Kiwanis Club Marks 20 Years Of Service In Pella
The Pella Kiwanis Club celebrated its 20th anniversary with a noon luncheon at the Country Club last Wednesday. Former charter members attended. the club has kept around forty members and notable projects include Tulip Time bleacher seats, a Kiwanis Park playground, travel lectures, and youth services support. Dr. Gene Van Zee arranged the program featuring Mrs. Ray Jolly and Mrs. C A Williams Jr of the South Central Town Mental Health Center who spoke on mental health center administration and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Kiwanis Club
Pella Kiwanis
Kiwanis International
Noel J. Logan
Central College
J. J. Sybenga
Kiwanis
Reuben Schakel
Rudy Ulrich
Verle Ver Dught
Jack Boatsma
Don Waechter
Ben Vogelaar
Kiwanis Park Playground
Gene van Zee
van Zee
Ray Jolly
C. A. Williams Jr
South Central Town
Oskaloosa
Pella
Marion
Mahaska
Monroe
Keokuk
Mahaska Hospital
Christmas Musical at Community High School
Pella Community High School presents the Christmas musical There Shone a Star featuring large vocal groups. The show starts at 7 30 p m tonight Thursday December 12 with buy a ticket at your own price and no reserved seats.
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Pella Community High School
Central Debaters Shine at ISU Tournament
Central College debaters excel at the Ames intercollegiate speech tourney December 6 7 with Beatrice Werner reaching the semi finals in oral interpretation of Carl Sandburg's Little Word Little White Bird. Clarence Van Dellen and Harold Wissink placed fifth in the championship division just shy of semis after beating Illinois St Pauls Ripon and Iowa Wesleyan and losing to Bradley. Additional teams competed in the senior division with Joyce Garrett Connie Rozeboom and others earning wins and losses against Mankato State St Olaf Nebraska Wesleyan Omaha Evansville. Leland Ryken accompanied Central's Forensics group to the event.
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Beatrice Werner
Central
Newburgh
N. Y
Ames
Clarence van Dellen
Pella
Harold Wissink
Hull
Leland Ryken
Cunera van Emmerik
Kuyper Elected to NAM Board of Directors
H S Stu Kuyper vice president and director of manufacturing at Rosscreen Company was elected to the National Association of Manufacturers board at a New York convention on December 5. He also serves as president of the Iowa Manufacturers Association and has led Pella community efforts including hospital development and a year round recreation program.
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NAM
H. S
Stu) Kuyper
Rosscreen Company
Pella
N. Manufacturers
William T. Brady
Congress of American Industry
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
Brady
Corn Products Company
N.Y
Stu’ Kuyper
NAM Board of Directors
The
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
Stu
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Development Commission
Commission
Pella Community Hospital Association
Marion Wichart
Richard Steenhoek
Five Pella residents hurt in icy highway crash
Cars driven by Robert D. Taylor, 24, of Pella and Richard G. Vander Hart, 16, Route 2, Pella, collided Sunday morning on Highway 163 east of Pella when the Taylor car skidded on ice into Vander Hart. Taylor and two children were treated at Pella Community Hospital for ankle, arm, face and head injuries. Vander Hart had a cut lip. Patrolman Robert Foster and Pella Police Chief Robert Houser investigated. damage estimated at $1,300.
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Robert D. Taylor
Pella
Richard G. Vander Hart
Highway 163
Taylor
Vander Hart
Robert Houser
Six Shopping Nights Planned for Pella Stores
The Pella chamber of commerce retail committee recommends six more shopping evenings before Christmas. The first extra night is December 17, with five consecutive nights the week prior and a final shopping night on Monday December 23.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Council Sells $153000 Worth of G O Bonds
The Carlton D. Beh Company of Des Moines bid 2.876 percent on $125000 in general obligation bonds to fund the swimming pool project. Net interest over 12 years totals $29623. Shaw McDermott bid 3.06781 percent on $28000 for the recreation building at the pool park, with a net interest cost of $7148.
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Carlton D. Beh Company
Des Moines
Swimming Pool Park
Shaw McDermott
Reuben Van Hemert Joins Marion County Farm Bureau
Reuben Van Hemert of Pella has joined the Marion County Farm Bureau Insurance staff as a career underwriter for Summit Lake Prairie Clay and Liberty townships. He and his family farm a 200 acre plot north of Pella and he has served as a Farm Bureau director and on the resolutions committee. He is a member of Third Reformed Church of Pella and the Lynnville Sully School Board and attended a Des Moines training school for his new duties.
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Reuben van Hemert
Pella
Marion County Farm Bureau Insurance
Summit
Lake Prairie
Clay
Liberty
van Hemert
Farm Bureau
Third Reformed Church of
Lynnville- Sully
Des Moines
Mrs Wollums to Present Vocal Recital Sunday
Sharyl Lodemann Woollums, senior contralto, will perform 12 selections at 2 p m Sunday December 15 in Douwstra Chapel Central College. Accompanied by Nancy Stanley freshman pianist from Lynnville Sully she will sing pieces including two Handel numbers Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind and He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd.
