Dick T Ver Meer Dies At 56 In Iowa Town
Dick T Ver Meer 56 of 1011 Hazel Street died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon at his home from a heart attack. A native of Pella he worked at Rolscreen company. He is survived by wife Ethel and sister Alydia T Ver Meer of Pella. Services set for 1:30 Friday at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Black Oak Township cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick T. Ver Meer
Hazel Street
Pella
Ver Meer
Rolscreen Company
Ethel
Alydia T. Ver Meer
van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home
Black Oak Township
Heaviest Vote Was in Pella Reapportionment Debate
The Pella community school adopts a gift free policy for holidays, restricting exchanges among pupils and staff. Supt. Buerkens cites burden on families and shift to focus on the season. In politics, Shaff plan defeat margins were narrow in Pella, 513 yes and 554 no, while county totals show 2239 yes and 2256 no. Rural areas backed reapportionment. cities opposed, signaling potential special session by Gov. Hughes. The debate centers on rural versus urban power in the Legislature and how a new plan would affect control of the Senate and House.
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Pella
Supt. C. C. Buerkens
Dubuque
Iowa
Penfield
N.Y
la Mesa
Calif
Buerkens
Harold Hughes
Gov. Hughes
U.S. Supreme Court
Shaff
Senate
House
Central College Basketball Weekend Sparks Pella Action
Retail sales hit a four year high as Marinus Kregel's Flying Dutchmen split time between Central College and Pella Community high school courts. Central hosts Luther Friday and Wartburg Saturday, riding a two game win streak with stars like Harold De Bie and Phil Van Den Berg. Preliminaries start 5 45 with cash prize drawings and TV sets for registrants.
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Marinus Kregel
s_ Flying Dutchmen
Central College
Pella
Central
Luther
Wartburg Knights
Rockford
Ill
Artesia
Calif
John Carle
Upper Iowa
Kregel
Phil van den Berg
Eugene Loomans
Gerald Kenney
Kenney
Parsons
la Crosse
Central Park
Farm Night Class Joins Linn-Sully for Joint Meeting
The Pella farmers night class will meet with the Lynnville Sully adult farm class Monday December 9 at Sully High School. Starting at 7 45 p m the topic is Hog Pricing and Carcass Evaluation. Transportation is available at 7 p m from Pella Community High School.
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Sully
Pella
Lynnville-Sully
Pella Community High School
Schedule Note: Evening Varsity Games Start At 7 30
The article notes that evening events run at p m and the varsity is set to begin at 7 30 p m each night, outlining the standard timing for home games.
Christmas Concert recalls old Italian shepherds tale
Central College Community Orchestra performs a Christmas program blending Corelli’s pastoral influence with Handel era contrasts. The program features Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf illustrated by orchestra, and Copland Billy the Kid suite. Concert is at Douwstra Chapel Sunday Dec. 8 at 3 pm. public invited.
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Central College Community Orchestra
Italy
Rome
Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf
Aaron Copland
Billy the Kid
Desperado
Douwstra Chapel
Mrs Verschuure Buys Stringfeller Nursing Home
Mrs Andrew Verschuure, a practical nurse from Pella, has purchased the Stringfeller Nursing Home in Oskaloosa. She built her nursing experience in private homes, other nursing homes, and a veterans hospital, and has completed short courses in physical therapy in Chicago and Omaha.
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Andrew Verschuure
Pella
Stringfeller
Oskaloosa
Hawkettes rout Pella Christian in home win
Lynnville Sully Hawkettes led from the start to beat Pella Christian Eaglets 85 to 53. Vander Wilt topped Lynnville Sully with 34 points, followed by 31 from an unnamed teammate. Hoogendoorn led Pella Christian with 24 and Ver Meer added 17. The Eaglettes next host Tri-County on December 6.
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Pella Christian Eaglettes
Lynnville-Sully Hawkettes
Hawkettes
Lynn- Sully
Vander Wilt
Pella Christian
Nancy Hoogendoorn
Pat Ver Meer
Eaglettes
Tri- County
Pella Leads Iowa Retail Sales in Second Quarter 1963
Iowa State Tax Commission figures show Pella tallying $2,271,350 in second quarter retail sales for April through June 1963, the highest among 1960s periods. Burdened by two per cent sales tax, many services were not taxed, while neighboring towns posted declines and Marion county rose overall by $177,150. Sully joins the report with $223,550 in sales as other towns show mixed gains and losses across a four year comparison.
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Pella
Iowa State Tax Commission
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Marion County
Sully
State Tax Commission
Seven Shopping Nights For Pella Stores Announced
Pella merchants will stay open seven evenings before Christmas with the first night set for December 1. The chamber of commerce retail committee recommends five successive shopping nights the week before Christmas, ending with the final shopping night on Monday December 23.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Swine Beef Short Course Opens for Farmers Invited
The first of three Swine and Beef Short Course sessions drew about 25 area farmers to the Legion Hall. County Extension Director Dick Freeman announced that interested growers could attend the remaining sessions by contacting local cooperators. Registration remains 2.75 dollars. The next meeting Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the Vo-Ag building at Community High School will cover swine feeding and management with Emmett Stervermer and McElwyn Whitaker as guest speakers.
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Legion Hall
Dick Freeman
Bakker & Rus
Brom's Hatchery
Farmers' Coop Exchange
Renaud Farm Service
van Gorp Hatchery
Pella Vo-Ag
Vo-Ag
Emmett Stevermer
McElwyn Whitaker
Two Games For Li'l Dutch This Weekend
The Pella Little Dutch seek a second straight win hosting Albia Blue Demons at the local high school gym at 7 45 PM. Pella rests 1 1 in conference while Albia sits 2 0. A B squad precedes.
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Pella
Little Dutch
Albia Blue Demons
Albia
Penn
Oskaloosa
Dave Bender
Fremont High School
Hamlet Peterson
Luther College
Fremont
Luther
Penn Gymnasium
Plan Special Art Setting for Christmas Musical
The Pella Community high school art class directed by Roger Tweet and Central College instructor is planning a special art setting for the annual Christmas Musical. Student Mary van Nimwegen leads the project during regular class periods. The program will be presented Dec. 12 at 7 30 p.m. in the junior high school auditorium per Anne Tysseling the director.
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Pella Community High School
Roger Tweet
Central College
Mary van Nimwegen
Anne Tysseling
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