Great Youth for Christ Rally at Sully Tonight
The Youth For Christ International Holland Team led by Rev. Spencer De Jong headlines the Sully-Lynnville Youth For Christ rally at the Community Building in Sulpms on September 25. This marks the team’s first Jasper County appearance with members Gene Jordan Stratton Shufelt and Doug Fisher. The event is free to the public and follows a Holland campaign praised for reviving religious work.
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Youth For Christ International Holland
Spencer de Jong
Sully-Lynnville
Youth For Christ
Sulpms
Jaspe
de Jong
Jordan Haing
Jasper County
Holland
Gene Jordan
Marina
Stratton Shufelt
Doug Fisher
Netherlands
Twins Admitted Free To Central College Homecoming Play
Pella residents who are twins and whose twin accompanies them to Central College homecoming show will gain free admission to January Thaw. Miss Phyllis Go down invites all local twins to register by October 7 to receive a reserved seat in the twins special section at Douwstra Chapel.
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Pella
Central College
Phyllis Godown
Busines
Chronicle
Iowa
Miss Godown
Legion Post Gala Evening at Memorial Hall
Legion Post officers announce a September 29 memorial hall gala with Gene Emerald as MC and Dag Movies performing. Knoxville dancers Martha Kay Paardekooper Kay Marlene Spear and Janie Scott will present dances. Virginia Greendyke sings soprano. Open to all who served, ancillary Legion Auxiliary refreshments follow. membership set at 285 with $4 dues. event starts 8 PM.
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Nievaal
Memorial Hall
Gene Emerald
KRNT
Dag Movies
Gene
G.i’s
USO
Knoxville
Martha Kay Paardekooper
Kay Marlene Spear
Janie Scott
Virginia Greendyke
Legion Post
Central College celebrates 21st homecoming and theatre season
Central College marks its 21st homecoming and opens the 1947-48 college theatre season with a free offer. The event highlights school pride and cultural programming as students and faculty anticipate performances and festivities.
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Central College
Songfellows to perform to raise band uniform funds
The Songfellows will appear Tuesday night October 7 at 8 00 P M in the high school auditorium to start a drive for badly needed band uniforms. Over one fourth do not fit and eight more are needed to outfit the band. Proceeds from the concert and other events will fund the uniforms and when enough money is raised Bill Austin will join The Longfellows with piano solos.
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Songfellows
Band Parents Music Club
Bill Austin
the Longfellows
Sixty Five Local Students Going to Central College
Central College opens with record enrollment 492 students from 17 states and five foreign countries. Figures show 212 freshmen, 157 sophomores, 72 juniors, 47 seniors, and 4 special students. Denominational mix includes Reformed 225 members and Methodist 83, with 20 denominations represented.
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Central College
Pella
Ilinois
New Jersey
Wisconsin
New York
Minnesota
California
Alabama
India
Arabia
Netherlands
Cyprus
Reformed Church
Methodist
Baptists
Christian
Presbyterian
Christian Reformed
Rotarian Talk By Central College Biologist Miss Carlson
Miss Alice Carlson, biology professor at Central College, spoke at the Rotary luncheon last Thursday. She shared facts from her field noting the diversity of life and the beetle family’s 600000 varieties. Carlson, a native of Minnesota, has studied Hawkeye state wildlife and hopes to capture a bullfrog from southern Iowa ponds and creeks.
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Alice Carlson
Central College
Rotary
Carlson
Gopher
Hawkeye
Iowa
One Hundred Fine Photographs in College Exhibit
Under Central College sponsorship the third annual international salon of contemporary photography, promoted by Popular Photography, tours the country and is on display in Pella through October 10 at the college galleries in Central Hall. The exhibit features about 100 photographs from world wide contributors, including war pictures, human interest studies, and landscapes, with technical data on each image.
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Central College
Popular Photography
Pella
Central Hall
Last Chance to Hear Scotch Evangelists in Pella
The Scottish evangelists Rev and Mrs H Strachan offer final services this week in Pella with evenings at 7 30 p m Thursday Friday and Sunday No service Saturday night The Thursday sermon titled The Famine in Europe and Universal Drought Why addresses the Biblical view of contemporary events and urges attendance before the closing services.
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H. Strachan
Pella
Strachan
Europe
V F W Buddy Poppy Day Scheduled for Saturday
The Howard D. Vor Steeg Post 6242 sponsors Buddy Poppy Day to honor the dead and aid living veterans. Poppies are made by disabled veterans and funds support the V F W National Home at Eaton Rapids Michigan. A Tru man letter excerpt notes the sale helps orphans of veterans. Buy a Buddy Poppy on the streets of Pella Saturday Sept 27.
