Central College Presents The Traitor With Geiger Counter
Central College theater debuts the nonprofessional Broadway thriller The Traitor featuring a Geiger counter as a key prop. Prof G Chester Leu announces acquisition of a portable model for the Physics Department to demonstrate radiation detection, marking Marion County’s first public display of such an instrument. Premiere runs Thursday October 13 and Saturday October 16 with advance seating to be announced in next week’s Chronicle.
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Central College
Chester Leu
Central College Physicscs
Drama
U. S
Leu
Marion County
Atomic Research Laborator
New York
Chronicle
the Traitor
Gentral
Central College Adds Greenhouse to Campus
The National Greenhouse Company of Pana Illinois is assembling a 21 by 26 foot greenhouse west of the heating plant on the Central College campus. It uses a steel frame with Ball Cypress and Red Cedar interior woodwork and prefabricated benches. Local masons will lay the brick lower wall and local crews will install heating and water systems. The building enhances botany and zoology teaching with demonstrations in plant growth photosynthesis fertilization and plant propagation. Miss Alice Carlson will use part of the greenhouse as an animal shelter to raise white rats and mice for nutrition bacteria culture and parasite growth studies.
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National Greenhouse Company
Pana
Illinois
Central College
Tolstead
Alice Carlson
College Training School in Leadership Starts October 3
The 1949 Lay Leadership Training School opens at Central College Monda evening October 3 with a two hour program of Bible study, church teaching themes, and leadership planning. Renowned speakers include Rev. William Rozenberg Rev. R. J. Rozeboom Rev. Edward Huibregtse and Rev. G. A. Aalberts. Registration for the full school is $1.00.
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College Training School In Leadership
Central College
Monda
Isaiah
Jeremiah
William Rozenerg
R. J. Rozeboom
Edward Huibregtse
William Ooms
W. de Kock
Charles Stoppels
H. S. van Wyk
Edward Tanis
Arthur Bennink
The Chronicle Welcomes New Storeowners The Patricks
The Chronicle announces newcomers Mr and Mrs 8 M Patrick who moved from Ames in August to run the Coast to Coast Store on the east side of Square. Patrick brings ten years of experience in a similar store and their son Maurice, nine, attends local school. They have refreshed the shop with modern lighting and new merchandise and publish a full page ad this week inviting customers to visit Saturday for coffee and doughnuts with favors for women and children.
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the Chronicle
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Square
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Chronicle
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Pella
Patro
Legion Post to Sponsor Jamboree and Boost Members
The Van Veen Van Hemert Legion Post heard Ellis Kester of Bussey urge reaching a 283-member quota for 1960 as the most paid-up members drive in Legion history. The post will sponsor the Hillbilly Jamboree with Tex Dean near the Pella pool Oct 1 at 8 p.m. Volunteers are sought as traffic police for the event. A county Legion meeting is planned for Pleasantville Oct 13, 1949. Members kept dues at prior rates and thanked Oren S Van Nie- waal for the first monthly bulletin The V and H Tooter and Pella advertisers.
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Ellis Kester
Bussey
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Ellis
Jacob Vander Veer
Tex Dean
Pella
Marion County Legion Council
Clarence van Niewaal
County Legion
Pleasantville
Oren
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V and H Tooter
Oren S
van Niewaal
P.O
Van Maanens Colts Consistent Winners At Horse Shows
Elbert Van Maanen has shown top colts for five years. At Kilduff Horse Show on Labor Day they took 1st and 2nd, Grinnell Norse Show 1st and 4th in a large class, and Carlisle Des Moines Show 1st and 2nd in a large class. The Chronicle plans pictures of the prize winning colts.
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Elbert van Maanen
Missouri
Elbert
the Chronicle
Jansz Stursma Hurt in Crash at Downtown Corner
A two-vehicle collision at the Washington Street Broadway intersection Friday evening left Douglas Jansz with a broken leg and knee injury requiring hospitalization. Ed Goemaat escaped uninjured while his passenger Norman Stursma needed stitches for mouth cuts. Jansz’s passenger Marion Van Gorp Jr. sustained non serious injuries. Both cars were heavily damaged.
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Ed Goemaat
Aashington Street
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Marion van Gorp Jr
Goemaut
Norman ‘Stursma
Out of the Night shown at Third Reformed Church
A 20 minute sound and color film titled Out of the Night will be screened at Third Reformed Church tonight September 29 at 00 p.m sponsored by the Senior and College Club. The film presents a realistic view of Skid Row life and the Pacific Garden Mission work with concealed camera footage and case histories from mission files. The event supports Pacific Garden Mission with a free will offering and invites the public.
