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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1955
Page
2
Community items note hospital admissions and recoveries. residents moving homes. local visits from Des Moines to Battle Creek. noted promotions at Iowa Methodist Hospital. college activities include Mary Ann De Vries pledging Alpha Phi at Missouri. travels include European tour by Hattie Van Cleave and a Pasadena trip for dramatic studies.
Simon J Steenhoek of West Columbus died at 4 00 PM on Wednesday September 28 at age 58. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 00 PM from Third Reformed Church. Van Dyk Duren Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Henry F Hank Elsloo 57 of 1520 E 35th St Tulsa died Saturday at his home after a heart attack. Born in Oskaloosa Iowa he moved to Tulsa in 1934 from Kansas City. He owned Hank's Auto Service then Em-Ray Howe Manufacturing Co and Hank's Surplus Store. Survivor list includes Grace Elsloo widow daughter Jack Boyd son John Elsloo R C Dewey and others. Funeral set for 2 pm Monday at First Baptist Church.
Obituary notes J W Veldhuizen and Mrs J W Veldhuizen and Mrs Ben De Rooy of Oskaloosa with three brothers A J Elsloo Kansas City V Elsloo Blue Springs and Tim Elsloo of Oskaloosa plus five grandchildren. Interment at Memorial Park cemetery under Ninde funeral home direction.
Freshman and sophomore squads at Pella High plan a fall schedule with games listed against Knoxville on September 22, Sigourney on October 3, Oskaloosa freshmen on October 17, and Oskaloosa with home and away dates. Other dates show Pleasant Junior High and Pleasantville matches with 7:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. kickoffs.
Chariton leads with 20 1.000, Pella 12 0.750, Albia 1 0.000, Indianola 1 1.600, Centerville 1 1.500, Knoxville 1 0.?. Winterset 1 0.250, Valley 0 2.000. Last week scores show Chariton 83 Osceola 6 and several other game results. This week Knoxville visits Albia, Pella hosts Winterset, Indianola goes to Centerville, Chariton plays Valley.
The church announces 9:30 am Sunday School for all ages with new classes for young married couples men and college students at 10:45 am morning worship and communion featuring the sermon Comfort in Disaster. Baptist Youth Fellowship groups meet 6:30 pm followed by a 7:30 pm worship service with the sermon Everything to Live With. You are invited to worship with us. A cordial welcome awaits.
Church of the Open Bible at 835 Washington St lists two Jubilee services with Rev. Leo De Prenger and Rev. Ronald Smith as speakers. Schedule includes Sunday School, morning worship with communion, youth events, midweek prayer and evangelistic services, plus rally day aims to break records.
At 9 30 Sunday School follows with 10 30 Lord's Supper and 7 30 Gospel service Milos and Krol will bring the Gospel message A welcome awaits you
Sunday services at Chr Grade School begin 11 00 a m with Sunday School for all ages. Rev Harold Bossenbroek will be the guest minister at both services.
Wm. C. De Jong leads Holy Communion at 9:30 am with Douwstra Chapel. 11:00 am Sunday School on The Birth of Jesus. Evening services at 7:30 pm feature She Loved Much. Eunice Roorda and Dorothy De Cook lead C E groups at 6:30 pm. Trinity Church extends a cordial welcome.
Comer Liberty and West Second Street invites attendees to morning worship with the Thirsty event and Sunday School at 11:00, followed by the young people's society and adult Jacob study in Genesis 32. Evening worship focuses on "the Church in the World" from Revelation 2 12 17.
Morning service at 9 30 and evening service at 7 30 with Rev J Howerzyl preaching. The local pastor is away from the pulpit for three Sundays on appointment. A study group meets on Tuesday evenings at 8 o'clock.
A monthly preaching event is announced at the Amsterdam school house two miles southwest of Pella. Rev H L Van Dellen will lead services every second and last Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
The Second Reformed Church observes World Wide Communion at 9 45 a m with the sermon titled The Greatest Thing in Life. A 7 30 p m service features a sermon The Secret of Understanding the Bible.
Minister Russell J. Redeker leads 9:30 am Holy Communion with Sunday School, 2:00 pm test, 6:20 pm Vesper Holy Communion. Rev Ernest Cassut, Christian missionary, preaches at evening worship. Temple Time radio slots listed. subject The Power of Faith by Rev Heney Bast.
