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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1958
Page
2
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Mrs Minnie De Winter returns from Hartford with stops in Detroit to visit her son Arthur. Local families visit relatives in Pella and nearby towns. several residents attend events, funerals, and hospital care. Notables include Miss Hattie Van Gorp hosting friends, Maud Jallite’s hip injury and convalescence, and multiple hospital admissions and recoveries in Mahaska and Mercy facilities.
The Home Economics Department will attend a Des Moines workshop hosted by the Iowa Home Economics Association scheduled for Friday of next week.
Pella Iowa Chronicle reports several local hospital movements. New Sharon resident Robert Reitama and Taintor resident Mrs George Pinkerton were admitted to Mahaska Hospital. Emma Vander Waal, Elmer Elscott, Elmer Bartlow, and Ora McCombs were also treated or discharged, with Vogelaar aftercare noted.
The following churches invite all to worship in Pella with details for Third Reformed Church services led by ministers W R Ringwald and Gerrit Menning. Morning worship at 9 30 a m with The Sin of Stealing, Sunday School at 10 50 a m, Jr C E and GC EX P groups, evening praise at 7 80 p m with The Royal Law, Family Night at 7 30 p m Wednesdays. Radio sermons listed on KBOE and KXEL including Temple Time and Back-to-God Hour hosted by Rev Eldersveld and Rev East.
Sunday 9 30 a m Sunday School with classes for all 10 40 a m The Lord s Supper 7 30 p m The Gospel Service Speaker William Veldhuizen An invitation extends to all Tuesday 7 45 p m Prayer and Bible Study
Herman J. Ridder is minister with Ralph H. Pronk as associate. Morning worship at 9 30 on the seventh Lord's Day features The Meaning of Faith. Sunday School at 10 45 titled The Galilean Begins. Evening worship at 6 30 covers The Mark of the Beast. Youth Fellowship at 7 20. Family Night sessions on Wednesday at 7 20 p.m.
At Second Christian Reformed Church 611 East First Street minister L Van Laar offers 9 30 a m sermon God's Requirements of Man before communion 11 a m Youth Fellowship 2 p m broadcast The Sealed Book Taken by Christ fifth in series on Revelation 4 6 and 6 at 7 30 p m sermon following the theme in the Rev series
Thomas Boslooper opens at 9 45 a m with How to Get Along With Other Christians Then Sunday School at 10 55 a m Junior Choir rehearsal at 2 00 p m Junior High Youth Fellowship at 2 30 p m Junior High Choir rehearsal and Junior Youth Fellowship follow. At 6 30 p m High School Fellowship features Automation Servant or Master by Jerry Ulrich College Fellowship presents Experiences in Church Extension Work in California by Carroll De Forrest and Harlan Ratmeyer Then at 7 30 p m How to Be Numbered Among the Prophets.
Everett G Ward minister leads 9:30 a m worship with Communion meditation on The Meaning of Loyalty. Sunday School for preschool through 6th grade at 9:30 a m and junior high senior high and adults at 10:40 a m. Evening services 6:15 p m youth fellowship 7:30 p m sermon Adventurous Religion. Wednesday Nov 5 Family Night 6 00 6 45 supper. Senior Choir 8 00. Catholic Church services 8:00 Sundays. Trinity Reformed Church Franklin and East Third 9:30 a m morning worship The Galilean Ministry 10:50 a m Sunday School The Galilean Ministry 6:30 p m Sr C E Harvey Van Rooyen speaker 6:30 p m Int C BE Adrian Van Wyk speaker 6:30 p m Sr C E 7:20 p m evening worship Transforming Power.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Van Wyk of 1118 Broadway welcomed son Steven Craig on Friday October 24 at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa. Wendell Ver Ploeg and wife in Royal Oak Michigan welcomed seventh son Randall Jay on September 30 with grandparents Dick and Ver Ploeg of Sully. John Coster and wife of New Sharon welcomed a son on October 22 at Mahaska Hospital OsKaloosa. Roscoe Harvard and wife of New Sharon welcomed a son on October 24. Ronald Harbin and wife of New Sharon welcomed a son on October 27. Philip Bradley Crum was born October 19 to Louis and wife at Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines. grandparents Merman Crum of Pella.
Mr and Mrs Donald Kamerick announce the birth of a son on Tuesday October 26 at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa. The infant joins the family as a new arrival in the community.
Mrs Tounis Hartgers, daughter of Johanna and Lena Van Vliet, born April 8, 1887 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, died October 10, 1958 at St Francis Hospital in Grinnell. She was 71 years, 6 months, 16 days old. She married on September 12, 1907.
Mrs. Hartgers united in marriage to Tounis Hartgers at Amsterdam and came to the United States in 1911 settling in Sully. Surviving are seven children and 18 grandchildren plus 18 great grandchildren. Funeral held at First Reformed church Sully with two pastors officiating and pallbearers are grandsons. burial in Sully cemetery.
Gary Marion Verhoef, 7, son of Mr and Mrs William Verhoef of Tracy, died Friday October 24 1958. Born March 16 1951 in Oskaloosa Iowa he was in the second grade at Pella Christian Grade School. Survived by parents six siblings Willem Nellie Joan Jeanett Harry John and Margery Elaine and grandparents Willem Verhoef Gerrit Griffioen. One brother Theodore Peter preceded him in death February 15 1957. Funeral services held Monday October 27 at the Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home family home and Tracy Christian Reformed Church with Rev L K Tanis officiating. Parroting and church choir provided, casket bearers named. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery Leighton.
Pel la High School junior class presents the three act comedy 4 Broom for the Bride a farce set in an average family home. The play features dual role characters and runs November 6 and 7 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium with reserved seats on October 31 and November 1.
On opening night, there are no reserved seats and tickets will be sold at the door.
Pella High travels to Des Moines to face Valley in a critical last-game bid for the SCIC crown. A win or tie secures the title for the Dutchmen, while a loss could force a tie with Winterset if they beat last-place Indianola. Centerville upset Pella 32-6 in non conference action earlier, with Centerville starting fast on an 80 yard pass play and Pella answering briefly before Centerville pulled away.
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