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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1964
Page
5
Berean Baptist Church announces a two week Bible school from June 1 to 12, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. The theme is Around the World With Christ. Registration sought May 23 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. or by calling MA 8-3711 or MA 8-3469. Open to community children ages 2 through high school.
Dr William Paul head of the Division of Religion and Philosophy at Central College spoke at a State University Faculty Forum luncheon on Wednesday May th13. His topic Contrasting Conceptions of Meaning and Value to Contemporary Thought closed a year long series exploring the meaning of life and human purpose.
Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines won the contract for road relocation work in Jasper County tied to the Red Rock Dam project. Bid was 164849.38 dollars with start within 15 days and completion by November 30, 1964. The project relocates farm to market road P crossing Camp Creek, salvages an 85 foot bridge, and anchors four other bridges to prevent flood damage while keeping roads open during non flooding times.
Two year old Neal Van Wyk, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Van Wyk of Route 1 Pella, has been moved from the critical ward at Blank hospital in Des Moines. He was injured May 12 when he fell from a tractor driven by his father, the back wheel passing over his head in muddy ground. His mother was away shopping. he was rushed to Pella hospital and transferred to Des Moines by ambulance. He will be two years old on May 25.
The Pella Jaycees plan a Safe Driving Road-E-O on Saturday May 23 open to anyone 16 to 18. A 9:00 a.m. written test at the Public Safety building precedes a driving course elimination at the Third Reformed church lot. Local winner advances to Ottumwa state contest June 13, with nationals in Washington DC July 31 offering a car and a 2000 dollar scholarship. Trailing prizes total 4900 dollars in scholarships with trophies from Vogelaars Hardware Veentstra’s Coast to Coast and Steenboek Auto Supply. entries due May 21.
The Pella Chronicle and local merchants will crown a Junior Dairy Princess on June 4 during the June is Dairy Month observance. The winner receives a crown and a 25 dollar savings bond. Open to girls ages 7 to 9 in Marion Mahaska and Jasper counties with daily background. candidates are selected through local schools and by public ballot. A judges panel will decide the winner.
Mrs Ruth Lust writes to sister Mrs Wayne Tool detailing the Good Friday earthquake in Anchorage on March 27. She was on the sixth floor at 1200 L street when walls collapsed and the floor buckled. Family members Dean and Gary Lust and a daughter-in-law survived as their home was damaged. A smaller quake followed on April 3. The Walraven family from Otley visited in 1961.
Central College announced two gifts totaling $20,000. Beverly Hills philanthropist Frank Brower donated $10,000 for a music library in the new music center, and Dr. Ralph Ver Ploeg of Denver gave $10,000 for an annuity. Brower, a former Central student and author, studied under John Dewey at Columbia. Ver Ploeg, a Central trustee, is a Denver physician with degrees from Iowa and an honorary Central doctorate awarded in 1961.
On May 13 the Peoria Christian Reformed Church installed Rev Alfred E Mulder as missionary pastor to Brigham City Utah The service was led by Rev Donald Van Beck with Rev Robert Palma charged Rev Mulder Partial support came from medical and religious groups and Rotary International Present were Mulder’s parents Alvin and Mrs Mulder from Sioux Center Iowa and Mulder’s uncle among others
President Arend D. Lubbers will deliver commencement addresses at Baxter Upper Iowa Albia Waukee and Ottumwa High School on June 1. G Chester Leu of Central College spoke at Loras College dedication May 12. program includes Sarabanda and Cavatta Corelli The Promised Land and other pieces. The Mulder family from Pella invites well wishers as they prepare to begin ministry in Brigham City May 18.
Christian school bands from Pella and surrounding towns perform Wednesday May 20 at 7 30 p m in Pella Community High School Gym The program features a Beginner Band Cadet Band and Pella Christian High School Band with pieces from Band Fundamentals Homage To Youth and America The Beautiful and a Wen Co March dedicated to H W Wendland and Henry Cox by the organizer
Sully town council and Sully Creamery board have held three evening sessions on a joint sewer project. Mayor Henry Boertje said developments look favorable. The town aims to have a new well in operation by late summer or early fall, with drilling past 1150 feet toward 2100 feet in the Jordan Vein.
Jo Emmert Karen Sutten and Sally Vander Weide left Friday afternoon on a forty mile hike to visit Jo Emmert's grandparents who live three miles north of Killduff. They stayed the night and returned to Pella the next day.
George R. Heusinkveld, longtime farm area editor of the Oskaloosa Daily Herald and Marion County welfare employee, has resigned to join the Marion County Department of Social Welfare in Knoxville IL. He and his family will move to Pella where Mrs. Heusinkveld will teach at Pella High School next fall.
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