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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1962
Page
2
A collection of letters to Dear Dixie from Pella Iowa addresses Halloween antics race relations and local volunteerism. Readers discuss pre party tricks overseas residents and the burden of proposed charity work with suggestions on limiting or funding efforts. The tone is debateful and community minded.
Marine Staff Sergeant Melvin L. Schippers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion L. Schippers of Pella, Iowa, serves with the First Marine Aircraft Wing at MCAS Iwakuni Japan. The Wing provides aerial support for the Third Marine Division during field exercises and training operations on Okinawa.
Monroe News notes patients at Liberal Hospital Des Moines Mrs Higell undergoes knee surgery and Mrs Bowie at University of Iowa Hospital eye surgery. social items cover Mrs Dykstra host Friday in honor of Mrs Botsford with attendees Vander Ploeg Breed McConoghey and others. Wedding report: Carolyn Guerts and Terry Zitkel wed in Knoxville with guests from Martelle Otley and Cedar Falls. Local visits include Bernard Zerley Wm Wartick and Clevenger families. Kristy Vander Ploeg visits Iowa City for homecoming. Bertha Graham 102 dies at Newton home after teaching Sunday School.
Bao pages recount Harold Vander Pol dancer linked family visit as Mrs. Alex Van Vark returns from overseas trip to Holland with Paris Belgium Germany France stops. Many relatives in Pella and Holland noted. 4-H club hosts five new members and leaders. Monroe High School crowned 1963 homecoming queen Judy Wallace. Midland Mfg tour described. 80th birthday surprise for Mrs. Bessie Ver Heul.
Soldier Aston E Terpstra of Company B third Battalion second Training Regiment lists his mailing address at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. The note appears as a military roster entry or service record item with a full APO style posting. No additional context is provided regarding unit status or deployment.
Frank Collins of the Army Corps of Engineers told Knoxville officials Marion County should plan now to maximize Red Rock Reservoir benefits. With 440,000 people within 50 miles, projected visits reach 500,000 in 1967, possibly 750,000 and eventually 1 million by 1980. Visitors will fish, camp, picnic, and sightsee, spending $15 per person annually and $356 for boaters, with cabins used by 42 percent overnight. Local governments should prepare sites three years before completion, with Corps cooperation.
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