City Council Proceedings May 1 1951 Pella Iowa
City Council met in regular session May 1 1951 with Mayor Klein and all members present. Minutes from April 17 1951 read and approved. Applications for liquified petroleum gas bulk plant license Lot 6 Block 11 South Pella Vanderzyl Brothers, neon sign Lot 8 Block 25 Kersbergen Co, curb cuts Lot 8 Block 51 Emma Van Essen Lot 4 Block 15 Dick Groenendyke approved. Bond for P G Gaass $500 approved. Ordinance study for fire protection outside city limits. Various bids and contracts for coal, scales, asphalt, boiler controls and electrical installation reviewed. Reports from Electric Light Superintendent Wisse and Water Superintendent Schriener approved. Accounts and departmental reports approved. Fire Chief Hoeksema presented department inventory and fires 1950-1951. Permit to sell liquified petroleum bulk plant approved with location near South Pella. Ordinance authorizing fire protection outside limits adopted. Pool opening June 11 closing August 18 1961. Residential district designation for Block 13 considered. solicitor to draft ordinance. Show er cabinet bids received. Light and Water Committee to act. Several bills approved. May 8 1961 special session for Brown Engineering Company proposals for panel controls and boiler setting contract. bonds approved. May 15 1951 regular session, minutes approved. multiple motions on bids and contracts continued.
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Klein
Vanderzyl Brothers
Franklin A. Verrips
Kersbergen & Company
Emma van Essen
Dick Groenendyke
P. G. Gaass
Town Inspection Bureau
Iowa
Municipal Light
Clarence E. Hanson
Fairbank, Morse & Co
Electric Light
James Wisse
General Fund
Arie Monster
Dick Ver Heul
Wm. Messemaker
M. Schakel
Labor
A.A. de Bruyn
John’ Klootwyk
Wr. van Dusseldorp
Guy Zickel
Ernest van Haaften
Marion van Houweling
Henry
van Halen
Chas. Fraser
Henry Slot
van der Ploeg
Eas
St. Mahe Aan
The
Pella Chronicle
J. B
Schiebout Tire Shop
Star Oil Co
Vandermeulen Hoeksema
John G. Vander Werf
Koch Brothers
Water Dept
W. W. Sadler
Globe Plmlg
Sewer Fun Post Office
J. E. Vanderzyl
Treas
Ver Heul
Jabor
Louis Lederel
Jabor Wm. Messemaker
Tabor Water Dept
St. Tank
Switcbout
Conseas
Globe Mach. & Sup. Co
Town Mach. & Sup. Co
Vander Voort Super
Town Mach, & Sup. Co
Mayor Klein
Stient- Jes
Hoksbergen
van Roekel
van Gorp
Roorda
Ver Meer
Brown Engineering Company
Hays Corp
Michigan City
Indiana
Hays
United States Guaranty Company of
New York
W. H. Bixby Company
North Pella
Klaas
Oakdale
Iowa City
E. H. Meinders
G. H. Ballenger
J. A. de Nooy
Ways Corp
Brown — Engineering Company
Hays Combustion
Syresent
Frankelin van Gorp
Franklin van Gorp
Merchants Mutual Bonding Company
Central Sites Electric Company
Pella
Edw
Schriener
John Hoeksema
Chevrolet
la France
Vanderzyl Bros
Hocksema
Department of Public Safety
Department of State Fire Marshall
Vanderzyl
State Fire Marshall
Towa
South Pella
M. L. Myers
Bernie Menninga
Insurance
Kirkville Coal Company
Coal
Jim van Hemert
Sheriff
Board & Lodging
Pris
Light and Water Committee
Stientjes
Keeping Clothes Clean and Dry Is A Real Problem
The article discusses the difficulty of damp towels and clothing during humid summer weather. Naomi Shank notes mildew and odor from clothing left in hampers, advising to keep the washing machine accessible to help manage laundry challenges.
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Naomi Shank
Coffe
One Lesson We Should Take To Heart About Laundry
The article advises washing clothes in small batches and using indoor drying lines or a fan to dry. It notes that automatic dryers prove their worth when weather is poor, helping avoid accumulating wet clothes. Miss Shank suggests choosing appliances that best handle the family's year round laundry needs, possibly prioritizing the dryer.
Buying Bonds Is Not a Sacrifice But a Privilege
A Cedar Valley Daily Times column argues defense bonds are a patriotic privilege, not a sacrifice. It rebuts critics who seek higher profits in stocks, noting bonds curb inflation and support liberty. It urges citizens to buy more bonds, defending government spending as necessary for national security and future generations.
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Piper Laurie
Universal Pictures
M. P. Cruse
Cedar Valley Daily Times
Vinton
Iowa
Hey
Washington
What is Dacron new fabric of fall clothing
Dacron is a DuPont synthetic fiber with unique properties. It barely shrinks or stretches, launders easily and dries quickly, resists wrinkles, and shows little wear after repeated washing. Blends with wool or rayon boost wrinkle resistance. production to expand in 1953 with expected appearance in blouses dresses suits ties and shirts.
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Lucille Rea
Iowa State College
Dacron
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