Local Social News and Hospital Notes Summary
Local residents travel to Denver and Orange City for family visits and funerals while others attend anniversaries and family gatherings. Hospital updates list admissions and discharges at Pella Community Hospital including Veenman, Mitchell, Crozier, Vander Beek, De Haas, Vanden Berge, Hettinga, and H. Vos with several dates in late April and early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter de Pree
Younkers Rehabilitation Center
Des Moines
Gertrude McCullough
Pleasantville
Pella Community Hospital
Mary Vanden Berge
Siebelt Hettinga
Charles Dobbs
Monroe
Johanna de Haas
William Sheppard
John H. Vos
Dismissals in Iowa Hospitals Reported in Early April
Mrs Anthony Roose was dismissed from the Pella Com Mrs David Ball of Monroe on April 20 Frederick Scheffers was admitted Harold Gates was dismissed hospital on Saturday April 30 Andrew Wormhoudt was dis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd E. van Hemert
Pella Community Hospital
Leonard Vande Lune
Gertie Byers
Lynnville
Richard Jones
Knoxville
Dale Wellman
Neil van Veen
Anthony Roose
David Ball
Monroe
Frederick Scheffers
Harold Gates
Andrew Wormhoudt
Pella
Births Bring Welcome New Arrivals to Local Families
VIS announces the birth of a girl named Traci Roseann at 7 lb 4 oz born Thursday April 28, parents Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Vis of New London. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Vis of Pella and Mrs. Lois Brown of Boone. SNELLER reports a 6 lb 1 oz boy named Brian Dean born April 27 at Pella Community Hospital. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Larry Harper of Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Sneller of Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Vis
New London
Traci Roseann
Gerrit Vis
Pella
Lois Brown
Boone. Sneller
Ron Sneller
University Street
Brian Dean
Pella Community Hospital
Larry Harper
Monroe
Nick Sneller
Oskaloosa
Pella Manor Residents Host Lecture and Farewell
Miss Baron teaching in Boulder led a lecture with colored slides on Italy in Pella Manor auditorium for residents and friends. After the program light refreshments were served by the Barons as Rev Heeren and wife visited Sioux County. Martin Vander Linden, an early resident, is mourned and remembered fondly.
Fair Haven Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Jennie Dietrick and Mrs Olive Dietrick visited sister and aunt Mrs Anna Niemeyer and Mr C Vander Ploeg last Sunday afternoon. Mrs Ray Gifford of Newton called on Alicia Elscott last Friday. Mrs Herman Jantzen of Sully called on her aunt Miss Coby Jantzen last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Dietrick
Olive Dietrick
Anna Niemeyer
C. Vander Ploeg
Ray Gifford
Newton
Alicia Elscott
Herman Jantzen
Sully
Coby Jantzen
May events calendar for Pella area highlights from May 2 to May 10
Mon May 2 Interlingua film The Red and the Black at CUI postponed from Apr 14 15. Tue May 3 Spring Musical at Pella Jr High 7:30 pm. American Legion Aux meeting 8:00 pm. T T T Society meets 7:45 pm at Dorothy Cook home. W CTU Area Conference at Sully Chr Res church 9:30 am lunch noon. PCHS senior choir final 8:00 pm. Pella Merchants softball tryouts 7:00 pm. Swimming Pool Park 4:00 pm final sectional boys baseball at Pella Christian field. Thu May 5 Fort Nightly Club 2:30 pm. Pella Community senior class play May 5 6 at junior high auditorium. Sat May 7 Two piano concert Sharon in Dalan Vivian Vroom 8:00 pm Cox Snow music center CUI. Tue May 10 Chapter
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Cui
Pella Junior High School
American Legion Aux
the Legion Hall
T.T.T. Society
Dorothy
Cook
CTU
Sully Chr. Res
PCHS
Pella Merchants
Sharon
Dalan
Vivian
Vroom
Cox-Snow Music Center
Tues
Pella Christian Senior Choir Final Concert May 4
Pella Christian High School will present its final choir concert on Wednesday May 4 at 8 00 P M in the gym auditorium. The program opens with three pieces from Montezuma Large Group Contest ratings and continues with state solo and ensemble entrants including Mixed Quartet Girls Trio A and B Boy's Quartet Soprano Solo and groups performing songs from The Sound of Music and other arrangements. A free will offering will be taken and the public is invited.
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Pella Christian High School
Pella Christian Gym
Montezuma
Beethoven
Sigrouney
Ivy
Arenell
the Christ
Annie Laurie
Dunhill
Ehret
Smith
Lemeul
Wagner
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Tulip Time Square Dance and Civic Activities Schedule
BU and PLO plan a 7:20 p.m. meet at Zelda Rootsm’s home on Friday May 13 for Tulip Time Square dance at Tulip City Squares with events 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Shelter House Swimming Pool park in Pella.
