Pfister Growers To Build New Monroe Plant
Pfister Associated Growers begins construction of a hybrid seed corn processing plant at Monroe with Gethmann Construction as builder. Three acres added west of the former fire-damaged site to expand capacity. Manager Earl Runyan says the plant will be among the nation’s most modern seed corn facilities with up-to-date equipment ready for the 1961 seed crop. harvesting typically starts in early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfister Associated Growers
Monroe
Gethmann Construction Company
Gladbrook
Iowa
Earl Runyan
P-A-G Processing
Mother Daughter Tea Planned by Marion County 4-H Clubs
Mothers of 4-H club girls in Marion County will attend a county wide Mother Daughter Tea Saturday June 3 at the Knoxville high school auditorium. Guest speaker Miss Patricia Kelsey an IFYE student who spent several months last year in the Netherlands will highlight the afternoon. Winners in the county wide better grooming contest will be announced. Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. Cheeri Chix 4-H Girls Club will assist with hospitality and registration. Decorations by Franklin Friends. Refreshments by Merry Maids Lucky 14 Summit Strivers and Lake Prairie Lassies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Knoxville High School
Patricia Kelsey
IFYE
Netherlands
Cheeri Chix
Young angler lands seven and a half pound bass
Rollin S. Baker of Winterset caught a seven and a half pound bass from a pond southeast of Melcher. The sizable catch adds to local fishing notes this season and highlights Baker’s angling success in Madison County.
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Melcher
Rollin S. Baker
Winterset
Monroe Youth Injured on North Main St
Calvin Van Ee fourteen suffered a broken shoulder and deep arm lacerations after a fall beneath a tractor or trailer on North Main street. Witnesses said he dashed into the street. Tom Van Zee drove at a slow speed. Phil Visser administered first aid. Dr. Gene Van Zee operated at Pella Community Hospital and the youth was released the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin van Ee
William van Ee
Monroe
North Main Street
Tom van Zee
John van Zee
Phil Visser
Pella Cooperative Electric Assn
van Ee
Gene van Zee
Pella Community Hospital
Merchants Host Openers in First Home Softball Tourney
The Pella Merchants begin the summer season with a three game home tournament at Swimming Pool Park. Manager Larry Hoksbergen says the opener starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday with Sully and another team. One team advances to a final after a coin toss. Portable bleachers replace removed permanent seats for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Merchants
Larry Hoksbergen
Sully
Quality Lamb Sale Set For June In Knoxville
Marion County Quality Lamb Sale occurs June 14 at Bingley Sale Barn Knoxville. Sponsored by Cooperative Extension Service at Iowa State University and Marion County Sheep Project to improve market for small flock lambs and boost sheep industry leadership. About 500 lambs expected with grading by Iowa State staff and ISU Sheep Association, lots of 25 to 60, sale starts 10 30 am at auction to packing firms Rath Wilson Dubuque Iowa Pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Knoxville
Bingley
Richard Freeman
Cooperative Extension Service
Iowa State University
Marion County Sheep Pro
Ftock
Iowa State Sheep Association
Iowa
Rath, Wilson
Dubuque Pack
Iowa Pack
Chariton
Oskalooga
Towa Wesleyan captures IC golf title after patrol of scores
A Sunday recheck shows Towa Wesleyan won the IC conference golf title with 305, Dubuque tied but a 39 on the second nine by Cliff Finney dropped the Spartans to a third place tie with Luther at 809. Parsons 306, Central 362, Buena Vista 320, Wartburg 352. Roger Jaacks of Buena Vista took medalist honors with 71.
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Towa Wesleyan
Parsons
Dubuque
Luther
Simpson
Buena Vista
Wartburg
Central
Indianola
Wesleyan
Cliff Finney
Spartans
Dutch
Roger Jaacks
The Robins Are Dying on the Fifield Road Farm
De Cook, a farmer two miles west of Pella on the Fifield road, reports a robin decline as he finds a nest with all young robins dead, the mother possibly poisoned by a pesticide. The Chronicle notes other farmers observe similar robin deaths in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. de Cook
Pella
Fifield Road
Mr. de Cook
Central College Alumni Plan During Weekend Commencement
Central College outlines a Saturday alumni program during commencement weekend featuring a 12:30 p.m. luncheon in Graham Hall, five year reunion groups, campus tours, a president’s home coffee, and post luncheon coffees at alumni homes. Activities include a swimming party, a seniors vs alumni baseball game, a picnic, the play The Golden Fleece in Douwstra Chapel, and Sunday baccalaureate at 2:30 p.m. with commencement at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Graham Hall
Douwstra Chapel
Rock Hounds Satisfy Hunger South of Town
Rock hounds from Des Moines and even California search quarries south of town for fossils and minerals. J H Van Houwelingen, with farms 2 1/2 miles south on Elevator road, hosts groups of 25 to 30 visiting on Sundays, with rare fossilized blastes resembling rose buds and a fossil field interest drawing collectors to Marion county. A California couple reportedly filled their car trunk with fossils, while reports mention a huge fossilized log near a gravel road and a sunlit sparkling hillside of crystal minerals.
