Rural Eighth Graders Graduation at Knoxville May 27
Rural eighth graders from Marion County will graduate at Knoxville high school gymnasium at 8 p.m. on Monday May 27. Superintendent C C Buerkens of Pella Public Schools will deliver the address. The program includes invocation, music, a Knoxville High address, diploma presentation by Supt. Thomas First, and Last Verse of America, with benediction by Rev. M D Summerbell. A list of graduates from Pella area townships names many students from Eureka Dixie Ann Riggen to Linda Kay Avery.
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Marion County
Knoxville High School
C. C. Buerkens
Pella Public Schools
M. D
Calvin Hedegaard
Knoxville Hi S
Judy Schmidt
Knoxville
C. Buerkens
Pella
S: Ee
Eureka “School
Harvey Area
Dixie Ann Riggen
Lake Prairie Township
Amsterdam
Effie Carolyn Yarbrough
Bunker Hill
Ruth Elaine Brouwer
Cordell
Keith Verwers
Plain View
Edward Duane Dieleman
Arvin Gene van Rheenen
Phyllis Ann Ver Meer
Pleasant Grove
Verlan
Gene Dykstra
Portervilla
Ronald Lee Vandenberg
Sandridge
Marilyn Jean
Big catch at Iowa City nets 26-pound flathead
Ted Cobb of Corydon landed a sizable early season prize in Iowa City, pulling a 26 pound flathead. The fish measured 87 percent inches in length, marking a notable start to the fishing season.
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Iowa City
Ted Cobb
Corydon
St Louis Man Injured in Highway 163 Mishap
Richard L. Huber a 57 year old resident of St. Louis Missouri sustained head back and nose injuries in a one car accident on highway 163 Thursday night May 16 at 6 10 pm. He was driving a 1956 Ford east on 163 when it veered onto a muddy shoulder skidded across the highway into a farmyard and collided with a tree overturning in the yard near Martin Vink seven miles west of Oskaloosa. The car was demolished and Harvey ambulance took Huber to Mahaska hospital per sheriff s office reports from witness Ben De Vries of Pella.
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Richard L. Huber
St. Louis
Sheriff's Office
Ben de Vries
Pella
Huber
Martin Vink
Oskaloosa
Harvey
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa Herald
Central College Poets and Forensic Awards Announced
Poetry and forensic prizes at Central College include the Keables Medal to Carolyn Coleman of Knoxville for local poetry. Shirley Groendyke and Ervin Roorda of Pella win Gaass Prizes in Extemporaneous Speaking with honors, while Adilee Rozeboom and Harlan Ratmeyer receive A B Van Houweling prizes in Oratory. Carolyn Coleman also earned multiple debate honors and the Forensic Goat award for the second straight year.
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Central College
Keables
Carolyn Coleman
Knoxville
Gaass
Shirley Groendyke
Pella
Ervin Roorda
A. B. van Houweling
Adilee Rozeboom
Central
Carolyn
Evers Promoted at Maytag After Training Program
Robert S. Evers, 27, joined Maytag on August 6, 1956 as an engineering trainee and was named junior design engineer in the research department last week. A bridge designer for the Iowa State Highway Commission in Ames, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Evers of Pella. He attended Pella High School Northwestern junior college in Orange City and Iowa State College in Ames. He is married to Frances Zegers of Sully and served two years in the Air Force as a first lieutenant.
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Robert S. Evers
Maytag Company
Evers
Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
Mayig
Robert
C. Evers
Pella
Northwestern Junior College
Orange City
Iowa State College
Frances Zegers
Sully
Air Force
Maytag Bulletin
New Officers Elected by Sully- Lynnville F.F.A.
The Lynnville-Sully FFA chapter met May 14 at the agriculture building adopting a merit system to award letters to top five scorers. A softball committee of Norman Van Manen Carroll Harthorn and Robert Kaldenberg was named. New officers include Robert Pethoven president Donald Jansen vice president Larry Renaud secretary Norman De Jong treasurer Norman Van Manen reporter Norman Van Manen co reporter Melvin Harthoorn parliamentarian Ivan Jansen sentinel Larry VanderWerff historian Philip Pethoven. A popcorn plot to raise funds was planned and a film titled Fishing for Fun was shown afterward.
