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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1954
Page
3
Morning worship at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. features The Heavenly Teacher of God's People. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. focuses The Blessedness of The Poor In Spirit. July and August include two services with Rev Harold Dekker preaching at KBIZ Ottumwa 8:80 a.m. and KFJB Marshalltown 2:30 p.m.
Mr Marion Van Haaften welcomed a baby son at fonpital Os kaloosa on July 18. Mr and Mrs John Nieuwsma plan a Snack Shop opening after remodeling. Rev E V Goad record shows 41 clear days since June 3. Edward V Goad and daughter Janella visited from Denver en route to a funeral in Chillicothe. Edward works for the Denver post office.
Paul E. Brown announces ASC voting span from August 14 through 20 for community committeemen with a county convention on August 30 in Knoxville Iowa. Ballots mailed August 13 to eligible voters, with counting set for August 24. Changes include a county election board, limited term lengths, and new nomination methods to boost participation.
Service director as chairman and local representatives of the Soil Conservation Service Farmers' Home Administration and the principal farm organisations. The county election board will appoint community election board township, composed of the farmers who are not incumbent ASC officers. Each community election board will nominate 10 candidates for community committeemen. Additional candidates may be added to the list by petition of 10 or more farmers. Voters will be permitted to write in names of candidates. In past years formal nomination for community committeemen were made by committees appointed by the county ASC committee. Job Rotation A rotation system in ASC committee membership will be inaugurated by making county and community committeemen ineligible to serve more than three consecutive terms without a break in service. There will be an exception to this in the seven Iowa counties whose present county committeemen have all served three or more years without a break. In those counties one of the incumbents may be reelected.
Albert John Brummel born March 4 1887 in Epe Gelderland Netherlands died July 12 1954 at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa Iowa aged 67 years 4 months 8 days. He emigrated at two months old and lived in Oskaloosa and Leighton most of his life. Survived by wife Hattie Vos four daughters Rean Mae Florence Mary Helen and Betty seven grandchildren seven sisters and seven brothers. Funeral July 1 1954 at Van Dyk Funeral Home and Third Reformed Church with interment Evergreen Cemetery near Leighton.
We thank friends and neighbors for their kindness during his illness and after his death. We acknowledge with gratitude expressions of sympathy and flowers as tokens of respect for our dear father, grandfather, and brother.
Arie J. De Vries, 79, died at his home in Morningside at 12 45 p m Tuesday July 18 funeral services set for Thursday July 15 at 1 30 p m at the Third Reformed Church burial will be in Graceland Cemetery
Chairman Brown urges every eligible wheat producer in the county to vote on Friday July 23. A producer qualifies with more than 15 acres of wheat for harvest in 1955 and would be affected by quotas. If quotas pass, penalties apply to excess wheat outside allotments. if rejected, no quotas or penalties and price support stays at 50 percent parity.
Russell J. Redeker presides at 9 30 a m Sunday service Peculiar People and 11 a m Sunday school Growing Through Bible Judy at 11 00 a m Gooselink guest speaker 6 30 p m Junior C E and 7 30 p m youth program Why Things Pass Away Sunday evening service The church extends a cordial welcome Temple Time radio broadcast at 9 15 p m on KXEL Waterloo and KBOE Oskaloosa 8 00 a m Sunday subject When Christ Died by Rev Daniel Flystra guest pastor
The Lord's Supper at 7 30 p.m. features Tommy Wilson and Bob Living stone with a gospel message and song. A reminder to attend the evening service and invite a friend.
The Protestant Reformed Church lists services led by Pastor H. Gritters with a 9:30 morning service titled Any Good. An 1:30 Hollandsche Dienst sermon follows on Matthew 25:1-13 De ten Maagden. A 7:30 evening service reflects Hebrews 12:10 Chastened For Our Profit.
