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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1962
Page
5
Chief of Police Bob Houser warns motorists to slow and stay alert as students return to classes. He notes about ten percent are new to school traffic and may not recognize dangers. Motorists can pick up a free bumper strip reading School's Open at the Public Safety building with AAA Iowa support.
Registration for a twelve week nursery program at the recreation commission site will be held Friday August 31 from 9:30 to 1:30. Two groups start September 18 with staff including Mrs Marinus Kregel Mrs Keith Emmert and others. Call MA 64571 between 9:30 and 1:30 Friday as space is limited. Parents should arrange car pools and transportation is not provided.
A large delegation of area National Farmers Organization members will attend the Meeting for Action in Des Moines officials said participation is expected to exceed the 13,000 from last August. The gathering aims to set a timetable for an all-out holding action with NFC leaders voting on dates and selecting from several plans.
The Pella Jaycees host the Oskaloosa Jaycees for a softball game at Swimming Pool Park Thursday evening with a coal fire for those who wish to cook out. A brief 7 p.m. business meeting will nominate officers, and game time is 7:30 in the shelter house if rain arrives.
Iowans enjoy river fishing says State Conservation Commission after statewide call survey. Local anglers have not entered a July catch or been called out this month. A five dollar prize remains for a qualifying catch before August midnight.
Jon Michael Howard 11 son of Rev J C Howard of Knoxville died on arrival at a Des Moines hospital after a semi truck struck him while he rode a bicycle on Highway 60 in south Knoxville. Investigating officers said no charges against the driver Alfred L Eslinger of Kirksville Missouri. Survived by his sister Carolyn of Kansas City and by his parents. Funeral held at Assembly of God church where his father pastors. Burial in Kansas City cemetery.
The Des Moines River reached its lowest weekly stage this year at Red Rock Dam field office. Main channel depth at Pella Knox road bridge stood at 3 feet 3 inches and flow was about 300 cubic feet per second, a level engineers say guarantees the Ottumwa outflow after dam completion, guiding whether the 9000 acre permanent pool stabilizes or shrinks as inflow varies.
Jo Smorenborg won the women’s golf tournament with 98 strokes in 18 hole medal play. Pat Ulrich was runner up with 100. Other flight scores include Hilda Ver Dught 101 Ruth Van Rees 106 Florence Tysseling 108 Marge Sherwood 108 Chic Visser 110 and Ethel In’t Weld 112. The next event at Pella Golf and Country Club is a Labor Day handicap event.
Due to abnormal growing conditions in Iowa this crop year the Iowa ASC state committee advanced the fall plowing date for vegetative cover under practice 22 from September 15 to August 27, 1962.
The Chronicle News reports a bicycle rodeo with winners across age groups. Peter Wierenga won the obstacle course for a top finish alongside David Peter Gaass in obstacle and sprint events, with Chuck Keuning Stan Vander Linden Jim Kuuvens and others noted in various races. Sponsors were American Legion Post and the Recreation Commission at Pella’s Super Valu lot.
Elmer H. Gruenwald age 62, resident engineer for the Red Rock Dam project, died at Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines after surgery for a collapsed lung. He lived in Knoxville since work began in 1960 and had a long Corps of Engineers career including Air Force base and Army base projects worldwide. He is survived by his wife Margarette and three married daughters in Alaska Davenport and Des Moines.
Marion County residents prepare to solicit support for children in agency care under the Iowa Children's Home Society. The organization has aided children over four decades through professional caseworkers and foster homes, offering non sectarian statewide service to help them overcome family instability and build toward normal family life.
Red Cross swimming and lifesaving cards will be distributed Saturday morning September 1 between 9:00 and 12:00 at the American Legion building for youths who completed beginning advanced, intermediate, and junior and senior lifesaving courses at the Pella Municipal Pool. Cards accompany swimming certificates. those who passed but did not receive a certificate may obtain both.
Coe Eves, age 24, is noted for maintaining a routine of scanning pages twice each week. The item highlights consistent attention to printed matter and a steady reading habit.
Four settlement claims against the city are noted alongside the appointment of Verle Ver Dught of the Ver Dught Insurance and Real Estate as chairman of the Pella Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business. W F Crawford reports the event, outlining NFIB voting and tabulation processes and the group’s tie to Congressman Neal Smith.
The Iowa Children’s Home Society serves nearly 24,000 children, with about 300 in care at any time and over 700 helped annually. It offers services to unwed parents and is an accredited adoption agency with no tax support. Marion County donors include Mesdames Van Haaf ten, Van Haaften, Farrer, Vermeer, Bennett, Tucker, Fridglingon, Moon, Calhoun, and Walton among others.
Eugene Vande Lune joins Farm Bureau Insurance Services in Marion County per Agency Manager Clarence R. De Boom. A Des Moines trained agent from Pella will serve Red Rock Summit Lake Prairie Clay and Liberty townships. He set a new life insurance sales record for a new agent and will move to 1101 Peace Street in September.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Van Ekeren, 87, will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home with Rev. E. G. Ward officiating. Burial follows at Oakwood Cemetery. A lifelong Pella resident, she died Monday morning at Meerema custodial home after a lingering illness. She is survived by son Henry M. Van Ekeren, five grandchildren, six great grandchildren and two brothers Barney Brom of Pella and Henry Brom of Milan Missouri.
Royce E. Sleeth, 24, of Ot tumwa, a hitchhiker, was awakened around midnight Sunday August 19 on the porch of Mrs. Bessie Kaldenberg in Otley. He was arrested and taken to the county jail by sheriff's deputies and charged with vagrancy.
At least four claims or suits have been filed against the City of Pella seeking more than 50 000 in damages. Notably Davenport resident Hester Michaud seeks 11 493 for a May 12 sidewalk fall in Garden Square causing a broken ankle and lost wages. Other claims involve Workmen’s Comp settlement prospects for city employee Manon Van Houweling, possible 17 500 for water damage to Billy Sparks’ basement, and Indianola resident Mrs O F Moore alleging injuries from a downtown Tulip Time fall with unspecified damages.
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