Heirloom Displays Promised Downtown Tulip Time
Three women of the Heirloom Display Committee for Tulip Time plan attractive window displays in Pella shops. They aim to reflect each store’s merchandise with drapes and doilies to showcase heirlooms like Delftware. Merchants may request guidance from committee member Mrs Glenn Andreas, telephone 473, with plans to dress windows by the weekend.
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Tulip Time
Pella
Myron Bos
Glenn ‘Andreas
Bob
Eady
Glenn Andreas
Betty McConkey to Speak on Communism at Peoria Church
Betty McConkey, assistant to Mrs. Helen Wood Birnie, will address Peoria Christian Reformed Church on Friday April 13 at 8:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by Queen Esther Circle. McConkey has worked with Birnie since six months and has traveled over 40,000 miles, having attended hundreds of party events.
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Betty McConkey
Helen Wood Birnie
Peoria
Explorer Scouts Fathers to Meet Thursday April 19
A meeting for boys aged 14 to 16 and their fathers is planned for Thursday at 7 30 p m at a location to be announced in The Chronicle. The session will explain the Explorer program of the Boy Scouts of America with a Tall Corn Council representative to present a film strip. Fathers are urged to attend to learn the program and assist in planning future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Second Reformed Church
Tall Corn Council
The Rock Play Presented by Trinity Church Teens
The Trinity Reformed Church young people present a three act play The Rock on Thursday April 19 at 745 p m in a courtyard setting in Capernaum. The cast includes Simon Peter Ervin Roorda Adini JoAnne Ter Louw and others with Don Roorda as a physician and Carroll Rempe Rodney Gosselink and Dennis Van Zee as servants. A social hour follows the performance and all are invited to attend.
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The
Trinity Reformed Church
Harold Wort
Simon Peter
Christ
Peter
Capernaum
Simon
Ervin Roorda
Adini
Joanne Ter Louw
Djborah
Wilma Roorda
Ucal
Harold Hiemstra
Mary of
Pella Man Wins Prize in Chicago Tract Contest
Gerrit Gosselink of Pella won a prize in the national Contest for Laymen with his tract The Love of God. Rev Dick W Vriesman pastor of Prairie City First Reformed Church won in Ministers category with So Youre Going To Church. Prizes awarded at the 67th Anniversary Dinner of the Chicago Tract Society with winners from Minnesota Iowa Ohio Michigan and Illinois present.
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Gerrit Gosselink
Pella
Dick W. Vriesman
First Reformed Church
Prairie City
Chicago Tract Society
Minnesota
Iowa
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Last Opportunity to Nominate Tulip Queen Attendants
Final ballot in the 1956 Tulip Queen selection invites unmarried women aged 17 to 25 residing in Pella to nominate candidates. Fill out name and address, place in Van Sittert's store ballot box by Saturday April 14, and cast votes for the top five contenders to proceed to final judging.
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Ccitizens
van Sittert’s
Pella
Pella High to Stage Rollicking Comedy Mr Barry's Etchings
Pella High senior class will present the fast moving comedy Mr Barry's Etchings on May 3 and 4 at the school. Veteran cast members include Jim De Bruin Joyce Van Roeker Judy In tveld Ron Veenstra Marvy De Jong Kathy Redeker Leora Quinn Douglas Heerema Herman De Jong. First time performers Mary De Jong Max Van Rees Gene De Heer Norma Hagan join for this light hearted romp based on a New York production from 1950.
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Mr. Barry
Pella High
Jim de Bruin
Judson Barry
Joyce van Roeker
Mrs. Taylor
Judy In’tveld
Evelyn Taylor
Ron Veenstra
Marvin Pritchard
Marvy de Jong
Bud
Kathy Redeker
Fifty Ferris
Leora Quinn
Mrs. Griswold
Douglas Heerema
Sam Jordan
Herman de Jong
Evangelist Rainey to Visit Pella Gospel Chapel
Florida evangelist George Rainey returns to Pella for meetings at Gospel Chapel from Sunday April 15th to April 27th after successful tours in Harrisburg Pittsburg and Chicago. Friends recall blessings from previous visits and expect renewed acquaintances and strong ministry in evangelism Bible teaching and conference work. Rainey has long U S and Canada experience with missionary work in China and Brooklyn college ties.
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George Rainey
Florida
Pella
Gospel Chapel
Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Chicago
Rainey
U.S.A
Canada
Brooklyn
New York
China
Hand of God
Pinches
Gave Teacherships On Making Reading More Interesting
A second in the in service training for Pella Public Schools teachers opened with a Webster Grade School literature reading demonstration led by Miss Anne Ervin of Wesleyan University. The lesson emphasized getting ready to enjoy the story, creative reading, and creative expression through pupil involvement and guided questions, drawing on titles, vocabulary, and illustrations.
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Pella
Webster
Anne Ervin
Department of School Services
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Connecticut
Bethesda Hospital evangelizes mental care and chaplaincy
Rev Clarence Van Heukelam outlines Bethesda Sanatorium Denver Colorado open ward system and Christian approach to psychiatric treatment. Open wards aid rehabilitation by integrating patients with normal life and church activities. Bethesda serves multiple states with 72 beds and plans expansion, led by Dr K V Kuiper and supported by a national Christian Reformed network.
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Colorado
Clarence van Heukel
Bella Christian Reformed
Reformed Church
Classis Pella
Leighton
Bethesda
K. V. Kuiper
American Psychiatric Assocition
Pella
California
Washington
Amerca
Clarence van Heukelem
C. R. van Heukelem
West 2Nd St
Jesus Christ
House of Mercy
Clean-up Days Announced in Pella City Plan
Mayor Tunis Klein and the City Council urge a three day cleanup on April 18 19 and 20. Residents should place junk on the curb in containers for pickup by city crews during the period to make back yards as clean as the front lawns and curbs.
