Iowa Press Association honors for Chronicle and others
The Iowa Press Association announced awards after the luncheon at Hotel Fort Des Moines on Friday April 11, recognizing The Chronicle for first place in Beat Use of Illustrative Material and top overall makeup. Spencer Times, Montezuma Republican, Des Moines Register, Mount Vernon Hawkeye Record, Chariton Herald Patriot and Harlan Tribune also received honors for excellence.
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Iowa Press Association
Conesta
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Chronicle
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Rene
Spencer Timeg
Montezuma Republican
Neral
Des Moines
Mount Vernon Haweye Record
Chariton Herald-Patriot
Harlan Tribune
Pardonal
Famous Band Dedicates Number to Tulip Time Festival
A letter from the Pella Historical Society confirms the Band of America will dedicate the march On the Square to Pella Tulip Time Festival. The Cities Service Band will perform the salute on May 8 9 10 during the Ities Servic esAmerica broadcast week.
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Band of America
Pella
Robert Lautenbach
Towa
Ities
America
Servie
Pye
4-H Members Guests of Kiwanis Club at Luncheon
Lake Prairie 4-H Club members attended a Kiwanis Club luncheon on April 16 with County Supervisor and Gerrit Van Haalen. Doris Van Zemeren delivered a declamation reading earning an excellent rating while boys outlined projects and future plans. Dick Lautenbach of Kiwanis received a note from the club to keep him informed, and Kiwanis contributed $26 for crippled children. The Pella Club sponsors a Kiwanis Club in Knoxville.
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Lake Prairie
4-H Club
Kiwanis Club
Gerrit van Haalen
Doris van Zemeren
Dick Lautenbach
Kiwatis Youth Service
Pella Club
Knoxville
Pella High Performs Our Town at Iowa City Festival
Pella High students presented Thornton Wilder play Our Town at the Iowa Play Production Festival in Iowa City on April 13. Anna Mae Hagan played Emily with Don Robertus as George and Loga Van Sittert as Mr. Morgan.
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Thornton Wilds Es Lay
Our Town
Pella High
Iowa City
Anna Mae Hagan
Emily
Don Robertus
George
Loga van Sittert
Mr. Morgan
Robert Omick
Central College
Pella
Anna Mac Hagan
Town City
Gwen Vanden Berg
H Logan van Sittert
Edwin Clark
Campaign to Nominate Tulip Time Queen Heads to Close
Citizens may nominate a candidate for Tulip Time Queen by dropping ballots at Van Siet store in Pella no later than April 1. Unmarried young women aged 17 to 25 with a Pella mailing address are eligible. final selection will be by a committee led by Dr. G. chairman, Anthony Trang, and Eldon Ray after votes are counted.
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Ulip
Pella
Een
Dr. G
Anthony Trang d_ Eldon Ray
City-Wide Clearance Sale Setup After Clean-Up Days
The Chamber of Commerce trade extension committee sets Friday and Saturday April 25 and 26 for a city wide clearance sale to boost Pella trade. Merchants prepare selections for substantial savings. Advertisements will list offerings in The Chronicle on April 24. No free gifts, but values promise worthwhile savings during the Clean-Up Week Clearance Sale.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Pella
Salary Increases Granted Teachers of The Public Schools
Contracts for teachers in the public school were renewed the past week. All members of the teaching staff were invited to return. Two of three vacancies in the grades due to resignations were filled. All the new contracts carried salary increases. Regular increases from a 1951 salary scale prevailed, ranging from 100 to 150 dollars per teacher. Approximately the same increases were allowed in high school. The total added to the budget for salary increases is about 4 percent, nearly $5000 for the coming year.
Cancer Expert to Address Women at Legion Hall Tonight
Dr A W Brown obstetrician gynecologist Des Moines arrives Thursday April 17 to speak to women about cancer. Sponsored by women of the TT T society the talk uses slides and free cancer literature. Brown on staff at four Des Moines hospitals and on the Iowa Cancer Society speakers bureau has talked to thousands of Iowa women. All women are invited.
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A. W. Brown
Des Moines
T.T.T. Society
Brown
Iowa Cancer Society
Iowa
College Auxiliary Seeks Items for Rummage Sale
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College calls for donations of usable clothing and furniture for a rummage sale on Saturday April 19 at the Van Houweling Garage. Proceeds aid the college building program and pledged improvements.
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Central College
van Houweling
Auto Mishap Downtown Tuesday
Tuesday afternoon shortly after five two cars collided at the Washington streets and Broadway intersection with a traffic light. Miss Darlene Van Zemeren entering on a green left turn and Mr John E Coplen of St Paul Minnesota approaching from the west struck almost head on causing considerable damage to both cars.
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Washington Streets
Broadway
Darlene van Zemeren
John E. Coplen
St. Paul
Minnesota
Kindergarten Enrollment Survey Seeks Local Beginners
Public school authorities conduct a survey in Lincoln and Webster districts to estimate how many children will enter kindergarten this fall. A new state rule requires five-year-olds by November, 1952. Postcards are sent to homes with eligible children, return due by May 1. Call 77 Blue for omissions.
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Lincoln
Webster
Eldon Ray Named President of Pella Rotary Club
Eldon Ray, local Penney Store Manager, was named president of the Pella Rotary Club for the next year. Walter De Kock of Central College faculty will serve as Vice President and Edd Weaselink was re elected Secretary treasurer. A new board of directors includes Jean upper man Weirather and John Vane. The term begins July 1 1952.
