Bus Service Curtailed For Community Schools
The Community School District faces bus delays as four new buses ordered in June arrive late. Two may be ready for September 2. others to follow, delaying some routes. Rural open schools warned not to rely on buses in week one. Some buses will double shift. late arrivals will be excused. Plans update via KBOE 7:16 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Dieleman
Wayne Body
Richmond
Indiana
Iate
Servce
KBOE
School Board Raises Required Academic Credits
The Pella Community School Board met on Monday August 18 and voted to raise graduation credits from 30 to 32 effective with the class of 1961. Each student must earn four academic credits yearly and may not substitute extracurriculars for core credits. The board also barred hay rack rides as high and junior high entertainment due to safer, chaperoned community options.
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Pella Community
Merchants Win Big in Leighton Tournament
The Pella Merchants defeated Ottumwa South Side Merchants 16 to 8 Friday night and beat Belinda 6 to 1 Tuesday in Leighton. Tonight they face Attica at 9 pm with Leighton and Tracy meeting at 7 30. Winners clash Friday in the final. another Attica tournament begins Monday September 1 with pairings not yet set.
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Pella
Ottumwa
Belinda
Leighton
Attica
Tracy
Park Resigns To Name Donnelly County Auditor
Marion County gains a new auditor on September 1 after Clifford Park resigns August 30 to join an investor's organization. Phyllis Donnelly, currently deputy, is named by the county board of supervisors to fill the post. Donnelly is the Democratic candidate for the November election. Park served three and a half years and did not seek re election.
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Marion County
Couty Board of Supervisors
Knoxville Express
Phyllis Donnelly
Clifford Park
Park
Novemer
Des Moines Dodgers Invite Pella Little League Leaders
Des Moines Dodgers host Pella Little League officials at Pioneer Memorial Stadium in Des Moines. About 60 boys and their managers will depart from the Legion Hall at 6 30 p m for an annual outing featuring a Western League game between Des Moines and Amarillo Texas.
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Pella
Des Moines Dodgers
Pioneer Memorial Stadium
Des Moines
Legion
Bus Drivers Meeting for Ella Community School District
All drivers employed to drive buses for the Ella Community School District are asked to meet at the Webster Building at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening August 30. The transportation committee of the Board will assign routes discuss policy and review state regulations.
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Newella Community
Webster
Transportation Committee of the Board
Boy Van Sant Hurt After Falling From Moving Car
Roger Van Sant a 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs Guert Van Sant of Sully was taken to Lutheran Hospital Des Moines after falling from a moving car while en route to relatives near Prairie City. He suffered a severe scalp wound six stitches were needed plus cuts and bruises over his body. He was in the front seat when he slipped and grabbed the door handle as the car lurched open. Doctors reported improvement and X rays showed no bone fracture.
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Roger van Sant
Guert van Sant
Sully
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
van Sants
Prairie City
Roger
Gerrit Van Roekel Named President of Bethesda Ass'n
Gerrit Van Roekel Central College business manager was elected president of the Bethesda Association in Denver following the annual board meeting held August 19 20 and 21. He has served on the board for years and was previously vice president. Bethesda Sanatorium is supported by church denominations to care for the mentally ill.
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Gerrit van Roekel
Bethesda Ass’n
Central College
Bethesda Association
Denver
Colorado
van Roekel
Bethesda Sanatorium
Bethesda
Church Families Enjoy Fun Filled Picnic
Christian fellowship marked the Third Reformed Church all‑church picnic at West Market Park on Tuesday evening August 19. Rev. W. R. Ringwalda opened with prayer as families shared a potluck supper and children enjoyed clown Molly Jingles. Relays featured tubs of corn, paper plate tosses, and balloon pops while adults joined playful games and hat styling projects for their wives.
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Third Reformed Church
West Market Park
W. R. Ringwalda
Molly
Lane Moulpolder
Central College Welcomes Students With Events Week Start
Central College plans a busy week to welcome new students. Dorms open Wednesday September 8 with first meals in the dining hall. Activities include Newcomer’s Party at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union and Get Acquainted Party for women at 9:30 p.m. in Graham Hall lounge.
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Central College
A.W.S
Graham Hall
Adrian Vos 10 Hospitalized After Home Fire Accident
Adrian Vos ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Martin Vos Route 2 suffered first second and third degree burns on his right hand arm chest and back Tuesday morning after playing with gasoline near a trash burner at home. He was rushed to Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa in serious condition and advised to be transferred to University Hospital in Iowa City where doctors said he will require a long hospital stay.
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Adrian Vos
Martin Vos
Route 2
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
University Hospital
Iowa City
Adrian
Iowa
Pella Recreation Center Opens with Open House Crowd
About 500 people attended the two evening open house at Pella's new recreation center. The center will offer after school hours for grade school and junior high students, and Friday Saturday evenings for high schoolers. A preschool nursery class is planned for ages 3 to 5 with an organizational meeting Tuesday. Handcraft instructors are sought.
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Pella
Recreation Commission
John Schultz
Commission
Recreation Ienter
Flying Dutchmen Open 1958 With Four Lettermen
Central College coach Babe Tysseling shells out 53 re cruit letters for fall practice as the squad rebuilds with only three seniors and four lettermen none on the line. The 1958 schedule includes games at Dubuque and Wartburg with key home dates against William Penn Simpson Luther Parsons and Upper Iowa.
