Cornell College’s Sornell Captures Central Floor Tourney
Cornell College defeated Grinnell 45 38 in the final after topping Central 47 ? in the semifinal and beating Grinnell in the opener. Grinnell edged Coe 58 60 in the consolation, as Central failed to convert late free throws.
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Cornell College
Mount Veron
Town
Theentral College
Corail
Grinnell
Central
Grin- 11
Coe
Ach Tysseling
Itehmen
Ainst Cornell
Inell
Cornell-Grinnell
Cornell
Cee
ET Mathews
Holmstrom
Och
Brotherton
Andrus
Voegel
Sebern
Whitcome
Brown
F den Hartog
F van Zee
Schultz, Heller
Ooi
Or Borgman
Voss
Kastier
G McClelland
van der P
Cornell Holstrom
Ebern
Schultz
Kooi
Borgman
Farm Veterans Class Opens Profitable Year
The veterans class studied feeding problems marketing and seed selection. Gerald Vogelant reported cheaper feed by grinding and mixing own feed with protein concentrate. Markets are volatile and farmers must judge when to sell hogs as spring pig crop and price are set. Seed tags aid quality assessment while soil samples guide fertilizer use after analysis. Dee 20, John G Wilson and Jas per County Soil conservationist led the session, praising soil conservation. The class ends a successful year and plans another.
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Gerald Vogelant
Dee
John G. Wilson
Jasper County Soil Conservationist
Leighton Christian Endeavor Repeats Play The Tinker
The Leighton Christian Endeavor will present the play The Tinker again due to many requests. The performance is set for Thursday evening January 13 at 7 30 p m at the Leighton Reformed Church with refreshments after. Produced by permission of Daker’s Play Company. Officials Ed Wright of Penn and Young of Colorado.
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Leighton Christian Endeavor
Leighton’ Reformed Church
Dakers Play Company
Malone to Discuss Foreign Relations At Evening School
Carl Malone speaks on Agriculture's part in foreign relations at the Adult Classes in Agriculture program. The lecture set for Monday January 10 at 7 30 PM in the High School Ag Rooms aims to explain the United States role in world affairs.
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Carl Malone
Postal Rates Revised Upward January First
New postal rates effective January 1 raise air mail to 6 cents per ounce and airmail postcards to 4 cents, with first class letters and sealed matter unchanged at 3 cents per ounce. Second class and printed matter see small increases, while special handling and money order fees rise.
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U. S
Canada
Mexico
Parcel Post
Airmail Parcel Post
Funeral services today for Sgt Harold Goad
Harold Vernon Goad 21, engineer gunner on a B 24, died June 11 1944 when his plane was shot down over the English Channel. Funeral services will be held at Forrest Cemetery Oskaloosa with Rev Ruswellled of Fremont Baptist Church and the local American Legion post officiating. He was born January 18 1923 in the Baptist parsonage at Ollie Iowa and attended Pella public schools and Oskaloosa High School. He is survived by his parents sister and four brothers, all of whom served in the war. He joined the Pella Baptist Church in 1936.
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Forrest Cemeter Oskaloosa
Ruswelleed
Fremont Baptist Church
Harry L. Anderson Post American Legion
Oskaloosa
Harold Vernon Goad
E. V. Goad
Ollie
Iowa
Harold
Swaledale
Lane
Eonard Kelley
What Cheer
Pella
Oskaloosa High School
Air Corps
McKescon and Robbins
Peoria
Illinois
Emmett Edwards
Rose Hill
Stuart
Bloomington
Ill
Edward
Denver
Colorado
Richard
Des Moines
Rosey Mill
Town
New Schedule for Drivers License Renewal Exams
A new schedule for Drivers License renewal exams is issued. In Pella exams run January 12, February 9, and March ith from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at City Office. In Knoxville exams occur January 5 19 20 February 2 16 23 and March 2 16 28 30 with 8:00 AM start and 4:30 PM close.
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Pel-la
Knoxville
Pella
Little Dutch Tourney Hosts Indianola Friday Night
Indianola Indians visit the Little Dutch in the local high school gym Friday evening. Coach Johansen’s team works to fix a second half slump and stop Ed Weeks, Indianola’s leading scorer. The game marks a uniform dedication and a reserve car raffle officiated by Merle Wilson and Don Cassill of Ottumwa.
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Joe Segar
Indianola Indians
Little Dutch
Johansen
Des Moines Tech
Ed Weeks
Indianola
Pella
Pella Indianola
Merle Wilson
Don Cassill
Ottumwa
Pella Christmas Decorations Impress Visitors
Voice of the Public letters from Ames express praise for Pella’s Christmas decorations seen during two holiday visits. Mrs. Carlton Goodwin notes the display as the most pleasing of all seen and commends the spirit and work of the Chamber of Commerce in making it possible.
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Ames
Town
Chamber of Commerce
Pella
Carlton Goodwin
A Word To The City Council
A note of thanks from John J. Kuiper praising the city council for sponsoring a festive lighting contest and public display. He expresses appreciation for the council’s efforts to reflect holiday spirit in homes and recalls the Greatest Gift.
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John J. Kuiper
Mahaska County Farm Bureau hits 1267 members for 1949
County Fieldman Ken Snyder reports 1267 Farm Bureau members signed for 1949 with 100 new members. Union and Adams townships exceed quotas by one each, Spring Creek leads with 106 signed of 15, Scott Township has 63 of 56, Black Oak 78 of 102, Richland 72 of 87.
