Quilts and furniture greet visitors at Mills Gallery exhibit
Sonja Overman describes additional items in the Bicentennial Mills Gallery display. The wooden chair on the south wall is traceable to Pella c.1870, gathered by Maurice Birdsall. Other pieces include a 1860s-70s pine chair, Grandma Schultz’s churning chair, a Norweg ian rosemaling box, a colonial ladder back chair, a Windsor reproduction, and a 1860 groom’s rocker in Hamilton County.
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Mills Gallery
Pella
Maurice Birdsall
Windsor
Hamilton County
Mr. B
Engagement announced for Margo Witzenburg and Edward Wallace
A wedding is planned for June 25 as families of the Witzenburgs and Wallaces share news. The notice highlights a broad exhibit of pottery pieces from the United States and Europe, with works by Welch and Potter, and several regional kilns. The text also notes a AAUW meeting at Mrs. DeJong's home with Dr. Allen Moen presenting on energy sources and a cheerleading clinic and roster.
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Clarence Witzenburg
Bella
Herbert Wallace
Margo Witzenburg
Edward Wallace
Europe
Red Rock
Smith
Attica
Knoxville
Pella
American Assn. of University Women
AAUW
John A. DeJong
Rte. 3
Pella-Knoxville
Allen Moen
Central College
Federated To Meet Helen Adair Speaker At Tuesday Meeting
Federated To Meet Helen Adair will speak at the Tuesday Women’s Federated meeting. The group gathers at Second Reformed Church at 1 30 p m. Rita Kay Heemsbergen, a senior at Lynnville Sully High School, won a college scholarship from the Maytag Company Foundation Inc. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Dick Heemsbergen Sally. Her father works at Maytag Co in Newton. April meeting topic is History of Marion County. Hostesses include Mrs Jack Cook Mrs Anne Bogaard Mrs Norman Thoreson and Mrs Walter Van Wyngarden.
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Helen Adair
Second Reformed Church
Rita Kay Heems
Bergen
Lynnville-Sully High School
Maytag Company Foundation Inc
Rita
Dick Heemsbergen
Sally
The
Maytag Co
Newton
Marion County
Jack Cook
Anne Bogaard
Norman Thoreson
Walter van Wyngarden
Milton Lanser to Enter Iowa State With Special Recognition
Milton J. Lanser of Pella will be admitted to Iowa State University next fall with special recognition. He will study architecture and ranks in the top 35 percent of his high school class, receiving a certificate of recognition from Iowa State.
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Milton J. Lanser
Pella
Iowa State University
Lanser
Iowa State
Pella Community School Lunch Menus Week of April 19
Pella Community School reveals lunch offerings for the week starting April 19. The menu features a variety of main dishes each day with sides, fruits, and desserts, including Monday hot pork and beans and apple crisp, Tuesday pizzaburger and brownie nugget cookie, Wednesday escalloped chicken and pineapple, Thursday noodle luncheon casserole and peaches, and Friday macaroni and cheese with fish sticks and fruit jello.
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Pella
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Sonja Overman
Mr. B’s
Galena
Hil
Fort Dodge
Solomon Potter
North Carolina
Penn
Toby
Bennington
Frog
William Welch
Welch
Kate Thomas
Smith Brothers
Pella Historical Society
Virginia City
Laurie Nikkel
Mascott
Jennifer den Hartog
Laurie van Gorp
Deb Dingeman
Cindi de Jong
Barb Gritters
Carol Kanis
Ruth den Hartog
Pella Christian High
Pella Kiwanis
Iowa Spirit
Federated To Meet
Dale W. Bodart
Pella Community Hospital
Bue Cross
Ottawa
Sherwood Manor
Kermit E. Sherwood
Henry Block
H&r
Main ST
the Family Recreation Center
Hwy
Pella National Bank
J.J. den Adel
Broadway
Pella Bootery
Dick Leydens
Franklin
Lil’ Duffer Burger Barn
Jeanie Brockway
Pella Farm Center
R.S. Morrow
Myra Bruinekool
Van's Food Market
Chris Wickhart Pella
Keith Pothoven Pella
Harold C. de Penning
Columbus
Dairy Queen
Chevy Mitchel Pella
Kooyman Lumber
Glen Monsma
Marion County Savings & Loan
Doris M. McConoghey Otley
Case Goodyk
Oskaloosa
Kenneth L. van Zee
West First
Culligan Water Conditioning
A.T. Ver Meer
Union
Peter Roozeboom
Wormhoudt Furniture
Ralph van der Kamp
Kellogg
Ulrich’s Meat Market
Bill Fuller
Lee
Reuben van Maanen
South Street
Richard Williams
Jefferson
M.M. Dockendorff
Monroe
Wm. van Maanen Rt. 3
Jeanette Klein
Kiigma Motors
Delmer G. van Wyk
Woodlawn Drive
van der Linden
Rexall
Lori Boyd Central College
Gibson Discount Center
Dora Rozenboom
Renaud
Paul Robbins
Marion County State Bank
Mitchell Pendleton
Independence
Meyers TV Sales and Service
William S. van Hemert
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