Flower exhibits highlight state fair memory and themes
Flower exhibits for the 1966 Town State Fair run Friday through Sunday with displays by Friends of the Explorers. Arrangements, pedestals, still life, mantels and nichel show lively scenes built from weathered wood and figurines. Floriculture awards total 3335.50. Mr and Mrs H A Henry of Farson observed their 63rd wedding anniversary on July 9 after a career in local telephony.
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Friends of the Explorers
Turkey
H. A. Henry
Farson
Henrys
Compentine Township
Batavia Telephone Co
The
Farson Telephone Co
Lynnville News highlights local visits and military notices
Lynnville residents report visits from family in Grinnell and Newton, birth announcements for Lori Lynn Willemsen, scholarship for Linda Harthoorn, and nursing training plans. Community updates include Methodist hospital stays, detasseling crews, extended family trips, military addresses from Fort Leonard Wood and Madison trips, plus a Red Cross swimming program serving 314 youths with buses and several volunteer chaperones operating from Searsboro, Lynnville-Sully, and Killduff areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray VerSteeg
Franklin
Ind
Gene Ver Steecg
Mark
Jerry
Grinnell
Clark VerSteeg
Cindy
Harold F. Macy
Ida Ladd
Newton
Robert Wagaman
Marshalltown
Ida Wagaman
Lynnville-Sully High School
Pella Community Hospital
Evangelical Hospital School of Nursing
Beth
Stephen Sparks
Yellowstone Park
Charles Watson
Paul van Helten
Billy
Kara Sue
Scarsboro
Corwith
Don Johnson
Willemsen
Alice Willemsen
Johnson
van Helten
Howard den Hartog
John Willemsen
Methodist Hospital
A. R. Meredith
Glen Brignon
Marshall Meredith
Wm. Oberlander
Todd Mark
Community Hospital
Alan
Oral
Joel
Avis
Cora
Lois
Cari
Lori
Oberlander
Lynnville Church
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ivan Terpstra
U.S
Fort Leonard Wood
Kruseman
Wm. Stewart
Wanda Stewart
Charlotte Briggs
Sonja Schultz
Sandy Touma
Marie Johnson
Stewart
Robert Arthur
Lynnville
Dot Lewis
Joan Zylstra
Margaret Renaud
Vicki Sanders
Twyla
Julia
Guert van Sant
Wayne Weideman
John Blom
Don Musgrove
John N Allen Named Associate English Instructor at Central College
James Graham announced John N. Allen from Conn Iowa will join Central College in Pella as associate instructor in English starting fall semester. A 1963 Central graduate, Allen has taught at Clarinda High School and served three years overseas with the 14th Air Force in China during WWII. He is married to Ruth Ann Dirks of Meservey and they have three children Kathryn, 19, Carol, 15, and Samuel, 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
James Graham
John N. Allen
Central College
Allen
Conn
Clarinda High School
Central
14Th Air Force
China
Ruth Ann Dirks
Meservey
Kathryn
Carol
Samuel
Roorda Family Reunion At West Market Park
The Roorda family picnic was held Tuesday afternoon August 2 at West Market Park with 12 present. Sara Brunia Black of Colorado and her brother Will Brunia of Des Moines brought material for a future family history book. Attendees shared stories, old photographs, and discussed dates and names for records.
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Roorda
West Market Park
Sara Brunia Black
Colorado
Will ‘Brunia
Des Moines
Medicare benefits told by Leo W Smith tenth in series
Leo W Smith district manager Des Moines discusses how Medicare works based on Your Medicare Handbook. The article explains which medical services and supplies are covered when provided by physicians hospitals clinics and labs and how payments are handled. It lists covered items such as diagnostic tests X rays radiation therapy medical equipment prosthetic devices and certain ambulance services while noting non covered items like prescription drugs hearing aids dentures eyeglasses and orthopedic shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo W. Smith
Social Security
Des Moines
Social Security Office
Vander Hart Family Reunion At Historic Farm
The Vander Hart family held their annual reunion on Tuesday at the family farm, site of Walter Vander Hart and Cornelia Kuyper’s 1890s wedding. Sam Vander Zyl currently tenants the farm, four generations gathered for reminiscence and a potluck lunch with guests from Pella, Sully, Otley, Monroe, Prairie City, Newton, Oskaloosa and Truro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Vander Hart
Sam
Jennie Vander Zyl
Pella
Sully
Otley
Monroe
Prairie City
Newton
Oskaloosa
Truro
Vander Hart Clan
Tuenis van Wyk
Guy Vander Pol
Lynnville
J. S. Ter Louw
Vander’ Hart
Berean Baptist Program Noted in Fair Haven
Fair Haven residents heard a program from the Berean Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon. Family visits included Marie Meinders and others calling on Mrs. Christina De Nooy. Klass Gonlag, Peter Rus, and families visited Cedar and Olakosa locations. Jennie Klyn spent Friday with William Vanden Oever.
