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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1966
Page
9
Public notice lists Driver's License Examination dates and times as the first and third Tuesday mornings of each month at the Public Safety Building. Residents should arrive early and bring required documentation as specified by the local motor vehicle office.
A sequence of sale notices lists closing out sales with dates and locations. Enterprisers include Martin Van Zee near Prairie City, Tom Lane near Eddyville, Earl Van Donse laar and Robert Rozenboom near Pella, Nick P. Dedong near Pella, Arie Ringelenstein and Nellie Wichhart Est. near Fremont, Reuben Van Hemert near Pella, and Clayton Brooks near Durham Rock Quarry.
Auction notes list free cups at Central Park Cafe and Mary Moksbergen and Donald Visser offering coffee and rolls. Items include Farmall, tractors, plows, disks, cultivators, mowers, and a large used machinery inventory. Also mentions reconditioned farm equipment and two used cars.
White Way Auto Co advertises a mid January sale featuring numerous used vehicles from 1957 to 1965 including Chevrolets Impalas Belairs and Pontiacs. Highlights include 1965 Belair V8 with 7,046 miles and 1965 Impala four door hard top with 10,000 miles.
Real estate ads show a mix of 2 to 4 bedroom houses with attached garages and nearby farms in Keokuk, Mahaska, Marion and Pella areas. Prices range from under 10 000 to around 22 000 with financing options. Also listed are rental upstairs apartments and a new brick ranch with 3 bedrooms and double garage.
Floor sander and polisher and rug shampoo gear offered for rent from Van Berkum Appliance located in a stairs apartment. Contact MA 8 2614 7 for details.
Farm and business notices advertise vaccines at low prices from Ou ha Vaccine Company with live shoe range and financing options through the Federal Land Bank. A card to a manager in OsKaloosa lists a Thursday timing. Also a card of thanks from Gerrit K Van Heukelem and relatives thanks doctors, hospital staff, neighbors, and Rev John Benes for care and prayers during illness and recovery.
A sequence of January events lists meetings at Legion Hall Vermeer plant the North Marion County American Cancer Society and various clubs in Pella plus Pleasantville Maple Buffet Knoxville and local churches. Highlights include a Jan 21 soils management session at Pleasantville Memorial Mall a 7:30 pm Calvin Alumni Music Festival and a women’s adult class potluck and officer election.
Marion County Soil Conservation District commissioners reviewed a 1965 accomplishments summary at a recent meeting. The report by William G. Davis of the Soil Conservation Service notes a good year with open weather through December offsetting September hardships. The district aided 172 farmers with practices and 270 received technical advice. 285 of 350 cost-sharing requests were completed. Contouring, strip cropping, terraces, waterways, tiling, and pasture renovations were among measures. English Creek watershed field day showcased terraces and tiling. four large dams are proposed on English Creek Long Branch Crow Creek and Tracy Creek, pending downstream farmer participation.
The Pella page lists community happenings from January 20, 1966. Highlights include a men’s dinner at the Country Club on Feb 3, a Second Reformed Church Aid meeting Feb 4 at 2:00 p.m., a Cliff Love dance at the Country Club on Feb 12, and another men’s dinner Feb 17.
Parks board outlines actions at Big Rock Park after tulip beds were damaged. Three iron fireplaces will replace destroyed brick units. A bridal path is requested by the Tulip City Saddle Club with strict trail riding rules to keep horses off picnic areas. Shelter houses for Market and Big Rock are under advisement.
Market bid summaries show corn delivered prices at Pella with oats also noted. Report highlights reflect price levels for newly harvested grains and indicate local trading activity among buyers and sellers in the Pella area.
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