Pella High School Latin Club Saturnalia Brings Romans to Life
About fifty students at Pella Community High School participated in Saturnalia, with Romans and guests dining at long U shaped tables, adorned with greens and candles. The event featured a rabbit omen, initiation of 35 Latin Club initiates, Latin carols, a mass of rituals, a meal with flaming cookies, and a Latin prayer before the meal. Mrs Niles Johnston led the evening with committees from Latin II organizing the event.
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Sandlewood
Cense
Oflang
Pella
Tor
Altus
Lucius
Sitka
Niles Johnston
Marion County Road Budget Shows 1965 Spending Rise
The 1965 Marion County road budget estimates total expenditures of 1 111 500 with 294 000 earmarked for secondary road construction up from 1964 and higher than 1963 and 1962. Secondary road maintenance drops to 410 000, FM costs fall to 250 000, equipment purchases planned at 57 000, and total construction outlay is down though 158 000 from road use tax funds completes the Red Rock Dam widening obligation.
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Marion County
M. O. Hansen
Board of Supervisors
Iowa Highway Commission
Red Rock Dam
Knoxville-Pella
Highway Commission
Ver Meer will upheld by Marion County jury
A Marion County District Court jury on Dec 16 upheld the will of the late Ethel Ver Meer of Pella. The case, brought by Betty Russell and Mary Cheatham, argued lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence. The will valued at about 67000 left residuary bequests to Salvation Army Oskaloosa Baptist Church Pella Mrs Russell and Ermal Koopman and Orbert Menning of Pella as executor. The plaintiffs faced costs as judgment was directed against them.
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Marion County District Court
Ethel Ver Meer
Pella
Knoxville Journal
Charles Day
Hobart E. Newton
Betty Russell
South San Gabriel
Calif
Ver Meer
Mary Elizabeth Cheatham
Modesto
Salvation Army of
Oskaloosa
Baptist Church of
Russell
Ermal Koopman
Obert’ Menning of
Esate
Cheatham
Zor
Ronald Uitermarkt Killed in Christmas Morning Crash
Ronald Uitermarkt age 19 of Reynolds was killed in a car truck collision at the west edge of Monroe on Christmas morning around 3:00 a.m. The accident near the road center involved a 1964 Mack truck driven by Theodore Gore of Atlanta Georgia. Funeral services were held Monday at 1 30 p.m. in Prairie City Christian Reformed Church.
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Christian Reformed Church of
Prairie City
Ronald Uitermarkt
Arthur Uitermarkt
Reynolds
Monroe
Bernley Noble
Ustermarkt
Highway 163
Theodore W. Gore
Atlanta
Crop Drive Ends This Week With Donation Locations
The Crop Drive will close this week and organizers urge contributions. Donations of corn can be taken to Pella or Otley Coop Elevators, cash to Marion County State Bank. A chaperoned New Year’s Eve dance for high school and college students, featuring the Classix, will run 8:30 p.m. at the Public Safety building auditorium with refreshments.
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Pella
Otley Coop
Marion County State Bank
Public Safety Building
Hughes urges businessmen to take interest in government
Governor Harold Hughes speaks at the 30th annual Iowa Taxpayer's Association meeting urging business leaders to engage in government, improve communication, and support education, vocational schools, and thoughtful tax reform while stressing the need for local home rule and long range planning.
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Hughes
Harold Hughes
Iowa Taxpayer's Association
Iowa
Towa
Taxpayers Association
Pella Taxes Compare With Iowa Cities on 1963 Levy
Iowa Taxpayers Association data show Pella on the low side of the state median for an $18,000 home in 1963 taxes payable in 1964. Pella paid $368 total to county city and school funds, with city taxes $145, school $145, and county $75.
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Pella
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Pocahontas
Iowa
Leon
Iown
Pella's
Pella’s
Marion County
City County School City
Albia
Ames
Bloomfield
Centerville
Chariton
Creston
Denison
Des Moines
Grinnell
Indianola
Knoxville
Mount Pleasant
Newton
Orange City
Pella Garden Club Holiday Tour Boosts Benson Mill Fund
The Pella Garden Club annual Christmas Open House on December 17, 1964 showcased festive home decorations across several local houses and the Central College French House. Proceeds helped finance the Benson Grist Mill restoration in West Market Park, with over $325 nearing completion.
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Sylvia J. Hawker
Pella
Gi Club
Benson Mill
The
Historical Society
Jaycee
A. D. Lubbers
Central College
A. E. Byers
Union
Robert Klein
E. Second
Carl Boat
E. Third
Paul van Wyk
R.R. 2
Central College French
A. E. Evers
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Pizza High School
Julius Ceasar
Nox
Saera
Adeste
Fideles
Saturnalia
PHS
Latin Club
Chronicle News
Gov. Hughes
ADC
Garden Club Holiday Tour
Mill Project
Pella National Bank
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
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