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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1964
Page
4
The Pella community pool reopens after remodeling on Saturday June 13 at 2 00 am recreation director Paul Brod says swim hours are 2 5 pm and 6 30 pm weekdays 2 8 pm Saturdays Private parties after 9 pm New admission prices include Under 12 26c 13 17 50c and 18 and over 65c Season tickets 4 7 10 dollars Instruction tickets 2 dollars extra per season or general admission
Sheryl Lynn Van Gorp nine, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Jr Van Gorp, was crowned Friday night as first Junior Dairy Queen during a Day Pella event marking National Dairy Month. A panel reviewed eighteen candidates on Central Park bandstand. Mary Ver Meer presented a $25 savings bond, engraved milk pitcher, and crown.
County shop invites the public to tours of the new Marion County Shop and Yard on Willets Drive by the county park in south Knoxville this Thursday June 11 from 9 00 a m to 4 00 p m free coffee and donuts available Tours will showcase the new facilities and public access core details included
Martha Lynn Burton daughter of Charles W. Burton and Mrs Burton of Sully wins a first year full scholarship for training at Cook County School of Nursing in Chicago Illinois. Scholarship renewed yearly upon satisfactory progress. A 1964 Lynnville Sully High School graduate she now works as a Nurses Aide at Skiff Memorial Hospital Newton. She will enroll in the Fall Class at Cook County Nursing in September.
Dr. Ray Bryan of Town State University urged Pella Community High School graduates to craft value from their resources in a forty minute address titled The Romance of Lengthening Shadows. The 86th annual ceremony filled the gym with a large audience as the speaker concluded with a call to make something of the paths already chosen.
A fire early Friday morning at the Louis and Marvin Van Haaften farm north of Pella destroyed a 104 foot long machine shed and its contents, about $60,000 in losses. A tractor, picker, planter, grinder mixer and four other machines were destroyed, along with older equipment and the entire farm shop. The blaze, likely caused by a tractor short, was reported around 5:30 a.m. after Gary Ver Meer alerted Marvin Van Haaf ten and the fire department.
Dr Lawrence Mills chair of the Central College art department receives a 1600 grant from the college research council to study Pre Columbian sculpture of the Southeastern United States and Mexico.
Five Pella area students graduated with honors at Central's 96th commencement on Monday June 1 Leland Ryken Summa Cum Laude is son of Otley couple Arlene Faye Tysseling Magna Cum Laude is daughter of 611 East 2nd St Karen Wesselink Te Ronde Magna Cum Laude is daughter of 1211 Main St J Quentin Kuyper and Jessie Van de Voort Cum Laude are son and daughter of local addresses Ryken to attend University of Oregon next fall on NDEA fellowship for graduate English study Ryken was Central Ray sports editor president of several honors and forensics groups Tysseling editor and Dean's List member Te Ronde active in many campus activities Van de Voort active in music and student groups.
More than 65 students have enrolled in the Central pre college summer workshop for grades 1 to 12. Mrs Barbara Dieleman assistant professor of education announced the class schedule including Children’s Literature Creative Writing and Art courses at multiple Central Butler Mills New Central Graham Kuiper Tweet and Dockendorff locations with dates ranging June to August.
The 13 member Central College troupe, directed by Maurice Birdsall, departs by bus for a 12 day Midwest and East tour, staging 12 performances in 10 days at churches in Chicago Southgate Rochester Albany Dumont and Washington among others. The play covers the last days of Christ on earth with a new version featuring expanded cast and more music.
Henry E. Wormhoudt 78 died Sunday morning at Pella Community hospital. Services will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home. Burial in Silent City Cemetery Monroe. Memorials to Central College library fund. He was a longtime railroad worker for Rock Island and Burlington, later with Phillips Oil, lived in Tulsa Bartlesville Council Bluffs and Mason City with oil business until 1949 retirement. Survived by four children 11 grandchildren three great grandchildren and four brothers.
Harvey Witzenburg of Pella son of Clarence and Mrs Witzenburg, received a $500 Stanley Home Products scholarship. He was the sole Iowa recipient among 21 nationwide, with honors based on grades, aptitude tests, and an applicant sheet. He played French horn in the Pella Community band and was in the French horn quartet.
Ten Pella area students earned B A degrees at Central College June 1 as part of 111 seniors. The list includes Virginia Van Vark Robert Van Vark Phil Van Den Berg Paul Toom Doug Schakel Darlys Bosch Rosenberg Gerald Kuiper Pat Emmert Carol Boerefyn De Kock Jerry Bogaards and J Mark De Cook. Dr Norman Vincent Peale delivered the commencement address and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity.
A circulating petition in Pella asks the city council to reconsider the newly revised swimming pool rates. Petitions are at Central Park Cafe and Verrip’s Grocery. The group compares Pella prices with Des Moines and Knoxville, noting adults pay 25c under 12 and 50c 13-17 in Pella, with season tickets at $10 for adults and $4 to $7 for unlimited swaps. 125 signatures by 9:00 a.m. Monday.
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