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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1956
Page
16
Local social notes report visits among families in Oskaloosa Pella Leighton and nearby areas. Residents including Mrs Van Halften Mrs De Goey and Mr De Reus are mentioned with church society activities and a baptism. A car accident near Waterloo injured Mrs Jennings and child. Families welcome new arrivals and announce travel and navy postings.
Community notices recount church services in Knoxville and various visits by residents to Des Moines Omaha and other towns. Families Mr and Mrs De Cook Mrs Alma McKeever Mrs Ray Shannon and others are noted with travel tea gatherings church events and a death of Rev A D Mohr marked by attendees from Monroe.
Central College students held Politics on Campus Day on October 17 to spur interest in national politics. Miss Joan Harmeling of Cedar Grove Wis was chosen Miss Politics for the day as a freshman student.
In Pella a college gym rally featured speakers Paul Parker, Spike Evans, O Malley, and Kermit Bailey. After an hour, students held a mock election where Eisenhower Nixon led Stevenson Kefauver 189 to 59. Hicken beat Evans 172 to 72, Hoegh defeated Loveless 165 to 80, Cunningham won the 6th district over Denman 175 to 67. Republicans won all other offices by about 100 votes.
Emma Sadderis of Osceola was injured when the car rolled backward and trapped her. She suffered 12 broken ribs a mild skull fracture and internal lung injuries in the incident.
Mr and Mrs Gerrit Van Ee visited their grandson Billy Van Ee r who is hospitalized after an automobile accident in Friday afternoon. Sympathy extends to the McComas family of Knoxville on the death of Charles McComas. Marlene Booy and friends attended a football game in Council Bluffs. Ann Bokhoven and Dena visited Des Moines. Billy Gosselink returned from a trip to Missouri and Arkansas. Marlene Dykstra and Gilbert Van Wyk were dinner guests in Sully. Mildred Westerkamp married Clifford Vos in Peoria last Thursday. All stenographic department members attended.
The Marion County W. C. T. U. Convention met Thursday October 18 at First Christian Church in Knoxville. President Mrs M L Schippers presided with devotional by Mrs Wm Branderhorst Plymouth Zion Union. The group reviewed the year’s work and outlined education legislation and agitation efforts to promote dry bills and inform churches, schools, and mission fields.
A memorial service conducted by Miss Lora McVay of Knoxville remembered two deceased members. Afternoon devotions were led by Mrs. B. D. Dykstra of Pella with Mr. Carl Campbell of Knoxville delivering the message. Entertainment included sewing and a playlet by local youths. officers re elected for the coming year include President Mrs. M. L. Schippers of Pella and others from Knoxville and Pella.
An old hen on the Louis Grade farm west of Lake City hatched twelve baby chicks from a large hole about 18 to 20 feet up a tree.
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