Festival Leaders Seek Help for Antique Displays at Tulip Festival
The Historical Society of Pella plans stronger antique and relic displays for the 1950 Tulip Festival. President Will Van Sittert says recent years saw weaker exhibits and urges citizens to inventory items at home and donate them for downtown window displays. Women groups will coordinate efforts with merchants, aiming to recapture the notable displays of 1937 to 1940 as Iowa visitors travel longer distances to see them.
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Historical Society
Will van Sitter
Mr. van Sittert
Pella
Pro Wo Club
Iowa
Special Communion Service at Baptist Church Tonight
A Maundy Thursday Candle light Communion Service is planned at the Baptist Church tonight at 7 30. Dr. W J Moore of Drake University will deliver a message titled The Vine and the Branches. The service will follow his address and the public is invited to attend.
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The
Baptist Church
W. J. Moore
College of the Bible
Drake University
Moore
Disciples of Christ
Census Taking Is Well Under Way in Town and Country
Census workforce led by Oren S Van Niewaal has trainees finishing in Knoxville Iowa with credentials. Twenty one enumerators assigned to districts in Pella City Lake Prairie Summit Polk Knoxville Indiana Liberty Clay and Townships plus Knoxville City. Citizens urged to cooperate and report suspicious fake census takers to Chief of Police Joe De Hoog.
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Marion County
Oren S. van Niewaal
Knoxville
Iowa
Pella City
Lake Prairie
Summit
Polk
Indiana
Liberty
Clay, Townships
Knoxville City
van Niewaal
Theresa W. Wilkinson
Dorothy Renaud
Marie IT Ver Ploeg
Helen D Kempkes
Anna Mae Fuller
Callie B. Carpenter
Ruth B. Clark
Kathryn Johnson
Charles A. Ashton
Lois C. Dutton
Zola C. Conrey
Elbert van Maunen
Andrew A. de Penning
Clay
Cleo B. Edinger
Marjorie R. Hodges
Newton C. Burch
Wilbur L. Darrah
Kenneth J. Morgan
Margaret Duffy
Florence Rita James
Rodney H. Johnson
Joe de Hoog
Oren
Sully Starts Ball Rolling For Hospital
A Sully Community Hospital project advances with a secured quarter-block site on Vander Beek property north of his home and east of the Alice Shutts residence. An architect is contacted, fund-raising will begin after cost estimates, and incorporation steps have started. Committee members from Sully include D. J. Vos Henry Nikkel A P Vander Beek Dick J Ver Ploeg O H Wisgerhof Chas Castorf and Glenn Wisgerhof.
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Arletta M. Terlouw
Sully Community Hospital
A. P. Vander Beek
Alice Shutts
D. J. Vos
Henry Nikkel
Lynnville
Dick J. Ver Ploeg
0. H. Wisgerhof
Chas, Castorf
Glenn Wisgerhof
Sully
Easter Service Of Song At Otley
The Young People s C E Choir of the Otley Reformed Church will present an Easter service of song next Sunday evening April 9 at 7 30 p m The public is invited to attend The program will include a short cantata From Palms to the Lilies detailing each day of the Passion Week and more events of the week are described
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Young People's
C. E. Choir
Otley
Club Women Present One Act of Little Women in Pella
The Woman's Federated Club of Pella presented a one act from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Directed by Maurice Birdsall and managed by J. A. Ruth, the cast included Jo March played by Mrs. Wm. Stewart and other roles by local members. Attendance was free and members brought guests. Cast rewards were chocolate Easter rabbits named Oscar for each performer.
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Memorial Hall
Maurice Birdsall
Amy
Henry Vande Voort
March
D. C. Renaud
Aunt March
C. C. Bui
Laurie
Connie Smorenberg
Clarence Vander Linden
Jo March
William Stewart
Professor Bhaer
Chester Leu
Hannah the Maid
J. V. Lankelma
Woman's Federated Club of
Pella
Louisa Alcott
Federated Clubs
J. A. Ruth
Fred Whalley
Peter H. van Zante
Wm. Stewart
Easter Day Closing Moments Inspire With Music
The text invites audiences to join in for Easter Day closing moments featuring solos duets and a men’s quartet with anthems and inspiring selections.
Audubon Woman Finds Long Lost Diamond in Drawer
Mrs. Orah Eagen of Audubon rediscovered a diamond she had lost from a ring months earlier while searching her sewing machine drawer. The search had been abandoned after extensive attempts, including taking apart plumbing.
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Orah Eagen
Audubon
AmVets Hear Buerkens On New Pella Grade School
Meulpolder Schilder AmVet Post No 26 met in the Memorial Building on Monday evening April 3 with Mr C C Buerkens outlining Pella's proposed new school and the work by the School Board to plan the building. AmVets planned for Cancer Drive, hospital smoker on April 11, Tulip Time participation, and urged making the Tulip Time bigger and better.
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Meulpolder-Schilder AmVet Post No. 26
AmVets
C. C. Buerkens
Buerkens
Pella
Chronicle
Knoxville
AmVetg
Pella Post
Station KEBS 620 On Your Dial Schedule
KEBS 620 lists a week of programs from April 6 to April 16 including The Bible Story and Life with Arthur Bennink Opera Hour with Peggy Leu Stories for Children and Church services at First Christian Reformed and First Baptist Churches The Classical Hour with John Hesselink piano and song with Don Elick and Percy Wally and the Opera Hour are featured on various evenings with Sunday services noted
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Arthur Bennink
Peggy Leu
First Christian Reformed Church
First Baptist Church
John Hesselink
Don Elick
Percy Wally
Last Chance to Nominate Tulip Queen This Week
Nominating period ends April 8 for the 1950 Tulip Festival Queen and four attendants. Unmarried women aged 17 to 25 with Pella addresses may submit coupons at Van Sittert store. Ballots count April 15 at City Office with polls 1 to 5 pm. eight top candidates advance.
