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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1962
Page
6
Local families attend Istian Reformed services and host visits in Pella. A bridal shower honors Nancy Terpstra ahead of her June wedding to Gerald Kuiper. Graduations, church events, and early plans for a Christian Youth camp are reported, with updates on renovations, hospitalizations, and engagements.
Rotary members and guests recalled a bus trip from Pella to Montreal and onward through Liverpool and London to Brussels Luxembourg Switzerland Lucerne Italy Holland and Germany. Rev K Havert spoke at the County Home services, Kathy Samson visited Marla Slings, and Jim Ruth Ann and Craig Samson gathered at Prairie City. Members described historic religious and art sites and shared travel impressions prompting interest in future trips.
Local Cordova social column records the Neal Willemsen family hosting visits with Albert Vander Peut in Pella, plus Friday guests Mr and Mrs Jake Neef. The Vonk family reunion occurred at Kellogg with 100 plus attendees. Graves were decorated at Oakwood and Graceland Cemeteries by Willemsen relatives. Additional items mention seed corn, gift bouquets, river flooding on Aunt Kate Karr farm, and trips to Stillwater Oklahoma for Jim Ballenger events.
Sunday college graduation affected the town as 2,300 received diplomas while many residents traveled to Oklahoma City for new jobs. Local families report storms, rain, and tornado alerts near Joplin and Pella.池
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