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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1964
Page
4
Rev Frank Snutjer is installed as pastor of Otley Reformed Church coming from Salem Reformed Church in Little Rock Iowa after 28 years in ministry. His family includes wife and four daughters with two sons, and the church plans a 1965 meeting after completing a new building started in 1964.
The Pella Community high school vocal department presents its annual Christmas musical on Thursday December 10 at 7 30 p m in the junior high auditorium. About 125 students will perform seasonal music with the theme Christmas Bells carried in the stage setting.
Zelma Rysdam informs of the death of Mrs. Jack Brady Sr of Hollywood California. née Magdalene Sheehy, she was admitted to Queen of Angels Hospital on Friday the 13th and died Monday morning. Her husband died about 18 months earlier. Survived by son Jack Jr of California, sisters Cecil and Frances of Hollywood, Theresa of Jamaica Iowa, and several grandchildren and nieces and nephews. The Sheehys formerly resided in Pella.
The Pella Municipal Basketball League holds an organized practice at Pella junior high tonight at 7 30 p m. Tuesday November 24 for players and teams interested in joining. Players will join a pool and teams will be picked by league managers. If registrations are low, existing teams will be asked to participate.
Funeral services for John Hackert age 69 of 310 Main Street in Pella were held November 23 1964 at 2 p.m. from Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home with Rev Harmon Wierenga officiating and burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Military honors provided by Van Veen Van Hemert Post No 89. He died Friday at Pella Community Nursing Home after a 1955 carpentry accident. Survived by wife Stella Liter two children Joy Hedrick of Pella and Robert Hackert of Rosemead California seven grandchildren one brother Henry Hackert of Oskaloosa and two sisters Marie Hoksbergen and Cornelia Du Pree both of Pella. A complete obituary noted for later issue.
A local reflection on giving thanks for blessings and unity in faith. Notes emphasize serving God through gratitude, with a Turkey Day focus and wish for souls to seek spiritual renewal. December church and civic events listed include Women’s Guild dinner, P.E.O. meeting, Camp Fire planning, Dad-Daughter supper, and Pella District Council officer elections.
The Marion County Treasurer publishes a list of delinquent tax properties under Iowa law. Owners must pay by December 7, with sales starting at 10 00 a.m. at the Treasurer's office to recover taxes and avoid loss of property.
On Tuesday November 24 Pella Community meets Osceola in Pella with Pella Christian hosting Hed. Also on Tuesday 24 the Pella Municipal basketball league holds a player draft at the junior high gym at 7 30 p m. Thursday November 26 is Thanksgiving Day with special church services listed in the Chronicle of November 19.
The Tuberculosis and Health Association mobile X ray unit will tour Marion county the week of December 7 under public health nurse Leona B. Fisher. Free X rays available to residents over 18 with schedules for Pella Otley Pleasantville and nearby towns, with additional dates through December 11 in Columbia Dallas Melcher Harvey Tracy and Pleasantville.
The Central College Community Orchestra opens its tenth season with a Advent cantata in Douwstra Chapel at 3 p.m. featuring Bach Sleepers Awake and Handel Concerto for Strings and Oboes. Harpsichord built from kit by Hospers Kuyper will be used, as explained by Robert Smith of the CUI music department. The concert also includes Robert Ward's Orchestral Poem Euphony and is conducted by Laurence Groeters with the Central College A Cappella Choir.
The Iowa Highway Commission will let two Marion County Farm to Market construction projects in Ames on December 1. Across Iowa, 17 projects are planned. In Marion County the work includes 2.21 miles of Portland cement concrete pavement from Melcher southeast to near the E quarter corner of section 13 in Dallas Township and 4.97 miles from the W quarter corner of the NW quarter of section 19 east to near the center of section 8 in Dallas Township plus 9 miles of erosion control on Iowa 163 from Pella north to the Jasper County line.
Marion County Farm Bureau Women active in community from 1919 onward. The article lists officers for 1941 and details activities such as Achievement Day exhibits, mattress program, nutrition lessons, 4-H support, publicity work, and the expansion of boys and girls clubs. It notes the shift in leadership, notable events, and ongoing projects through the mid-1940s, including community fairs and choir performances.
Students collected 352.45 for Trick or Treat for UNICEF, with Lincoln contributing 192.36 and Webster 160.09, aided by teachers and school staff. Mrs. Thompson announced last year’s total 325.45, and AAUW thanked contributors for aiding children in over a hundred countries through food and medicine purchases.
A recent cutline misattributed the flip planting machine for Pella's tulip lanes. The device was designed by Ed Schreiner of the City of Pella and built by city crews. The error is acknowledged and apologies issued to the city.
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