Rotary club picnic closes six week attendance contest
A joint service club event at Robert’s Park near Pella and Knoxville capped a six week attendance contest between the Pella and Knoxville Rotary clubs. Pella’s 46 members and their wives helped serve a barbecue dinner of steaks and sides for 173 of 200 invited guests.
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Pella
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Rotary Annes
Japan
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Kalona
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Campaign sales tactics raise suspicion in local area
A local book sale drive linked to a publisher drew concern over aggressive tactics such as personalized calls and selective invitations. Community leaders advise contacting the Chamber of Commerce to verify legitimacy and note Mothers Day and Tulip Time overlap as factors in retail emphasis. The year begins July 1 and ends June 30 with a yearly meeting, elections, and membership drive.
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Chamber of Commerce
Treynor’s Rose’s Drug Store and teen era memories
A nostalgic column recalls Treynor Pharmacy known as Rose’s Drug Store run by Mrs. Rose Schumacher. It served as teen headquarters from 1928 to 1958 with comic books, candy, ice cream, chairs, and meals, fostering friendships and even romances among local youth. It reflects a beloved, unique community hub that shaped generations.
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Treynor Pharmacy
Rose
Treynor Record
Pella Student on Honor Roll at IHCC Centerville
Ronald Bailey of Pella is placed on the Indian Hills Community College Centerville Campus Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.0 to 3.5 average with 12 or more academic hours. Veterans and dependents using the GI Bill must return attendance certification cards to the Veterans Administration in the last full month of their enrollment period.
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Morning Mail
Guthrie Center Times
Ronald Bailey
Pella
Indian Hills
Veterans Administration
Bandstra Named Hughes County Chair in Marion Iowa
Bert A Bandstra of Pella chosen chairman of the Hughes Club for Marion County by James P Rielly 4th District Coordinator of the Hughes for President Committee The Iowa campaign expands with a Des Moines headquarters open and Bandstra to organize the Marion County Hughes in 72 effort Bandstra formerly served in Congress and as Marion County Attorney with ties to Neal Smith and a Michigan Law degree and Central College graduate Married with two sons.
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Pella
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Marion County
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Owa
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Iowa
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United States Congress
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A Bone To Pick Legislators Slash Regents Budget
The Town House trims university appropriations by about twenty million, while the bare bones budget still permits a seventeen million increase for Regents institutions. The note argues for restraint to avoid future tax hikes, while acknowledging enrollment growth and the value of higher education.
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Gover
House Appropriations Committee
Town House
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