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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1945
Page
1
Dr Wynand Wichers resigns as Hope College president effective June 30 1945 after thirty years of leadership including sixteen as history professor and fourteen as president. He helped oversee the construction of the sinking fund and a large science building planned with national support. Dr Wichers will assume deanship at Western State Normal College Kalamazoo Michigan.
Sully Mayor Henry Willemsen announced a special election for March 12 to approve a 6000 dollar bond for a new town hall. The project aims for a 60 by 100 foot one story building with a basketball court, auditorium, heating, rest rooms, and space for community meetings, supported by a 7500 dollar raised from a 10000 dollar fundraising drive.
The southwest corner hall, condemned and being wrecked, served as the sole community meeting place outside church events. A new community hall is planned on the old site if approved. If not, construction may move to the city park pending a 60 percent voter approval with a bond issue.
Marien county farmers are urged to place 1500 to 1600 acres of land into soybeans this year. The plan mirrors last year with about 11,000 to 15,000 acres planted countywide. The AAA chairs note townships may increase allocations where possible, but avoid planting soybeans in unsuitable areas. The county total allotment stands at 11,504 acres with township breakdowns listed.
The Monroe News IV details a reading contest among Wriezels The Fairview Happy Sh 411 club members and Betty Lou Van Ruekel with several girls taking part. It mentions Elma Pe Cpl and Mrs lithle son Allan hosting a club meeting, plus acknowledgments of military service and local events across Monroe and nearby towns.
Local notes recount visits to Oskaloosa and Pella, hospital stays, and school activities. Families such as De Bruin, Van Heukelem, Van Zante, Rempe, and Van Roekel entertainments, birthdays, and Valentine parties at Centennial school and nearby homes. Weekend visitors include students from Central College and Eddyville, with church and World Prayer services noted.
Reports from 61 town counties in the Des Moines district show farmers are not mailing in their gasoline and tractor fuel applications. Fred J. Derrick, district gasoline rationing representative for the Des Moines OPA District, urged farmers to submit their 1945 applications for processing and better service, noting only a small percentage have complied and a backlog will grow.
OPA official warned that delays in field work could leave farmers without rations. New instructions aimed to prevent last minute rushes and difficulties, urging farmers to cooperate by mailing their applications immediately.
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