Next Saturday Winners and Supporting Merchants List
Three more winners announced next Saturday at 8:00 p.m. in Kchanta amid a list of participating merchants and shops. The event features a parade of local businesses including Feed Star Garden Square Van Den Berg Electric and Coffee Shop Bakker and Bus Farmers Union Briardale Gambles Boat and Boatsma Card and Gift Shop Van Berkum's Appliance Carpenter Drug Hoeksema's Cummings Radio and TV In't Veld Meat Market Van der Ploeg's Bakery De Jong Floral Pella Floor Crafters Pella Implement Paardekooper's Paltzer's Jewelry Meyer's Radio and TV Lee's Variety Pella Dress Club Penney's Vander Linden Drug Kuyper's Music House Pella Washer Service Ulrich Meat Market Town and Country Wilson's Jewelry Van Sittert's Schiebout Tire Shop Vandenberg Meat Market Vandevoort's Western Auto White Way Auto Co Frank Tre Onedwaré Voge Tymel iing's Shoe Store Wormhoudt and Kempkes Wormhoudt Furniture Star Oil Co Vos Shopping Center Sybenga Bakery ella Farmers Exchange Elevator Ver Dught's Texaco Service Dutch Inn Cafe Wingarden Greenki yngarden Greenhouse Bus Aurorai Bervite Shun's Servic Vander Schel D-X Service. Local shoppers urged to pres sing and attend.
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Kchanta
Feed Star Garden Square
van den Berg Electric Coffee
Bakker and Bus Farmers Union
Briardale Gambles Boat and Boatsma Card
van Berkum
Carpenter Drug
Hoeksema
Cummings
Vandenberg Meat Market
Vandevoort’s
Western Auto
White Way Auto Co
Frank Tre Onedwaré
Voge Tymel Iing
Shoe Store
Wormhoudt and Kempkes Wormhoudt Furniture Star Oil Co
Vos
Sybenga Bakery
Ella Farmers Exchange Elevator ‘Ver Dught
Texaco
Dutch Inn Cafe
An Wingarden Greenki ‘Yngarden Greenhouse ‘Bus Aurorai Bervite Shun’s
Servic Vander Schel
D-X Service
Farmers Must Decide About Seedings In Marion County
Marion County farmers face fall decisions on whether to plow down old seedings and rely on new growth for forage next year. Extension director Dale Studt notes dry falls worsen the start of new seedings. Iowa State agronomist Ralph Krenzin suggests a six plants per square foot stand for alfalfa, considers plant condition, wilt resistance, moisture, and winter survival, and advises not grazing or mowing in the last month of the growing season to build root reserves for 1957.
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Marion County
Dale Studt
Knoxville
Ralph Krenzin
Iowa State College
Krenzin
Marion County Dairy Exhibitors Shine at Waterloo Show
Marion County 4-H clubs sent 13 dairy heifers and a judging team to the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. Results include top placings for Ayrshire, Jersey, and Guernsey entries, with Billy McCorkle earning multiple ribbons and high scores among 31 teams in the judging contest. Eugene Harvey accompanied the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Waterloo
Ayrshire
Raydene Moss
Harvey
Dwight Glover
Knoxville
Barbara Loylachan
J. R. Cline
Pleasantville
Billy McCorkle
Susan Templeton
Jimmy Mason
Billly McCorkle
David Loynacan
Jersey
Larry Rankin
Marion Goff
Jim Davis
Eugene Harvey
Wheat acreage reserve signups reach 72 acres in Marion county
The ASC reports 72 acres of winter wheat on 4 farms in Marion county have been signed up for the 1957 acreage reserve of the soil bank. Merrill L. Robuck, chairman of the county ASC committee, says Friday, October 5, was the final signup date. Under the program, participating farmers…
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Marion County
The
Soil Bank
Merrill L. Robuck
ASC
Wheat Production Cut Under 1967 Reserve Plan
Agreed to trim wheat output by acres placed in the 1967 reserve. Payments rely on normal yields for signers. Marion county could total 1492.92 dollars if all signed agreements are fulfilled. The reserve aims to curb surpluses as carryover stocks neared one billion bushels with 860 million owned by the government in September.
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Marion County
Iowa Tops Nation In Farm Production Of Meat Animals
Iowa leads U.S. farm production of meat animals with 14.3 percent of 1965 total and more than seven billion pounds on the hoof, pushing the North Central states to 56.5 percent. Iowa ranks first in hogs, seventh in cattle and calves, and fifth in sheep and lambs, per the Iowa Development Commission referencing USDA data.
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Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Hawkeye
U.S
North Central
Towa
Tdlaho
The
Development Commission
Agricultural Marketing Service
United States Department of Agriculture
90 Years Old Anita Resident Chester Wagner Celebrates
Chester Wagner, Anita's oldest resident, recently marked his 90th birthday. He remains active and said his main regret is the potential loss of his driver's license.
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Anita
Chester Wagner
Auto Dealers to Talk Advertising At Two Meetings
Iowa auto dealers prepare to discuss a new advertising code and the Good Faith bill at two district meetings. Richard Edwards, E. Wheeler, and Sidney Smith will present and lead sessions in Red Oak on Oct 16 and Ottumwa on Oct 17, with reception, dinner, and a business meeting following.
