This Is National Newspaper Week in Pella and Tama County
A 1956 commentary from the Star-Clipper discusses National Newspaper Week, outlining how country weeklies like the Star-Clipper fund operation through subscriptions advertising and job printing. It notes competition from five area papers, the need for skilled staff, apprentice training issues, and the vital role of advertising in sustaining local papers and community business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star-Clipper
Chronicle
National Newspaper Week
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eagle
New York City
Boston
Europe
Tama County
Ees
Star- Clipper
Nems
Traer
Tracr
Explosion injures Leon man on Elston farm
Myles Mark of Leon suffered a severe left arm injury when his spray paint machine exploded on a farm near Elston. He was hurled from the machine and his wife, stunned by the blast, endured shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles Mark
Leon
Elston
Mark
Tomato vine yields record crop for Remsen gardener
A tomato vine grown by Mrs. Edward Nitaschke of Remsen produced an overflowing crop all season. The climber towers nearly ten feet with an eight foot ground runner also bearing fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Nitaschke
Remsen
Maquoketa angler nets giant Mississippi catfish
Vern Nims of Maquoketa caught a 30 pound catfish nearly 8 1/2 feet long in the Mississippi River at Bellevue. He says he also landed a 17 pounder a few days earlier, both on a fish pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Nims
Maquoketa
Mississippi River
Bellevue
Nims
Pella Man Wins Bids on Marion County Road Projects
Contracts awarded for four grading jobs and two bridges in Marion County after bids opened at Ames. J B Dahm of Pella low on three farm to market road sections totaling 40 777 77 with work set Sept 30 to Nov 30. Green Construction won various bridge and culvert bids and a county road grading package totaling 19 911 91, with other firms Lundeen and Dahm among bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Knoxville Journal
Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
J. B. Dahm
Pella
Pershing
Tracy
Lundeen Construction Company
Montezuma
Green Construction Company
Des Moines
Melcher
Bussey
Cedar Creek
Green Gonstenellen Company
Lundeen
Dahm
Arthur J. Goebel
English Creek
Washington Township
W. G. Jaques Company
Clarence Putney
Menlo
Parker Construction Company
Oskaloosa
Yegee and Blosser
Boone
Hanson Construction Company
Washington
Kramme
Cunningham — Reis Company
Ren’ Cole and Son
States Construction Company
Marion County Board of Supervisors
Green
Knoxville Township
Long Lane
Indiana Township
Hamilton
Lake Prairie Township
Savings Bond Sales Reach 73 Percent of County Quota
Marion County total eight month savings bond purchases reach 916,990 or 73 percent of the 1957 quota with August sales lifting the statewide total to 95,410,640 and Iowa to 10,409,792 for August. County and town rates, volunteer chairmen Kuyper and Job note education funding through bonds and urge plans for future college costs. Other counties show Jasper 1,167,887 at 62 percent and Mahaska 676,102 at 57 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Savings
Marion County
E. L. Job
Knoxville
P. Ti. Kuyper
Pella
Iowa
Jasper County
Mahaska
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Catfish
Tracy Road
West End
Ed. Vickrey
West First Street
Leonard
Duncan Phyfe
Matthew Henry
John Terlouw
A. J. and
Simon G. Terlouw
Vander Zyl and
Klyn
Floyd Vander Zyl
Firestone
Batt. Service
Zevex
Pro Tone
Mobil Permazon
Gosseline
Mobil Service
Servce
Richard M. Brown
Ray
Nias
Ashy
Este
Thomassen
Towa
Bernie
Menninga Ins
AGCY
Smeuttin
Ven
Kenny
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