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California
J. H. van Houwelingen
Des Moines
van Houwelingen
Marion County
Pella
Rock Hound
Iowa
Air Patrol Nabs Eight Motorists West of Knoxville
A four patrol team using an airplane and patrol cars nabbed eight motorists in about two hours west of Knoxville. Speeds included two at 78 mph and five above 70 mph with one violator crossing a yellow line. The Ellis Metcalf landing strip and white canvas markers aided detections. Video-speed checks and radio coordination ensured rapid enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Ellis Metcalf
Pella-Knoxville
Air Patrol
Valley Forge Teacher's Award Given to Anne Tysseling
Anne Tysseling, long time Pella Community school vocal music teacher, is awarded the Freedom Foundation Valley Forge Classroom Teacher's Medal for fostering patriotism and the American Way of Life through hymns and folk songs. Her twenty five years in grades from primary to high school are cited. presentation was made by J G Boat, president of the Pella Community Board, at Pennsylvania headquarters. Last year Ella Vander Schaaf of Pella Christian traded school received a similar honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mat Hoksbergen
Danny de Haan
A. J. de Haan
Harold Gates
Danny
Kenneth de Haan
Lee Hoksbergen
de Haan
Chronicle News
Freedom Foundation
Valley Forge
Anne Tysseling
Pella Community School
Pennsylvania
The
Foundation
J. G. Boat
Pella
Ella Vander Schaaf
Pella Christian
Rade School
Rozendaal Receives Licensure Exam in Pella
The Classis of Pella Reform Church in America met at Trinity Reformed Church in Pella on May 28 with Rev Ringwalda presiding. John Rozendaal, Trinity member and Western Theological Seminary graduate, was examined and licensed as a candidate for the ministry. He requested dismissal to the Kalamazoo Classis to begin pastoral service. The body also approved a plan for regular financial support of Central College, per a committee led by Rev George Muyskens.
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Classis of
Pella
Reformed Church In
America
Trinity Reformed Church
John H.rozendaal
Trinity Church
Western Theological Seminary
Holland
Michigan
Rozendaal
Kalamazoo
Classis
Central College
George C. Muyskens
Five Knoxville Firms Entered Loot is Slim
Thieves looted three business houses and two schools in Knoxville last week, taking about $50 and a case of rifle shells. Central grade school yielded $14 cash and $16 in change. junior high saw no losses. Frink’s Bowling Alleys netted about $17 from a vending machine. Knoxville Lumber Co. lost $3 and a case of shells. Weasel Plumbing and Heating was pried open but nothing taken. Police and sheriff’s officers investigated. windows pried at both schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Floyd Hawkins
Central
Supt. of
Floyd Davis
Sherif
Frink
Knoxville Lumber Co
Weasel Plumbing and Heating Establishment
Pella Chamber Fights Express Office Consolidation
The Pella Chamber of Commerce led a stout resistance to an application by the Railway Express Company to consolidate express services by moving the Pella and Knoxville offices. The editorial praises Pella’s growth, cites shipment totals for 1959 and 1960, notes proximity to Red Rock dam, and urges continued local backing to keep Pella as the main office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway Express Company
Pella
Knoxville
Express Company
Red Rock
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Recovered patient statistics show lower trouble rate
Statistics indicate a recovered mental patient is less likely to have problems than the average citizen, suggesting rehabilitation success.
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Pfister Growers
Herman T. Holmes
Kenneth Gethmann
North Main St
Quality Lamb
IC Golf
Rock Hounds
Air Patrol Nabs
Dick Ustermarkt
Otley
Arlene
T&d
Robert
Loot
Knox
Express
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