Gerrit Vis keeps barbering 40 years in Pella and Sully
Gerrit Vis reflects on a forty year barber career begun March 7 1925 with his brother in Pella then Sully then back to Pella and finally the present Tulip City shop. He notes shifts from shaving to haircuts and the impact of the 1929 crash and later women customers while recalling crude electric clippers mug racks and long hours.
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Gerrit Vis
Case
Pella
John
Sully
The
Chronicle
Gerrit
Tulip City
Nick Menninga
Chronicle News
CUI Home Economics Open House Friday at Jordan Hall
The Central College Home Economics Department hosts its annual open house and Hospitality Day Friday March 12 from 3 to 5 30 p m in Jordan Hall Freshmen and upperclassmen from several towns will participate with displays themed Around the World with Home Economics Coffee and Dutch snacks will be served Miss Ver Meer current Iowa Dairy Princess will represent the dairy industry at the event Involves Miss Mina Baker directing the program and lists participating students from Des Moines Monroe Reasner Galt Des Moines Preston Pella Waupun Blomkest Stronghurst and Gladbrook
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Central College Home Economics
Jordan Hall
Judith de Ronde
Reasner
Linda Spaans
Galt
Calif
Carol Valentine
Des Moines
Joanne Vander Woude
Preston
Minn
Mary Ver Meer
Pella
Ver Meer
Iowa
Central College
Speen
Lynnville- Sully
W.C. T.U
John S. Ter Louw
Franklin Street
Charlotte Kiyn
Legion Building
Legion Hall
Monroe Methodist Church
WHO
Jack Shelley
N. Mahaska Pta
New Sharon
H. S. Gym
Peoria
Portergrove Cemetery Aid
John van Rheenen
Public Safety Building
Monroe
Monroe A Class Y, “Heading For the Fill” . Mon
Tulip Bowl
Ver Meer Dies at 80 After Hospital Stay in Pella
Gerrit A Ver Meer 80 retired Pella area farmer died Friday March 5 1965 at Pella Community Hospital after hospitalization since February 1. He lived at 1201 Broadway Pella before moving to his daughter’s home with Nick Menninga route 2 Pella. Funeral Monday March 8 1965 at 1 30 pm at First Christian Reformed Church Pella with burial in Black Oak Two Cemetery. Surviving are his daughter Ella and husband Nick Menninga one son Tudor Ver Meer of rural Pella seven grandchildren and one brother Neal Ver Meer of Pella. A complete obituary will appear later.
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Gerrit A. Ver Meer
Pella
Ver Meer
Broadway St
Nick Menninga
Route 2
First
Christian Reformed Church
John H. Piersma
Black Oak Two
van Dyk-Duven
Ella
Tudor Ver Meer
Neal Ver Meer
The
Chronicle
Albert Wanders Sr
Bertha van Denstaar
Pella Community Hospital
Albert
Route 3
van Dyk-Duvyen
First Christian Reformed Church
Black Oak
Lewis
Grace ‘Ande Kieft
Marie
Elmer Nollen
Natherine
M. S. Standage
San Jacinto
Calif
Obedience Show Aims To Help Dog Owners In Pella
An Obedience Dog Show will be held at the Public Safety Building on Friday March 12 at 7 30 pm with free public admission. Sponsored by the Pella Recreation Commission the event features Jim Dearinger and Bill Becker of the Des Moines Obedience Training Club who will discuss training and work to form a local class if enough interest exists.
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Public Safety Building
Pella
Community event calendar for March in Pella area
Calendar listings show a string of local events from March 9 to March 22 across Pella and nearby towns. Activities include banquets, style shows, club meetings, open houses, campfire and PTA gatherings, coffee hours, a missionary talk, elections, fundraisers, and social events at churches schools and Legion halls.
AAUW Meeting Set For Thursday Evening At Home
The American Association of University Women will meet at Mrs. Barbara Dieleman’s home Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Assistant hostesses will be Miss Alice Carlson Dr. Marriet Heusinkveld and Dr. Laura Nanes. Mrs. Marilyn White will review the book But Will It Sell by Marya Mannes.
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American Association of University Women
Barbara Dieleman
Alice Carlson
Marriet Heusinkveld
Laura Nanes
Marilyn White
Marya Mannes
Knitting Display Set For March 9 At Public Safety Building
A knitting display will be held at the Public Safety Building on Tuesday March 9 to conclude the Beginning Knitting program sponsored by sion. Afternoon class from 1 30 to 3 00 pm. Evening display 7 00 to 8 30 pm. Free to the public. Attendees can view projects. Classes directed by Mrs. Keith Artie Van Zee. New Beginning Knitting classes planned.
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Public Safety Building
Pella Recreation Commission
Keith
Artie) van Zee
Iowa Bird Migration Calendar Explains Spring Arrivals
The Iowa Bird Migration Calendar outlines peak arrival dates for harbingers of spring across central Iowa. It notes robin and bluebird sighting windows, hawk migrations, meadowlarks, and waterfowl timing, with guidance for families to plan park outings and keep simple bird lists.
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Jack Higgins
Robin Redbreast
Robin
Iowa
Towa
Merle Pratt Joins Chronicle Staff As Ad Salesman
Merle Pratt an advertising manager for the Upper Des Moines at Algona for four years joins the Pella Chronicle staff as advertising manager. He ran an appliance store for six years and is a Moorehead State Teachers College and Consolidated Edison plants graduate. He and wife Shirley, a dietician at Algona schools, have four children and plan to move to Pella after selling their Algona home.
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Merle Pratt
David
Debbie
Pella
Algona
Snowy week hits Pella with heavy totals and flooding fears
Eleven inches of snow fell in the Pella area last week causing traffic disruption and event cancellations. A sequence of warm and freezing spells brought alternating rain and snow, with daily moisture and snowfall figures listed, and growing flood concerns despite mid 40s.
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Pella
Sophomore Girls Win Pietenpol Cup in Dramatic Night
Sophomore girls defeated the freshmen in a tight Pietenpol Cup contest at Central College. Both classes showcased inventive musicals in the 14 year history, with Strings Attached and Official Business praised for original music, dialogue, and choreography. Judges called it one of the toughest decisions to date.
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Central College
Henry P. Pietenpol
Mar
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CUI Home Economics
Pella Area
Mina Baker
Donna Mullette
Donna Ver Dught
Ethel Comfort
Walden, N. Y
Janice Huizenga
Waupun, Wis
Joann Damhof
Blomkest, Minn
Janet Scheevel
Preston, Minn
DeVonna Wiese
Gladbrook
Charlene Corratt
Stronghurt, WL
Laos
Les Chopard
Peoria Christian Reformed Church
Peoria Senior Men Society
Gerrit Ver
AAUW
Wilson
A. Wanders
Ionettes
Cowboy
Creatures of the Sea
Earth
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