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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
9
Local notices list visitors and travelers arriving in Oskaloosa and surrounding towns, hospitalization and births at Mercy and Mahaska hospitals, vacations, and community activities. The items name residents from Sully Pella and Leighton, plane trips to Fort Dix, and shared family news plus church bulletins and a regional fair band effort.
Mrs Richard Van Kooten runs the Dahm store in Peria while the Jacob Dahm family tours the New England states and Washington DC. Kenneth Pothoven of Holland Michigan recovers after an appendectomy. Relatives celebrate a birthday for Mrs John Boertje’s family. Joe Hoekman visits relatives in Leighton and Wisconsin. Miss Anna De Heer visits from San Francisco for a federation convention here next week. Ruth Vander Haar attended the American Sunday School Union conference at Chariton. Families from Newton and Otley visit the Nikkel and Van Zee households. A new son born to Dr and Mrs Gene Van Zee in Warrington Florida August 5, with grandparents A K Van Zee of Pella. Young Men’s Societies plan a regional convention in Rock Valley August 23-25. Albert Vander Meiden enters Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa. James Van den Oever and infant daughter from Otley are dismissed from Mercy. Vander Kamp family from the Tamar area leave Mahaska Hospital. Diller Vander Ploeg hosts the Vander Baan family from Whitinsville Massachusetts. Elaine Van der Ploeg formerly taught there. New car registrations include Frances Vande Lune, John M Rietveld and sons, and John H Hoogenakker. Joosten returns from New Brunswick NJ after Lynn’s seminary graduation and minister installation.
A Prairie Bible Institute Gospel Team from Three Hills Alberta Canada will appear at the Salvation Army Citadel Newton on Saturday August 15 at 7 45 p m under Newton Youth for Christ. Led by Russell Young the group includes Crissie Paoth Elaine Saunders Lois Baklenko Mary Brewer and Norma Young with Young as speaker and others offering a sacred music program plus a Bible Quiz.
Local young people participate as Prairie Bible Institute, averaging 900 students, hosts an interdenominational program in a small farming town more than eighty miles from any sizable town. Public invitation extended with no admission charge for the event.
Dean Nervig of Hardy fell on a stick while herding cows. He punctured a lung but is recovering.
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