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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1958
Page
8
V and R Briardale Grocery completes a major remodeling adding expanded meat produce and frozen food sections and new automatic doors. April 10 to 16 events include door prizes a 17 inch TV on April 16 30 bags of groceries and free dolls plus kid friendly activities and balloons.
Pella Public High School seniors present Agatha Christie mystery Ten Little Indians on April 17 and 18. Cast includes Preston Steenbock as Philip Lombard, Mary Boat as Vera Claythorne, and Donna Klyn as Emily Brent with Ronald Rinehart as General Macken and Tom Wachter as Sir Lawrence Worgrove. Tickets cost 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
The State University of Iowa school of journalism will award a $600 Don Eck Memorial Journalism Scholarship to a high school senior who plans to study journalism at SUI Town in fall 1958. Applications due by May 20. top one third students with journalism interest eligible. Eck, longtime NEA executive secretary, died after the 1967 fall NEA conference in Chicago.
The Reformed Bible Institute choir from Grand Rapids Michigan will perform a sacred concert on Tuesday evening April 15 at 8 15 in the Second Christian Reformed Church. Sixty voices directed by Jack Van Laar, with members from the local area, tour to raise awareness of R B I’s Bible school and missionary training. Rev D N Walters, former Prairie City pastor, presides state wide. All are invited.
At a Marion County superintendent meeting in C B Thomas office last Thursday the group voted to discontinue the annual boys and girls basketball tournaments starting in 1959. Reasons include too many games, unequal competition, physical strain, insufficient financial return, de-emphasis of athletics, and conflicts with IHSAA policy suggesting one game per week on weekends.
The Amer Cancer Society North Marion County kick off meeting is scheduled for Saturday April 12 at 2:00 PM at the Pella Legion Hall. Workers are urged to attend to learn about local chapter accomplishments receive materials and hear about the campaign. A spiritual approach will be presented by worshippers from Pella churches during the 1958 Cancer Crusade. Cancer Control Sunday will be observed Sunday April 13 as part of the drive.
May marks National Hospital Week as Methodist Hospital in Des Moines and the Raymond Blank Hospital Guild prepare events for students.
Marion county students vie for rail tour tickets to Offutt Air Base and Boys Town Omaha. Twelve best essays win round trip fare, bus transport, and noon meals. entries due May 3, 1958, for ages 14 and under.
Traffic violators from Pella paid 64 fines in two weeks with totals over 280 dollars. Most were illegal or overtime parking fines, ranging 2 to 15 dollars. Non traffic fines included a false check charge. several named residents and businesses appear with specific fines and locations.
Students from high schools across 16 counties including Marion County will visit a hospital day to peek into careers. Eight students will receive cash awards for efforts in their chosen fields as the event serves as the climax of a hospital career program.
Voters in Pella and rural areas will decide May 5 on forming the Pella Community School District. Polls will be set at each district, with a 75 percent rural district approval and overall majority required. If approved, a five member board will be elected to run the new district starting July 1.
The Tulip Time host Winifred Roorda solicits women to list available rooms for visitors. She assigns hosts to lodging requests and urges immediate calls to minimize last minute confusion. Contact Mrs Roorda at MA 8 2312 or 50 Lincoln Street.
The Pella FFA beat Knoxville FFA in a rough donkey basketball night on Pella’s floor. After a scoreless first period, Pella led 6 to 2 at halftime amid two halftime features a dollar bill race and a garment race. Larry Terpstra led scorers with 8 baskets as the final score line read 14 to ?.
A school writing contest sponsored by the Raymon Blank Hospital Guild offers prizes totaling 200 dollars. Prizes will be awarded to students writing careers and judged as best in two divisions, boys and girls.
The Woman's Federated Club will host a program on April 15 at 2 30 p m in the Baptist Church lounge. A hospital planning committee member will present the latest developments on the Pella Hospital. The meeting invites all interested women to attend as guests, with Mrs C Van Den Berg as chairwoman.
Pella High opened the season with a 4-2 defeat against Chariton. Both teams scored in the first three innings with Chariton taking a 4-0 lead before Pella rallied in the third. Pella piled four walks and 10 strikeouts, while De Cook struck out 13 Chariton batters.
The 1958 Tulip Time Queen and four attendants were presented Monday evening at Pella’s high school auditorium. Tulip Queen candidate Filma Sehagen led a list of five nominees chosen March 29 by public election. The Royal Court danced and sang during a hour long program, then moved to the Queen’s Ball at the Legion Hall with Bill Young and his orchestra.
The combined bands of the Pella public school system perform in the high school gym on April 16 at 7 30 p m. All bands from high school junior high and grade school are featured in the final 1957 58 concert season. The public is invited and proceeds aid the band's Chicago summer trip.
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