Central Opens 1951 Football Season With Narrow Win
Central defeated Southeast Missouri State Teachers 6 to 0 after trailing in the first half. The Dutchmen, led by Pat Dunkin and Cliff Crandall, used a second-half surge and a late turnover to secure the touchdown and a failed extra point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden Johnston
Central
Missouri
Indians
Pat Junior Dunkin
Dick Long
Cliff Crandall
Bob Halterman
Dick Fledge
Buddy Poppies Sale Planned by VFW Post and Auxiliary
Men and women of the VFW Post and Auxiliary sponsor a Buddy Poppy sale Saturday September 22 on downtown streets. Proceeds support disabled veterans and those involved in making the flowers, plus other small comforts not provided by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W. Post
Auxiliary
L. P. Township Farmers To Vote on Fire Protection Proposal
Farmers of Lake Prairie Township are urged to attend a meeting Friday evening at 7:1 o'clock to discuss a proposed annual tax not exceeding one mill for rural fire protection. Elmer Ver Meer chairs a committee with Dick Boot as secretary to present information. Chief John Hoeksema of the Pella fire department will explain rural fire truck operation and Earl Pohlmann will discuss how rural coverage affects fire insurance rates. The meeting aims to boost protection and lower insurance costs for farmers. nearby deer-vehicle incidents and car damage to Mr. Verrips are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Prairie Township
Elmer Ver Meer
Dick Boot
John Hoeksema
Pella
Buck Deer Jumps Over Car Near Skunk River Bridge
Art Verrips of Pella, 70, driving on Highway 14 near Monroe when a four point buck leaped onto his Chevrolet hood. The impact shattered windshield glass and sun visor, and left the deer fatally injured. Police and conservation officers were alerted. the deer was killed and processed in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Verrips
Pella
Marshall Canning Company
Thyme
Diddle
Skunk River
Mr. Verrips
Monroe
The
Des
Sigourney Edged Past Little Dutch 14 13 in thriller
Pella High fell to Sigourney 14 to 13 in a hard fought Friday night game. De Wild Ballenger gained pace on the ground as Pella led 7 0 at half after Paul Klyn returned a fumble for six. Sigourney scored in the third and fourth, Vande Voort’s kick left the extra point blocked, and Ikuta’s late TD run sealed the win for Sigourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Sigourney
Geo Ikuta
Pella
Sta Borgma
de Wild
Ballenger
Paul Klyn
Hank Vande Voort
Sleeper
George Ikuta
Alvin Dend
Lloyd Ballenger
Indianola
Idianola
LE Heimatra UP
van den
Mrs Otto De Hoog Falls On Downtown Sidewalk
Mrs Otto De Hoog was injured stepping on an uneven sidewalk near the east side of the square after church services. She could not rise, a doctor treated her, and she was sent by ambulance to Mahike Hospital in Oskaloosa where X rays showed a broken hip. The fracture was reduced with surgery on Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto de Hoog
Sid
Mahike Hospital
Oskaloosa
Wheel chair available for veteran use at no charge
Veterans of Foreign Wars chair available for invalids with Commander David Bevan stating no charge for use. Wheel chair can be borrowed at this location for those in need.
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Veterans of Foreign Ware
David Bevan
Central faces Coe in home opener Friday night
Central's Flying Dutchmen host Coe in a tough Friday game as Coe seeks 2–3 touchdown favorites status. Central, 1–0 after a 6–0 win over Missouri, welcomes few injuries and resumes action with Crandall, Dunkin, and Pierson contributing. Central, Coe’s first 1951 foe, aims to upset the favored squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden Johnston
Central
Coe
Missouri
Larry
Arvid Pierson
Cliff Crandall
Fulton
Ill
Three Junior High Football Games On The Schedule
The junior high school lists football games on September 20 at OsKaloosa September 27 at Knoxville and October 4 at Albia all at 4 p.m. with more games to be arranged later Don Heller and John Sabuts coach the team new suits have been ordered by the Board of Education and admission is free come out to see the juniors do their stuff all games on the regulation college field
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Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Albia
Don Heller
John Sabuts
Board of Education
College
Enrollment in Christian School Increases at Pella
The Pella Christian School reports enrollment rising by more than twenty pupils from last year on opening day. Fifty new students join a total of 150, with expectations of 25 more when January kindergarten starts. The growth continues a five year trend with three buses and two jeeps serving outlying areas for both Christian Grade and High Schools.
