Flower Lovers To Meet at Legion Hall Saturday
The Tulip Time Committee invites all Pella residents to a tulip flower arrangement lesson and demonstration led by Mrs. Hazen Pettit of Oskaloosa at the Legion Hall Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The event, part of the Flower Show preparations, offers help with scheduling and entry entries. all ages welcome.
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Legion Hall
Pella
Virsityre
Hazen Pettit
Oskaloosa
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Tulip Show Seeks Help At Legion Hall Next Saturday
The note says to bring items for a Tulip Show and attend the Legion Hall next Saturday afternoon for help to win a table prize. No charge for anything.
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Aftenoon
Legion Hall
Pella High Fifth at Knoxville Invitational Meet
Pella High placed fifth among seven teams at the Knoxville invitational on Friday April 28 scoring 42 points. Cleo Ver Hoef set a new meet record winning the 120 yard high hurdles in 16.8 seconds and also won the low hurdles in 14.1 seconds. Jun Tkuta, Paul Dingeman, Roland Welomie, Herb Blom and teammates contributed in multiple events with relay and sprint finishes. Final team scores: Winterset 81, Chariton 62, Indianola 62, Pleasantville 43, Pella 42, Knoxville 41, Albia 36.
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Ralph Jaarsma
Knoxville
Pella
Winternet
Cleo Ver Hoef
Jun Tkuta
Glen’ Boat
Don Hiemstra
Paul Dingeman
Roland Welomie Eaive Tatarate
Herb Blom
Corn Sale Set At Otley Bin Site Friday 1948 49 Corn
1949 corn stored in GC bins may be bought at Otley on Friday under Commodity Credit Corporation rules. Sale price equals the higher of the local No. 2 market or 20 cents below the No. 8 loan rate in the storing county, with Marion County price noted at 1.36. Orders must be obtained from the County ASC Office. sale dates listed for Pleasantville Troy Knoxville Otley and Melcher.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Marion
ASC
Pleasantville
Troy
Knoxville
Otley
Melcher
City-Wide Canvass for Tulip Time Tickets Monday Night
Plans for advance sale of tickets to the Tulip Time operetta H M S Pinafore progress with Nick Vander Ploog as Ticket Sales chairman. Over one hundred canvass the city Monday evening May 8 to sell 85 cent tickets. after May 20 price rises to $1.00. Tickets available to Farm Folks at five downtown houses Tysseling's Shoe Store Vander Ploog Bakery Wormhoudt Kempkes Town and Country Shop and White Way Alto Co. Garage. The cast exceeds sixty, Maurice Birdsall directs a colorful production with lighting, scenery and costumes to match. Receipts aid Tulip Time financing.
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Nick Vander Ploog
Tysseling’s Shoe
Vander Ploeg’s Bakery
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
White Way Alto Co
Maurice Birdsall
Representative of C R O P at Pella Legion Hall
C R O P director Mr Wilson Radway Iowa will speak at the Pella Legion Hall Thursday April 29 at 8 00 p m to show pictures and report on Church World Service relief and self help activities A committee meeting will discuss plans for a 1954 C R O P drive next fall
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Mr. Wilson
Radway
Iowa
C.R.O.P
Pella* Legion Hall
World Service
Three Men Hurt in West End Car Mishap
A car driven by Marion Van Hemert with Dan Vander Linden Ted Van Dorland and Carl Mitchell as passengers overturned after a collision with a trailer on April 23 near the Ver Meer Manufacturing plant in West End. Vander Linden and Van Dorland suffered neck and rib injuries, Mitchell was detained briefly, and Van Hemert was uninjured as the car sustained heavy damage.
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Chronicle News
Marion van Hemert
West End
Ver Meer Manufacturing Company
Dan Vander Linden
Ted van Dorland
Carl Mitchell
Gene Lund
Monroe
Dingeman Trucking Co
Hemert
Vander Linden
van Dorland
Mitchell
Mahaska
Oskaloosa
van der Linden
Ihe van Hemert
Pella High to Send Ten to Music Contest in Newton
Pella High School will send ten students to the Eastern Iowa State Music Contest for class A and B schools to perform solo and small group events in Newton on Saturday. The Senior High hosts the event with 80 band members assisting Student Directing. events run at multiple sites including Emerson Hough Gymnasium and the United Presbyterian Church.
