Pella area notes from August social and travel travels
Delegates Max Schakel and Will Van Hemert attend the State Convention of the American Legion in Sioux City. Families head to Louisville and the Rural Letter Carriers convention as Henry Ter Louw, age 95, chronicles outdoor interests and astronomy. A parade of visits, hospital updates, births, travels, and school-related notes fill the local scene with names and destinations across Iowa and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Schakel
Will van Hemert
The
American Legion
Sioux City
Will S. van Hemert
Louisia
Kentucky
John Barnes
Des Moines
Barnes
Postal Service
Chronicle
Henry Ter Louw
Henry
Ter Louw
Arie Brouwer
Amsterdam
H. L. van Dellen
William
North Broadway
Connie Ter Louw
Paul Ter Louw
Pella
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Henry Rooda
Gary
Harris van Waardhuizen
Monroe
Mahaska Hospital
Jayne Lou
Edward Vander Weele
Waupun
Wis
Vander Weele
Christian High
Pun
Anthon Schwamle
St. Louis
Clarence Mathes
C. T. van Lint
Rolfus Sack
Nancy
Martha
Kenneth
Olympia
Washington
Marion van Nimwegen
Benjamin
Rolfus
Martyn Klemstra
Stevie
Fulton
Charles Newendorp
Connie
Mercy Agust
Harold
Maurice Rozendaal
Tainter
Mahaska
Charles de Jong
Martin Heerema
Main Street
Prins
Scholte Heights
Fae
Beinguilt
Dykstra Edges Van Hemert In Pella Golf Tourney
In the Pella Golf Club match play event Don Dykstra defeated J B Van Hemert two up after a tight rally. Pete Andreas beat his father Glen Andreas five and four, Tysseling edged Rudy Ulrich one up on the final hole, and Wally Kooyman won three and two over Bob Menning. Dykstra improved from a 42 first round to a 34 second round, winning holes ten eleven thirteen fourteen and fifteen to tie then claim victory. Ulrich and Tysseling traded leads to a one up result with Tysseling advancing to face Pete Andress. Unfinished first round matches and multiple flights filled the page with ongoing pairings and early round results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Golf Club
Don Dykstra
J. B. van Hemert
Pete Andreas
Glen Andreas
Anthony Tysseling
Rudy Ulrich
Rudy
Wally Kooyman
Bob Menning
Dykstra
van Hemert
Boots Vaiden Dever
Bob Power
Tysseling-Ulrich
Tys
Tysseling
Ulrich
Pete Andress
Don Waechter
Nick Vander Ploeg
Verle Ver Dught
Stu Kuyper
Peter Gaass
Ralph Ver Meer
Everette Ward
Don Toom
Babe Tysseling
Geo. Lankelma
Max Schakel
Schakel
Doe
Klaus Intveld
Jack Bootsma
Chuck Ble
Wan Blee
Invield
Mick Blecha
Mark der Ploeg
Waits
Gene Strentjes
Walter Kutt
Comer Edges Ulrich in Close Victory In Golf Match
Comer edged out a one up victory over John Ulrich as Cook posted his best score of the year. Unplayed matches include Mike Per versus Dr J M Cook Bill Kilpatrick versus Hop Kuyper Bert Hoksbergen versus F Dykstra Harold Havercamp versus Don Vos Dr T G Fultz versus Borden Davis and John Ver Meer versus Ben Kuyk.
Pella Merchants Buy 4-H Club Calves and Livestock
Marion County merchants backed a large 4-H livestock auction at the Marion County fairgrounds show pavilion. Sixty-three calves and hogs sold totaling $31,329 for steers and $4,169 for sheep and hogs, with calves averaging $26.40 cwt, sheep $22.20 cwt, and hogs $18.15 cwt. Top calf sold by Jerry Bogaards of Pella to Waterloo Silo Co. Major buyers included Morrell Packing Ottumwa with 38 head, Bookey Pack Des Moines with 9, Iowa Pack Des Moines with 6. Prices paid to Pella youths ranged from $25.25 to $29.60.
