Mary Tapley Killed In Pella Scooter Crash
Mary Kathleen Tapley a 17 year old Sac City girl was killed when the scooter she rode was struck at the Columbus and West Third street intersection in Pella. Driver Donald Roorda also 17 of Pella was injured and survived. Sharon Daven 22 of Pella faced no skid marks as she drove westbound and the scooter struck the curb. Tapley was a Sac City High School junior active in Future Homemakers of America and Methodist church activities. She is survived by her parents a brother and grandparents.
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Columbus
West Third Street
Pella
Mary Kathleen Tapley
Sac City
Charles Tapley
Tapleys
Tapley
Dent
West Third
Sharon Daven
Don Roorda
Miss Daven
Miss Tapley
Sac City High School
Future Homemakers of America
Sac City Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Mark
Tom Tapley
Central College Alumnus Returns from Thailand
Rock Island Illinois The Corps of Engineers Rock Island District will open bids on Thursday August 26 at 2 p.m. for improving and resurfacing three and one half miles of Polk County Road G from State Highway 316 north of Runnells west to a point west of Adelphi. The road will relocate present County Road Y between Adelphi and Runnells to avoid flooding from the Red Rock Reservoir. One new bridge will be built across Mud Creek and the relocated Wabash Railroad grade crossings will be avoided. Work starts within 15 days after notice to proceed.
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Rock Island
Ill
Corps of Engineers
Runnells
Adelphi
Town
Red Rock
Mud Creek
Wabash Railroad
Poverty grants awarded to six Iowa colleges
The War on Poverty funded work-study grants totaling 2700 for six Iowa colleges in the Fourth District. Central College and others received amounts ranging from 2,909 to 7,142 dollars to help low income students, while a Mahaska County tailoring workshop linked 4-H members to local training and fair exhibits.
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Washington, D.C
Fourth Congressional District
Bert Bandstra
Dem
Iowa
Bandstra
US. Office of Education
Central College
Pella
Ottumwa Heights College
Ottumwa
Graceland College
Lamoni
Simpson College
Indianola
Vennard College
University Heights
Marshalltown Community College
Marshalltown
July events and ball games schedule in Monroe area
A July calendar lists club meetings reunions and socials at RLDS church basement Monroe street Derby and show events at Det Jong Lumber Yard Saddle Club Visitors welcome potlucks at Swim ming Pool Shelter House reunions and church socials through July 30. Local baseball games feature Pella Hi Chariton and other matchups with start times in the 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. range.
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Rlds ‘Church
Monroe
Porter Grove
Earl van Zante
Monroe Street
Tulip City
Det Jong Lumber Yard
Summit and
Lake Prairie
Young People’s Society of
First Christian Reformed Church
Anthony Metenis van Zee
Shelter House
Jaycees
Legion Hall
Dieleman
West Market Park
Pella Hi
Chariton
Girls Sg
Recreation Commission
Klyn Tire & Battery, Jr. Hi N
Pella National Bank
Richard's Cleaners, Jr
Hi S
Kiwanis
Root Beer
Pella Hills
Knoxville
Postal schedule shift clocks in earlier deliveries
Ed Wesselink, Pella postmaster, announces a new west bound truck schedule moving from 10 35 a m to 7 15 a m. Mail dropped after 5 45 p m and before 6 00 a m will depart on this truck. Holiday mail from neighborhood boxes and post office before 6 00 a m goes out at 7 00 a m. Mail carriers return to former schedule, and dog ties during delivery times should note the change.
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Ed Wesselink
Pella
Oskaloosa
Richard Vroom Enters AIB Program in Des Moines
Des Moines Des Moines IA Richard Alan Vroom son of Clifford and nonaux Vroom of Pella Iowa enrolled at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines beginning in the summer quarter He is a 1963 graduate of Pella High School and is taking the Higher Accounting and Automation Course at ALB.
Wormhoudts Return From Extended Mid East European Trip
Dr and Mrs Arthur Wormhoudt have returned from a three and a half month sabbatical trip that covered the Middle East and Europe. The purpose included gathering Arabic books for a translation of the poet Al Mutanabbi, meeting scholars in Cairo Beirut and Jerusalem, and gaining teaching insights for literature music and art at William Penn College. They visited Cairo Beirut Florence Vienna London Oxford Cambridge and Paris, logged about 20 000 miles by air train and sea, and attended operas galleries libraries and studios before returning to Iowa.
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Arthur Wormhoudt
Middle East
Europe
Delphi
Mycenae
Greece
Sophocles
Wormhoudts
Dante
Florence
Dr. Wormhoudt
von Hammer Purgstall Society
Vienna
BE. J. Brill
Leien
Paris
Oxford
Cambridge
London
Egypt
Milan
Venice
Berwell School of Art
Lucie Rie
Wormhoudt
Penn College
Persia
Bantine
Beethoven
Iowa
Good neighbor deed at Gysbert Ver Meer's farm
Relatives and friends helped bale 20 acres of hay on the Ver Meer farm after a scaffolding accident on July 7 left Gysbert and his son Bill with back injuries. Haying occurred July 14, with several named locals credited for their work and the crew photographed. Pella's annual Soap Box Derby is set for July 21 on Monroe Street with Kiwanis sponsorship and awards for top finishers and a Derby Queen.
