Wormhoudt's Furniture Wins Pella Jaycee Decorating Contest
Wormhoudt's Furniture was named the winner of the Pella Jaycee Christmas decorating contest per club president Ralph Jaarsma. First prize is a plaque. Honorable Mention went to De Jong's Floral Fowler Telephone Co Wil son’s Jewelry and Black's Clothing. judging covered artistic merit originality lighting techniques and ingenuity for both interior and exterior displays.
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Wormhoudt Furniture
Pella Jaycee
Ralph Jaarsma
de Jong
Fowler Telephone Co
Wilson
Black
Pella Jaycees
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Pella Holiday Events and Rambler Giveaway Told
Pella hosts a busy holiday schedule with basketball games at Central College and Pella High, school musical shows, church services, and community meetings from December 17 to January 13. The Cash N Car O Rama promo culminates Saturday with a drawing at 3:30 PM for a 1965 Rambler, with tickets eligible from the start of the promotion.
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Mary Brafaart
Mary
Pella Garden Club
Central College
Simpson
Pella High
Pella
Central Park
Iowa counties weigh zoning impact in fourth series
Reactions from Black Hawk Linn Cass Johnson Muscatine and Scott counties show zoning generally viewed as beneficial. Officials cite property protection orderly growth and costs offset by value preservation, with calls for revisions and stricter subdivision controls where needed.
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Iowa
the Chronicle
Black Hawk County
Linn County
Scott County
Pella Post Office to Stay Open Saturday for Christmas Deliveries
Pella postmaster Ed Wesselink says windows will be open all day Saturday December 19 until 5 PM and will stay open after 5 PM on other days until all in building are served. On Christmas day delivery includes gift parcels perishables special deliveries special handlings and air mail.
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Ed Wesselink
Pella
Trial continues on Ver Meer will
A Marion County district court jury spent last week hearing Betty Russell's challenge to the will of Ethel Ver Meer who died December 25 1963 at Pella The estate valued at 67465 bequeathed 1000 to Koopman divided the residue among the Salvation Army Baptist Church Betty Russell and the Ryken heirs plus Koopman Menning Witnesses from multiple Iowa towns testified throughout the week including volunteers linked to Ver Meer at Knoxville Veterans Hospital and other community figures.
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Marion County District Court
Betty Russell
Robert Menning
Ethel Ver Meer
Salvation Army of
Oskaloosa
Baptist Church of
Pella
Ermal Koopman
Arnold
Wilma Ryken
Koopman
Menning
Dora Carson
Bert
Carole van Dusseldorp
Don Hemmer
Floyd Richardson
Knoxville
Nellie Pickup
Indianola
Wuanita Thompson
Sigourney
Wilma Merrick
Hulda Stoffer
Pauline Faulkner
Corydon
Kirk Fuller
Elsie McCarty
Ver Meer
Knoxville Veterans Hospital
Five Shopping Nights in Pella Announced by Chamber
The Pella Chamber of Commerce announces five Christmas shopping nights this season. On calendar days marked with white circles stores will stay open until 9:00 p.m. Check the calendar and the Pella Chronicle for special advertisements.
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Pella
Santa in Pella Invites Visits at Little House on Square
Santa Claus will visit Pella during the holiday season at the little house on the south side of the square. Children may visit Santa on December 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., December 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m., and December 21 from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Santa Claus
Pella
Santa
Pella Junior High Musical December 21 at Auditorium
The Pella Junior High Musical will be held in the Junior High auditorium on December 21 at 7:30 under Miss Donna Chadwick. Seventh grade boys and girls choruses and small groups will perform. eighth grade mixed chorus and girls chorus with several small groups will round out the program. Public is invited at no charge. Grade school ends at 2:30 on Wednesday December 23 and resumes January 5. Central College students head home December 18 at 6:00 p.m. return January 4.
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Pella
Donna Chadwick
Central College
Pella Schools Announce Christmas Vacation Schedule
Area schools including Pella Community schools and Pella Christian High School will dismiss at 3 00 p m on Wednesday December 23 and return to classes on Monday January 4 with all grade attendance centers included in the break.
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Pella Community
Pella Christian High School
Misunderstanding on postal edit second class up
The Pella Post Office notes a Chronicle editorial misinterprets the coming postal increase. The rate hikes apply to second class publications starting January 1 1963 1964 and 1965 with the 1965 rise covering only second class mail and circulars. No first class or parcel post changes.
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Pella
Chronicle
Congress
Corn yield contest entrants noted in Chronicle
An Extension service note corrects the last Chronicle release by listing Jim Vanden Oever of Otley as a corn yield contest entrant. His yield was 123.66 bushels per acre, while the top yield belonged to Bill Jenkins of Rural Knoxville at 164.13 bushels per acre.
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Jim Vanden Oever
Otley
Jim
Bill Jenkins
Knoxville
New Sharon Post Office Extends Hours for Christmas Rush
The New Sharon Post Office will stay open all day on Saturday December 19 and remain open through the noon hour on weekdays from December 14 to 24 to aid the Christmas mailing rush and patron convenience.
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New Sharon
Elevator planned for Pella Home for the Aged
Plans at the Pella Home for the Aged call for a four level elevator connecting three floors and the basement to improve access for 57 residents. The project includes ramps between the Home and the new Pella Manor, with safety features and a chapel in the Manor. Estimated cost is 11 000 to 12 000 dollars, with 1500 already donated, board striving to raise full funds for 1965 installation.
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Sylvia J. Hawker
Pella
Pella Manor
Board of the Home
Reuben Schakel
Hattie Gezel
Marie Lefeber
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