History of Bussey Told to Members of Marion County Historical Society
The Marion County Historical Society met at Belknap Jewelry Store on January 16 drawing residents from Oskaloosa Pleasantville and Bussey. CB Campbell led the session with plans for a February 20 board meeting and welcomed new members. Lois Baltzley spoke on Bussey’s founding with family memories from E L Bussey and Jesse Bussey, detailing the early homestead, platting in 1875, land donations for the railroad depot, and the town’s growth milestones up to 1894 including Bussey’s first addition and subsequent land sales.
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Bussey
Marion County Historical Society
Oskaloosa
Pallattey
Pleasantville
Belknap Jewelry
CB. Cambell
Jack Belknap
Jesse Bussey
Iowa
Green County
Marion County
A. K. and
C. B. and Q
Burlington
B. T. Littler
Dr. Morgan
4Th and
Merrill St
Baltzleys
Messrs
Little Dutch to Play Winterset Here Friday Night
Pella Highs basketball hosts Winterset Husk Allough in a South Central Conference game Friday night. Winterset has not won a conference game but has shown progress, including a close 71-65 loss to Albia. Pella recently beat Centerville 69-55 and Chariton 50-49 to tie for first place.
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Pella High
Winterset
Albia
Pella
Centerville
Chariton
Jameslay Dow Beshelen
Pella Christian Teams Win Both Games at Pleasantville
Pella Christian cagers closed regular season with two easy wins at Pleasantville. Girls won 78 to 23 paced by Gretta Terpstra with 29 and Jerri Rus 28. Boys led 18-9 at first break and finished 56-27 with Marv Jellema 14 and Bob Dieleman 12.
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Pella Christian
Pleasantville
Gretta Terpstra
Jerri Rus
Christian
Marv Jellema
Bob Dieleman
Kurtz
Adult Education Classes Begin at Knoxville High School
Knoxville High School will host ten week adult education courses starting February 20 from 7 30 to 9 30 each Monday. Registration is February 13 in the auditorium. Courses cost 10 with a ten person minimum. Two Central College faculty members teach including Donald Butler and Dr John. Fifteen categories offered. details in The Chronicle February 9 advertisement.
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Knoxville High School
Central College
Donald Butler
John
the Chronicle
Demand for Tickets To State Basketball Tourney
The Iowa High School Athletic Association reports strong ticket demand for the 1956 two class state basketball tournament. Daily requests have been steady since last month’s announcement, with Lyle Quinn noting tickets remain available. He predicts the event will be the finest yet with both A and B contests each session across eight sessions featuring top Iowa high school teams.
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Iowa High School Athletic Association
Lyle Quinn
Quinn
Iowa
Little Dutch tied for loop lead after win over Chariton
Pella's Little Dutch moved into a share of first in the conference with Chariton at 7 wins and 2 losses after a 60 to 49 victory. Bob Boyett’s defense on Gary Hawk helped limit Chariton while Butch Sheppard sealed the win with two late free throws.
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Pella
Dutch
Chariton
Chargers
Bob Boyett
Gary Hawk
Bob
Little Dutch
Chiton
Butch Sheppard
Central Stuns Wesleyan at Mount Pleasant 73 to 71
Central College delivered a major upset over Wesleyan at Mount Pleasant, 73 to 71, in a tight, tense game. Ken Leats led with 8 points early, while Ron Huibregtse sparked Wesleyan off the bench, and Gus Youngberg sealed Central’s late foul shots as the Dutchmen clinched the victory.
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Central
Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant
James Graham
Mt. Pleasant
Central College
Tigers
Parsons
Ken Leats
Ron Huibregtse
Colored Slides of Africa and the Netherlands Show
Mr P H Kuyper will present and narrate colored slides of Africa and the Netherlands from recent trips in the sanctuary of the Third Reformed Church. The program is Thursday evening February 9 at 7 00 sponsored by the Trinity Reformed Church Sun day School class. Proceeds from a free will offering support Bible purchases for pews in the new church. Everyone is invited to view the pictures and support the cause.
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P. H. Kuyper
Africa
Netherlands
Third Reformed Church
Trinity Reformed Church
Twenty Student Teachers Assigned To Public Schools
Twenty student teachers from Central College have been assigned to the high school, junior high and music departments with about 20 more cadet teachers beginning assignments next week. Of those observing this week four are in music, six in junior high, and ten at the high school.
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Central College
Kenneth Kuiper Wins Lead in Marion County Corn Contest
Kenneth Kuiper son of Mr and Mrs Dic Kuiper received the top award in United Hagie's Youth Corn Growing Contest for the highest Marion County score. His 10 acre plot produced 107.21 bushels per acre and the prize was presented by M Elmer Tukker from Otley. Other winners included Ann Jones Maxwell Iowa with 132.97 bushels per acre and Larry Zeller Rossville Kansas earning an Allis Chalmers tractor. The $25 scholarship and top award went to Randall and Wendall Will of Rea Missouri.
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Kenneth Kuiper
Dic Kuiper
Marion County
United Hagie
Kenneth
M. Elmer Tukker
Deal
Otley
Larry Zeller
Rossville
Kansas
Randall and
Wendall Will
Rea
Missouri
Missionary from India Addresses Rotarians Tuesday
Dr. John Piet a missionary and teacher in India spoke at the Rotary meeting Tuesday noon in town. Introduced by Dr. Gerrit Vander Lugt Cen tral College president and program chair, he noted Rotary clubs back India work. Harold Wortman became a new member and Kenneth Bean returned after weeks away. C C Buerkens named chairman to arrange a Veterans hospital visit in Knoxville.
