Missionary Union Aids Jackson County Efforts At Conference
More than five hundred women attended the 44th annual conference of the Women's Missionary Union of the classis of Pella held at Third Reform church. Devisions led by Mrs Clifford Reiner opened the morning session. Miss Jeanette Boersma spoke for the foreign field and described growing needs in the Arabian mission. An offering of 564 dollars was collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Women’s Missionary Union of the Classis of
Pella
Third Reformed Church
Clifford Reiner
M. Stephen James
Mar
Reuben van Memert
William Hilmert
Eva Klein
Jackson County
Kentucky
Annville
Jeanette Boersma
Aral
Persian Gulf
Carl Vogelaar
Third Church
Indianola Rout Pella 42 to 6 in South Central clash
Indianola Indians overwhelmed Little Dutch at Kuyper Field scoring 42 points while limiting Pella to 6. Indianola led 21-0 at halftime with Zimm erman delivering most ground gain. Hank Vande Voort returned a fumble for Pella’s lone TD in the third period and reserves played the final quarter.
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Indianola Indians
Pella
Kuyper
Indianola
Zimmerman
Hank Vande Voort
LE Borgman
Russell L G Andrews
Mentini
G van Hal
Ikuta
E Heimstra
Ray Meulpolder
Brommel
H Balen
van de Voort
County 4-H Girls to Attend National Dairy Congress
Marion County 4-H members Ethel Hughes and Marilyn Rankin will represent the county at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo from Sept 30 to Oct 7. Their demonstration, a Marion County Fair blue ribbon pick, will be shown Oct 3 at 8 30 p.m. in the Women's Building. Paul Crismore will display his champion Guernsey heifer at the Congress on Sept 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Hughes
Marilyn Rankin
Marion County
Waterloo
Randall Rose
Healthy Hustlers Club
Marilyn
Ethel
Paul Crismore
Vesper Musical Sunday at Douwstra Chapel Enjoyed
A goodly crowd gathered at Douwstra chapel for the first vesper of the year with new music faculty member Laurence Grooters opening the program with three Dvorak numbers. Gordon Farndell on organ accompanied Grooters and Thostenson, while Marvin Thostenson performed a Concerto in F Minor for clarinet and organ. Edith Sedrel Le Cocq sang from Samson and Delilah with Minka Bartels on piano, and Minka Bartels impressed the audience with Polonaise No in E Major by Liszt, signaling more to come from the series.
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Douwstra Chapel
Laurence Grooters
Dvorak
Grooters
Gordon Farndell
Whitlock
Mr. Farndell
Mr. Grooters
Mr. Thostenson
Marvin Thostenson
Edith Sedrel le Cocq
Minka Bartels
WOI at Ames To Begin Live TV Transmissions Saturday
WOI TV in Ames Iowa prepares for the fall network schedule after completing interconnections. Test programs from Chicago and New York studios will be transmitted via coaxial cable and microwave relay to WOI TV with 16 microwave towers between Chicago and Des Moines. Sound travels by telephone lines, while the picture rides the radio link. Other stations on the network include WOC TV WHBF KMTV WOW TV and stations in Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Ames
Iowa
Woi-Tv
Iowa State College
Central Iowa
Chicago
New York
ISC
Des Moines
de Moines
Ames Central
Woc-Tv
WHBF
Davenport-Rock Island
KMTV
Wow-Tv
Omaha
Neb
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Pack of Tomatoes Reaches 100000 Case Milestone at Marshall Plant
The Marshall Canning Company marked a season record Monday when the 100000th case rolled off the line in the afternoon, with hopes of reaching 120000. Plant manager Emery Gaard notes most plantings untouched by a weekend frost and strong yields, averaging ten tons per acre and a top twenty one tons. Total field production around 3000 tons, at about 24.70 per ton, with payroll for plant and field workers near 28000 to 30000 dollars. The article includes receipts and expenditures showing profitability for area growers. A photo shows the 100000th case.
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Marshall Canning Company
Emery Gaard
Gaard
Jennie Vander Linden Completes Nursing Course in Grand Rapids
Miss Jennie Vander Linden daughter of Mrs Nelly Vander Linden of near Peoria graduated September 14 from Blodgett School of Nursing in Grand Rapids Michigan. Her training included three months psychiatric work at Cook County Hospital Chicago and three months pediatric work at Detroit Children's Hospital. Commencement was at Fountain Street Baptist Church with Rev P Y De Jong delivering the address. She now serves as staff nurse at Blodgett Memorial Hospital.
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Blodgett School of Nursing
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Illinois
Children’s Hospital
Detroit
Fountain Street Baptist Church
P. Y. de Jong
Vander Linden
Blodgett Memorial Hospital
Aerial Attack Keeps Central in Coe Battle
Central and Coe fought a tight game at Hill Park Cedar Rapids with Coe edging Central. Key plays included Mark Heller’s passes and Bobby Ellsworth’s ground gains while Bob Ellsworth’s punts aided Coe. Doe used around the end lateral and recovered fumbles to pull ahead as Central’s injuries added to the woes. Central resumes play against Iowa Wesleyan as Kohlman returns at center from injury list.