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PLO
Zelda Rootsm
Shelter House
Pella
Tulip City Squares
All
Iowa
Thurs
Bo&s Homemakers
Herman Bogaard
Sam Sedrel 77, Pella farmer dies after brief illness
Sam Sedrel 77 of 904 Independence St Pella Iowa dies Saturday afternoon after a brief illness He lived in Pella 19 years worked at Rosscreen Co and operated a lime and rock truck until recently Survived by wife Clara a daughter Vera Mrs John Gys Van Gorp of Pella a son Verlin Cedar Rapids two grandchildren four great grandchildren and one sister Mrs Gertrude Aalbers Otley Funeral services will be held Tuesday May 3 1966 at the Chapel of the Van Dyk Daven Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Cemetery A full obituary will appear in a later Chronicle
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Sam Sedrel
Independence St
Pella
van. Dyk- Daven
E. G. Ward
Oakwood
Sam
Rosscreen Co
Clara Clark
Vera
John Gys van Gorp
Verlin
Cedar Rapids
Gertrude Aalbers
Otley
The
Chronicle
International Mother's Day origins and spread
The text traces the adoption of Mother's Day across the United States, Canada, South America, and China by 1911, notes the 1912 formation of an International Mother's Day Council, explains changes to the white carnation custom, and cites Congress' 1914 request for a presidential proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as national Mother's Day.
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Union
Canada
South America
China
Congress
Boys State program supports youth governance training
The American Legion sponsors 1966 Boys State with Post No 89 thanking Kiwanis and Rotary for backing local youths. Notable students Tom Van Sittert, Jim Heerema, Kent Van Vark are cited for leadership roles, athletic letters, and citizenship awards, underscoring civic responsibilities and church youth groups involvement.
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The
American Legion
Van
Post No. 89
van Zee
Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs
Daylight Time Adjusts Tulip Time Parade Schedule
Daylight time shifts the Tulip Time program evening events. The revised lineup includes 7:45 p.m. Variety program 8:15 p.m. Queen and Court presentation 8:25 p.m. Street organ concert 8:35 p.m. Street scrubbers 8:45 p.m. Colorful Volks parade 9:30 p.m. Dutch dancers and related performances.
Two-Piano Concert At Central College In Pella
Sharon Van Dalen and Vivian Vroom, Central College junior piano majors, present a two piano recital May 7 at 8 p m in the Cox Snow Music Center Recital Hall. The program features Bach Cantata No 147 Chorale Mozart D Major Sonata Aren sky Suite Op 15 Debussy Prelude L Apres midi d un Faune and ends with five Mikrokosmos pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Sharon van Dalen
Vivian Vroom
Central College
Cox-Snow Music Center
CUI
J. S. Bach
Mozart
Arensky
Debussy
Mikrokosmos
Two Pianos Arranged for Bartok Piece Students Named
Miss Vroom of Route 2 Pella and Miss Van Dalen of Newton, daughters of local residents, are students of Mrs Margaret Rittenhouse at Central College music faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartok
Miss Vroom
Leroy Vroom
Route 2
Pella
Miss van Dalen
C. R. van Dalen
Newton
Margaret Rittenhouse
Central College Music Faculty
Frederick J Scheffers Promoted to Airman Second Class
Frederick J Scheffers of R1 Pella Iowa has been promoted to Airman Second Class in the 192d Air Defense Wing Iowa Air National Guard based in Des Moines Scheffers serves as an Apprentice Protective Center with the 132d Combat Support Squadron
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Scheffers
R 1
Pella
Iowa
192D Air Defense Wing
Iowa Air National Guard
Des Moines
Scheffers
Nibbelink Promoted to Airman Second Class
Gary W. Nibbelink of 80242 East Ist Street Pella Iowa has been promoted to Airman Second Class in the 132d Air Defense Wing Iowa Air National Guard Des Moines He is an Intelligence Operations Specialist with Headquarters 132d Fighter Group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary W. Nibbelink
East Ist St
Pella
Iowa
132D Air Defense Wing
Iowa Air National Guard
Des Moines
Nibbelink
132D Fighter Group
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Peter Pol
Orange City
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Newkirk
Boyden
Sheldon
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Burlington
Vis
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Stan Ver Heul
Grand Rapids
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Ver Heul
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Warren Ver Ploeg
Paullina
Andrew Ver Ploeg
Donald Ver Ploeg
Ames
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Grand Rapids, Mich
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Pella Manor
Dean H. W. Pietenpol
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Pella Christian Senior Choir
Appelles Terlouw
Herman Nollen
Chronicle News
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Pella ‘High
Aeey Knowles
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Pontifex Maximus
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Kent van Vark
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