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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1976
Page
3
The Pella area reports several birth notices listing the Huisman Fraziers Ver Ploeg Smith Urbanek Ridnover and Van Donselaars families. Each item includes baby names birth weights dates and local and extended family connections across Iowa towns such as Pella Knoxville Grundy Center Wellsburg Sully and Oskaloosa.
Hospital notes list daily admissions and discharges across multiple Iowa towns including Pella Knoxville Pleasantville Otley and Speltasi. Notable entries include Mrs Cora Ramer Everett Vande Haar and baby girl arrivals with various dismissals through November 28.
The Cecil Vines of Pella and Virgil Pitkins of Clear Lake announce the engagement of their children Kathy Vines and Richard Pitkin. The bride-elect attends Central College and the groom is teaching in Upper Town. No wedding date has been set.
Sara Schipper and Lori Humphrey, both from Pella, completed the fall season as members of Central College Guidons flag corps. The 16 auditioned coeds performed routines with the college marching band during football games and will march at upcoming events including May’s Tulip Festival Parade. Schipper is a Central sophomore, Humphrey a freshman and daughter of Carl M Humphrey Sr., all of Pella.
A reader recalls a first baby crying every two hours from hunger and questions whether milk quality differs. Aunt Harriet comments on weight and milk richness compared with a neighbor, Mabel, prompting discussion of breastfeeding expectations.
Shirley Ter Louw and David Kruse announce their engagement. Shirley, a 1974 Pella High graduate, works at Rosscreen. David, a 1974 Central College graduate with an MBA from Drake, also works at Rolscreen.
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