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Pella Christian School
Pella
Christian High
Christian Grade
Otley
Peoria Christian School Names Staff and Roles
In its first year the Peoria Christian School assigns Ella Vander Schaaf to second grade and Mildred Ringelberg to third and fourth grade under acting principal John Brouwer who holds a Calvin College degree and a Michigan Masters. The staff also includes a teacher in the primary department and a teacher with a state certificate after two years at Calvin College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria Christian School
Calvin College
John Brouwer
University of Michigan
Misa Ella Vander Schaaf
Mildred Ringelberg
European Tour Recap Presented by Rotary Club
M Vander Linden reviewed an eight week overseas trip of he and his wife to England France and the Netherlands at a Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday noon. Rene distributed menus photos and souvenirs detailing visits to Southampton London Paris Versailles Amsterdam and more aboard the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth with the Channel crossing by air. The couple noted efficient London transport good Dutch French rail service but fair French rail service and their first airplane ride. They collected items from each country and teased a future scene if wearing kilts a French beret and wooden shoes while carrying a Chamberlain umbrella. Guests included Tod De Bruin Marinus Kregel and Dr N J Jellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
M. Vander Linden
Vander Linden
Rene
Southampton
England
London
Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare
Edinborough Castle
Loch Lomond
France
Paris
Versailles
Louis the XIV
Amsterdam
van der Linden
States
Queen Elizabeth
Pelim Street
Douglas
Scotland
Europe
Tod de Bruin
Clear Lake Rotarian
Marinus ‘Kregel
New Central
N.J. Jellas
Holland, Michigan
Young Lady Hurt In Collision With Bicycle Downtown
A bicycle and a girl collided downtown near noon on September 12. Mary Nella Holabergen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Hokerbergen of Leighton, suffered a broken leg and bruises to her face and arm after being struck by a bicycle ridden by Jimmie Roorda, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Roorda, outside the Paardekooper drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hoksergen
Leighton
Mary
Nella Holabergen
Peter Hokebergen
Paardekooper Drug
Jimmie A
Type of Test for Driver's License Has Been Changed
DES MOINES A new written exam for driver's license applicants was announced by the State Department of Public Safety. The new multiple choice form appears easier but trials show a higher failure rate due to tougher questions. The test uses 25 questions with 20 correct to pass, uses several question sets to prevent coaching, and requires rereading a study booklet if failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Department of Public Safety
Harry C. Brown
Camp Fire Girls Program Planned at Legion Hall
Camp Fire Girls in Pella schedule a program for families and friends on Thursday September 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the American Legion Hall to recount summer to spring activities. Mrs Helen Douwstra leads with Miss M Genevieve Clayton Heart of the Hawk Eye Council executive director speaking on The Camp Fire Program for Pella Be friendly Make friends Join the Camp Fire Girls. Tulip Blue Birds hike to Big Rock before school started led by Mrs Helen Douwstra and Mrs Juanita Lane, lunch carried, several tired on return.
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Camp Fire Organization
Pella
American Legion Hall
Helen Douwstra
M. Genevieve Clayton
Heart of the Hawkeye Council
Camp Fire Girls
Blue Birds
Juanita Lane
Big Rock
Pasture Field Day at Albia Set for Sept 25
Marion county extension director Forrest Kohrt announces a field day on September 25 at the Pasture Improvement Farm near Albia. Visitors may tour the farm to compare grazing trials across birdsfoot trefoil with bromegrass, alfalfa ladino with bromegrass, and unimproved pastures, plus seed production methods and two years of grazing outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Albia
Forrest Kohrt
Homecoming and Chamber Meeting At Pella Country Club
Pella alumni are invited to Homecoming at Pella High with a bonfire coronation and social. A Chamber of Commerce general meeting will be held Tuesday at Pella Golf and Country Club with supper at 6 30 and an aviation talk by a Civil Aeronautics Board officer.
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the Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Pella
Civil Aeronautics Board of
Kansas City
Missouri
Grinnell
Feed Livestock Outlook Meeting in Knoxville Friday
Marion County farmers may attend a Friday evening feed and livestock outlook meeting to receive suggestions and planning help for 1952. Speakers Wm. Zmolek and C. H. Don Howe from Town State College will discuss issues with local farmers at the Women’s Club building in Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Wm. Zmolek
C. H. Donhowe
Town State College
Knoxville
Women Club
Central Graduate Wins Promotion in Diplomatic Service
Gerald Mokma, a Central graduate of 1921, is promoted to Consul General per the Des Moines Register. Details on his station were not provided, but friends note Budapest as a current posting. Mrs Mokma, Lucille Cochran, lives in St Louis as their children attend school. Mokma has served about thirty years in diplomacy, with postings in Japan, Germany, Belgium, Mexico, Canada, and Colombia.
