Marion County road funding pilot project announced
Ten years ago the Highway Commission planned a Marion County research project to guide how need money was spent. A Pella Knoxville delegation pressed for a north south road for Pella and a Pella Knox ville link. The city bought two acres near the water site for a standby supply amid a water use shortage. Arnold In’tveld planned to release 300 pheasants on county farms with good cover in cooperation with the State Fish and Game Commission. Reformed church festival set for Aug. 14 featured speaker Dr Elton Benigenburg. New Pella residents Willinger family moved from West Liberty. Richard Sylvester, near Lynnville, won a $1,000 Fisher Body Craftman’s Guild prize for a model car, marking his third straight Iowa victory and regional win en route to the national honor with a Detroit trip.
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John Kamerick
Pella
Arnold
TVELD
Marion
State Fish and Game Commission
Reformed Church
Elton Benigenburg
Western Theological Seminary
Art Tusseling
Oskaloosa St
New Pella
Willinger
West Liberty
Vermeer Mfg
Richard Sylvester
Lynnville
CUI
Fisher Body Craftman’s Guild
Iowa
Detroit
Townsend club meeting features Louilla mayor as speaker
In Louilla Iowa Mayor Zimmerman spoke at a Townsend club gathering in the Legion Hall. Local officers were Peter Tysseling president Dick Doedyns vice president and Mr T Goedhart secretary. The agenda included a congressional bill offering benefits for older people.
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Townsend Club
Legion Hall
Zimmerman
Louilla
Iowa
Peter Tysseling
Dick Doedyns
T. Goedhart
1946 Local Notes From Pleasantville to Pella
Dr Paul Bruins spoke to Rotarians on plastics as rainfall totals reach 24.27 inches. A new Amvet post formed with Elmer Vermeer as commander. Clyde Miter farm near Pleasantville to host first giant Field Day on Sept 21 with one day conservation rebuild. Don Van Haalen's Corky Angus calf wins Marion county fair at 730 pounds. Van Zante of Chicago serves as Federal Reserve examiner. his magazine features Paul and W R Dierks. Tomato canning begins at Marshall plant with 500 acres planted. Chamber of Commerce plans banquet with Harold Fair. Carl De Vries home in North Hollywood wins Bet ter Homes prize. he is Pella native. About 2,000 Farmers Union Picnic attendees in Grandmans Grove. I J Lubbers speaks. FIlms stars Fields, Russell, Montgomery shown in nearby towns. Dan Smith takes Pella theatre managing role. A shower ends drought as farmers anticipate better crops.
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Paul Bruins
Brooklyn
N.Y
Airport
Memorial Hall
Elmer Vermeer
Pleasantville
Clay Barnett
The
Soils Service
Donald van Haalen
Marion County
Corky
Don
Pal van Zante
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank and Friends
Paul
W. R. Dierks
Pella
Herman D. van Zante
Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
Radio Who
Harold Fair
Carl de Vries
North Hollywood
Calif
Better Homes & Gardens
Carl
J. H. de Vries
Grandman's Grove
Farmers’ Union
Harold Veenstra
I. J. Lubbers
W. C. Fields
Rosalind Russell
Robert Montgomery
Oskaloosa
Dan Smith
Des Moines
Pella Theatre
Local town notes mix of moves and new beginnings
Rumor that Woodrow Washing Machine may relocate from Newton to Pella with some parts already made at Garden City Feeder. Dr Joe Shultz opens dental office above Van Rees shoe store. graduate of University of Iona dental school. Orange City plans Junior College in 1927. paving on Oskaloosa Eddyville road begins with 400 feet laid. Large van delivers Rev G Menning’s goods from Grand Rapids. shipments move by rail or truck. Kuyper's Korner quips on gas leaks and saxophones. Pella faces acute housing shortage with shacks reportedly occupied.
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Woodrow Washing Machine Company
Pella
Newton
Garden City
Joe Shultz
van Rees
University of Iona Dental School
Orange City
Oskaloosa
Eddyville
Rev. G. Menning
Grand Rapids
Mies
Melcher Wins Four Team Tournament In Town
Fifty years ago Melcher captured the town baseball tournament beating Prairie City 2 0 and Milo 7 3 while Pella fell to Milo 4 3. Zondervan pitched for Pella and later for Milo in the final. Amid bids for a new Third Reformed church and a proposed electric railway from Howell Station to Pella, civic meetings and a Birth of a Nation showing drew local attention. Mayor Johnson fined Ray McNair $9 85 after a heated argument with C Hollingsworth. Alfred Synhorst and Walter Halbert were reported ill or improving from typhoid.
