Lynnville-Sully students win ratings at speech tourney
Mrs Tunis Blom and Lynnville-Sully high school students earned superior ratings at a district speech tournament in Newton, earning the right to advance to Grinnell for the state contest on March six. Students claimed top marks in dramatic declamation original cra zy and other categories under teacher Mrs. Carolyn Fuhr.
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Lynnville-Sully
Newton
Grinnell
Kar¢ Baarda
Lois van Wyk
Artha Burton
Ight
Marta
Judy Geurts
Helen Sharp
Karen Alner
Karen Baarda
David Ley
George Evans
Mary ‘Vanderpe
Helen Kool
Carolyn Fuhr
Septic Tank Cleaner Promises Quick Tank Renewal
An ad touts a new chemical family that digests sludge in 24 hours and eases septic tank cleaning. It urges readers to ask dealers for INMAK'S SEPTIK EENER and NWETENMAK'S SEPTI LEENER, citing rapid results and simplified pumping. Ideal Pharmacy contact provided as MA 8-2333.
S.S.S. Club Meets in February at Main Toom Home
The February meeting of the S.S.S. club gathered 11 members who shared favorite one-dish meals. Guest Mrs. Sharon Langstraat attended. After business, a lunch was served. The March meeting will be at Betty Metcalf's home.
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Main Toom
Sharon Langstraat
Betty Metcalf
Comparative Sale of Iowa School Bonds 1961 62
A Des Moines National Bank list presents school bond sales in Iowa from October 8, 1961 to February 8, 1962. Districts include Louisa-Muscatine, Waukee, Miles, Riceville, Newton, Des Moines, Serant Bluf-Luton, and Oweketa Community with amounts ranging from 55,000 to 1,600,000 at various costs.
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Towi-Des Moinés National Bank
Des Moines
Iowa
Louisa-Muscatine
Waukee
Riceville
Riceville Comunity
Newton
Des Moinés
Seradant Bluf-Luton
Iwokéta
Comini Unk
Petia
Farm Record Analysis Meeting March 15
The annual Farm Record Analysis meeting by Mahaska County Extension Service occurs March 15 at 8 00 p m in the Farm Bureau basement. Gene Reisetter and Charles Mogget present farm statistics from Mahaska County and southeast Iowa, focusing on volume and efficiency indicators and soil quality implications. Attendees include farm owners operators with confidential figures and a Home Account costs discussion. wives urged to attend with husbands. Public invited.
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The
Mahaska County Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Gene Reisetter
Iowa
Charles Mogget
Original Bowlers League standings and scores update
March 6 1962 Breen and K man lead with .679 average at Coffee Shop. West End Service slips to .621 while Rol n Bowleros post .608. Boat and Boatsma and C M Trucking trails with low .474 and .436. De Jong Floral sits at .410.
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Breen & K’man
Coffee Shop
West End Service
Rol'n Bowleros
Boat & Boatsma
C & M Trucking
de Jong Floral
Spillway Largest Single Contract For R I District
Maxon Construction Company of Dayton, Ohio, received a Rock Island District contract on March 6 for a spillway at the Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River near Pella. Construction starts spring 1962, ends by November 30, 1964, using 200000 cubic yards of concrete and extensive earth and rock work.
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Rock Island
Ill
Maxon Construction Company
Dayton
Ohio
Red Rock Dam
Des Moines
Pella
Iowa
Dam spillway and stilling basin design details and contractor notes
The document describes a dam with a spillway 241 feet wide and 76 feet high, five tainter gates, four piers for a Marion County Road P bridge, and a downstream stilling basin 224 by 213 feet, set 11 feet below the spillway base. It also notes two concrete non overflow sections 161 feet long and 136 feet high, each 27 feet wide at the top, connecting the spillway and basin to earth embankments. Maxon Construction Company previously built Dam No 11 at Dubuque Iowa Dam No 17 at New Boston Illinois Lock No 18 near Burlington Iowa and Lock No 20 at Canton Missouri.
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Stilling
Maxon Construction Company
Dubuque
Iowa
New Boston
Illinois
Burlington
Canton
Missouri
Terpstra Granted Junior Membership in Angust Assoc
Marion W Terpstra a 17 year old from Pella Iowa has become a junior member of the American Angus Association in St Joseph Missouri announced by Frank Rich His junior status issued in January lets him register purebred Angus cattle at regular member rates and enjoy association privileges until age 21 when he may convert to a lifetime membership Marion was among 90 youths nationwide to receive junior memberships last month.
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Marion W. Terpstra
Pella
Rolscreen Automation Told to Pella Rotarians
Pella Rotary program covered Rolscreen unit record system with multiple machines for payroll, check tabulation, time and production records. Clifford White explained digitization, binary systems, and two stage card verification, noting rapid field changes and lengthy operator training.
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Pella
Clifford White
Pella Rolscreen Company
Rolscreen Company
White
Area Development Group Assigns Work Projects
OTTUMWA The 11 county steering committee on area development laid groundwork for naming sub committees to study four major areas agriculture industry education and training and recreation Representing Marion County was Dick Freeman of Knoxville substituting for Bill Dunshee Members were tentatively assigned to study areas and will meet in separate groups in weeks ahead to plan sub committees Recommendations on sub committee membership set for March 26 Dunshee to work in recreation group Steering group members will act as liaisons and assist as needed Agriculture pegged as number one problem in several counties A farm credit conference will be sponsored in early spring and resource personnel called in to discuss credit and farming Eber Eldridge ISU extension economist noted national forces at work on local off the farm movement He warned trends can be tempered or reversed locally and urged recognition of soft forces in area progress Training education for youth and displaced people to prepare for new industry Possible needs for fitting schools churches and retail services into population patterns outlined Executive secretary Art Johnson outlined steps definition organization review of recommendations and development of specific projects Rural sociologist Daryll Hobbs urged committees feed back to steering group during work The piece ends with a wry aside about curfew in the past versus today.
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Ottumwa
Eber Eldridge
Iowa State University
Art Johnson
Oskaloosa
Daryll Hobbs
Towa State University
Chiquaqua Valley Honor Teams Named for 1962
The Pella Chronicle lists 1962 Chiquaqua Valley Conference boys and girls honor teams. Boys first team features Justin Estes Fremont and Larry Smith Tri-County among others. second team includes Ronnie Walker Blakesburg and Dennis Sanders Hedrick. Girls selections include Gwen Cooper Tri-County and Nancy Grimm also Tri-County, with multiple players from Pella and Fremont.
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Chiquaqua Valley Conference
Justin Estes
Fremont
Ron Vander Pol
Hedrick
Don Ver Meer
Pella
Larry Smith
Tri-County
Manly Hall
Ronnie Walker
Blakesburg
Allan McKie
Sandy de Haan
Dennis Sanders
Hedrick Rushardgrove
Gwen Cooper
Nancy Grimm
Nancy Thompson
Frances Wilcox
Sally Frandt
Carla Schmidt
Increase in BB Ticket Sales for 1961-62 Season
The basketball program shows a $286.06 rise in ticket sales from 1960-61 to 1961-62. Pilla Tigh hosted eight teams each season. last year gate receipts totaled $1067.10, while this year’s figures bring the season total to $1353.16. Mr. Wilkins notes attendance growth and optimistic outlook with a new gym planned next year to accommodate larger crowds.
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Pilla Tigh
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Tunis Blom
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King of the
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