Pee Friday Service to Be Held Tomorrow at Annual Good Friday
The service organized by the American Bible Society will feature organ preludes and readings on The Suffering Servant and Isaiah passages. Speakers Rev. George C. Muyskens, Rev. Wilbur Ringwald, and Dr. Thomas Boslooper will present meditations on voluntary and vicarious suffering, followed by hymns including O Sacred Head Now Wounded and a postlude.
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T American Bible Society
A. Micarious
George C
Muyskens
Wilbur Ringwalda
Thomas Boslooper
Rooms Wanted Year for Tulip Festival Offers
A brief ad requests rooms for the Tulip Festival with options for one or two nights. Contact details indicate a private listing and an updated notice seeks spare space offerings.
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Noone Viking
Appointee Named to Pella Chamber Post
A new appointee has been named to lead the Pella Chamber of Commerce. The official announcement states he will oversee bookkeeping, tax service, and downtown business operations from the chamber's office on 61st Street. Local officials say the appointment strengthens support for area businesses.
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Got
Pella
Fisk Named Head Football Coach At Ottumwa High
Jack Fisk was named head football coach at Ottumwa High School on Monday. He will also coach wrestling and assist with track, succeeding Rod Rust who resigned to take an assistant coaching job at the University of New Mexico. Fisk is a Pella High School and Iowa State Teachers College graduate and previously served as assistant football and head wrestling coach at Waverly and head wrestling coach at Anamosa. his former home was Reasnor.
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Jack Fisk
Anamosa
Ottumwa
Fisk
Rod Rust
University of New’ Mexico
Pella High School
Iowa State ‘Teachers College
Waverly
Reasnor
Mrs Leonard Voss 87 Dies at Tower Nursing Home Oskaloosa
Mrs Leonard Voss 87 died Wednesday morning at Tower Nursing Home in Oskaloosa. She is survived by her husband and other family members.
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Mrs. Leonard
Voss
the Tower
Oskaloosa
Flood Damaged Grain Needs Highest Bidder
Flood damaged grain to highest bidder under price-support rules is reported once to county ASC. Actual or threatened damage by high water or flood to farm stored commodities appears in the notice.
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ASC
Attractiveness and charm grace festival Royal Court at Pella
The 1960 festival Royal Court was presented to Pella citizens Tuesday evening at the high school auditorium. Seated from left are Beverly Boatsma daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Boatsma Queen Lois De Kok daughter of Mr and Mrs William De Kok ary Boat daughter of Mr and Mrs J G Boat and Linda Tysseling daughter of Mr and Mrs Anthony Tysseling and Karen Wesselink daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Wesselink Chronicle News Photo.
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Royal Court
Pella
Beverly
Boatsma
Jack
Lois de Kock
William de Kok
Ary Boat
J. G. Boat
Ing
Linda Tysseling
Anthony Tysseling
Karen Wesselink
Ed Wesselink
Chronicle News
Sandra Sels Kruse
Lois
Willian de Kock
Christian High School
Linda Tyaseling
Royal Court Presented To Citizens Tuesday
The Tulip Queen Lois De Kock, age 17, was presented to Pella citizens Tuesday evening by Burgemeester Dr. T. G. Fults in a ceremony full of pomp and splendor.
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Lois de Kock
Pella
Burgemeester
T. G. Fults
Dutch Costume Exchange Aids Tulip Festival
Pella Iowa promotes Dutch costume exchange to help residents prepare for the 26th Tulip Festival. On April 20 from 2 to 4 30 PM at the American Legion Hall, the T T T Society will assist buyers with costumes patterns and fittings, offering costumes for sale at cost with no markup. Also displaying photos and guidance on styles and sizes. Queen Lois De Kock and attendants highlighted the festival plans as Tulip Time opens May 12 with coronation and Royal Court events.
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Polla’s
T.T.T. Society
American Legion Hall
Netherlands
J. G. Boat
Trips
Grain loss across Iowa counties prompts government sale plan
State officials report flood damage to bins and cribs in 19 Iowa counties reaching from inches to six feet. Most damaged grain may have salvage value and will be sold by the government to the highest bidder on an as is basis.
