Road Costs Biggest Item In Marion County Budget
Marion County’s highway program dominates the budget, with 920 miles of roads, a 1946 maintenance bill of 148,016.86 and new construction at 70,665.95, totaling 258,684.41. County Engineer B W Dutton reports staff of 34 to 26. Bridges number 507 with 12 foot spans, many old wooden structures being replaced. secondary roads align with modern standards and flood management.
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Marion County
B. W. Dutton
Iowa State Highway Commission
The
Highway Commission
U.S
Marion County Road Fund Receives State Tax Sharing
County records show road revenue split across county and township uses with 1946 figures including construction maintenance and total road funds. State gas tax sharing added $111,838, bringing Marion County roads tax income to $415,657 for the year.
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Marion County
Central College Announces Spring Sports Program Coaching
Coach Tysseling will lead track while Eldon Tharp heads baseball as Central schedules four away contests and six home baseball games. Tennis and golf expect fair turnout. practice starts soon with a 12 game baseball slate including six at the COL diamond. Track and tennis start soon with a busy April May schedule including Drake Relays and conference meet at Indianola.
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Tral College
Seling
Eldon Tharp
Central
C.U.L
Pi Ins
Simpson
Iona Wesleyan
Pella
Navy
Ottumwa
Drake
Parsons
Fairfield
Penn
Indianola
Oskangular
Iowa Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant
Drake U
Des Moines
Music Dept Organists Guild program delights Des Moines area
The Des Moines Waterloo and Ottumwa American Guild of Organists chapters met in Douwstra Chapel on Monday evening March 10. The program featured organ solo, accompaniment and ensemble, with Evelyn Brunsting Gordon Farndell and LeCocq among performers. The chapel choir and orchestra joined in Mozart and Mozart Sonata 14 pieces, with Rita Lockwood at the organ and Kooiker directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ray
Des Moines
Waterloo
Ottumwa
American Guild of Organists
Douwstra Chapel
Evelyn Brunsting
A.G.C
Central College
Arlene Elbering
Gordon Far
Kooiker
Mr. Farndell
Mozat
Maybe His Father Was the Best Pool Player in Town
A poem from West Union Union criticizes modern youth. It portrays Jimmy as talented in sports and performance yet unable to spell or write. The piece suggests progressive education as a cause, reflecting local sentiment from Northwood Anchor via E.K.P.
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West Union Union
Jimmy
E.K.P
Northwood
Classified ads blend of loans and goods in Oskaloosa listing
Classified items from Livermore Building Oskaloosa include loans of 28 to 300 dollars repayable up to 18 months and same day funding. Ads promote livestock loans and car financing. Also offerings for seeds, wallpaper and interior paint by centennial Pella decor, with contact names and addresses.
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Bert Vande Kieft
West First Street
Livermore
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Martin Nankigeboren
Ver Meer Announces Candidacy for Third Ward Councilman
Announcement from Ralph J. Ver Meer seeking election to the City Council from the Third Ward at the upcoming City Election on March 31. He asks supporters for their vote and notes a move notification for insured residents through Lautenbach and Ver Ducht.
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Ralph J. Ver Meer
Probate Notice and Tax Credit Reminder Card
Notice in Marion County Iowa warns residents to claim homestead tax credits by April 1 at the bank basement Saturdays 1 to 3 pm. Also lists a March 21 dance at American Legion Hall and a probate hearing for Henry Postma set for 10:00 am on April 15 in Knoxville with objections due by then.
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Marion County State Bank
American Legion Hall
Tday
Notice Call for Garbage Disposal Bids in Pella Iowa
The City Council of Pella Iowa invites bids for garbage collection and disposal for the 1947 season from May 1 to November 1. Bids must be price per residence and filed by 6:00 PM March 27 1947. Details available at City Clerk’s office. Council may reject all bids. FN De Wit City Clerk.
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Pella
Iowa
FN. de Wit
Notice of Will Hearing in Marion County Iowa
The Marion County Iowa Clerk of Court has a will on file for E A Roorda, deceased. A hearing to prove validity is set for 10:00 a.m. on April 15, 1947 at Knoxville in the Clerk of Court office. Leonard L Long oversees the notice.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Districte Court
Towa
Marion County
Henry Postma
Town
Jack B. Carpenter
Leonard J. Long
District Court of Iowa
E. A. Roorda
Hou
Leonard L. Long
Pella Council Names Election Judges and Polling Places
The City of Pella Iowa appoints ward judges and clerks for the March 31 1947 city election and designates polling sites in each ward Fire Station Main Street City Office Building Broadway and P Van Zante Ga nge 622 Oskaloosa Street with mayor T G Fultz signing the resolution and clerk notices.
