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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
9
Pella National Bank invites the public to a two day bank warming Friday and Saturday June 11 and 12 to celebrate completing its modernization program. Activities include extended hours with daytime and evening slots and a special 97 year history booklet highlighting the bank’s evolution from 1855 to the present.
Beginning June 16 central college will air a series of 15 minute programs on WHO every Wednesday at 9 15 pm 1040 on your dial The summer lineup features performers including Vera Koenen mezzo soprano from Aplington Iowa Geraldine Vander Pol flutist Harris ton Ontario Helen Schaafsma organist Paramount California plus the A Cappella Choir and faculty like Laurence Grooters Edith Sedrel Le Coca and Robert Smith each highlighted for varied programs across the season.
The Kiwanis Club of Pella announces a summer playground program starting June 21 at Webster and Lincoln schools. Sessions run weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. through July 30 for children up to age 11, featuring supervised games and art with the Soap Box Derby on July 30 as the finale. Last year the program enrolled over 1200 children.
The Chronicle prints a notice for bids on a three room addition to the high school. Savage and Ver Ploey of Des Moines prepared plans after three special meetings with the Board of Education. Separate bids for plumbing and electrical work plus general construction with alternates. Alternates include south elevation windows and a new roof over the north addition. Information from John Blommers, Board Secretary. Bids due Friday June 18 at 1 pm.
The Pella High Band will appear in the New Sharon Rose Festival parade on Thursday and Friday afternoon June 10 and 11. It is their first summer appearance with six more invitations before fall, including a Grandstand show at the Iowa State Fair. This marks their fourth consecutive invitation to the state fair.
Final statements for tuition and transportation for non-resident pupils were mailed to Board Secretaries of outlying districts to enable payments before the fiscal year ends on June 30. Transportation credit for state aid is $22 per pupil for the past year and will be deducted from the second semester bill. Further details available from the superintendent's office Blue 77 or John J. Blommers, Secretary Board of Education, Phone 110.
Central College plans show at least four faculty members in summer study. Dr. Maxine Huffin will attend Town State College at Ames, Marinus Kregel will be at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Lawrence Mills will study at the University of Iowa, and Frank Neuber will pursue a doctorate at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
The Pella band kicks off its season with a Saturday concert in Garden Square on June 12. Under Director Fred Whalley the program features light tunes, a Santa Fe Trail medley, two overtures, popular waltz medleys, marches, and songs including The Student Prince and America the Beautiful. The show starts at 8:00 PM and invites all to attend.
Dr Walter D De Kock professor of education at Central College will be visiting professor at Iowa State Teachers College for ten weeks this summer. He will teach The School and the Community Social Psychology for graduates and undergrads and the Supervisor for Secondary School Teachers.
The General Synod of the Re formed Church in America elected Gerrit Vander Lugt of Central College Polo Iowa as president for the next year. He succeeds Dr Frederick Zimmerman of Albany New York. Dr Vander Lugt is a Calvin College and University of Michigan graduate and previously led Carroll College in Wisconsin.
The Iowa Republican primary produced Leo Hoegh as the party nominee with about 38 percent of the statewide vote. He narrowly outdistanced W H Nicholas, while A Chambers, Ben Ellsworth, Wm S Lynes, and Ernest Palmer Jr. also polled sizable totals.
Albert Van Kooten 83 and his 10-year-old son Bryce were badly burned when the tractors fuel tank exploded on a farm near Oskaloosa Tuesday. The father suffered extensive burns and was in fair condition at Mahaska Hospital while Bryce was in good condition. They pulled the burning tractor away from a building where gasoline was stored to avert a worse fire.
At a June 7 board meeting the Chamber of Commerce set Tuesday evening June 22 for a general meeting at the Country Club. Nominees for the Board of Directors were Morris Ver Meer Wayne Hill Henry Klein Ray Robus Fred Veenstra and Forrest Ver Ploeg. Terms expire for Pres Steen hoek Gerald Dieleman and John Hoeksem. Plans for the State Fair Caravan through Pella en route from Fairfield to Des Moines in late August were discussed with the Historical Society for a June 11 meeting. More details will appear in The Chronicle on June 17.
The Pella Rotary Club hosts a road-e-o this Saturday June 12 at Pella High School 9:00 a.m. for the written test and 1:00 p.m. for the driving contest on Central Park’s west side. Entry blanks available at banks and restaurants. parental signature required.
The Pella Rotary Club sponsors a two day event recognizing safe high school drivers. The winner advances to the state contest in Marshalltown to vie for a chance at the national finals in Washington, D C, and a $3,100 scholarship. Earl Pohlman at Cook Son Insurance handles details.
Lloyd P. Way, chairman of the Marion County Local Board, announced the names for the June 16 induction from this county: Jay H. Kuiper and Richard H. Vanden Oever, both of Pella. Both volunteers will be sent to Fort Bliss Texas for basic training.
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