Citizens to Name Tulip Queen at April Tulip Time Election
The Tulip Time committee counted votes at Van Sittert's Store to determine qualified candidates for the Tulip Queen and four Attendants. Polls open 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the City Office Saturday April 24. One candidate will be Queen, and four runners up will be Attendants. The Queen will be revealed April 30 at Legion Mall. Go to the polls Saturday afternoon to help name the 1948 Tulip Time Queen.
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van Sittert’s
Queen of Tulip
Inepr
Ofice
Legion Mall
Baby parade seeks young mothers for Tulip Time display
Attention all mothers. The Tulip Time baby parade invites mothers to enroll their babies in antique or modern cab and wagon entries. Parade coordinators Cornelia Wilson and Marie Letobo will provide rules and enrollment at Wilson Jewelry. Entries welcomed until May 10, with early signups encouraged. each child receives a memento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Wilson
Marie Letobo
Wilson Jewelry Store
Last Number Of Concert Series Tuesday Night
Miss Claire Coci, renowned American woman organist, will give an organ recital in Douwstra Chapel on Tuesday April 27 at 8 00. Although still in her twenties she has earned national fame as a leading concert organist known for technical prowess and tone color. She seeks to express composers from Old Masters to Moderns regardless of school or creed. Her early career began after her father’s death when she, at 16, sought a paid organist post in New Orleans prompting the Jesuit church to hire her for six months without pay to prove her merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Coci
Douwstra Chapel
Miss Coci
Bach
Franck
Karg- Elert
New Orleans
Miss Cool
Ship
Voice Recital Tonight at College Chapel by Edith Sedrel Le Coq
Central College instructor Edith Sedrel Le Coq presents a voice and piano recital at Donwstra Chapel at 8 00 p m tonight April 22. The program features arias lieder and chansons from composers including Handel Monteverde Wolf Debussy and Sibelius and highlights her mezzo-soprano tone and concert pedigree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Sedrel le Coq
Central College
Expert Talked To Rotary About School Survey
Rotarians heard John Youard report on the School Plant Survey for Pella. He argued that the plant shape guides curriculum and that, while building new facilities is inevitable, careful planning now will yield a wiser, more economical school system. Local leaders commend the superintendent and school board for fore sight in future plans.
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Rotary
John Youard
Pella
Youard
School Board
Uat Pella
Skit Portrays Rotary Meeting At Kiwanis Program
Stuart Kuyper led a Kiwanis Club program on Tuesday evening with a skit depicting a Rotary Club meeting. Bob Triplett and Bill Kilpatrick mastered acting and costumes, delivering an entertaining yet accurate portrayal. Rotary president-elect Bob Kuyper attended as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Kuyper
Kiwanis Club
Bob Triplett
Bill Kilpatrick
Gove
Rotary Club
Bob Kuyper
Organist to Close Artist Series With Evening Program
Miss Coci will present a full organ concert Tuesday night featuring Passacaglia in G minor, Bach chorale preludes Nun komm und der Heiden Heiland and Wachet auf, Fugue, Honegger Pantomime, Jepson Toccata from Modale Suite, Peeters Variations sur un Noel, Dupre Sonata on the Ninety fourth Psalm, and Reubke Grave Larghetto Allegro. It marks the final recital of the Artist Series for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jepson
Peeters
Dupre
Reubke
Miss Coci
College Awards Contract for Tennis Courts at Central College
Central College has let the contract for three new tournament size tennis courts to Dingzental and Lattenbach of Pella. The 120 by 150 foot courts will be built on the east end of Kuyper Athletic Field with a perimeter curb. Ice skating loadable surface planned for winter months.
