Pella Tulip Time Needs Community Contributions
A letter from the Pella Historical Society urges townspeople to donate to cover festival costs as admissions are not charged this year. Despite business support, several hundred dollars remain short for the Tulip Time event and Tulip Toren. Contributions can be mailed to Arie Schilder or dropped in local business boxes.
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Pella
Central Park
John Lautenbach
Sandren
Arie Schilder
Pella Historical Society
Tulip Time brings crowds to Pella. extra rooms urged
Visitors are expected to flood Pella for Tulip Time and hotel space is nearly full. Mrs. D C Van Zante has reserved thirty rooms, including a block of fifteen for a Kansas City delegation. More rooms will be needed, and unoccupied guest rooms remain. Contact Mrs. Van Zante at Black 153 or 1105 Broadway to reserve.
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Pella
D. C. van Zante
Broadway
Central College doubles Penn 8 2 in Monday tilt
Central College baseball beat Penn College 8 to 2 on Penn field keeping the series alive. Pitcher Homer Voskuil scattered three hits while rallying in tight spots. Key hitters included Paul Voskuil Red Beving Earl Schweppe and John Skinner. Next up is Drake University here on April 30 in a first meeting between the programs.
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Central College Baseball
Penn College
Penn
Homer Voskuil
Voskuil
Paul Voskuil
Red Beving
Earl Schweppe
John Skinner
Central
Drake University
Drake
Parade invites mothers to register babies for three day event
Mothers urged to register babies at Wilson's Jewelry to join a parade in Dutch costumes with decorated vehicles. All participants receive a small memento, and mothers are asked to cooperate to ensure a successful three day event.
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Wilson’s
Seniors Present Play in Pella May Third
Mr. Birdsall announced that Second Childhood, a fast moving Broadway comedy, will be produced in Pella on Friday May 3. The cast includes Aunty Birdy Biontoma Sylvia Margie Veenman and others with several roles listed. final casting may change before the May 11 performance.
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Birdy
Sylvia
Margie Veenman
Vivert
Barbara van Sitteret
Dave Braafhart
Willard Kaldenberg
Burbeck
Hubert Postma Marcella
Henrietta Ver Meer
Sanderson
Chester Bricker
Philip Herney
Henderson
Alice Postma
Lucille
Dorothy Langerak
Hopkins Mitchel
Birdsall
Pella
Card of thanks for Walter Nollen family note
We thank neighbors, friends and relatives for acts of kindness during illness and death of husband and father Walter Nollen. Floral offerings were appreciated. From Mrs Maggie Nollen and children.
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Walter Nollen
Maggie Nollen
Baptist Young People Rally in District Bight
A weekend conference of the Baptist Young People of District Bight of Town was held at the Baptist church in April 1921. Social events, a party, and banquet accompanied conferences and inspiring addresses. Dr. W. Behan of Sioux Falls College spoke at the closing session Sunday afternoon and new officers were installed: Geraldine Goodell president Otha Kinnear vice president Anne Grace Clark secretary treasurer and Chester Morrow adult advisor.
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The
Baptist Church
W. Behan
Sioux Falls College
Geraldine Goodell
Pella
Otha Kinnear
Anne Grace Clark
Chester Morrow
First Baptist Church of
Card of thanks from Mrs. Joe Vande Geest
The writer thanks friends for flowers and cards sent during a hospital stay and for kindness shown to her family during illness.
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Mrs
Joe Vande Geest
Gratitude For Support After Leendert Hackert’s Death
To all who extended help and sympathy to us at the time of the illness and death of our husband and father, Leendert Hackert, we are sincerely grateful. We appreciated also the floral offerings, Mrs. Leen Hackert, and Children.
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Leendert Hackert
Leen Hackert
Orphans Wanted for Tulip Time Parade
The Tulip Time Parade Committee seeks children ages 6 to 12 to participate after favorable comments last year. Interested orphans should contact Mrs. Tunis Klein at Main Street, second house north of Worcester Lumber.
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Tunis Klein
Main Street
Wocehter Lumber
Double Killing Bert Clayton Traps Two Rats in One Night
In Hamburg resident Bert Clayton set a spring rat trap and caught two rats at the same time on a recent night, marking an unusual pest control incident for the area.
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Bert Clayton
Hamburg
Fatality from gravel truck run over legs at Sol dier Town
Alfred Sordaker of Soldier Town suffered critical leg injuries when a gravel truck ran over him. He died days later from the injuries, authorities reported.
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Alfred Sordaker
Soldier, Town
Balcony seats sales at Central College Chapel
In the past week eleven balcony seats were sold for the new Central College Chapel leaving one hundred five seats still available. The weekly target was 29 seats until commencement, now aimed at 35 per week for the next three weeks.
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Central College
Ona Newgard Presents Pipe Organ Program at Pella Baptist
Ona D Newgard senior at Central college from Wilton Junction Iowa will perform a pipe organ program at the Pella Baptist church at 730 Tuesday evening The program includes chorale preludes fugues and suites by Bach James Rogers Stoughton Couperin Saint Saens Bossi with Miss Newgard study under Alberta Heiss Wing and recent eligibility for the college honor roll. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Ona _D. Newgard
Central College
Wilton Junction
Iowa
Pella Baptist Church
Miss Newgard
Pelican
Mias Newgard
Alberta Heiss
Central Music Department
Chi Reisen
James Rogers
Seeereeeeees
Stoughton Soeur
Monique
Eee
Couperin
Saint-Saens
Esyersses
C. A. Bossi
Beardsley to Visit Pella for College Convocation and Rotary Meeting
Dr. John W. Beardsley of the New Brunswick Seminary will speak at Central College Pella at 9 30 am and attend a Rotary lunch meeting. He will interview students considering church ministry as a profession. The Redwood empire lies north of San Francisco in California.
