Loved Old Play To Be Presented After Tulip Time
A stage adaptation of The Barretts of Wimpole Street will be presented the week after Tulip Time and commencement. The production features an experienced cast led by Bob Bergman as Dr Chambers and Mai De Vries as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, with roles for Henry Peters Arabel and others, and includes casting for Septimus and Alfred Barrett and Flush the cocker spaniel.
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Barretts
Wimpole Street
Elizabeth Barrett
Bert Browning
Victorian
England
London
Katherine Cornell
Bob Bergman
Dr. Chambers
Mai de Vries
Elizabeth Gwen van den Berg
Marvel Huff
Henriley Peters
Arabel
den Heuvel
Occy
Arnold Dal Charles
Bob Verdoorn
Harvin Meyer
George
Muyskens
Higher Compliance Expected With Corn Allotments
Marion county farmers show increased likelihood of following corn acreage allotments in 1955 with ASC inquiries in Knoxville. Only compliant corn will qualify for farm allotments and cost sharing for soil and water conservation. Congress may remove cost-sharing ties, but no certainty. The 1954 price support remained favorable, enabling higher loan values and purchase agreements for producers with price support.
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Marion
ASC
Knoxville
Towa
Congress
Robuck
Ave Ver Hoef to represent Pella at Iowa Girls State
Miss Avis Ver Hoef daughter of Mrs Rath Ver Hoef of 402 Liberty will represent the Pella American Legion Auxiliary at Hawkeye Girls State to be held June 12 19 on the Iowa State Teachers College campus Cedar Falls. The program trains girls in government and political processes through a week long citizenship course led by staff including Mrs Leo Bekman director. About 300 Iowa girls are selected by sponsoring units from high school juniors excelling in leadership and character with thirty two Auxiliary members serving as staff.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Hawkeye
Girls State
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Leo K. Bekman
Ida “Grove
Towa
van Veen-Van Hemert
Art Authority to Address Women of The Federated Club
The Federated Club plans an April 19 meeting at 2 30 pm in the Second Reformed Church parlors. Mrs. David Paul, Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs art chair, speaks on Pictorially Speaking with a focus on Today's Art is a work of Relaxation. Mrs. C F Dykstra chairs the hostess, executive board meets at 1 pm.
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Federated Club
Second Reformed Church
David Paul
Department of Art
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Paul Plant
C. F. Dykstra
Iowa Farmers See Corn Allotment Compliance Rise
Chairman Merrill J Bobuck stated the action will aid farmers in meeting 1965 corn allotments. More than 48 percent of Iowa farms complied with corn acreage allotments in 1954, placing Iowa among the leading states in compliance.
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Merrill J.bobuck
Oial
Iowa
Farm field day linked with good neighbor project at Terlouw farm
Pella farm located five miles southeast of town hosts a community field day organized with farm implement dealers and Pella High School FFA members. Volunteers plow about 70 acres starting at nine, with access to try latest tractor and plow models while neighbors and public observe and participate.
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Gys Terlouw Farm
O Pella
Gysbert Terlouw
Gysbert
Reuben
Norman
Pella High School
FFA
Pella
Pleasant View
Black Oak School
Highway 163
Final P T A Meeting Set for Tuesday April 19
The final P T A meeting of the year will be held Tuesday April 19. Comedy featuring Ray of Central College will headline the program. All sixth grade parents are invited to attend and share the evening entertainment. There will be an election of officers for the coming year.
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P.T.A
Ray
Central, College
College Music Society Recital Tonight
College Music Society student recital tonight at 7:30 in Douwstra hall. Admission is free and the program features Bach, Puccini, Schumann, Debussy and Bach selections performed by vocalists and pianists including Barbara Eb, Darlene Van Zome and Jim Rozendaal.
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Ce ‘College Music Societ
Tonigh Frareday
Douwstra
Rene
Centra
Bach
Cortige
Marchot
Ruth Barr
Moon Marketing
Weaver
Barbara Ebsoprano
Polio Vaccination Planned for 1st and 2nd Graders
A news release from Nurse Marjorie Jack outlines spring polio vaccination plans for Knox area children in first and second grade. Pending Salk vaccine licensing, three injections will be offered with parental consent, to be distributed after April 26 in Marion County. Nobly, local medical societies and the state health department back the program.
