How Marion County Got Its Name and More History
A lively reflection on how Marion County received its name from Francis Marion the Swamp Fox and how other local places acquired names. It traces the shift from Kish-Ke-Kosh and Chicauqua to Prairie Lake, Red Rock, Otley, Summit Township, and Jefferson Township, with notes on Chicago Knoxville and the Des Moines Valley Railroad origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Union Historical Society, Birdsall, Williams and Co
Kish-Ke- Kosh County
Kish-Ke-Kosh
Kith
Nathan Bass
Nebraska
Center
Pulaski
Pella
Pulaski County
Iowa
Marion
Francis Marion
Washington
Carolinas
Skunk River
Chicauqua
Chicago
Illinois
Knoxville
New England
Henry Knox
Summit Township
Summit
Ohio
Otley
Col. Otley
Des Moines Valley Railroad
Red Rock
Red Rock Lake
Lake Prairie
Lake
Jefferson Township
Lake Prairie Township
Jane
Local births announced from Pella and surrounding towns
Sue Burdla and Stan Vos of Pella announce Amy Lynn Vos born March 5 at Des Moines Iowa Methodist Hospital weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces. Grandparents Arthur and Ruth Schuring and Wilbur Vos with great grandparents listed. Darryl Switzer and family welcome Karilyn Joy Switzer born February 26 at St Luke's Cedar Rapids weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces. Heather Dawn Briggs born March 5 to Timothy Briggs and family. Vincent J De Beer born March 7 to Jim and Mervin Trueblood and Peter De Boer families. multiple grandparents and great grandparents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Vos
Pella
Amy Lynn
Towa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Arthur Schuring
Wilbur D. Vos
Sully
Forrest Butler
Nick Schuring
Dick Rolffs
Zickels To Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carroll Zickel will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4:30 p m Sunday March 23 at the Farm Bureau Building 109 N Third St Oskaloosa Children of the couple are Mr and Mrs Dennis Langstraat and Daniel Zickel The couple were married March 14 1950 at the Assembly of God Church in Oskaloosa Rev Max Johnson performed the ceremony The couple request no gifts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Zickel
Farm Bureau
N. Third St
Oskaloosa
Dennis Langstraat
Daniel Zickel
Carroll
Phyllis
Assembly of God
Max Johnson
Grain Farm Dreams for Jean Francois in France
Jean Francois, son of a farmer near Tressac, France, shows strong interest in a grain farm operation as part of a family farming tradition and future agricultural plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Francois
Tressac
France
Renaud announces engagement of Marilyn K to James M Newton
Leighton couple Mr and Mrs Glen A Renaud announce the engagement of daughter Marilyn K to James M Newton son of Mr and Mrs Carl Newton Dorothy New Jersey The bride elect is a 1973 graduate of Pella Community High School and is employed at Van s Food Market Her fiancé is a diesel mechanic employed in Vineland New Jersey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen A. Renaud
Leighton
Marilyn K
James M. Newton
Carl Newton
Dorothy
N.J
Pella Community High School
Van’s Food Market
Vineland
Miss Vander Waal Co-Directs Pietenpol Cup Contest
Greta Vander Waal daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Vander Waal of 608 Peace St serves as co director of the sophomore class for the 24th annual Central College Pietenpol Cup Contest held on Friday and Saturday. The event, begun in 1951 by the late Dean Emeritus Henry Pietenpol, sees freshmen and sophomore women staging a musical production with an original theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Vander Waal
Herbert Vander Waal
Peace St
Central College
Henry Pietenpol
Community event calendar highlights March meetings
A condensed listing covers March 13 to 18 events in Hawkeye area including Welcome Wagon at Ann Fisches home, Fortnightly Club at Betty Cummings, Drivers License Examiner sessions, Citizens Workshop on Energy and Environment by League of Women Voters, Mahaska County 4 H Penny Carnival, Soup Supper for Shawn VanRoekel, Jo Lechary Dance Co at Central College, Pietenpol Cup at Douwstra Auditorium, Golden Agers meal, Kathy Kuentzel flute recital, BPW Club cancer program at Vermeer Plant, Human Values Seminar at Central College, Women’s Federated Club, Social Security rep at Public Safety Building, and Pella City Council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Fischer
North Hazel
Betty Cummings
Dorothy Nollen
Citizens
League of Women Voters
Farmer’s Co-op
South St
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
American Cancer Society
Jane
Central College Learning Resource Center
Women’s Federated Club
Second Reformed Church
Social Security
Public Safety
Pella
Also Mentioned on This Page
Over the
Sonja Overman
Sue Burdla
Trueblood
Garrett de Boer
North Marion County
The
Vermeer Manufacturing Co
Cancer Society
Watson
Dave Bevan
Sherlock Holmes
Gary Gezel
Sherlock
Arlene van Gorp
Vermeer
John Vander Wert
Chronicle
Mrs. Carroll Zickel
Jerry Krug
Marilyn Renaud
Miss Vander Waal
Pizza den
A. Ave. W
Subenga Studios
Albia
Les
John Carl
Dale Hansen
Vet’s Auditorium
KCOB
Henry Block
Lynnville Sully High School
L-S-K Jaycees
Shawn van Roekel
Mark IV Pictures Presents
Robby Sella
Terry Griffin
Pearl Braaten
Alberta
Eacret
Ralph McTurk
Donald W Thompson
Executve
Russell S Doughten Sr
Douwstra Chapel
Gosselink's
T.V. E Pella Farm Service
Sun
McCord Motor Lodge
Highway 14
North
Holland Theatre
Rosa
Pat Boone
David Wilkerson
Erik Estrada
Jackie Giroux
Dino Defilippi
Jo-Ann Robinson
Intervarsity of Christian Fellowship
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