Local notes from Pella Mahaska area health and moves
Frank De Wit at Des Moines hospital for operation after stomach ailment. M Slykhuis, Mrs. Vernon Voorda and baby, and Mrs. Vivian Weirather discharged from Mahaska hospital. Mercy Hospital patients include Frank Van Veen and Adie Vink for major operations. Several citizens summoned for jury service and grand jury duty. Descriptions of weather, labor demand, and housing conditions accompany personal notices and local travel details.
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Frank de Wit
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
de Wit
M. Slykhuis
Mahaska Ospital
Janary
Vernon ‘Oorda
Baby Boy
Mahaska
Frank van Veen
Gray
Francis van Vark
Ferry Hospital
Oskaloosa
Pella
Jarl Clark
Helen Menninga
Vert Ver Dught
Lena Wittenvork
Joe Ryke
Otley
Fred Lautenach
Dave Vander Moeg
Kellam
School Art Show at Iowa University in April
High school art pupils will enter the University of Iowa's 17th annual art exhibition in April 11 to 28 with seven classes. All entries will be critically evaluated with no awards. To manage size entries are limited to three per pupil. About 600 pupils entered last year with over 1,000 pieces. An art conference for teachers and pupils will be April 18 and 19.
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University of Iowa
Northwood Anecdote on a Ramshackle Crib
A Northwood note recounts a Negro man who spends time in the south each year. He tucks one of his twelve children into a ramshackle crib. His wife comments on the worn bed and the need for a better one next time.
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Northwood
South
Pappy
E.K.P
Rolscreening reps visit in several states on trip
Jack Boatsma and Stu Kuyper left January 31 for a multistate visit to Rolscreen representatives in Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Michigan. They return February 12 after a thirteen day trip amid material shortages and plant operations updates.
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Jack Boatsma
Stu Kuyper
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Cincinnati
Iowa Pupils Take Basic Skills Exams Across 341 Districts
About 73 000 pupils in grades three to nine in 341 town and 17 county systems take basic skills tests sponsored by the University of Iowa college of education. The project ends January 31 with scoring and interpretation of results to follow. Tests cover reading study methods writing mechanics and arithmetic.
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Iowa
University of Iowa College of Education
Bond Authorization for Pella Street Improvements 1947
The article details an ordinance for issuing 106000 in general obligation street improvement bonds by the City of Pella Iowa. Bonds fixed at 1000 each, dated January 2 1947 with semiannual interest at 1.5 percent payable June and December. Bond numbers and maturities listed through 1990s with various amounts.
Pella General Obligation Street Improvement Bond Form
The fragment describes general obligation street improvement bonds issued by Pella Iowa in 1947 with transfer rules, registration, and coupon negotiability. It details registration on city treasury books, transfer by legal assignment, and coupons remaining negotiable by delivery, along with testimonial certification and payment terms. It references the city council, mayor, and city clerk protocols for bond issuance and redemption.
Pella City Ordinance Approval and Bond Registration Form
A 1947 Pella Iowa city ordinance outlines bond registration on back forms and ownership registration details. It records approval by Mayor TG Fultz and City Clerk F N De Wit with official seals and dates of February 4 1947, including repeal of conflicting ordinances.
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FN. DE Wit
Palla
Marion
T. G. Fultz
TG. Fultz
Bond Authorization and Tax Levy for City of Pella Iowa
Signature provisions for bonds require Mayor and City Clerk signatures with seal. Tax levy authorized under Section 76.2 to pay interest and principal on $106,000 general obligation street improvement bonds, ratified by City Council January 27 1947. Interest and principal due in 1947 to be paid from annual levy on taxable property.
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Pella
Marion
Iowa
Towa
United States OF America
State of Iowa
United States
America
Crete
Vella
Jenn
Wall City
Tte Council
Ity
Aid City
G. Fultz
Pell
Bon
Ella
Dale Lra
Cummins, Inc
Honda
Mngipal
Persian wall tiles show twelfth century decorative artistry
A fragment notes that wall tiles of a highly decorative character were produced in Persia as early as the twelfth century, indicating sophisticated ceramic artistry in that era.
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Persia
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Mahaska Hospital
Unday
Webbers
Ted
Andrew Schipper
Phoenix
Arizona
Andrew
Marcia Kuyper
Owa University
J. C. de
I. J. Hesseink
Holland
Neraska
Grand Rapids
Hesselink
Nebraska
Sella
Harold van Zee
Otin
Yley
Gary Vogelaar
Christine Muilenberg
King
John Sybenga
Gurney Street
John
Gary Schiebout
Akron
Goodyear Rubber Company
Hilda Vander Molen
Pella Implement Co
Minn Hol
4. Horpestad
Sadie Wink
Mercy Hospital
Koen Nibbelink
Dr. Fultz
Abe Ver Ploeg
Oak Grove
Paul Scholte
South Pella
William Alexander
Gerrit van Gorp
Orville Bensink
Hugo Schnobrich
Marcell
Minnesota
Hildegarde Nesbit
Gordon
Mr. Schnobrich
Nesbit
Luas
Mass
Oase
Iowa University
Kuyper
Jack
Mary Slycord
Verna Tysxeling
Ella Bezemer
Cornelia van Wyngarden
Gladys Schuring
Robert Coyle
George Coyle
Jacksonville
Florida
Marion Toom
Lew van Dellen
Dr. C. I. Fox
Liberty Streets
Oil Association
Eisbury
Isbury’s
Ideal
Hudson Orchard
Trumbull
Little Sioux
Co-op
Scouts
Lotr
Inel
Onda
Honda Nox
Jon
Boy Scouts of America
World Friendshi Fund
du Mo Ee
Tom
Ghytheasurer
Fln. de Wit
F. N. de Wit
Soay
City
Marion County
Co-operative
Dairy Breeders Association
Guernseys
Jerseys
Bion Hunt
Knoxville
Pleasantville
Gerrit Dieleman
Family Farm Party
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