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Pella High-School
Newton
Pella
Emerson Hough Gymnasium
United Presbyterian Church
Follo Cornet
Emerson Hough
Mit Ior High
Ior High
Iowa
G I Farmers Hear Conservation Story From Cooperators
G I farmers and Summit Township cooperators met with Marion County Soil Conservation District Commissioners and Work Unit Conservationist Bill Davis to discuss conservation plans. Jake De Haan led the session highlighting soil inventories and mechanical methods to boost production while preserving soil.
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Jake de Haan
G. I
Marion County Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Bill Davis
Summit ‘Township
Old Rivals Set For Central Field Meet Saturday
Central College hosts its annual invitational at Central Field with Simpson as a slight favorite led by Perry Wilkins a dash and long jump star who has posted top marks this season The Drake Relays performance by Simpson and Iowa Wesleyan sets a high pace for two big races the 880 and mile relays Central backs star Duane Krentz and versatile scorers Dale Bush and Verne Boelkens averaging over ten points per meet
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Central College
Wesleyan
Penn
Simpson
Perry Wilkins
Wilkins
Iowa Wesleyan
Central
Duane Krentz
Dale Bush
Verne Boelkens
Kathy McCabe to Appear on WHO TV Saturday Evening
Miss Kathy McCabe daughter of Mrs. Lloyd McCabe of Knoxville will appear on the Ted Mack program Saturday evening on WHO TV. Her appearance adds local interest as viewers anticipate her performance and broadcast details.
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Kathy
McCabe
Who-Tv
Kathy McCabe
Daugh
Lloyd McCabe
Knoxville
Ted Mack
Iowa Winners Travel to New York for Ted Mack Auditions
Kathy and Mrs. McCabe join a Des Moines group to charter a bus to New York for the Ted Mack auditions. Kathy, a Sophie Tucker singer, and Jerry Mosher, an accordionist, were chosen as winners from Iowa after the April 21 audition. Kathy will perform Cross Over the Bridge on air and judges will announce scoring rules on Saturday.
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Who-Tv
Kathy
New York
Ted Mack
Sophie Tucker
Jerry Mosher
Guy Anderson
Knoxville
Senior Class Play Little Women Tonight at H S
The H S senior class presents Little Women tonight, featuring Judy Cook as Jo and Joyce Leu as Meg. The Civil War era production follows the March sisters through friendship, hardship, and growing up with rehearsals noted as enjoyable and demanding.
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H. S
Little Women
Judy Cook
Meg
Joyce Leu
Pella High School to Stage Play on April 29 30
The production features May, Ann Balstad, Beth, Patsy Schreiner, Marmee, Darlene Van Wyk, Laurie, Darrell De Rew John Brooke, Aunt March, Katie Van Ekeren, Mr March, and Professor Bhaer. Shows begin Thursday and Friday at 8:00 with general admission Thursday night and reserved Friday night. Tickets 25c for children and 60c for adults. Friday night tickets available at Vander Linden's drug store for 50c.
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May
Ann Balstad
Beth
Patsy Schreiner
Marmee
Darlene van Wyk
Laurie
Darrell de Rew
John’ Brooke
Orlo de `Brui
March
Katie van Ekeren
Vander Linden
Sam Morris to Talk on Temperance at Douwstra Chapel
Sam Morris known as the Voice of Temperance speaks at Central College Auditorium on Sunday May 2 at 3 pm. The Iowa Temperance League with the local Ministerial Association arranged the event. Morris, born 1900 near Paducah Texas, rose to national prominence with his radio program and crusade against liquor.
