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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1947
Page
5
The Van Veen Van Hemert Unit 89 thanks the community for donations to buy magazines for the Polio Pak heater. The Vollrath device heats hot packs for poliomyelitis and other conditions, enabling continuous supply and bedside use. It is on display in Wormhoudt's Furniture Store window for viewing.
Central College hosts Understanding the Child Through Art, an exhibit loaned by the Museum of Modern Art New York. Prepared by the National Committee on Art in American Education and Society, it displays child art from early childhood to adolescence and analyzes it for personality development. The exhibit runs weekdays 8 to 5 in the upper galleries and student lounge in Central Hall.
Wayne Pos of the Iowa State Education Association told Rotarians that many Iowa schools may not open next fall due to tax funding limits. He urged a bill to provide 8 million dollars annually from the general fund, citing population shifts and teacher losses to other states. Also noted was conservation relief efforts in Postville where feed was scattered for wildlife amid a blizzard.
A Northwood Anchor reader recalls a Christmas gift gone wrong when a man bought woolen underwear after a salesman claimed the present would tickle his wife. The quip notes two meanings and the buyer only realized the pitfall too late.
The Chamber of Commerce requests business houses to close on Good Friday afternoon April 4 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 in observance of church services. Board members urge compliance for solemn observance.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Vos celebrate their 50th anniversary with an open house at 806 Columbus Street on Monday March 31 from 2 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM inviting relatives friends and neighbors. We have moved notify your insurance agent Lautenbach and Verought.
The city council of Pella Marion County Iowa enacts an ordinance to appropriate funds for city government expenditures from April 1 1947 to March 31 1948. It itemizes consolidated and other funds with total appropriations of 41675.00 and directs the treasurer to issue warrants within set limits. Adopted March 18 1947 by Mayor T G Fultz.
Taxpayers are urged to claim Homestead tax credits at Marion County State Bank basement each Saturday from 1 to 3 pm. Credits must be claimed by April 1. Also, notice of a will filed in the Marion County District Court for Henry Postma, with a hearing set for April 15, 1947 in Knoxville, any objections due by then.
Notice to all concerned that in Marion County Iowa the Clerk of the District Court has a last will and testament purported for RE A Roordas licens ed. A court hearing to prove validity is set for 10:00 a.m. on April 16 1947 in Knoxville Iowa.
Cards and letters and gifts flowers visits and prayers expressed by Mrs Harold J Vander Pol Mrs Dick Jansen Sr Mrs Cornelia Breen for kindness during illness at hospital and at home. Deep appreciation noted for plant flowers and prayers from relatives and neighbors.
Mrs Henry Mol Jr and family express thanks for cards flowers visits and prayers from relatives neighbors friends and Rev L J Borst Rev Winstead and others during illness hospital stay and bereavement Joe H Anderson Mrs Cora Smith Mrs Amy Clark.
The discussion notes rain and gravel costs from thirty to fifty cents per cubic yard in Northern Iowa, rising to 3.22 dollars in this territory. Construction on the road north from Pella to the county line will start this summer under the farm-to-market program. No plan shown yet for a Knoxville to Kellogg or Montezuma route, but the speaker urged action to grease the wheel that squeaks for progress toward a North and South road through Pella.
The Oliver family of Beloit Wisconsin reports a notable record as eight brothers and sisters in the family share a place in local memory and community life. The siblings span multiple ages and roles within the town.
The oldest Oliver is Lenora at 90 and the youngest 66. All family members are in good health.
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