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Gysbert Ver Meer’s
Gysbert
Bill Ver Meer
Ver Meer
Bill
John Vink
Henry Ver Meer
David Vande Lune
Pella
Monroe Street
Pella Recreation Commission
The
Recreation Commission
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Broadway
Lincoln and
Webster
Erickson Appointed Lynnville-Sully Superintendent
Claire W. Erickson, 45, has assumed duties as superintendent of Lynnville-Sully Schools. Formerly at Kanawha for one year, he previously led Hartwick schools for nine years and was elementary principal for four after Hartwick-Ladora-Victor consolidation. He holds degrees from Buena Vista and USD, with further graduate work at Iowa. The Ericksons, with son Greg, reside in Grinnell while their Sully home is finished.
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Younkin
Dudley
India
Changmai
Dan
John
Thailand
Lynnville
Claire W. Erickson
Lynnville-Sully
Kanawha
Hartwick School
Con
Solidation of
Hartwick-Ladora- Victor
Mr. Erickson
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
University of South Dakota At
Vermillion
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mrs. Erickson
Greg
Grinnell College
Ericksons
Grinnell
Sully
County 4-H selects delegates for leadership conference
Karen Krusemark of Rose Hill and Warren Osterfoss of Oskaloosa have been chosen as Mahaska County delegates to the State 4-H Leadership Conference at the State 4-H Camp near Boone. Karen and Warren are recognized for leadership within the 4-H Club program, daughters of Harold Krusemark and Clyde Osterfoss respectively.
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Karen Krusemark
Rose Hill
Warren Osterfoss
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Boone
Karen
Harold Krusemark
Warren
Clyde Osterfoss
ASCS Elections Set For Aug 23 1965
The Marion County ASC Committee announces the annual election of community committees on Monday August 23 1965. Polls run 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM at designated polling places. Current committee members will select a six name slate. Petitions by six eligible voters due to county office by July 28 1965 for those seeking ballot placement. Nominees by petition must be willing to serve. Polling locations to be announced later.
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Marion County
ASC
Mina Baker Leads Europe Food Study Tour
Mina Baker an associate professor of home economics at Central College is on a food study tour of Europe sponsored by Arizona State University. She departed July 9 and plans to return August 18 visiting Holland Denmark Germany France Switzerland Italy and England. The program covers historical geographic economic and cultural aspects of foods with travel by air motor coach foot and boat. Tour conductor is Mrs Mary Wright associate professor at Arizona State University.
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Mina Baker
Central College
Arizona State University
Miss Baker
Holland
Denmark
Germany
France
Switzerland
Italy
England
Mary Wright
Arizona State
Pella Shop Break-In Yields $900 in Goods Stolen
Mrs. Peter Miedema of Iva's Chenille Shop in south Pella reported a weekend burglary on July 13. Homemade rugs and bedspreads valued at $900 were taken with no signs of forced entry. Police investigated potential non-force entry indications.
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Peter Miedema
Iva
Pella
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North Mahaska
North Mahaska School
Sylvia Banes
County Extension Home Economist
Donna Beth de Jong
Sherrill de Jong
Karen Renaud
Mary Phillips
Margaret Jackson
Beth Ver Steegh
Beverly Ver Steegh
Joyce Groenenboom
Linda Pinkerton
Connie McMains
Ames
College of Engineering
Iowa State University
Paul D. Horman
Joe Horman
Otley
David Ver Steegh
Raymond Younkin
Frank Younkin
Chiengrai
Jefferson City
Missouri
United Presbyterian Church
Princeton Theological Seminary
Bangkok
What
S Up
Richard Vroom
AIB
Arthur Wormhoudts
Mid-East
Mozart
Marriage of Figaro
Rossini
Barber of Seville
Moses
Berg
Worreck
Belini
Norma
Strauss
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Don Gorp
Phil Visser
Frank Overvice
Lloyd Vander Streek
Marion de Zwarte
Gerrit
Rivenshoek
Gary Vermeer
Arinder Linden
Richard Reeling
Yaad Chamber
Ed Lamson
Chronicle News
Cemet
Larry Menninga
Larry Engbers
Ron Wichart
Gene Meppelink
Albert van Donselaar
Henry B. Ver Meer
Pete Slycord
le Vander Linden
Harold Ver Meer
Gilford Steenhoek
A. K. van Zee
Wm. Engbers
A. M. de Cook
Marion Wichart
Bill Slycord
John Slycord
Wesley van Wyk
Wayne van Mersbergen
ASCS
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