Marion County Extension Program 1954 55 Summary
Forty three farm people helped plan the Marion County extension service 1954 55 program. It sponsored boys and girls 4 H clubs Rural Youth Women and Agricultural programs with many cooperations. Worth Darnell chaired the planning committee and Marion County Farm Bureau shifted sponsorship to the Marion County Extension Council led by Clyde Core. 4 H clubs enrolled 286 members with 208 completing work, and the county fair exhibits showed strong club interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Agricultural Extension Service
Worth Darnell
Knoxville
Mra. S. S
Marion County Extension Service
Iowa State College
Marion County Farm Bureau
Marion County Extension Council
Clyde Core
Boyd Rankin
Kathryn Visser
Jim Goff
DHIA
County Farm Bureau
Marion
County Dairy Breeders Association
Extension Service
Knoxville Rotary Club
County Fair Board
The
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Conservation Program
Vocational Agriculture Departments
Lester Rankin
Marion County
Eugene
Wreaths and Sprays From Scouts To Arrive Today
Boy Scouts of Pella prepare to deliver Christmas wreaths and sprays to residents. Scoutmaster Max Schakel reported a shipment from Minnesota was delayed by heavy snow but expected to arrive today. sales were aimed at funding troop activities and spreading Christmas cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Pella
Max Schakel
Minnesota
Precate Gs
Gift Baskets for Needy Placed in Downtown Stores
Salvation Army unit organizes gift baskets in several downtown grocery stores. Each basket includes bread potatoes coffee butter a vegetable dessert fruit and candy. Money for meat may be left with the grocer. Baskets to be delivered by the fire department on Friday December 28 to old age pensioners and mothers with dependent children. Last year forty baskets were delivered. Look for the gift baskets in self serve stores on the checkout table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Fire Department
Salvation Army Fund
Patch Tests for T B Will Be Given in Schools in January
During the week of January 23 1956 the district conducts a simplified tuberculosis test program in schools and with county cooperation. A patch applied to the back is read after two days to indicate a positive or negative reaction. Positive cases will be X rayed later. Tests require signed home permits and are free funded by Christmas seals. Christian and some rural schools will be patched January 30 with local chairs Mrs Carl Gaass and Mrs Arvin Hoog enakker soliciting volunteers via Blue 494 or Green 390.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IBM
State Health Department
Carl Gaass
Arvin Hoogenakker
Pie Supper Talent Show At Officers Training Camp
A community event featuring a pie supper and talent show accompanies the officers training camp activities. Local clubs plan tours and basketball tournaments to engage attendees and showcase talent.
Open Meeting on Reorganization of Schools
A general community meeting in the Pella area will discuss forming a unified school district. The session is in the High School Auditorium on Thursday January 5 at 1020 PM. Marion County Superintendent C B Thomas will lead the discussion with invited board members and open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Arei
Marion County Supt. C
Thomas
Social Security
Marion County
Bert Bandstra
Voters Approve Reorganization Of Districts In Sullynville
The Sullynville independent school districts and Searsboro consolidated district voters approved reorganization in the December 12 election. Total 869 ballots: 756 yes, 108 no, with five ballots speil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis Blom
Sullynville Independent
Searsboro Consolidated
Sally
Andreas
Brown Springhill
Elk Creek Killduft
McKinney
Dairy Grove
Ludlow
Searsboro
Buena Vista
Lynn Grove
Case Richland
Jasper
Lynnvil
Richland
Mahaska
Mormons Trail Across Iowa Retold by Caswell
Marion County Historical Society heard John Caswell recount the Mormon Trail across Iowa from Nauvoo in 1846. He described crossing the Mississippi on ice, hardships of mud and cold, stations at Garden Grove and Mt. Pisgah, and the burial of Bishop Huntington in Union County, with crops planted on 1500 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Vriezelaar
Marion County Historical Society
John Caswell
Knoxville
Iowa
Lucas
State
Nauvoo
Illinois
Brigham Young
Garden Grove
Mt. Pisgah
Creston
Bisho Huntington
Union County
Ford Foundation Grant Totals 115500 To Central College News
Central College boards announce a Ford Foundation grant of 115500 as part of a national distribution totaling half a billion dollars. The funds aid liberal arts and science colleges and hospitals across Iowa and other states, with disbursement planned over 18 months to boost endowments and address national progress goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Ford Foundation of New York
Buena Vista
Clarke
Coe
Cornell
Drake
Grinnell
Iowa Wesleyan
Loras
Luther
Marycrest
Morningside
Parsons
St. Ambros Simpson
Dubuque U
Iowa
Wartburg
For Foundation
Irrigation Topic Highlighted At Bali Adult Evening School
The sixth Bali Adult Evening School meeting focused on irrigation with strong turnout and interest. Gary Vermeer and Maasdam equipment formed the panel with Cecil Vines moderating. Vermeer discussed water needs and pump flow, noting 400 gallons per minute as adequate and water source as the main farming obstacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igh
Gary Vermeer
Maasdam
Cecil Vines
Vermeer
Pella High Girls Fall Behind Valley 65 to 38
