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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1958
Page
2
Local residents report summer trips to Colorado, Washington and the Northwest with visits to Denver, Victoria British Columbia, Seattle and Yosemite. Family weddings, car registrations, neighbors hosting guests and church events fill a busy week in Pella and nearby communities.
Neels Tunis Neels of Oskaloosa died on Tuesday August 12. He was uncle to Mrs. John Klein and Mrs. Arthur Klein of Pella.
Funeral services for A. J. Lewellan age 89, father of Mrs. For rest Reserve, 505 Franklin Street, will be held this morning at 10 oclock at Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home. He died early Tuesday at Tower Nursing Home in Oskaloosa and burial will be in the family lot at Woodburn. Complete obituary to appear next week in the Chronicle.
Dennis Nieuwsma son of Mr and Mrs John Nieuwsma broke his collar bone while playing Monday evening and wears a cast for about six weeks. Ted Weirather son of Mr and Mrs Vivian Weirather was discharged from Mercy Hospital last week after minor surgery.
Mr and Mrs Ronald D Naak announce the birth of twin sons born August 6 in a local hospital. Parents request no gifts. Grandparents named include Mr and Mrs Gene Naak and Mrs Mary Naak.
A column lists several churches with service times and topics. First Baptist Regina hosts 9:30 am worship with Rev Gerald Ward and children classes, while First Reformed notes 9:30 am worship and 10:45 am Sunday School led by Herman Ridder. Other churches include Protestant Ref in Pella and Trinity Reform with sermon topics and evening services.
Mrs. Cornelia Breen daughter of Albert De Joode and Elizabeth Van Weelden De Joode born November 20, 1869 in Herwynen Gelderland. She came to America with her parents at age six and settled in the Pella area. On February 1, 1889 she was...
The Calvary Church at Maple and East Third invites families to worship. Pastor Marvin R. Doornbos leads 9:30 am service on The Christian's Comfort and 7:80 pm sermon Addicted to Serve.
Mass is celebrated every Sunday morning at 8:00. Rev. G. Lubbers lectures as a missionary. Listen to the Reformed Witness Hour each Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. over radio KBOE in Oskalooza.
The Rolscreenings Softball team lost to Leighton Merchants 4 3 in a recent game. They enter a tournament at Lower Grove with Peoria Stockyards as their first round opponent on Tuesday night August 12. Also noted are several local visits and vacations involving Ames Waterloo Iowa City and Colorado family trips.
Prairie City's Old Settlers celebration announces a Junior Talent show as part of the afternoon program on August 19. Evening lineup includes Gov. Herschel Loveless, a combo, and the Barber Shop Chorus with rides concessions and a street dance at 9 pm.
Norman Van Zante shown with his FFA hybrid hogs that captured Grand Champion honors at the 1958 Marion County Fair. He placed heavy weight individual third and likely second in the Junior Livestock Contest begun on fair’s opening day. Son of Francie Van Zante, a Master Swine Producer, Norman is a Pella High School junior enrolled in vocational studies in Garden City.
The Wallsace s Farmer survey shows a near split in farm voting for Iowa congress. Republicans 40 percent, Democrats 43 percent, undecided 17 percent for statewide farm support. Two years ago Republicans led. in November Democrats won 54 percent of farm votes, yet gained only one seat.
P.E.O. recognizes New Zealand for leading achievements in maternal and infant health and overall life expectancy, highlighting its standing as a world leader. The announcement cites strong public health outcomes and ongoing efforts to sustain improvements nationwide.
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