Fund-Raising Underway for Home Elevator at Pella
The Home for the Aged seeks $12,000 to complete an elevator linking all floors with new facilities at Pella Manor. A recent $500 gift from First Baptist of Pella lifts total to $4,850. Donations may be mailed or delivered to Hattie Gezel or Claire Gifford at Pella National Bank.
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First Baptist Church of
Pella
Hattie Gezel
Claire Gifford
Pella National Bank
Christian Benevolence Society
Pella Manor
Board For
The
H. S. Kuyper
Rosserden
P. H. Kuyper
League For Serice
First Reformed
Baptist
Wheaton College Choir Concert in Sully Iowa
Wheaton College Illinois choir under Rex D Hicks performs sacred music at First Reformed Church Sully Iowa on Friday January 29 at 7 30 p m. The 40 member group presents period varied anthems and spirituals as part of a winter Iowa tour with spring trips to California Denver Chicago area and campus appearances culminating in Wheaton home concert.
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Wheaton College
Illinois
First Reformed Church
Sully
Iowa
Rex D. Hicks
California
Denver
Chicago
Wheaton
Bandstra backs Rathbun dam project funding
Congressman Bert Bandstra of Iowa's Fourth District endorsed the $6 million request in the new federal budget to finance Rathbun Dam work in Appanoose County, north of Centerville. The project aims to create a 10 000 acre reservoir and flood control in the Chariton River Valley while boosting regional economy and recreation. The total project cost is about $25.2 million with prior $2.6 million already appropriated.
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Centerville
Chariton River
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rathbun
Congress
Bandstra
Wrapper salesmen honored by cubs
At a Cub Scout pack meeting the top sellers of December fund drive were honored. Randy Boot sold 25 boxes and received a Boy Scout hatchet, Doug Peterson sold 21 boxes and won a Scout knife, and David Willemsen sold 15 boxes and received a compass.
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Randy Boot
Doug Peterson
David Willemsen
Calendar highlights for Pella area events and concerts
A sequence of community events lists Monday and Thursday classes and concerts at Drake University Central College and Wheaton College. It notes basketball games at Central and Indianola venues, operetta performances of Die Fledermaus with English subtitles, and religious and social gatherings across Pella area venues from Jan 28 to Feb 6.
Public discussions planned on financing local services in Iowa
About 500 residents are expected to join in Marion County and Mahaska County for a series of self guided meetings on Financing Our Public Services. The program runs from February through early March with 400 fact sheet kits already ordered and 40 groups slated to begin the week of February 8. Freeman notes groups will meet weekly for three weeks and conclude the week of March 1, meeting at varying locations.
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Marion County
Richard Freeman
Freeman
Towa State University
Iowa
Bill Jenkins
Gerald de Penning
Knoxville
Kenneth Woody
Leland Moon
John Burnett
J. R. Ashton
Wayne Jansen
Pella
Dutch Vermeer
Babe ‘Tysseling
Rev. Ward
John Vanden Berg
Vernon Menninga
Richard Drake
Bussey
Don Livingston
Monroe
Raymond Glenn
Ellis Jordan
Howard Dop
Charlie Young
Joe Clark
Mahaska Co. Extension Service
Maurice Beaver
Cedar Township
John Grubb
Pleasant Grove
Joe Gettys
Oskaloosa
Peter G. Vos
Richland Township
Max G. Johnson
Spring Creek Township
Max O. G. Edwards
Kenneth van Gilst
Lawrence Everett
Madison Township
Wesley Randell
George Smith
Dexter Brostrum
Ilarrison Township
February events listed for Lynnville Sully area
The column details PTA and church activities for Feb 8 including Lynnville Sully PTA meeting and Campfire Dad Daughter Supper at First Reformed Church at 6 PM. Also notes Campfire Board Meeting Feb 10 at Mrs Marinus Kregel's home 8 PM. February 11 Calvin Alumni Music Festival at Douwstra Chapel 7 30 PM. February 25 Ladies Auxiliary Home for the Aged Bazaar and Bake Sale 1 PM at the Home. Donations of handwork and baked goods appreciated.
