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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1961
Page
2
County board session records extensive disbursements to medical services fuel groceries and repairs across many departments. Notable entries include hospital and medical expenses for D N Hake M D and various county facilities, plus road and welfare fund allocations and utility payments.
Arnold J. Dahm, a University of Minnesota physics major, earns a NSF graduate fellowship for high-ability students. He will receive a 12 month stipend of 2200 dollars funded by the foundation. Dahm is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Dahm of 606 West Second Street.
Mrs A W Vriezelaar led Farm Bureau Women visiting the State Legislature on April 5 with a stop at the House and Senate, meeting Governor Erbe, and touring Merle Hay Plaza. The group heard a Dog Bill reading, saw the Road Use Fund Tax vote, and dined at Bishops. Additional items include 4 H meeting notes, Family Living Conference attendance, and gatherings in Otley and Ames.
Mrs. Harthoorn hosted the Lynnville-Sully Central College Auxiliary meeting with co-hostess Mrs. Vander Pol. Reports were read by the treasurer, a May 6 donation deadline set, and April 24 officer meeting at Jordan Hall Pella announced. Officers elected including Macy president and Van Genderen secretary.
Pella Library observes National Book Week April 16 22 inviting readers to explore over one hundred new titles at Carne gie Viersen Library including The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Manila Galleon. Titles span history war romance and travel with works by Shirer Botkin Mason Boone and Williams among others aimed at general readers.
In Bowling SPORTSMAN LEAGUE standings feature top teams like Pella Canning Gosselsink Mobil and Dutch Inn with scores ranging from .51 to .88. High games include Dewayne Anderson 252 Jerry Breen 236 and high series Chuck Peters 641. April 8 lists dress club farmers co op Dutch Mill Motel and others with high game Donna Kaldenberg 202 and high series Geneva Engbers 528.
Lloyd Eugene Van Hemert 17 and Ronald Eugene Witter joined the U S Marines through the Delay Program for six years. Van Hemert will depart for the Recruit Depot in San Diego on April 21 and Witter will leave August 2. both youthes enlist with Staff Sergeant Harlan Gobeli assisting as local recruiter.
Mrs George Myers of Thorn ton received a 50 year membership honor from the C E S chapter. The ceremony coincided with the exact date fifty years ago when she joined the chapter.
Arnold Terrell reported the season opener catch to contest headquarters. His one and one eighth pound bullhead measured thirteen and a half inches, caught on chicken innards in the Skunk River. Five dollar monthly prizes go to the angler reporting the largest eligible fish from Tri-County waters Marion, Mahaska and Jasper counties.
Slykhuis placed fifth in the mile at the Iowa City State Indoor Meet. Pella High sent 12 athletes under coach Don Kolsrud. Jerry and the relay squads posted notable times though no team win. The schedule lists upcoming meets including April 12 at Pella with Chariton and Prairie City.
Practical tips for outdoor living include using punctured beer cans to attract soft-shelled crayfish and walnut hull liquid to harvest worms quickly. Other advice covers waterproofing toilet tissue, concealing shotgun shells, safe fire starters, noisy targets, hush-tech for decoys, and training dogs with staged retrieves. Tips end with a call to send ideas to Sports Afield in New York.
In 1920 twenty eight people per 100 million vehicle miles died in auto accidents. Today improved roads cars and drivers cut that to 5.6. Yet total travel rising keeps overall deaths climbing, signaling a need for greater safety measures.
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