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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1956
Page
10
Magazine discounts and farm equipment specials mix with rental listings for apartments offices and services. Items include used tractors wagons and spreaders from Hoeksema and Pride of the Farm, plus rentals for floors sanding wallpapering hospital beds apartments and office space in Pella area listings.
An advertisement lists a $2,000 cash prize plus a buy incentive for buyers of a used Mercury or other brand from authorized dealers. It catalogs several used cars and vehicles for sale including 1048 Hudson and 1048 Chev Fleetline Tudor, a 1952 Plymouth, scooters, and pickups with prices from $495 to $995. Phone numbers and dealer notes are included.
Welding sales experience required for District Distributor. Box 1881 Des Moines Iowa. Contact Tom Van Zee by phone for reward details.
A dial service will begin on August 6 at 12 noon. You must have a dial on your phone to receive service after that date. If you do not, notify the Business Office immediately by calling 900.
Two barbers steady at Homer's Barber Shop are highlighted. An 8 bedroom house is for sale at $10,000 with inquiry to the Chronicle office. The United Church group hosts an ice cream social at 7 30, inviting the public, with the Young People of the First Christian Reformed holding an event on August 2 at West Market.
The Greyhound Bus Depot will be closed for vacation from August 4 to 18. Busses will run as usual and tickets may be purchased from the driver. A budget hearing is scheduled for August 8, 1956 by the Board of Trustees at a Carnegie-Yersen Public Library in Pella, Iowa. Public objections to drawings and specifications for reconstruction may be filed on that day.
Sealed bids for the construction and addition to Carnegie-Viersen Public Library in Pella Iowa will be received by the Board of Trustees at the Pella City Office until 8:00 p m August 8 1956. Separate bids required for General Construction Plumbing and Heating and Electrical work. Contract Documents available from Savage & Ver Architects Grand West Des Moines Iowa with no bid deposit. Bids to be delivered in sealed envelopes marked with bidder name and work class. Preference to Iowa made products and domestic coal. Board may defer acceptance up to 30 days and may reject any or all bids. Dated Pella Iowa July 19 1956. Paul V Farr er President attested William P Bosch Secretary
The County Board met in a special session at 10:00 am on March 31 with members present including Everett Leinachan and Edgar Smith. Dan D. Dieleman chaired. John Fish and Merle Maddy attended as guests. The 1955 balance and 1957 road program were presented and approved. no further business was reported before adjournment.
Marion County Iowa Board meets in regular session with all members present to approve minutes and fees, discuss quit claim deed for Minnie Ramsay, and approve special warranty deed for Block Thirteen in Marion City. The agenda includes numerous accounts, salaries, and vendor payments with detailed line items and approvals recorded by Secretary Clifford W. Park.
Thankful notes express gratitude to friends, neighbors and relatives who showed kindness during illness and after the death of Rut Engbers. The family appreciates the sympathy and flowers sent as tokens of respect.
Mrs. Forrest Meserve expresses heartfelt gratitude to neighbors and friends who aided before and after the death of her husband Forrest Meserve. She gratefully acknowledges expressions of sympathy and flowers shown as tokens of regard and respect.
Frozen and canned cherries are discounted as canners clear last summer’s stock in Michigan Wisconsin and other cherry states. Jewel Graham Iowa State College suggests glaze cherries for upside down cakes and provides a cherry dessert recipe using juice from a No 2 can red sour cherries or frozen cherries, sugar flour, oats, flour brown sugar and butter for a warm baked dish.
A broken family circle mourns the loss of Stanley Bandstra, presumed dead, while Allen Aries of Allison is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the chest after accidentally discharging a .22 rifle while hunting alone and climbing a fence.
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