Circle 8 Keokuk Benefit Dance and Auction Set
Keokuk disaster relief efforts ramp up after the Thanksgiving Eve explosion at the National Guard Armory. One injured victim, Susan Hoambrecker, dies at Brooke Army Medical Center. her husband remains hospitalized. Circle 8 plans a 7 30 p m benefit dance at Legion Hall with a 0 admission, plus a sale and ming at 7 p m to aid the Keokuk Disaster Fund via the Keokuk Chamber of Commerce.
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Keokuk
Pella
Circle 8 Square Dance Club
Legion Hall
State Commission orders 10 percent rise in Marion County residential valuations
Merle Maddy, county assessor, says 1965 taxes payable in 1966 will rise for homes outside incorporated towns in Marion County of 10 acres or less. The State Tax Commission demanded valuations reach 27 percent of market value after studies showed underassessment. Homes over 2500 dollars face about a 1 percent tax increase. those under 2500 with homestead exemption see little change. Pella not affected. Otley and surrounding areas included.
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Marion County
Merle Maddy
State Tax Commission
Maddy
Champion Highway Safety Program to Visit Pella High School
Indianapolis racer Chuck Stevenson, a nine time Indianapolis 500 competitor, will present the Champion Highway Safety Program at Pella Christian High School on December 13 at 8 30 a.m. He will also speak at a noon joint meeting of the Pella Kiwanis Rotary and Jaycees at the Country Club. Steenhoek Auto Supply urges early contact for meal planning.
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Pella Christian High School
Indianapolis
Chuck Stevenson
Stevenson
Steenhoek Auto
Pella Kiwanis
Rotary
Jaycees
Country Club
Steenboek Auto Supply
Earp Fund Donors Push Pella Historical Center Appeal
Donations to the Pella Historical Society Earp Fund rise to 15 756 dollars as merchants and local citizens contribute via a Chronicle coupon. Checks go to the Pella Historical Society or Pella Chamber of Commerce. The board approved a policy: the Wyatt Earp House and Historical Museum will not be open on Sunday. Central College Newton will share a 12 500 dollar grant from the Maytag Foundation to the Town College Foundation, adding to an earlier 10 000 dollar annual grant for operating needs. The fund supports 22 private colleges through a single gift established in 1952.
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Keokuk Disaster Fund
Pel-la
Leigton
Keokuk Chamber of Commerce
Keokuk C of C
Circle 8
Keokuk
Pella
Wyatt Earp
Chronicle
Pella Historical Society Earp Fund
Pella Historical Society
Pella, Iowa
The
Historical Society
Newton
Iowa
Central College
Town College Foundation
Maytag Company Foundation, Inc
ICF
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Howard Glendenning
Otley
U.S.A
Champion Spark Plug Company
Cui
Clifford White
Lincoln School
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