Oat Test Plots Established on Jasper Co Farm
The Monroe Vocational Agriculture class helped lay out and plant an oat test plot on April 6 at the John Throckmorton farm two miles west and one mile north of Monroe. The 20 by 132 foot plot contains 12 rows of each of ten oat varieties and is part of The Standard Community Grain Trial Plots. Fertilizer tests and additional forage crops were seeded in the same field to study fertilizer rates and variety effects. Markers will be added, with a June field day planned for tours under the Vocational Agriculture program cooperation with the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Monroe Vocational Agriculture
John Throd Morton
Monroe
Marion
Mindo
Bonda
Zephyr
Shelby
Benton
Clinton
Cherokee
Tama
Iowa
Towa Agriculture Experiment Station
Jasper County
Throckmorton
Phrockmorton
Fire destroys hog house in Holstein blaze losses
A hog house at the Albert Henrichsen home in Holstein burned one night recently, likely from a defective brooder, killing three hogs and twenty young pigs. Freezing rain iced the Cushing fire siren, delaying firefighters from reaching the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henrichsen
Holstein
Cushing
Farm demand outlook for 1948 from ISU economist
Francis Kutish of Iowa State College farm economics forecasts 1948 demand for farm products will not be stronger than 1947 and may be weaker, but should stay above 1946 levels. He notes cautious but stable prospects for farmers amid postwar adjustments.
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Francis Kutish
Iowa State College
Redmen Bested Central 86 to 45 in Track Meet
In the season opener a dual with Simpson Central outpaced Grand View in a track meet. Central’s Clemmons led scoring with 10 points and top marks were posted in the discus and javelin. The Dutchmen also topped Grand View 7-3 in another meet held Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redmen
Central
Don Bruggink
Simpson
Wan Clemmons
Central College Spring Sports Schedule
The calendar lists remaining events for Central College teams. Baseball games include Parsons at Pella on April 22 and other soon dates. Track and dual meets span May 8 and May 14 15 with the conference meet. More listings show opponents such as Fairfield Grandview Simpson and Iowa Wesleyan across May.
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Invita
Parsons
Pela
Penn
Help Wanted For Men’s Chorus Costumes
Fourteen members of the Men’s Chorus in the Red Mill seek costumes. If you have a men’s Dutch costume to lend or donate, contact Mrs. W. D. Van Sittert, Costume Committee member.
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Red Mill
Joan
W. D. van Sittert
Memorial Day address by Howard Brooks at Pella service
Attorney Howard Brooks will speak at the Memorial Day service set for Monday in Pella. A memorial plot at Oakwood Cemetery will be dedicated Sunday afternoon May 30, with a tablet on the flag staff base. Commander Clarence Van Nie welcomes attendance and shows at a future meeting include humorous cartoons.
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Howard
Brooks
Pella
Oakwood “Cemetery
Clarence van Niewail
Marcia Kuyper shines at WUSI radio and stage
Town City April 20 Marcia Kuyper feature editor at Station WUSI hosts two weekly programs Were's a Hobby on Thursdays at 10 15 a m and Audio Visual Aids on Saturdays She starred in Pella High dramatic productions led the marching band and performed Dutch tap dance at the Iowa State Fair Her career includes a Technicolor short A Day ut miered in Des Moines and a governor statehouse performance She planned to attend the Education for Radio conference in Columbus Ohio April 29 to May 3 representing WSUL
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Marcia
Pella
RCA
Warner Bros. Vitagraph
Des Moines
Iowa
Governor Blue
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
Education For Radio
Columbus
Ohio
WSUL
Marriage Talk Set At Chapel Friday On Preparing For Marriage
The Central Ray reports an 11 o'clock Friday assembly on April 23 featuring Dr. Alfred Nickless of Davenport speaking to students on Getting Ready for Marriage. He will also hold after noon conferences by appointment. Nickless recently spoke at Kansas State Teachers College. The visit is sponsored by the college and the Y M C A and Y W C A. The following Friday April 30 will bring Dr. Will Orr of Des Moines to speak at 11 oclock.
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Ray
Alfred
Nickless
Davenport
Nickles
First Presbyterian Church of
Emporia
Kansas
Kansas State Teachers College
Nickloss
College
Y. M
Will Orr
Des Moines
Cottonwood Trees Rise as Iowa Farm Timber Crop
Cottonwood trees are emerging as a top timber crop for Iowa farms. Growers report strong yields and expanding market demand, with timber values improving as land suitable for forestry increases across the state.
