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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1965
Page
5
Rolscreen company offered to assist Pella business firms by financing designing and architectural fees for the Dutch front concept. The Chamber of Commerce accepted the offer, creating a special fund with an initial 1,000 dollars to administer the architecture costs.
The Pella Circle 8 square dance club hosted a benefit dance for Keokuk disaster victims attracting over 200 attendees including 75 visiting couples from Pella and nearby clubs and 50 spectators. Donations and merchandise auctions raised 631 dollars aided by $300 from Pella and Leighton merchants.
Walter Brummel of 503 Washington St Pella died Sunday at 74 Funeral services set for Wednesday December 22 1965 at Third Reformed Church Rev John Benes to officiate Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Friends may call at Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home until 10 am Wednesday and at church from noon Brummel survived by wife Alida Van Engen and three sons John Allen of St Louis four sisters The article also reports on a chamber of commerce facade program with a Dutch theme offering up to 400 toward architectural fees and involving Des Moines firms Stanley Ver Ploeg and Bill Wagner for a unified district front design plus a ten year funding plan from Rolscreen with annual reviews and company funding. a fuller obituary to appear later in the Chronicle.
The Chronic 2 extends the one year renewal option to December 31 at $6.00, after many subscribers missed the December 18 deadline or funds. Dozens more have joined, and both subscribers and non subscribers may renew or subscribe at the old rate through the new date.
Randy Olson is in the Naval Hospital at Long Island New York for treatment of sugar diabetes. He is improving but will remain there for two or three more months. His address is Y.
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