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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1958

Page

2

Local visitors and travel notes fill Pella area pages

The Chronicle lists numerous guests and trips across towns. Shreveport Illinois visitors to Dr. and Mrs. Wormhoudt, Portland Oregon guests in Ellis Christianson’s, relatives from Northfield Minnesota, Rochester New York trip details, and many more weekend miscalls fill the social scene. Military and training moves, college graduations and anniversaries, car deliveries, and hospital reports weave through the week’s notes.

Ellis Christianson Roy Fisk Peters Portland Oregon Max Peters la Crosse Wisconsin Edith Peters Lenora Peters Northfield Minn

Return of Ralph De Cook From Town City Hospital

Ralph De Cook returns home from University Hospital Town City after June 13 surgery. He undergoes therapy in Oskaloosa three times weekly, with slow but satisfactory recovery and strict visitor limits.

Ralph de Cook Main Street University Hospital Town City Oskaloosa Thomas Goot New Sharon Mahaska Hospital

Navy Seaman Dean Van Gorp Aboard USS Wasp Near Beirut

A U S Sixth Fleet release places Dean A Van Gorp fireman USN aboard the support aircraft carrier USS Wasp now on duty in the Near East. The Wasp arrived off Beirut Lebanon at 11 00 am July 17 with Van Gorp son of Mr and Mrs Lester Van Gorp of Sully.

U. S. Sixth Fleet Near East Uss Wasp Dean A. van Gorp USN Lester van Gorp Sully van Gorp Wasp Beirut Lebanon

Mrs Henry Cox Retires After Sixteen Years As Piano Mentor

Mrs Henry Cox ends a 16 year music career in Pella with final recitals for about 240 students and parents. Since moving from Omaha to Pella, she taught roughly 50 pupils per year, guiding many from their first piano lesson. A large group photo shows Cox surrounded by students, some longtime pupils, as they bid farewell.

Henry Cox Pella Omaha Nebraska Schulte David City Mrs. Cox Eunice Roorda Gayle Wesselink Linda Stouwie Mary Diane de Jong Patricia Rempe Lois de Haan Ruth Fleck Donna Boerelyn Phyllis Ver Meer Patricia Katz Mark van Zemeren Chuck Vander Hart Robert de Wit Sandra Rooda Joyce van Zee Karen Roorda Karen Ver Ploeg Patricia Sturama Barbara Ver Meer Mari

Kiwanis keeps pace with 14-2 win over West End 66

Kiwanis pitchers dominated West End 66 as Dennis Steenhoek allowed 3 hits and 8 strikeouts in 3 innings. Larry Breuklander led Kiwanis with two singles and a double while Larry Klein added two singles. West End Patton and Vander Waal had two and one hits respectively. In other action Kersbergen beat Rotary 16-7 as John Wisse homered three times, Rex Van Dyke added a double and two singles, and Dennis Brass collected three singles.

Wwanis West End Dennis Steenhoek Kiwanis Jim Patton Steve Vander Waal Larry Breuklander Larry Klein RISE David Klein Ed Vander Linden Paul Beyer Glen Vander Werf Kersbergen Downs Kersbergen Rotary Douglas Menninga John Wisse Rex van Dyke Dennis Brass Rhe Kersbergen Vernon Meinders Jim van Zee Jack Taylor Pete de Jong Baker Rus Bakker Rhe Bakker Leest Larry Ter Louw Gary Koopman Ki’ Wanis Dennis “Steenhock Harvey Vander Weide

De Jong Finds Lens On Bottom of Pool

Arnold Arnie De Jong lost a contact lens in the deep end a few Saturdays ago and failed to recover it after multiple attempts. One week later he searched again and located a small transparent lens about the size of a dime on the pool bottom.

Arnold Arnie” de Jong Arnie

Vision Returns As Man Reaches For Gem Near Drain

A man retrieves a precariously placed item resting on a drain grate in ten-foot water. Arnie regains full vision, now 20-20.

Arnie

Soldiers Addresses and Tourists in Russia Report

Pvt. Donald D. Roorda of Lincoln Street began six months National Guard service after basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Pfc. Robert L. Vander Linden of APO 169 U S Forces New York serves with the 92nd Artillery Bn. Intourist notes about 2500 American tourists visited Russia last year, a small share of US travelers to the continent.

Donald D. Roorda Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri Don Dave Roorda Lincoln Street National Guard Robert L. Vander Linden U. S U. S. Forces New York, N. Y Intourist

Town and City Estimate NOTICE Pella Iowa 1958 Hearing

The City Council of Pella Iowa will meet August 6 1958 at 7 40 p m to hear taxpayers for or against the estimate of expenditures for 1959 A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements past and anticipated will be available at the hearing

Pella Marion County Iowa

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