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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1964
Page
6
On Tuesday May 19 Pella Junior high school presented its second Geography World's Fair sponsored by John Badger Doris Lee and H J Borger Over 140 seventh grade students participated The event aimed to broaden geography understanding among parents test speaking skills and involve students in committee work
Pvt. Gordon W. Roorda, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Roorda of Lynnville, and husband of Sherry Cox, entered the Army last September and trained at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Benning. He is now serving in Germany. his wife plans to join him by June 5.
Ada B Fairchild mails a clipping praising Pella Tulip Festival 1964. The piece recalls Hollanders who founded Pella in 1847, the annual May celebration with tulip displays, street scrubbing, parades, Dutch costumes, and visits to Holland House and Scholte house. Pella lies about 200 miles from Kansas City.
The Community Bible School at Leighton will be held at the Ebenezer Reformed Church June 8 through 17 from 9 00 to 11 30 a m Registration is on the first day for children ages four through eighth grade The theme is Jesus the Promised Savior Committee members include Mrs John Van Zonk chairman Rev William van den Berg and others The Pella post office hours are 830 a m to 5 00 p m weekdays and 830 a m to 1200 noon Saturdays Continued on page 4
The Waukegan Exchange Club awarded its Golden Deeds to Fred Faassen of Zion for decades of civic leadership. Faassen, a 25 year Abbott Laboratories personnel manager, has long supported retiree advice, community fundraising, and youth programs. Notable presenters and testers included Russell Sedgwick, Victor Randie, and Donald Lonchar Jr, with a guest list of local officials and family members.
Two Fort Madison State Penitentiary escapees, Paul Albers and Robert Spidell, were found walking on West Washington Street in Pella Sunday afternoon and brought to custody. They were identified by clothing numbers, then held on suspicion at the Marion County Sheriff’s office in Knoxville. The officers later located an abandoned stolen car five miles northeast of Pella.
At the 1964 Tulip Time meeting in the Legion Hall May 19 heads of committees reported strong attendance despite weather. Tulips were at peak. 230 people involved in Area Entertainment. 203 inquiries received. Discussion covered Tulip Queen ideas, information boards, new info booths, window displays, Ver Meer float, Dutch Street Singers, parade challenges, and plans to repaint bleachers and replace street scrubber yokes in coming year.
Pella Community High School will hold Commencement for the Class of 1964 Friday May 29 at 6 00 P M in the new high school gymnasium. Eighty two seniors graduate. Board President do G Boat presides Dr Ray Bryan of Jews State University delivers the address titled The Romance of Length ening Shadows. Lois De Haan and Jeanne Ruthven co valedictorians give Welcome and Farewell. no reserved seats, ample seating for about 2000.
A state directive states that June primary polls open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time. County auditors report the ruling, noting the time use will align with daylight time for compliance with state law.
The Bible School of the Sully Community church and the First Reformed church will be held June 2, 3 and 4 and June 9, 10 and 11, from 9 00 a.m. until 2 00 p.m. All children are asked to meet at the First Reformed Church on June 2.
Four junior high school boys from Pella Christian and Pella Community will be honored by the Rotary Club in regular session on Tuesday noon next week. Each boy was elected by classmates as a representative of citizenship standards for his grade, with Everett Ward in charge of the program.
Norman Vincent Peale will be guest minister at First Reformed Church on Sunday evening May 8 8 00 pm in a public service. He is pastor of Marble Collegiate Church New York and author of The Power of Positive Thinking. He will receive a Doctor of Divinity at Central College on June 1 and be in town for the annual Central College Commencement. The morning choir led by Fred Whalley will assist in worship.
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