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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
12
A patient named Mrs. Leroy Vroom expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for cards letters prayers flowers and gifts received during hospital stay at Mercy Hospital and after returning home.
A baby girl was born to RMC Jack Garoutte and his wife who are now stationed in the Philippines. The birth marks the first daughter in three generations. The Unshackled Program from Pacific Garden Mission in Skid Row Chicago airs Saturdays on WHO at 7 PM.
No milk deliveries on Christmas or New Year’s Day. Eonntyn and Schakel barber shops in Pella will be closed Thursday afternoon through January 4, 1954. Bus departures to Ottumwa and Des Moines are at 10:00 AM, with a through bus to Fort Leonard Wood where passengers stay on the same span.
Notice states a City Council hearing on an estimate of levy for street construction bond tax in Pella Iowa. The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. January 8 1964 in the Council Chamber City Hall to consider levy amounts and expenditures for the street bond program with misprinted figures and historical fund use noted.
Sealed proposals for West Fourth Street Peace Street and other streets paving curbing and gutters with concrete pavement 6 inch plain and alloy 22 090 sq yds 9 000 cu yds extra excavation and related work will be received by the City Clerk of Pella Iowa until 7 30 pm January 19 1954 Plans and specs available at City Clerk or Cook Burna Ottumwa Iowa deposit 26 dollars refundable.
The notice outlines bid requirements for a city improvement in Pella Iowa. It specifies ten percent bidders security, seven day contract entry, full bond with a surety licensed in Iowa, good repair for four years, bond approval by City Council, bid deposit handling, waiver of informalities, and the need for bidders to inspect site and plans. It also states preference for Iowa produced goods and labor, and outlines how special assessments and bonds will fund payment to the contractor, including par plus accrued interest at five percent for paying bonds.
The notice states bids authorized and offered for sale by the City to finance the improvement cost. Bids will be opened in an open Council meeting at the hour fixed and acted upon then or at a later time the council may adjourn. Clerk De Wit Guy FN. Published in Pella Chronicle December 24 and December 31.
In the South Central Town Conference clash on Tuesday night December 22 at Pella High the Little Dutch surged from a 9 15 opening to a 26 26 halftime tie and pulled away after the final period to defeat Knoxville Panthers 56 48. Paul Dingeman led Pella with 17 points, Jun Tkuta added several field goals, and Boyert totaled 18 for Pella while Knoxville’s Bailey and Carle led with 8 and 7 respectively.
Marion County farmers planning for next season are advised to consult the recommended crop varieties list prepared by Town State College men led by Forrest J. Kohrt. The list compiles performance-tested varieties from state locations and provides thumbnail descriptions for corn oats barley flax red clover sweet clover ladino birdsfoot trefoil lespedera bromegrass and sudan grass. The publication Iowa Farm Science notes the varieties and Marion County Extension Office in Knoxville offers the information.
Mrs John F Hiemstra died Sunday night December 20 1963 at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa after a stroke. Born January 27 1877 in South Holland Netherlands she moved to America at age 10 and lived in Pella Otley and nearby. Survived by 11 children 35 grandchildren and one brother John D Visser of Albany Oregon. Funeral services held at Third Reformed Pella and interment in Oakwood Cemetery with Rev A Haverkamp officiating.
Family expresses heartfelt thanks to all who were kind during her illness and after her death. Grateful for expressions of sympathy and flowers as tokens of respect.
December 26 schedule shows a full hour of Christmas entertainment on WOLTV with Greatest Fights of the Century airing at 10:15 p.m. December 25. The 9:00 entry remains Gillette Christmas Program for the hour. A Watch Night service at Hamline Methodist Church in Washington DC is set on WOI-TV from 10:16 p.m. to 10:55 p.m. Thursday, December 31, with Comedy Hour starting five minutes early at 10:55 p.m.
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