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Howard D. Vor Steeg
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W. National
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
Truman
Pella
Barbecue Field Day Set for October in Iowa
Four beeves have been purchased by E H Felton Co of Indianola for a Town Soils Conservation field day at the Bellman farm six miles NW of Indianola on Thursday October 9. Felton grain dealers will provide free beef sandwiches for 10 000 people served by the Indianola Chamber in a 50 by 70 tent. Clay Barnett soils conservationist leads efforts to curb a north ditch washing through the Bellman farm with dam diversion terracing and sloping. The event, described as the biggest soil control show in Iowa, is sponsored by the Des Moines Register and Tribune Farm and Home division the Federal Soils Conservation Service Warren County Farm Bureau Indianola Chamber of Commerce and others with coffee milk ice cream and other refreshments for all attendees.
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E. H. Felton & Co
Indianola
Bellman
Felton & Ci
Middle River
Central Dutchmen Dominate Wesleyan In 19 7 Conference Win
Central's Flying Dutchmen clinched a third straight conference title by beating Iowa Wesleyan 19 to 7 at Mt. Pleasant. Don Heller 36 yard run capped a second quarter drive after a penalty handicap, Johnny Anderson added a 13 point tally, and Galen Cheuvrant directed the aerial attack setting up Mark Speed for another score. Wesleyan avoided a shutout with a fourth quarter 11 yard TD pass from Dick Tank to Bob Brown.
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Central College Flying Dutchmen
Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan
Central
Coe
Setember
Mt. Pleasant
Wesleyan
Don Heller
Galen Cheuvrant
Johnny Anderson
Mark Speed
Bergman
Dick Tank
Bob Brown
Lawrence
Henry Cox Honored by Former Pupil
Ienxy Cox of the Central College faculty reports that Henry Cox has been honored by a former pupil Patton McNaughton a doctoral student at the University of California who plans to dedicate his philosophy thesis to Cox for his influence in forming bands and orchestras McNaughton trained under Cox at Nebraska State University Band and served as assistant director and drum major during West Point and Rose Bowl games He is graduate Assistant Conductor of UGSA Symphony Orchestra.
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Ienxy Cox
Central College
University of California
Cox
Patton McNaughton
Henry Cox
Nebraska State University
West Point
UG. S. A. Symphony Orchestra
Mary Phillips Street to Play Concert Here
Miss Mary Phillips Street an ex Central College associate professor of piano returns to Pella in April to headline the Artist Series at Central College. She taught at Central from 1937 to 1943 and later managed her brother’s Nashville music store while continuing to perform at Fisk Vanderbilt and Peabody. The series also features Frederick Jugel and Mile. Jeane Demessieux with the Little Philharmonic Orchestra, with season reservations through the college business office.
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Mary Phillips Street
Central
Pella
Central Colleg
Fisk
Vanderbilt
Peabody Teachers College
Nashville
Fisk University
Mozart
Nashville City Symphony
Frederick Jugel
Metropolitan Opera
Little Philharmonic Orchestra
Chicago
Miss Street
Mile
Jeane Demessieux
College
Stop Signs At The Schools Warned To Drivers
Drivers ignore school stop signs at Lin coln school and others risking children. Police record car numbers and will file charges. Children narrowly escape injury as motorists fail to stop at posted intersections.
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Chi Iren
Lincoln School
Main
Second Lay-Leadership Training School Sponsored by College
Central College will again sponsor a six week lay leadership training on six Mondays from October 6 to November 10. Courses for consistory members and church workers include Epistles of Hebrews James and Peter and covers background for International Uniform Lesson Series units. Group attendance from towns or churches can be planned. last year 400 credits were awarded.
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Central College
Dayville
Des Moines
New Sharon
Oskaloosa
Otley
Prairie City
Sully
Board of Education of the Reformed Church
International Council of Christian Education
Douwstra Chapel
Central College Chapel
Wm. Vander Lugt
James
Peter
Jude
Anthony Haverkamp
First Reformed Church
Pella
Jesus
Herbert Mentink
W. M. Rosenberg
Reformed Church
Micaiah
Bezaleel
Baruch
Andrew
Dorcas
Barnabas
Gerrit Vander Lugt
Agnes Tanis
Julia van Wyk
Edward Tanis
Second Reformed Church of
Auxiliary of Central College Takes on New Project
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College approved a $5000 pledge at Monday’s board meeting. Dr. G T Van der Lugt outlined needs including a $500 to $1000 archives cabinet for the Archives of Central College and Pella, a $2500 walk-in refrigerator for Graham Hall, and three reinforced concrete tennis courts at $3000 each for Kuyper field, floodable for winter use.
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Central College
G.T. van der Lugt
Alberta Wing
van der Lugt
Pella
Central Hall
Martha Lautenbach
Womer
Graham Hall
Kuyper Field
Edgar to Talk At U. S. Oct. 2nd on Great Telescope
Robert T. Edgar will appear before Pella High's Lyceum Assembly on Thursday morning October 2 at 8 40. His talk titled The Cyclops of Palomar explains the 200 inch telescope on Mt Palomar California and its maker father. He will recount midnight adventures in the observatory.
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Edgar
U. S
Robert T. Edgar
Pella High
Lyceum
Palomar
Mt. Palomar
California
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