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Pella
Iowa
Main Stre
Main
American Legion
Broadway
P. van Zante Gange
Oskaloosa Street
Towa
Cards of Thanks for Wedding Anniversaries and Help
Expressions of gratitude from multiple couples and neighbors thanking relatives friends and neighbors for cards flowers gifts and aid. Notes include golden and 36th wedding anniversaries and thanks for help during a fire with modest claims of no extensive damage.
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Peter J. Zwank
66th Wedding Anniversary Thanks From Brant Ver Meer
Kr and Mrs Brant Ver Meer thank friends and relatives for cards flowers and remembrances that made their 66th anniversary a happy day and deeply appreciated. Mia Arie Beyer Monroe Iowa thanks neighbors friends and relatives for cards letters gifts flowers visits and prayers during illness.
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John Gosselink
P. W. van Gorp
Brant Ver Meer
Mia
Arie Beyer
Monroe
Towa
Books on shelves at Pella Public Library for circulation
The Pella Public Library has added children's titles and books for older readers to its shelves. Notable works include Winter on the Prairie by Alice B Curtis Treasure Cave by Sanford Tousey Cap'n Dow and the Hole in the Doughnut by LeGrand Snipp Snapp Snurf and the Big Farm by Maj Lindman Shirley Visits the Zoo by Belle J Benchley Homer Price by Robert McCloskey These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Moffats by Eleanor Estes Penny and Peter by Carolyn Haywood Call Me Charley by Jesse Jackson Here Comes Kristie by Emma Brock The Level Land by Dora De Jong Matilda and Her Family by Miriam E Mason. Matilda is described as a proud and independent black cat.
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Pella Public Library
Alice B. Curtis
Sanford Tousey
LeGrand
Homer Price
Robert McCloskey
Laura Ingalls Wilder
the Moffats
Eleanor Estes
Penny
Peter
Carolyn Haywood
Charley
Jesse Jackson
Kristie
Emma Brock
Dora de Jong
Matilda
Miriam E. Mason
Children's Books by Various Authors in a 1960s Public Library List
A catalog style list highlights multiple titles and authors including Something Always Happens by Mary Graham Bonner Just Jenifer by Janet Lambert Florence Nightingale by Jeanette C Nolan The Patchwork Quilt by Adele De Leeuw The Rooster Crows by Maud and Miska Petersham Johnny and His Mule by Elllis Credle Rainbow's End by Berta and Elmer Hader Harvest of The Hudson by Erick Berry The Little Fire Engine by Lois Lenski Two Is a Team by Lorraine and Jerrold Beim Barbara's Birthday by Irma Simonton Black Susannah The Pioneer Cow by Miriam E Mason The Book of Indian Crafts and Costumes by Bernard S Mason The Friendly Animals by Louis Slobodkin Tell Me About The Bible by Mary Alice Jones The Engine That Lost It Whistle by Genevieve Cross The Kittens A B C by Clare Turlay Newberry
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Florence Nightingale
Jeannette C. Nolan
Adele de Leeuw
Maud
Miska Petersham
Johnny
Ellis Credle
Berta
Elmer Hader
Hudson
Erick Berry
Lois Lenski
Lorraine
Jerrold Beim
Louis Slobodkin
Mary Alice Jones
Genevieve Cross
Clarf Turlay Newberry
Water Tank Fire Thawed By Torch In Harlan
Harlan firefighters battled a blaze on a water tank owned by Roy Havrick. The tank was frozen and Havrick attempted to thaw it with a blow torch. The blaze burned briskly until the department arrived and extinguished the chemicals.
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Harlan Fire Department
Roy Havinck
Nead Harlan
Havick
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Knoxville Journal
Marion
Des Moines River
Taf
Pella Woodcraft
Franklin
DeKalb’s
DeKalb Company
Bennett- Feragen
Hagen
North Main
Tysseling
Organists’ Guild
Sully
Penning
Lynnville
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
Liconsd
Rrom
John J. van Dyke
J. L. Schuring
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
L. A
A . J. Rovaart
John Vander Linden
A. T. Vander Beck
J. W. Vander Linden
John J. Kuyper
Arie Schilder
Effie Stubenr Auch
Ed van Gorp
James Wisse
George Ver Steeg
George Heeren
Arie Vriezelaar
Ryn Vander Ploeg
C. P. Dykstra
Andrew Ver Ploeg
Judes
Jen van Niewaal
P. van Niewaal
Allen
Henry Carson
Dave Thomas
T. G. Fultz
Attest, FN. de Wit
Gerrit
Burdock
Corg
Burdock's Lumber
R. J. Anderson
Knoxville, Iowa
Mary Graham Bonner
Jenifer
Janet Lambert
Candy J Ane
Barbara
Irma Simonton Black
Susannah
Bernard S. Mason
de Joode Insurance Agency
Washington St
Baby
Gearts Feed Mill
Wayne
Pella, Iowa
P. R. van Gorp
Issuce
IE Secretary OF War
America
U. S. Army
Robert P. Patterson
OF War
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