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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1965
Page
10
Tickets remain available for the Ink Spots at Central College on February 24 at 8 30 pm. The group, famed for hits like If I Didn't Care and I Love You For Sentimental Reasons, has appeared on top TV shows and in films, with a honey sweet style and live accompaniment.
The district extension office in Ottumwa, Iowa was approved on Friday to house Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service offices. The lease sets up district facilities at Ottumwa to support extension programs and services.
A Pella Christian school bus driven by Wilfred Batema of Reasner was traveling north and turning west at Franklin and Third streets when Kenneth J. Hoksbergen of rural Tracy struck the bus in the left rear. No injuries are reported and the incident occurred on Wednesday January 27.
Marion County records show 285 retail establishments with 1963 sales of 29.4 million dollars, up 2 percent from 1958. Food stores led with 7.2 million, eating and drinking places 1.9 million, gas stations 2.4 million, auto dealers 4.8 million, general merchandise 881 thousand, and lumber and farm equipment 5.1 million. The state totals reflect 30,915 establishments and 3,887.6 million in sales, up 15 percent from 1958. An accompanying Bureau report explains machine produced local summaries and notes ready for distribution to 18,000 outlets. A separate item notes a February 9 accident in Pella where Lewis Van Wyk lost control on Ke Washington Street, damaging a pickup and a parked car.
Knoxville area farmer William O. Jenkins topped District 11 in the 1964 Iowa Master Corn Growers Contest with 164.11 bushels per acre, the fourth highest among district winners. He also won the Knoxville Jaycees local contest, using atrazine band spray and aldrin row applications, with about 16 000 plants per acre. Official measurements and harvesting were conducted under sponsor supervision. Crop Improvement Day at Iowa State University announced district and state winners.
At the Lincoln Day dinner in Des Moines 2700 GOP diners heard Mrs George Romney of Michigan substitute for her ill husband Governor George Romney. She urged a return to moral and spiritual principles over material wealth using her husband’s speech as a base and Lincoln quotes. Other brief speakers included GOP State Chairman Robert Ray and U S Senators Jack Miller and Rourke Iliclooper.
Community members gathered Saturday afternoon to honor Reverly Van Genderen who leaves for a new job in Tennessee. News notes include Paul Gause's burn injury and various local social visits, anniversaries, and ora gatherings across Lynnville and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Howard Westercamp and Mr and Mrs Irvin Van der Leest toured to Linton Indiana over the weekend. On return they shopped in Springfield Illinois visited Lincoln's tomb then called on friends in Davenport Iowa. They were hosted by the Vander Wilt couple and later returned home. Rose Hill visitors included Mr and Mrs John De Groot. Jeannie Bandstra a student nurse at Iowa City spent the weekend with the Bandstra family. Mrs Fred Dykens was con-
A county recreation training session for Mahaska 4-H clubs will be held Saturday February 20 at the Farm Bureau Building in Oskaloosa. The meeting starts at 1 30 PM with ideas for meetings and activities and will invite delegates from all area youth groups to attend.
Four inches of snow covered the Vella area in the past week per Dr Flikkema an official weather observer Melted total moisture 0 78 inches with a thaw shedding about an inch of snow on Sunday and another inch early this week Ground accumulation reached three inches by Tuesday Dates and moisture per 24 hour period Feb 10 .38 Feb 13 0 Feb 14 0 Feb 15 0 Feb 16 .08 Total .78
The Oskaloosa Lions Club sponsors the 4-H Leaders Recognition Banquet on Monday February 22 at 0 p.m. in the Eagles Building Oskaloosa to honor adults serving the 4-H club program in Mahaska County. Entertainment by the Vigortones includes service awards tributes and program highlights with guest presenters Edmund Fiske of Liberia and Samuel Sayabi of Buganda Africa, students at William Penn College.
Les Chopard, an American missionary who has worked in Laos for eight years, will speak at the Gospel Chapel on Sunday February 21 at 7 30 p m. He will share colored slides of his work and discuss experiences with communist forces in Laos and Vietnam. An invitation is extended to all area residents to attend.
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