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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1964
Page
2
A devastating blaze at TAA School damaged the south wing and vital records while threatening the chemistry and Bible rooms. About 2,500 library volumes were stored, with only 31 recovered. 11,000 to 12,000 textbooks must be replaced. Classes face disruption as space is sought, with January 27 targeted for resumption and multiple facilities offered for use.
Witness Vander Laan recalls the moment the fire erupted from the front entry, noting the rapid spread that consumed the entire school. The account highlights stunned staff and students, local responders, and the scale of the loss as the building collapsed.
Residents from Pella and nearby areas are listed with admission or discharge dates. Names include William M. Van Zee James Jones Maurice Birdsall Charlie Dykstra Francine Van Oyen and Rev G F Van Oyen along with Mrs L J Schakel John A De Cook Ray Hugan Marion Roozeboom and others. Dates range January 15 to January 17.
Witnesses recount a gym fire at the school starting in the attic and walls by the kitchen. Coach and players helped evacuate, fire alarms were pulled, extinguishers exhausted, and the group watched from Stravers yard as the blaze spread through the hall before full containment.
Local residents celebrate a surprise housewarming for Dr. and Mrs. Paul Van Wyk with many guests from Pella Cedar Rapids and Knoxville. Several local residents are dismissed or admitted to area hospitals, and others visit relatives or recover from illness.
The Pella Chronicle lists residents traveling and visiting in January 1964. Larry Engbers Larry Men iaga and Bill Ver Meer vacationed in Denver Colorado. Mrs Ralph Ver Meer begins a South Sea cruise from January 19 visiting Hong Kong and Japan. The Traugers move to Grinnell to manage a leather goods firm after leading Pella Manufacturing. Various locals take trips to Hawaii Virginia North Carolina Washington DC and Florida while several family events include a wedding in Sacramento California and a Mayo Clinic surgery for Mrs Klyn.
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