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Char Ausherman
Central
Coe
Mark Heller
Mite
Oskaloosa
Bobby Ellsworth
Bob Ellsworth
Doe
Hill Park
Cedar Rapids
Gridien
Iowa Wesleyan
Don Kohlman
Paul Stoppels
Mel Hobbs
Bible Film and Talk at First Reformed Church
Rev. Richard Ellingson, former Navy chaplain and district secretary of the American Bible Society, will speak at First Reformed Church in Pella on Wednesday October 4 at 8:00 PM. The society distributes Bibles worldwide and will show the film Book For The World Of Tomorrow highlighting Bible distribution in Korea, China, and Japan. Members of nearby congregations and Central College attendees are invited to attend.
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First Reformed —Church
Richard Ellingson
Navy
Pella
Central College
Ellingson
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Decorah
Iowa
Luther College
United States Navy
Europe
American Bible Society
Salvation Army Fund Drive Hits Half Quota in City
Warmer H Vande Voort chair man of the Salvation Army Service Unit reports progress on the local drive with $360.50 pledged of a $725 quota. Lamont Higgins aided in solicitation for the Town Division. Contributions may be mailed to Will Baer at Pella National Bank. The fund supports hospital maintenance aid for mothers and children veterans regional services and emergency reserves. Local committee members include Warner Van de Voort chair man Will Baer treasurer C. C. Buerkens Ed S Cook Verle Ver Dught Dan Meulpolder and Mrs M C Van Gorp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warmer H. Vande Voort
Salvation Army Service
Salvation Army
Lamont Higgins
Vande Voort
Will Baer
Pella National Bank
Towa
Pella
Warner van de Voort
C. C. Buerkens
Ed S.cook
Verle Ver Dught
Dan Meulpolder
M.C. van Gorp
B Y Crusaders Rally at Pella High School Friday Night
A radio broadcast from Des Moines KWDM lists a youth rally at Pella High School on Friday September 29. Rev Inar and Aunt Mary host a guest youth program aimed at local families with free admission and broader listener interest.
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B. Y. Crusaders
Pella High School
Bible
Pella Public High School
KWDM
Des Moines
Town
Dlink
Pellant High to stage class play Thursday night
The Pellant School junior class will present a play October 5 at eight o’clock in the High School Auditorium. The story follows Angie a teenage girl and her trials before her first date with strong performances led by seventeen year old Roberta Zeigler supported by a large cast of classmates.
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H. S
Pellant School
Angie
Roberta Zeigler
Kitty
Pegg Kuyper
Jane
Greta Palmqui
Lorraine Shirley van Rockel
Margie
Pauline Lautenbach
Margaret
Mary van Vliet
Mrs. Morrow
Edwarda Grandia
Mr. Morrow
Elliot Tanis
Pella Merchants Plan Corn Festival This Week
The Marion County Inter Church Council sets the annual Sunday School Convention at Second Reformed Church in Pella with Dr. Eero or o delivering the morning address at 10 15. Dr Joseph Nelson acts as moderator for the Open Forum at 10 45 and addresses the afternoon. A lunch is served at noon and prizes await a corn contest in Garden Square. Tickets for a play adaptation of Maureen Daly's Summer are on sale at Rexall Drugstore.
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Marion County Inter Church Council
Second Reformed Church
Pella
Or O
Drake Bible College
Des Moines
Joseph Nelson
Lowa
Richard Rozeboom
Roger Branton
Edward Tanis
C. Barrow
Merwin Hollingshead
Council
Ray Loynahan
Vernon Wielard
Fitz
Leroy Nugteren
Merton Haynes
Pella High School
Maureen Daly
Anne Couter Martens
Rexall
Chamber of Commerce
Vella
Garden Square
Pella F F A Team Wins Dairy Judging in Newton
Pella F F A dairy judging team earned first place at a Newton contest on two nearby farms under Mark Schakel. Members Ronald McComb Melvin Toom and Verlin Ustermarkt, with Clarence Zeigler, placed as a team with a total of 1440 points. Individual scores: McComb 495 Toom 480 and Toom 406. Other schools ranked Mingo 1385 Indiana Grinnell 1820 Monroe 1275 Newton 1275 Bondurant 1235 Knoxville 1205. About 200 boys competed as a warmup for the State Dairy Congress. Pell a will send the team to Waterloo Monday Bol Klein unable to join due to his father’s illness.
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Garden City
Pella
F. FP. A
Newton BP. P. A
Newton
Mark Schakel
Vocational Ag
Melvin Toom
Melvin ‘Toom
Mingo
Indianola
Grinnell
Monroe
Bondurant
Knoxville
Wal Dairy Congress
Waterlor
Pelln
Waterloo
Bol Klein
Health Department Clinic to Offer Diphtheria Smallpox Immunization
The State Department of Health and Marion County Medical Society sponsor a free public clinic on Wednesday October 18 in the home making department room 101 at the high school. Mrs Essie Reins and local doctors will administer diphtheria and smallpox treatments for one dollar each with optional immunization. Children have time windows by group: rural 9 10 A M, Christian School 10 11 A M, local 11 12 A M with no afternoon service. Participants receive a treatment type certificate.
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Marion County Medical Society
State Department of Health
Essie Reins
Christian School
Vocal Groups Selected on Central Campus Tryouts
Central Campus choirs reveal 120 auditioners across A Cappella, Chapel, and irl's Ensemble. Director Marvin Thostenson schedules next spring tour. last year’s choir visited New York.
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Central
Irl
Marvin ‘Thostenson
New York
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