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Eldon Ray
Penney
Pella
Wanted Tulip Queen Nominations Reach Local Election
The Chronicle reports low response to the Queen selections for the 1962 Tulip Festival in Pella. Dr. T G Fults, chairman, notes only eight ballots cast at the Van Sittert store box, with eight top vote receivers to be candidates for Queen and four attendants. Eligible are Pella women aged 17 to 25. final ballots appear in this issue.
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Pella
van Sittertatore
T.G. Fults
Aan Vandaaer
Ike
the Chronicle
Bartels Exhibition Ends Sunday at Des Moines Art Center
Pella residents have visited the Des Moines Art Center to view the Bartels exhibition of etchings and paintings by C A Bartels artist in residence at Central College. The display of over sixty works features scenes from Pella and nearby areas and will conclude Sunday with the artist present that afternoon for guided tours.
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Pella
Des Moines Art Center
C. A. Bartels
Central College
Bartels
Lansing Quartet Presents College Concert April 25
The Lansing Quartet, led by Robert Lansing, will present a program at Douwstra Chapel on April 25 at 11 00 a m. The concert features highlights from Faust in French, quartet favorites, excerpts from South Pacific, and a mix of classical sacred and spiritual works. The group includes carefully selected voices from the former Metropolitan Opera connections and aims to showcase opera in miniature and popular musical numbers. Public invited.
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Lansing
College
Lansing Quartet
America
Douwstra Chapel
Versatile
Robert Lansing
Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan
New York
South Pacific
Gamble Store Completes Remodeling with Two Day Sale
Joe Stientjes and his son Gene celebrate a 25 by 60 foot addition at the Gamble Store on East Franklin street. The expanded one hundred thirty foot long building features fluorescent lighting and unit gas heating, with redecorated interiors for better display. A sale is set for Friday and Saturday April 18 and 19 with free gifts for all customers, inviting patrons and friends to visit.
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Joe Stientjes
Gene
Gamble
East Franklin Street
Son Geneecame
Gamble Store
Open House Planned for New Webster School
At a regular Board of Education meeting the plan was set for an Open House at the new Webster Grade Building on Thursday Evening, April 24. The public can view the building now that furniture and children are in place with no formal program. Council members, teachers and board members will guide visitors and answer questions. A formal dedication is expected next fall after site landscaping and removal of the old structure.
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Board of Education
New Webster
Girls Ensemble to stage sacred concert at Central College
The Girls' Ensemble of Central College under Edith Sedrel Le Cocq will present an all sacred concert Sunday April 20 at 4 00 p m in Douwstra Chapel The nine member group touring Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin recently performed in churches and homes They will perform Bach Fletcher Gevaert Dickingen Reimann Chopin and Cain among others with Edith Sedrel Le Cocq and Wilma Keuning as soloists.
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Central College
Douwstra Chaj
Edith Sedrel le Cocq
Edith le Cocq
Wilma Keuning
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ruth Lubbers
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
Lou Ann le Coca
Pella
Lyn Franken
Denver
Vera Franis Norton
Kan
Mexine Renken
Parkersburg
Anna Nelson
Brooklyn
Bach-Fletcher
Gevaert
Geer
Reimann
Dickingen
Sehuethy-Howorth
Chopin
Macfarlane
Gain
James
Marosa
Jacobs
Marion County Girls 4-H Leaders Meeting
Marion County 4 H leaders plan an all day meeting at the Methodist church on Wednesday April 23 at 10 00 Miss Lucille Ray clothing specialist from Iowa State College will conduct the training session The 238 Marion County girls have clothing for their project this year.
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Marion County
The
Methodist Church
Lucille Ray
Iowa State College
Business Men Push Removal of Parking Meters in Pella
In a Chamber of Commerce decision, businessmen urged the City Council to remove parking meters and restore streets to their original condition. The meeting also covered annual clean-up days April 21 to 23, fire protection plans, funds to transport the Pella High School Band to Chicago, and Tulip Time preparations.
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Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Pella
John Hoeksema
Dick Leydens
Chicago
Marion County Credit Bureau
Bob Kiel
Chamber
Hollandadhe Kermis
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Gradus Klein
Golf Club
Bill McMains
Kuyper Music House
Ralph de Cook
J C Penney Golden Jubilee Sale At Pella Store
The Pella J C Penney store joins national observance of the Golden Jubilee with a sale marking fifty years since the chain’s founding. The Pella store opened in October 1928 in the former Y T Van Niewaal building on East Franklin Street. Eldon Ray, long with the Penney Company, manages the store which employs ten to fifteen people with payroll approaching annual levels.
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Penney
The
Chronicle
Pella Penney
Y.T. van Niewaal
East Franklin Street
Towa
H. J. Iddens
Piqua
Ohio
Eldon Ray
Penney Company
Kirkville
Missouri
Waverly
Iowa
Pella
J C Penney Store Aims To Improve Merchandising In Pella
The text notes spending in Pella from 18,000 to 20,000, with Ray investing 7,000 for store improvements and fixtures. It states the Penney organization seeks better merchandising to make shopping worthwhile and pleasant and mentions celebrating a Golden Jubilee with special values at the Penney store.
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Pella
Ray
Penney
J. C. Penney
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In. City
van Sittert
Cross
Legion Hall
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Cain
Jordan
Christ
Pella J. C. Penney
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