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Lynnville- Sully
First Reformed Church
Marinus Kregel
Thors
Calvin
Douwstra Chapel
Cai
La‘dies
Johnson Administration seeks 15 million for Red Rock Dam
Washington The Johnson Administration proposes a 15 million dollar appropriation to continue Red Rock Dam construction in Iowa’s Marion County The project on the Des Moines River between Knoxville and Pella will form a reservoir reaching into the Des Moines River Valley Congressman Bert Bandstra says he supports the request and backs the budget plan set to cover the fiscal year starting July 1 1965
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Washington
Bert Bandstra
Pella
Rathbun
Iowa
Johnson Administration
Congress
Bandstra
Appano
Washington, D.C
Red Rock
Iion County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Des Moines
Knoxville
Des Moines River
Quality Pork Show set for Knoxville February 17
The Annual Quality Pork Show organized by Marion County Extension Service and Swine Improvement Association will be at Bingley Sale Barn Knoxville on February 17. Producers may enter three hogs weighing 190 to 230 pounds. judging begins at 1 30 p m Rolland Paul Iowa Swine Producers will judge. Hogs must be delivered 10 00 a m to 12 00 p m with carcasses shown February 23 at 1 30 p m at Iowa Packing Des Moines. Entry fee is 1 for three hogs plus membership in County Association. trucking about 50 cents per head. The best judge and top carcass pen win free hams. Contact County Extension Office or association directors for details.
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Marion County Extension Service
Marion County Swine Improvement Association
Bingley Sale
Knoxville
Richard Freeman
Rolland Paul
Iowa Swine Producers
Freeman
Iowa
Iowa Packing Company
Des Moines
County Swine Association
Pella Post Office to Alter Hours Starting February First
Beginning Monday February 1 the Pella post office window service will run 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Postmaster Ed Wesselink says the change cuts one clerk to speed dispatch of 1st class mail amid rising late afternoon volume. The program, used successfully in other towns, aims to improve mail delivery by freeing time for earlier processing.
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Pella
Ed Wesselink
Nicci Van Soest to give senior recital at Central College
Miss Nicci Van Soest of Denver Colorado will present her senior voice recital at Central College Sunday January 31 at 2 p.m. in Cox Snow Recital Hall open to the public. She will be accompanied by Sharon Van Dalen from Newton Iowa and study under Edith Sedrel LeCocq. Repertoire includes Scarlatti On cessate di piagarmi Handel Cara Spose Gibbons The Silver Swan Brahms O Wust ich doch den Weg Zuruck Wolf Morgen Strauss The Mouse Trap O Can Ye Sew Cushions Howells Deird Hert Hageman Music I Heard With You and a North Carolina mountain ballad Its Gone Away. Miss Van Soest is the daughter of Mr and Mrs N L Van Soest of 1650 South Grant St Denver.
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Nicci van Soest
Denver
Colo
Central College
Cox- Snow
Miss van Soest
Sharon van Dalen
Newton
Edith Sedrel LeCocq
Alessandro Scarlatti
Handel
Cara Spose
Orlando Gibbons
Brahms
Hugo Wolf
Morgen
Richard Strauss
Wolf
Benjamin Britten
Herbert Howells
Richard Hageman
North Carolina
Former Pellan named Boss of the Year in Des Moines
Stan Ver Ploeg of West Des Moines and business partner Robert Savage received the Boss of the Year honor from the Des Moines Junior Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet. Ver Ploeg, a Pel Ja native, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ver Ploeg.
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Stan Ver Ploeg
West Des Moines
Robert Savage
Chamber of Commerce
The
Jaycees
Savage
Ver Ploeg
Pel- Ja
His
Mrs
Andrew Ver Ploeg
Wildlife Conservation Night School Speaker in Iowa
Glenn Harris the wildlife game commissioner of Indianola will speak at the Farm Night School on Monday February 1 at 7 30 p m at Pella High School. His topic is Wildlife Conservation.
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Glenn Harris
Indianola
Pella
White Elephant Sale Promotion Next Week
Pella merchants sponsor a White Elephant Sale to stretch the consumer dollar with clearance bargains. Shoppers are urged to oil up their carts and come prepared to fill them with useful buys. Chronicle will carry details next week.
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Pella
Pella Students to Graduate at Iowa Midwinter Commencement
About 490 degrees will be awarded at the University of Iowa mid winter commencement on January 30 at 10 am in the University Field House. Pella students earning degrees include Thomas Boat with a Bachelors in Anatomy and William Nibbelink earning an MS in Mathematics.
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University of Iowa
University
Pella
Thomas Boat
Broadway
William Nibbelink
Route 2
Bill Would Aid Fourth District Schools With 2.9 Million
Congressmen Bert Bandstra says a federal education bill could provide about 2.9 million in grants to elementary and secondary schools in the Fourth District. Estimated local shares include Marion 165300, Jasper 177156, Mahaska 172824, and Poweshiek 147744, with funds directed to low income families and special education facilities. The figures are preliminary and depend on congressional approval.
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Washington, D.C
Iowa
Bert Bandstra
Pella
Bandstra
Marion County
Jasper County
Mahaska
Poweshick
Congress
Predent
Johnson
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