Eyeglasses Needed for Charity Drive in Pella
Wilson H. Duven of Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home appeals for old and unused eyeglasses to aid New Eyes For The Needy in Short Hills New Jersey. Collectors may drop off metal and plastic frames, lenses, sunglasses, and related items at the funeral home for shipment to the program.
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Wilson H. Duven
van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home
Mr. Duven
New Eyes For the Needy, Inc
Short Hills
New Jersey
Pella
van Dyk-Duven
New Eyes
Duven
Arthur Terry
Daven
van Dyk-Duyen
Marion County 4-H Awards Banquet Set for November 16
The Annual 4-H Awards Banquet will be held November 16 at 6 30 p m in the Knoxville National Guard Armory. The event honors top 4 H members and long-time adult volunteers with presentations and recognitions. Guest speaker is Carl Hamilton head of technical journalism at Iowa State University and former editor of the Iowa Falls Newspaper.
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Knoxville
Hand Bell Ringers to Perform Friday in Des Moines
Thirteen youths of Westminster United Presbyterian Church Des Moines will present a hand bell program Friday night at the First Christ church. The Des Moines choir known as the Hand Bell Ringers has mastered sacred and classical selections. Members pictured include Marilyn Libby Jennie Spotz Sue Clark Wayne Jai Nancy Sheph Altman Jo Morgan Jedt Alan Jencks Robert Benton Carol Mc Collum. The Junior Helping Hand Society sponsors the event which begins at 7:30 p.m. with public invited.
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Westminster United Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
Hand Bell Ringers
Marilyn Libby
Jennie Spotz
Sue Clark
Wayne Jai Nancy Sheph Altman
Jo Morgan
Jedt
Alan Jencks
Robert Benton
Carol McCollum
Junior Helping Hand Society
Pella Baptist Bible Conference publicity and events
The First Baptist church of Pella announced a three day Bible conference from Friday to Sunday November 15-17 with Dr A Stanley MacNair lecturer and five lectures on Magna Carta in Christian Freedom God in Christ Christ in You The Marks of Jesus Walk by the Spirit plus morning worship and a Sunday evening sermon Rev Everett G Ward will lead and Rev Dale Van Hovel will participate and speak to youth groups The public is invited to all sessions.
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First Baptist Church of
Pella
Everett G. Ward
A. Stanley MacNair
MacNair
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City
Kan
Ward
Redler
Jesus
Sun
Services Friday For Mrs Myers
Mrs Helen Myers 73 of Prairie City died Monday in Alamogordo New Mexico. Born and raised in Pella she and her husband Marion L Myers planned to spend the winter in Phoenix Arizona. Services will be held Friday at the First Baptist church here. Surviving are 12 children.
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Helen Myers
Prairie City
Almagordo
N.M
Pella
First Baptist Church
Better Education Pays Off Locally
An analysis tied to American Education Week shows in Marion County that higher schooling raises lifetime earnings. Commerce Clearing House and government studies indicate a high school graduate earns about 5,567 annually versus 4,618 for a high school dropout, with lifetime income around 212,000. The local adult education level median is 9.0 years.
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Commerce Clearing House
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Marion County
United States
The
Holiday Sweepstakes Begins Here Friday
Obscure report notes a holiday sweepstakes kickoff Friday. Mentions Mrs. John Mary Lowman Weelden as wife to a local leader and two children Lana Kay and Breg Lane. Service held Wednesday November 13 at Third Be found church with Rev Wil low Ringwalda officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery.
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Sulving
Dughter
John Mary Lowman Weelden
Lana Kay
Breg Lane
Willow Ringwalda
Buryaly
Oakwood Cemetery
Re-Open in Watch Inn Cafe and Dutch Inn Cfe
Re opens in Watch Inn cafe and Dutch Inn Cafe in South Pella after two months closed due to fire damage. Donald and Menerva Freed plan a family venture with teen children Steven and Sheila. Freed will keep other job at Knoxville VA hospital while helping run the cafe. Roodas plan to move from quarters behind the cafe to a home in the near future. Stanley Rooda works at Newton Discount Furniture Co. in Newton.
