Marion County dairymen honored for outstanding DHIA records
Three Marion County dairy farmers received certificates for top DHIA production in 1963-64. Each herd exceeded 450 pounds butterfat per cow with records from winner testing year. Iowa State Extension dairyman notes 1,402 herds completed testing with an all time high average 11,362 pounds milk and 427 pounds butterfat per cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
County
Exton
Richard Freeman
Dairymen
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Don Voelker
Iowa State University
Voelker
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Drowning at strip mine near Knoxville claims youth
Thomas L Hines fourteen of Youte Knoxville drowned while swimming at a strip mine five miles northeast of Knoxville near Flagler on June 1. He and three other boys Galen Hines eleven Leroy Clark twenty Clyde Parks fifteen swam there around 12:30 p m Clark and Parks jumped in to help but Hines struggled and was not saved. The body was recovered by Fred Speed with help from family and emergency services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hines
Gaylen Hines
Youte
Knoxville
Flagler
Galen Hines
Leroy Clark
Dallas
Clyde Parks
Tom
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Clark
Parks
Fred Frazier
Fred Speed
PHS teachers elect officers and county delegates
The Pella Community Teachers Club chose officers for the coming year at a Junior High meeting. Elected were Merlyn Vander Leest as president Keith Hopp as vice president Ruth Vander Linden as Secretary-Treasurer. County Council delegates named include Tony Hoekstra Evelyn Johnston Grace Lautenbach Gordon Miller Marie Schaefer Ed Rathmell and Julia Moen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Community Teachers Club
Merlyn Vander Leest
Keith Hopp
Ruth Vander Linden
County Council
Tony Hoekstra
Evelyn Johnston
Grace Lautenbach
Gordon Miller
Marie Schaefer
Ed Rathmell
Julia Moen
Knoxville Jaycees Sponsor Master Corn and Soybeans Growers Contest
The Knoxville Jaycees will sponsor the Master Corn and Soybeans Growers Contest in the Knoxville area this year. Entry requires at least ten acres of corn or soybeans, with entries due at the County Extension Office in Knoxville before July 31. Harvest time will determine the contest area and harvesting must be supervised by Jaycees. all yields weighed on approved scales and moisture tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Jaycees
Knoxville
Richard Freeman
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Jaycees
Pella Chronicle publisher guests on Cape Kennedy Air Force tour
Marion De Zwarte of the Pella Chronicle joins Iowa editors and publishers on a U S Air Force led tour of Cape Kennedy Florida to learn about missile test and aerospace facilities. The group flew from Des Moines to Patrick Air Force Base and will visit the Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee. There are briefings and dedicated tours scheduled. The trip aims to inform readers about Air Force and aerospace activities. In a separate item, Jack Hartness of route 2 Dallas faces charges for failing to stop at a stop sign after a June 1 accident southwest of Knoxville. No injuries were reported. The Mosher car sustained damages of 450 dollars to the right front door, windshield, and rear panel. the Hartness truck had 15 dollars damage to the right rear corner of the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Jolly
Pleasantville
Nick de Ruiter
Jolly
Roger Lee Aalbers
Knoxville
Albers
Marion de Zwarte
The
Pella
Iowa
United States Air Force
Cape Kennedy
Florida
Air Force
Des Moines
Patrick Air Force Base
Air Force Missile Test Center
Cape
Tullahoma
Tenn
U. S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center
Jack Hartness
Route
Dallas
Ernest Wilfong
Hartness
Lois V. Mosher
Mosher
Pella High Latin I top scorers named by instructor
Pella High School Latin I top scorers for the year include Earl Horman John Mathes Arvin Van Zante Karen Tucker Wayne Mathes Karen Van Zante James Heerema Tom Van Stitter Johnee Garrett Glenda De Heus Kent Van Vark. Latin II high scorers are Jane Heerema Arthur Knowles Ron Bensink Carol Gosselink Connie Ter Louw and Don Ringnalda. Arthur Knowles Susan Kuyper Connie Ter Louw and Don Ringnalda with Mrs Johnston will attend the National Junior Classical League Convention in Urbana Illinois in August with a one day trip to Lincoln Country and scholastic contests and the Olympic games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Earl Horman
John Mathes
Arvin van Zante
Karen Tucker
Wayne Mathes
Karen van Zante
James Heerema
Tom van Sittert
Johnee Garrett
Glenda de Heus
Kent van Vark
Niles Johnston
Jane Heerema
Arthur Knowles
Ron Bensink
Carol Gosselink
Connie Ter Louw
Don Ringnalda
Susan Kuyper
Mrs. Johnston
Urbana
Illinois
Lincoln Country
Iowa 4-H Mother-Daughter Tea Highlights County Beauty Theme
