Tulip Time in Pella Needs a Head Says Mayor
Town crier notes a leading magazine listing Tulip Time dates in the United States and reports Mayor Frush receiving letters of inquiry on attendance. An Indy observer calls Tulip Time Pella’s greatest asset and says it puts the town on the map, with an auction planned for May 9 to aid Dutch relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pella
Frush
Indy
Netherlands
Town Crier
Lynnville
May Day and playful dares in a small town page
Dutch enthusiasm echoed in a light column with town gossip and humor. It shifts to a financial city report for Pella Iowa ending March 31 1946, listing receipts and expenditures across government, utilities, and public services with totals and indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Mission Lines
Inaseoor
Exander
Ey News
Telephone, Telegraph and Express Co
Vanden Bey Wins Meritorious Service Award on Okinawa
Technician fifth grade C. W. Vanden Bey of the 282nd Coast Artillery Battalion is cited as the first unit member on Okinawa to win the Meritorious Service Award. He is currently serving on the island and is now entitled to the recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Corml
W. Vanden Bey
282Nd Coast Artillery Battalio
Vanden Bey
Butcher Turned Soldier Receives Honor Wreath
Before enlisting in March 1944, he worked as a butcher. His father, Connie Vanden Bey, lives in Tesla. The item notes the wearer has a golden wreath badge on his tunic sleeve signifying the award. The tone reflects a wartime admiration for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Vanden Bey
Tesla
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C. I. Fox
Main and
Liberty Streets
Phone NO
White Leghorns
White Rocks
Barred Rocks
White Wyandottes
J. H. Shinn Hatcheries
Pella, Iowa
Holland
Ugh
Charles Starrett TE Harding
P.m. Adm
Francis F. van Vark
Pesta
Thurs
Fri
Ufe
Wisconsin
Jake Vander Syde
Victor
Jake
Dom Kop
California
Norman van Gorp
Spud
Ofice
Mike
IMAOA
Utl
Stone
Bakker
Rus
Bone
SWIFT
DE Jong Seed Store
C. W. Vanden Bey
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
Clover Leaf Dairy
Pella’s Finest
Rayaa S
Star Oil Company
Pella, Lowa
PARTY
the Legion Hall
Schiebout
Popma
Tire and Battery Headquarters
Iowa
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