Pella Chronicle Reflects on Ads and Tulip Time
The Pella Chronicle editor notes high news space tied to ads and urges stronger sales to add pages. He recalls reader feedback, laments lost columns, and jokes about tulip crops and dandelions. A recent Easter ham promo drew entries from multiple towns in the trade area.
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JMT
Pella
Chronicle
Lynnville
Sully
Reasner
Monroe
Otley
Leighton
Prairie City
Knoxville
New Sharon
Bussey
Tracy
Oskaloosa
Debby Rietveld to wed Scott Ferguson in July
Engaged Mr and Mrs Elmer J Rietveld of Pella announce the engagement of their daughter Debby to Scott Ferguson son of Mr and Mrs Stuart W Ferguson of Newton. They are 1975 DMACC graduates with Debby employed at The Pella Chronicle and Scott at Brown's Shoe Fit in Newton. A July wedding is planned.
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Elmer J. Rietveld
Pella
Debby
Scott Ferguson
Stuart W. Ferguson
Newton
Des Moines
Pella area events through April 29 listed
Fortnightly 2:30 p.m. program by Dorothy Nollen with Helen Van Zante. Calvinette Rally at Pella Christian High School 7 p.m. Tulip City Square Dance at Wiley Hutchinson's. Central College Concert Choir 3 p.m. Douwstra Auditorium. April 26 PTA meeting 7:30 p.m. music room with Mrs. Lou Lyon. Central College Auxiliary annual meeting 9:30 a.m. Fireside Lounge Graham Hall with brunch then tours Mills Gallery Kuyper Gym. April 27 Pella Community School Board 7 p.m. Ad ministration Building. April 28 PEO social 1:30 p.m. meeting 2 p.m. at Tene Van Roekel's 804 Adams. April 29 La Leche League 7:30 p.m. Pella Community Hospital conference room Art of Breastfeeding and Overcoming Difficulties.
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Dorothy Nollen
Helen van Zante
Pella Christian High School
Wiley Hutchinson
Central College
Douwstra
Lou Lyon
Central College Auxiliary
Graham Hall
Mills Gallery
Kuyper
Pella Community School Board
PEO
Tene van Roekel's
Adams
la Leche League
Pella Community Hospital
Senior Citizens Mall Social Center Planned by AARP Tulip Time
At the regular AARP chapter No. 1542 meeting held last Saturday, a social center for Tulip Time visitors was approved. Located in the City Hall basement, it will operate two hour shifts starting at 9 30 a m daily with hosts and hostesses. Maurice Birdsall, project chairman, notes free check service coffee and rest rooms. A registration book lists hundreds of out of town visitors from past years and others are urged to contact Mr Birdsall at 628 3369.
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Legion Hall
Maurice Birdsall
Birdsall
Van Zee Births Welcome Baby Kayla Dawn
Mr and Mrs Terry D Van Zee of Pella announce the birth of a daughter Kayla Dawn weighing eight pounds four ounces born April 9 Grandparents are Clarence Brand Sally and John R Van Zee Great grandparents are Cato Brand Mamie Vander Wilt and Anna Van Zee
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Terry D. van Zee
Pella
Kayla Dawn
Clarence Brand
Sally
John R. van Zee
Cato Brand
Mamie Vander Wilt
Anna van Zee
Senior Citizens Congregate Meals Weekly Menu
Five day meal plan for senior citizens at COC with daily offerings from April 26 to April 30 including pork chop and apricot salad, Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes, chicken stew, beef cubes on rush, and fish sticks with sides. Enyarts To Celebrate 50th Mr and Mrs Esten Enyart celebrate their Golden wedding anniversary with an open house May 2 from 2 to 5 at United Methodist Church Prairie City hosted by their children and grandchildren with no gifts.
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Coc
Esten Enyart
United Methodist Church
Prairie City
Easter Campaign Supports Crippled Children's Cause
Lily Day project donors total 134.33 dollars as community backs Easter Star Society in aiding crippled children. Names include Marcie Van der Leest Glen Bogaards Jana Buwalg Mills Des Wild Jog Meulpolder Becky Mille Melanie Y Valster Lia Bokhoven Lori Vande Berg Krista Vander Teresa Van Hemert Lisa Verhey. funds aid rehabilitation research and care across ages.
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Seal Society
É Children’s Church
Marcie van der Leest
Glen Bogaards
Jana Buwalg Mills
Des Wild
Jogg Meulpolder
Becky
Mille
Melanie Y Valster
Lia Bokhoven
Lori
Vande Berg
Krista Vander
Teresa van ’Hemert
Lisa Verhey
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Lily Day
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