Pella area Camp Fire holds council fire and fair
About one hundred forty girls and leaders attended the Pella area Council fire on Wednesday May 31 at the Legion Hall. The event, followed by a Camp Fire Fair, introduced exhibits and demonstrations of the girls activities during the year. Highlights included the Fly-up ceremony for fourth grade Blue Birds and rank advances for Camp Fire girls, led by Genevieve Clayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Legion Hall
Genevieve Clayton
Heart of the
Miss Lizabeth Newenhouse and community events noted
Sunday services were led by Rev H Bossenbroek in Pella and Rev Dryshout in Cedar. Harrison Zippers 4 H club met with 19 members and guests, planners for a June 20 Ottumwa trip, four demonstrations given, Ruth Memmelaar and Mariam Cadwallader as alternates. Local Christian school picnic held. Cedar Alumni banquet drew 162 at the schoolhouse with Women’s Society for Christian Service serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Bossenbroek
Pel-la
First Christian Reformed Church
Wm. Dryshout
Cedar
Harrison Zippers
Wm. de Heer
J. G. Newenhouse
James van Wyk
Ronnie
Gene Ferguson
Wright
Chester Terpstra
Pella
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Methodist
Leonard van Genderen
Vernon Huyser
Claris van Genderen
Dick Ver Ploeg, Jr
Jacob C. Brand
Connie Brand
Sully Cemetery
Ben Dieleman
Henry
Glenn Youngberg
Victor Swenson
Waseca
Minn
Sully
Schuring
Dick van Wyk
Bertha Geenen
Community notices from Sully area church and clubs
The Guild for Christian Service of the First Reformed Church met with 74 members and 13 visitors. Doris Caulker spoke on Africa. lunch followed. Local residents and guests attended family gatherings and school events. The Sully Lions Club held its final meeting of the season, announced officers, and planned summer band concerts and Little League support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild For Christian Service of the First, Reformed, Church
Henry van Roekel
H. Kammerand
Harlan Terpstra
Doris Caulker
Africa
Central College
Pella
Marvin Swank
Ted Rozendaal
Lambert Vander Beek
Ben Mulder
Welle
Vander Beck
Lions Club
Ralph Moes
Harlan Sterk
Nelson Terpstra
Don Moes
Sra
the Lifus
Connie Brand
Ray Vos
The
Pony League
March of Dimes Expands Aid for Crippling Defects
The National Foundation with March of Dimes funding broadens aid to children under 19 with birth defects and arthritis. Chapters will fund Special Treatment Centers in major hospitals and Evaluation Clinics for outpatient care, expanding polio care and research, while avoiding duplication of existing aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March of Dimes
National Foundation
Voluntary Health Organization
United States
March Fer Dimes
Ninister of Centers
One National Foundation
U. S
Local youth sports and community notes from Pella and Newton
The text lists youth baseball teams for boys 18 and 14 and a Colt League for ages 15 and 16 with managers Duane Brand and Sally Lions with Chuck Blain. It notes no summer meetings, the 1961 62 season starting Sept 11, plus prize winners from a Christian school band and chorus ticket sale, award events with airplane rides provided by Harry Vermeer, and flight arrangements from Newton airport. It also includes family visits, furloughs in Texas, and a memorial obituary for a local businessman with military rites by the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt League
Duane Brand
Sally Lions
Chuck Blain
Karen Wesseling
Mary Zutdema
Nancy Vos
Velm
Handatta
Chitian
Christian Hirsh School
Pella
Harry Vermeer
Newton
Sully
Wilford Bajema
Randy
Billy
Luann
Velma Bandstra
David van Zee
Doris van Zee
Prairie City
Des Moines
Vermeer
Orange City
Rollie Zylstra
Timmy
Fl Paso
Texas
Rienk Zylstra
Paul Bandstra
Obituary of Robert L. Fox Pioneer Iowa graduate
Robert Lloyd Fox born August 17 1927 in Mahaska County Iowa. He served in the U S Army until 1947 after high school at Lacey. He attended Central College Pella and Iowa State University Ames graduating in 1952. He married Nancy Bogard on August 26 1949 and had three daughters. He worked at Grundy Center for a year after college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lloyd Fox
Leslie and
Ella Mae Rose Fox
Mahaska County
Iowa
Lacey High School
U. S. Army
Central College
Pella
Iowa State University At
Ames
Nancy Bogaard
Mr. Fox
Grundy Center
Former Pella Woman Dies In Indiana
M An netta Shaw born Buerkens in Pella dies suddenly May 26 1961 in Indianapolis Indiana at age ninety five. Eldest of five children of Barney and late Mrs Buerkens pioneer wagon maker. brother James A Herbert and Ed Buerkens preceded her in death. sister Carrie Versteeg died recently. Husband Rev Oscar Shaw Methodist pastor died in 1912. Lived with daughter Gladys in Indianapolis. other children Eunice and Donald. Final services held at Flanner Buchmanan Funeral Home Indianola last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Foxamily
New Hampton
Fox
Soil Conservation Office
Sheffield Brick & Tile Company
Sheffield
Trinity Lutheran Church
Olaf
St. Paul Lutheran
New Hampton Merchant
Lions Club
Cynthia ‘Lee
Laura Ann
Patricia Sue
Leslie P. Fox
Tingley
Howard
Dorothy) Woorster
Luther II, Berwen
American Legion
Fae Stine Test
Pella
M. Annetta (Buerkens) Shaw
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sair
Barney Buerkens
James A. Herbert
Ed Buerkens
Carrie Versteeg
A. D
Oscar Shaw
Indianola
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Knoxville, In
Capital of
Midwest
No. 14
Izaak Walton Club
S.W
N. E
N. W
Jasper County
J.D
J. D
J. D. Hammermill
Brome & Alf
William F. Russell
Gerald ‘Boyd
Morris D. Russell
Hammer, Matthias & Tyler
Earl and
Bill Shields
Jasper County Savings Bank
Tysseling & de Wild
Oskaloosa News
Lizabeth Newenhouse
Harold Hagen
Unsicker Memorial Schools
Stanley
Sully News
Punta Blom
Buitenwerf
Marion Swank
Gysbert van Wyk
Lawrence Maasdam
Ray Buitenwerf
Ray Buitenwerfs
Mamie Boat
Jennie Dennis
Knoxville
Marie Brand
Ralph de Vries
Sibley
Joan
Delmar. Schultz
Lynnville-Sully High School
Bonita Be Ruiter
Roger Schultz
Unis
De“Ruiter
Lynnville
Arnold
T and Son
Edgewood, In
Terry Schultz
Sandra Vander Linden
Pid
Pella Hotel
Audiphone CO
Fleming
6Th & Walnuts
Sts. Des Moines
Zenith
Robert L. Fox
Hanes
Husband
Partment Store & Confidentt , de Witd
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