Pella Groups Push Marion County Community Development
Marion County communities tackle growth and social change with leadership from chambers of commerce booster clubs and civic groups. William Litwiller notes no single action pattern exists but says organizers emphasize starting leadership, forming committees, and building facilities like a new hospital. The Extension Service supports these efforts under Building Iowa Communities for Tomorrow and Challenge to Town study groups.
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Marion County
William F. Litwiller
Litwiller
Iowa
Harold Lanphier Appointed Deputy Sheriff
Sheriff George Strawser of Newton announced the appointment of Harold Blaine Lanphier, 38, as deputy sheriff of Jasper County to replace Ray Gaylor. Lanphier, a Jasper County lifelong resident and former Sully business proprietor, is a Sully High School graduate who plans to move to Newton soon.
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George Strawser
Newton
Harold Blaine Lamphier
Jasper County
Lamphier
Ray Gaylor
Lanphier
Sully
Sully High School
Roberta Sigwalt Wins Homemaker of Tomorrow Award
Iowa teen Roberta Sigwalt of Wall Lake High School wins Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow in the state round, earning a $1,500 scholarship and a chance at the national title. The program honors homemaking aptitude among 6061 seniors in 531 schools nationwide.
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Roberta Sigwalt
Homemaker of Tomorrow
Iowa
Betty Crocker
Wall Lake
Charles H. Sigwalt
Sigwalt
General Mills
District of Columbia
Washington,d. C
Colonial Williamsburg
New York City
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Janeen Campbell
Oelwein
Sigwall
Richard
Town State College
Ames
Campbell
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
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versatile portable farm shed for grain, chicks and tools
Thor Research Center outlines a compact 8 by 12 foot portable shed on skids for farmers and home gardeners. It serves as a 200 chick house, grain storage for 500 bushels, or tool storage with room for mowers and pots. Features include a side door two front windows wood shingle roof and a rust remedy for iron railings guidance.
North Mahaska District Reorganizes Near Pella
North Mahaska consolidates with areas north and east of Pella into the North Mahaska Community District including New Sharon Lacy Barnes City and four townships plus twenty one rural independents. Election produced 1004 in favor 145 opposed, 87 percent approval. District holds about 181 sections and 782 pupils with 223 high school students. valuation about 10.12 million dollars. A new five-district board will elect one member from each area.
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Pella
North Mahaska
New Sharon
Lacy
Barnes Cit
Sugar Creek
Monroe
Prairie
Richland
Americanism Essay Awards Winners Named in Pella
Twenty junior high essays on Faith in the Future Through Americanism competed in the local American Legion Auxiliary contest. Prizes were awarded last Tuesday evening by President Mrs. Donald Douwstra. Third prize went to Nancy Vander Pol for $1, Connie Mol won $2, and Pamela Gans earned the $3 first prize. Judges included Omick from Central College and Leora Quinn.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Donald Douwstra
Pella
Nancy Vander Pol
Robert Menning
Connie Mol
Chris Mol
Pamela Gans
Peter G. Gans
Omick
Central College
Leora Quinn
Robert
Pay Raises for Pleasantville School Teachers
Pleasantville school board approved a February 21 meeting decision granting starting teachers a $300 raise under the new salary structure. The action marks a revised pay plan for district educators.
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Pleasantville
Central College names three honorary captains for 1967-58 season
Central College basketball lists three players as honorary captains Ken Leats Belmond Eldon Schulte of Alexander and Virgil Dykstra of Sioux Center. Letters went to Loais Schulte Dykstra Tom Hall of Des Moines Leroy Timmer of Steen Gary Boeyink of Sioux Center Tom Kemppainen of Sheboygan Falls Wis Ra Heibregtse of Cedar Grove. Dykstra set season scoring records with 460 points and 20.9 point per game while surpassing 1000 career points with 1024 in three years.
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Central College
Ken Leats
Belmond
Eldon Schulte
Alexander
Virgil Dykstra
Sioux Center
Loais
Schulte
Dykstra
Tom Hall
Central
Salary scales for teachers by years of training
A schedule shows starting salaries for teachers by training, with $3,200 for two years, $3,100 for three years, $2,900 for four years, and $4,200 for five years. Other increases follow $100 increments per year plus varying additional training. The excerpt ends with a cynical remark about people seeking freebies gaining experience.
Marion County Faces Low Incomes and Limited Industry
A Challenge to Town study portrays Marion County families as troubled by low average incomes and scarce job opportunities. It cites poor recreation facilities and crowded schools as major concerns while noting some progress. Pella has hired a full time recreation director and plans a new hospital. The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce pushes to attract more industry, with calls for stronger farm, commercial group leadership and better agriculture industry cooperation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Litwiller
Knoxville
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Bureau
Agrrcultural
Retail Bureau
Civic Bureau
Pella Chamber of Comerce
City Council
County Extension Service
Extension Service
Marion County
Aad Frank
Pella
Booth Towns
Knoxile
Carroll Price
Agricultural Bureau
Knoxville Chamber Sa
Pella High to Present Annual Spring Concert
The vocal music department at Pella High School will present its annual spring musical on Friday March 28 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Director Ann Tysseling says the program features numbers by high school and junior high pupils set in an oriental theme.
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Pella High School
Ann Tysseling
Chronicle
Gene Stient
Chamber
Pella
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