Monday Rites for B Franklin Donai
Franklin Donai aged 60 died Friday morning at home 229 Second Street Pella Survived by wife five siblings none in the area Funeral services held at Van Duven Funeral Home with Rev Harmon Wierenga officiating Burial in Oak Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Donai
Second Street
Pella
Paul
Knoxville
Edward
Maines
Lucille Dyne
Denver
Colo. v
Aight
Vank-Duven
Harmon Wierenga
Oak
Funeral Today for Mrs Nunnikhoven at Third Reformed
Mrs Johan Minnie Nunnikhoven 68 died Friday night March 2 at Pella Community hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral at 1 30 this afternoon at Third Reformed Church with Rev Wilbur Ringwald officiating. Burial Graceland cemetery. Survivors include son Mathes daughter Freda Van Arkel Evermore California and sister Mrs Kinart of Monroe. Friends may call Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home until noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johan
Minnie) Nunnnikhoven
Ie Pella
Third Reformed Church
Tvice
Wilbur Ringwalda J
Lin Graceland
Mathes
Les
Freda
van. Arkel
Pella Dutch Rally Beats Newton In District Tourney
In Newton on Saturday March 2 the Little Dutch basketball team from Pella, ranked among Iowa’s top teams, erased a six point deficit to defeat Newton 62 to 53 in a first round district game. Pella led late first quarter 16-13 after key scores from Huyser Stykhuis and Ver Meer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton ‘Cardinals
Towa
Newton
Pella
Karmen Huyser
Roger Stykhuis
Dan Markmann
Larry Lust
Gary Williams
Doc Ver Meer
Pella Boys Rally Past Newton In Slim Defeat Or Close Bid
In a seesaw game Newton led 16-15 after the first. Pella pulled ahead 25-21 before Altemeier scored seven straight to tie. The Dutch pulled ahead late in the third, but Newton rallied to win 43-31 entering the final period. Ver Meer led Pella with 11, Stykhuis 17 for Pella, while De Haan and Ver Meer combined for 54 in the North Mahaska semifinal context. Eagles broke school records with Ver Meer scoring 1015 career points and 72 percent from the line. Bryce Menninga added 251 rebounds in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meer
Layser
Pella
Tom Altemeier
Newton
Stykhuis
Ver Meer
Dennis Steenhoek
Huyser
John Hiemstra
Harvey Vander Weide
Altemeier
Lust
Williams
Roger Sparks
Markmann
Fred George
Dave Wickett
Ken Nollen
North Mahaska
Pella Christian
Warhawks
Sandy de Haan
Don Ver Meer
Eagles
de Haan
Vern Meinders
Don
Meers
Ken Rouw
Rouw
Bryce Méiininga
Grinnell
Farmers Co op Exchange Otley Monroe stockholders meet
The Farmers Co operative Exchange of Otley and Monroe held its annual meeting at the Otley schoolhouse on Saturday February 23. Total sales for the year topped 2.25 million dollars with net savings of 67390 dollars. Re elected for three years were Delos A Van Zante president Donald Livingston vice president and Francis G Poortinga director. patronage checks totaling 43522.01 were distributed to members. Bernie Van Ee gave two humorous readings and lunch was served by the Banner Bearers of the Otley Reformed church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Cooperative Exchange of
Otley and Monroe
Otley School House
Joe Horman
Delos A. van Zante
Donald Livingston
Francis G. Poortinga
Ben Mulder
Monroe
Louis Brand
Otley
Dick Mullins
Felco
Dick Freeman
Marion County Extension Service
Parl van Hemert
Delos van Zante
Bernie van Ee
Research Grants and Travel Plans For Huffmans
Dr. Don Huffman head of Central College natural sciences and his wife Maxine Huffman associate professor of English will take a two year leave for study at Columbia University. They received two grants to continue fungal research. The American Philosophical Society travel grant funds collecting fungi in Central America and the West Indies during June to August with travel to Panama Costa Rica Venezuela Trinidad Tobago Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Haiti Jamaica Honduras and Nicaragua. The National Science Foundation grant funds collection and isolation of tropical slime molds for cytogenetic studies begun at Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Huffman
Division of Natural Sciences
Central College
Huffman
Maxine
Central
Columbia University
American Philosophical Society
National Science Foundation
APS
Huffmans
Panama
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Trinidad, Tobago
Virgi Islands
Puerto Rico
Haiti
Jamaica
Honduras
Nicaragua
NSF
Tropics
Columbia
Central Mission Drive Aims to Aid Slum Areas
