It Was News Years Ago
A brief retrospective from The Pella Chronicle recalling notable events from past New Years, dated March 8, 1962, page 4. The piece highlights local happenings and memories tied to the start of the year in the community.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1962
Page
2
Ten Years Ago Four Pella Men Called to Serve
Eight county inductees March 12 included four Pella men Bernard Vos H Richard Lautenbach Dale Vos and Melvin Schippers. Pella residents paid 10.36 per person annually for street lighting per Town Taxpayers association report. Local youths’ post high school plans include Sara Anne Gosselink at Pella National Bank Phyllis Hasselman and Patricia Rysdam at Fowler Telephone Co Ruby Meidema at Pella Manufacturing Co Charlotta Schekel at Farmers Union Grocery Marvin Anderson at North Central Bible Institute Dick Cook and Douglas Janz Navy service Vincent Duffy in Washington DC Robert Van Hal trucking Harold Leydens trucking for Andeweg and Dykstra Andy Lubbers helping his father build a dairy plant Jerry De Prenger at Vermeer Mfg Co Vernon Trueblood at Newton Coal Co Gary Vriezelaar at Co op Locker Plant. The 52 Kaiser Manhattan, touted for a padded dash safety feature, was shown in Pella at Brouwer Sales & Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Taxpayers’ Association
Sara Anne Gosselink
Pella National Bank
Phyllis Hasselman
Patricia Rysdam
Fowler Telephone Co
Ruby Meidema
Pella Manufacturing Co
Charlotta Schekel
Farmers’ Union Grocery
Marvin Anderson
North Central Bible Institute
Dick Cook
Douglas Janz
Vincent Duffy
Washington, D. C
Robert van Hal
Harold Leydens
Andeweg and
Dykstra
Andy Lubbers
Pella
Jerry de Prenger
Vermeer Mfg. Co
Vernon ‘Trueblood
Newton Coal Co
Gary Vriezelaar
Co-op
Kaiser Manhattan
Local News From 20 Years Ago March 12 1842
Joy Ten Hagen enjoyed a short leave from army service with parents Mr and Mrs John Ten Hagen. He was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Mo Workmen for the Central States Electrical Company started Monday to change over all Published every Tuesday and Thursday by Pella Publishing Inc and entered at the post office at Pella Iowa as second class mail matter under acts of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Ten Hagen
Mohn Ten Hagen
Fort Leonard Wood
Central States Electrical Company
Pella Publishing, Inc
Pella
Iowa
Shorty Grandman
Shorty
Lenaz de Jong
Freda Reuvers
Nell Siémson
Luella Klein
Bare Renaud
Messrs
Lou de ‘Veres
James Lankelma
Tunis Risin
Dave Renaud
Lincoln school custodian ill. veterans hospital transport
DICK DIEKEMA, custodian at Lincoln School, was taken to the Veteran's Hospital in Des Moines by ambulance on March 5, seriously ill with pneumonia. Other notices include Central College choir members journeying on a spring tour through Iowa, Illinois and Michigan, a PVT MINNERUS Paltzer transfer to the 186th Infantry in Tacoma awaiting South Pacific action, and new 1942 car allotments arriving in Marion County March through May with only 20 cars in the batch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernace Vander Linden
B. F. Vander Linden
Gene Worm- Galley
Chronicle Houdt
L. B. Wormhoudt
Central College
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Pvt
Minnerus Paltzer
Camp Wolters
Texas
Co. D
186Th Infantry
Tacoma
Washington
South Pacific
M. Vander Linden
Earl Schweppe
Marion County
30 Years Ago Arrest Kansas City Trio for Pella Robbery
Three Kansas City Kansas suspects Oto Kropp Ray Kratscher and Mrs A Rudolph 71 were arrested on a grand larceny charge for stealing $20 worth of merchandise from Black s Style Shoppe in Pella Thursday afternoon. They pled not guilty and waived to the Marion County grand jury. Bonds were set at 1500 each and they were jailed in Mahaska County pending the grand jury. The trio was captured about ten miles east of Pella by Officers Grundman and Paardekooper after the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oto Kropp
Ray Kratscher
A. Rudolph
Kansas City
Kansas
T. G.fultz
Marion County Grand Jury
Mahaska County
Pella
Grundman
Paardekooper
Pioneer Wagon Maker Barney Buerkens Dies at 79
Barney Buerkens founder of possibly the oldest continuous Pella business died at his East First Street home after influenza. He arrived in 1865 and built buggies and wagons before autos shifted the trade. He survived by wife, two sons, two daughters. Also notes on park beautification plans, a blood transfusion operation for anemia, and local remodeling at The Model Clothing Store with Jim Verhey at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Buerkens
Pella
East First Street
Mr. Buerkens
Bussey Fire Destroys Eight Businesses in 1912
A March 7 1912 report details a big Bussey blaze in Marion county that swept north from the bank destroying eight business houses including Sandiland's clothing store and Marie Jane's Millinery. The city council debated clerk salary rising from 200 to as high as 900 while a Marion county farm offered for cash at 75 per acre. A Day of Prayer for crops and a Fifth Birthday party for Shorty Grandman also appear in this era record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bussey
Marion County
Sandiland
Marie Jane
Bucket Brigade
City Council
Mason City
Robbery Suspects Chase Through Town Draw Large Crowd
The pursuit involved an automobile driven by Bob Kuyper as suspects fled with merchandise from a local store. Stolen items included dresses caps hosiery lingerie and other articles valued at 300. Dress tags were found on the highway and the goods were identified by Mrs. Black and store staff. The city hall trial drew one of the largest crowds in recent memory, filling the council chamber and forcing some to stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kuyper
City Hall
De Geus Enlists and Begins Basic at Lackland AFB
Ronald G. De Geus, son of Mr and Mrs Ray De Geus, is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio Texas where he is receiving basic training His address is AF 16726959 Fit 140 Box 1503 Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald G. de Geus
Ray de Geus
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Lackland A.F.B
60th Mr and Mrs Jay Brooklyn Celebrate Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Brooklyn mark their 60th wedding anniversary with family gathering. The couple, longtime residents of the city, were married six decades ago and have raised two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Brooklyn
Anni
Dieleman Completes Basic Training at Fort Carson
Pvt. Edward D. Dieleman 18 son of Mr and Mrs Dan E Dieleman of Pella recently finished army basic training at Fort Carson Colorado His new assignment is with the Signal Corps at Fort Gordon Georgia where he will be in school for fifteen weeks His present address is Pvt Edward D Dieleman RA-17609327 Stu Co A US ASTR Fort Gordon Georgia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D. Dieleman
Dan E. Dieleman
Pella
Fort Carson
Colorado
Dieleman
Signal Corps
Fort Gordon
Georgia
Stu.Co. A
ASTR
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H.K
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MLM
de Zwarte
Dean Sadler al de Wild
Tri-County
Tri-Counties
AL Editorial
Kroehler 3
Gerald Passekooper
Ideal Pharmacy
Érussore
Pella’s Park Commissioners
M. J. de Jong
Ver Ploegh
Grove Nursery
Federated Sun
Pari
Fred Lankelma
C. H. Bevan
J. W. Weingart
Des Moines
Aschenbrenner
Sybenga
Model ‘Clothing
Jim Verhey
First Reformed Church
Dolla
LEE Ivy Leagues
MEN& Boys
Edward Dieleman
Sair
Burlington Milla
Oxfords
D. P
Bootery
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