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Des Moines Register
Gerald Mokma
Pella
Budapest
Mokma
Central
Lucille Cochran
Jim Cochran
Des Moines
St. Louis
Japan
Germany
Belgium
Mexico
Canada
Columbia
South America
Dr Herbert Van Wyk Inauguration Set for New Brunswick
The Reverend Dr Herbert Van Wyk will be inaugurated as Professor of Christian Education at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Brunswick New Jersey on October 1. The ceremony will be held at the Second Reformed Church. A General College graduate class of 1932 he taught Bible at the college 1940 to 1950 before moving to New Brunswick Seminary. The formality follows a one year trial before final appointment by General Synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert van Wyk
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Second Reformed Church
van Wyk
General College
Chris
New Brunswick Seminary
Reformed Church Seminary
General Synod
Drama Club to stage The Scorpion for homecoming
Alpha Psi Omega marks its fifth season at C.U.I by presenting the 1926 comedy thriller The Scorpion as a period tent show. The production recreates authentic 1920s acting and staging with an excellent cast, featuring Sheiks and Shebas in a traveling Iowa troupe style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Psi Omega
C.U.I
Iowa
Alpha and Si Omega, Jr
First Vesper Musical Sunday a Great Success
The Vesper concert at Douwstra Chapel drew a two thirds full house as Central College music faculty showcased a varied program. Minka Diederichs Bartels opened with Variations in F minor, others included Mendelssohn Elijah arias, Schubert lieder, Gluck and Sprackling pieces, and Franck’s Piece Heroique on the organ. Performers received enthusiastic audience response and plans for a future vesper were already in motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douwstra
Central College Music
Minka Diederichs Bartels
Dali
Lawrence Groeters
God of
Abraham
Elijah
Mendelssohn
Sprackling
Schubert
Jordon Farndell
Franck
Edith Sedrel le Cocq
Central
Turbulent Times Bring Central's Talent Lineup
Mr Birdsall has gathered top acting talent at Central including James Gordon Sr Bob Omick Mrs James Gordon Joan Vander Wal Jim Gordon Leonard De Boe Jacob Webber Connie Kenner Ketty Webber Janylee DeBoer Theodora Maitland Gloria Flemming Henry Ranald Zoutendam Fox Dave Prins Miss Smith Shirley Kooistra Bridget Beth Parker and Peggy Joline Dever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tors
Mr. Birdsall
Central
James Gordon
Bob Omick
Joan Vander Wal
Jimmie Gordon
Leonard de Boe
Jacob Webber
Connie Kenner
Ketty Webber
Janylee DeBoer
Theodora Maitland
Gloria Flemming
Henry
Ranald Zoutendam
Fox
Dave ‘Prins
Miss Smith
Shirley Kooistra
Bridget
Beth Parker
Peggy
Joline Dever
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Wavern Garner
New Sharon
Orville Dunkin
Key
Ray Boyd
al Shuler
Chicago, Ill
Dic Long
Tama
Jim Ae
Chicago
Ray Rugh
Leland Denartog
John Ele
Muilenberg
Sibley
Herb Martinez
Fred van Swol
Chicago, A
At Donohoe
Don Kohlmann
Glen Borgman
Bob Arents
Secaucus
N. J
Bob Gibson
Daryl Griffith
Coon Rapids
Pete Mondeel
Rush Wilkins
Fulton, Ill
Larry Pugh
Montezuma
Nevada
Bob Campbell
LaGrange
Gary Darland
Oskalopea
Rudolph Krosener
Phil Mentink
Ofella
Morgan McClelland
al Sneller
Sheldon
Bill Lemon
Bob Zupp
Walden
New York
Bob Carle
Lee Arrowsmith
Coon, Rapids
Harvey Boshrow
Bob Bleam
Roger Mason
Dal Brush
John Schon
Jim Schneekloth
Ronald Mick
Bussey
Dale Grimeh
van der Vee Toprow
Bob Ellsworth
Richard “Babe” Tysseling
Marinus Kregel
Gibbs News
Cape Girardeat
Kuyper St
Thal Cape
Penaltie
Central Ape
Johnston LE Proffer
Wickham Pierson Ghiles
Kohiman
Esti Donohoe
Dart Darland RT
Dement
Lemon
Arpe Viek Kin “Pugh
Wilkerting
den “Hartog
Garrison
Ellis
Van = Swol
Brozner
Martinez
Long
Shuler
Arents
Halterman
Boyd
Garner
Crandall Carle
Cape—Fritz
Smith
Raisch
Flentge
Rowe
Lee
J. Estes
Hancock
Bier
Buddy
L. P
Legion Hall
Christian School
Dorst Gosselink
Grand Rapids
Bernice Tromp
Rotary
B. M. Vander Linden
Pella High School
New Bruswick
Drama Club
Scorpion
Sheiks
Shebas
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