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Melcher
Prairie City
Pella
Milo
Zondervan
D. DE Bruin
Third Reformed Church
Leffler
Chicago
Howell
Opera
New Sharon
Ray McNair
C. Hollingsworth
H. F. Johnson
McNair
Alfred Synhorst
Walter Halbert
Soia Horticulture Winners Reach Fair Plant Classes
Southern Iowa Fair results in adult and junior horticulture show broad plant wins. BELLS OF IRELAND earns first for Mrs. Alva Steele with Neil Hedlund taking second, while Class C features African Violets and Begonias led by Mrs. Evans and Mrs. George. Unusual, 3-Cactus, and succulent collections also prize across divisions.
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Iowa
Bells
Ireland
Alva Steele
Fremont
Neil Hedlund
South Market Street
Balsam
Ernest Blom
Route Five
Erma Cover
Carol den Hartog
Nell Hedlund
Cabendula
Walter P. Miller
North Fourth Street
Vera Elleaman
Cosmos
Edna George
North Eighth Street
Ruth Dykstra
Bussey
Dahlia
Marigold
Bliesman
Tom Evans
A Avenue East
Petunia
By Dikentra
Tate Spragué
Rose
Blom
Howard Johnson
Evans
Cover
George
Robert Phillips
Jim
Small
OzMnta
Ange
Cov
Miller
Zinnia
Fanty
Steele
Steale
Johnson
Sprague
G. George
Nell
Oscar McMains
H. G. Hedlund
Herbert E. Richard
Green
Josephine Belknap
Mrs. Phillips
Garrett Vander Meiden
Mrs. Richard
Mrs. Blom
Span Gol
Mrs. Sprague
Richard
Phillips
Linda Vander Meiden
Pella
Jack Phillips
South Eleventh St
Linda Vander Molden
Ffinlps
Maris Yvohnson
Janet Ferguson
Linford Johnson
Lindford Johnson
Donna Ferguson
Gladiolus
Cindy den Hartog
Dawn Phillips
Lauris Johnson
Marlis Johnson
Bee
Tom Johnson
North Madison 4-H teams win at Southern Iowa Fair
Rebecca Everett and Mary Lou Stout of New Sharon earned spots to compete at the Iowa State Fair after winning senior demonstration contests at the Southern Iowa Fair on Friday August 5. Joyce Groenenboom and Linda Drost of Oskaloosa Route 1 won second place and qualify for the Waterloo Dairy Congress this fall while Linda Memmelaar of Cedar won third and became an alternate. The North Madison Happy Pals 4-H and West Center Fireballs 4-H clubs presented A Priceless Gift of Menu Plans and Meal Time Magic respectively, with judges selecting the top demos.
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Rebecca Everett
Mary Lou Stout
New Sharon
Waterloo Dairy Congress
Joyce Groenenboom
Linda Drost
Oskaloosa
Linda Memmelaar
Cedar
Rebecca
Lawrence Everett
Mary Lou
Shirley Crost
North Madison
Happy Pals
Ruth Archibald
Joyce
Wilbur Groenenboom
Linda
Shirley Dr
Sunshine Cake Makes Sunshine Demonstration Winners Named
A Cedar area 4-H event showcased senior demonstrators from Harrison zip pals and North Madison groups with ribbons awarded for Snacks and Cakes. Intermediate winner Becky and Sandra Rempe led Leighton Happy Hearts in It’s in The Bag as sisters remain too young for state and congress competition.
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Ant
Harrison Zippers
BLUES
Cindy Terpstra
Diana Coulter
North Madison
William Penn College urges immediate admission in Oskaloosa
Richard Marr director of admissions at William Penn College calls on all Oskaloosa and Iowa students planning to attend Penn College to complete enrollment at once. He states the college urgently needs to finalize registrations and ensure proper class placement.
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Richard Marr
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Penn College
Marr
Penn enrollment quota tightens toward August deadline
The Phlla Chronicle reports enrollment for the fall at the University of Pennsylvania may close by August 23. The administration and Board of Trustees have set a 952 full time student maximum with only a few vacancies currently.
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Penn
Retired Loran D. Smith Ends 49-Year Railroad Career
Loran D. Smith of Boone has retired after 49 years in railroading. He began as a machinist with the Fort Dodge Des Moines Southe railroad in 1950 and previously worked for the Chicago Northwestern railroad.
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Loran D. Smith
Boone
Fort Dodge Des Moines Southe Railroad
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
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