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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1956

Page

7

Buying of Foods Discussed by Adult Homemakers

The fourth in a ten part adult homemaking series met with 15 Indies as Mrs. Carol Sebach led a study on buying fresh frozen and canned foods. Slides compared changes in supply and demand over 30 years and recipes for One Dish Meals were shared. A Christmas ideas theme and next meeting details were announced. Mr. and Mrs. James Waddle observed their 50th wedding anniversary with 240 guests at Monroe.

Carol Sebach Pella James Waddle Monroe Gerrit Relaud Aula Prunty Earl Waddie Leuty Prunty Ben van Wyk Louis Brand Roy Myers Kenneth Myers Judy Waddie Elaine van Wyk Gerrit Renaud Dorothy Baker Nancy Waddle Bob Waddle Ronald Brand Emma Templeton Knoxville Iowa

American Legion Auxiliary December Meeting Recap

The December meeting at the Legion Hall followed a School of Instruction by Gladys Rinehart. Reports covered by Hattie Van Wyk, Lorna Schakel, and others. A Christmas party was set for December 21 with gift exchanges, caroling planned for December 22, and coffee service to continue December 27 to 29. Delegates named to a recreation council, donations to Salvation Army and TB Christmas seals, and a silent auction raising 48.20 for an artificial limb.

American Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Gladys Rinehart Hattie van Wyk Lorna Schakel The Legion Auxiliary Marguerite Vander Veer Pella Salvation Army Pella National Bank Louise Ter Louw Helen Douwstra Thelma van Hemert

First Reform Church Sunday School Class Meets Saturday

The women's adult Sunday School class at the First Reformed Church led by Mrs. A Haverkamp will meet in the church lounge Saturday December 15 at 1 30 p m The gathering includes an officer election with hostesses Mrs Gertrude Vander Ploeg and Mrs Wm Bensink

First Reformed Church A. Haverkamp Gertrude Vander Ploeg Wm. Bensink

Amvet Auxiliary Christmas Party Set for Dec 18

The Amvet Auxiliary will hold its Christmas party on Tuesday evening December 18 at 7 45 p m at Edith Gezel s home. Each member should bring a 50 cent gift for the grab bag.

Amvet Edith Gezel

4-H Baby Beef Enrollments Due January 1

Enrollment blanks for 4-H baby beeves are due at the County Extension office on or before January 1. Each member may enter up to three beeves weighing not over 650 pounds. Entries are due for the new junior cattle feeder project in which a pen of five steers or heifers weighing not over 750 pounds may be entered. Blanks may be obtained from 4-H club leaders.

Deer harvest report from Mahaska County opens weekend

Conserv officer Charles Olofson announces a weekend deer opening in Mahaska County with eight deer bagged including three six point bucks. Early movers include Garrell Ray 17 of Delta, Wilbert Kempenaar, Frank Baker near Eveland Bridge, Don Childs near Oskaloosa, and others such as K De Ron de, Herman Stek southwest of Oskaloosa, Tom Shipley, and Boyd Adair near Tracy Oskaloosa.

Charles Olofson Garrell Ray Delta Wilbert Kempenaar Frank Baker

Home Residents Meet Visitors Then Stroke Strikes Peter Welle

Mr and Mrs John Van Mers Bergen of Oskaloosa visited Peter Vos and called on Mr ss Mrs Martin Klein Sunday afternoon. Wednesday morning Peter C Welle had a stroke and was taken to St Francis Hospital Grinnell Iowa where he passed away.

John E. Ter Louw Bethany Virgil Boot Marvin Swank Lois Boot Stuart van Gorp Winnebago Mission Lloyd Menning McKee Kentucky Lester van Gorp John John Boot Andrew Ter Louw Vernon van Gorp Armour Boot Bert van Hemert John van Gorp Peter Zwank Dick Ver Ploeg Len van Genderen Clarence van Gorp Clarence Boot Simon Ter Louw Simon Vander Zyl Peter Westerkamp Will Swank John van Mersbergen Oskaloosa Peter Vos Martin Klein Peter C.welle St. Francis Hospital Grinnell Iowa

Christmas greetings and condolences in local sorrow

A community notes visits by Rev J H Keuning and Gerrit Gosselink, a Messiah rendition at Douwstra Chapel, and an informal open house at the Meyers home. Sympathy is extended to Mr Meyer for the loss of his brother in law, Gerrit Vander Wilt, with two Christmas trees decorating the halls for display.

Eit Vander Onskaleena Christian High Ich Gertie Gosselink J. H. Keuning Forreston Ill Mr. Meyer Gerrit J. Vander Wilt

Fire destroys garage and barn on Peterson farm

A blaze at the Melvin Peterson farm near Forest City destroyed a double garage and a barn. No injuries were reported as firefighters fought the flames.

Melvin Peterson Forest City

Rol screenings AAAS SARA ASAARAA

Grace and Wilma Slykhuis visited the Slykhuis home on Sunday. Earl Rickabaugh returned to work after a week of illness. Harry Vander Veer left Thursday for Treasure Island after a long Navy leave with his parents. Ducky Van e improving slowly. Florence Farmer shopped in Des Moines Saturday. Marlene Booy spent the weekend with Marie Bienwarne in Des Moines. The Rolscreen displays festive Christmas decor in one department after another.

Earl Rickabaugh Harry Vander Veer Treasure Island U. S. Navy Ducky Vane Florence Farmer Des Moines

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