Cye Caller, pastor, lists services at 9:45 am and 1 6:80 pm with Sunday School classes for 12 am. Messages pose “How Can the Church Reach the Masses?” and “How is the World to Know That Jesus Christ is Alive?” A youth camp runs July 19 to 24 at Hickory Grove near Ottumwa with midweek prayer Wednesday at 7 45 p.m. Dorcas meets Thursday.
A church announces a 9 30 am Sunday school for all ages with family involvement and an 11 oclock worship service led by Rev. E V Goad on the theme What is the Church For No evening service is planned.
Trinity Reformed Church lists morning service at 9 30 with minister W C De Jong and evening service at 7 30 led by C E Jessie Vander Voort and C E Ervin Roorda. Additional gatherings include Growing Through Bible and Little Faith programs at 6 30 and 30 p.m. respectively. Welcome extended to all believers to join.
Rev. H. L. Van Delsen, retired missionary of the American Sunday School Union, preaches at the Amsterdam school house four miles west of Pella every second and last Tuesday of each month at 7 30 p.m.
Sunday's Mass is at 9:00 a m every week with parish notices and service details for attendees. A brief reminder of the church calendar and related regional events may follow in the next column.
Public school tuition is rising with higher per pupil costs. The annual report by Superintendent Buerkens cites a $3.82 monthly increase for high school students and higher charges for grade costs and outsiders. Rural districts should budget about $317.47 per student, below last year’s $427.50 ceiling, with grade costs up to $287.63 next year and outsiders at $26.40 per child.
The American Red Cross issued an urgent call for registered nurses to serve during the polio season from January to June. Texas faces high demand due to floods and rising polio cases with 4141 cases reported this year, 1125 above five-year average, prompting Miss Fitzpatrick to urge inactive nurses to volunteer for minimum three months.
Members of the Lewis Clark expedition along the Missouri River reached the Rigaheine River mouth on July 14. Advice warns in the water hazard text to stay with the boat if capsized, as it remains the lifeline and can float even when flooded.
Roger S Hopkin of Pella Iowa is shown after his first orientation flight in a T 38 jet trainer at Minneapolis St Paul. He spent about thirty minutes aloft over the Twin Cities under supervision as AFROTC cadets at the Minneapolis camp gain training. He studies political science at State University of Iowa and will earn a second lieutenant commission before entering USAF pilot training.
Kingsville Texas Navy Ensign Marvin P De Heus son of Mrs Mildred De Heus of 229 E Third St Pella Iowa reports for jet fighter training at Naval Air Station Kingsville He attended Central College in Town before entering the Navy Kingsville lies near the Gulf coast where aviators receive all weather light fighter and anti submarine jet training
Carl W. Roorda, driver third class in the USN and son of Mr and Mrs Wigert A Roorda of 905 Franklin St Pella Iowa, is stationed in Korea serving with the Navy Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 101 The Seabees Can Do men of the U S Navy were organized locally
In December 1941 amid World War II, Seabee Maintenance Unit 101 became part of the First Marine Aircraft Wing. It has helped open roads, build permanent structures, and develop forward air bases since early in the conflict.
Ensign Marvin P. De Heus YF 12 N A 8 Cecil Field Jacksonville Fla Pvt Edward Hokstidgen U S 55389531 Medical Co 508th ARCT Ft Campbell Kentucky local records publish addresses of service personnel and units for correspondence and official notices.
A safety bulletin from State College warns that stored hay can heat unpredictably. It outlines two heating periods, signs of danger, locating hot spots with a steel rod, then measuring temperature with a thermometer or improvised pipe method. Readings below 100 show no current danger, 120 signals trouble, and 160 or more requires hourly monitoring.
Wardle adds a caution about bay walking and packaging, noting risks when pedaling and tending to items. The advisory stresses safer handling and careful movement to avoid mishaps and injuries amid the ongoing activity.
A brief outage disrupted operations at the Springs plant after a 18,000 volt electrical event. Utility crews restored service quickly with no injuries reported. Local authorities are investigating the cause and duration of the outage.
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