The Knox ville High School auditorium hosted the County 4-H mother daughter tea with the theme Iowa s Beauty. About 250 members and their mothers attended as Miss Margherita Tarr from Iowa State University spoke on the landscapes and commends planning results including sunny homes and bridges while noting aesthetic as well as unbeautiful planning outcomes. Blue and red ribbons recognized numerous club members in the grooming revue and the day closed with pledges songs and contributions to the International Farm Youth Exchange program totaling 49 50 from Marion County home economics clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Knoxville High School
Fred Waring
Victory
Ruth Archibald
County Extension Home
International Farm Youth Exchange
Marion County Home Economics
Parsons College graduate Willene James earns high honors
Willene James of Fairfield Iowa one of 409 seniors to receive diplomas from Parsons College at graduation ceremonies on June 6. She graduates summa cum laude and wins the Outstanding Scholarship Award and the Mildred Simmons May Prize in Languages. A member of Phi Kappa Phi and listed in Who's Who Among Students. Willene is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Tysseling of Pella. Gaid Kalnins of Monroe also graduates with a B A in Russian from the State University of Iowa at Iowa City commencement on June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willene
Harold) James
Fairfield
Iowa
Plomas
Parsons College
James
Mildred. Simmons
Phi Kappa Phi
Arthur ‘Tysseling
Pella
Dent College
Parsons
Den Hartogs Accept Mission Post in Mount Pleasant Utah
Howard Den Hartogs is appointed by the Board of National Missions of the United Presbyterian Church to teach high school biology at Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant Utah. He and Esther with children Sherri and Jacoi will study at the University of Kentucky this summer and relocate mid August to the boarding school serving students from Arizona California Montana and other distant areas. During four years in Pella they were active in the First Reformed church with roles in Sunday School Evangelism council and nursery supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard den Hartogs
Mount Pleasant
Utah
Howard den Hartog
Board of National Missions
The
United Presbyterian Church
Howard
Esther
Sherri
Jacoi
Pella
State College of Kentucky
National Science Foundation
Mission School
Wasatch Academy
Army Engineers
Forest Rangers
Arizona
Cali
Fornia
Montana
Annville Institute
Simmelinks
Annville
Reformed Church Board of North American Missions
First Reformed Church
Pioneer Department of
P.T.R
Evangelism Council
Christian Education Council
Church
David Schimmel wins Sow and Pig Management Award
David Schimmel of Pelia R F D 2 receives the Sow and Pig Management Award from Moorman Manufacturing Company. The honor, for hog raisers whose sows wean larger litters, includes a simulated oak plaque with a brass plate bearing his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Schimmel
R.F.D. 2
Pelia
Moorman Manufacturing Company
1964 wheat price support set at $1.32 in Marion County
Merrill L. Robuck, Chairman of the ASCS County Committee, announced the 1964 wheat price support and loan rate of $1.32 per bushel for Marion County. The program offers certificates worth 70 cents per bushel for domestic food use and 25 cents for export, plus potential diversion payments for conservation. Terminal rates differ by market with KC and related markets down 2 cents, others down 1 cent, Gulf Port markets up 2 cents, and premiums, discounts, and testing details available at the ASCS County Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Merrill L. Robuck
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Robuck
Kansas City
Galveston
Gulf Port
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Robert Hoyt
William Jenkins
Lawrence Blom
Thomas L. Hines
PHS
Sheriff's Office
Highway Patrol
Burt Smith
Bussey
Cb&q
Ernie Wilfong
Daniel Lusch
Melcher
Valma - Arti
Jerry Lovell
Collins Hospital
Pella Chronicle
Bert van Ee
Carl de Jong
Leighton
Chronicle News
Phote
Vacation Bible School
Union Vacation Bible School
West Market Park
Jesus
Jerusalem
Third Church
Frances de Vries
Johanna de Vries
Jeanette de Vries
Lambert Beyer
Union Bible School
Pella Bible School
Richard Kerr
Indianola
Janet Mart
Kathy Reimer
Charlene Reimer
Cheeri Chix
Vicki Sterling
Clover Clovers
Paula Moore
Kathy Smith
Nancy Walters
Happy Lou Ann Nichols
Diine Rose
Carol Ann Veenstra
Margaret Simpson
Lucky 14
Janis Crane
Pam Vande Kamp
Marilyn Burnham
Merry Maids
Alice Templeton
Ann Baker
June Reese
Wilma van Waalbeck
Arlene Uster
Vickie Smith
Calcher Go Getters
Judy de Moss
Carol
Kenneth Woody
Wayne Butterfield
Rex Shoop
Jolene Jordan
Nancy Loynacan
Joann Harkin
Shirley Karr
Cheeri Chix Club
Y S. Steenberg
Clayton Steenberg
Route 1
U.S. Army
Ilis
Pvt
Eel G S. Steenberg
Fort Leonard Wood
Mis
Willene James
Gaida Kalnins
Monroe
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Wesley Green
Douds
Howard Buckles
Keosauqua
Ethel Ver Meer
Central College
Johnson
Chariton
Bennema
Sioux Center
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