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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1966
Page
6
A Persian General offers two doors to a condemned spy and a youthful recounter explains the lesson of choosing the open door to face consequences versus the black door for freedom. The tale prompts self belief and decisive action to achieve more in life. Also a folksy column notes hot weather, garden mischief by pigs, and a recipe tease from Florence Falk.
Alice Dykens Willemsen, born July 8 1883 in Holland, died July 18 1966 in Grinnell at age 83. She married Evert Willemsen Feb 26 1909. six children named John Lynnville Fred Grinnell Everett Lynnville Margaret. Funeral held at Lynnville Friends church with Rev Peter Schuler. interment Sully Cemetery. The page includes numerous local social items, visits, birthday celebrations, and wedding congratulations.
Florence Falk shares a quick no churn ice cream method using fruit pie filling condensed milk lemon juice and whipped cream or substitutes. Freeze in an ice cube tray or small pans yields about eight cones with variations like pineapple pecans or apple walnuts.
A pink and blue shower for Mrs. Marvin Gearhart was hosted by Mrs. Egbert Kingma with co hostess Mrs. James E Kimler of Des Moines. Numerous guests from Newton and surrounding towns attended and door prizes were awarded. Several locals also reported recent trips and visits to friends in nearby cities and states.
Edward Zupke of rural Waukon grows strawberries and reports one Ozark Beauty plant yielded a heart shaped berry three inches across and two and a half inches deep.
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