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John Piet
India
Central College
Piet
Gerrit Vander Lugt
Harold Wortman
Kenneth Bean
C. C. Buerkens
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Central College Band Plans Winter Concert Friday Feb 10
The Central College Concert Band directed by Professor Robert Rittenhouse will perform in Douwstra Chapel at 8 p.m. on Friday February 10. The 70 member group will play old favorites and contemporary pieces with no admission charge, donations to buy new music stands requested.
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Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Robert Rittenhouse
Adriatic Holiday travel lecture by Karl Robinson at Pella Kiwanis
Karl Robinson presented Adriatic Holiday as part of Pella Kiwanis travel and lecture series on Thursday January 26. He guided patrons through five provinces of Yugoslavia along the Dalmatian Coast using color photography, highlighting festivals and local people while avoiding political topics. The event drew a full house and kept audiences engaged throughout the travelogue.
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Karl Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Pella
Kiwanis Club
Yugo Slavia
Dalmatian
Robinson
Farmers May Order Trees and Shrubs at Soil District Office
John G. Wilson of Jasper County Soil Conservation Service announces 1956 tree and shrub orders for reforestation and wildlife planting. Prices: multiflora rose and conifer trees $20 per thousand, other trees and shrubs $12.50. Cooperation refunds total 50 percent through state commission and local Izaak Walton League. Orders arrive early April.
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Soil District
John G. Wilson
Jasper County
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Wilson
Jasper County Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation District
State Conservation Commission
Izaak Walton League
National Youth Assembly to Be Held on Central Campus
The second national youth assembly of the Reformed Church is set for Central College Pella from December 27 1966 to January 1 1957. Russell Redeker will direct the assembly with steering committee members from Iowa Illinois Michigan New York and New Jersey including Harriet Prins and Martha Lautenbach. Plans include summer conferences for ages 13 to 15 at Iowa Falls and a late August post high conference at Clear Lake Tow.
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National Youth Assembly of Reformed Church
National Youth Assembly of the Reformed Church
Central College
Pella
Russell Redeker
Harriet Prins
Tennis Browers
Ilinois
John Benes
Michigan
Harold Teetsma
Carmen Trembath
New Jersey
Franklin Hinkamp
Martha Lautenbach
Delores Lundy
Synodical Young People's Representative
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Clear Lake
Tow
Women Sponsor First Benefit Tea For Polio Fund
Mrs H W Pietenpol and Mrs George Hakelma sponsored Pella s first finishing Tea at the Pietenpol home Thursday January 26 Seventeen ladies attended and seven dollars five cents was given to the March of Dimes The idea is for each attendee to sponsor another tea inviting friends to reach nearly every woman in North Marion County
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H. W. Pietenpol
George Hakelma
Pella
Pietenpol
March of Dimes
Marion County
Pictures At 1st Ref Church Program Wednesday Feb 8
The League for Service of the First Reformed Church presents Mrs. George De Ruyter of Sioux Center Iowa in a 7:45 pm program of Palestine pictures. She toured Palestine about two years ago under Wheaton College auspices and showed them at a Des Moines hardware convention. Free will offering requested.
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The
League For Service of the First Reformed Church
George de Ruyter
Sioux Center
Iowa
Palestine
de Ruyter
Wheaton College
Des Moines
Social Security Rep to Visit Pella February 8 1956
A Social Security Administration field representative will be in Pella on Wednesday February 8 1956 from 9 30 to 11 00 a m in the Council Room City Clerk's Office 717 Main St to assist beneficiaries. The note stresses the March 15 1966 deadline for filing annual earnings reports and outlines earnings limits of 1200 dollars per year for those under 72 who earned over that amount. It warns that failure to file by March 15 1966 could reduce benefits and directs readers to the Des Moines district office Jewett Building 910 Grand Avenue for forms.
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Social Security Administration
Main St
Pella
Des Moines
Leo W. Smith
Des Moines Smith
Smith
Social Security
Jewett Building
Grand Avenue
Pella High Thumps Centerville 69 to 55 In South Central Clash
The Little Dutch of Pella High defeated Centerville 69 to 55 to move to 6 wins and 2 losses in South Central Conference play. After a tight first half tied 24 24, Pella surged in the second half with a 45 point burst and built a large lead, holding Centerville to limited offense. Warren was stymied by Pella's defense as Centerville faded late.
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Pella High
Centerville
Tom Boat
Big Reds
Pella
Big Red
Little Dutch
Boyert
Warren
Patrons to Be Jurors in High School Trial Play
Pella High School to stage The Night of January 16th on February 9 and 11 with audience members invited to join a juror pool. Reserved seat buyers will choose willingness to serve, twelve names drawn by the court clerk, and jurors attend free as guests of the Thespians. The play centers on Karen Andre and Bjorn Faulkner’s murder, with juror selection kept secret until showtime.
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Pella High School
Karen Andre
Bjorn Faulkner
Leora Quinn
Night of January 16th performances at Pella High School
The trial drama Night of January 16th will be staged on Thursday February 9 and Saturday February 11 in the Pella High School auditorium. Reserved seats go on sale 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Paardekooper's drug store Friday February 3 and Saturday February 4.
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Pella High School
Paardekooper’s
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