Central College hosts Mission Drive Week March 4 to 8 to fund Reformed Church in America interns in inner city slums. Activities include a slave auction, penny carnival, pizza party, talent show, and a charity serving staff. goal $1500 with Rev. Hendrop speaking in chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
The
Reformed Church In America
New York
Patterson
N. J
Cleveland
Detroit
Los Angeles
Board of North American Missions of the Reformed Church
Central
David Hondorp
Elmadorf Reformed Church
East Harlem
Hendrop
Central Reformed Church
Central Christian Fellowship
Dolores van Roekel
Henry A. van Roekel
Leighton
Jeff Brandsma
Melvin R. Brandsma
Chicago
Ilinois
Mrs Huffman to help collect Costa Rican tales and specimens
Continued at Central description notes Mrs Huffman accompanying her husband to expand a Costa Rican folk tale collection. She finished one book titled The Tales to be published by Exposition Press in April or May, and plans to assist in gathering biological specimens before returning to Pella in late August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Huffman
Exposition Press
Pella
Schwiegers Celebrate 60th Anniversary at Open House
Mr and Mrs L E Schwieger marked their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house in Dows attended by over 100 visitors who shared wishes and memories in a warm community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Schwieger
Dows
Dean's List Honors Lead Central College Students
Fifty four Central College students earn first semester Dean's List honors led by seven with straight A's. Top names include Kay Kuyper De Cook, Bob Kuyper, Mary Gosselink, Kenneth Harter, David Hay, Paul Kolenbrander, Lewis Vande Voort and David Wesselink. Other seniors and juniors from Pella and nearby areas named among honorees with extensive family details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Kay Kuyper de Cook
Bob Kuyper
Liberty
Mary Gosselink
Raymond Gosselink
Route 2
Kenneth Harter
Joyce Harter
West First
Pella
David Hay
Northville
Mich
Paul Kolenbrander
D. J. Kolenbrander
Holland
Neb
Lewis Vande Voort
Arie Vande Voort
David Wesselink
W. D. Wesselink
Geneseo
Storm Lake
Iowa Breeders Co op Members Meet and Dinner in Pella
Iowa Breeders Co op mem bers in the Pella area will be entertained at a special meeting and dinner Thursday March 7 at 6 30 p m at the Legion Hall Judy Stemsrud Iowa s Dairy Princess will attend as a guest She is a Montezuma farm girl studying education at Central College with a straight A average A program by Robert Fincham from Des Moines will present the new semen production center slides and show offspring pictures Members are urged to bring a neighbor or friend to the meeting and dinner The article lists several local families and freshmen attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pella
Gilbert Roozeboom
Judy Stemsrud
Judy
Bert Stemsrud
Central College
Robert Fincham
Iowa Breeders Co-op
Des Moines
Communists Brain Wash Children Flee Cuba for U S
Jose Carlos Heredia and his family, after leaving Cuba amid Castro's regime, escaped with only a few clothes as they sought refuge in Miami. The father, a pharmacist, feared brainwashing in schools and avoided government control by claiming ordinary laborer status. The family endured looting and searches by Cuban militiamen at Havana airport before boarding a Pan American flight to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Jose Carlos Heredia
United States
Cuba
Jose
Ofelia
Jose Carlos
Martha
Havana
Malitia
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. Franklin Donai
Mrs. Nunnikhoven
Little
Royal Court 1
Attra Young Ladies of
Pelle
Royal Court
Beverely de Conk
Pamela Kisin
Mary Wing
Ver Maer
Charlene Klyn
N. Mahaska
Bryce Menninga
Co-op
Heredias
CUI
Barbara Boat
Bert Boat
Broadway
Betty Lourens
Albert Lourens
Mitchellville
Alda Pippel
Peter Pippel
Nyla _ozeboom cerema
Dau
One
Nickolas Rozeboom
Hull
Peter Schakel
Tunis Schakel
Preston
Steenhoek
P. W. Steenhoek
Columbus
Willam van Doorninck
Yene
William van Kirth
Colo
Kurt Vander Ploeg
A. R. Vander Ploeg
Sherrie Spaur May
Delbert
Spaur
Leland Ryken
Frank Ryken
Paul Toom
John Toom
East 1St
Arlene; Tysseling
A.'H. Tysseling
East
Jessie Vande Voort
George Vande Voort
Karen Wesselink
E. J. Wesselink
Main
Bruce Adkins
G. L. Adkins
Searsboro
Ruth de Vries
Harold de Vries
Prair
Iowa Dairy Princess
Legion Hall
Ie City
Dick Dykstra
John Dykstra
Runnells
Ruth Kuyper
H. Hospers Kuyper
Judith Stemsrud
Bert Stemnsrud
Montezuma
Julie van Dyke
Charles van Dyke
Winfield
Verna de Jong
Gerit de Jong
Lynnville
Eugene Mathes
William Mathes
Peace Street
Jose Heredia
Miami
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