Grandia visit to Chicago marks long friendship ties
A social note details Mr. and Mrs. G A Grandia driving to Chicago Monday to visit Mr. and Mrs. J A Riedel with Mrs. Paul Scholte. Mrs. Riedel is a school-era friend of Mrs. Grandia from the High School Class of 1900. The item anchors local ties and a small network of acquaintances across Iowa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Grandia
Chicago
J. A. Riedel
Paul Scholte
Everett, Ward
Philadelphia
Pennaylvania
American Baptists
Linda
Will
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Blairstown Man Escapes Serious Injury in 18 Foot Fall
Fremcis Kim of Blairstown slipped on a plank and fell eighteen feet to a concrete floor. He escaped serious injury with no broken bones, doctors reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremcis Kim
Blairstown
Pella through the eyes of a visiting observer in Raleigh
Raymond L Den Adel writes from Raleigh praising Tulip Time’s impact on Pella Iowa and Dutch traditions while noting welcome gatherings at First Presbyterian and local schools. He reflects on tourism, Florida travels, and respect for authority, closing with thanks and best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Raleigh
N.C
Pella Chronicle
Pella
Iowa
The
Chronicle
Farmville
N. C
University of North Carolina
Town State
Hodges
Messiah
Elijah
Civic Music Association
Piatigorsky
Duke University Gardens
Raleigh Rose Gardens
Florida
St. Augustine
Daytona Beach
Miami Beach
Ringling
Sarasota
Raleigh
First Presbyterian Church
Pella High School
Henrietta Ver Heul
Henry Coxes
Raymond L
den Adel
Jim Duffus
Jim
Jim van Werden
Winterset
Duffus
Fast Uphill Drive Ends In Tragic Silence
A man pushes a car up to speed while a truck nears on a hill, racing toward an unavoidable collision. The narrative intertwines his life from school days to marriage and family, implying a final, fatal moment as a sense of imminent doom lingers. The closing line notes ten countries using the eagle as a symbol of supremacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hullihan
Murry
General Meeting to Consider School Reorganization June 11
Pella area plans a general meeting at Pella High on June 11 to discuss a proposed district reorganization named Pella Community School. A boundary map is to be prepared and signatures for a fall vote may begin September 1, with twenty percent of voters required to petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taahton Tsa
Mahaska
Marion
Jasper
Pella Community School
Pella
Webster Building
Martin Heerema
John E. Ter Louw
The
Chronicle
Record-Breaking Throws and Mile Time Set at Meet
Tom Gaard broke the shot put record with 44 feet 1 inch surpassing his 43 feet 8 inch mark. Bob Slykhuis set a new mile record at 4 minutes 48.1 seconds, eclipsing Don Muyskens 4:61.2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Slykhuis
Woolson
Clarinda
Bob
Pella
T. Gard
T. Mitchell
Jim Duffus
Ken Kuiper
Larry Kuiper
Rodney Gosselink
Kadell Roorda
Tom Gaard
Don Muyskens
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Iowa State College
Doris Dockendorff
M. M. Dockendorf
WOI
Staf
Connie Vander Zyl
Marie
Anna
Everetta Vander Hart
Jeanne Roorda
William van Houwelinge
Nazarene
Oskaloosa
Andrew Ver Schuure
Harris van Oort
Mercy Hospital
Virgil Dykstra
Leighton
Mercy
Ollie Milledge Jr
Leslie Vander Krol
Taintor
Donald Vander Linden
Son
Mahaska Hospital
A. Ustermarkt
Otley
Anns van Rees
Joyce Roorda
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
Chicago State Hospital
Illinois
Western
Joyce
I. G. Roorda
1St St
Towa
Mark E. Schakel
Julia
Mark Jr
George Ver Steeg
Bess Schakel
Bertha Wisgerhof
Sully
R. J. Heeren
Heeren
Wayne Hill
Susan
Montezuma
Town
Mr. Hill
Leslie Hill
Fred Heerema
Woodward
Virgil Vander Linden
Fred
Bas Andeweg
Jerry Hellinga
Gertrude Visser
Bernie Vander Linden
Andeweg
Monroe
Ollie
Clarence Andeweg
Clarence Andewegs
Johanna Vander Waal
Hattie van Gorp
Gerrit Vander Waal
Newton
Christian Reformed Church
Rev. T. Baker
K. Richema
First Christian Reformed Church
P. ¥. de Jong
Deann and
James
J. Brower
Denver
Colo
de Jong
Brower
Prof. L. Berkhof
Grand Rapids
Mich
Henrietta Menninga
Carrie Muilenberg
George Browning
Cynthia
Jasper GO
Knoxville
Raymond Deh Adel
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