Tulip Time festival highlights and local notices in Pella
Garden Square trees planted with dynamite blasting draws crowds. Quarantines for scarlet fever hit Kuyper Paardekooper and Neyenesch. Auto sales reports list Ver Meer Ramsey Ed mand Overland Ford. Dennis gravely ill with family by bedside. Leonora Gaass gifts shoes to Governor Herring. 200 Pella residents parade in Des Moines to the State House. Lautenbach & Son win light plant addition contract. Reverend Prins leaves for Grand Rapids to visit anapostorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Square
Henry Kuyper
Gerald Paardekooper
Hattie Neyenesch
White Way Auto Co
Buick
Otto Ver Meer
George Ramsey
P. A. Edmand
D. de Prenger
Sam van Hemert
Overland
B. de Bruyn
Jake Fennema
Star Auto Co
A. E. Dennis
George
Harvey
Main Street
Franklin Street
Louise van Hemert
Leonora Gaass
Clyde Herring
Des Moines
Statehouse
Alex Miller
Leonora
Herring
Charles Lautenbach
Vielen Neyenesch
Pella
Jacob Prins
Second Reformed Church
Anpostorate
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Thought of the Week Harsh View on Youth In Fredericksburg
A humorous squib from the South suggests elders should temper judgments of younger generations. The line implies no real fault in youth beyond a shifting bond with old generations, prompting reflection on aging viewpoints.
Tulips Flourish Where Well Watered Across Garden Squares
Tulip plants in Garden Square and at the Home for the Aged show strong vigor and color after watering, while bulbs planted last fall lag due to dry soil. To improve growth, loosen bed soil and soak deeply. kept dry, blooms stay small and brief. Householders are advised the treatment is highly recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Square
Gas Safety and Speed Laws Highlight 1956 Hazards
A warning on gas safety urges careful handling and proper devices, noting a Starsma house explosion and the danger of forgetting gas cutoffs. It compares rising highway crashes, highlights Connecticut speed penalties, reports license suspensions, and praises Iowa’s 60 mph day and 50 mph night limits to reduce risk and driving tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starsma House
New England
Connecticut
Iowa
Iove
Face Lifting Pays Off for Thrasher Farm in Maryland
In Better Farming, F. Glennon Loyd profiles George E. Thrasher and his widowed mother whose 174 acre farm near Jefferson Maryland underwent a conservation faced transformation on August 18 1948. The project used 150 tools and drew 40000 observers boosting value from 18625 to 26400 and tripling by 1956. Production rose sharply with hay pastures grain doubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Corporation
F. Glennon Loyd
George E. Thrasher
Jefferson
Frederick County
Maryland
Clyde Milner
Marion County
Iowa
Thrasher
Caloctin Mountain
Fish Bowl
Thrashers
Editorial comments on Kefauver and Eisenhower rhetoric
Editorial excerpts discuss Estes Kefauver lacking Capitol Hill support and Eisenhower’s restrained proclamations. It contrasts Kefauver’s perceived isolation with Eisenhower’s cautious certainty, while noting emerging federal highway controls. Observations frame a broader view of government action and public sentiment.
Back Through Memory Lane Items of interest from The Chronicle
Items of interest from The Chronicle reflecting events, people, and places from ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty years ago. The column curates notable news and social happenings that shaped the community's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
50 Years Ago in Pella Fire, Deaths and Arts News
A fire damaged the Van Spanckeren building housing Geelhoed store and the De Vries jewelry shop with stock moved into the street. Fire Chief Van der Meide was praised for management. Reports note Central College president in Boston and miners returning from a wage dispute. Local assessments for merchants were lowered on several names. Dois deaths: John Sterrenberg in Pagosa Springs and Mrs. J. Sybenga aged 55. Relief drive for San Francisco earthquake sufferers raised $700. Mrs. Hi D. Wormhoudt to Des Moines for Sarah Bernhardt performance. John Keubles reported San Francisco earthquake and fire to relatives. Postage stamps scarce at $5.00 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Spanckeren
Geelhoed
de Vries
van der Meide
L. A. Garrison
Central College
E. E. Lewis
Boston
Pagosa Springs
Colorado
Mae Vander Zyt
Pella
J. Sybenga
San Francisco
California
Iowa
D. Wormhoudt
Des Moines
Sarah Bernhardt
John Keubles
Knoxville aims to route Daniel Boone train to Oskaloosa
