Double Birthday Bash At Vance Home
Joyce and Kathy Redeker marked joint birthdays with a Friday party at 508 East First Street, inviting 11 high school friends. The festivities included cake after a night of card games and laughter, as Kathy turned 18 and Joyce reached 18 the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance
East First Street
Joyce
Kathy Redeker
Katia
Ecome
van Roekel
Kathy
Andrea Boot
Douglas Heerema
Ervin J. Bernice van Gilst
Harley van Re Melvin van der Schel
Er Hoef
Hun Young
Spswich
Owe
Joyce van Reeker
Ervin Roorda
Don Reuwenhorst
Avie Ver Hoof
Doug Heerema
Harley van Roekel
Melia Vander Sehel
Bernice van Gilst
Ice Cream Dine Prompt Sparks Evening Banter
The line of the evening was a playful quip about dessert as jcake asked about ice cream while someone declared they were starved, prompting lighthearted dining chatter.
A Farm Wife Waits for Husband in Dusk
A farm wife gazes from the window and waits as dusk settles over the homestead. She goes to the kitchen to check supper, notes the barn darkening, and finally drives away in the car seeking news of her husband who is late returning from town.
Wife sees train impact on dark country road
A wife driving to meet her husband on a rural road sees his pickup ahead then encounters a freight train at a grade crossing near their home. She follows slowly, but the husband is last seen before the collision, and the incident continues on page 8.
Union Holy Week Services at 2nd Reformed Church
Dr J Coert and Rylaarsdam will guest preach at Union Holy Week services in Pella Second Reformed Church on March 27 to 29. Rylaarsdam of the University of Chicago speaks on The Scandal of Grace and Promise and Fulfillment with special music each night by local choirs and soloists. Public invited to join the ecumenical observance with support from several Pella churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
2Nd Reformed Church
J. Coert
Rylaarsdam
Pella
Dr. Rylaarsdam
Federated Theological Faculty
University of Chicago
Pella Chorale
Laurence Groeters
Shirley
Nancy Groendyke
Darlene van Zomeren
Queen Contest and Field Day Events in Jasper County
Jasper County Field Days will feature a queen contest a parade of plowmen and a banquet. J Merrill Anderson says authorization is given to American Fence and Soil Conservation districts to host the events. The Newton Junior Chamber will arrange the plowmen parade on September 21 in Newton with expected attendance around 800 and entertainment by a nationally known celebrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Co
Jasper County
J. Merrill Anderson
American Fence
American Steel and Wire Co
Soil Conservation Districts
Ted
Iowa Eees
Newton
Henry Little of
John Acconeeh
al Yuska
Benguet Anc
4-H Club Judging Contest at Sale Barn March 24
Farm project 4-H members will take part in a livestock judging contest on Saturday March 24 at the Sale Barn. Participants judge cattle including Herefords as club scores combine for a team total. Marion County Hereford Association sponsors the event, conducted alongside the group sale held the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Hereford Association
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Bob Hullihan
Chicago Divinity School
The
Theological Seminary
Gifford Pinchot
Brom Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Miss Fashion
Cook & Son Insurance
Franklin
Do Ae Floral
de Jong
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