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Marion County
Park Bingley
Keith Goode
Marion County Fair Grounds
Jerry Bogaards
Pella
Waterloo Silo Company
Ella
Morrell Packing Company of
Ottumwa
Bookey Pack of
Des Moines
Iowa Pack of
Pella Hog Auction Prices Reported By Local Traders
Bob De Ruiter J J Ver Meer Pele Larry Hackert Dr R Van Dyk Pella $28.00 Larry Hackert Marion Co St Bank Pella $26.60 Ken Rus Bakker Rus Pella con 7k Betty Blom Central Park Cafe Pella $28.00 Hogs Ray Robus bought hogs for the Pella Cooperative Exchange and for Otley Cooperative Jaren De Penning Edith Nolsen Joan Nolsen Keith Vander Wal Janice Vander Wal prices per cwt and early sale boosted overall average The Pella offerings sold first in a spirited bidding session according to an observer
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Bob de Ruiter
J. J. Ver Meer
Pele
Larry Hackert
Dr. R. van Dyk
Pella
Marion Co. St. Bank
Ken Rus
Bakker & Rus
Ray Robus
Pella Cooperative Exchange
Otley Cooperative
Jaren de Penning
Edith Nolsen
Joan Nolsen
Keith Vander Wal
Janice Vander Wal
Catfishing in Iowa Streams Is Better After Rains
Reports from sportsmen and conservation officers indicate improved catfishing across Iowa streams and rivers after statewide rains. Summer fishing was slow due to low stream conditions and the July breeding lull, with anglers using cheese and blood baits or natural baits like frogs, shrimp, and cut baits this season.
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Iowa
Towa
Colfax cattle and livestock sale yields strong demand
Buyers flood Colfax sale after good rains. Cattle top 12.80 for packer cows, steers 16.00 to 19.80 with 550 to 1000 lb ranges. calves and stock cattle bid up. Hogs 8.00 to 11.80 by head, 16.00 to 17.70 by weight. Sheep mixed with better lambs 20.00 to 30.00, yearlings to 16.00, bucks 20.00 to 41.00. Sale schedule noted. park at 3 p.m for sheep, 1 p.m for sheep, hogs, then cattle about 4 p.m.
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Colfax
New Outdoor Area Added to Wildlife Exhibit at State Fair
Iowa Conservation Commission officials announce a new outdoor area 80 by 200 feet on the west side of the Wildlife Exhibit at the State Fair. The space will feature water, fowl pool, seven outdoor pens for deer bear coyote fox coon and beaver, plus a deep well for cool water. Inside the building the exhibit will include Iowa rattlesnakes a large fish display with the 68 pound lake sturgeon Big Mac and other wildlife, plus trapping method demonstrations and a new edition of Iowa Fish and Fishing on display.
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Iowa
Conservation Commission
Ford's Theatre Becomes Lincoln Museum in Washington
Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C., historically tied to President Lincoln's assassination, is transitioning into a Lincoln museum highlighting the nation's Civil War era narrative and the theater's storied past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford’s
Washington, D. C
President Lincoln
Lincoln Museum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Tysseling
William van Houwelingen
Charles Vos
Elvin
Wayne Vander Werff
Minnesota
Gertrude Hoksbergen
Gerrit
van Zee
D. J. Kolenbrander
Aletha
Paul
Eunice
Steen
Minn
Gerrit T. van Heukelem
Lake Forest
Robert Baron
Cincinnati
Ohio
Howard Rankin
Dayton
Bert Baron
Long Beach
Cal
A. B. van Houweling
Boulder
Eldora
Colo
Marjorie Baron
Dorothy Falck
Vane Speele
Toledo
Henne Owens
Gerald Paardekooper
Knoxville
Martha Kay
New York
Europe
John Beam
Germany
Momo Hoshino
Japan
Henry W. Pietenpol
Princeton University
Stanley Verploegh
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Andrew Verploegh
E. A. Carpenter
Bernie Vander ‘Linden
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Mrs. Vander Linden
Gerrit Vander Lugt
Lake Country
Max Slaughter
Robert Sowles
Sigurd Stage
Dike
Slaughter
Mrs. Stage
Marvin Steffens
Hukill
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Army Reserve
103Rd Quartermaster’s Company
Indianola
Steffens
Clarence Caldwell
Kirk Martin
Hattie Vander Meulen
Verne West
Detroit, Mich
T. G. Fultz
West
Darel Mensch
Wm. H. Clark
Carl Dietrick
Carlisle
Fred Lankelma
Henry Reysack
Heosen
der ‘Alten Landesschule
Chronicle News
Ronald Stenhook
J.B. van Hemert
Loren Vanden Gover
Rev
Thos. Boslooper
Gosselink
Martyn Klimstra
Gil Bost
Carl Gassi
Supt
Buck Buer- Kens
Dr. M. N
Ralph
Shorty) Grundman
Roy Stultz
Dick Cook
Bakker & Bus
Jerry
Bogaards
Waterloo
Silo Coy
Fale Bogeards
West End
Serview
Herb Roords
Pella Construction
Sout Rieveld
Pella Implement
Sohn Rietveld
Pella National Bank
James Roords
Grootveld Oil Co
White Way Auto
Betty Blom
Central Park Cafe
Colfax Sale
Colfax Sale Company
Clippinger
Shields and Briles
Earl and
Bill Shields
John M. van Dyk
Pella, Iowa
Beam Tea
Fen Colon
Wea
Wayne
Tysselings Shoe Store
Chuck
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