High School Building Slated for Fall Occupancy
Supt C Juerkens says completion hinges on board approval of the academic wing. Some sections such as the gym and music wing may be ready for occupancy while other areas like the kitchen and certain classrooms remain unfinished. Dedication date and access to the site depend on weather and paving progress near East 212 University.
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Pan Oy
C. Juerkens
Ted
Board of Education
East 212 University
Big Unpacking Job At New High School Team Takes Charge
A new maintenance team at the high school will oversee the unpacking and setup. Though some furnishings from the old school have moved into the building, the majority remains in factory storage awaiting placement.
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New High School
Pool to Close Next Saturday
The Municipal Swimming Pool will end its summer season at 8 o clock Saturday as cool weather continues this week. Pool manager Paul Bradigan noted attendance may reach last year’s levels despite cooler July and August, with the first part of the season drawing near record numbers seeking relief from 90 degree temperatures. Water temperature this week remained in the upper seventies.
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Paul Bradigan
Bicycle Rodeo Set for Friday by Legion Post
Local youngsters are invited to enter a Bicycle Rodeo on Friday night organized by the Legion Post and Recreation Department. The event starts at 5:30 PM with a safety inspection by police officers. Bicycles must have proper equipment and be in sound condition for entry. The rodeo takes place at the new Super Valu parking lot.
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Legion Post and Recreation Department
Sully Forfeits In State Tourney Final
The Sully Lions softball team reached the state finals in Des Moines but forfeited to Sheffield on Sunday. Sioux City beat Sully 7 1 after a Friday night loss to Sioux City featured LeRoy Carlson’s perfect game and Larry De Bruin’s fifth inning triple. Fleck's of Cedar Rapids won the state title 5 0 over Sioux City, who had defeated the champions 3 2 earlier.
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Sully Lions
Des Moines
Sheffield
Sully
Sioux City
Birdland Park
LeRoy Carlson
Larry de Bruin
Fleck’s
Cedar Rapids
Hospital Seeks Applicants for Nurses Aide Course
Pella Community Hospital and Nursing Home invites applicants for a nurses aide course to be taught locally. Irene Peck will instruct, Harmeling coordinating, with limited first class seats. Further classes planned. arrange via Doris Bradigan by calling the hospital office. The program aims to improve care in nursing homes and grants a certificate of attendance.
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Pella Community Hospital
John
Harmeling
Irene Peck
R. N
Audubon
Doris Bradigan
Eva Hague
Iowa State Department of Health
Division of Hospital Services
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
William Penn College Near OsKaloosa Closes Fall Applications
William Penn College in OsKaloosa announced it would close fall term applications last week as enrollment reached 560 full-time students. The school expects 320 returning students and employs 42 full time faculty for a 12 to 1 student faculty ratio. Please notify The Chronicle of address changes.
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William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Penn
Community School Calendar August to November events
August 23 24 pre school teachers meetings 24 football practice begins 27 classes begin full day September 3 no school Labor Day Lee football Melcher Dallas there 21 football Indianola here 24 football Knoxville here 9 28 football Albia there October 1 football Indianola there 9 5 football Winterset here 8 no school County Institute 8 football Grinnell here 9 10 12 football Chariton here 15 football Oskaloosa there 9 10 cos 18 no school parent teacher conf 19 no school ISEA convention 19 football Knoxville there 22 football Albia there 9 10 26 football Osceola here h c 29 football Chariton here 31 end of first quarter November 2 football Valley there 8 9 junior class play
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Labor Day Lee
Melcher-Dallas
Indianola
Knoxville
Albia
Winterset
County Institute
Grinnell
Chariton
Oskaloosa
ISEA
Osceola
Wheat quota vote set for Aug 30 for 1963 crop
The House approves a $9.8 million plan and announces August 30 as the wheat quota referendum date for the 1963 crop. Farmers will vote on marketing quotas under pre-1962 permanent legislation, with outcomes affecting price support and cooperative benefits. States like Iowa with large wheat acres participate in the referendum.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
Congress
Merrill L. Robuck
Marion County
ALCS
Iowa
Wool Producers Referendum On Marketing Program Approval
Wool and lamb producers vote in September on approving a new agreement to finance advertising and market development for wool and lambs. Robuck said the outcome won’t affect the wool incentive payment program, extended for four years. Deductions for financing have been capped at prior rates of one cent per pound for wool and five cents per hundredweight for lambs. Ballots will be mailed and polling places announced by local ASCS offices.
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Merrill L. Robuck
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Themerican Ski Producers Council
ASCS
ALCS
House approves large water projects bill
Representative John Kyl of Bloomfield says the U S House passed a $46 billion water projects appropriation, including $9.8 million for Red Rock Dam near Pella. Telegram from Washington dated August 16 notes $40,000 for general…
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Town
John Kyl
Bloomfield
Chronicle
U. S
House of Representatives
Red Rock
Pella
Kyl
Washington
House
Slykhuis and Sels Named Co Captains For PHS Team
Slykhuis and Sels elected as co captains of the Little Dutch grid camp for the coming season. Sels to left tackle and Slykhuis to left half, both seniors. First practice set for Friday August 24 with voting windows in September for related referendums on county and state projects and dam funding.
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Roger Slykhuis
Dave Sels
Slykhuis
Sels
PHS
Marriage Licenses Listed Across Several Iowa Towns
The notice lists multiple couples with ages and origins: Lyle Heater 26 Rippey to Marilyn. Alice Mead 24 Knoxville. John Wells 28 Temple City California to Retha Vande Haar 28 Pella. Dan Yates 21 Knoxville to Patsy Maxine 21 Knoxville. Charles Laird 19 Knoxville to Frances Balmer 19. Phillip Smith 24 Carlisle Ohio to Kathleen Bennet 24 Harvey. Howard De Wild 21 Pella to Judith Van De Kieft 18 Harvey. Merrill Simmerman 23 Osceola to Marjorie Hoch 21 Dallas.
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Lyle Robert Heater
Rippey
Marilyn
Alice Mead
Knoxville
John Stewart Wells
Temple City
Calif
Retha Mae Vande Haar
Pella
Dan L. Yates
F.patsy Maxine
Delvin
Charles L. Laird
Frances Balmer
Howard Wayne de Wild
Judith Rae van de Kieft
Harvey
Study Finds Iowa County Farm Income Higher Than Statewide
A State University of Iowa study shows Eastern Iowa counties, including Marion, recording higher net income per acre and per farm than other regions. Marion reports 32.68 dollars per acre and 5325 dollars per farm, ranking 20th and 31st among Iowa counties. The project funded 1959 estimates and expands county level farming income data for planning across public and private sectors.
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Iowa
State University of Iowa
Ethel Vatter
SUI Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Marion County
SUI
Watter
Jesper County
Mahaska
Vatter
College of Home Economics
Cornell University
Economic Research Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Arkansas
Missouri
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Community High School
Don de Vries
Harold Vos
Vos
Chronicle News
Phtoo
Chronicle of
Valley
R.R. Dam
Red Rock Dam
Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Richard Hennessy
Senate
Camp Ripley
Harold L. Butrum
Dallas
Harold L. Moon
Larry E. Toom
113Th Armor
Reoxvil
Minn
National Guard
Phillip Smith
Carlisle
Ohio
Kathleen Bennet
Merrill Dean Simmerman
Marjorie Catherine Hoch
Marion
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