith
Klein
QB Long
FB den Hartog
LH Dunkin
Rosendaal
Boener
Braska
LE Trullinger
LT Retor
LG Sederburg
C Applegate
RY Lade
RE Lade
RE Gilmore
QB Argabright
FB Clark
LH Stockman
Hopkins
Dollar Days Bargains Hit Pella Stores Friday and Saturday
September 19 and 20 bring a shopper event in Pella with discounts on groceries blinds drugs wallpaper alliances hosiery farm machinery jewelry oil cans linoleum hardware clothing and more. Local merchants advertise deep cut values across diverse items for smart buyers during the two day sale.
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Pella
Mission Conference at Sully Ref Church Friday
The 46th annual Women s Missionary Conference of the Classis of Pella will be held Friday September 26 in the Reformed Church of Sully Iowa. Morning session begins 1 00 o clock with devotions and program including speakers Miss Janella Rozendaal Mrs C Muyskens and Rev C Muyskens. Afternoon session starts 1 30 with music and addresses by Mrs H Schade Rev C Muyskens and others. Lunch is a sack lunch. coffee and dessert provided.
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Women's Missionary Conference
The
Classis of
Pella
Reformed Church of
Sully
Towa
B. D. Ackley
Janella Rozendaal
C. Muyskens
Kenucky
F. F. Harper
Dale Stoppels
Henry Poppen
China
Rev
Kentucky
H. Schade
Central Alumni Chapter Meeting Postponed to October
The Pella Area Alumni Chapter reschedules the September 22 meeting to Thursday October 9 at 7 00 p m in Jordan Hall. The committee plans a strong program for the Centennial Year and urges Centralites to attend and help improve it. Reservations should be sent to Miss Colleen Renaud by Monday October.
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Pella Area
Jordan Hall
Colleen Renaud
Little Dutch Open Conference Play At Kuyper Stadium
The Little Dutch face the Indianola Indians in the first South Central Conference game at Kuyper stadium. Kickoff is 7 30 p m with Indianola coming off a non conference win over Pleasantville and Pella dropping a close 27 to 20 decision to Sigourney in the final minutes. The lineup mirrors the Sigourney game with backs Borgman Ballenger Hiemstra Ikuta ends Ver Hoef Blom tackles De Wild Van Hal guards A Hiemstra De Zwarte center Vander Pol Valater.
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Stan Borgman
Indianola Indians
Kuyper Stadium
Indianola
Pleasantville
Pella
Sigourney
Borgman
Ballenger
H. Hiemstra
Ikuta
Ver Hoef
Blom
de Wild
van Hal
A. Hiemstra
de Zwarte
Vander Pol
Valater
Korea Veterans Entitled to On the Farm Training
Korea veterans gain access to on the farm training through high school shop and classroom work. Forty one World War II veterans are enrolled in two classes with many to leave within six months. Des Moines VA forms determine eligibility, while Pella Public Schools prepare to publish more details from the Ag Department. enrollment awaits vocation choice and school acceptance.
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G. I
Jalie de Haan
Ernest de Cook
Des Moines
V. A
Ag. Department
Pella
College Twilight Music Program at Central College Chapel
The Central College music faculty presents an hour of Sunday afternoon entertainment in Douwstra Chapel at 4:00. Soprano Edith Le Cocq and Laurence Grooters perform solos and a duet, with Lenough Anderson and Robert E. Smith on organ and piano. Selections include The Widow's Plea, Sonata in A Major, On an Old Picture, Black Roses, and a Grand Choeur Dialogue.
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Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Edith "Sedrel le Cocq
Laurence Grooters
Lenough Anderson
Robert E. Smith
Mendelssohn
Chronicle editor honored by soils district commissioners
Dean Emeritus H. H. Kildee of Iowa State College and George Ver Steeg, editor of The Chronicle, were guests of the Iowa State Soil District Commissioners at a Cedar Rapids conference. They received identical plaques recognizing leadership in soils conservation. Marion County chair Jacob De Haan drove the editor to Cedar Rapids. Dr. H. H. Bennett, former U.S. Soil Conservation chief, spoke at the banquet. About 250 people attended the Roosevelt Hotel conference, which ran three days.
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H. H. Kildee
Towa State College
George Ver Steeg
The
Chronicle
Iowa Se District
Cedar Ai Town
Iowa State Soil Conservation Committee
Marion County Soils District Commission
Jacob de Haan
Cedar Rapids
H. H. Bennett
U .S. Soils Conservation
Roosevelt Hotel
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New York City
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Spirit Lake
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State University of Iowa
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Marion County
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