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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1957
Page
14
News of nearby towns and rural communities details visits and family gatherings. Residents from Hollandale Knoxville and Des Moines attend events and hospital updates. May meetings of Farm Bureau and social gatherings at various homes are noted with attendee lists and Mother's Day activities.
Mrs John Westercamp and Rev H Verduin return from three week Ontario vacation. Local families attend church, host, and visit in Pella Cedar Sully and nearby towns. A baby Marla Jean Ozinga born at Mahaska Hospital. Cynthia Sue Hoksbergen also welcomed. multiple visits to hospitals and funerals noted.
Chronicle notes a reunion of Pella High School class of 1922 featuring teachers Miss Cleo Weldin and Mrs. Troy Binns in Indianola with attendees including Mrs. Ben De Vries and Mrs. Rysdam from Webster City, plus Sam Kuiken of St. Petersburg and Henry Van Ekeren of Iowa City among others.
Miss Joanne Swank was honored Tuesday in a shower at Mrs. Lester Van Wyk’s home with all married cousins present. Fifth and sixth grade pupils had an all day outing with Miss Shirley Vander Pol, featuring a wiener roast at Earl Boyd’s cabin. Sunday guests included Larry Vander Wilt and George Maure of Davenport. Nick Hoksbergen is a Mercy Hospital patient with a heart condition.
Mrs Gysbert Van Dusseldorp of Pella spent the weekend with her son Leo Van Dusseldorp. The Rev Pierce Manssen of New Era Mich declined his call to the First Reformed Church. Various local events include a funeral for 81 year old Mrs William Johnson, Old Settlers committee releases, Rev H S Copery preaching, Gospel Team devotions, a birth in the Rozendaal family, and community visits from residents of Marshalltown and Newton to Prairie City and Amana Colonies.
News notes from Newton and surrounding areas recount a pre-nuptial shower for Arlys Tidball held May 3 at the Don Cline home with hostesses Loretta Cline and Ramona Gulling. Other items mention visitors, church activities, a dental convention, and Prairie City Class of 1957 commencement events planned for late May 1924.
A sequence of visits and family gatherings around Lower Grove features the Boyd, Slings, Hoksbergen, Swank, and Carter households. Notable items include a birthday courtesy for Bennie Swank, a parade trip to Pella by Patricia Boyd and Marabeth Veerman, and Earl Hildebrand recovering at home after a stroke. Families from Newton and New Sharon attend dinners and join Earl Boyd’s group, with John Boyd sidelined by measles and several guests sharing ice cream and cake.
Mr and Mrs Walter Jackson hosted Sunday dinner at Bert Verought home in Pella with grandchildren and great grandchildren present. The community enjoyed the Tulip Time parade and operetta. Congratulations to Pella and Queen and court, especially Bonnie De dong whose grandfather Ralph Russell grew up on the Jacob Stouwie farm. Arnold Punt delivered the message. Mrs Punt received a Mother's Day corsage along with every mother in Sunday School. A corsage was given to Eva De Witt. Mrs Goldie Carter visited. Attendance reported as 30.
Marion County residents filed nearly five times more federal social security applications in early 1957 than in early 1956, as farm coverage expanded. The SSA district office in Des Moines reports longer interview waits but cites steps to speed processing, including temporary staff from coasts, overtime, and nine extra personnel. By May 1 the backlog fell from about 4500 to just under 1200, though work remains heavy.
Smith urged applicants to refrain from requesting reports on claim status as it disrupts work schedules and delays other cases. He assured recently filed applicants that delays do not cause benefit loss since benefits are calculated using the application date, not the award date.
The Newton Youth for Christ Rally on Saturday May 18 at 7 45 p m at the Salvation Army Citadel will show The Great Light a 60 minute film. Open to the public with a youth invitation the program includes local musical numbers and tells of a modern German youth seeking meaning amid bomb wrecks in Nuremberg with Helen McAlerny Barth in a key role and song.
Little Brenda Jean Upah of Vining is recorded with eleven living grandparents including four grandparents, three great grandparents, and four great great grandparents in a family genealogy note from the local paper.
Portland prepares to host the 44th International Christian Endeavor Convention from July 8 to 18 with over 3,000 delegates. Registration is $4 prior to June 30 rising to $5, housing options include Heathman Hotel and dormitory facilities at Jennings Lodge Assembly Grounds, and events feature mass meetings, a fellowship banquet, and a parade. Group housing forms will be sent after registration in Columbus.
Iowa winter wheat production forecast at 2,668,000 bushels, up 29 percent from 1956’s 2,070,000 but 31 percent below the 1946-56 ten year average of 8,854,000. Figures come from the Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
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