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Iowa
Marion County
Iowa Automobile Dealers Association
Country Club
Red Oak
Ottumwa
Richard Edwards
Knoxville
A. W. Kahl
Des Moines
E. Wheeler
Waterloo
Sidney B Smith
Certified Public Accountant
Eisenhower
Towa
Fall Is Good Time To Disk Up and Kill Weeds in Patches
Marion County farm operators are advised by Extension Director Dale Studi to disk up perennial weed patches this fall to weaken and reduce winter reserves. A weed control specialist notes that infestations on soil bank acres are particularly vulnerable, especially where corn has been disked.
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Marion County
Dale Studi
Marion County Extension
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State College
Obituary for Simon A Kooyman of Pella Iowa
Simon A Kooyman born July 1 1898 near Leighton Iowa worked in harness shoe shop he owned in Pella from 1928 until his death October 8 1956 at age 58 married Bertha Van Zemeren December 1 1926 they had eight children survived by wife three sons a grandchild and siblings Tunis and Martha Kooyman. Active in church and community service on church consistory city council and school boards. Funeral October 5 1956 at First Christian Reformed Church with Oakwood Cemetery burial.
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Simon A. Kooyman
Peter Kooyman
Artie van Tuyl
Leighton
Andrew Vanderwal
Pella
Bertha van Zemeren
Wallace A
Kenneth L
Marvin G
Douglas Gene
Tunis Kooyman
Martha Kooyman
Oskaloosa
Simon
Calvary Chr
Marvin C. Doornbos
P. Y. de Jong
Vai Dyk-Duven
First Christian Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Gysbert Ver Meer
Marvin van Gorp
Max Hoeksem
Gosselink
Les Lanser
Wilbur Liam de Ke
Weeds to Target Now With Disk Cleaning Advice
Sylvester says this is the ideal time to give weeds a real working over with a disk after harvest or plowing, targeting Canada thistle creeping jenny quack grass and perennial peppergrass. With no crop to harm the weeds are easily spotted and weed control is clearer.
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Sylvester
Christian High band and choir announce seasonal plans
The officers for the band are Glen Veldhuizen president Sharon Bakker vice president Nancy Terpstra treasurer and Arlene De Jong Jorena Ryken librarians. They open with a December 19 Christmas concert and a spring concert later. New members include Arlyn Bossenbroek Stanley Ver Meer John Nibbelink Carol Zimmer and Charles Zimmer. The choir officers are Sharon Bakker Byron Bossenbroek secretary Jean Beekhuizen treasurer Melvin Vos librarians Lavonne De Kock and Charlene Jansen. The choir began Oct 2 with 47 members and adds 11 sopranos 6 altos 5 tenors and 4 basses. Margaret Wassen is accompanist this year and the choir will tour Hull Iowa for a four-school festival and plan seven spring concerts in the Pella area while the band and choir sell Christmas cards to raise money for the music department.
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Glen Veldhuizen
Sharon Bakker
Lectreas
Nancy Terpstra
Stanley Ver Meer
C Net
John Nibbelink
Carol
Charles Zimmer
Byron Bossenbroek
Jean Beekhuizen
Melvin Vos
Lavonne de Kock
Charlene Jansen
Margaret Wassen
Hull
Iowa
Town
Minnesota
Pella
Freshmen Basketball Season Plans And Schedule
October 11, 1956 report notes the loss of two boys and six girls to graduation. A 15 game schedule is set with eight on home floor, first game November 9 against Monroe. Rule changes include a 12 foot free throw lane and two defenders beneath the board. Freshmen basketball begins this year in seventh period with practices for boys Mondays and Wednesdays and girls on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 15 boys and 13 girls are out, but no games guaranteed yet depending on development and scheduling.
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Monroe
Basketball Preparation for Bi Season Roster and Workouts
After baseball, about thirty boys and fifteen girls train for the bi season. They jog, calisthenics, and play volleyball and speedball, building fitness. Eight returning boys and six returning girls are noted. two weeks will trim the boys to fifteen.
Business Arithmetic Returns to Curriculum For Sophomores
Sophomores may enroll this year in the reintroduced business arithmetic course. Twenty eight students have taken advantage of the opportunity. The course uses real world problems to teach adding subtraction and fundamentals while developing speed and accuracy. Its main purpose is to prepare students for the business world and those who take it seem to enjoy it.
Alumni News: Calvin College Dominates 1955 Graduates
Twelve of thirty four 1955 graduates attend college, ten at Calvin College. Ruth Reinsma wins Calvin Scholarship, Carrol De Kock the Young Calvinist Scholarship, Ruth Van Arkel the National Union Scholarship. Others at Calvin include Junella Ver Meer Jim Ver Meer Ronald Vos Ray Vander Wiel Elsie De Jong Ken Van Gilst Bob Dieleman. Two seniors attend Dordt College in Sioux Center Marilyn Jansen Estella Dahm. Estella receives Dordt scholarship.
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Calvin College
Ruth Reinsma
Calvin
Carrol de Kock
Ruth van Arkel
National Union
Junella Ver Meer
Jim Ver Meer
Ronald Vos
Ray Vander Wiel
Elsie de Jong
Ken van Gilst
Bob Dieleman
Dordt College
Sioux Center
Marilyn Jansen
Estella Dahm
Estella
Dordt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gerrit Slykhuis
Murray Goemaat
Maytag
Christian High News
Secalle
Alumni News
AGS
Auto Parts
Ray E. Woodford
Woodfords
Old Schiebout Tire Co. Building
East First Street
John F. Dykstra
Boat & Boatsma
Marion, Jasper
Mal County
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