Four decades ago Knoxville business leaders pressed to reroute the Daniel Boone line from Des Moines through Knoxville to Oskaloosa while Oskaloosa merchants backed a Pella stop. Local fires, saloon-heavy East Dubuque, council purchases, and Federated Club talks on birds and forests framed a patchwork of town news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Prairie City
Monroe
Pella
30 Years Ago King Injured in Knoxville Collision
Ted King a blind broom seller from Pella escaped injury when his Ford was struck at an Knoxville intersection. Driver Pete Lubberden also unharmed. Dr A D Cornelius of Knoxville paid King 100 dollars. Ted traded for another car. Ver Dught Brothers to build an oil station in South Pella. Standard Oil products to be sold. An emergency operation failed for Sipke Viersen son of H H Viersen Sr. He died after illness en route from Florida. Mrs Homer Sherman broke her nose in a crash between Des Moines and Pella. Lollis Kuyper bought a Willys Knight. Otley merchants Vriezelaar Crost advertised a $15,000 closing out sale. going out of business after many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted King
Pella
Knoxville
King
Pete Lubberden
A. D. Cornelius
Ted
Winter
Brown
Oskaloosa Street
Standard Oil
Gerrit Vanden Berg
Andrew Buwalda
Delco Light and Frigidaire
Des Moines
Sipke H. Viersen
H. Viersen
Florida
Homer Sherman
Mr. Sherman
Lollis Kuyper
Willys-Knight
Vriezelaar
Crost of
Otley
Rosscreen to sponsor Tulip Time broadcast on KRNT
Twenty years ago the Rosscreen Company planned a two hour broadcast of Tulip Time over Des Moines Radio Station KRNT. The parade street scrubbing and coronation events would air, with Tulip Time headquarters to be set up at H. P. Van Gorp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosscreen Company
Ned
KRNT
Des Moines
H. P. van Gorp
Ten Year Ago Highlights From Local News
The issue recalls an auction of cars tractors refrigerators and washers at cost with profits for the Kitty. Don and Griet Vrieselaar pictured at a trailer house on Central College campus. Dan Dingeman builds three new homes at Lincoln and West Third. Raymond Crum inducted into service. Twenty three men called to pre induction exams from Pella and nearby towns. Three Eringaard boys from Rotterdam in new clothes donated by Visser family. Paul Klein arrived in San Francisco from Calcutta hoping for discharge. Tunis Prins with wife teaching Youth Conferences in Kentucky and Alabama for two weeks. Ernest Klootwyl discharged from Jefferson Barracks and home. Frank Westra discharged after service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Vrieselaar
Central College
G. I
Dan Dingeman
Lincoln
Weat Third Street
Raymond Crum
Pella
Philip Kempkes
Dart Onpen
Carl Gaass
Peter H. van Gorp
Albert M. van Houweling
Eringaard
Rotterdam
Fred Visser
Paul Klein
San Francisco
Calcutta
India
Tunis Prins
Annville
Brewton
Alabama
Ernest Klootwy
Jefferson Barracks
Frank Westra
Revival of Brewster Tribune Promises Local News Lifeline
Brewster Minnesota business leaders announce revival of the Tribune with plans to purchase the Paper’s plant and appoint a new editor. The Heron Lake News staff produced last week’s Tribune issue and townspeople debate the value of local journalism for community growth amid patronage and advertising concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rewster
Minn
Tribune
Brewster
Heron Lake
The
Okinawa veteran marks 60th wedding anniversary
In the far Pacific a veteran wounded in the Okinawa invasion is noted after 22 months overseas with the army. The society page shows Mr. and Mrs. Abe Verploegh celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Okinawa
Army
Abe Verploegh
Dan Flag family moves to Harlan with dog returns by afternoon
The Dan Flag family moved from Kimballton to Harlan recently with their dog Blackie. The last load reached Harlan in the forenoon and by 2:00 p.m. he was back at their Kimballton home with the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Flag
Kimballton
Harlan
Blackie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Czereld
Pho
Deceter
Owe Press, Association
Official
Newaper
Publishers
Réltor
H. H. Sadler and
M. M. DE Zwarte
George Ver Steeg
Frederickeburg
Texas Standard
Speedster
Mason City Globe Gazette
Estes Kefauver
Capitol Hill
Burlington
Hawk-Eye Gazette
Eisenhower
Monticello Express
Wellington
Ohio
East Dubuque
U.S
Studebaker Corporation
Grundman
Mowe
Vanden Berg
Federated Club
Elizabeth Graham
van Gorp Hatchery
Bernie Menning
Lake Park News
United States
Thatdekoopers Ideal Pharmacy
John M. van Dyk
Towa
America
VOS
Pella, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!