Anthony Haverkamp leads a Sunday schedule with 9:00 a.m. Sunday School Birth of Jesus, 10:15 a.m. morning worship and World Communion Sunday sacrament, 2:30 p.m. Vesper Communion, 7:30 p.m. evening praise. Rev. Arthur J. Bennink to preach as guest minister. 6:30 p.m. Junior Intermedi ate and Senior C. E. activities.
Rev G Lubbers presents the Reformed Witness Hour each Sunday from 7 to 7 30 AM on radio KBOE Oskaloosa. Listen and hear a distinctively Reformed broadcast of singing.
Pella Christian School teachers will attend the Tri State Christian Teachers Institute at Western Christian High School in Hull Iowa on October 6 and 7. About 200 teachers and administrators from 40 Christian elementary and high schools in Iowa South Dakota and Minnesota will participate. The enrolment across these schools totals about 4500 pupils. Rev Louis Bouma of Inwood Iowa will speak Thursday morning. Dr Earl Strikwerda of Calvin College will lecture on Lessons from History and the Teaching of History. Rev Wm Vander Haak of Kalamazoo Michigan will address God Centered Teaching. Various sectional meetings will cover elementary and high school topics. All represented schools belong to the National Union of Christian Schools. Teachers from Pella Christian High and grade schools will attend.
The Marion County Bar Association will hold its second annual Senior Court Day on October 5 1955 inviting all county high school seniors. Judge S E Pratt of Indianola will preside over an alleged automobile accident case with Marion County Bar members acting as witnesses and attorneys. Jury are selected from attending seniors to observe a full district court trial from jury selection to verdict.
A series of birth notices from local hospitals list newborns and parentage. Simone Simons of Route 3 Oskaloosa has a son born September 9 at Mahaska Hospital. A boy born to De Ronde at Skiff Memorial Newton September 24. James Edward weighs 74 pounds at Still Hospital Des Moines born September 24 to Mr and Mrs Woodrow Leonhart. The Van Vark and Willem sen families announce births at Mahaska Hospital on September 24 and September 2 respectively. Walter Slycord of Monroe reports a daughter born September 25 at Mercy Hospital.
KEBS 620 will start regular broadcasting on October 10 at Central College Pella under publicity director Beulah Zoutendam. The staff expands to forty students led by Cunera Van Emmerik with G Chester Leu as technical adviser Arlen Salthouse station manager Ed Scholtens technical director and Inta Simsons program director. A new schedule features daily programs five to ten pm weekdays, weekend slots, and Friday game features. Local news and citizen features target Pella residents with home schedules delivered October 8. households not receiving a copy may request one.
Wesleyan opened the second half with an 80 yard kickoff return and surged ahead 13-7 after an intercepted pass. Central fought back with multiple chances, including a fumble recovery and strong defense led by John Ellis and Darrell Albers, but could not finish. Central’s defense forced two interceptions, three fumbles recovered, and a blocked kick, while Wesleyan stayed relentless through the night. Central heads to Wartburg next, hoping to rebound behind Art Margheim and Wendell Liemahns passing, with Jim Van Swol set to replace the injured Keysack.
In a hard fought game Albia builds a 13 7 lead as Bill Gladson bursts for a 44 yard TD and Raymee converts. Pella answers with a late push featuring Jim Duffus 3 yard score and a trick kick attempt, but Albia holds on to win. Max Van Rees leads Pella with 74 yards on 15 rushes while Dirk Van Gorp and Jim Duffus stand out on defense.
Notices urged for meeting announcements to KEBS for community news. Staff from Pella area include Steve Bell Judy Cook Paul Kirkwood Charles Piekema Dick Sylvester J G C Toom Phyllis Vande Haar Beulah Zoutendam. October schedule lists 9 30 a m Second Christian Reformed 10 45 a m Baptist 7 30 p m Third Reformed.
Wartburg remains one of the few conference teams over which Central has a margin. In three encounters to date Wartburg has won only last year's game.
Pella drives result in two touchdowns with Van Rees and Duffus scoring from two and eight yards. Duffus adds a successful conversion. Albia answers with a 44 yard run by Glads¢ and a one yard plunge by Reymie, followed by Renmark’s conversion.
The document reports the Pella Chronicle ownership details. Publishers are H. H. Sadler and M. M. De Zwarte of Pella Iowa with editor George Ver Steeg. Owners include H. H. Sadler and Marion M. De Zwarte. Bondholders include Marion County State Bank. Average monthly circulation is 3800 copies.
A compact aphorism notes that sharing a piece of mind with others also fills the giver with a sense of emptiness. The saying suggests self reflection and caution when offering advice or reassurance.
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