Tulip Time story to 56 told on WHO NBC radio May 5
A May 5 radio feature on the Sel Historical Society of Pella Iowa includes Mrs Martha Lautenbach secretary and T Kempkes treasurer with Dr T G Fultz burgemeester discussing the Tulip Time Festival. The Lets Go Visiting program on 27 stations will air from WHO Des Moines and feature the Hollanders of Pella and local sponsor Pella Poultry Service.
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WHO
N.B.C
Sel Historical Society
T. G. Fultz
Bimeester
Pella
Towa
Des Moines
Maxwell
Burgemeester
T G. Fults
Polio Vaccine Shots to Be Given Here
Polio vaccination for first and second grade pupils in Pella Public and Pella Christian schools will be at the Public High School on Tuesday morning May 2. Marion County rural children may also attend. A 50 cent fee covers doctor services. the vaccine is free. Schedule shows multiple area sites from May 2 to May 8.
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Pella
Marion County
Marion County Medical Assocision
Farmers May Apply For Wheat Allotment In 1956
Farmers on land with no wheat seeded for grain in 1953 54 or 55 may apply for 1956 wheat allotment. Merrill L Robuck chair of the Marion County ASC says eligibility requires writing to the county ASC by August 15 1955 for winter wheat and January 15 1956 for spring wheat. Blank forms are available at the county ASC office.
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Merrill L. Robuck
Marion County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Week of Sharing on Central Campus Ends in Success
The Annual Mission Drive on Central's campus concluded Saturday with a Penny Carnival. Total cash and pledges reached $1,408.94 toward a Chiapas Mexico medical clinic project. Faculty and students participated in events from talks by La Birdsall to a sacrifice meal and a Friday address by Dr. Jacob Prins, ending with a Penny Carnival that netted $146 for the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Nis
Chiapas
Mexico
la Birdsall
Heusinkveld
Mi Chiapas
Tulip Time Hostess Seeks Local Lodging for Visitors
Mrs Roorda Tulip Time hostess asks residents to list available rooms for festival visitors. She assigns lodging to friends and locals who open homes each year. Call Red 468 to share accommodations and rates, or visit 508 Lincoln Street for details.
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Robert L
Winifred) Roorda
Roorda
Red
Lincoln Street
Pella
Immunization drive schedules second injection next month
The center offers vaccination for children with a second injection planned within the coming month. Ample notice will be provided through local schools to inform families about the schedule and location for easy access.
Public Schools stage Rip Van Winkle operetta during Tulip Time
About 180 fifth grade students will present the operetta Rip Van Winkle daily at 1:00 p.m. during Tulip Time. Cast includes Rip Van Winkle Jerry Ulrich and Dame Van Winkle Barbara Van Veen with a chorus of villagers and soldiers. Norman Annis directs staging with Colleen Renaud speaking parts and Annene Tyseling as general director.
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Tulip
Rip’ van Winkle
Grant Schaeffer
Rip Winkle
Jerry Ulrich
Dame van Winkle
Barbara van Veen
Judith
Connie Vander Meuten
Young Rip
Douglas Schakel
Barbara Boat
Young Rip 20, Years Later, ‘Tom Hill; Hendrick Hudson, Jim Redeker
Derrick van Bummel
Ronnie Vander Hart
Nicholas Vedder
Mark de Cook
Wolf
Rip
Jerry Hoogenakker
Norman Annis
Stag
Ing
Colleen Renaud
Annene Tyseling
En Adel
Oskaloosa Pella Choir to Present Friday Program
The Oskaloosa Pella choir will present a Friday program in the Protestant Reformed Church. Selections include The Holy City and King of Kings with refreshments served and a collection to defray Youth Convention expenses. The public is invited and all are welcome.
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Oskaloosa-Pella
Protestant Reformed Church
Holy City
Ask Patrons Save Blooms for Tulip Time Flower Show
Citizens are urged to preserve tulips for the Tulip Time Flower Show by keeping early blooms in water, then dry handling for display. Tips include rolling stems in newspaper and building artistic arrangements with friends’ flowers. The horticultural section requires self-grown tulips. prizes include bulbs for blue ribbon entries.