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John W. Beardsley
New Brunswick Seminary
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Pella
Central College
Rotary Club
Redwood Empire
San Francisco
State of
California
Dutch Tulip Time Costume Display and Helpers
East window of Vanert's Goos Store showcases real Dutch dolls and costumes while Costume Exchange on the second floor of Lincoln School offers patterns and advice. Local seamstresses and merchants—Sittert's Dry Goods Wormhoudt & Kempkes Wilson Jewelry Pella Overall Company Nellie Van Arkel Pearl Van Gorp and others—are listed to assist in planning and fittings for authentic Dutch attire.
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Vanert
Goos
Lincoln School
Sittert's
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
Wilson Jewelry
Pella Overall “Company
Nellie van
First Shoot At Gun Club Goes Over Big
Last Thursday afternoon more than fifty men drove to the old golf course for a cay bird shoot ing. The first shoot went over perfectly and many Pella men plan to join the club. Visitors from the Leighton club attended, and most former members have joined or expect to. New members were secured and another shoot is planned soon. Community members without guns can borrow them from the organizers. Bird shooting is gaining popularity again in Pella.
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Johi
Ander Pol
Art Bruinekool
Dales Jus Bird
H ‘Chin
Ly Due
Golf
Ie van Zoo
Grootout
Gough
al Pot
Pel
Leighton Club
Pella
Republicans Will Caucus Monday Eve In Pella Area
Republicans of Pella and Lake Prairie Township will meet at the Committee Room in the Legion Hall Monday evening April 29 at 7 30 to select delegates for the county convention in June. Committeemen and women are urged to attend to file papers for ballot placement and advance party interests.
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Pella
Lake Prairie ‘Township
Legion Hall
Dean of Drake To Speak Here On May 1
Wednesday May 1 the Philosophy Club of Central College hosts Dr Luther W Stalnaker dean of the Liberal Arts college and head of Philosophy at Drake University Des Moines He will lecture at the regular convocation in the chapel and later speak after a dinner at 6 30 in Jordan Hall with all invited
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Philosophy, Club
Central College
Luther W. Stalnaker
Liberal Arts
Philosophy Dent
Drake
University Des Moines
Stalnaker
Philosophy Club
Jordan Hall
Sacred cantata Zion by Pollo two churches
The combined choirs of Pollo's two Christian Reformed churches will perform the sacred cantata Zion in the Second Christian Reformed church on Thursday evening at 7 45. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Pollo
Zion
Preparations Under Way for 1940 Tulip Time Festival
Preparations proceed smoothly under Lon Wormhoudt Irman and committees for the Tulip Time. In Garden Square John Lautenbach and carpenters build the Tulp Toren tower. William Van Sittert plans the parade to meet past high standards. Professor S A Sandven gathers talent with Anne Tysseling and Dutch Folk Dancing for street and tower entertainment. Publicity spreads in the state and Des Moines papers. radio cooperation promised. Cora Mae Vander Linden sets a new typing record at 76.68 wpm for ten minutes with six errors. Local merchants plan heirloom window displays. Nellie Van Arkel and Filbert Van Maanen assist those needing materials. A Pella costume pilgrimage to the State House invites Governor Wilson for May 10. Tulip Show planned by Federated Club with hundreds of blooms. judges from Ames. Costumes evolve from Historical Society efforts. Tulip plants thrive after rain, promising a magnificent festival.
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Lon Wormhoudt
Irman
Garden Square
John Lautenbach
William van Sittert
S.A. Sandven
Anne Tysseling
Ies
Des Moines
Cora Mae Vander Linden
Russell Sanders
Montezuma
Nellie van Arkel
Filbert van Maanen
Pella
State House
George Wilson
Federated Club
Marion van Gorp
M. Nesbit
Historical Society
Wives Surprise Rotary Members at Tulip Cafe Meeting
Ladies from the Rotary Club filled every other seat at the Tulip Cafe during a noon gathering. Dr Be Berger of Coe College Cedar Rapids spoke on American democracy highlighting consent expression and checks and balances while noting the dangers of unity in one person. Guests included Dr McGrew James Wisse Earl Black and A B Wormhoudt with Andrew Klyn joining as attorney class member. The session marked the third straight meeting with full attendance and the president invited Western Theological Seminary to speak next Thursday.
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Rotary Club
Tulip Cafe
Hitler
Denmark
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Berger
America
Europe
Dn Berger
Dr. McGrew
William Penn College
James Wisse
Earl Black
A. B. Wormhoudt
Pella
Andrew Klyn
Western Theological Seminary
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Water Carriers And Scrubbers Wanted Badly
Thirty men and thirty women in costume are sought by the Historical Society to serve Tulip Time across three days. Anthony Tusseling chairs the committee and seeks volunteers for this pleasant task. Contact him to join the effort and help keep the streets spotless for the Queen.
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the Historical Society
Anthony Tusseling
Queen
Brea
Mr. Anseling
Anniversary Event At Otley Church Marks 26 Years
The Banner Bearer Society of the Otley Reformed Church celebrates its 26th anniversary with a Friday evening program on April 26 at 7 80 pm. A play titled Two Masters will be performed in the church, and everyone is welcome.
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The
Otley
Tulipa Time Edition of The Chronicle on Festival Souvenir
The Chronicle offers copies of a Tulipa Time edition featuring festival photos and past days stories. Over forty pages will be color covered as a lasting souvenir. Extra copies cost ten cents each with mailing available. Reserve by calling office No 82.
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Chronicle
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