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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1960
Page
2
George T. Pinches leads Gospel Chapel on Union Street with Bible school at 9 30 a m, Bible class, Lord's Supper and Word service at 10 40 a m, and 7 30 p m gospel service. Tuesday prayer and Bible study at 7 30 p m.
Local churches in Pella publish weekly schedule details for Reform ed Corner Broadway and Union First Trinity Corner Main and Union Trinity and other corners. Services include morning worship 9:30 a.m. Communion and baptism at Trinity, Sunday School at 10:50 a.m., and evening gatherings with cantatas and musical presentations. Wednesday Family Night and midweek meditations noted.
Religious notices list services for Liberty and West 2nd, East First Street, Maple and East 3rd, and Broadway Indep endence churches. Rev Van Laar and Rev Ward are among ministers. Morning worship, Sunday School begins at 9:30 with age graded classes, catechism, and evening worship scheduled.
Corner Main and Peace hosts Sunday School at 3 30 p.m. and worship services led by Rev. G. Lubbers. Morning worship at 10 30 a.m. and afternoon service at 1 30 p.m. annual pastor listed.
Corner Washington and W 1st Rev L De Prenger pastor offers Sunday School at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 30 a m overcomers service at 6 30 p m evangelistic service at 7 30 p m Roman Catholic Corner Independence and W 1st holds Mass at 8 00 a m
Thanksgiving day gatherings spread across Monroe and nearby towns as families hosted relatives from Des Moines Humeston Newton and Prairie City. Notable hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Marshall and families of Pel la and Prairie City and a KYT club excursion to Des Moines factories.
Mrs Gerrit Wittenberg notes Otley area news as the Albert Vander Peut family moves to Pella with Albert taking a job at the community hospital and the Slykhuis family relocating to the Van der Peut farm. L D Modlin moves to Newton near Maytag, while Elmer Modlin and baby stay in the Modlin home. A festive store window at Jim Van Vliet’s shop is praised for a tree and nativity scene. Local gatherings include skating at Newton, Christmas plans, and hospital updates on Hattie Ver Steeg and Gerald Angove. Community notices cover new births, visits, and charitable activities by Amvets and 4-H groups.
Mrs John Brower age 92 died December 9 at the home of her daughter Mrs Dick Van Zee in Leighton. Survived by two other children Andrew Brower of Leighton and Mrs Andrew Anna Christine Lubbers of Pella, nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Born Hendrika LeCocq in Pella March 26 1868 she married John Brower December 21 1888. The Browers farmed east of Leighton and later near New Sharon before Mrs Brower moved to Pella in 1961 to live at the home.
Murray Kamerick of Pella fined 20 plus costs for allowing an unauthorized minor to drive. Ronald Kamerick of Pella cited for no driver's license at 10. Willis De Wild of Oskaloosa fined 10 for uttering a false check. George Jackson of New Sharon fined 20 for failing to leave information after striking a parked car. Curtis Brabury of New Jersey fined 5 for stop sign violation. Larry Schakel of Pella fined 10 for no muffler. Frank Jaarsma of Pella fined 25 for imprudent driving with accident involved. Harold Van Gorp of Pella fined 5 for stop light violation. Kenneth Tuller of Ottumwa fined 5 for stop sign violation. Donald Vander Molen of Pella fined 10 for speeding.
Mrs. Julia Kesler of Armstrong maintains a 600 plus salt and pepper shaker collection. The 20 year old assortment includes irons fish horses and many other designs with pieces from over 40 states and many foreign countries.
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