Valley High led from the start and defeated Pella High 65 to 38 on Monday at West Main. Nancy Vander Hart scored 12 for the Dutchesses while Edith Frantz and Norma Hagen added 11 each. Valley's Hill led with 86 points and Winslow had 13. Valley reserves beat Pella reserves 46 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Valley High
West Maines
Valley
Nancy Vander Hart
Dutchesses
Edith Frandt
Norma Hagen
Hill of
Winslow
Pella
Valley Reserves
Diaz
Wilma Schagen
Carol Grootveld
Christmas Seals Reminder From Seal Sale Officials
Reminder from Mrs. A. P. Verploegh that about one third of families and individuals have remitted for Christmas Seals. Ten days remain before Christmas, urging use of stamps now. T.B. largely eradicated in Marion County. funds support free January patch tests in Pella schools. Display at Cook Insurance downtown offers tips for decorating letters and parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Verploegh
T.B
Marion County
Pella
Cook Insurance Office
4-H Awards Made At Annual Banquet
The Marion County 4-H banquet at Memorial Hall Knox ville honored many with Record Book and Achievement Awards across ages from 10 to 17, plus Boys and Girls club recognitions. Notable speakers included Ray Cunningham and Whetstone, with Jim Rowland and Celia Harvey as emcees and Barbara Brooks leading as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Memorial Hall
Knoxville
Mary Elizabeth Robuck
Jeanie Thompson
Martha Jane Ajplegate
Edith McCormick
Marthe Shannon
Judy McCombs
Joyce, Beaver
Pat’ Dykstra
Joyce de Geus
Joan Beaver
Rosalie Jordan
Rosemary Fry
Sue Fenneon
Lethe Johnson
Celia Harvey
Rathford
Bar Brooks
Maxine Kine
Regina de Geus
Kaye Bennett
Barbara Brooks
Joyce Jolly
Carolyn Cline
Alice McCormick
Dress Review
Maxine Kline
Charlene Gifford
Janet Mason
Linda Avery
Danyforth
Linda Laird
Ray Cuntingvarte F Cunningham
ARMOR
Town State College
Ames
Whetstone
Lester Rankin
Worth Darnell
Gerrit Klyn
John Shilling
Jim Rowland
Caroyn Cline
Judy Darnell
Mary Ann Johnson
Phyllis Walraven
Jean Goemaat
Peggy Clark
County
4-H Girls
The
Columbia Methodist Church
Presley
Park Bingley
Bingley
Jerry Bogaards
James Johnson
Harold Horsman
Paul Harrington
Rodney Robuck
Junior Presley
Bill McCorkle
Daryl Jordan
Tom Nichols
Gene Heatherlin
Dick Rowland
Joyce Langstraat
Jim Crozier
David Betterton
Marvin Brooks
Mary J. Franklin
Twyla Verought
Danforth
Marion County Fair
Loretta Spaur
Billy McCorkle
Janice Vander Wal
Martha Anderson
Jack Core
Darla Emerson
Nancy Robuck
Marvin Cleair
Upper Iowa Tops Central In Conference Thriller
A tight first half gave Central a 29 15 lead before Upper Iowa surged, led by Joe Craig and Wayne Sawyer. Sawyer poured in 28 points as UIU defeated Central 72 68, with Craig scoring final baskets to seal the win and Central heading into a long break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Upper Iowa U
James Graham
Upper Iowa
Ken Leats
Gus Youngberg
Joe Craig
Morehead
Huibregtse
Peacocks
Wayne Sawyer
Upper Towa
Craig
Eldon Schulte
Sawyer
Upper Town
Simpson
Parsons
Mankato, Minn
LeMars
Buena Vista
Westmar
Wayne
Neb
Penn
Oskaloosa
Chronicle News
Larry Klunder
Three Marion County Men Inducted Into Armed Forces
Three Marion County men were called into service by the Selective Service Board. Henry Vande Voort of Pella, Richard Iddings of Pleasantville, and Donald Durham of Knoxville were inducted and left for service on Tuesday morning December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Henry Vande Voort
Pella
Richard Iddings
Pleasantville
Donald Durham
Knoxville
Santa Claus to visit Central Park with candy treats
Sutherland Dows of the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company announced the firm's support for opposing federal price regulation on natural gas. About 86 gas companies have joined the Council of Local Gas Companies to fight the Harris Fulbright Bill, which would deregulate gas prices. Santa Claus will visit town next Saturday, December 17, at 2:00 PM in Central Park, handing out candy from the band stand. He may arrive by sleigh if snow falls or by automobile otherwise. The event is organized by the Chamber of Commerce to draw families to downtown stores showcasing Christmas offerings. Stores will stay open late on December 16, 17, and 28 for shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Gas Producers, Inc
Wisconsin - Michigan Pipeline Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Santa Claus
Central Park
Santa
Pella
Chamber Commerce
the Chronicle
Pella Christian Boys Beat Bussey in Dec 12 Clash
Pella Christian High School swept Bussey on Bussey’s home floor with a 63-45 win for the boys while the girls fell 45-43. For the Eagles Marv Jellema and Gordon Schultze led with 16 points each. Sonny Spaur had 17 for Bussey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Christian High School
Bussey
P. C. Eagletts
P. C
Eaglettes
Pella Christian
Gretta Terpstra
Jerri Rus
Beverly Mich
Pella Christian Eagles
Marv Jellema
Gordon Schultze
Sonny Spaur
Messiah Rendition Fills Chapel at Central College Campus
The crowd overflows Douwstra Chapel as 200 member chorus performs The Messiah presented as the fourteenth edition on Monday eve. Excerpts air on KEBS and WHO at 10 45 p m Sunday. The piece has grown since its 1942 Pella debut with 67 chorus and 32 piece orchestra under Carl Senob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Gubtelty
Douwstra Chapel
WHO
Central College
Pella
Carl Senob
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Huisman
Thronicle News
Ralph Huisman
North Main Street
New Order
Hool
Caswell
Historical Society
Mississippi
Sugar Creek
Ford Foundation
Pella High Girls
Stafford’s
Gary Boeyink
Gary Blodgett
Dykstra
D. Fleming
B. Fleming
Stevens
Youngberg
Loats
Schulte
Marion Co
Armed Forces
Kris Kringle
Elec. P. & L. Co
Chamber of Commerce
P. C. High
Henry Cox
Edith Sedrel le Cocq
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