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the Chronicle
49 Registered For Kindergarten at Roundup Friday
Drexel Lange urged parents to avoid blame on others and consider readiness and early physical exams for kindergarten. A Friday session drew 49 registrations with 27 from Lincoln and 22 from Webster, aided by Mrs. Helené Dockendorff and Marjorie Jeuber.
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God
Drexel Lange
Lincoln and
Webster Bee
Lange
State Department
Helené Dockendorff
Lincoln
Webster
Blue
Buss
Marjorie Jeuber
Welcome Wagon Hostess Trains in Des Moines for Pella Role
Mrs L Grooters of 308 Broadway will be Welcome Wagon Hostess in Pella after a two week Des Moines training. She joined the class at the governor's mansion on April 26 for a social highlight in the intensive program. The training, normally in New York City, marks the first Midwest session in 27 years. Further details on Welcome Wagon plans for the community will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Grooters
Broadway
Des Moines
Pella
Leo Hoegh
Governor’s Mansion
Midwest
Japanese Flower Master Demonstration in Pella by Yamamoto
Mrs. Tomoko Yamamoto, a renowned Japanese flower arranger, will demonstrate Oriental flower art at the Legion Hall in Pella on Saturday May 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. The visit, sponsored by the Pella Historical Society, notes her long teaching career in Des Moines and San Francisco, her honors as Flower Master, and the involvement of Mrs. Joseph S. Auner who will accompany and assist. Admission is free with a til plate for donations to cover travel expenses.
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The
Legion Hall
Tomoko Yamamoto
Japan
Mncisco
California
Des Moines
Middle West
Yamamoto
Soami
Woman’s College
United States
San Fransco
Joseph S. Auner
Auner
Pella
Pella High Art Work on Exhibit in College Gallery
Pella Public High School art under Norman Annis and Lou Ann Le Cocq is shown in the college gallery featuring wood sculpture abstract designs and persuasive advertising art. Two works chosen by Ivan E. Johnson to join a traveling Iowa high school art exhibit. The show runs April 25 through May 6 with gallery hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturdays. Everyone is welcome.
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The
College’ Art Gallery
Pella Public High School
Norman Annis
Lou Ann le Cocq
PHS
Ivan E. Johnson
NAEA
Iowa High School
Pella Relay Teams Set for Drake Relays Friday
Pella High will enter two relay teams in the Drake Relays high school events on Friday April 29. The Medley relay runs at 10 30 am and the two mile relay follows in the afternoon. Only twelve schools compete in the two mile relay this year amid tough Iowa times.
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Pella High
Iowa
Pella’s
Tulip Time operetta at Central College in May promises wholesome humor
Tuneful music and good clean fun highlight the Tulip Time evening show at Central College. The operetta Tulip Time features Shorty Pierson and Allen Wortman as Yankee Dutch characters in a comic plot with Prof. T McSpindle and Ned Baxter.
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Central College
Shorty Pierson
Allen Wortman
Shorty
Burgemeeste
Wortman
Allen
Pierson
Dick Cook
Prof
T. McSpindle
George de Vries
Ned Baxter
Bob Barnes
Dick Warren
Cook
Geom. de Vries
Barnes
Osendorf
Tulip Time Baby Parade Seeks Entries and Sponsors
Cornelia Wilson and Mario Lefeber oversee the Baby Parade section of the Festival parade. Mothers may appear with pungaters and contact Miss Ilson and Lefeber at Wilson Jewelry Store 705 Franklin, phone 146. Newcomers welcome. babies in Dutch costumes ride in heirloom cabs or wagons. Registration runs through Tulip Week. early signups help.