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Iowa
Hospital Names Harmeling as Administrator at Pella
The board of Pella Community Hospital announces John W. Harmeling will become hospital administrator. He currently leads Loring Hospital in City Iowa since 1952 and plans to move May 15 with his family. Harmeling is a World War II veteran and former X ray clinician.
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Pella Community ‘Hospital
John W. Harmeling
Loring Hospital
City
Iowa
Harmeling
Penapeat
Joan Vanderwal
Montezuma
Barton Johny
Beth ‘Ann
Jennifer Ree
Central College
Chicago
Junior High Speech Finals at Pella PTA Meeting
The Pella Community Schools Junior High held its speech finals during the regular PTA meeting on Monday night April 11. Eight finalists, four from eighth grade and four from seventh, were chosen from March 31’s preliminary contest representing Otley Leighton rural schools and the Pella center. Topics spanned science literature social studies and mathematics with judges listing several local residents. Finalists Judy Grandin Mary Ver Meer Harvey Wittenburg Judy De Cook received superior ratings. others earned excellent ratings. Judges included Mrs Carl Wehde Maurice Birdsall and Arend Lubbers.
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Pella
Laurence
Grooters
Jane Gosselink
Cuneragan
Emmerik
Judy Grandin
Mary Ver Meer
Harvey Wittenburg
Judy de Cook
Lois de Haan
Kenneth Nollen
Mary van Heukelom
Seniors Stage Seventeenth Summer Play in Pella
The Senior Class of Pella High School will present Seventeenth Summer on April 21 and 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Maureen Daly is the author referenced in the prompt.
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Pella High School
Maureen Daly
Crusade Opens Here Monday for Cancer Society Funds
North Marion Chapter of the American Cancer Society announces the annual Crusade for 1960 will run from Monday, April 18 to May 30. Crusade chairs Martin Nelson and Elmer Van Zee lead a door knocking plan engaging volunteers to contact homeowners only, with no solicitation of employees in workplaces. City and area chairmen meet April 19 at Memorial Hall to coordinate volunteers, each captain assigning one door-knocker per 10 homes. Receipts issued for every contribution and funds reconciled at end.
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Nivian
Weirather
North Marion
American Cancer Society
Martin Nelson
Elmer van Zee
Nelson
Memorial Hall
Case van Arkel
Ed du Pree
Main Street
Franklin Street
du Pree
Milton van Waardhuizen
Mesdames
Robert and
Herschel Dingeman
Harry Braafhart
Pei
Edith Finlow
Cowman
Outdoor Cooking Classes Planned
Preparations are underway for a five week outdoor cooking class for adults at the Recreation Center on Monday evenings. Sponsored by the Recreation Commission and directed by Mr and Mrs Olls of the Des Moines Public School Adult Education Dept. A fee will be charged and the class will cap at twenty participants starting April 25 at 6 p.m. Registration info available from the commission office on April 22.
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Recreatin Center
The
Recreation Commission
A. Olls
Adult Education Dept
Des Moines
Mrs. Olls
Commission Office
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Tulip
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Queen
Sieidant
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Phig.a
Everett G. Ward
Legion Hall
Sandra
Burgemeester Fultz
Jack Cozad
Newton
Sac
Loring Hos
Pella Community Hospital
John Harmeling
Tran
Patricia Rempe
Carl Wehde
Maurice Birdsall
Arend D. Lubbers
Lois de Vaan
Mary van Heukelem
Edy de Cook
Pricia Rempe
Patricia
PTA
C. B. Caldwell
Southwest
LeRoy Steenhoek
Lynn Moore
Neal van Veen
Marion Roorda
John
Helen) Hoogenakker
Marvin Tysseling
Philip Visser
Northeast
Jacob Vos
Elmer Hagen
Don Reinertson
North Lake Prairie
Peter J. Swank
John S. Menninga
South Lake Prairie Two
Gilbert van Donselaay
Otley
M. C. van Gorp
Leland Balmer
Summit Two
Paul Brown
Monroe
Red Rock Two
B. L. Flikkema
Bill Monster
Jake Aalbers
Jr. High
Chuck
Kay Butler
Jim Huyser
Mary Farrer
Jaycees and the Recreation Commission
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