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Lynnville-Sully F. F. A
Lynnville-Sully Agriculture
Norman van Manen
Carroll Harthorn
Robert Kaldenberg
Robert Pethoven
Donald Jansen
Larry Renaud
Norman de Jong
Melvin Harthoorn
Ivan Jansen
Sentinel
Larry VanderWerff
Philip Pethoven
Luther Edged Dubuque to Win Loop Track Title
Luther's well balanced track team edged Dubuque University to claim the Iowa Conference title at Decorah scoring 64 points to Dubuque's 63. Central finished third with 31. Key moments included the decisive one mile relay where Luther placed fifth. Mile champ Harold Hiemstra of Central won the 440 and 880 events, while Duane Miller of Central suffered a back injury but later won the 220 yard low hurdles.
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Luther
Dubuque University
Iowa
Spartans
Decorah
Central
Harold Hiemstra
Roosevelt Harvey
Dubuque
Duane Miller
Pella Girls Among Winners of Women's Athletic Awards
The 1956 57 Women’s Athletic Association honors were announced at Central College. Numerals went to Norma Kuiper Pella Phyllis Vandehaar University Park Olive Nordstrom Garden Grove Joanne Terlouw Pella Kathy Cheney Williamsburg Dorothy Sikkink Lime Springs Sue Schoon Gary Ind Jane Koskamp Waldo Wis Letters were awarded to Archie Van Peursem Mitchellville Joanne Terlouw Dorothy Sikkink Kathy Cheney Sue Schoon Mari Vanden Oever Pella An award of a letter sweater went to Eleanor Wubbena Forreston Illinois.
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Women’s Athletic Association
Central College
Norma Kuiper
Pella
Phyllis Vandehaar
University Park
Olive Nordstrom
Garden Grove
Joanne Terlouw
Kathy Cheney
Williamsburg
Dorothy Sikkink
Lime Springs
Sue Schoon
Gary
Ind
Jane Koskamp
Waldo
Wis
Archie van Peursem
Mitchellville
Sule Schoon
An Mari Vanden Oever
Eleanor Wubbena
Forreston, Ill
Marion County Bankers Back 4-H Camping Center Fund
Marion County bankers donated 1045 dollars to the Town 4-H camping center near Boone to aid construction. The six banks participating were State Bank of Bussey, Community National Bank Knoxville, Iowa State Savings Bank Knoxville, Marion County State Bank Pella, Pella National Bank, and Pleasantville State Bank. In 1956 the state 4-H camping center hosted 112 groups camping and 38 groups used the facilities for meetings, totaling 145 groups.
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Marion County
Ry I Bank
Knoxville
Joe Snover
Iowa State Savings Bank
J. G. Boat
Pella National Bank
W. L. Bean
Marion County State Bank
Pella
Bill Burrell
Pleasantville State Bank
E. G. Doughman
State Bank of
Bussey
Boone
Iowa
Camp Attendance Reaches 8617 in 1956
The report records 8,617 people using the camp in 1956 marking a high turnout. It details total visitors by month and notes peak usage during summer. Additional breakdown shows family groups and single visitors contributing to the overall figure.
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Roy Stults Webster
Cartile
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Harold Haverkaes
Liberty
Linda Lee Tukker
Otley
Linda D. Angove
Jerry Dobbs
Larry Don Kingery
Adrian Ustermarkt
Marcia Ellen Vogelaar
Alvin Vos
Roger Wittenberg
Valley View
Duane Gene Poortinga
Delwin
Gene van Zante
White Breast
James Garrett Dale
Edward Klyn
Edwin Lee Klyn Kenneth Eugene Robus
Red Rock Township
Red Rock
Arthur Eugene Adams
Jane Kay de Heer
Jessie Jean de Heer
Donald Earl Martinache Saundra
Joan Martinacha
Polk Township
E, River Ridge
William Don Koopman
Lois Louise Weldon
W. River Ridge
Linda Kay Avery
Big
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Audiphone CO
Fleming
Walnut
Ste. D. M
Zenith
van Gorp Hatchery
Dial
Sully- Lynnville F.F.A
Hiemstra
Miller
Scott Luther
Wartburg
Parsons
Simpson
Towa Wesleyan
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Chronicle News
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Main ST
Blackwall
Rand McNally
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