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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1958

Page

8

Speech Assignment Sparks Korean Student Aid Drive

A Central College student Tong Won Kim from Japan planned a summer family visit, aided by a campus fundraising effort led by Verle Rinehart. The plan gained schoolwide support at chapel on April 9, with $982 collected and pledges from absent students. Final approval and travel arrangements were coordinated with immigration officials, aided by Dean Harold Haverkamp and community supporters including Haverkamp, Osland, and Rinehart.

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Pella Trackmen Win Four-Team Meet With Eight Firsts

Central College Chronicle reports Vella High trackmen opened outdoor season victorious, tallying 8 firsts and 9 seconds for 107 points to top Prairie City 65 and Colfax 2. Bob Siykhuis led with two firsts and two seconds while Dwight Root contributed three firsts on the winning 440 yard relay squad.

Vella High Monroe Prairie City Colfax Dwight Roorda Ted Pella Bob Siykhuis Vvdl Roor

Kim Timmins studies at Central after sponsor forms and delays

Richard T. Timmins notes Kim, a Seoul born student who moved to Tokyo, arrived in May 1956 after arduous visa steps. He began at Central in September 1956, lost his father soon after, and chose to stay in college to pursue a business path. He works in the dining hall and receives aid, with two sisters remaining in Korea.

Central Kim Seoul Korea Tokyo Japan Soon Ja Kim Soon Hi Kim

Witzenberg family and neighbors hold gatherings in Fremont area

The Witzenbergs sold the Carrie Hoffman farm southeast of Fremont and helped with papering as residents joined in local activities. A Cedar resident, Mr. Hull, plans to move to a New Sharon farm. Mrs. Lorraine Webber and others visited family, plus Willis Kirk was baptized at Good News Chapel after returning from California.

Cedar School Witzenbeenbe Witzenbergs Carrie Hoffman Fremont Nichols Mahaska Hospital Wm. de Heer Leighton Ronnie Elsie Webber Cedar Lorraine Joe Ward John Kool Don Walker Tunch J. D. Pikaart Sevral California Willis Kirk Good News Chapel

Mrs Vriezelaar Visits Capitol for Farm Bureau events

Mrs IW Vriezelaar of Otleged to represent the Marion County Farm Bureau women in Washington DC this week. She and other Iowa Farm Bureau women left April 13 for a Briefing Breakfast with A. P. RB. F. representatives and a banquet with the Iowa Congressional Delegation and their wives on April 15.

IW. Vriezelaar Marriaty Farm Bureau Washington D.C Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Iowa Washington

Prairie City Teams Shine In Track Meet Records

Prairie City dominated the meet with top finishes across events. Notable performances included Slykhuis and Cox leading key races, Van Wyk and Vink capturing relays, and Lanphier, Brubaker, and Robeson posting strong distances in shot put, discus, and sprints.

Brubaker I Kuiper Lanphier Slykhuis van Wyk Vink Wilson Tance P. Wyk Hintt Mel Masters Stykhuis Gosselink Lewis P. C Robeson Rinehart Findlow

Pella High Track Scores at Valley Relays Meet

Three Pella High athletes earned all the Little Dutch points at the Valley Relays. Dwight Roorda placed third in the high hurdles and fourth in the tw o high hurdles, Jerry Ulrich tied for fourth in the high jump, and Hob Huis placed third in the mile run. Pella totaled 8 1/2 points. Indianola won with top score. The team will next compete April 19 at Central College in the High School Invitational with several area schools. The meet begins at 1:30 p.m.

Pella Dwight Roorda Hobhuis Jerry Ulrich Roorda Indianola Vella

Pony Farm Supplies Ponies for Courtly Giveaway

The Winklelman pony farm near Lohreille keeps busy as ponies are distributed in a nationwide contest sponsored by a major manufacturer. The operation provides more than 755 million clothes pins annually.

Winklelman Lohreille

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