Pella Area Hospital and Community Notices Summary
Local hospital updates from Mercy and Mahaska in Oskaloosa report multiple patient discharges and new admissions on March 12 to 14. Residents including Mrs. Van Wyk infant, Robert Peters, Benedict Peterson, Martin Klein, Henry Terlouw, Duane Meyer, Kathy Cade, Bertha Van t Sant, Otto De Hoog, and others are listed with family visits and travel notes. Social visits include families from Des Moines, Prairie City, and Minnesota linked to ongoing illnesses, birthdays, and recent trips to Florida, Texas, and California. A Budapest refugee sponsorship and local construction news are also noted, with missionary visitor Rev. Sytsma and several residents visiting relatives.
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Daniel van Wyk
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Robert
R. W. Peters
Pella
Mercy
Benedict Peterson
Leighton
Mahaska Hospital
Joe Vande Kieft
Florida
Claremont
Joe
Orlando
Eustis
Citrus
Martin G. Klein
Henry Terlouw
Duane
Donald Meyer
Otley
John Wynberg
Greggton
Texas
J. A. Dean
John Vanden Baard
James Kempkes
Mark
Bruce
Matt Kempkes
Murray Ten Hagen
Prairie City
Kempkes
Ten Hagen
Los Angeles
C. Evers
James Evers
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Otto de Hoog
Lloyd E. van Zante
Thomas
Marvin W. Dingeman
Cathy Jo Cade
Virgil Boertje
Murderer at Heart Hidden by Normal Life
By Bob Hullihan, an obituary style piece traces Ralph's quiet life in a small town. Neighbors describe him as dependable while his memory recalls a past road rage that ended in a fatal pursuit, hinting at unnamed violence behind ordinary routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
New Pella Resident Ralph Drives Home After Fatal Incident
Ralph, a New Pella resident, claimed control of a trembling car and drove home after an event with no witnesses. The public questions whether he is a murderer, a vengeful figure, or an ordinary likeable citizen.
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Ralph
Rodney Robuck Exhibits Champion Market Pig Litter
Rodney Robuck of Pleasantville showed the Champion Market Pig and his nine Landrace cross pigs averaging 221 pounds at the Knox ville Rotary Hog Show on March 13 at the Bingley Sale Bar Knoxville. Ruthie Lowe of Knoxville entered the Reserve Champion litter of ten Hybrid pigs, while Mary Franklin’s Hampshire earned the Reserve Champion pig. Judges from Iowa State College graded the hogs into choice numbers, with Robuck 8 1 Mary Franklin 7 1 0 Keith Langstraat 0 3 7 Ruth Lowe 7 8 0. A Knoxville Rotary dinner banquet honored exhibitors and their fathers at Boots and Saddle Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Robuck
Pleasantville
Knoxville
Bingley Sale
Ruthie Lowe
Mary Franklin
Hampshire
Wickersham
Iowa State College
Keith Langstraat
Ruth Lowe
Knoxville Rotarians
Ottumwa Meeting Features Hog Production Slides
A group gathered at the Sale ar pavilion to view colored slides on meat type hog production by Bob Smith of Morrell and Company at Ottumwa. Approximately 100 people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediately
Salear Pavilion
Bob Smith
Morrell and Company
Ottumwa
Carnegie-Viersen Library Announces 1956 Book Additions
The Carnegie-Viersen Library lists new books added during 1956 funded by friends and organizations in Pel la. A table in the main library displays titles such as Christ and the Fine Arts for Katherine Rhynsburger and Literary History of England for Legion, among others, including works for Gold Star Mothers and All the Women of the Bible for Mrs. Anna Koopmans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin F. Tupper
Carnegie-Viersen Library
Pella
Christ and the Fine Arts
Mans
Katherine Rhynsburger
England
Baugh
Reading Circle
Legion
Bible
Deen
Anna Koopmans
Notable Gifted Books From A Library Collection
A list of books and donors appears in a library record. Titles include Ten to Match My Mountains edited by Lewis Gannett for Mrs Meulpolder This Hallowed Ground Cat ton for Mrs Anna Van Hemert USA in Color edited by Holiday for Mrs Jennie Clark Seven Wonders of the World Lowell Thomas for Mrs Jo hanna Schilder Cup of Upton Bin ciain by WCU Truth About Cancer Charles Cameron by Cancer Society of America Nineties from the library of ate Re Ray HL Van Dellen Ten books from H E Worm hood given to Be is ry when he moved from Eternity in Their Hee ee by Mr and Mrs Ger ane Secret of Happiness ply Graham by Mr Nick Ter louw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gannett
Mrs Meulpolder
Hallowed Ground
Catton
Anna van Hemert
USA
Holiday
Jennie Clark
Lowell Thomas
Johanna Schilder
Cup
Upton Binciain
WCU
Charles Cameron
Cancer Society of America
Ate Re Ray
HL van Dellen
H. E
Mrs. Ger
Graham
Nick Terlouw
Rough plowed surface increases soil infiltration
A rough plow altered surface allows more soil to absorb water than an unplowed field, enhancing infiltration and moisture retention for crops.
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Chronicle
Wayne Poson John
Des Moines
John W. Vander Linden
Bertha Van't Sant
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Gertrude Mitten
Albert van Heukelem
Henry Rook
St. Petersburg
Robert Olcott
Judith
Mrs. Olcott
Ray Woodford
Don Bell
Dennis, Vicki and
David
W. D. van Sittert
Ed Vos
Sigourney
Dave de Cook
de Cook
John J. Blommers
Paul Blommers
Jimmy
Tommy
Iowa City
Dr. Blommers
Daisy Cook
Council Bluffs
Mrs
Richard Cook
North Main
H. Duane Aringdale
Randy Lee
Plainfield
Aringdale
The
Fowler Telephone Co
Main Street
Gerrit Andringa
Independence Street
Don van Wyngarden
van Gorp-De Kock Furniture
Anton Bos, Jr
Glenview Naval Base
Des Fisines
Gerald de Wolfe
South Holland
Ill
Korea
James Vander Hart
Route 2
Ontario
Canada
Richard Sytsma
Japan
John Ver Heuls
Kenny
Kathy
Mrs. Sytsma
West
Kenneth Kuypers
Orange City
M. Vander Hart
Estelle Dahm
Dordt Junior College
Jacob Dahm
Prescott Steenhoek
VER
Ploeg
Bob Hullihan
Rotary
New Pella
Chronicle News
John Willemsen
South Main Street
Newton
Galesburg
Willemsen
Public Library
Lawrence van Zante
General Motors Institute
Omaha
Neb
Chicago, Ill
Michaels Stern
J. Capps & Sons
McGregor
van Heusen
Stevens
THES
Clothiers
Metcalf and
Regal
S&h Green
Menninga Ins
AGCY
Keany