Pella Earns Right to Name The Cleanest City in Iowa
Pella claims the title The Cleanest City in Iowa citing rapid road improvements since 1920s, parks, tulip displays, and well kept streets. The city boasts four parks, a Rock Island rail line, a well lighted business district, a deep well water supply meeting all standards, and houses scrubbed by civic-minded residents.
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Netherlands
Pella
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Here
Peoria
New Sharon
Fifield
Sully
Galesburg
Jasper County
Broadway
Rock Island
Keokuk
Howell Station
Man
Iowa
Street Scrubbing at Tulip Time Mentioned in Tale
The passage notes a family link to Mis Agnes Kuyper widow of Prof A P Kuyper and sister of Louis Bousquet. It mentions a Burgemei5 ferr fultz bosses the street scrubbing at Tulip Time and references a person named by that name. The fragment notes a remaining family member in Agnes Kuyper.
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Burgemei5
FER
FULTZ
Ily
Mis
Agnes Kuyper
A. P. Kuyper
Louis Bousquet
Pella
Burgemeester
T. G. Fultz
Netherlands
157 Year Old Holland Bible Celebrated
Mrs. Anne Toom of Howell holds a 157 year old Holland Bible and a clipping from a Holland newspaper describing a Sunday celebration. The program featured speeches, music and fireworks, began at 4 30 in the afternoon and ran until 6 o'clock.
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Tion
Holland
Love for Recreation Found in Pella Across Cultures
The people of Pella embrace recreation as a shared value beyond race or national origin. The saying All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy is seen as a universal lesson, reflecting a community ethos among Hollanders and others alike.
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Pella
Jack
Pella Dutch Boys Seek Recreation for the Town
A group from the Home for the Aged on election day watches others swim as they back a pool project. Citizens urge a baseball diamond playgrounds and a winter recreation center to keep youth from leaving town. They voice a need for expanded park facilities and a seasonal schedule of games.
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Pella
Pella Voters Debate Municipal Swimming Pool
Citizens of Pella voted on a municipal swimming pool amid surprising turnout of older residents. The article notes that love of recreation spans age groups, challenging the notion that it is confined to youth.
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Pella
Pella Fire Department Longstanding Service History
The Pella fire department has a long record of dependable service with members like George W. Ries who has served over 20 years and missed only five fires. The force dates to 1882 with limited equipment and a water supply from 16 wells, a bucket brigade, and a hand drawn engine.
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Tulip
George W. Ries
Pella
Fire Department History and Personnel Details
The passage notes hand alarms and 25 cent rewards for first alert, later raised to 50 cents and now 2.00 dollars. It states Pollas Fire Loss is usually smallest for a city its size in the state, due to early alarms and strong equipment. It lists the department chief C. W. Van Varig and members G. W. Van Arkel, Marion Van Gorp, Fred Van Nic waal, Henry Pothoven, W. A.
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Polla
C. W. van Varig
G. W. van Arkel
Marion van Gorp
Fred van Nic Waal
Henry Pothoven
W. A
List of Fifteen Men Named in Group
The roster includes Bert Van Vark John Hoeksema W W Sadler G W Ries A P Van der Meide Connie Breuklander Henry G De Wit Case Van Den Berg and W H Gezel totaling 15 men.
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Bert) van Vark
John Hoeksema
W. W. Sadler
G. W. Ries
A. P.van der Meide
Connie Breuklander
Henry G. de Wit
Case van den Berg
W. H. Gezel
Early Pella era horses struggle through mud to depot
J Vander Syde recalls a hard early Pella period when a fiery barn near Vogelaar hardware housed a bus line six trips daily to a depot farther down the line. Main street lacked paving, so horses pulled an empty coach through heavy mud, with a 15-member Native troupe among the passengers heading to the opera house now Farmers Union store location.
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J. Vander Syde
Pglla
Vogelaar Hardware Store
Main Street
Vander Syde
Bousquet Name Known in Pella For 87 Years
The Bousquet name is deeply tied to Pella history for 87 years with multiple bearers since early settlement by Dutch immigrants. Louis F. Bousquet, once Pella postmaster, was elected Marion County treasurer, continuing the family’s long local presence.
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Bousquet
Pella
Netherlands
Louis F. Bousquet
Marion County
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Albert van Houweling
Melvin van Houweling
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Richard Meyer
R. Vander Ploeg
Pete van Drunen
Mr. Meyer
Mr. Vander Ploeg
Pella Fire Dept
Federal Farm Loans
M. D. Taylor
Treas
Alsop
W. G. Maddy
Nat'l Bank & Trust Co
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Vander Linden
Smaldetend
Tmiare Ladoratores
ING. Det Seva
Darwin
Pellas
Fubio Fime
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