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Donald Freed o.Bella
South Pella
Sturday
Donald
Menerva Freed
Rstaurant
Steven
Sheila
Freed
Veteran's Hospital
Knoxville
Roodas
Stanley Rooda
Newton Discount Furniture Co
Newton
One of Every Twenty Four Iowans 75 or Older
A State University of Iowa study using Census data shows Iowa’s population is aging. In 1960, 115,386 residents were over 75, about 4.5 percent, up from 74,504 in 1940. The report notes Iowa’s median age and gender differences, with more women and a rising share over 65. Copies available from the SUI Bureau of Labor and Management.
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Iowa
State University of Iowa
Bureau of Labor and Management
U. S
United States
SUI
David E. Cooper
Craig Lloyd
Iowa City
World War I Veterans Meeting Canceled New Date Tentative
The November 21 World War I veterans meeting was canceled and tentatively rescheduled for December 5 as announced by Bill Van Hemert. Cards will be mailed to members to confirm the new date.
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Bill van Hemert
T.T.T Appeal For Used Toys
The T.T.T. Society will distribute toys to needy children at Christmas and appeals for donations of toys suitable for repair. Members and their husbands will paint and repair items before distribution. Warm clothing for children is also needed. Items may be left at the Gauss law office before Dec. 3.
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T.T.T. Society
T.T.T
Gauss Law Office
Pella Holiday Sweepstakes Offers Cash and TV Prizes
Downtown shoppers can win one of twelve cash prizes totaling 100 dollars and two color televisions during a six week event. Registration available in over sixty stores with drawings on December 14 and 21. Players must be present to win. family members cannot claim prizes for others.
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Pella
UNICEF Drive Surpasses $500 Target in Local Campaign
The local UNICEF committee topped its $500 goal, collecting $502.66 in a one day door to door drive. AAUW members and students organized pre drive education and distribution of boxes at Lincoln and Webster schools, with Lincoln raising $289.99 and Webster $201.98 to send to UNICEF headquarters.
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Unicef
Pella
American Association of University Women
AAUW
JEM Vere
AAU
Barbara Butler
Webster
Delores Menning
Margaret Smith
Lincoln
Kay Crawford
Dorothy Stientjes
Barbara Sagraves
Joyce Schipper
Sara Caldwell
Kay de Cook
Education Week PTA Open House Opens Activities Week
Education Week activities began with nearly 200 patrons at the Junior High PTA Open House. PPA President Bob Van Hemert and Mrs Norman Ruffridge led a short business session while Superintendent CG Buerkens welcomed attendees. Visitors toured rooms in the junior high, listened to subject discussions, and could ask questions before a coffee time in the study hall. Future visits include Leighton Community School, Pella Community High School, Lincoln and Webster Community Schools, Otley Community School on November 18, all at 7:30 with coffee after.
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Igh Pta
PPA
Bob van Hemert
Norman Ruffridge
CG Buerkens
Sidney Brick
Leighton Community School
Pella Community High
Lincoln and
Webster
Otley Community School
Farmers' Night School Topics Are Announced
Keith Hopp of Community high school lists this year’s Farmers Night School topics and dates. Meetings convene at 7:30 p.m. in the Community high school Vocational Agriculture department or the high school study hall, with refreshments served after each session. Topics include Animal Health Clinic, The Economics of Soil Conservation, parliamentary procedure, profitable corn production, farm outlook and hog price guessing, insecticides and herbicides, and world market effects on Iowa farmers, with several tentative or open dates.
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Keith Hopp
Vee-Ag
Community High School
Carl Nidy and Co
Bakker & Rus
John Wilson
Soil Conservation Service
Newton
Lynnville Sully
Sully
FFA
Pella
Allan Leffler
Pioneer Seed Corn Co
van Gorp Hatchery
Adult Council
Dutch Sylvester
Marold Gunderson
Iowa State Univ
Arthur Johnson
Iowa
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Baptists
Pella Municipal Basketball League
Public Safety
Legion Building
Legion Hall
Central Baptist Seminary
van Hovel
the Chronicle
Oliday
Meulpolder
Watch Inn
Guth Pella
Unecef
William Vander Molen
Independence Street
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