Tulip Times Queens Crown 26th Tulip Queen
Mary Ver Meer will be crowned Tulip Queen this year marking the 26th festival. The column recalls past queens and lists residences from Des Moines to Michigan, noting their Dutch heritage and ongoing ties to Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ver Meer
Towa
Vern Meidemeier
Martha van Berkum
Donald Heene
Lou Ann le Cocq
Martin Sullivan
Sandra Cummings
Des Moines
Ronald de Bruin
JoAnn Schagen
Prairie City
Larry Kruse
Sandra Sels
Marshalltown
Rites Today for Jerry Hellinga 86
Funeral services for Jerry Hellinga 86 will be held Tuesday April 16 at 2 00 p m from Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home chapel Rev Gerald La Motte pastor of Central Methodist Church of Oskaloosa assisted by Rev John S Ter Louw. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Died midnight Saturday at Pella Community Hospital. Survived by wife Nancy Andeweg. Home 314 Franklin Street. Complete obituary to appear later in The Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Hellinga
van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home
Gerald la Motte
Central Methodist Church of
Nancy Andeweg
Franklin Street
The
Chronicle
Community High Accredited Again
The Pella Community High School earned reaffirmation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools for 1962-63. The accreditation followed criteria including teacher preparation, course offerings, facilities, organizational type, testing and guidance, and extracurricular programs, with a certificate to be kept on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Vander Laan outlines Big Rock Park value and plans
Christian High coach and biology teacher Dick Vander Laan updates the Red Rock Chapter of the Izaak Walton League on Big Rock Park. He highlights its 87 acre virgin timber, education and recreation potential, and ongoing work, including tree tagging, trail maintenance, and planned nature day camps with the city recreation and park boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Laan
Big Rock
Big Rock Park
Dick Vander Laan
Christian High
Red Rock
Izaak Walton
Walton League
P. H. Kuyper
East Fall
Pella Recreation Commission
Park Board
Paul Bradigan
City Recreation
Easter Egg Hunt Delights 200 Children In Jaycees Event
About 200 children swarmed a four acre park in a Jaycees Easter egg hunt, finding 3 000 eggs in 90 seconds after 20 minutes of hiding. Twenty five eggs held prize numbers redeemable at local firms. Notable winners and generous sharing by Johnny Vanden Oever contrasted with a spectator’s greed comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Drake
Randy Schimmel
Bryce Lietstra
Kent Joosten
Tommy Vines
Craig van Berkum
Bob Wierenga
Becky Jo Engbers
Rhonda Pope
Linda Olsthoorn
Jayni Steenhoek
Vicki Goemaat
Mark Vander Meiden
Steven Vander Kraats
Lee Ann Peters
Mike Granzow
Beverly Warner
Paulette Ver Meer
Donna Sparks
Kathleen van Waardhuizen
Sheila Sparks
Ruth van Wyk
Dianna Sparks
Bonnie Steenhoek
Sandy Klein
Johnny Vanden Oever
Johnny
Gambles
Marion County State Bank
Bob's Clothing
Ulrich Meat Market
Black’s Style Shoppe
Jaarsma Bakery
Pella Bootery
Ideal Pharmacy
the Book Shop
Andeweg Toy Shop
Vos
In’t Veld
van Berkum Appliance
Wormhoudt Furniture
Lee’s
Tot Shop
Tysseling & de Wild
Vagelaar’s Hardware
Boat & Boatsma
van den Berg Electric
Pella National Bank
de Jong
Two Cases in Sully Mayor Court
Sully Mayor Henry Boertje listed two cases on the docket a parking violation and an excessive noise with a motor vehicle case. Case Wonk faced illegal parking charges with a five dollar fine. Wayne Edwin Dieleman of Grinnell pleaded guilty to excessive motor vehicle noise and was fined twenty five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
Henry Boertje
Wayne Edwin Dieleman
Grinnell
Youth Temperance Week Set Across Iowa Apr 20 27
Teenagers in Iowa join peers nationwide in observing Youth Temperance Education Week from April 20 to 27. Governor Harold Hughes proclaimed the week, spearheaded by Betty Schippers, state general secretary of the Youth Temperance Council, the youth branch of the National WCTU. Irene Curtis, national secretary, notes governors in about two thirds of states have issued proclamations or statements. Activities span rallies talks and film showings in churches and schools with WCTU leaders aiding organization.
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Iowa
Betty Schippers
West 5Th
Pella
Harold Hughes
Youth Temperance Council
The
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
WCTU
Irene Curtis
Evanston
Ill
Too-Les Corrected in Hardware Ad Pronunciation
In a Stravers Hardware advertisement from last Thursday the brand name for jaw applications appeared as Teweless. The correct pronunciation is Too-Les, clarifying the misprint and ensuring accurate brand reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stravers Hardware
Teweless
Jawn
Too-Lees
Central Downs Penn 70-66 setting track records at Kuyper Stadium
Central's thinclads defeated William Penn 70-66 as seven dual meet records and one school mark fell. Doug Schakel of Pella and Jim Freeze led with pole vault and shot put records while Duane Krueger Eidahl Jafari Whitten Rollins and Pentico set events in javelin mile discus and hurdles. Central won 11 firsts to Penn's six as the teams prepare for Simpson on Wednesday in Indianola.
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Kuyper Stadium
Marinus Kregel
William Penn
Doug Schakel
Pella
Schakel
Jim Freeze
Duane Krueger
Dave Eidahl
Jafari
Whitten
Rollins
Bob Pentico
Central
Pentico
Dahm Bid OK'd For Mahaska Road
The Iowa State Highway Commission approved a low bid of 38104 by J. B. Dahm of Pella to grade about five miles of a farm to market road in Mahaska County. The project runs east of Lacey toward Keokuk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Towa State Highway Commission
J. B. Dahm
Pella
Mahaska County
Lacey
Exters
Keokuk County
College Petitions to Vacate Campus Streets
Central College asks City Council to vacate Peace Street from Broadway to West Third and blocks on Peace Street to the alley north 200 feet. It seeks to purchase the vacated land to convert to sodded campus grounds to ease traffic and pedestrian hazards and to support expansion as enrollment rises toward 650 next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Petitions Council
Central College
Peace St
Broadway
West Third
West First
West Second
P’eace St
Central
Far Girls Tog To Organize City League Softball
The 1953 Pella Municipal Softball League meeting, sponsored by the Recreation Commission, will be held Thursday April 18 at 7 30 p m in the Public Safety building. Last year’s participants and potential new teams should attend, as well as players not yet assigned to a team. Tentative play is set for Wednesday and Friday evenings, with all players aged at least 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
The
Recreation Commission
Public Safety Building
Plans Set for Twilight Girls Softball League
Tentative plans outline a six team girls softball league sponsored by the commission with games starting around 5 30 pm. A meeting will be arranged soon to organize the league and its date and time will be announced next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
First Lunker Of Season Brought In By Mac McNamar
Thursday evening McNamar landed a 221 inch long 62 pound bass at the rock quarry north of Pella using an old injured minnow plug and an eight pound test line. He believes bigger fish lurk in the quarry and mentions a bass named Oscar he has hooked multiple times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. “Mac” McNamar
McNamar
Pella
Oscar
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