Pella Retail Sales Dip in 1964 Versus 1963
The 1964 Annual Tabulation of Retail Sales and Use Tax by the Iowa State Tax Commission shows Pella total sales at 9,225,000, down 73,000 from 1963. Marion County up 2.3 percent. Knoxville up 3.1 percent. Monroe up 61 percent to 2,530,000. New Sharon down 12.4 percent to 1,565,000. Nearby cities and reports listed.
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Pella
Marion County
Knoxville
Iowa State Tax Commission
Monroe
New Sharon
Melcher
Sully
Pleasantville
Penla
Marion Co
Newton Te
Chariton
Oskaloosa
Lester Adair rites set for Monday in Des Moines
Funeral services for Lester Milton Adair 54 of Des Moines and formerly Prairie City Ia will be held Monday October 19 1964 at 2 00 p m at the Van Dyk Duven Chapel Des Moines with Rev Richard A De Jong officiating and burial in Portergrove Cemetery near Pella He died Friday at Town Methodist Hospital Des Moines Surviving are two sons Wayne Adair Des Moines and Walter Adair Colfax A complete obituary will appear later in the Chronicle.
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Lester Milton Adair
Des Moines
Prairie City
Iowa
van Dyk-Duven
Richard A. de Jong
Portergrove
Pella
Lester Adair
Town Methodist Hospital
Wayne Adair
Walter Adair
Colfax
The
Chronicle
Cox Snow Music Center Dedication At Central College
Dr Francis J Pyle of Drake University spoke at Central College as the $300 000 Cox Snow Music Center was dedicated during Homecoming weekend in the recital hall. The center honors Dr Henry Cox and Queen Snow Cox and the Brower Music Library was also dedicated. Special music was provided by the A Capella Choir directed by Lawrence Grooters.
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Cox-Snow Music Center
Central College
Francis J. Pyle
Drake University
Cox- Snow Music
Henry Cox
Queen Snow Cox
Central
Cox
Pyle
Tory
P. H. Kuyper
Pella Rosscreen
Frank E. Brower
Brower
California
A Capella Choir
Lawrence Grooters
Ken Locke Remains Critical After Pella Game
Ken Locke 18 Knoxville quarterback collapsed on the next to last play of the Pella Knoxville game Friday night. He was rushed to Knoxville hospital and later transferred to Mercy in Des Moines where he remained in critical condition awaiting neurosurgery.
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Memorial Hospital
Des Moines
Ken Locke
Knoxville
Pella
Perry
Iowa
Perry Hospital
Vankees
de Wilds
Klyns
Robert Kaldenberg
van Zee
Klyn
Knoxville Ambulance
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Pella Chamber Announces Oct 27 Quarterly Meeting
The Pella Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly general meeting at the Pella Golf and Country Club on Tuesday October 27. Reservations for the 6 30 p m dinner meeting must be turned in by Friday October 23. Featured speaker will be E F Butler director Public and Employee Relations Maytag Co of Newton. All chamber members urged to attend.
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Pella
David Kruidenier
Pella Golf and Country Club
Kruidenier
Register and Tribune Publications
Des Moines
Elizabeth
Mediterranean
Italy
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Nasser
United States
Man Remains Unconscious After Brain Surgery At Night
A patient identified as Geon was taken at 11 40 p m Friday night to remove a blood clot on his brain. By Monday he had not regained consciousness.
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Geon
Int’Veld’s
Dick Ver Meer
Zoning hearing set for Marion County Nov 10
Marion County Zoning Commission approved minor changes to the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances and scheduled a public hearing for November 10. The meeting included discussion of proposed revisions from a special study committee and a report on mineral extraction permit questions.
