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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1958
Page
6
Society notes Mr and Mrs Jacob Goemaat celebrate their Golden Wedding with open house at 1323 North Main Street. Guests invited from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 in the evening. Mrs Goemaat moved from Corydon Iowa to Pella in January.
M H Vander Peutte celebrated his 86th birthday Sunday with family from Galesburg Newton and Pella attending. The week included M E Circle meeting with 11 members and 3 visitors at Erma Vander Werf’s, a birthday social, Richland Blue Bells 4 H Club meeting, a turkey dinner for A M De Cook anniversary, and a farewell supper for the Westra family. Additional items note Otley Reformed Church Girls Society program, Van Maanen anniversary gathering, Eastern Star schooling, and TIT Chapter ALE meeting plans.
An article by Edwin T. White C L A outlines required cash for estate settlement to cover administration costs debts and taxes. Using Treasury data from 1947 to 1950 the piece shows estimated cash needs for estates of 100000 250000 500000 750000 and 1000000 with percentages of estate values and notes the impact of tax rules and surviving spouse and children.
National Red Cross fund drive ahead as General Alfred Gruen discusses service work on KTVO TV Ottumwa channel 3 at 10 p.m. February 26. The 15 minute program titled 1958 Red Cross Report will feature footage of Red Cross activities and patient care.
Belmond resident Mrs. Mamie Chase marked her 102nd birthday. At four feet ten inches and 70 pounds she remains alert and bright-eyed, among the state's oldest living residents.
A fragment notes an estate involving five million cash and a 1.56 million element representing a 31 percent share. Details are incomplete, but the entities imply a valuation and ownership portion within a succession context.
The Department of Public Instruction will hold a bus driver clinic in Knoxville next Monday evening February 24 at 7 30 p m in the Court House to cover school bus operation traffic laws driver responsibilities maintenance and accident prevention. About 26 clinics last year drew over 1200 attendees with Pella drivers including Ray Dieleman Floris Ggurts Paul Meppelink James Roorda Bob Anderson Willard Kaldenberg William Vander Voort Dick Leydens and substitutes Leo Bowdish Jerry Stout.
Alva McCurdy Virgil Else and Roy Faulkner appraised ten pens of Jr Feeder cattle on Saturday February 15 for judging at the Southern Town Fair August 6 11 The judging weights values and dressing percent were set with 50 percent of score based on rate of gain 25 percent on increase in appraised value and 25 percent on estimated dressing percent Names and weights of weighed cattle were listed with firms Peoria Stockyards and Leighton Stockyards providing scales for weighing.
Marion County farmers focus on maturity ratings for corn, grain sorghums, and soybeans as moisture returns. County Extension Director Bill Litwiller notes near normal moisture boosts seed adaptation prospects, with Climatologist Bob Shaw saying subsoil moisture should be above five inches, improving 1958 corn prospects and enabling more early varieties to ease harvest and reduce lodging losses.
Fire seriously threatened the farm home of Mr and Mrs Henry Van Steenwyk three miles southeast of Knoxville on Monday evening. The blaze started in a two car attached garage. The family moved their two cars to safety and quick action stopped the fire before it caused major damage. The Van Steenwyks previously lived on a farm south of Pella before relocating to Knoxville years ago.
Legal notice explains that any change to a promissory note requires a new note and destruction of the old. An altered note signed by both parties may be invalid, but only if the alteration occurs after execution. Best practice is to prepare a new note for any change to the original terms.
Akron Ohio February 9 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company will continue its national soil conservation awards program for the twelfth year announced to 2000 NASCD members in Minneapolis. A H Settle outlined plans as principal speaker. The program ends April 30 with a new year starting May 1. Winners receive bronze plaques and certificates of merit. grand award is a trip to Wigwam Arizona.
Patti Van Zante, Central College art major, has her artwork on display in Central's galleries through March. A reception honoring her will be held at 7:40 p.m. in room 11 of New Central on Thursday February 20 and is open to the public.
The show features work representative of Miss Van Zante’s achievement in art including oil paintings fashion design and printing processes.
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