Community events calendar for Prairie City area June
Open house for 25th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Arthur De Raad at Fellowship Hall church June 1 from 7 45 to 9 45 PM. Tulip City Squares June 3 at Shelter House Pool Park with Larry Larson. Fun Night June 3 Tulip Bowl 8 PM then potluck at Public Safety Building. Alumni Banquet June 3 Lynnville High gym 7 PM. Hospital Auxiliary Board meets June 5 at 9 AM. Legion Auxiliary June 6 8 PM. Saddle Club Fun Night June 6 De Jong Lumber 7 30 PM. Summit Homemakers Garden tour June 6 start 10 AM Farm Bureau office picnic at Marion County Park noon.
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Arthur de Raad
Fellowship Hall
Christian Reformed Church
Prairie City
Tulip City
Larry Larson
Leonard Shhippers
Tulip Bowl
Public Safety
Lynnville High School
Hospital Auxiliary Board
Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary
Tulip City Saddle Club
de Jong Lumber
Summit Homemakers Club
Hamilton
Marion County Historical Museum
Farm Bureau
Marion County Park
District Rotary Meeting June 13 at Pella High School
Pella Rotary Club will host a district assembly on June 13 at the Pella Community High School auditorium for 51 clubs in District 600. The all day event covers activities and business matters. Last week Rotary International delegates Wayne Wildman and wife attended in Nice with a European tour. Dr Norman Ryerson of Central College spoke on parchment impressions of monumental brass at the previous Rotary meeting.
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Pella
Norman Ryerson
Central College Education Department
Rotary
Little Pots Have Big Ears Dutch Phrase
A cryptic line presents the proverb in Dutch about small pots with large ears, translated as Little pots have big ears. The fragment suggests a saying or note on language in a historical context.
Family of Central College graduates grows to 23 degrees
Four Gosselinks and a sister, plus spouses and children, total 23 Central College graduates. George Gosselink, class of 1922, later earned an honorary doctorate and served 38 years as a missionary to Iraq. Other siblings and in-laws span San Jose, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with ten children among them holding Central degrees.
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Gosselink
Central College
College
Nicholas Gosselink
George Gosselink
John D. Kenning
Robert A. Gosselink
Central
Gosselinks
Nicholas
George
Robert A
Nina
Iraq
Reformed Church In
America
Christine Scholten
The
Tucson
Ariz
Conservatory of Mu
Sic
Henrietta Roelofs
San Jose
Calif
Nina Goselink
John Keuning
Los Angeles
Robert A. Gosseling
Alda Mae van Duren
Chicago
Vos Dies In Traffic Crash First 1967 County Fatality
Roger L Vos 24 of rural Bussey died after his car left the Pella Knoxdville road near here soon after 8 30 p m May 24 He was taken to Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines where he died of crushing injuries two and a half hours later Marion Countys first traffic fatality of 1967 He was alone in the car which skidded on a curve and struck a culvert He was the son of Mr and Mrs Ben Vos and worked as a railway maintenance foreman Funeral services were held at Knoxville Reformed Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery Leighton He was born July 16 1942 in Osceola and served in the Army 1961 64 The Norfolk track foreman position was his occupation at death
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Roger Lee’ Vos
Bussey
Pella-Knoxville
Here
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Marion County
Vos
Leland Ver Helst
Ben Vos
Knoxville Reformed Church
Melvin Voss
Evergreen Cemetery
Leighton
van Veen-Van Hemert Post
American Legion
Roger Vos
Oskaloosa
Pella
Pella Processing Co
The
Norfolk
Small Colleges Face Problems at Graduation
Dr. Richard H. Sullivan of the Association of American Colleges warned Central College graduates of tough times ahead for small private liberal arts colleges. He cited finance, tuition disparities with public institutions, and limited federal funding as key hurdles, urging broader federal support and general operation grants. The event also conferred bachelor of arts degrees on 134 seniors, along with honorary degrees to The Rev. Harold J. Schut and recognitions for long-serving faculty member Cunera van Emmerik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Sullivan
The
Association of American Colleges
Central College
Sullivan
Central
Harold J. Schut
First Reformed Church of Scotia
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Cunera van Emmerik
Pella Company Wins Lake Highway Work
Rock Island District of the U S Army Corps of Engineers awarded a May 29 contract for 125 733 to J B Dahm Inc of Pella to relocate two Marion County roads disrupted by the Red Rock Reservoir flood pool. One new road will link Marion County Road 1 with the new Iowa Highway 14 extension near Brush Creek. The other provides access to the Red Rock Cemetery on the reservoir bluff above the old Red Rock town.