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Marion County Zoning Commission
Knoxville
Hugh Templeton
Marion County Bar Association
Flugh Wiley
Iowa Development Commission
Zoning Commission
Board of Supervisors
M. 0. Hansen
Donald A. Anderson
Sixth district conference to meet in Pella on Oct 24
About 350 members of The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary are expected at the Sixth District Fall Conference in Pella on October 24. Registration begins 8:30 for the Auxiliary and 9:00 for the Legion, with a flag ceremony in City Park and a 10:00 service school. A social hour, tour to Red Rock Dam, a joint banquet, tulip queen entertainment, and a Country Club dance follow at the Pella facilities attended by Legionnaires and Auxiliary members.
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American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Pella
Auxiliary
Legion
Auxili
Pella Legion Ifall
Leo Grifficon
Nevada
Louis Wood
Ames
Pella Country Club
Red Rock Dam
Legion Nall
Democratic caravan set for Marion County tour on Oct 23
The Marion County Democratic Party will organize a countywide caravan Friday October 23. Chairman William B. Dunshee announced the gathering at Knoxville headquarters at 7 45 am. At least 20 cars are hoped, with stops in Pershing Attica Columbia Melcher Dallas Pleasantville Swan Knoxville Marysville Hamilton Bussey Harvey and Pella ending with a 5 45 pm arrival.
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Democratic Party
Marion County
William B. Dunshee
Democratic
Knoxville
Pella
Pershing
A.m. Attica
Columbia
Melcher
Dallas
Pleasantville
Swan
Marysville
Hamilton
Bussey
Harvey
Dilley to Hold Rally in Oskaloosa Oct 24
Robert Dilley Conservative party candidate for governor announces a campaign rally at Oskaloosa city hall on Saturday October 24 at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited with no admission. Contact Gary Fisher or Gary Sires at 1104 C. Ave. East for details.
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Robert Dilley
Conservative Party
Oskaloosa
Dilley
Gary Fisher
Gary Sires
C. Ave. East
Five Adult Education Courses Scheduled at Knoxville
Knoxville's adult education program lists five fall session courses with sufficient enrollment: Bookkeeping I, Cake Decoration, Knitting, Welding I, and Blueprint Reading. All meet Thursday evenings, totaling 56 registrations. Monday evening classes are canceled due to insufficient enrollment.
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Knoxville
Willard Prather
Employee Days Promotion Set for Pella Weekend
The Pella Chronicle and the Pella Chamber of Commerce sponsor an Employee Day sales promotion in Pella this weekend October 22 24. Businesses urged to let employees mark down prices with a Boss is Gone or a Boss' Mistake sale as consumer savings are highlighted in forthcoming ads and notices.
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Pella Chronicle
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Central student greets Goldwater at Des Moines rally
Craig Chilton, 23, a Central college student, breached police barriers in Des Moines to shake hands with Senator Barry Goldwater after a downtown speech. He carried a 59 mile hitchhike sign, posed for photographers, and after his polaroid was developed one photo showed only Goldwater. one shot appeared in the Iowa State Daily.
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Craig Chilton
Central College
Des Moines
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Chilton
Iowa State Daily
Parent-Teacher Conferences Set For October 23
The community schedules parent teacher conferences on Friday October 23 with sessions from 8 00 to 12 00 and 1 00 to 5 00 pm. Parents may attend at their convenience within these hours to meet teachers, following the same procedure as last fall which satisfied both teachers and parents.
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Tober
Fall Laymen's Rally Set at Pella First Reformed
The Pella Classis Brotherhood Union sponsors a Fall Laymen's Rally on October 22 at the First Reformed Church in Pella Iowa. Rev Herman Ridder former minister of the First Reformed Church Pella and president of Western Theological Seminary Holland Michigan will speak. All area men are invited for an evening of fellowship and inspiration.
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Pella Classis Brotherhood Union
Herman Ridder
1St Reformed Church
Pella
Tow
Western Theological Seminary
Holland
Michigan
First Reformed Church
Iowa
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David Allen
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Bradenton
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G. H. van Zee
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Linda Norman
Fulton
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