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Cornelia Wilson
Mario Lefeber
Ilson and
Lefeber
Wilson Jewelry
Franklin
Ray Van Maren Dies After California Car Crash
Henry R. Van Maren known as Ray Van Maren aged 62 died after a Los Angeles traffic crash on April 19. He lived in Downey and worked as traffic manager for American Wholesale Hardware in Long Beach. Survived by wife Edith Rhynsburger Van Maren a son in San Diego a Spokane daughter a homebound son and eight grandchildren plus two brothers. funeral was held April 26 at Pierce B South Gate mortuary with burial at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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Henry R. van Maren
Pella
Ray van Maren
Los Angeles
California
Mr. van Maren
Faust Avenue
Downey
American Wholesale Hardware Company
Long Beach
Calif
Edith Rhynsburger van Maren
Victor
San Diego
Spokane
Washington
Clarence
Omaha
Nebraska
Berkeley
Pierce B
South Gate
Bruce Kurrle
Ingelwood Park
Rock Island
van Maren
Edith Rhynsburger
D. R. Rhynsburger
Rhynsburger
van Marens
Pella High Hosts Sectional Baseball Tourney Next Week
Pella High will host a sectional baseball tournament May 2, 4 and 6 at the local diamond under the Towa High School Athletic Association. Six teams compete with openers at 2 p.m. Monday Pella Christian vs Knoxville and Pella High vs Tracy. The winners meet Attica in the finals on Friday.
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Pella High
Towa High School Athletic Association
Pella Christian
Knoxville
Tracy
Pella Chistian-Knoxville
Attica
Top teams vie in two mile and medley relays
Roosevelt East North Tech of Des Moines Ames and Abraham Lincoln of Council Bluffs race in a tough meet highlighting top schools in the two mile and medley relay events.
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Roosevelt
East
North
Tech
Des Moines
Ames
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Rotary Honors Boys For Citizenship At Ottumwa Meeting
At a Rotary luncheon on April 19 in Pella district reports on the Ottumwa conference were shared. Pella’s Rotary chorus earned commendation for harmony during the April 17 program. A motion picture on value for money addressed currency fluctuations from 1939 to 1951, noting wartime and postwar spending impacts. On April 26, fifth to eighth graders singled out for citizenship awards received pearl handled Rotary knives. Recipients included Webster school boys Jan Kregel Russell Terpstra Tom Hill Jim Redeker and Lincoln school’s Cleatis Her.
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Ottumwa
Rotary Club
Pella
Rotary Chorus
Lewis de Vries
Germany
U. S
Rotary
Roy Stults
Webster School
Jan Kregel
Russell Terpstra
Tom
Canvass City Sells Operetta Tickets For May Show
More than 100 Tulip Time workers will canvass homes Monday evening May 2 to sell tickets for the operetta Pulip Time to be staged at Douwstra Chapel during Festival Week. Shows run May 10 to 14 with discounted 86 cent tickets for Tue Wed or Thu and 1.00 for Fri and Sat. Tickets available at five downtown stores and exchangeable for Saturday reservations at Legion Hall.
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Douwstra Chapel
Stor
White Way
Vander Ploeg Bakery
Model Clothing Store
Town and Country Store
Tusseling Shop
Legion’ Hall
New Diamond Planned for Central College Campus
The Ter Louw property at Independence and West Brd Street, bought by Central College last year, has been leveled and laid out for a hard ball diamond. The project will provide an athletic field within campus limits and eliminate the need to share a practice field with the high school. Leveling and clearing of old buildings brush and trees improve the area west of the field.
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Independence
West Brd Street
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Martha Lautenbach
W. D.” van Sittert
T. Kempkes
Med Maxwell
Wayne Livestock and Poultry Feeds
Pella Poultry Service
Maier
Bel
Fridas Apel
Pella Titek Scheol
Knoxville Court House
Attics
the Grede Setal
Bussey High School
Co. Asc
Oskaloosa - Pella ‘Choir
L. Grooters
Chronicle News
Gwen Vanden Berg
Ruth Dahm
Lila Ki Mi Vanden Berg
Sandra Symings
Sai
YWCA
PTA
War Service
Arizona
Woman’s Club
Sceip
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