Dutch Costume Display and Exchange at Legion Hall
The T T T society plans a Dutch Costume Afternoon on Friday April 18 at 1 30 p m at the Legion Hall. Costumes from Dutch provinces will be shown with patterns and pictures. Members will help with cutting using patterns but no sewing. An exchange of costumes will occur. bring garments to the Legion Hall. Library books with costume pictures will also be available for reference.
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T.T.T. Society
Legion Hall
T.T.T
Earl Atkins
R. N. P. de Vrie
Please Be Careful Dont Walk on Tulips
A townwide caution urges motorists at D X and Phillips to avoid cutting corners over curbs and trampling tulip beds. Pedestrians and cyclists are advised to protect beds, as new sprouts are just emerging and several plants have already been crushed. Children on bicycles also caused damage. The message: keep the tulip display at Tulip Time beautiful by not walking on or through the beds.
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D-X
Phillips
Tulip
Pella High Senior Play Set for April 18
The Pella high school senior class presents The Saturday Evening Ghost by Tom Taggart on Friday April 18 in the high school auditorium. The comedy features a cast led by Lord Canterville, Sir Simon, Marvin Rumir and Lucretia with roles for Hermin Otis Ruth Voge laar Virginia Vander Sonny Boy and others. The production promises humorous situations and strong opportunities for every actor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Tom Taggart
Oscar Wilde
Mr. Wilde
Dublin
Ireland
Lord Canterville
Sir Simon
Marvin Rumir
Hermin Otis
Matt Tysseling
Lucretia
Ruth Vogelaar
Virginia
Betty Vander
Sonny Boy
Logan van Sittert
Pat
Peggy Kuyper
Umney
Ella Jane van Sittert
Lord Archibald Archibald
Robert Evers
Dedicate Organ at Third Church Apr 16
The Kimball organ purchased by the Third Reformed Church will be dedicated on Wednesday evening April 16 at 7 30. The program includes organ prelude by Mr A Kooiker hymns scripture prayer and the presentation to the congregation by P W Steenhoek with remarks by Rev L J Borst. Postlude by Mr A Kooiker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Third Reformed Church
A. Kooike
J. J. Borst
P. W. Steenhoek
Rev
L. J. Borst
Mr. A. Kooiker
A. Kooiker
Dr R Bronkema to tell of visit to Netherlands
Dr Ralph Bronkema of Orange City Iowa who recently toured the Netherlands in aid of Netherlands Relief will address the First Christian Reformed Church of Pella on April 18 at 8 p m He spoke in twenty places including Chicago and Grand Rapids and with his wife visited eight of Holland s nine provinces They saw Walcheren Island inundated by the British The Pella congregation has sent about 50000 worth of goods to Holland in the last year and a half He will speak at Oskaloosa s Christian Reformed Church on April 17 at 8 p m and will address the Classis Pella deacons on April 16
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Terest
Netherlands
Pella
Holland
Bronkema
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Walcheren
Orange City
Cause of
Christian Reformed Church
Oskaloosa
Classis Pella
Orators From Central College Address Rotary Luncheon
Two orators from Central College and their director Cunera Van Emmerik spoke at the Rotary Club lunch. Jaci Van der Lugt urged education to foster justice cooperation and community responsibility to prevent war scars. Charl Bodkin advocated education to build mutual understanding and idealistic realism to replace war as a means of control. Both then left for Bowling Green to attend the National Forensic Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Cunera van Emmerik
Rotary Club
Jaci van der Lugt
Charl Bodkin
Bowling Green
Ohio
Great Tulip Pageant to Spotlight Pella Festival
A grand Tulip Time pageant titled City of Refuge will depict Pella and Hollanders history plus modern themes. Scenes include Scholte, Red Man era, Dutch arrival, Civil War, Iwo Jima, and the Missouri capitulation. Paul Haagenr directs with John B. Rogers Company wardrobes. tickets go on sale next week for advance savings.
