Community church events week of June and July
A list of local church activities includes Porter Grove Cemetery Aid at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a note about a date change, Mother Daughter Guild Program at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Mission Rally at Calvary Church also Thursday with Rev. Samuel Vander Jagt as speaker, Mothers sanctuary event at Third Reformed Church at 8 p.m. Thursday, an Ice Cream Social for Missions at Third Reformed Church Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., and Legion Auxiliary Meeting with officer installation at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, noting a date change.
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Porter Grove
Cemetery Chapel
Calvary Church
Christian Reformed Churches
Samuel Vander Jagt
Third Reformed Church
Legion Auxiliary
Scout Canvass Surpasses Goal in Pella Drive 1967
Pella residents and businesses contributed 1840 to the Tall Corn Council Boy Scouts of America fund campaign. The drive surpassed its 1800 goal, led by William Van Tuyl with special gifts chair John Harmeling and sustaining membership director Keith Emmert. The Tall Corn Council aims for sixty thousand to fund Mitigwa Scout Reservation and council programs with Mitigwa camping starting June 18 and July 9 for Scouts and Explorers.
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Pella
Tall Corn Council
Boy Scouts of America
William van Tuyl
Mitigwa
Woodward
van Tuyl
Pella Drive
John Harmeling
Special Gifts
Keith Emmert
Boy Scouts
Explorers of
Grad Fellowship In Science Goes To Marvin Hackert
Iowa State University Ames announces Marvin Hackert Route 3 Pel-Ja has received an intermediate-year renewal of a National Defense Graduate Fellowship in chemistry. He is among 37 students at Ames receiving fellowships for graduate study. The three year award covers fees with a $2,000 stipend first year, rising by $200 annually, plus a $400 dependency allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State University
Ames
Marvin Hackert
Route 3
Pel- Ja
National Defense
Hackert
Pella Man Fined On OMVI Charge
Paul William Schumacher of Pella was fined 300 dollars and 19 dollars costs in Marion County District Court on June 7 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge M C Herrick ordered a 60 day license revocation. Schumacher was arrested March 18 in Pella by state highway patrol after pleading guilty in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul William Schumacher
Pella
Marion County
M. C. Herrick
Schumacher
State Highway Patrol
Knoxville Airport 159199 Bid for 3000 Foot Runway
Knoxville Airport Commission received a low bid of 159199 from Glover Construction Co. Boone for a 3000 foot concrete runway south of Knoxville. A second bid 167188 from Jackson Construction Co. Nevada. Commission may award July 5 after FAA approval. The project includes an apron and taxiway with room for an east west runway.
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Knoxville
Glover Construction Co
Boone
Jackson Construction Co
Nevada
Federal Aviation Agency
Commission
FAA
Better
Keith Baker
James Bellamy
Leland Bane
Robert Ashton
Karl Weasel
Highway 14
Oppenhuizen Flies First Solo at Pensacola Naval Air Station
John P. Oppenhuizen, son of Mr and Mrs Myron Oppenhuizen of 1440 West Second Street Pel la, has completed his first solo flight while training at Neva Air Station Pensacola Florida. He will continue in naval air training for about 13 months to receive his Navy Wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Oppenhuizen
Myron Oppenhuizen
West Second St
Pella
Neva Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Rev Ward to Leave Pella for McMinnville Ore
The Rev E G Ward announced at First Baptist Pella that he will become minister at First Baptist McMinnville Oregon. He and his wife and two children plan to move in early August. Ward led the church for 12 1/2 years, expanding membership, mission giving, and building projects. He held multiple church and community leadership roles. Two-vehicle collision near Pella caused injuries. Arnold De Bruin charged with failing to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Ward
First Baptist Church
McMinnvillle
Ore
Ward
Robert
Sharon
Pella
McMinnville
Linfield College
Yonkers
N.Y
Ated
William Schakel
Union St
Pella Community Hospital
Harold Gates
Arnold Harold de Bruin
Jefferson St
Anderson-Erickson
Schakel
Gerrit K. van Zee
de Bruin
Pella balloon derby entries mailed back to Chronicle
Finders mailed back balloon cards from last Friday's Pella event. Cards traveled northeast with many from Cedar Rapids Ladore Springville Mount Vernon Fairfax Wyoming La Porte City Marengo and nearby communities. Prizes include a bicycle walkie talkie fishing rod instant camera roller skates and a badminton set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Chronicle
Fenders
Cedar Rapids
Ladora
Springville
Mount Vernon
Fairfax
Wyoming
la Porte City
Marengo
Chamber of Commerce
Navy career of Matt Kempkes spans seven wars in Iowa man’s tale
Matthew Kempkes of Pella, now 91, enlisted at 24 in the Navy hospital corps and rose to chief pharmacist. His service covered the Spanish American War era through World War II, with duty on ships Solace and New Jersey, refugee relief from Manchuria to Hong Kong, and medical work in Yokohama, Guantanamo Bay, the Mediterranean, and Mexican waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Kempkes
Pella
Navy Hospital Corps
Des Moines
Pacific
U.S.S. Solace
Philippines
Korea
China
Manchuria
Hong Kong
Naval Hospital
Yokohama
U.S.S
Kentucky
Singapore
India
Suez
Messina
Italy
Solace
Matt
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Mediterranean
Germany
Mexican
New Orleans
New Arts And Crafts Club Organizing Meeting Planned
A meeting for a new Arts and Crafts Club will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at the American Legion building. Pella Recreation Commission frames the event to form an Arts and Crafts Workshop for the area with field trips and projects.
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American Legion
Pella’ Recreation Commission
Central College Students Support Des Moines Social Agencies
Ten Central College students work in SPRY summer action programs in Des Moines serving a range of city social agencies. The SPRY effort began with a 900 grant from the North American Missions Board and gathered pledges from Des Moines groups totaling about 4,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Des Moines
Mark Bruce
Pella
Bill Rankin
Dayton
Wanda Koetz
Ottawa
Barbi Sterk
Denver Colp
N.Y
Tom Tantjes
Clara City
Minn
Jan Jolink
Edgerton
Judy Gandia
Carol Runge
Glendale
Wes Brinkman
Hedrick
Central
SPRY
Board of North American Missions of the Reformed Church
America
Moines
Southeast Bottoms
Wayne Fieldhouse
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OMVI
Wittle Wit
Navy
Marlyce
Kary Roorda
Craig
Curtis
Joel Kooyman
Chronicle Photo
Tim’s Tooter
Ican
Rotary Club
Iowa Baptist Convention
Iowa Council of Churches
Matt Kempkes
Iowa
U.S.A
Haiti
New Arts and Crafts Club
Central Park
Weraned
Fea
First Reformed “Church
Second Reformed Church
Theta Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Circle K Club
Faculity Club
Women’s
Guild
First
Reformed
Second Reformed
Circle K
Theta Kappa Alpha
Grandia “of
Peila
Carole Runge
Ottawa, Ill
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