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Chronicle
Marjorie Jack
Geuuty School
Knox
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
National Institutes of Health
Town Medical Society
State Department of Healt
Marion Medical Society
Ional Foundation
Costa Department
Aera
National of Health
Marion County
Ill Health Caused Farmer to Take His Own Life
Tragic news from the Poortinga farm northwest of Pella. Marion Poortinga, 37, was found in a barn having taken his life with a gun amid despondency from ill health. Survived by wife, five children, parents, and two brothers. Funeral at First Reformed Church April 18. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. A fuller Chronicle story will follow April 21.
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Marion Poortinga
Poortinga
Poortinga Place
Pella
Jack Evans
Knoxville
First Reformed Church
Oakwood
Mr. Poortin
Kleins of Pella Seriously Injured In Crash
Mr and Mrs Peter W Klein of route 1 Pella were seriously injured when their 1948 Plymouth rolled over three times on highway 14 three miles north of Knoxville About 930 p m Saturday they were taken from Collins Memorial Hospital Knoxville to the University Hospital Iowa City Klein 67 suffered a broken jaw and multiple bruises while Mrs Klein had multiple fractures of the pelvis and left hip joint and a broken left arm.
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Peter W. Klein
Route 1
Pella
Highway 14
Knoxville
Oskaloosa Herald
Collins Memorial Hospital
University Hospital
Iowa City
Klein
Sheriff's Office
Specialist on Arranging Flowers Coming Here May 7
The Pella Historical Society brings Mrs. Verlin Yamamoto to demonstrate Japanese flower arranging at Legion Hall on Saturday, May 7, from 2 to 4 pm. The event offers a rare opportunity for Pella and vicinity, with more details to appear in The Chronicle. spread the word to visitors from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
The
Chronicle
Yamamoto
Midwest
Round Up for Pre School Children Set for April 22
Parents expecting to enroll in kindergarten next fall are urged to attend the annual Round Up for pre school children on Friday April 22. Lincoln district meetings occur in the afternoon and Webster in the morning with county nurse on hand to assist Mrs Dockendorff and provide guidance during regular school hours in the kindergarten departments.
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Lincoln
Webster
Barley Support Rate Announced by ASC Committee
The 1955 barley price support in Marion county is 0.95 per bushel, reported by Mer rrill L. Robuck, ASC committee chairman. County rates in Iowa range from 0.94 to 1.00 per bushel for No 2 or better, based on 70 percent of parity. Last year Iowa saw 84 price support loans and six purchase agreements covering 25,930 bushels across 26 counties.
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Marion County
Merrill L. Robuck
ASC
Towa
Angel Street at Pella High School Senior Class
Pella High School presents Angel Street a mid Victorian thriller in a moody living room setting. The production features a costly set and costumes as the Manninghams entice audiences with thrills and chills once seen in London. Tickets go on sale April 22 and 23 at Paardekooper's drug store with shows April 25 and 26.
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Hhe
Angel Stret Pella High School
Manninghams
Angel Street
London
New York
Pella High School
Pella High’ School
Paardekooper’s
Chronicle Printing Prize Winning Tracts Announced
The Chicago Tract Society plans to announce nationwide tract contest winners at the 66th Annual Dinner Meeting in Chicago. Dr. Wendell Brooks, superintendent, has again enlisted The Chronicle to print prize tracts for guests, while The Pella Chronicle finishes two tracts titled Let and The Blessing of Testing for release.
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Chicago Tract Society
Wendell 8. Brooks
The
Tract Society
Chronicle
Brooks
Pella
Pella Chronicle
Chicago
Final call for Tulip Time Queen ballots in Pella
Citizens urged to vote in the Tulip Time Queen and Attendants campaign. Unmarried women aged 17 to 26 with Pella mailing addresses may be nominated. Ballots must be signed and delivered to Van Sittert's store by Saturday April 16. After voting, top five will move to final selection by committee.
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van Sittert’s
van Store Mot
Latin Students Stage Roman Style Banquet at Pella High
Latin II students at Pella High staged a Roman banquet as part of Latin Week on April 5. Under teacher guidance they wore togas and helms, performed invocatio and salutatio, served a three course Romana Cena, and then attended the Julius Caesar film at Holland Theatre.
