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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1952
Page
8
Leona Schilder and Chester Duco Zylstra wed January 24 at 8 00 pm in Pella at the First Christian Reformed Church. Attended by family and 250 guests with organ music, floral decor, and a reception afterward at the church. The couple will reside at 514 Columbus Street after a Kansas City trip.
Mr and Mrs L A Van Roekel hosted Mrs A A Douma of Saskatoon Canada at a chicken dinner on Monday Jan 21 Other guests included Sally Van Doorninck and Bertha Vant Sant Van Roekel showed color slides from the western trip and drawings from their daughter Faye in Germany and Switzerland Mr and Mrs Martin Van Zee entertained Mrs A A Douma and Bertha Vant Sant at a chili supper on Tuesday Jan 22 the gathering was filled with reminiscing.
A detailed society note covers the Otley area wedding of a local couple. The Douma family from Saskatoon attends as a cousin of the bride, with guests from Colfax Pella and nearby towns. The bride wore slipper satin and nylon tulle, carried red roses, and the reception followed with a yellow aqua color theme. The Van Sant reunion near Killduff is also described with extensive family attendance and a long-awaited visit.
Leona Mae De Raad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper De Raad, married Carl Duane Horman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Horman, in a candlelight wedding at the Reformed church of Otley Iowa on January 10 at 7 30 pm. Reverend Lester Muller officiated before about 160 relatives and friends. Altar decor featured yellow snapdragons palms and candelabra. Ruth Kaldenberg presented pre ceremony organ music and Mrs Margaret Muller sang Because.
Donors have contributed nearly 100000 dollars to the Iowa Christian Rural Overseas Program across 84 counties since November, but state director Harry E. Terrell cautions the total is not final as several counties have not completed returns. Weather delays and ongoing canvassing push the campaign toward early February completion.
Eugene D. Beaver, a Marion County seaman from Harvey, visited Plymouth aboard the destroyer USS Willard Keith. The ship stood by the Flying Enterprise in her perilous mission toward safety at Falmouth Harbor. Passengers saw the Mayflower Stone and sights like the Elizabethan House and the Royal Citadel dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries.
Ed Polson of the Iowa Public Safety Department visited the Chronicle on Thursday January 24. He oversees safety education in 26 counties including 11 towns similar to Pella and noted 1951 city records show no fatalities or injuries in Pella but 89 traffic arrests with 83 for speeding and reckless driving and 6 for stop sign violations. He warned that running stop signs endangers lives and that leniency by police is no excuse. He urged local officers to educate drivers and use warnings first then arrests for repeat offenders.
The mayor will note every driver's traffic violation on the license. Three such notations trigger suspension. City records will track mishaps this year as laws tighten. Polson urges police radio links to coordinate with nearby towns. Pella to receive engraved certificate for a no fatality, no injury record in 1951. Running stop signs cited as a common accident cause.
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