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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Page
9
A weekend of showers visits and family gatherings spans Otley and Oskaloosa with relatives from Prairie City and Pella. The Peoria Christian school marked its 50th anniversary with talks by Rev. Rus and Dr. De Jong, and local church activities include baptisms, painting projects, and guest pastors. News notes cover vacations, 4-H fairs, a lightning strike burning hog houses and farm buildings, and ongoing summer improvements around town.
It touts LILLEN MAK S SEPTIKLEENER as a costly relief from digging or pumping. The product claims to remove roots grease paper sludge and organic matter without shutting the tank, promising a cleaner tank in 24 hours and bacteria stimulation.
Oskaloosa neighbors and families including De Bruins Ver Steeghs Breuklander Van Arendonk Sluis Slagter Newenhouse and Van Wyk gather for visits. Church services were led by Rev M Doornbos and a letter from Rev J B Hurst was read. 4-H Club held a slumber party with Buddy Burners Carol Stanley demo and a sunrise fish fry. Central Reformed Church Girls League hosted a shower for Jean Vander Linden. Local school opened with 170 students and youth from Gedar attended a Calvinist Youth Conference in Chicago. Several families celebrated birthdays and shared visits in Des Moines Riverview Park outings.
Van Ommen hosted a tenie supper at the Slagter home with 43 attendees. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Van Rockel and family, and relatives like Cindy Slagter visiting cousins Carol Ann and Jana Kelderman. Several others from nearby towns attended and traveled to Iowa events and back home, including Edgerton Minnesota visitors and Dr. Edward E. Martz with his Long Island family.
A night scene shows Huckingham fountain in Chicago with colored lights, notes a Gary Indiana card. The writer recalls the moment before the lights and mentions teaching at Fair Oaks in 1919, plus local visits and area cemetery upkeep in Polk Township.
Bob Graham drives a new black Chrysler to Missouri for squirrel hunting with his brother Bill. Two Knoxville men search for three lost hounds Friday night. Barn fire near New Sharon destroys Leonard Langstrant's father's barn. Vivian Karr and daughters attend State Pair. Rain totals exceed 2.75 inches in three days. Coe family and Shilling picnics held at Auld's Park. Maud Richerd and others present. Paul visits Saturday night. Davis picnic in Attica draws guests. Ronnie Ricks wins red ribbon at Polk County Fair after altercation incident. Vernon Rickabaugh on two week vacation with fishing at a nearby lake. Wabash work train clears drainage ditches with heavy blades. Herman De Heer plans water pipeline and three hydrants from well to house. Virginia Zoebreck cleans Red Rock schoolhouse. Amos Jones dies near Union Schoolhouse. funeral at Methodist church Knoxville Wednesday at 2:00 PM. Sibyl Donahue visits from ugh's baby beet.
A countywide survey seeks to determine rehabilitation needs of all post polio patients as part of a nationwide effort to roster polio cases by age and disability. Marion County has 86 cases since 1940, with 21 in the Pella area, as modern habilitation techniques expand in use. The March of Dimes highlights ongoing commitment to polio victims.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Cleveland visits to relatives, a long overdue reunion, and multiple trains on highway 1A. It references 1953 USC seated corn at Otley, counts 244 cars across nine trains, with varying carloads including coal, machinery, and empty stock cars, suggesting heavy rail traffic and possible travel plans.
The polio information drive seeks all who have ever had polio, paralytic or not, including those who moved into Marion County. Persons are asked to report to the local chapter by calling or writing Chairman Jack Carpenter, Knoxville, Iowa, detailing employment or schooling, disability level, and current treatment or respiratory aid use.
A fragment notes the birth of Virginia Dare in the Roanoke colony to English parents in August 1587 at a Roanoke site. The text is garbled but centers on Dare as the first child born of English parents in the New World.
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