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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1950
Page
5
About 2500 trees were planted in Lake Park at Glenwgod over the past weeks as part of a community reforestation effort. Local groups coordinated the planting, aiming to improve shade, wildlife habitat, and neighborhood aesthetics.
Assessed values as of January 1 1949 include real property 3 829 149 personal property 475 976 railroad property 16 716 utilities 30403 and total 4 356 874 with monies and credits 2 045 817 within the fiscal year ending March 31 1950. The document notes the total levies asked in August 1949 at 60 611 and agricultural land within corporate limits valued at 40 393.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bandstra at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa. The community notes many visits, travel to Des Moines and Grand Rapids, hospital stays, a 16th birthday celebration for Don Meredith, and church activities at the First Reformed Church. Local moves include Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Briggs relocating to Lynnville and property purchases by Doyle Vander Krol.
Galesburg residents report Sunday dinner at the Newton home of Mr and Mrs Francis Wheeler. A baby girl was born Monday at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa to Mr and Mrs Carroll Menninga l. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Darrell De Bruyn and Larry Wheatcraft in Killduff with Mell Dearinger. Joe Kaldenberg has mumps. Christian Aid Society met Wednesday afternoon with devotions led by Mrs Arthur Dearinger and song I Love to Tell the Story. A poem Confidence was read by Mrs Wilbur Sparks followed by reports and roll calls. Lunch served by hostesses Loell Carpenter and Connie Slycord to several members.
Snow blankets the area as a cold week gives way to warmer days hoped for. Community notices celebrate anniversaries, church activities, school visits, and family gatherings at Peoria Christian School and surrounding homes, with several residents traveling to visit ill relatives and attend events.
Mrs Merlin Oswalt, Mrs Francis Jacobs and Judith, Mrs Roy Dearinger, Mrs Clark Wheatcraft, Mrs Nellie Slot, and others spent part of the afternoon visiting and quilting. Virginia Swihart of Newton stayed with Marilyn Schnug, with Mr George Civey of Des Moines joining for supper. The Carpenter family hosted Friday supper for Mrs Loell Carpenter's April 28 birthday, while Yella Menninga visited Mell Dearinger Wednesday evening. Everett Mudgett and family from Grim spent the weekend at Charlie Holmes's home.
Thousands of Veishea visitors will flock to Iowa State College May 11 13 for a Mid Century celebration showcasing all divisions Agriculture Engineering Home Economics Science and Veterinary Medicine. ROTC will stage a mock battle with jet planes and a tank while the Navy displays arms and training aids. Athletes face Nebraska in baseball Kansas State in track and Missouri in tennis and golf. Saturday features a parade with high school bands, boat races on Lake La Verne Thursday opening day, plus plays dances and Veishea Vodvil with a grandstand fireworks finale.
Two Towans were among those who escaped a $100,000 hotel fire in Mitchell South Carolina. Mr and Mrs Ted Girard of Emmetsburg were the last guests to leave the burning building escaping via a ladder raised by the firemen to their third story window.
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