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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1963
Page
5
Local administrators teachers and guests from Iowa State City campus in Ames visit Marion Virginia to meet with Visiting Scientist Mr. Peter Scholton. Attendees include Arthur Bosch Mrs. Muyskens and Leu. Others travel for family visits and hospital exams.
A stream of patient movements from October 9 to October 13 lists names and towns including Prairie Gils Pella Knoxville Centra l College Sully Otley and Pel la. The slate records multiple admissions and several dismissals across the week.
A sequence of birth notices from the Pella Community Hospital lists several families welcoming new babies. David William De Geus, Julie Ann Kruse, Carol Ann Slagter, Vicki Lynn Hiemstra, Rustan Van Wyk, and an Osborne/Wyke infant are noted with birth dates, weights, and parental and grandparent names, all rooted in Otley Pella Wellsburg Marshalltown and Gilman area households.
The Legion Conference continues in the Christian Church basement with a 6 30 p.m. banquet at Pine Knolls Country Club. Welcome by Knoxville Mayor Harry Willetts. Speakers include Bill Guthrie Webster City and Mrs L G Willey Clinton. All Legionnaires and Auxiliary members urged to attend.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Van Wyk of Mitchellville announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce Elaine to Ronald Ray Van Zee son of Mr and Mrs Van Zee of Prairie No date has been set for the wedding.
The opinion piece debunks claims UNICEF is a communist front, noting its broad U.S. and global support since 1946, including U.S. and Pope John XXIII endorsements. It highlights UNICEF aid to mothers and children, low misused funds, and invites churches to promote Trick or Treat for UNICEF with details from the United Nations committee.
Mrs Van Steenis welcomed SSS Club members at her Coun cil Bluffs home on October 10. Plans were made to pack a Christmas gift box for the Christian Children's Home, with the packing to occur at the next meeting at the Jake Monster home. Mrs Nick Geurts led devotions and roll call.
A devotional reflection on the phrase There is but one step between me and death from Sam 20 3c and Psalm 90. It contrasts the fear of death with biblical examples of faithful transitions. The piece encourages contemplating death with trust in God and choosing the path toward Jesus and grace rather than dread.
Mrs. Alice Harker marked her 100th birthday on October 5 in Sac City. A decades long resident of Hilltop Nursing Home in Sac City she celebrated with an Open House in her honor.
Mary Caroline Tool born Aug 5 1878 near Reasnor died Sept 28 1963 at her daughter's home in Reasnor She married George A Tool Feb 21 1899 with four children She survived by daughter Grace Peery son Floyd Tool a brother Elmer Brodersen and three sisters Funeral services at Reasnor Methodist Church and burial at Palo Alto Cemetery Pella Garden Chapel assisted with arrangements
Elizabeth Zylstra 74 lifelong Pella resident died September 28 1963 at Pella Community hospital Born November 30 1888 daughter of Phillip and Gertrude Oliver married three times first to Marinus Eeling 1912 second to Albertus Vande Voort 1921 and finally to Garrett Zylstra 1955 Survived by children Frank Eeling Gertrude Vander Hart and Johanna Vander Hart plus sisters Mrs J Kole and Mrs Otter.
Martinis Henry Vander Putte 90 longtime Reasner area resident died at a Newton hospital September 26 1963. Born in the Netherlands February 17 1873 he came to the United States at 18 settling in the Galesburg Reasner area. Surviving are five children Phillip Newton Hattie Van Gorkum Pella Elmer and Blanch Galesburg and Mrs Robert Hagen Galesburg a sister Miss Mary Vander Putte Culman Alabama. He was preceded by his wife Lucy Kling 1942 one infant child and ten siblings. Services were held September 30 at Pella Garden Chapel then St Andrews Evangelical Lutheran Elkcreek with Rev Kenneth Eggen officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
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