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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1962
Page
7
The family of Mrs. Yella W. Minenga expresses sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy and acts of kindness during their bereavement.
Marine Aviation Cadet Melvin L Vos son of Mr and Mrs John M Vos of 514 Madison St Pella was graduated Aug 10 from the Naval School of Pre Flight at Pensacola Fla The graduation marks the first step toward commissions as ensigns or second lieutenants and designations as naval aviators or marine pilots
Pitcher P C Eagles tossed a complete game with 11 strikeouts and a homer, guiding a 10-5 victory aided by timely hitting and costly errors by Pellans. Sandy De Haan led Beles with a homer and a single as De Haan and teammates Seigman Dahm and Brass supplied key hits. team batting averages list Menninga 0.364 De Haan 0.333 Dahm 0.333 Zylstra 0.273 Brass 0.273 Ver Meer 0.222.
Mr and Mrs Raymond De Reus visit their daughter and family, Don Taylors in Dallas Texas Labor Day weekend with siblings also traveling. Relatives from Iowa join extended family for weekend visits including Madison Wisconsin trip to see Richard Glendinger. Other local visits include Bennicks in Waterloo and Van Heukeloms in New Sharon. Dorcas Circle met with devotions and mission study. Dorcas Circle hosts and family dinners noted with color slides of summer trips.
Robert J. Van Zante SP5 E5 and family have moved to Colorado Springs where he is stationed with the U S Air Force. He is a technician in the Ordinance Corps after basic at Camp Chaffee Arkansas and training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland. He served in Japan and Korea during the war and was later at Fort Bragg.
Local drivers praised a hedge trim along Main Street north of the Webster building stopping at 18 inches high. Dense growth had limited visibility for smaller pupils and caused near misses as children darted from behind the hedge. A school patrol officer manages traffic before and after school hours.
On September 11 1962 residents and relatives from Onaga Royal Oak Des Moines Albert Lea and Oskaloosa visited Mrs Minnie Van Heenkleman and Mrs John Boerelyn in Pella. Attendees included Clarence Dieleman Wendel Ploeg Gary Sluyser Phil Vander Wilt Marion Vander Zyland and their children Bob and Betty along with R E Thomassen Alice De Jong Dave De Jong Rena Meppelink Connie Van Engelhoven and others from nearby communities.
Armstrong grower Henry Wegner showcases a cluster of seven yellow non-acid tomatoes, five fully developed on one stem, weighing 3 1/2 pounds. He says he cannot eat the regular red tomatoes.
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