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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1962
Page
1
The Pella Chronicle in Pella Iowa invites readers to seek Dixie’s guidance on household and personal issues by writing letters to her feature column.
Readers share domestic woes from a husband’s night owl habits to in law tensions and marriage quandaries. Aged columnist Dixie offers brisk, period tone guidance arguing for better routines, self discipline, and practical boundaries while preserving light humor and familiar household names.
Judith Ann Waddie daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Waddie of Monroe wed Edward Floyd Cowman son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Cowman of Monroe in Des Moines at 1330 Sixth Ave Judge Edwin Moore officiated a double ring ceremony. The bride wore Chantilly lace and nylon tulle with sequin neckline and carried white roses and stephanotis. Nancy Waddle sister of the bride served as maid of honor.
The bride’s sister Janice Cow man served as bridesmaid with lavender chromspun gowns while Charlene Renaud acted as flower girl. Attendants included Ricky Waddle as ringbearer and Henry Short as best man. Guests, music, and elegant reception decor at the Salvation Army Corps Building framed a Des Moines area wedding with plans for a Colorado trip and a future home on East 14th Street.
Ebenezer Reform Church eighth and ninth graders travel to TrailBlazer Bible Camp at Town Falls for a week of activities. Counselor Carol Boerelyn aids campers as families visit from Denver Colorado and Mines. Local residents Mr and Mrs Van Kooten and Mr and Mrs De Jong host relatives, with congratulatory marriage news for Charles Bogaard and his spouse at Ebenezer Church.
Kammerand attends church service at Ebenezer Reformed Church while Rev Ongna preaches in Sully. In Ada and Mima, Henry Searel and Mrs Searel and Mrs Rempe attend F W Visser's funeral. Families from Kirksville LaPlata and St Louis travel for mourning and research work.
Mrs. Floyd Wilson Hart is a patient in Collins Hospital Knoxville after slipping down steps Thursday. She suffered a broken arm and bruises. Gertrude Van Vark was the guest of honor at a coffee at the home of Jens Jensen on Tuesday with several attendees including Olive Dietrick Florence Cowman Gillespie Izola Vanle Laurel Van Baale and Ernest Boot.
Fragmentary notes place Mrs. Vast Jeaving and Mrs. Helen Dykstra among local names. References to the Netherlands, Fire nix, and Monres Baptist Church appear with scattered family ties and social visits.
Bill and David Cooper have maintained perfect attendance at school for six years, with no absences or tardies. They will enter the eighth grade this coming term.
The board of supervisors of Marion County Iowa will meet August 6 1962 at 2 00 p m at Marion County Courthouse. Taxpayers will be heard for or against the estimate of expenditures for the fiscal year beginning January 1 1963. Dixie A Brown County Auditor.
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