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City of Refuge
Pella
John B. Rogers Company
Fostoria
Ohio
Paul T. Haagendr
Haagen
Cochairm
Blackhawk
Scholte
Inn
Holland
Mareah
Central College
Iwo Jima
U. S
Missouri
Dist. Governor Speaker at Club Meeting Tuesday
Kiwanis District Governor E. L. Allphin of Council Bluffs spoke at the Pella Kiwanis meeting Tuesday night. Dean and Mrs. Pietenpol shared honors at the speakers table and joined Mrs. Allphin on her speaking tour stop. Allphin outlined Kiwanis objectives and urged service for every boy and girl as future citizens. He invited Kiwanians to engage in national and international affairs and to aid peace through community work. Rudy Ulrich introduced guest Arthur Draeger of Des Moines.
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Kiwanis
E. L. Allphin
Council Bluffs
Pella
Mr. Allphin
Rudy Ulrich
Arthur Draeger
Des Moines
Pageant Committee Expands for City of Refuge Event
Additional appointments to committees creating the City of Refuge, a Tulip Time pageant, were announced. Dan Dingeman becomes general chair of the Construction committee to build a 300 foot set at Swimming Pool Park. Members cover costume makeup, safety and sanitation, radio, movies, and general oversight with names including Theresa Wilkinson, Jeanette Ver Meer, Ellen Hubrex, Charles Burkhart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Refuge
Pella
Dan Dingeman
Swimming Pool Park
Theresa Wilkinson
Jeanette Ver Meer
Elinore Bimann
Mary Hayes
Lynn Cooper
Donna Baird
Larry Wisgerhot
Helen Stults
Joyce Thompson
Dorothy Bruhns
Maxine Huenink
Ruth Steinenger
Dorothy van Vark
Gladys van Wyk
Martha Vande Voort
Artis Vande Voort
Were Vande Gaarde
Ellen Hubrex
Joy McCain
Edith de Witt
Jo Griffitts
June Klyn
Jaci Vander Lugt
Alice Carlson
En Maas“atten
Minnick, Startcland
Don “Thoma Vander Linden
Ralph Hay
Maurice Mineart
Byron Phillips
Roger Romine
James Dunham
Sponsors of Dam Project Meet Tonight
Des Moines River Valley Project Corporation sponsors of the Red Rock Dam meet at 7:45 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Des Moines. Topics include delegations to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, progress on the $20.71 million Red Rock and re survey work on the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, and plans to boost Army Engineers engagement and flood protection for Des Moines. A 6:15 dinner for directors precedes the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines River Valley Project Corporation
Red Rock
Elks Lodge
West 5Th Street
Des Moines
National Rivers & Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
Army
Raccoon River
Congress
Madrid
Coon River
Perry
Ogden
Boone
Pleasantville
Pella
Knoxville
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Lloyd Waddell
Iowa
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Interesting display of old documents in Ulrich Market window
An exhibit of historic papers from early American pioneers sold to Hollanders is shown in the Ulrich Meat Market window. The display includes original legal documents filed in Central College archives by Mrs. Martha Lautenbach as part of a Pella collection. Other displays are promised later, with notices to watch for them.
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Ulrich
Pella
Martha Lautenbach
Central College
Tulip Festival Queen and Attendants Nomination Ballot
Second and final week of 1947 Tulip Festival nominations invites unmarried women aged 17 to 25 residing in Pella to vote. Ballots via Van Bittert Store by 6 30 p.m. April 6. Seven top votegetters advance to Queen and Attendants election April 19 at City Office from 1 to 5 p.m. Results to be announced at an upcoming Kick-off meeting.
