Community Notices from Pella Area Highlights
Clarence Vander Linden returns home after four weeks in Southern California. Local residents visit family and prepare for military stationing in Pearl Harbor. Funeral and hospital news include James Vos of Oskaloosa and multiple Mahaska County patients. Local events cover anniversaries, house purchase, and college career day planning with area schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Vander Linden
California
Harry Braam
O. C
Martin T. Tibbeel
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Peter Westerkamp
Tainter
Mahaska Hospital
Donald Vander Linden
Mahaska
County Council Meeting Held at Knoxville 1956
The Marion County Council convened at the Courthouse in Knoxville on January 26, 1956, at 7 30 p m presided by Norman Aimis. Reports were read and approved including secretary and treasurer. A $3 72 bill to Pella Public Schools for mimeographed materials was allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Council
Norman Aimis
Pella
Cecia Leichhardt
Frank Hildreth
L.E.A
Norman Annis
Tina Mowrey
Dick Drake
Wanda Howard
Knoxville
R. R
Bussey
Annis
Minnesota Man Killed Contacting High Voltage Line
Frank Dahms a 25 year old Minnesota man was killed near Monona when he slipped while installing insulators and grabbed a live high tension line after removing his rubber gloves. The incident occurred during maintenance work, and authorities noted the fatal accidental contact with the energized conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Monona
Frank Dahms
Ottumwa Outdoor Sports Show March 16 to 18
Ottumwa Izaak Walton club prepares the Ottumwa Coliseum for the Town-Missouri Outdoor America Show from March 16 to 18. Orin Benson of Eagle Wisconsin will headline with retriever dogs and Mrs Glenn Walker of Kirksville Missouri notes the act as must see. Free parking and 5 shows with door prizes draw 5000 to 8000 attendees expected and a paid vacation prize for two in the Great Lakes area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton Club
Great Lakes
Six County Meeting Of NFO to Be Held at Knoxville
Six county National Farm Organization meeting gathers farmers and wives on March 7 at 7 30 p m in Knoxville high school gym Governor Leo Hoegh of Iowa will speak Oren Lee Staley NFO president will report on Washington farm legislation Corbin Crawford NFO board member will attend Marion County NFO membership exceeds 900 Lake Prairie Township 195 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farm Organization
Knoxville
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Oren Lee Staley
N.F.O
Washington, D. C
Corbin Crawford
Nation Board
Marion County
Lake Prairie Township
S C Conference Winter Meeting Held at Knoxville
The South Central Iowa Conference held its mid winter meeting in Knoxville on February 18 with all schools represented. Jean Wilkins presided as acting chairman as several topics were discussed including track and golf meets to be hosted at Pella and Knoxville respectively, and changes to the football jamboree and holiday basketball tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Central Iowa
Knoxville
Jean Wilkins
Prince
Presidin
Pella
Central College
College Players To Present Comedy At Central College
Alpha Psi Omega stages The Curious Savage by John Patrick in March at Central College with student directors Mary Buwalda and Bette Brumsting guiding a 13 member cast. The production marks a first for Central where a major three act play is directed by students. Cast includes Florence, Jean Grete Breen, Titus, Ed Parsis, Samuel, Harvin Meyer, Lilly Belle, Elaine Buteyn, Ethel, Joyce Bennett, Judy Cook, Willie, and Dr Emmett. A May 15 meeting in Pella coincides with the conference track meet and considers changes to all conference team selection policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Psi Omega
John Patrick
Pella
New York
Mary Buwalda
Bette Brumsting
Hull
Central
Birdsall
Mary
Bette
Central College
Theats
Florence
Jean Gre
Miss Willie
Judy Cook
Dr. Emmett
Bob de Jong
Town boy in vocational agriculture program row
Don Rouwenhorst of 509 West First Street Pella is a town resident enrolled in vocational agriculture. He qualifies by showing farming contact and participates in a farm placement on weekends or summer. The article notes his father owns farm land and the family rents land to Charles Mick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Rouwenhorst
John Rouwenhorst
West First St
Pella
Don
Charles Mick
Wealth is knowing the things that wealth means
A Capper Magazine excerpt reflects a philosophical view: wealth lies in perception rather than possessions. The speaker lists planted gardens, poplar trees, singing birds, clear mornings after rain, and the sun’s miracle as demonstrations of grace beauty music and grandeur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breese
Capper Magazine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Loy
Robert van Ryswyk
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
The
Ney
Logsdon
Doris van Ryswyk
Renaud Rysdam
Douglas
Bondurant, Town
Stella Rysdam
Zelma
Renaud
Gerald Rysdam
Ben Vogelaar
Johanna Vander Waal
Nick Bogaards
Des Moines
Albert Caldwell
Beardstown
Minois
C. B. Caldwell
Fame
Wayne Pos
John
John W. Vander Linden
Pos
James W. Vos
Vos
Lois
James
Onid
St. Dakota
Gene
Chariton
Glen
Jeanette Mathes
Grace Kruseman
Forest Lake
Minn
Anna Hoksbergen
William Vos
Joe Vande Kieft
Florida
Claremont
Vande Kieft
G. T. van Heukelem
Marvin L
Henry Hackett
Mercy
Connie Terpstra
Sully
First Reformed Church
Ed van Ginkel
Still Hospital
Kenneth Witermarkt
Minnie Lubberden
1St Christaan Reformed Church
Shirley Vande Lune
Mercy, Oskaloosa
Peter van Drunen
John W. Boot
Sully Road
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Mark Schakel
Linda, Julie and
Mark Jr
Newton
George Ver Steeg
Robert Monsma
Main Street
Martin “Batts” de Jong
Otto Ver Meer
Bob Chamberlain
Cooperative Funeral Home
Bryce
Anne Engbers, Jr
Mahaska of
Lucy (Ransom) Auwtry
OK Tire Shop
East First Street
Henry J. Vande Voort
West Columbus Street
Louis Brunckhorst
Pella High School
Alpha Kappa Delta
L. S. Pearl
Drake University
Frank Tromp
Veh
Alfred Gosselink
John M. van Dyk
Ottumwa
Toledo
Ohio
Pony
Montana
Ottumwa Izaak
Wormhoudt
S. C
Ben
Bigelow
College Players
Town
Voc. Ag
den Rouwenhorst
Insurance Agency
Pella, Iowa
Penney
Penney’s
Atitch
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