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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1956
Page
6
Miss Hattie Gezel led a program titled Presidents Are Men of Faith, described as instructive and well received. The next regular meeting is set for April 3, 1966, with Ladies' Aid gathering at the church Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. Catherine De Bruyn and Mrs. Ella Tilma.
March tenth marked Ray Gosselink and spouse’s twentieth wedding anniversary with nearby relatives gifting and a small program at the Gosselink farm despite his four months laid up after a car crash. Earlier, Lavonne Hackert received a miscellaneous shower at the Hackert home with gifts, games, and lunch hosted by Norman van Wyk and Lester Van Gorp. The local Legion Auxiliary held a March 6 meeting with potluck, reports, and thanks, plus notes on charitable gifts and a mid winter conference in Des Moines.
Pupils from Valley Rural school and their teacher Thelma Van Hemert accepted an invitation from R. M. Morris of the Des Moines Packing Plant for a Friday tour of the plant. The group included drivers and chaperones. Morris led the visit, with plans for entertainment and pictures taken. The plant, fully remodeled and expanded, is government inspected and showcases how inspectors examine organs and glands.
A school group toured an Iowa Packing Plant observing assembly-line cattle dressing, cooler storage, grading, and wholesale cuts for distribution. They saw Bar Bee franks and other meat products prepared, with high cleanliness cited. The tour included a jet port stop and Coca Cola Bottling Plant, ending with a cafeteria meal. A Tama trip to visit Indians is planned for April.
The Gospel Team from Pella travels weekly to churches in the area and beyond to lead worship and youth meetings. Last Sunday they conducted two morning services and one evening service in Waterloo Iowa. A service assistant was sent to Otley and a Christian Endeavor meeting was led at Third Reforme Church. Co chairmen are Carolin Missall and Walter Henrichsen.
Fowler Telephone Company will take over Otley Cooperative Telephone Association. All lines will be rebuilt and a dial exchange installed in Otley, offering subscribers the same up-to-date service as Pella. Extended area service will reach to Pella, Peoria, and Leighton. Conversion begins after Pella switches to dial with completion expected in the first quarter of 1957, dated June 25, 1956.
A Marengo reunion brought together three couples representing 151 years of marriage. Lewis Kuch and wife married 1915, Philip Vogt and wife married 1906, John Kruse and wife married 1896. Kuch is Vogt and Kruse’s brother.
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