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Tunis Klein
Pella
Dr Louis De Vries Dies At 70 In Pella Iowa
Dr Louis De Vries born January 20 1886 in Pella Iowa died at home April 5 1956 at age 70 after a long optometry career including service in WWI He practiced in Chicago and Streator before returning to Pella He leaves wife Clara daughter Mary Elizabeth Rugaard and two grandchildren plus sisters and a niece Funeral services were held April 7 at Van Dyk Chapel with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Louis de Vries
Mary Kruidenier
Jelle de Vries
Pella
Iowa
Andrew
Chicago
Ill
Clara Stowe
Mary Elizabeth
Streator
Dr. de Vries
Northwestern School of Optometry
Pioneer Club
Iowa Optometric Association
Rotary Club
Clara
Mary Elizabeth Rugaard
Karl
Marbeth
St. Louis
Berdena van Zante
Agnes Ballange
Lenora Wassenaar
Orlando
Fla
van Dyk
Sully Firemen Quenched Fire on Kiser Farm
Firemen from Sully extinguished a blaze on the Kiser Brothers farm eight miles northeast of Pella on Friday April 6. The fire spread from a fence row into an oat stubble field on the Henry Vander Linden farm, threatening a hog house before firefighters saved it.
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Sully Fire Department
Kiser Brothers
Pella
Henry Vander Linden
Cancer film shown to Rotary Club in noon meeting
Dirk Van Zante spoke to the Rotary Club about cancer and the national drive goal of 26 million dollars. A film titled The Life of a Ten Dollar Bill illustrated how funds aid information, administration, fundraising, services, and research.
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Dirk van Zante
van Zante
Chas. F. Dykstra
Rudy Ulrich
Harold Haverkamp
Tunis
Kempkes
Richard Tysseling
Earl Pohlmann
Everett Ward
Edward Wesselink
Jean Kuyper
Costume Exchange At the Legion Hall Friday Afternoon
The Tulip Time Costume Exchange held by the T T T Society returns this Friday at the Legion building. The sale runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with costumes clean and in good repair, priced to sell, and available patterns for caps and provincial costumes. Parents and interested buyers are urged to attend. the group makes no money from the event.
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the Legion Hall
T.T.T. Society
Legion
T.T
Quarterly C of C Meeting Monday Night
The quarterly Chamber of Commerce meeting will be held at the Golf & Country Club on Monday evening April 16. A dinner is served at 6 30 followed by entertainment and business discussions including a progress report on Tulip Time.
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Chamber of Commerce
Golf & Country Club
Cancer Campaign Kick-off Meeting in North Marion County
A 2:00 p.m. Saturday April 14 kick-off for the North Marion County workers of the 1956 Cancer Drive will be at the American Legion Hall. Speaker will be Frank B. McTigue of Fort Dodge, a national ACS leader and former Iowa division president. Wanda Rex, Iowa Division field director, will accompany him. Miss Rex formerly taught at Ames High School. A drawing offers free physical examinations donated by the Pella doctor.
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North
Marion County
American Legion Hi
Frank B. McTigue
Fort Dodge
McTigue
Iowa
American Cancer Society
Cni
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
ACS
Iowa Division
McTiguy
Wanda Rex
Miss Rex
Ames High School
Pella Doc
Iowa premiere of Call Me Madame at Tulip Time
Central College and Alpha Psi Omega stage the Iowa amateur premiere of the Irving Berlin musical with a large local cast including Edith Sedrel Le Cocq as Sally Adams and Bob Klein as Cosmo Constantine. The show, set in two fictional nations, promises strong humor and political satire, with extensive rehearsals ahead.
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Central College
Alpha Psi Omega
Iowa
Irving Berlin
Howard Lindsay
Russell Crouse
Me Madame
Ethel Merman
Paul Lucas
Russell Nype
Edith Sedrel le Cocq
Sally Adams
Pella
Bob Klein
Cosmo Constantine
George de Vries
Kenneth Gibson
United States of America
Lichtenberg
Netherlands
Easter Seal Drive Thanks Pella and Lake Prairie Township
Reuben Schakel, chairman of the Easter Seal Drive, expresses gratitude to the people of Pella and Lake Prairie Township for their generous response. The drive ended April 10 with contributions totaling $491.80 to aid crippled children assisted by the Iowa Society for Crippled Children.
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Pella
Lake Prairie Township
Iowa Society For Crippled Children
Reuben Schakel
Rural Workers Kick-Offs For Cancer Drive Planned
A second kick-off meeting for rural workers in the county is set for Tuesday evening April 17 at 7 30 in the Red Rock School. All workers should attend one of these events as the drive to raise funds begins this Saturday under the theme Fight Cancer With a Check and a Check-up. National goal is 26 million with Iowa at 653 650 and North Marion County must raise at least 1900 to meet its share.
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Red Rock
Iowa
North
Marion County
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Clarence van Heukelom
Pella Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
F . C. Beaning
Louis de Vriee
Sully
Kiser Farm
C. of C
Cancer Campaign
Legion Hall
Frank McTigue
Arthur Bennink
Brower
Dean Acheso Wortman
Chuck Piekema
Mr. Gibson
Dai Tene van Zemeren
Miss Phillips
Wilmer Vermeer
Butler
Robert Rittenhouse
Kefauver
Bob Noller
Pemberton Maxwell
Bob Sherman
Jeanine Rosilla
Bettin
Lichtenbergers Muyskens
Hugo Tantinin
Easter Seal Drive
New Pella
Geurts
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Annette
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