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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1954
Page
6
The Pella Teachers' Club held a social volley ball event in Webster gym on Thursday evening with about 25 faculty members attending. Stan Bergman chaired as club president, and the social committee included Mr. Sabus Mr. Wilkins and Mrs. Van Vark.
Multiple 4-H and auxiliary meetings are summarized. The Richland Blue Bells held a Jan 12 gathering at Linda Van Zee with 11 members and one visitor, plus demonstrations on brushing clothes and clothing care. The VFW Auxiliary met Dec 15, 1953, with new members pledged and plans for monthly birthday cakes to Knoxville Veterans Hospital. Lynn Grove Rockettes met Jan 24 at Joan Versendaal’s with talks on accessories and wardrobe planning. The Black Oak and Scott Strivers 4-H clubs met Jan 11 at the Butler home with project demos on pork cuts and hog care. Scott Homemakers met Jan 14 with talks on peace, cancer treatment advances, and 1954 programs. changes to meeting date noted and a March of Dimes donation recorded. A marriage announcement for Janella Van Maanen and Charles W Conrad Dec 6 in Painesville, Ohio, is noted. Chapter Bu PEO to meet Jan 27 at 2:30 pm.
The Lake Prairie Township 4 H Club met Monday January 4 at leader Gerrit Van Haalen s home with 16 members present for Dad s Night invitees. John Rietveld spoke on crop varieties while Jerry Bogaards led a soil nutrients demonstration with six helpers. Helpers were Carroll Rempe Marvin Meppelink Donald Roorda Robert De Ruiter Robert Hiemstra and Ronald Nanktgeboren Enrollment reports were distributed and completed Donna and Robert De Ruiter sang while Forrest Kohrt showed moving pictures Refreshments were provided by Mrs Van Haalen.
The U S Department of Agriculture lists plentiful fresh produce for January including grapefruit tangerines winter pears cabbage onions and potatoes The Iowa State College extension nutritionists urge salads and desserts with these foods and recommend cabbage and grapefruit for vitamin C Eggs and dairy products will be plentiful with lower prices Meats show strong presence in broiler fryer chickens beef medium quality cuts and frozen fish Two bean varieties red kidney and large dry bean also feature in the outlook.
Lima beans join a bountiful list including pecans peanuts raisins and peanut butter in a report praising plentiful foods for healthy eating as the new year begins.
South Central Conference standings and schedule through Jan 16 list Centerville, Winterset, Knoxville, Chariton, Des Moines Dowling, Albia, and others. Week results include Centerville 75 Corydon 32 and Centerville 63 Albia 57, with Albia to face Chariton and Winterset. Key week games could tighten the race for the division title.
An Iowa editorial argues the traffic death toll is not a disgrace, using 1953 figures to show 12.6 billion miles driven with 600 deaths. That yields one death per 21 million miles and suggests drivers collectively perform better than critics claim.
In Galesburg and surrounding towns, multiple Sunday gatherings center on family meals and informal calls. Visitors include the Ten Hagens with Algonda, the Vander Puttes with Clifton Tool, the De Bruyns, the Knopfs, and Zickels. An Honored birthday celebration featured Frank Zickel spouse and Knoxville kin as guests.
The eveing event at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Sparks Royce and Laverne honored Laverne's birthday with dinner guests including Merle Sparks and family of Newton Ernie Bell Glen Sparks Gary and Terry of Malcolm and Mrs Frank Sparks of Sully.
The Vander family home burned Tuesday afternoon starting in the attic, a slow blaze due to insulation allowing furniture to be saved. Mrs Vander Wilt was taken to Rochester Minnesota for observation and treatment, staying until the following Monday. Chan Fleming reported a favorable hospital check-up in Iowa City. Several locals traveled for family and funeral duties, including attendance at R. Van Dyke’s funeral in Sully and a church wedding for Beatrice Roose and Stanley Rooda on January 14 at Peoria Church.
About 100 guests attended as Rev H Verduin and Rev Rietema of Newton officiated. Best man was Gerrit Rooda, bridesmaid Joyce Roose, cousin of the bride, served. Visitors in the school this week included Mrs Ben Vos, Mitin Vos, Mrs Blanke and Mrs Hi Van de Voort. Mailman W S Van Hemert returns to route this week after major operation and tooth extraction. his brother Nell covers. Winter night on a farm shows a family gathering by warmth and reading, radio bringing the world to the doorstep, with happiness and peace.
Walter Shriner aged 105 of Iowa marked his birthday in Salem on January 7. He has outlived his three sons and, at 97, his wife looks forward to their 77th wedding anniversary.
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