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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1960
Page
4
A compact listing of Pella area churches outlines worship times Sunday School and evening services across Christian Reformed Protestant Reformed Gospel Chapel and Roman Catholic congregations. Notable speakers include Everett G Ward and Dr John A Vander Waal with multiple pastors listed for Calvary First Baptist and Liberty West Second.
Morning worship at 9 30 am with The Kingdom First Matt 6 33 84 and Sunday School at 11 00 am. Evening worship at 7 30 pm titled Waiting on the Lord Isa 40 28 31.
Edith Nollen of Route 2 Pella won first place in the 4-H swine carcass contest with a 226 pound Hybrid pig that had 56 percent lean, a 6 square inch loin eye, and met ISU standards. Jaren De Penning and David Smith placed second and third for Pella and Pleasantville. Twenty four pigs were entered by 17 exhibitors at the county fair, sponsored by Hillcrest Auction Co. of Knoxville.
The speaker recalls a past confrontation and praises the preservation of the Big Rock area as a natural timberland from agricultural expansion. Gratitude is extended to those who made the preservation a reality, with respect for the dream becoming truth.
Only one person appeared for the Marion County budget hearing set for August 1. Lowell Lowell, tax agent for the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Chicago, commended County Auditor Phyllis Donnelly and the Board of Supervisors for accuracy in preparing the budget. He cited the Iowa Taxpayers Association bulletin listing Marion County among the top counties in correctly estimating budgets.
Miss Carrie Monson of Hamilton recently celebrated her ninety fourth birthday. She came to this country with her parents from Bergen Norway when she was two years old.
Classified notice invites readers to browse the want ads for item listings available for purchase. Includes minimal details and directs to the newspaper section.
Obituary fragment notes Dick Weyers 88 died August 21 1960 on farm near Pella later real estate and Home for the Aged. survived by wife Dena and several relatives. Also Luke D Vander Linden born 1889 near Pella married 1912. two children. several grandchildren. funeral held August 22 at Van Dyk Duven with Rev Deb Jong. Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Pella.
Robert Lundy, 77, a resident of the Pella Rest Home for five years, died early Thursday morning, August 18, at the home. Funeral services were held at Evans Funeral Home in Knoxville.
Dr. M F Joynt was honored in Marcus for fifty years of service. He has delivered about 3,300 babies, including many twins, but reportedly no triplets.
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