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van Sittert
Queen
Pella High Students Shine at Grinnell Music Contest
Pella High School entered 15 events at Grinnell on April 1 and won 14 firsts against Grinnell Newton Oskaloosa Knoxville Sigourney. Wilma Keuning earned two firsts in piano solo and alto saxophone. Winners include vocal, instrumental, and ensemble entrants with no rating below II. Plans to send soloists and groups to state contest April 21 22 and hold another large group prelim in Oskaloosa on April 16.
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Pella High School
Grinnell
Pella
Newton
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Sigourney
Wilma Keuning
Patinga
I. Boys
Phyllis Hasselman
Ruth Kaldenberg
Francis van Maanen
Pauline Steenbock
Fred Whalley
Anne Tysseling
Centerville
Little Dutchmen Baseball Without Diamond At Home
High School coaches Johansen and Ruthven organize a spring team as outdoor practices start. With no local diamond, all games would be played off campus. Tentative schedule includes April 17 Knoxville there, April 20 New Sharon there, April 28 Knoxville there, with other games pending against Monroe Sully and Attica.
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Johansen
Ruthven
Knoxville
New Sharon
Monroe
Sully
Attica
Easter Sunrise Service at Third Reformed Church
Sunrise service invites young people and surrounding community to Easter dawn gathering at 7:00 p.m. Rev L J Borst to deliver message with special music.
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Third Reformed C.K
Bible Scholar to Make Addresses at Chapel April 11
One of America's foremost young Bible scholars will speak here two on Tuesday April 11 according to Dr G T Van der Lugt president of Central College Dr John C Trever representative of the Committee for the Revised Standard Version of the Bible will speak at 11 a m in Douwstra Chapel Central College on the topic Youth Faces the Bible Trever who is also director of the Department of the English Bible of the International Council of Religious Education will address the members of the Rotary Club at the Pella Coffee Shop at 1205 p m His subject will be A New Chapter in Bible Hi Mr Richard Tusseling is president of the Rotary Club Studied Old Scrolls At 32 years of age Dr Trever in February 1948 had the privilege of examining some ancient Hebrew scrolls in the possession of the Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Je Trever was then acting director pro tem Continued on Page 5
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GT. van der Lugt
Central College
John C. Trever
Douwstra Chapel
Richard Tusseling
Rotary Club
Trever
Burglar Looted Office at Van Houweling Auto Garage
A burglar looted the Van Houweling Automotive garage office between Friday night and Saturday morning, opening the safe with an oxygen torch. Police arrested Charles Nall of Newton, linked to multiple break ins, with loot recovered and a strong box found west of Pella.
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Albert van Houweling
van Houweling
Newton
van Houweling Auto Garage
Automobile Company Jraragre
Peter Heerema
Martin
A.B. van Houweling
Busness
Sheriff van Hemert
Knoxville
van Hemert
Jarman
Charles Nall
Pella
Town
Special Easter Programs at Open Bible Church
Open Bible Church schedules an 11 o clock Easter program by the Primaries Beginners and Cradle Roll Babies. At 7 30 p m Sunday evening the Pageant The Book of Books will be presented by Juniors Intermediates and Senior Young People.
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Mervice
Church of the Open Bible
Central College Students Shine at Illinois Pi Kappa Delta Tourney
Central College forensic squad earned a superior and two excellent ratings at the Provincial Pi Kappa Delta Tournament in Normal Illinois last week. Thirty five schools from Iowa Illinois Missouri and Wisconsin competed in debate oratory extemporaneous speaking and poetry reading. Neva Engelhoven of Oskaloosa won first place and a superior in women's extemp. Gerdine De Graff of South Holland Illinois joined Engelhoven with an excellent in women's debate. Don Bruggink of Cedar Grove Wisconsin won an excellent in men's extemp. Bruggink teamed with Eugene Heideman of Hingham Wisconsin in men's debut. Bob Omick of Chicago read poetry and Harold Van Oort of Ashton Iowa competed in oratory.
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Central College Forensic
Normal
Illinois
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Neva Engelhoven
Oskaloosa
Gerdine de Graff
South Holland
Don Bruggink
Cedar Grove
Mr. Bruggink
Eugene Heideman
Hingham
Bob Omick
Chicago
Harold van Oort
Ashton
Two Conrad Girls Survive Creek Ice Breakthrough
Two girls from Conrad slipped through thin ice on a creek near their home and fell into water up to their necks. They suffered no injuries or lasting effects, and were safely helped out.
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Conrad
Religious Film to Be Shown at College Chapel
The Volunteers of Central College present the film Messenger of Peace at Douwstra Chapel Friday April 14 at 7 30 p m Pastor Armin Ritter leads hearts toward faith as the rural story shows Christian influence transforming families A free will offering will help cover expenses all are invited to attend
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Central College
Messenger of Peace
Douwstra
Armin Ritter
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Carl Ver Steeg
Robert van Hal
Shirley van Rockel
Mary Alice Buwalda
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Sara Ann Gosselink
Marlene Dykstra
Sunrise
Rev
L. J. Borst
America
Legion
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Legion West
Bie
All-Inelast Legion
Martin Heerema
Martin’ Heerema
Kooymaa Harness Shop
Hall
Ray Barber
Jasper County
Richard Carmichael
Hull
Anne de Cook
Winger
Chariton
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A. Bruce
van Hemt
Loren Jarman
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