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Pella
Rome
Pella High School
Julius Caesar
Pella High
Raymond den
Marvin Hiemstra
Herbert Mentink
Central College
Ervin Roorda
Supt
C. C. Buerkens
Latin I
Marilee Grandia
Linda Tysseling
Jean Muyskens
den Adel
Holland Theatre
Bev Mahon
Amvet Auxiliaries Of County Meet In Pella April 15
The Marion County Amvets auxiliaries hold their annual meeting at Pella on Friday April 15 at 7 30 p m in the Memorial Building County president Mrs John H Vandenberg urges all members to attend Reports will be given on the year s activities and an officers election will be held Following the business meeting refreshments will be served by the local auxiliary Members are reminded of the regular meeting on April 19 at 7 30 p m at the Memorial Building Plans will be made for entertaining the southeast regional meeting of Amvets auxiliaries on May 7 Kits for Cancer Crusaders will be filled and plans made for Tulipime.
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Marion County Amvets
Pella
John H. Vandenberg
Memorial Building
Amvets Auxiliaries
Cancer Crusaders
Balloon found near Bloomfield after Wanego launch
A helium-filled balloon launched near Wanego Kansas in February was recovered recently near Bloomfield. The event involved a flight test or promotional balloon, with no injuries reported and no further details given.
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Wanego
Kansas
Bloomfield
Drive for Cancer Fund Set for April 21 22 23
The 1955 Cancer Crusade for the Pella area will be announced Thursday April 21 with a coffee time meeting for crusaders and officers. Mrs. Lucile Anderson Mrs. M. C. Van Gorp and Mick Baltzer will distribute instructions and materials. The state goal is 650000 and Pella quota 2400.
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Pella
Lucile Anderson
Chiron
M. C. van Gorp
Mick Baltzer
American Cancer Society
Iowa
New Shoes Play Set For C H S April 20 21
The Dobbs Shoe factory in Dobbsville closes and threatens town livelihood. Elmer Dobbs, heir to the factory, must decide whether to reopen it amid comedy and sympathy. The Young Peoples Society of the Second Christian Reformed Church presents this three act comedy at Christian High School gym. Tickets go on sale April 16 at Van der Ploeg's Bakery.
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Dobbs
Dobbsville
Elmer Dobbs
Elmer
Mr. Dobbs
Young Peoples Society of the
Second Christian Reformed Church
Christian High School
van der Ploeg
Colored Film at Baptist Church
On Sunday night at 7 30 Pella Baptist Church will show a colored feature on the resurrection of Jesus. The one hour film recounts Cornelius the Roman centurion who witnesses Jesus after the resurrection and shares the tale to Jerusalem. A cordial welcome is extended to all.
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Pella Baptist Church
Jesus
Cornelius
Jerusalem
Centurion
Longinus
Jesus of Nazareth
God
Rome
Great Flower Show Prospects for Tulip Time
Flower Show Committee driven by Mrs H Van Zante and others seeks entries for Pella floral event. Schedule and rules available via The Chronicle. Call for out of town entrants and volunteers to promote the show.
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Ork Gamine
Pella
Mra
Dr. Sule
J. Shultz Bakries
Cannatanie
Grandman Joutine—Stee Gary Yorela Hesteneee
Mies Properties
Gerrit ‘van Ro Ansons Wennad
Easter Seal Sale Totals Rise for Crippled Children Aid
A preliminary report by Chairman Reuben Schakel shows Easter Seal contributions from Pella and Lake Prairie township reaching 76.65 by Monday April 11. Hundreds contributed and more were planning gifts. the chairman urges readers to help a boy or girl walk again by mailing donations and thanks those who gave.
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Reuben Schakel
Ions Society For
of Pella
Lake Prairie T
Agen
Ruth Circle Sponsors Program at Leighton Church
The Ruth Circle will sponsor a program at Leighton Chi Reformed Church on Wednesday evening April 20 at 7 o'clock. Dr P De Jong will show pictures of India and present a moving film on the Power of the Resurrection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Circle
Leighton Chi Reformed Church
P. ¥. de Jong
Pictures
India
Central College Debaters Return From Redlands Tourney
Central College debaters returned Monday night from the Pi Kappa Delta national tournament at Redlands University California. They reported hard work, lively play, a strong tournament, and long drives with mixed weather across the route. Mary Buwalda and Walter Henrichsen earned good extemporaneous speaking ratings Carolyn Coleman earned a good discussion rating. The girls won two debates and the boys one. The trip featured a Hollywood visit and a canyon stop on the way home amid 668 attendees from 31 schools in 25 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Redlands University
Redlands
Cal
Mary Buwalda
Walter Henrichsen
Carolyn Coleman
Arizona
California
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A. P. Donselaar
Lake Prairie
Harold Mathes
Merl Price
Red Rock
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Perry Township
Mick Paltzer
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