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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1965
Page
3
Carol Van de Kieft and her companion attended the Messiah performance at the Kant Theatre in Des Moines on a Sunday afternoon, enjoying the concert.
A sequence of closing out farm sale dates in Iowa towns and counties. Entries include Roger Pfadenhauer Leighton Arthur Van Waardhuizen Delmar Stewart Gerrit Steenhock D C Rietveld Wilbur Veenstra Martin Van Zee Earl Van Donzelaar and Robert Rozenboom with locations near Pella Pel la Monroe Prairie City Tracy Junction and Searsboro. Each listing provides the date and nearby town or landmark for the sale.
A fragment lists coffee at Central Park Cafe in Lawrence and a dense catalog of farm machinery. Items include John Deere tractors models 60 3020 630 4010 60 and Case IH integrates, plus disks cultivators balers and loaders, with years like 1951 1963.
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 two door hardtop eight cylinder standard transmission in tan and green and white color scheme. One owner, 12 000 miles. 1959 Mercury four door one owner car with 39 000 miles described as exceptional.
Local auto shop advertises extended hours with sales and service for the 1966 Ramblers. Open evenings until 9:00 to assist customers with vehicle needs.
Germany Thursday December 9 report notes purchase stemming from Arthur Vriezelaar trip to Germany to study European bottle blowing methods. The plant will produce a broad range of bottles from polyethylene and rigid vinyl as mass marketing of the new glass clear plastic material expands. Boulder County sheltered workshop staff honored by Boulder Women’s Republican Club includes Madeline West who teaches in the primary department and shared about early training of young children.
The Government through the Corps of Engineers collected 289 682 74 in lease rental for navigation and flood control lands within the Rock Island District in fiscal year 1965. Iowa led with 269 987 50, Illinois 18 510 24, Missouri 230.00, Wisconsin 955.00. Corallville Reservoir lands accounted for 30 760 57 of Iowa leases and Red Rock area leases 223 288 33. Remaining 32 633 84 came from Mississippi Nine Foot channel and Illinois Mississippi Canal projects. Leases also yielded agricultural benefits from maintenance, protection, repair, and restoration requirements, including soil treatments.
Cancer committee member Mr. Harry G. Vermeer of Pol la joins the American Cancer Society Iowa Division State Crusade Committee for 1966. He previously served as the division’s 1965 State Crusade Chairman, announced by 1966 State Crusade Chairman Dr. Robert M. Kretzschmar of the University of Iowa.
Market report shows large medium grade hogs priced at 28.00 to 24.00 ewt with butcher hogs. Grain quotes include corn at 1.10 per bushel, oats at 0.64, soybeans at 2.50. Cream options listed as sour and sweet, feeder pigs at 40 lbs unvaccinated around 24.00 dollars.
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