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Farm Bureau
Mahaska County
Ken Snyder
Snyier
Union
Adams
Spring Creek
Scotts Township
Black Oak
Richlada
Bob Dotzauer to Be Featured by Ripley Twice
Bob Dotzauer former Central College student will be featured in Ripley Believe It or Not for the second time. Professionally he is known as the world’s greatest balancer of inanimate objects. His second feat is balancing a lead pencil on his nose for over three minutes. Ripley first made him famous in 1945 by balancing a lawn mower on his chin atop a fifteen foot ladder.
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Bob Dotzauer
Central College
D. J. Kalal
Bobby
Dotzauer
Ripley
Bob
Kalal
Adam
Noah
Enoch
God
Earth
Calvary’s Cross
Vander Meulen
Iowa Traffic Toll Up by Twelve in 1948
Preliminary figures from the Iowa Department of Public Safety show 661 deaths in 1948 from motor vehicle accidents on state streets and highways, an increase of 12 from 1947, with 482 fatal crashes and a state fatality rate of 5.2 per 100 million miles driven. Urban and rural patterns, limited patrols on county roads, and projected 10 percent travel growth suggest further reductions are needed to prevent higher future deaths.
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Iowa Department of Public Safety
Iowa
Towa
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Department of Public Safety
Walnut Tree Hobbies Forge 16 Christmas Gifts
Harry Stevens of Red Oak uses wood working to craft 16 presents from a Cass county walnut tree that once grew near Lewis. The seasoned timber from his wife’s grandfather’s stand fuels his hobby and gift production this season.
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Lewis
Cass County
Harry Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Short Course for Soils Men at Ames This Week
The fourth annual short course for Iowa soil conservation commissioners runs January 4 to 7 at Iowa State College Ames. About 98 districts expected to be represented. Topics include integrative forage crops, conservation research, district administration, and education and action for soil conservation. Banquet speakers include Charles E. Finley Everett Winter and Kirk Fox. Faculty features twenty five ISU experts and Army Engineers.
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Soil Conservation District
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
William den Adele
Pella
Marion County Soils District
Mississippi Valle Association
Iowa State College, Extension Service
The
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa State Soil Conservation Committee
State Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Charles E. Finley
Everett T. Winter
Mississippi Valley Association
Kirk Fox
Successful Farmer
Army Engineers
W. N. Pierre
Department of Agronomy
Lester E. Clapp
Frank Mondell
Don Anderson
State Association of Commissioners
Homemakers to Study Placement of Pictures in Home
The sixth in the Arts and Crafts in Daily Living series continues with a Homemakers Class at Pella High Homemaking Rooms next Monday at 7 pm. The topic will cover selection and arrangement of pictures for the home. All homemakers are invited.
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Dult
Pella High
Timely Bible series on Great World Crises in Pella
Pastor Pinches announces a Bible message series at the Gospel Hall to illuminate world disturbances revolutions and crime as foretold in scripture. He promises divine instruction for these times and urges attendance each Sunday evening during the program.
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Pinches
Pella
Gospel Hall
State Weed Control Conference in Des Moines
The State Weed Control Conference will be held in the Coliseum at Des Moines January 6 and 7. Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, Attorney General's office, and the Iowa State College extension service, the event includes a chemical and equipment show. Sessions cover corn borer and grasshopper control by spraying, seed germination and purity, weed law applications, and county weed control. A program schedule may be seen at the Farm Bureau office.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Attorney General’s Office
Iowa State College Extension Service
Farm Bureau Office
Last Call for Christmas Seals Remittance
The Federated Club urges final payments for Christmas Seals as campaign closes this weekend. About three quarters of households remitted already, via mail or Van Sittert store box. Committee chair Mrs. Andrew Klyn asks remaining contributions be sent to 1387 North Main Street or dropped in the box. The sale funds guard neighbors from a near eradicated disease.
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Federated Club
van Sittert
Andrew Klyn
North Main Street
Trapping Season Closes January 10
The 1948 40 trapping season ends January 10 after a poor year with low muskrat and mink populations. A short 20 day season from December 1 to December 20 and 30 counties closed. Prices for fur rose above ten year averages but were below the 1947 48 season for long haired furs and beaver. Trappers must sell to fur buyers by January 10 or obtain a cost free hold permit from the State Conservation Commission. shipping permits to outside the state require Commission approval.
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State Conservation Commission
Commission
Those Listed Here Have Passed the Door Marked
A long list of deceased residents and former Pella area natives from 1982 to 2000 is printed, noting ages and last known addresses in local and nearby towns. The notice memorializes many individuals with dates of death and, in some cases, current residences or origin communities, urging readers to reflect on mortality and faith.
Marion County Sees 575 Corn Loan Applications
Knoxville AAA offices report 578 corn loan applications from Marion County farmers as of Dec 21 with a year end outlook near 600. Each loan averages about 1,000 bushels, totaling roughly 747,000 bushels for the county. The loan window extends to July 1, with counts for oats 28, wheat 12, barley 1, soybeans 8, and overall loan activity trending lower for non corn crops.
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Knoxville Aaa
Maron County
T Ao
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Prairie City
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Chandler
John J. de Jong
Beis
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June Newton
Elizabeth Roorda
Lake Bruinsma
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Brant Braxvoort
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