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Central College
Babe Tysseling
Babe
Dubuque U
Wm. Penn
Simpson
Luther
Parsons
Upper Iowa
Buena Vista
Wartburg
Iowa Wesleyan
Trombone Trio To Entertain at Concert Saturday
A trombone trio led by Don Reinertson Kurt Vander Ploeg and Bill Nibbelink will perform at this week’s park concert under Monroe Public Schools Director of Bands Charles Hulen. They will play Whirligig a fresh piece by Frank Cofield along with several classic works in the program.
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Park
Don Reinertson
Kurt Vander Ploeg
Bill Nibbelink
Whirligig
Frank Cofield
Charles Hulen
Monroe Public Schools
Pella
Bergeim
Mercer- Reed
Ball
Dedrick el Capitan
Sousa Field of Color
Bowles
Farmers Host Pella Merchants at Annual Picnic
Rainy weather drove the annual Farmers Merchants picnic indoors at the high school. About 150 business and professional men from the Chambers of Commerce and Night School farmers attended the chicken dinner in the ag room and gymnasium. The event is a key social gathering with plans for a winter banquet to follow.
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Farmers Merchants
Chambers of Commerce
City to Finish Sidewalk Inspection This Week
Chief of Police Dan Jordan reported that sidewalk inspection in Pella should be completed this week. Officer Henry Willemson has nearly covered the town and prepared a list of suggested repair sections. The city offers free removal of torn walks. residents should call MA 8-2580 when sections are ready for removal. Replacing broken sidewalks remains the property owner’s responsibility.
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Dan Jordan
Pella
Henry Willemson
Police chief urges parents to enforce bicycle safety rules
Police Chief Dan Jordan pressed parents to back strict safety measures for youths riding bicycles to school. He warned wear in summer may go unseen, urged checks of horns lights and brakes, and promoted proper hand signals and traffic rule adherence. He cautioned against riding two abreeds and urged a no accident record for the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Jordan
Jordan
Chief of Police
Pella
Marion County Savings Bonds Pass $1 Million Mark for 1958
In August six Pella building permits were issued, two for new homes, with 125 total since 1957 zoning began and 80 this year. July savings bonds sales reach $98,406 in Marion County, nine-month total $1,062,668, 87 percent of 1958 quota, above state and national averages. County comparisons show Mahaska at 59 percent and Jasper at 75 percent of quotas.
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Marion County Savings Bonds
Pella
Della Mae Dykstra
Washington
Martin Lietstra
Independence
Gertrude Fennema
Block West
Second
Borden Davis
Main
Gary Schiebout
Franklin
Martin de Jong
Morningside Ext
Marion County
Iowa
P. H. Kuyper
E. L. Job
Maheska County
Jasper County
Finals Set for City Tennis Championship at Central College
Results from last week's Men’s City Tennis Tournament on Central College courts show Jim Graham and Ray De Haan advancing to the championship bracket final, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
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Central College
Jim Graham
Ray de Haan
Marion County Community Council Organizer Elected
Representatives from Marion County groups voted to form a county wide Community Council at Knoxville High School on August 12. The first officers elected were President Waverend William C. De Jong of Pella, Vice President Dr. Harley Gill of Knoxville, and Secretary Will Prather of Knoxville. Committees were named for calendar, extension, hospital, and local clubs to guide six planned objectives and quarterly meetings, with the next session set for October 14 at the Veterans Hospital conference room in Knoxville.
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Marion County
Knoxville High School
Waverend
William C. de Jong
Pella
Harley’ Gill
Knoxville
Will Prather
Dr. Gill
Floyd Davis
Marion County Supt. Assn
Bill Jenkins
J. C. Howard
Knoxville Ministerial Assn
Rudy Ulrich
Pella Kiwanis
Olsen
V. A. Hospital
Merle Maddy
County Board of Supervisors
L. C. Shivvers
County Extension Council
Bert Bandstra
Bob Hall
Melcher Community Club
Wayne Hoehns
Rural Min
Veterans’ Hospital
Prohibition on Employing Under Sixteen Farm Child Labour
Hom er K. Krog, regional director of the Wage and Hour Division, reminds Pella area farmers that the Fair Labor Standards Act forbids employing children under 16 on farms during school hours. The rule covers local and migratory workers, with a sole exception for a farmer's own child on the family farm.
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Pella
Homer K. Krog
Kansas City
U. S. Labor Department
Wage and Hour Diion
Krog
Labor Department
Pella Christian Grade School Opens September Second
Pella Christian Grade School begins the new term Tuesday morning September 2 with classes until noon. Principal Dr. Klaas Kramer notes about 3340 pupils have confirmed plans to attend. Parents are urged to enroll children in kindergarten promptly. new teachers include Grace Vanden Hoseh, Joyce Vander Veehte, and Mrs. Harris Nieuwsma.
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Pella Christian
Klaas Kramer
Grace Vanden Hoseh
Doon
Iowa
Joyce Vander Veehte
Orange City
Harris Nieuwsma
Pella
Soil Bank Sign-up Begins September 2
Sign-up for the 1959 soil bank conservation reserve starts Tuesday September 2 at the ASC office in Knoxville County Extension Director William Litwiller announced. He notes higher maximum payments per acre than last year and urges Marion County farmers to visit the ASC office for details on rates and eligible acreages.
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Conservation Reserve of the Soil Bank
ASC
Knoxville
County
William Litwiller
Marion County
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Donnelly
Chronicle News
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Jon
Wm. de Jong
Marion County Council
Wm. C. de Jong
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Soil Bank
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