Merchant-Sponsored Night School Dinner Draws Keen Farmers
A February 10 dinner at Graham Hall drew a hardy crowd of farmers and merchants. Edmund Groomes, farmer-humorist, delivered a witty talk on finding security in daily life and the joy of simple experiences, followed by remarks from local officials and a note on Night School attendance.
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Graham Hall
Menlo
Iows
Es Moines
Edmund Groomes
Central College
Jack Boatsma
Gerrit van der Lugt
Jack
Earl Pohlmann
Chamber of Commerce
Frank de Jong
Cecil Vines
Voe
Henry Vander Beek
Mr. Groomes
Steners
Chamber of Commerce Farmers
Voc. Ag
Jack Boatema
Jows
Earl Pohlm
Little Dutch in Second Place in Conference Race
Valley Hi Tigers chase first South Central Conference crown as Pella rests in second place after completing schedule. West Des Moines Valley leads with 7 and 1, while Pella trails and Chariton, Albia, Centerville, Indianola, Dowling, Perry, Knoxville and Des Moines Dowling fill the standings. Upcoming games include Valley at Chariton then Albia, with three rematches shaping district play for five of eight teams.
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Valley Hi Tigers
Tigers
Pella
West Dat
Valley
Pelle
Dowling Hore
Ossie Lane
Chariton
Albia
West Des Friday Moines
Indianola
Centerville
Perry
Knoxville
Des Moines Dowling
Valley Downed
Winterset
Farm Seed Sales Subject to Laws
Iowa farmers selling home grown seed must meet labeling and testing rules. Everson of Iowa State College explains farm sales require grower guarantees on weed seeds and germination within nine months, with tags or placards available. off farm sales demand full labeling and a permit from the Iowa Department of Agriculture in Des Moines.
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Towa
L. E. Everson
Iowa State College
Everson
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Des Loines
Chamber of Commerce Night School Dinner Meeting Acknowledged
The text notes Groomes as a fine person who contributed greatly to the success of the Chamber of Commerce Night School dinner meeting, though the surrounding context is fragmented and laughter is mentioned as a sign of seriousness.
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Groomes
Chamber of Commerce
Wrong headed drivers sweepstakes reaches final round
Bob Hullihan recounts the winter sweepstakes for misdriving with unlikely contenders. An Iowa teen blamed fog and speed for a crash and injury, three Iowa brothers collide with multiple driving charges, a school bus driver ignored a stop law, and a Florida trucker faced ice on a hill with an idle semi trailer as onlookers watched.
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Iowa
Man fears ice in road, sits as if to melt it away
A man described his encounter with unusually slick ice, telling a highway patrolman he had never seen such ice and became so scared he planned to stay put until it melted.
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Iowa
Winter woes hit Zeke Jeske in Afton
Afton resident Zeke Jeske endures a string of injuries and hospital stays starting with a cut leg then a broken leg, followed by an appendectomy, returning him to the hospital before recovery.
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Zeke Jeske
Afton
Pella Station Weather Readings From February Dates
U S Weather Bureau records from Pella Station show daily measurements for a 24 hour period ending at 7:00 a m with date marks from February 9 to February 15. Precipitation totals ranged from none to one inch and temperatures varied from a high in the 60s to a low in the 20s, as logged by observer E C Beaning.
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E. C. Beaning
Playing cowboy ends in death of 12 year old Richard Grise
A rope used during a play activity entangled around the neck of 12 year old Richard Grise near North English, causing fatal strangulation in his mother’s absence. Authorities reported accidental death with no foul play suspected.
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Richard Grise
Marion County Surfaces 44.31 Miles in 1964
County Engineer B W Dutton reports to the Iowa Highway Commission that Marion County added 44.31 miles of new surfacing in 1964, raising the overall surfaced proportion to just over 76 percent of 921 total farm to market and secondary roads. Since 1941, the county has completed 292 miles of surfaced road, leaving 13 miles of the 376 mile farm to market network unsurfaced. The note continues on page 14.
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Marion County
B. W. Dutton
Iowa Highway Commission
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Edmund Greomes
Little Dutch
By Gary Lenhart
Pittsburgh
Wallhide
Bob Hullihan
Brom’s
H&n
Nick Chicks
Austin Whites
Orca
Ames Incress
Brom Hatchery
International Harvester Dealer
Pella, Lowa
Pella Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
Marion
Pella-Sully Road
Surfacin
Chambray
Jeane
Penney
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