Pellas Plea for Noli South Road Sent to Highway Board
A Pella Chamber delegation met with the Iowa Highway Commission in Ames on July 24 to press for a north south road linking Pella with 225 and 146 routes via Sully New Sharon and Grinnell. They cited traffic counts and regional needs but were told no state funds exist. supervisors may be approached for aid, with a possible August 7 consultation in Ames.
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Pella
Highway Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Ellis Christianson
John Hoeksema
del de Haan
P. H. Kuyper
Pelle
Sully
New Sharon
Scarsboro
Grinnell
Pella-Knoxville
Knoxville-Pella
Sully Road
Galesburg
Knoxville
Jasper County
Lily
Marion
Iowa
North Country
Board of Supervisors
Marion County Board of Supervisors
Weeds Destroying Deadline Faces Town Enforcement
July 30 marked the final date for eradicating all weeds in Town under state law. If the county Weed Commissioner visits Pella, he will find a flagrant disregard for the mandate requiring weed control compliance.
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Pella
Grooters to Be Vocal Soloist with The Band Saturday
Listeners to the band concert Saturday evening were pleased with Kathy Redeker's vocal solo She sang Thine Alone and very well Laurence Grooters will be the soloist saturday evening August 4 singing Night and Day by Cole Porter There are seats for everyone in Garden Square The program includes Micromaren North Titus Overture Mozart Allegheny Moon Manning Let the Rest of the World Go By Ball-Teague Barnum Baileys Favorite Intermission El Charro Spanish march My Dream Sonata Van Heusen Night and Day Porter-Yoder This fly num from Gay Divorce sung by Prof Laurence Grooters from Central College He also plays baritone with the band March Poco Concert march Moore Angry Arr Yoder Sousa March of the Week Semper Fidelis Sousa
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Kathy Redeker
Laurence Grooters
Evernil
Cole Porter
Garden Square
Micromaren
Manning
Ball-Teague
Barnum & Baileys
el Charro
van Heusenjaser
Porter-Yoder
Gay Diver
Lawrence Grooters
Central College
Grooters
Ed Wesselink Named Pella Postmaster by Senate
Ed Wesselink received a telegram from Representative Paul Cunningham confirming Senate approval on July 26 for his appointment as postmaster of Pella. He had been acting postmaster since August 1, 1955.
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Ed Wesselink
Paul Cunningham
Pella
Senate
Wesselink
Postmi
Fire reporting changes to dial system set Aug 6
With telephone conversion to the dial system a new fire reporting method will be inaugurated. Chief John Hoeksema instructs townspeople to report all fires to Dial Number Mayfair 8-2345 giving the occupants name street address and name. For a farm fire call the same number giving the occupant name the farm fire number and the township. The method takes effect at 12:00 noon Monday August 6.
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John Hoeksema
Mayfair
Citizens urge weed cutting to beautify town streets
Residents insist occupants must clear weeds under the town weed cutting law. They warn yards overrun with weeds threaten the town's appearance and even infest the area behind business buildings. The letter urges prompt compliance and adherence to local ordinances.
Supt Buerkens Attends Clinic at University of Iowa
Superintendent C Buerkens of Pella attended a three day clinic in Iowa City hosted by Iowa University for school administrators. Topics included surplus property for education, modern trends in school building design, and case studies in administration. Clyde McFarlin Montesuma Board President spoke Monday on a school board and superintendent relations.
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Iowa University
Clyde
McFarlin
Montesuma
Baltimore
C. C. Buerkens
Pella
Iowa City
Uerkens
Rotarians Hear Jim Wisse on Pella Light Plant
Rotarians listened Tuesday noon as Jim Wisse, light and power head for the city, spoke on the citizen owned plant. He noted a ten percent annual load rise, 1955 output of 18 million KWH, and 50 to 60 tons of coal daily. Wisse outlined plant use, debts, revenues, and the inters change with Iowa Power and Light to insure steady service. He forecast growth with home heating and air conditioning, and answered questions. Visitor Clarence Lubbers of Plainwell, Michigan attended.
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Wise
Frank de Wit
Wesley McNamar
R. Wisse
Pella
Wisse
Iowa Power & Light Company
Clarence Lubbers
Plainwell
Michigan
Pencil Collection Grows at Schaller Station Mecc
Don Davison, stationed at Schaller, amasses 1,470 pencils as a notable local collection. The record highlights an unusual hobby within the Pella Station U S Weather Bureau milieu.
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Pella Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
Schaller
Don Davison
Mission Fest of Chr Ref Churches Set for Aug 8
The Christian Reformed Mission Fest will be held next Wednesday at West Market Park. Dr. John Kromminga of Calvin Seminary will speak in the afternoon and evening on The Modern Crisis in Christian Missions and The Promise of Growth in the Church. Rev. John Van Ens, missionary to Ceylon, speaks in the afternoon. Rev. Gerard Terpstra leads the Children's Hour. Van Ens and Terpstra have not announced topics. Kromminga recently became Calvin Seminary president. He spent part of his boyhood in Peoria. Van Ens is on furlough. his twin brother Clarence also serves in Ceylon.
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Christian Reformed Churches
West Market Park
John Kromminga
Calvin Seminary
John van Ens
Ceylon
Gerard Terpstra
N. Nigeria
West Africa
Christian Missions
Kromminga
van Ens
Terpstra
Christian Reformed Synod
Peoria
D. H. Kromminga
Clarence
Terpstra Family Arrives in New York for Children Hour
Rev Terpstra in charge of the Children s Hour arrives in New York City with wife and family this week. Mrs Terpstra is formerly Clazina Vos daughter of Mr and Mrs M P Vos. They rented a house in Pella and plan to send their eldest son to Pella Christian Grade School for one semester before returning to their post early next year. Special music will be provided by area churches.
Farmers Invite Chamber Members to Dinner at Pool Park
Farmers invite business men of the Chamber of Commerce to their annual picnic at Pool Park on Thursday evening August 9. The event, known as the chicken dinner, is one of two social affairs each year, the other being the winter dinner for merchants. Dinner will be ready at 6 30 p.m.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pool Park
Farm Gadget Show Set For Mount Pleasant Event
The fourth Mt. Pleasant Farm Gadget Show will take place Friday August 10 in Central Park from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Cash prizes await top gadgets with 171 eastern Iowa inventors invited. Judging at 1:00 pm, two divisions with junior division noted.
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Mt. Pleasant Farm
Central Park
Iowa
Dial Telephone Service Rolls Out In Pella At Noon
On Monday August 6 at 12 o clock noon Pella begins dial telephone service after $300 000 and four years of work. Kellogg Company hardware completes final testing while North Western Bell handles long distance. Otley joins Pella exchange area early 1957 expanding to 2400 telephones over 450 square miles.
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Pella
Kellogg Company
Fowler Telephone Company
Kellogg
United States
Oskaloosa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Walter H. Fowler
Otley
Goss
The
Mr. Fowler
Virginia Pruitt
H. J. Hopkins
Annual Report Shows Tax Levy for Schools Will Be Twenty Three Mills
The Pella school annual report details 815 pupils enrolled last year with 58 staff across departments and a projected payroll rise to 165 815 next year. It estimates $182 880 to be raised by taxes for the coming school year to support a 23 mill levy based on a district valuation of 5 699 269 and outlines anticipated non tax aid and revenue from tuition and transportation.
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Pella
Farm Bureau Sports Festival Winners Named
The Marion County Farm Bureau Festival at the Marion County Fairgrounds drew over 226 attendees despite high heat as winners were announced across events.
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Marion County Farm Bureau
Marion County Fairgrounds
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