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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1950

Page

17

Christmas party and club meetings at Richland Climbers 4 H

Richland Climbers 4 H held a Christmas party at Lillian Vander Hart home with a donation plan for Home of the Aged in Pella. New leader chosen Mrs Dick Ryken. Demonstrations and carols followed by refreshments. Happy Hearts 4 H sang at County Home and joined December party at Marcia Klein. New member Mary Van Haaften. American Legion Auxiliary planned Christmas party and charity baskets for veterans and needy families.

Richland Climbers Vander Hart Richland Climbers 4-H Club Lillian Vander Hart Pella A. Drenen M. de Boef Dick Ryken Geneva Rus Martha Rothoven Bonnie Nibbelink Anna Marlene Westercamp Estella Dahm Star of the East Joyce Roose Happy Hearts 4-H Club Klein Home Happy Hearts American Legion Auxiliary Legion Veterans’ Hospital Knoxville Clarinda Hospital

Candlelight Wedding At Pella Church

Thressa Faye Swank and Herman Deur wed Friday November 24 at First Christian Reformed Church Pella in a candlelit ceremony. Rev Fred M Huizenga officiated with music by Gilbert Vander Wal and Mrs Alvin Lee Voksbergen. 130 guests attended a reception. couple travels to Fremont Michigan after.

Christian Reformed Church Pella Thressa Faye Swank Bert Swank Peoria Herman Deur George J. Deur Fremont Mich Faye Swank Junior Herman Dear Michigan

Wed Nov Wedding Details at Town Church

A November wedding in Town united the couple in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Wm. Rosenberg with relatives present. The bride wore a traditional white gown with lace yoke and pearls, carried red roses and white mums, and was walked by her father. Attendants included maid of honor Esther Dabaai and flower girls Mari Jo Schuttinga and Lind Sueane, while the groom’s party featured Robert Aalbers and Art Schuttinga. A reception followed in the church basement with a three tier cake, pink roses, and a luncheon by local volunteers. The bride, a Prairie City High School graduate, works at Bankers Life. the groom farms. They plan to reside at 2116 Meek Avenue, Town.

Orn Ozinga Case Vander Hart Fremont Michigan Wm. Rosenberg May Vande Lune Jimmy Schuttinga Esther Dabaai Br Lune Mari Jo Schuttinga Lind Sueane Robert Aalbers Ed Aalbers Art Schuttinga Ann Kane Donald Osborn Wayne Wenvarden Henry Helen Schafma Colles Henry Verwers Steve Vox Neal Dabaai Lawrence Stravers Trade Schuttinga Marilyn Knight Mona’ van Steenbergen Regina Sanger Eunice Enyart Mildred Gilbert Prairie City High School Bankers Life Meek Avenue Town

Rouwen Horst bride Donald Aalbers wedding noted

A wedding ceremony united Mr and Mrs Everett Rouwen Horst with Donald Aalbers son of Mr and Mrs Wm Aalbers of Runnells Town. Prelude music by Mrs Rosenberg in an orange satin gown accompanied by Gerald Schuttinga who sang I Love You Truly and O Promise Me before the ceremony.

Everett Rouwenhorst Donald Aalbers Wm. Aalbers Runnells Town Mrs. Rosenberg Gerald Schuttinga

Illiteracy Hid Publisher Profits in Early America

Widespread illiteracy hindered early American newspapers from monetizing their work, limiting audience reach and revenue streams for publishers of the era.

Egg production reported at record high in November

November egg production reached 822 million, a record level, exceeding the prior high by a large margin. For the first 11 months of 1950 production was about 4417 million eggs, roughly double the same period in 1949. Increase due to more layers and higher lay rate per bird.

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Farm flock eye counts rise above year earlier

Readable text notes November ets in farm flocks totaling 29,006,000 birds, a 4 percent increase from the previous year. It compares hundred layers with 1,098 last year and the S-year average of 882 eyes.

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Swank—Deur Fred M. Huizenga Gilbert Vander Wal Alvin Lee Voksbergen Jerry van Wyngarden Donald Stursma Rachel L. Vander Molen Rouwenhorst—Aalbers Prairie City First Reformed Church of Laverna Rouwenhorst Cny Neue Jaarsma Sybenga Bakeries Harry Fitch Max and Helena Slaughter DeAsons Jreetings Black Style Shop Hocking Averfiow Pella Dress Club Charlie, Merle, Richard Anson Charlotte Veenstra Appliance John Nelly Fred Ford Ulrich Motor CO
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