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Sharyl Lodemann Woollums
Douwstra Chapel
Central College
Woollums
Edith Sedrel LeCocq
Nancy Stanley
Lynnville-Sully
Woolums
Ottumwa High School
Boyd H. Sodemann
Marlin Woollums
Lynnville Sully
Farmers' Cooperative Exchange reports record year
Directors announced record sales of 4 090 000 and savings of 101 000 for the past fiscal year, with 1963 participation certificates totaling 72 800 distributed to 861 members. Cash dividends of 20 000 were paid, and major elevator expansion added two grain drying units and bulk feed.
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Farmers’ Cooperative Exchange
Graham Hall
Ernie Engbers
Coop Exchange
Profitable Corn Production at Farmers' Night
Al Leffler of Pioneer Seed Corn Company will address the Pella Farmers' Night School on Monday December 16 at 7 30 p m at Pella Community High School. The program Profitable Corn Production covers yield goals planting rates fertilizer soil insecticides and herbicides. All interested may attend without membership. refreshments served after.
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al Leffler
Pioneer Seed Corn Company
Pella Farmers
Pella
Leffler
Farm Council
ASCS to Begin Premeasuring for 1964 Program
The Marion county ASCS office says premeasuring for the 1964 feed grain program will start soon. Bases will be set up nearby, and producers may premeasure on their farm if they know their sign up amount. Appointments are limited to February 10 and can be requested at the county ASCS office. Fees are 10 dollars per farm for office time plus three hours on the farm, with 2 dollars for each additional hour.
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Marion County
ASCS
Maran County
Pella lights up Central Park with Christmas decorations
City Light Department crews and volunteers completed the Central Park display in Pella. A 30 foot tower rises above the fountain with colored aluminum garland forming a Christmas tree shape. Lighted trees anchor the garland and top lights illuminate the tower for the inaugural lighting Saturday.
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City Light Department
Pella's Square
Central Park
Roy Van Wyk Named FFA Member of the Month
Monroe chapter selects Roy Van Wyk as FFA member of the month for November. His show projects included 15 feeders sold at the county fair, 14 other feeders, six ewes, seven lambs and two and a half acres of crops. he is in his third year of vocational agriculture.
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Monroe
Roy van Wyk
Willis van Wyk
FFA
Roy
Grand opening set for Dutch Inn cafe in South Pella
Mr and Mrs Donald Freed announce a grand opening celebration at the Dutch Inn cafe in South Pella with free coffee and cookies for patrons from 2 to 5 p m on Saturday. The cafe recently reopened after a monthlong interior fire.
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Donald Freed
South Pella
Freeds
Central College Christmas Banquet Plans Holiday Flare
Central College will host its annual faculty student Christmas Banquet at 6 30 p m Friday in Graham Hall The theme is Holiday Flare Following the dinner there will be entertainment in the Chapel and a dance in the dining hall
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Central College
Graham Hall
KCUI to Broadcast Christmas Programs
Central College's student operated KCUI will air six devotional radio programs for the Christmas season from Friday Dec 13. The Upper Room radio to parish program features carols in special arrangements by The Upper Room carolers and chamber orchestra airing 7 30 to 8 p m under station manager George Brown.
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Central College
KCUI
Radio
Parish
George Brown
Chambers
Ruth Circle hosts Christmas hymn sing at Leighton church
The Ruth Circle of Leighton Christian Reformed Church sponsors a Christmas hymn sing this Sunday December 15 at 9 00 p m at the church. The public is invited.
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Ruth Circle
Leighton Christian Reformed Church
December 19 Deadline in Jaycee Christmas Lighting Contest
The Pella Jaycees offer a $50 prize pool for the Christmas Home Lighting Contest with $25 for first, $15 for second, and $10 for third. Entrants must file at the Pella Chronicle office by December 19. Judging occurs Friday night December 20, with displays lit from 7 to 10 p.m.
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Jaycee
Pella Jaycees
Dale Eeling
Pella Chronicle
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ISU
University of Illinois
St. Paul’s College
Ripon College
Iowa Wesle
Kiwanians
Floyd Vander Zyl
Elias Kolenbrander
James Lankelma
John Vander Waal
Ver Ver Dught
Forest Ploeg
H. C. Vander Meulen
Donald Waechter
Ben Kuyk
P. W. Steenhock
Herb Mentink
J. M. Cook
Nick Vander Ploeg
Bert Boat
Will van Sittert
Klaas
Council
G.O
F. B. Staff
Mrs. Sharyl Woollums
George Muyskens
Elmer Nollen
Engbers
Tudor G. Ver Meer
Gerrit Ver Meer
Tunis T. Verros
Albert G. Tysseling
A. M. Blom
R. van Wyk
Dutch Inn Cafe
Sponsor Hymn Sing
Franklin Street
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