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Rock Island District
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
J. B. Dahm, Inc
Pella
Marion County
Red Rock
Brush Creek
Local Youth Dies in Railroad Accident at Harvey
The deceased was the son of Ben and Alice Emma Ustermarkt Vos of Bussey. He leaves his parents a sister Mrs. Gilbert De Jong Route 1 Leighton and four brothers Donald Route 4 Knoxville Dean Robert and Wesley Bussey. He was a member of Van Veen Van Hemert post.
Memorial Day Message on Cost of Freedom and Sacrifice
The Rev Henry J Ver Meer spoke at Memorial Day observances detailing the high price of freedom. He cited more than 500000 lost in wars from Gettysburg to Vietnam and warned of drifting from democracy amid godlessness prejudice and economic injustice while urging reverence for the flag and the fallen.
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Henry J. Ver Meer
America
Saratoga
Yorktown
Flanders Field
Gettysburg
Normandy
Pearl Harbor
Korea
Viet Nam
Ariington
Pella High Graduates Record 120 in Class of 1967
Pella Community High School will graduate 120 seniors Friday at 8 p.m. in the gym, surpassing the previous record of 119. Fourteen graduates will receive high honors with a 3.5 GPA or better. The list includes Carol Allen, Glenda De Heus, Jim Heerema, Earl Horman, John Mathes, Wayne Mathes, Tom Van Sittert, David Snutjer, Karen Tucker, Ruth Van Roekel, Kent Van Vark, Arvin Van Zante, Karin Van Zante, Arja Woensdregt, and Arja Woensdregt. Ed Wessellink will present diplomas. former WHO news director Jack Shelley will address the class. Girls glee club and brass sextet perform. seating holds about 2,000 with no reserved seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Community High School
Carol Allen
Glenda de Heus
Jim Heerema
Earl Horman
John Mathes
Wayne Mathes
Tom van Sittert
David Snutt
WHO
Girls’ Glee Club
Second Swimming Sign Up Set For June 7 at Legion
Another registration date for enrolling in the Pella Recreation Commission summer swim courses has been set for June 7. Sign-ups will be taken from 9 to 11 am at the Legion building, according to Director Paul Bradigan.
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Pella Recreation Commission
Legion Building
Paul Bradigan
Des Moines Youths To Visit Marion County Farms
Des Moines junior high students will spend three days with 14 Marion County Farm Bureau host families starting Friday, June 2. Hosts meet the youths at North Des Moines High School at 9 30 a m and accompany them to farms through Sunday afternoon. Parents join for refreshments at the Girls 4 H Club building at Knoxville fairgrounds. Planning committee includes Mr and Mrs Rankin and others.
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Des Moines
Marion County
Marion County Farm Bureau
Worth Rankin, Jr
County Farm Bureau
Rankin
North Des Moines High School
Fairgrounds
Knoxville
Marion Dykstra
Lester van Haaften
Harold Loynachen
Gerald de Penning
University promotes Ralph Van Dusseldorp to associate professor
Ralph Van Dusseldorp a native of Pella has been promoted to associate professor in the College of Education at The University of Iowa. He has taught there since 1964 earning a B S at Central College and M A and Ph D degrees at the University He directs the Towa Educational Information Center a joint agency of the State Department of Public Instruction and the College of Education. Its main function is to provide data processing access to Iowa schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma van Hemert
Pella
M. F. Whitney
van Hemert
Givin
Iowa
Lovilla
Otley School
Pella Shepe
State
Tront of Public Instruction
Bill
Chronicle
Ralph van Duseldorp
College of Education
University of Iowa
van Dusseldorp
Central College
University
Towa Educational Information Center
State Department of Public Instruction
Towa
Mills to Study Muskhogean Indian Relics in Pyramids
Dr. Lawrence Mills, chair of Central College art, has a one year American Philosophical Society grant to survey Muskhogean pyramid complexes in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. He will map localities and provide reconstruction drawings and a photo file of objects excavated since the 1500s. His children, ages 11 to 15, will accompany him, with some sites requiring trailer camping. They depart June 25 for the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Mills
Lawrence Mills
Central College Department of Art
American Philosophical Society
United States
Mills
Oklahoma
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mark
Lisa
Tad
Band Practice Opens Summer Concert Series Tonight
The first session for summer band concerts in Central Park starts at 8 tonight in the Pel la Community High School band room. Director Darrell Dobernecker says practices at 8 will continue Tuesday and Thursday next week. The opening concert is set for 8:15 p.m. Friday, June 8, with about 60 musicians, adults and students invited to join and ask questions.
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Central Park
Pella Community High School
Darrell Dobernecker
Dobernecker
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Roger L. Vos
Pella Community Hospital
Des Moines Hospital
Pella Company
Wins Lake Highway Work
Henry Vermeer
Swimming Pool Park
Pella High
Harold den Besten
Elm St
den Bestens
Fai Chronicle
Ralph van Dusseldorp
Robert van Houwelinges
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