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van Bittert
Pella
van Siete
A Big Parade Shaping Up for The Centennial
The Tulip Time parade committee led by Martin Heerema and Gene Stientjes as co chairmen with Bob Kuyper Ed Wesse link and E Kolenbrander reports progress enlisting businesses organizations and others with specialties Forty floats are in prospect and more are expected The committee seeks unique ideas for the parade and invites suggestions The Baby Section offering mothers and children in costumes may feature antique conveyances with prizes but no commercialization of exhibits is planned in line with prior festivals
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Martin Heerema
Gene Stientjes
Cochairman
Bob Kuyper
Ed Wesselink
E. Kolenbrander
Rotary Luncheon to Entertain Elders of Pella
Rotarians invite men aged eighty and older in Pella to a Thursday luncheon at the Baptist Church dining room on April 17 at 12 16 p m. Invitations go to those listed in The Chronicle this January. others may join by contacting Tunis Kempkes for transport arrangements. no speeches expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Pella
Tunis Kempkes
The
Baptist Church
Final Report on The March of Dimes Campaign
Mrs. Hildegarde Nesbit chairs the March of Dimes drive reporting total receipts of 220.11 from events including a basketball game profit 142.30, Legion Auxiliary dance 36.00, coin collectors 34.81, and Christian Union Ladies Aid 6.00 plus Wilson Jewelry 2.00. Half the funds 110.05 went to Knoxville county the other 110.06 remained in Pella. Infantile Paralysis Fund in Pella stands at 681.65 with hopes to form a local chapter soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildegarde Nesbit
Ed Rainey
Mgr
Legion Auxiliary
Christian Union Ladies’ Aid
Wilson
Knoxville County
Pella
Want Antiques For Display In Store Windows
The committee on Historical and Antique Displays for the Festival seeks artifacts suitable for display at Tulip Time. Items from Sully Leighton Otley Monroe and nearby towns are welcome. Call chairman Harry Grond or send a postcard with items for early planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Grond
Dan Meulpolder
Dora ' Sybenga
Pearl van’ Gorp
Thretherlands
Howe
Sully
Leighton
Otley
Monroe
Coma Kse
Fes
Val
Pageant plans and fraud case tie to Tulip Festival
Preparations for the City of Refuge pageant at Pool Park proceed with six hundred locals in roles and eighteen scenes tracing Pella history to the end of World War II. Meanwhile Charles A. Pruitt, using the alias James Brantley, was arrested in Omaha for passing fraudulent checks in several towns, with items including pens, a mimeograph and a check writer found. Ticket schemes offer discounted bundles to boost local attendance for three performances, with a buy plan running April 12 to 30 and exchanges at the Pella Over All Co. office. A weather contingency exists. if rain, performances move to another time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Refuge
Pool Park
Pella
Historical Society
Chamber of Commerce
James Brantley
Charles A. Pruitt
R. W. Nebergall
R. L. Waterman
Towa Bureau of Investigation
Omaha
Nebraska
Ft. McClellan
Alabama
Pruett
Lincoln
James Hansen
Schaeffer
Parker
Stratford
Bates
Hermes
Flor- Pi
Polla
Pruitt
Bert Boat
Pella Overall Co
A Wet Week Weather Totals From April Rainfall
Last week saw 2.74 inches of rainfall with 1.68 inches on April 4 and 1.06 inches on April 5. March rainfall totaled 2.42 inches, per H. K. Pals.
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H. K. Pals
Farmers urged to join corn crop insurance plan
Marion County ACA committee urges farmers to adopt a 1947 crop insurance program covering drought floods wind hail frost fire wildlife insects and disease. Contracts must be signed by May 3 1947 with coverage 50 60 or 75 percent of an average crop and gov ernment funded administration. Page 4 continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
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H. S
Third Church
R. Bronkema
Chr. Reformed Church
Ralph Bronkema
Bac
Schreiner Richard Lautenbach
Radio Harvey, van Gorp
Jack Bootsma
Lon Wormhoudt
Charles Burkhart
Garden Square
John
Sam
Naldo Steenhoek
Prescott Steenhoek
Reuben Schakel
Lawrence van Zante
Connie Tucker
Consumers Cooper Fe Association
Kanaas City
Schakel
Farmers Union Cooperative Marketing Ass'n
van Zante
Tucker
Co-op
van Memnert
Marion County
Chronicle
Omaka
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