Completely Authentic Dutch Costumes at The Red Mill Tulip Time
The Red Mill at Tulip Time will feature fully authentic Dutch costumes and new Dutch dances for 1906. Mrs Bob Kuyper leads a costumes committee verifying attire from 1906 prints while Mrs Ed Van Zante selects American outfits in Omaha. Dancers rehearse Dutch routines from a recent book supplied by Mr and Mrs Fred Visser, with Miss Marcleyuper to perform as premier ballerina and a newly created Dutch tap number for Act II.
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Pella
Bob Kuyper
Omaha
Ed van Zante
Theodore Lei Hen and Sons
Robert Lautenbach
Opercelta
Netherlands
Fred Visser
Holland
Marcle Uyper
Iowa City
Red Mill
Marcia
Chronicle wins recognition at press meeting awards
The Chronicle received one first, a third, and an honorable mention in the Better Newspaper Contests of the Town Press Association at a Des Moines convention. Awards covered conservation, illustrative material, general excellence, and service to agriculture with multiple papers listed as winners or honorable mentions, including Phil Hoffman and Charles S. Walling of the Oskaloosa Herald and C. S. Gillespie of the LeMars Sentinel.
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The
Chronicle
Town Press Association
Hotel FL Des Moines
Town Conservation Commission
Des Moines
Inter
Phil Hoffman
Charles S. Walling
Oskaloosa Herald
C. 8. Gillespie
LeMars Sentinal
Hoffman
Walling
Herald
James C. Gillespie
le Mars Sentinal
Emmetsburg Democrat
Red Oak Express
Anamosa Journal
Pella Chronicle
Albia Union-Republic
Monticello Express
Clarion
Wright County Monitor
Manning Monitor
Adams County Free Press
Corning
Oakland Acorn
Walnut Bureau
Laurens Sun
Tripoli
Alla Advertiser
Schleswig Leader
Independence Bulletin Journi Clear Lake Mirror
Eldora Hardin County Index
Clarinda Herald-Journal
Maquoketa Jackson Sentinel
Independence’ Bulletin Journal
Montezuma Republican
Tipton
Independence Bulletin
Death of John R Sneller Electrocution at Pella
John R Sneller 26, an electrician for the City of Pella, died by electrocution Monday April 19 1948 after contacting live 2300 volt street lighting wires while on a pole. Born March 26 1922 near Pella he served in the Navy before marrying Mildred Jones in 1944. He leaves a widow, mother, one brother and four sisters. Funeral held April 21 at Winstead Church with Rev. Dabwooe officiating.
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John R. Sneller
Pella
Sneller
Alvin Evers
John Richard Sneller
John Sneller
Pady Kelderman
John
Third Reformed Church
U.S. Navy
Knoxville
Mildred Jones
Bussey
Iowa
John Sneller, Sr
Wm. van Dyke
Donald Schultz
Willard Rietveld
Des Moines
Herman Sneller
Arie Hol
Lansing
Illinois
American Legion
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College Chapel
Edith S. le Cocq
Donwstra Chapel
le Cocq
National Association of Teachers of Singing
Denver School of Music
American Conservatory of Music
Chicago
Colorado College
John’ Wilcox
University of Michigan
Arthur Hackett
Ariana
Monteverde
Celia
Cavalleria Rusticana
Maxcagni
Gesang Weylas
Weyla
Hugo Wolf
Lebe Wohl
Morike
Debussy
Sydney K. Russell
Sibelius
Farley
Terry
Edith Sedrel le Cocq
Rotary Meeting
Jasper Co
Hogs
Athe
Grandview
Grand View
Tagliabue
Gifford
Bennett
Ross
Byrd
Howard Brooks
Legion Post
Sendinal
Kiwanis
Garden Square
Legion Wout
West Market
Legion Ren
Marcia Kuyper
Wusi
Town City
Whure
Woman's Moor
Iowa University
Golf Club
Scholte Heights
John Klyn
Lewis van Roekel
Bldy. Com
J. B. van Hemert
Don Waechter
Inden
Grounds Com
Anthony Tysselat
T. G. Fultz
Lowa
Hoffman and Walling
Val
Decorah
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