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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1963
Page
1
Locals Miss Frances De Vries a Buffalo Center second grade teacher was elected treasurer of the local PTA at the April meeting. Numerous area residents visit relatives or travel for family, hospital, or festival events including Dan...
Updates from Pella area residents report Mrs Elizabeth Groenedyk recovering at her daughter's home near Oskaloosa after a weeklong stroke. John Gosselink remains at Community Nursing Home with a broken hip from a fall. Mrs J W Wierather broken hip, hospitalized at Pella Community Hospital after a fall. Grace Van Hemert of Pella admitted Monday May 6. Vivian Wiefather of Pella admitted Monday May 6. Vernon R Bruce of Knox ville admitted Monday May 6. Beatrice Werner of Pella dismissed Monday May 6. Jerry Slykhuis of Pella admitted Tuesday May 7. Cecil Allen of Monroe dismissed Tuesday May 7. Karen infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Nikkel of Pella dismissed Tuesday May 7.
Mr and Mrs Robert Klyn of Des Moines welcomed a daughter Donna born Saturday May 4 at Mercy hospital. Grandparents Gerrit Klyn and Anna Van Rees of Pella. Mr and Mrs Stuart Meulpolder of Austin Minn welcomed daughter Amy Renee born Tuesday April 30. Grandparents Bob Grandia and M Meulpolder of Pella.
The Marion County Board of Supervisors approved a new stop sign at the Knoxville Pella road junction with the relocated road near Red Rock Dam. Westbound traffic will stop at the east edge of the intersection. eastbound and dam road traffic will not stop.
The State University of Iowa in Iowa City will begin the 1962 63 academic year offering two new degrees a bachelor of science in Industrial Engineering and a master of science in Nuclear Science and Technology.
Marion Courthouse reports list residents involved in filings and connections including Ronald Steenhoek of Arlington Virginia and Linda Diane Rankin of Knoxville with numerous local names, vehicles, and firms such as Hansen Homes Inc. in Knoxville and Cornelius William DeGeus of Otley. The dense notices mix names, ages, and car makes like Ford, Chevrolet, Olds, and Plymouth with multiple towns including Pella Knoxville Otley Bussey Pleasantville and Marion.
Ownership changes recorded for Douwe Vriezelaar Margaret Klein and others. Parcels include Baldwin add Otley Fortunes Add Dallas and DeZwarte to Beyers, with shifts among Juniors, Margarets, Adams and Wards. Names show several partials and lots with sections of deeds.
Rock Island District of the Army Corps of Engineers approves cost reimbursement contracts with the Burlington and Wabash Railroads totaling an estimated 15.73 million dollars to relocate lines for the Red Rock Reservoir. Wabash estimates 14.63 million and Burlington 1.10 million.
Boston sports historian notes the first college basketball game was played at The State University of Iowa on January 18 1896 between Iowa City cagers and the University of Chicago. Chicago won 15 to 12, born from a friendship between Amos Alonzo Stagg and H F Kallenberg.
The Pella Christian Golden Eagles defeated Runnells 4-2 in ten innings to capture the sectional title and advance to District play at the Pella Chr. diamond. Starter Sandy De Haan pitched 9 innings with 10 strikeouts, aided by key hits from Marv Slings, Vern Meinders, and Bryce Menninga.
Pella Christian High girls softball made it five straight wins with an 11-7 victory over Runnells on Monday after a 15-8 win over Blakesburg. Lois Pethoven hit a decisive two-run triple with two outs in the seventh, while De Haan struck out nine before relief by Pethoven. Runnells pitcher fanned seven and allowed seven walks. Greenwood Electric was to play today, postponed to May 28. next home game vs Runnells on May 14.
A sequence of property transfers lists multiple parties including Inez Hedrick to Ruth L and Amos Jones Jr in Knoxville, and Marie Rogers to Edd R Dunn in Pleasantville. Other transfers cover Pella and Melcher, with parcels described as lots and parts of sections, involving w d rev st payments ranging from 2.75 to 33.00 dollars and noting church property exchanges between First Presbyterian and First Methodist in Knoxville.
Several civil cases listed include Earl Crow against Vanis Mtr Service and Ronald L Groeneweg Ed Vari-Gorp. Everett Loynachan versus James Worrall over a promissory note. Ideal Mfg and Supply Co a partnership versus Charles Husted formerly Modern Lecting Co over an account. Robert McWhirter Jr. versus Walter Nichol on promissory note and account. Gladys F Watson versus Wesley Watson reciprocal support. Albert Derdode versus Clarence Wittenberg over a promissory note.
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