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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
10
Miss Elna Grimjes died at her LeMars home Friday morning September 27. She was a professor of education at Central College Pella until the end of the 1955 56 school year. Funeral services were conducted Monday September 30 at Le Mars Lutheran Church with Dean Harold Haverkamp and Central College Dean of Women Harriet Prins in attendance.
Mabel Veldhuizen, daughter of John and Johanna Vanderloef Veldhuizen, was born February 12, 1913 in Taintor. She passed away early Thursday morning at the family home at age 44 years 6 months and 14 days after a fall illness. Funeral services were held September 28 1957 at the family home and First Reformed Church Sully. Burial at Dairy Grove Cemetery. She was a member of the First Reformed Church of Sully and survived by two sisters Irene and Wilma and one brother Elmer.
Andrew Van Drimmelen born October 17 1864 in Herwijnen Gelderland Netherlands died September 30 at Skiff Memorial Hospital Newton Iowa after a short illness aged 89 years 11 months and 18 days. Survived by five children twelve grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren with one sister and one brother also remaining casket bearers listed. Funeral October 3 Garden Chapel Funeral Home with interment Oakwood Cemetery Lead Kindly Light and No Night selections performed.
Mrs H C Edna Boring of 2116 Littell Des Moines Iowa aged 71 died Mercy Hospital Des Moines Tuesday Oct 2 following a stroke Ill one week She was born November 21 1886 in Pella and educated at Pella High School She taught rural and elementary grades in Prairie City and Town She lived in Des Moines 38 years Survived by daughter Twila and five sisters Funeral services were held 3:00 p m Friday October 4 at Dahlstroms Funeral Home Des Moines burial Glendale Cemetery Des Moines
Carrie Lina Cox Vander Ploeg, born September 3, 1882 in Pella to James Murray Cox and Luella Kebles Cox, died October 6, 1957 at the Methodist hospital in Des Moines. Her mother, a former teacher, prepared her for high school, and both parents were devoted to music.
Carrie Vander Ploeg, lifelong pianist and devout church member, married to attorney and judge William G. Van der Ploeg. She lived in Knoxville before returning to Pell, died after a year of declining health. Services held at Van Dyk Duv en Funeral Home with Rev. Ward officiating. burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Pella.
Mrs. Mary Buwalda aged 67 7 1 died October 5 1957 at Tower Park Nursing Home Oskaloosa after living in the area since 1929. She leaves six children 13 grandchildren one great grandchild and a sister Dan Vander Linden of Pella. Funeral held October 8 from Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home with Rev. E G Ward officiating burial at Porter Grove near Pella.
Visitors from Des Moines and nearby towns fill weekend with social visits and family milestones. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Moorman and Lola Ann explored Des Moines and Mt Pleasant while Jean Ver Ploeg and family joined relatives in Waterloo and Naperville. Births, weddings, and anniversaries appear as Elmer Bartlow's bridal shower, Art Sneller's new baby girl, and Connie Vanden Baard’s grandson Scott Vincent.
The 1958 conservation reserve offers 5 or 10 year contracts for land devoted to trees or shrubs with higher payments, allows county committees to raise nondiversion rates up to 50 or 100 percent for whole farm participation, and expands forest plantings to encourage wider adoption among Iowa farmers.
Marion County farmers face new questions as grain and forage sorghum acreage expands. Atlas and new hybrids require timing for silage at the dough stage, with milk stage in some fields. Silage value nears 90 percent of corn, and yields may exceed corn per acre. If frost or rain delays maturity, silage remains option. Heads harvesting offers speed, requiring head-cutting attachments on harvesters.
The melamine dishware industry shows rapid growth with 24 U S and Canadian molders now operating, offering 61 consumer lines and about 226 choices for housewives. Industry sources project over 84 million dollars in sales for 1960, up 20 percent from 1957, while Allied Chemical's Barge Division enlarges Toledo production to double capacity.
A sunflower measuring thirteen and a half feet was grown at the Charles Nie residence north of Mechanicsville. Several sunflowers reach twelve to thirteen feet, but this one is the tallest. Seeds are saved to feed birds in winter. Three flightless birds named are the emu kiwi and ostrich.
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