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Pacific Garden Mission
Chicago
Des Moines ‘Tribune
Cavalcade Production
Henry Ushijima
U. S
Billy Sunday
Harry G. Saulnier
Historic Rescue Center
G. I
Losell Hyler
Unemployment Falls in Marion County Says Service Chief
Marion County sees record low unemployment per L J Krenmyre manager of the Town State Employment Service Knoxville Only 123 unemployed registered with the service 51 have filed for unemployment compensation The office lists 70 jobs for men 18 and older and a few openings for women In August 62 people were placed in jobs by the service.
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Marion County
L. J. Krenmyre
State Employment Service
Knoxville
Mr. Krenmyre
National Newspaper Week Proclaimed by Iowa Governor
The Iowa governor proclaims October 1 to 8 as National Newspaper Week urging citizens to value free press, stay informed, and recognize newspapers' vital service. The proclamation dated September 20, 1949, in Des Moines cites 450+ papers statewide and the slogan Freedom Goes Where the Newspaper Goes.
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S. Beardsley
State of
Iowa
Ofil
Jaws
Des Moines
United States
Iowa Poet Paul Engle to Speak at Douwstra Chapel
The University of Iowa professor Paul Engle, renowned as Iowa’s best living poet, will visit Central’s campus on Tuesday October 4. He will address an 11:00 a.m. assembly in Douwstra Chapel followed by a noon meeting with the English Faculty and Sigma Tau Delta. An afternoon tea in Graham Hall and a 5:40 Faculty Forum dinner are also planned with Dr. Engle as guest.
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Ofessor
Paul Engle
University of Iowa
Iowa
Central
Douwstra Chapel
Dr. Engle
Sigma Tau Delta
Graham Hall
Usle
High School Band To Salute Churches At Friday's Game
The Pella high school band will salute local churches at Friday night's game with a halftime light display. Previously they honored World War I and II service groups with a flag-raising ceremony and Star Spangled Banner. This week the band forms a church symbol, then a white cross, then a stained glass window using colored lights. All Pella churches were invited, with 1st 2nd and 3rd Reformed Churches showing interest to join.
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Pella
Dutchmen Rally To Tie Coe In 21 All Standoff
Central trailed 21-7 at halftime but fired back with two second half touchdowns to knot the score at 21-21 in a Friday night game at Pella. Coe drew first blood scoring on its opening drive and added two more in the first half while Central tallied late in the second. After a scoreless third, Cheuvront to Mark produced Central’s second TD and Shultz added a 53 yard run before the drive stalled at the five. Coach Tysseling praised the second-half improvement as the Dutchmen head to Nap to meet North Central College.
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Eugene Heideman
Central
Coe
Pella
Sweet
Cheuvront
Shultz
Tysseling
Bandstra
Maul Tedford
Kiwanians Hear Talk by Iranian Student Guest
The Kiwanis club heard a student from Iran share views on U S relations and money influence, noting that Persians favor education and culture over religion. Local attendee Esfundiary commented on Christianity. aims for mutual understanding across nations were emphasized. Guests included Mr. Esfundiary and Melvin Redeker and family of Denver.
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Shaw
Newton Allen Redeker
Son Melvin
Denver
Colorado
Local School Millage Levy To Be Considerably Lower
The 1949-50 millage for Vella Independent School District will be about 24.5 mills, roughly half the 1948-49 rate, though the district plans $115,476 in spending with $225,000 in bonds to be sold. Valuations rose sharply, balancing the lower rate. taxes may still rise for some due to higher assessments and statewide funding shifts.
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Vella Independent
Rouze Hunter
Marion County
Pele Ia
Dyer
Bose
Pella
Pella Independent
County Board of Education
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Pella City
Iowa
Public Puppet Show at H S October 6
Public invited to a marionette presentation of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to Public Schools pupils. The Cole Marionettes, in collaboration with Sorensen Lyceum Bureau, perform at 8:40 a.m. in the High School Auditorium with Ichabod Crane and twelve other hand carved, life size puppets. Admission helps defray expenses. adults welcome.
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Washington
Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Cole
Sorensen Lyceum Bureau
Cincinnati
America
Ichabod Crane
Gertrude Ligtenberg
Chicago Art Institute
Farm Bureau Aims 200 New Members This Year
Marion County Farm Bureau targets 200 new members with a new member drive starting October 4 at Memorial Hall. Township chairmen and teams will contact non members, led by prominent county officers and local organizers to boost membership in the Voice of Organized Agriculture.
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Farm Bureau
Metcalf
Carroll Phillips
Robert Bain
POLK
Paul Eggers
Arnold McCay
Marion County
Marion’ County
Memorial Hall
Allock
al Mugen
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