Set Off Community Drive For New Fountain In Central Park
Pella launches a fund drive to install a naturalistic fountain in Central Park. Work on removing the old fountain began while donations reached 743.50 by Tuesday noon from about 150 to 160 responders, with roughly 1,500 letters sent and about 800 still needed to finish the project.
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Central Park
Pella
Loren Vander Zyl
Park Commission
Central Park Fountain
Towa
New Fountain Replacing Old Centerpiece in Pella Square
Process of replacing the historic center fountain begins in Pella marking a new face for the square. The project preserves the square’s history while adding electric lighting and a broader civic focal point. Local historian notes contrast between pioneer cabin and modern band stand as the fountain rises.
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Pella
Thomas Tuttle
Welcome Wagon Here Has Only Industrial Sponsor
The Welcome Wagon in Pella carries an unusual industrial sponsor, Rolscreen. Paul Farrer, Rolscreen's sales director, says sponsoring the Welcome Wagon links the company to the community. Hostess Mrs. Grooters notes the PR aspect and mentions a pull-out steel measuring tape for newcomers and a terry bib for babies. Since starting seven months ago, 200 calls have been made, with 30 to 40 visits monthly, about half for babies.
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Pella
Iowa
Rolscreen Company
Paul Farrer
Rolscreen
Lawrence Groeters
Rosscreen
Welcome Wagon
Bee Keeper Says Hers is Not an Unusual Hobby
Mrs Riggen defends bee keeping as a normal hobby noting she has been stung many times and that her hives sit 20 feet from her back door. The piece ends with a reflective line about finding life by adding activity.
Central College Forensics Wins Big At Iowa Tourney
Central College earned two superior ratings seven excellents and two goods at the Iowa Forensic Association tournament at Cedar Rapids. Joyce Bennett and Carolyn Coleman led with poems and discussions while Coleman Borgman Simsons and others achieved excellent ratings in debate. Miss Cunera van Emmerik was honored at the Silver Anniversary Banquet for 25 years as Iowa forensics director. The Men’s Chorus plans eight more concerts and received a gift to start a music library. A Japanese themed Home Economics Dinner featured waist measuring at the club’s annual Foreign Dinner.
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Central College
Iowa Forensic Association
Cedaris
Joyce Bennett
Carolyn Coleman
Robert P. Borgman
Inta Simsons
Inta ‘Simsons
Shirley
Greendyke
Borgman
Rd van Dyk
Jane Reynen
Cunera van Emmerik
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Miss van Emmerik
Iowa
Trinity Church
Third Reformed Church
Pella High School
Baptist Church
Oskaloosa Reformed Church
Pella High Pene
Trinity
Home Economics
Honorary member honored at Upper Jordan club ceremony
Cherry blossoms and Japanese lanterns decorated the door area. Sakue Tomohisa displayed statues and Japanese books. Mrs Prins, Dean of Women, received the honor with a rose as part of a two year running tradition. Nancy Van Zemeren was named state president of home economics clubs. Waist-measuring fundraiser charged a penny per inch as guests departed to support a foreign student.
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Upper
Jordan
Sakue Tomohisa
Prins
Martha Lautenbach
Baker
Nancy van Zemeren
United States
Central Prof Keizer Offered Summer Argonne Appointment
Dr. Clifford R. Keizer professor of chemistry and chairman of Central College Natural Science Division has been offered a second summer post in Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. The school, begun by the USAEC to develop peaceful atomic energy, uses CP-5 reactor and other facilities for hands on nuclear science instruction.
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Clifford R. Keizer
Natural Science
Central College
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Eiseay
Keizer
Argonne
Chemical Engineering
School of Nuclear Science and Engineering
United States
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Central Prof
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Albertha
Oskaloosa
Firestone Dealer
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Nies
Klyn
Convenient Service
Waterbury Furnaces
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