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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
3
A reflective piece on feeling alienated by language and culture during the holidays, then recalling the Christian message. It contrasts personal empathy with faith, describing Jesus life as example of human estrangement and the belief that God remains present wherever people are, ending with a festive note of joy.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Vos of Sully will be honored at a 50th anniversary reception and open house Friday Jan 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Hosts are their children Ivan Zylstra Junior Vos Albert Haan Raymond Haan. Dick and Minnie Vos were married Jan 6 1926 in Sully with Rev Ralph Bolt officiating.
Activities span beef weigh-ins at New Sharon and Oskaloosa plus Eddyville barns on Dec 27 29, American Cancer Board meeting Jan 3, school bond petition prep Jan 5, TTT meeting Jan 6 at Norma Gaass home, food stamps sales Jan 8 at Public Safety Building 9 10 30 a.m., and Pella Community School Board Jan 12 at Administration Building.
Daily hospital notes list admittees and dismissals across days December 15 to 21. Names include Mrs Kevin Renaud Sully Louis Brand Pella Johanna Huibregtse Pella plus many others with locations in Pella Knoxville Otley and Leighton and new baby listings.
Births reported for Heather Lynn Hoekstra Scott Alan Renaud Terri Jo Van Gorp Rochelle Dawn Van Zante list birth dates weights and homes in Pella Grinnell and Monroe. Grandparents and siblings named for each baby.
Greta Vander Waal of Pella and Gary Wallace of Newton announce their engagement. Greta, a Central College junior, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Herb Vander Waal. Gary, a Newton High School graduate, attends Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. An Aug five wedding is planned.
Eighty eight additional Pella area families became 1976 members of the Pella Community Hospital through $10 or more contributions, conferring voting rights at the upcoming annual meeting. The list includes numerous local couples and individuals such as Leonard Ton, Max Hoeksema, Joe Stientjes, Marion Roorda, Ruth Nagel, Andrew Huyser, Johanna Hoksbergen, and J Harry Boot among many others.
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