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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1964
Page
5
Des Moines Iowa archival description for Peneng material includes local records from 19th century, with notes on mental health and governance. Records reference regional officials and place names within Iowa's capital city, indicating archival handling and access notes.
A detailed life sketch of Wely Van Wely born 1883 in Dedewaard Netherlands now 76 and still cutting meat at Intveld's Market. His career spans apprenticeships in Dutch towns, two years military service, emigration to America in 1911, stints in Pella Monroe Pleasantville and Des Moines, wartime work in California, a 1948 Otley locker plant, and ongoing bologna production in Des Moines area. He values America as the land where the sun shines on, and remains active in the trade despite age.
Registration for the eight week Summer Session at Pella Community High School was completed last week. Only two courses will be offered: Driver Education and a second course not specified.
The City of Pella and the Historical Society approve rules for Tulip Time concession stands to be in force during the 1964 festival. Rules require location details, benevolent purpose, neat construction, clean operation, a 5 percent gross sales fee to the Tulip Time Committee, city license and committee permit, and potential license denial for noncompliance.
Ten students from the Pella area earned Dean's List honors at Iowa State University Ames for the winter quarter. Qualifying requires a minimum 3.5 GPA and at least 15 credit hours. Named: Monroe Dennis L. Brown and Denny R. Wilson. Knoxv i l l e Larry J. Ellis and Roger T. Kovacic. New Sharon Larry K. McMains. Oskaloosa Billy G. McKee Karen A. Tysseling Robert H. Vanzante. Prairie City Harley H. Steenhoek and Ronald E. Warrick.
Jaren E. Vander Linden son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Vander Linden of Pella has been assigned to the position of Station Agent for the Lake Central Airlines office in Chicago He attended Pella Community High School and completed the Weaver Airline Personnel School home study extension course He was at the resident school in Kansas City when selected for the post.
Robert J. De Vries has joined the institutional research department of Jas. H. Oliphant & Co., member of the New York and American Stock Exchanges. He previously worked for Cyrus J. Lawrence & Sons and is a director of the Numerical Control Society. He is a Harvard GSB and University of Texas graduate, married to Patricia Lynn Jackson, living in Fair Haven, New Jersey. His parents reside in Pella, Iowa.
Tax receipts in Marion county rose on April 1 by 78 911.30 as Iowa Power and Light paid the first half of 1963 real estate and personal property taxes. Schools will receive about 93 080.68, with other services like roads fire and police getting 64 741.93. In 1963 Iowa Power and Light’s taxes took 21 cents from each revenue dollar. 9.9 cents were real and personal property taxes. Federal and state levies accounted for 11.1 cents.
In Pella Bert R. Boat will continue the furniture business as Boat Furniture after the dissolution of Boat and Boatsma Furniture. The firm, formed in January 1948, had operated as Boat Furniture since 1943 with remodeling in 1953 and 1961 expanding space and display. Jack Boatsma plans a lighter workload following a heart illness last October.
A half inch of rain fell on the Pella area Sunday, according to local weather reporter Dr. Flikkema. Last week saw only a trace, while high winds reduced the moisture’s overall benefit.
Carnegie-Viersen Public Library in Pella joins national Library Week with theme Reading is the Key. Roser screen Co. donates 100 books now on display through the week, later circu lation begins. librarian Helen Vandenberg notes the display encourages self education and responsible citizenship.
The 60 piece Central College Symphonic Band under Prof Robert Rittenhouse performs its Spring Concert at 8 p m on campus Saturday April 18. Featured is Quentin Kuyper trumpet solo with pieces by Holst Pascual Chavez Wagner Creston Gray son Cacavas Osser and more. The concert is free and open to the public.
Henry Cox of Pella donated a new 50 star American flag to the American Legion Sixth District. The parade flag honors his father James Murray Cox and four Civil War era uncles who served in the Union Army, with James later becoming an officer and briefly held in a Confederate prison. The district flag replaces a 48 star banner used in state and national parades and at Tulip Time, to be presented at the Indianola spring conference by William S. Van Hemert.
The Tulip Times notes a costume exchange at the Legion Hall Saturday April 18 starting 1 30 p m. Bring costumes to trade or sell and help others. The T T T Society will offer province patterns and sewing instructions for makers.
Dr Donald M Huffman professor of biology and head of natural sciences at Central College will deliver a paper before the botany section of the Iowa Academy of Science meeting at Luther College. The paper titled Variation in isolates of Dictyosiellum Mucoroides. Camp Pendleton Calif Marine Lance Corporal Alvin W Vos son of Mr and Mrs John M Vos of 514 Madison St Pella Iowa has joined the First Marine Division Fifth Regiment Third Battalion after a tour with the Third Marine Division Ninth Regiment First Battalion on Okinawa He was in the Seventh Fleet sea assault force and took part in training to maintain fleet combat readiness Jane Morgan of 616 Elm Pella made a straight A last semester at Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant with a 4.0 GPA
The Marion Aldrich watercolors are on display at Griffith Hall Gallery on the William Penn College campus. Open Fridays through Mondays from 2 to 8 p.m. until April 27, the show follows prior exhibitions in Los Angeles and praise from Los Angeles Times critic Harry J. Seldis. Vincent Price first highlighted the artist's work years ago.
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