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Berean Baptist Church
Fair Haven
Ray Groeneboom
Gilbert Meinders
Marie Meinders
Klass Gonlag
Peter Rus
Olakosa
John den Nooy
Christina de Nooy
John Lourens
Cedar
John Schinkel
Mevin Bloom
C. Schinkel
Jennie Klyn
William Vanden Oever
Banks Celebrate 57th Wedding Anniversary in Monroe
Mr and Mrs Guy Banks observed their 57th wedding anniversary on Sunday July 17 with dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Dale Hume and family Mr and Mrs Albert Lincoln and Patricia Mr and Mrs Jack Kingery Mr and Mrs Jim Hewitt Mr and Mrs Laverne Kingery and family Mr and Mrs Burton Hawk ins and Kenny Mr and Mrs Darwin Hiddleson calling in the afternoon Also visitors in the Ordell Oldham and Howard Nimmo homes last week were Mrs H Wilson Dawn Ronda and Rick of St Petersburg Florida
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Banks
Dale Hume
Albert Lincoln
Patricia
Jack Kingery
Jim Hewitt
Laverne Kingery
Burton Hawkins
Kenny
Darwin Hiddleson
Ordell Oldham
Howard Nimmo
Mrs. H. Wilson
Dawn Ronda
Rick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Delegates Represent Van Veen Van Hemert Unit at Fort Des Moines
Mrs Faye Visscher and four other delegates from Van Veen Van Hemert Legion Auxiliary Unit 89 attended the 46th Annual Department Convention at Ft Des Moines hotel. Faye chaired as local unit president and Dorothy Gezel served as Sixth District vice president and Marion County president. The banquet featured National President Opal Glynn who discussed world travel and Vietnam conditions, while Thursday afternoon included a speech by Vice Commander William Galbraith of Beemer Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal
Walter H.) Glynn
Viet Nam
American Legion
William E. Galbraith
Beemer
Nebraska
Boundaries Set for ASCS Vote in Jasper County
Roy A Thompson and Henry J Verwers announce that each township will host ASC community committee elections on August 22 1966 from noon to 9 pm. Eligible voters include farm operators in one or more national programs. race color creed or national origin not a factor. The elected chair vice chair and a third regular member will be delegates to the county convention to fill ASC vacancies. Alternate committeemen serve as alternates to the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Thompson
Henry J. Verwers
Jasper County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation County Committee
ASC
Cunninghams Lead Poultry Tour of Europe
Dr and Mrs Charles H Cunningham head a group of US veterin arians touring Europe from August 4 to 25 visiting Portugal Austria Spain Denmark and Russia Thelma Ulrich of Pella is noted as the former spouse of The Cun ninghams president of the couple is Dr Cunningham a veterinary research doctor at Michigan State University Lansing Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Cunningham
U.S
Europe
Portugal
Austria
Spain
Denmark
Russia
Thelma Ulrich
Pella
John Ulrich
Pella Manor
Cunningham
Michigan State University
Lansing
Mich
Pella Page 9 Chronicle August 16 1966
City desk notes and local briefs from Pella in mid August 1966. Short items cover community events, announcements, and small notices affecting residents and nearby organizations.
Tulip City Saddle Club Trails and Centennial Parade
The Tulip City Saddle Club held a July 16 trail ride from Elmer Rietveld farm with 34 horses and riders, followed by supper and duck catching gifts. A second ride on July 23 from Sen Schippers' to Dutch Hollow ended with a picnic. Seventy-one units appeared in Colfax's Centennial parade, featuring club members in period attire riding ponies and buggies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulip City
John Schipypers
Sharon
Terry Coop
Keith
Randy Sloan
June Sloan
Martin de Jong
de Jong
Clu
Bid opening date postponed for Rock Island project
The bid opening originally set for 2 pm Wednesday September 7 to raise Rock Island Railroad tracks across the South River arm of the Red Rock Reservoir is postponed indefinitely. The Rock Island District of the Corps of Engineers announced a new date will be set as soon as possible.
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Clock Tower
Rock Island
Ilinois
South River
Red Rock
Corps Engineers
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