Easter Seals Campaign Sends 1800 Seals to Pella and Lake Prairie
Easter Seals to mail 1800 sheets of seals to every family in Pella and Lake Prairie Township next week. The mailing caps months of planning by the Marion county Easter Seal Society and partners. Each enveloped seal includes a return card to support crippled children. Chair Schaikel notes the campaign’s impact on Iowa children and local funds stay in state.
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Schekel
Pella
Pratt
Ghetrman
Vlay
Lake Prairie
Marion County
Schaikel
Lake Prairie Township
State of
Iowa
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Vander Lugt to Speak in Des Moines March 19
Dr. Gerrit T. Vander Lugt president of Central College Pella and leader of a 500000 fund drive for a private college will address Solar Aircraft Company's Management Club in Des Moines on March 19. He will discuss The Value of Education in Industry during the 5:30 social hour dinner at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club.
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Gerrit T. Vander Lugt
Iowa College
Memof Solar Aircraft Company
Des Moines
Central College
Pella
Vander Lugt
Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Doctor Vander Lugt Chronologizes a Scholarly Path
Dr. Vander Lugt, born in Rotterdam in 1906, immigrated to the United States and faced early schooling limits on a town farm. He advanced via Calvin College in Grand Rapids, earned an MA and PhD at the University of Michigan, taught there, led Carroll College’s philosophy department, then served as president, and authored works on philosophy, religion, and Christian education.
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Solar Club
Vander Lugt
Rotterdam
Holland
Calvin College and Academy
Grand Rapids
Mich
University of Michigan
Carroll College
Waukesha
Witc
Tax Proposals Studied by School People Friday
A Marion County meeting in Knoxville gathered about 100 board members superintendents and lay people to discuss school reorganizations and current legislature. Leaders included Stu Kuyper chairing and county officials presenting reports on county progress and Senate File 1 and House File 158 bills relating to new district voting procedures.
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Marion County
Knoxville
White House
Stu Kuyper
Pella
Thomas
Floyd Davis
E . Paul
Bolie
Pleasantville
C. C. Buerkens
Carroll Price
Elmer Vermeer
Senate
House
Free fish for approved Marion County ponds
Extension Director William Litwiller of Knoxville says ponds in Marion County may be stocked at no cost by the Iowa State Game Commission or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after inspected approval from Des Moines. Robert Moorman notes common free offerings include bass and bluegill and warns against using river or creek fish to avoid imbalanced pond ecosystems.
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Marion County
William Litwiller
Knoxville
Iowa State Game Commission
United States Fish and Wldlife Service
Des Moines
Robert Moorman
Town State College
Blue Gills
Soil Conservation Commission
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Moorman
Texas House debates tax measures and district reorganization
A Texas House discussion covers a proposed district reorganization requiring 75 percent approval among districts and petition signatures from one third of eligible voters. Vermeer sponsors a three percent sales tax bill with earmarks for schools, aiming about 30 million dollars, plus 2 million for agricultural land tax obligations. The Knoxville Board hosted a meeting to foster better patron legislator relations.
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Texas
Vermeer
Loughnuts
Knoxville Board
Oregon Fever and Oregon Society in Iowa 1843
Oregon fever spread to Iowa in spring 1843 and the Oregon Senigration Society was formed in Gig de the home of Archibald Gilliland. Congress failure to pass the Oregon bill with homestead provisions cooled the effort and the society faded from view.
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Iowa
Gig de
Archibald Gilliland
Congress
Topeka Man to Lead Scout Activities in Jasper Area
Donald R. Simon of Topeka Kansas will join the Tall Corn Area Council staff as District Scout Executive in Jasper Poweshiek and Marengo counties. A WWII veteran, Eagle Scout, former teacher and longtime Scout leader he will base in Newton Iowa and starts March 16.
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Donald R. Simon
Topeka, Kansas
Tall Corn
van Gorp
Simon
Newton
Iowa
Jasper
Poweshiek
And
Mar
Scout leader changes in council plans
The council announces a leadership transition with Simon replacing Darwyn Van Gorp. Van Gorp is transferred to Des Moines to become Director of Activities for the Council and District Executive for the Custer District, overseeing more than 1,500 Cubs Scouts and Explorer Scouts across 56 packs and units.
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Ion
Simon
Darwyn van Gorp
Des Moines
Custer
Duffus Named to All South Central Second Team
South Central Conference selections for 1957 include First Team Graham Fee Knoxville Ken Crooks Chariton Bob Cain Chariton Richard Morris Indianola Bob Shively Valley. Second Team features Jim Duffus Pella Duane Palmer Chariton Bob Van Zee Chariton Bill Gladson Albia Jim Vail. Scorers listed: Eyerly Winterset 172 points in 11 games 15. (incomplete data) Graham 15.4 Bob Cain 14.0 Bill Gladson 13.9.
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Graham Fee
Knoxville
Ken Crooks
Chariton
Bob Cain
Richard Morris
Indianola
Bob Shively
Valley
Jim Duffus
Pella
Duane Palmer
Bob van Zee
Bill Gladson
Albia
Jim Vail
Infanoia
Eyerly
Winterset
Graham
Hog Driver Avoids Hogs. Two Bussey Men Injured
An auto crash near Knoxville injured two men from Bussey when driver Phil Baltzley swerved into the ditch to avoid hogs on the highway. The incident highlights rural road dangers and animal intrusions on travel.
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Knoxville
Bussey
Phil Baltzley
Peter Hovland celebrated 50 years as choir director
At Eagle Grove the Lutheran church honored Peter Hovland for fifty years as director of the church choir. A surprise program marked the occasion with friends and congregation members attending.
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Eagle Grove
Peter Hovland
Lutheran Church Choir
Ardell Navis Senior Voice Recital in Chapel Saturday
Mu Gamma Pi presents Ardell Navis a Central College music major in her senior voice recital Saturday March 16 at 815 pm in Douwstra Chapel. A Mu Gamma Pi reception follows in the Union West Lounge. Navis from Brandon Wisconsin trained at Central College under Edith Le Cocq member of the music faculty. She sings soprano solos in Messiah past year and performed in Tulip Time operetta choruses. Navis directs the Baptist Church choir and the First Reformed Church children's choir and plans to teach vocal music in public schools.
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Ardell Navis
Douwstra Chapel
Mu Gamma Pi
Union
Brandon
Wisc
Navis
Central College
Edith le Cocq
Dell
Thehhoir
the Baptist Church
First Reformed Church
Ardell
Central
Pella Officials Seek Road Surfacing Aid
A delegation from the Pella Chamber of Commerce and Marion County Board of Supervisors asked the Town Highway Commission on Tuesday March 6 for asphalt resurfacing aid on two farm to market roads. One request covers a mile north of Pella to the county line, the other spans a second route.
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Pella Chamber of Commerce
Marion County Board of Supervisors
Town Highway Commission
Pella
Per County
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