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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1955
Page
2
Pella Chronicle March 17 1955 reports updates from residents including Will Clark returning from Alzada Montana, Muri Grandia promoted to cadet T/Sgt in ISU Air Force ROTC, and Lester Welle planning a Holland trip. Local hospital notes, church bulletin items, weddings and births are listed amid visits from relatives and friends in nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Robert Sadler and family of Mt Pleasant visited their parents Mr and Mrs Walker Sadler over the weekend. Mr and Mrs P W Hagen of Prairie City visited their daughter and family in Madison Wisconsin where Mr Vander Weele attends Wisconsin State University. Bulletin reports Mrs Franje sick with a setback and Mrs J Vander Hart not improved with Mrs T Van Rossum better after illness.
E and H savings bonds sales in Marion county for January February totaled 364498.00 dollars reaching 24.84 percent of the 1955 quota. Towns for the two months stood at 390989 dollars about 24 percent of annual quota. Mitchell county leads the state with almost 40 percent of quota. Across 52 counties sales exceeded state average while 1955 two month purchases exceeded early 1954 by over three and a half million. E bonds remain popular though growth mainly in H bonds with interest checks semiannually averaging three percent. Jasper county reported 515767.00 dollars or 23.27 percent and Mahaska 340288.00 dollars or 25.18 percent.
A showing of Dead Men On Furlough, Bob Pierce’s new film, will take place Saturday March 19 at 7 45 p.m. during the Newton Youth for Christ Rally at the Salvation Army Citadel. World Vision Inc sponsored production with music by local performers from Sully and the 38th Parallel area.
Darrell A. De Reus of Leighton serves in the Navy and is stationed at Memphis Tennessee. Address Barrett A. De Reus AA 324-6745, Comm. Dept. Bks 28, N.A.T.T.C., Memphis, Tenessee.
Richard L. Cook, aviation structural mechanic third class USN, of 1207 Broadway, Pella Iowa, serves aboard USS Yorktown with Carrier Air Group 15. Yorktown aircraft provide cover for evacuation ships removing civilians and military personnel from the Tachen Islands as the carrier heads home to the United States in March.
Personal decoration to 1st Division Marines totals 24 034 with 42 Medals of Honor and 214 Navy Crosses. Navy transports named include USS George Clymer Pickaway Talladega Renville and Winston.
Principal Jean Wilkins of Pella High attended the Iowa Association of Secondary School Principals meeting in Iowa City on March 11. The conference theme was Administrative Leadership in Developing a Strong Faculty, with Dr. Walter Cook delivering the main address on Factors in Good Faculty Morals.
Roy Schwab marks 31 years as instrumental music supervisor at the consolidated Gringville school. His long service reflects commitment to the district’s music program and student opportunities.
Rolscreenings Jennie De Kock stayed with Mr and Mrs Joe Walbeck and family in Newton while Charlotte Schakel shopped nearby. Norman Riddle and family visited Tracy relatives Sunday. Ralph Dykstra and son Melvin with family joined Saturday afternoon. Raymond Fisher welcomed a baby boy. Bernice Roozeboom and Henry Roozeboom visited Henry Vroom’s Tracy home. Clifford Paltzer released from navy staying with mother. Gerald McClain and wife visited Des Moines relatives. Edward Olivier and family attended Oral Roberts revival in Des Moines. Will Ver Ploge and brothers Andrew and families visited ill brother Jim in Tingley. Seth Mann and Iowa City guests with Van Rees families. Chris Durham house visitors included Donald Durham and Harold Durham. Welcome back Marion Byers after six weeks nursing a broken leg. Leonard Petersma attended Lambert Petersma’s funeral in Lynnville. Lambert Nieuwland and family visited Lam bert Moes in Sully. Ray Vander Kieft returned to work after 14 days off for finger infection from frost bite.
Sunday visits and family gatherings fill the town as Kloosterman, Willemsen, Koopmeester, and many others host relatives and friends in Hiteman. Des Moines and Ottumwa trips, office happenings, and a coffee time party highlight community life with Marjean Gosselink, Peace Street move, and a Venetian blind department gathering. A familiar adage closes with a reflecting quote on truth.
SGT Melvin L Schip pers, son of Mr and Mrs Marion L Schip pers of 806 W Fifth St Pella Iowa and husband of Sabra Hollingsworth Monroe is due in San Diego Calif March 18 with the first wave of the 1st Marine Division from Korea About 5400 Marines and 100 Navy personnel sailed from Inchon February 27 four and a half years after Leathernecks first went to Korea The division fought in all ten major engagements and was awarded two Presidential Citations
About 15 head of cattle including yearling heifers and open heifers consigned by William Deer of Runnells. Sale around 7 pm with 20 white face ewes with lambs, bred gilts, and bred to Steen hook Hamp bear. Also expect breeding cows fed cattle and other replacement stock.
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