Heirlgoms and Oddities on Display in Marion County Museum
Marion County Historical Society opens its museum to showcase oddities from across the county. Visitors see ancient tools, Indian arrowheads, a life of General Francis Marion, a 1810 Ohio store account book, dresses and saddles, Gila monster and sacred toad specimens, Hawaiian shells, and a 137 year old slate used by children. Curator Mr. Belknap invites all to browse.
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Marion County Historical Museum
Marion County Hist Society
Jed
Knoxville
Francis Marion
Marion County
Frank
Ohio
Rosalie Hanawalt
Elizabeth Crozier
Harvey Crozier
Fessie Smith
Bend
Chicago
Arthur Bridges
Mexico
South Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Ray ‘Mikesell
Marion County Historical Society
New Gymnasium For Penn College Now Seems Assured
Pledges in the Oskaloosa Mahaska County campaign for a new gymnasium at Penn College reached 52043 at the third workers luncheon in the Legion Hall Oskaloosa. The Quakers of Iowa have raised 92500 in the church campaign and are nearing the 100000 goal for the Penn campus gym. A K Walling editor of the Oskaloosa Herald is the general campaign director for the area. Dr Phillip King of Marts Lundy Inc New York City is involved.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Kiam Penn ‘College
Legion
Name of Henrietta Ver Heyl to Appear In Book of Memories
Miss Henrietta Ver Heyl was informed by the I B E A secretary that she will be honored in the Book of Memories. A gift to the Teacher Appreciation Fund of the Town State Education Association honors her. Her name will be inscribed at Salisbury House memorial headquarters.
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Henrietta Ver’ Heyl
Robert W. Langerak
Town State Education Association
Book of Memories
Salisbury House
Ver Heul
Willard
Department of
National Education Association
Sponsors Sought for Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Contests
Marion County groups urged to sponsor Iowa Master Corn Growers and Soybean Growers contests. Regulations, entry deadlines, and local sponsorship details available at Knoxville County Extension Office. New rules allow machine weighing for corn and cut area weighing for soybeans. Entries due by July 30, 1955.
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Marion County
Iowa
Town Crop Improvement Association
Studt
Knoxvill
Penn College plans new gym for 2500 spectators
The campaign coordinator outlines plans for a $200,000 gymnasium at Penn College. The facility would seat 2500 spectators with a standard basketball floor and accommodate community use and county tournaments. Presently the community lacks a standard size gym floor for large gatherings.
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Penn College
Social Security Des Moines Office Moves to Jewett Building
The Des Moines Social Security district office will relocate to Jewett Building at 910 Grand Avenue effective June 13, 1955. Hours remain 8:30 to 4:30, Monday through Friday, with entrance on Grand Avenue. The former Valley Bank Building site was on the 6th floor.
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Des Moines
The
Social Security Administration
Jewett Building
Grand Avenue
Leo W. Smith
9Th Street
Valley Bank
Voters OKayed School District Reorganization
Voters in eight of nine districts approved the Pleasantville Community School Reorganization, effective July 1. The new district will cover about 75 sections, with an assessed value over 4 million dollars and more than 475 pupils, plus per pupil valuation above 9 thousand. The board will form after the July 1 meeting. a June 20 election elects the new board. Franklin Center School may operate 1955 56 under the new district. West Pella Rural School will close. Union School likely closes. details to come. The article ends with a note that the average citizen loses four teeth by 25, seven by 30, and ten by 40.
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Pleasantville
Pleasantville Consol
Sunnyside Rural
U. K. Rural
Franklin Cen
West Pella
Pleasant Ridge
Fairview
Union Towns
Swan Independenit
Covesee
Pleasantville Community School
Board of Education
Franklin Center
Union Township
Weather Readings and Daily Totals for Early June
Daily rainfall and temperatures from June 1 to June 7 with totals. observer E. C. Beaning notes 0.96 inches total. An Osage construction overcharge of dynamite blasted through a wall at the Ben Flack home but caused no injuries.
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Osage
Ben Flack
Rev Daniel Y Brink Elected President Of Reformed Church In America
Buck Hill Falls Pa June 3 1955 The General Synod elected Reverend Daniel Y Brink pastor of the First Reformed Church of Scotia New York as president for the coming year George H Menninga was named vice president Brink a New Brunswick Seminary graduate has served churches in Philadelphia West New York New Jersey and Scotia He sits on the churchs Foreign Missions board and supervises New Brunswick Theological Seminary Menninga is a professor of missions at Western Theological Seminary Michigan Continued on Page 12
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Buck Hill Falls
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
United States
Daniel Y. Brink
First Reformed Church of
Scotia
New York
George H. Menninga
Western Theological Seminary
Holland
Michigan
Brink
New Brunswick Seminary
Philadelphia
West New York
New Jersey
Board of Foreign Missions
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Menninga
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Henrietta Ver Heyl
Gamllea
Straw Story
Social Security
Denim Cafe
VN Price
Lucy Romper
de Pella
Pella Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
E. C. Beaning
Reformed Church In America
Synod
Gerrit Vander Lugt
Frigidaire Parade
America’s Finest
Frigidaire
Imperial Cold Pantry
Kuyper’s
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