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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
8
Cordova News reports a school picnic at Red Rock and multiple grade attendance records. Messages describe library book coverings, summer plans, local meetings, auctions, and upcoming book exchanges. Community events include food, family visits, health updates, and a July 4 picnic at Red Rock church with historical notes on the first church century ago.
Leighton residents hosted and visited numerous family friends from New Sharon Winterset Oskaloosa Sioux Center and Des Moines. School activities included Ascension Day services and a year end picnic, while alumni events and graduation recognitions were noted. Alumni banquet attendance and local church gatherings complemented a busy community weekend.
Mrs Irene Stockton of Newton and Mrs Nellie Warbel spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R C Cook at Peoria Til. Vina Renaud visited her son C W Renaud and family and attended her granddaughter Jo Anna Renaud's graduation. Joe Sprouse Michael of Colfax dinner guests of Carl Terpstra. Roger Sparks from Offutt AFB Omaha Neb spent weekend with his mother Dwight Sparks. Dwight Monsma Donnie Ronnie Tommie of ies visited Anna Monsma. Marshal Meredith went to Ames to attend Veisha at Town State College and visited daughter Lois Meredith who will graduate in June. Meredith family returned home Sunday. Mrs Jim Terlouw at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa visited by sons Daryl and David and father. Terlouw recovering from major operation. Miss Elizabeth and Lillian Byerly of Iowa City, Tulip Festival at Pella, called on Carl Jay. Rev Andrew Stuart of Bangor and David Stuart on Navy leave visited. Mrs James Miller and daughters visited Lynnville Sunday.
Pastor Rev H Verduin shows improvement while Rev Pikaart and Rev Veenstra of Oskaloosa conducted services. New baby born to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Vander Waal in Mercy Hospital May 15. Ascension Day services led by Rev Wm De Jong. Commencement for Peoria Christian School honors 8th graders including Bernice Hoekman Valedictorian. Family travels to New Brunswick Seminary graduation. road through Peoria slated to be oiled. Sad news of Mrs Martin Pothoven’s death in Grand Rapids. sympathy extended.
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