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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1956
Page
10
Mento will be guest speaker at an Educational Meeting and Pancake and Sausage Supper in the Legion Hall, Pella. The event occurs Wednesday evening, April 25, with serving beginning at 6 30 p.m.
Classified listing from Gary T Vogelaars Motor and Machinery advertises a wide selection of used cars and tractors with deep discounts. Notable offers include a 1955 Pontiac Catalina Star Chief loaded with extras now 1845, 1955 Chevrolet Two-Ten Tudor at 1650, and modest prices on 1950s models such as a 1950 Mercury Tudor for 495 and a 1949 Buick two door. Local dealership promotes late model car needs and special Pontiac deals.
Help wanted notices offer entry to farm equipment business with small capital and a future ownership path. Jobs include carpentry at De Jong Construction Co, an ambitious route opening in Marion County with earnings around 100 dollars weekly plus expenses, and Fuller Brush canvassing in Des Moines area. Also Des Moines Sunday Register delivery and sales positions for adults with a car, offering 10 to 12 dollars extra weekly for 8 to 6 hours.
Multiple rental notices and equipment ads appear from Kellogg Leighton and surrounding areas. Listings include a beauty shop space, a large business or storage space, an apartment with gas heat, a hospital bed, a floor sander and edger, a roto-tiller, and a furnished upstairs apartment. Local businesses named include Stientjes Gambles dealer Paardekooper's Ideal Pharmacy Vogelaar's Hardware Chronicle office.
Bethel Ladies Aid will hold a bake sale Saturday April 21 at Vandenberg Meat Market. The city of Pella announces a special election on April 28 1956 to decide a library building and debt plan with bonds not to exceed 25000 and tax up to one mill. Polling places listed and voting hours eight a.m. to eight p.m. Signed by Mayor T H Klein and City Clerk W L McNamar.
Notice to qualified electors of Pella Iowa of a special election on April 23 1956. Voters will decide a public measure to tax property up to one mill annually within city limits. Polling places listed by ward include Main Street Fire Station 606 for First Ward City Office Building 717 Main Street for Second Ward American Legion Building 829 831 Broadway for Third Ward and Pella Supply Co 606 Oskaloosa Street for Fourth Ward. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm. Mayor T H Klein signs the notice.
In a note to her hometown friends Pearl Van Gorp expresses gratitude for the cards and letters received during her hospital stay. She thanks everyone for their kindness and says the support will be long remembered.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Ray Vander Waal and Mr and Mrs Ralph acknowledge heartfelt thanks for sympathy flowers and support during their mother Mrs Dicks Vander Waal’s illness and passing.
The note expresses gratitude from Mrs. Wm. Van De Voort and children to friends neighbors and relatives for visits cards letters flowers prayers and well wishes during illness hospitalization and after the death of husband and father William Van De Voort with thanks for aid comfort and tokens of regard.
The Gerrit Arkema and John M. Vande Kieft families thank friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and after death. They acknowledge sympathy and flowers sent as tokens of regard and express gratitude to all who assisted and offered support. An unrelated line notes that eighty five percent of vehicles involved in accidents were passenger cars.
Leonard Kruidenier son of Dirk Kruidenier since 1980s a Pella native long resident in Des Moines was linked to Kruidenier Cadillac Co. He leaves a daughter Katherine of San Diego a brother David Kruidenier of Des Moines and two sisters Helene Converse and Heather Barrett of San Diego California.
Harriet Visser born March 3 1917 in Belfer England to Betsy Ann and John Hayton. Married John Martin Visser February 5 1945 in Leicester England while he served with US forces. Survived by husband two daughters Margaret Ann and Jean Alice of Red Rock, one brother and five sisters in England. active Church of England member before moving to Knoxville and Monroe area.
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