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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1965
Page
12
Mr and Mrs Ray Brom marked six decades of marriage with a Sunday anniversary fete, while Ford Division promotes a vehicle rental program described by J T Cavnar as a step in total transportation service.
Representatives from Marion County attended the Seventieth Annual Convention of the Iowa Independent Telephone Association in Des Moines on March 23 and 24. Fowler Telephone Company of Pella was represented by Walter H. Fowler and wife, Rose A. Edward, Edith Morgan, Miles Morgan, Philip Pruitt, Charles Peter and wife. Bellamy Telephone Company of Knoxville listed many attendees including Jack L. Kingrey, Lee Robinson, Earle Bellamy and wife, Duane Allen and wife, Cora Mick, Carl E. Larsen and wife, Stanley Kimm and wife, Walter Burns, Richard M. Beary, James M. Bellamy and wife, Mary Burns, Larry Nicholson, Richard W. Hopkins, Frank C. Dixon, Harold Carpenter, Donald E. Woodard, Esco Wahl, Linda Kline, Ruth Dixon, Armour Ver Steegt, Florence Barnes, Sharon Freeman, Will Carpenter, Frank Swayne, Virginia Woodard, Nina Carmack, Hazel Craig and others.
Ulrich Motor Company of 801 Broadway Pella Iowa began offering the Ford Rent A Car System to Pella residents. The program provides daily or weekly rental cars for neighborhood emergencies or casual transportation with about 500 Ford dealerships participating nationwide.
Mr and Mrs Michael Rumbaugh of 406 SE 4th Des Moines announce the engagement of his sister Mary Bernice Rumbaugh to Ronald Lee Stainbrook son of Mr and Mrs Carl Stainbrook of Beacon Town Miss Rumbaugh is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William John Rumbaugh Her fiancé is employed at Gibbs Cook.
Mayor and Mrs. George Vargish announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Beth Vargish to James Russell Redeker of Ridgewood New Jersey. He is the son of The Rev Dr. and Mrs Russell J Redeker. An August wedding is planned. Nancy is a 1960 Ramsey High School graduate and recently earned a B S in Retailing from Skidmore College.
The text notes a 1961 Valley Hospital Cotillion presenter who now works in Life Magazine New York City’s Market Research Department. It also mentions Mr Redeker, a Ridgewood High School grad in 1969 with high honors, BA cum laude from Central College of Iowa 1963, MA in English from the University of Arkansas, and employment in the Public Relations Bureau at International Nickel Company 67 Wall Street New York.
Harvey Brown claimed sixty dollars on March twenty. March twenty seven the amount due is thirty. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Macy returned from Mesa Arizona after wintering there. They visited Dr. and Mrs. M. R. Anderson in Prescott and Mrs. Macy’s sister in Des Moines. Tennis De Ruiter and sister brought Frank Baard home from Des Moines where he rested after weeks in Veterans hospital. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Van Weelden and family from New Sharon and Newton folks. Kimberly stayed with grandmother Zara Hudson. Harris Wagaman hosted his annual dinner for Lynnville Mill and Power Co customers at the Community building. about 80 attended. Hubard Milling reps spoke each evening. Will Vander Kamp admitted to Mahaska hospital in Oskaloosa.
Winners at the Lynnville Sully high school science fair include Saundra Willemsen grand prize and first in biology for Chromathography. Doug Bailey topped mathematics with From Zero to Infinity, Barbara Gosselink won physical science for Behavior of Soap Bubbles. runners up and honors noted. Science teacher Mrs Dooley leads program.
Mr and Mrs Godert C Van der Hart of 1207 Franklin St Pella announce the engagement of their daughter Jo Anne to Gary W Nibbelink son of Mr and Mrs Steve Nibbelink of route 2 New Sharon The couple plan to wed on April 27 with Jo Anne employed at Central College Comptroller's Office and Gary at King Loan Co Newton.
The Classical Union of Pella invites women to a Spring Conference at First Reformed Church Sully Iowa on April 7 with Union President Mrs Henry Monster presiding Morning session begins at 10:00 a.m. Representative Mrs Harold Hagen from Cedar Iowa will speak and reports and announcements will be given. Afternoon session at 1:15 p.m. features Dr Bernadine De Valois retired medical missionary from India as keynote speaker.
Women of the host church in Holland Michigan will serve a sack lunch with dessert and coffee and a tea for the afternoon fellowship. Devotions and special music will be provided by various churches in the Union as part of the Mulder Therapy Center at Pine Rest collaboration.
The Annual School of Instruction of Mary White Chapter No. 511 0 E S was held at the Masonic Temple in Lynnville on Saturday March 13. District Instructor Mollie Long from Oskaloosa Chapter No. 146 led the afternoon session with instruction in all phases. Courtesy candidates for initiation included Mrs. Louise Crews and Mrs. Clardena Selle. Guests came from Grinnell Montezuma and Oskaloosa. The evening inspection meeting was led by W P Freada Brignon and W P John Elscott. Mollie Long was introduced and presented gifts in a ceremony. Marilyn Fleming of Montezuma and Betty Van Genderen served as courtesy candidates for initiation. Guests attended from Oskaloosa and Montezuma. Refreshments with a St Patrick theme were provided by Betty Van Genderen Ernest Mitchell and Bernice Quire.
The tally of active tuberculosis cases in Marion County at year end 1964 stood at 14, per Dr. Ralph H. Heeren, director. The report provides a concise snapshot of the county’s tuberculosis status for that period.
Dr Heeren notes no county cases for the year and 19 inactive cases while over 300 new state wide. Officials track at least 2500 problem cases, most infectious, with chronic disease patients often lingering beyond treatment.
Central College presented an original two act play titled A Little Bit of Shaw at the Fisher Community Center Auditorium in Marshalltown on March 20. Written and directed by Mrs. Roger Tweet the production is built from Shaw letters and bits of Pygmalion and features Central College drama students led by Beatrice Werner and Paul Bogaard with the latter portraying George Bernard Shaw.
Speckles the ewe, owned by Jaque Otto, on a farm northeast of Storm Lake, gave birth to four lambs on the last day of February amid a busy farm season.
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