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Sam Morris
Douwstra Chapel
Voice of Temperance
Central College
Iowa Temperance League
Collier’s Magazine
Sunday
Paducah
Texas
Brown University
First Baptist Church
Stamford
Wets
Doys
America
Pella Tulip Time set with choir and grand parade
Preparations for Pella's 1954 Tulip Time progress with is final concert by the Pella Christian High School choir at Second Chr Ref Church on Friday April 30 at 745 pm. Plans include a large parade, fifty units and twenty five bands over three days, Governor Beardsley attending Friday, and extensive community cooperation amid concerns about early blooming tulips.
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Pella
Fr. Jos. Schucthky
Carl J. Mueller
Ch. Gounod
J.C. Marks
John L. Hopkins
A. P
Ippelstott-Ivanoff-Bick
William D. van Sittert
The
Historical Society
Memorial Garde
Armed Forces
Beardsley
Larry Wendell Wins Fletcher School Scholarship at Tufts
Larry Wendell a senior at Central College has received a scholarship to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Tufts College Medford Massachusetts The school limits enrollment to 50 and collaborates with Harvard University He will study Political Science and International Economics Wendell son of Dr Margaret Wendell of Columbia Missouri and the late Dr Richard Wendell former Central College English faculty A Pella High School graduate he excelled in music drama and debate and held leadership roles at Central College including vice president of Sigma Tau Delta senior class presidency and national drama fraternity Alpha Psi Omega He also earned Phi Kappa Delta Pi Kappa Delta membership and competed in tennis clubs and choir activities
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Tufts College
Medford
Mass
Harvard University
Wendell
Larry Wendell
Margaret Wendell
Columbia
Richard Wendell
Central College English
Pella High School
Laura M. Nanes
Central College
Messiah
Second Reformed Church
Knickerbocker Holiday
Alpha Psi Omega
National Dramatic Fraternity
Pi Kappa Delta
Ile
Vie
Sigma Tau Delta
2” Club
Beake and Coffee Club
Motion Picture on Dakota Oil Field Shown to Kiwanians
The Kiwanis Club of Pella organized a program led by Peter Gaass featuring an 80 minute film about discovering oil in northwestern North Dakota. The documentary explored the doubts hopes and experiences of farmers oil men and residents near Tioga in the last 15 to 20 years. Diller Vander Ploeg hosted a dinner following the viewing as part of festival preparation.
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Kiwanis Club
Pella
Peter Gaass
North Dakota
Tioga
Diller Vander Ploeg
Pella Tulip Time to feature HMS Pinafore show
Gilbert and Sullivan operetta presented by a cast of over 60 CUI students and faculty at Central College May 11 to 15 during Tulip Time. Performances: Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 00 PM, Thursday through Saturday at 7 30 PM. Double cast with leading roles filled by Alvin Poppen Ron Stendam Clifford Keizer Rafe Rackstraw Allan Wortman Duane De Roc. Mauric Birdsall directs, Dr Marvin Thoaten son coaches chorus, Le Cocq Grooters coach principals.
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Pella
Central College
CUI
Marvin Thoatenson
le Cocq
Grooters
Pricipal
Maurice Birdsall
Nts
Joseph Porter
K.C.B
Alvin Poppen
Ron Stendam
Capt. Corcoran
Clifford Keizer
Rafe Rackstraw
Charles Ausherman
George de Vries
Dick Deadeye
Allan Wortman
Duane de’ Roc
Bill Bobstay
Glenn Gosselin
Rob Becket
John Korver
Josphine
Barbara Ebbers
Mary 3
Cousin Hebe
Marilyn Little Buttercup
Edith Sedrel le Coca
Tulip Time
Dr G T Vander Lugt Named in New World Biography
Dr G T Vander Lugt president of Central College is listed in the latest World Biography edition. The volume compiles the world’s greatest artists educators scientists jurists military leaders and leaders in business and politics as a reference work for newspapers colleges libraries and government offices.
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G.T. Vander Lugt
Central College
Institute For Research In Biography, Inc
Bethpage
N. Y
Guest of the Day Named Matthew Houtman of Grand Rapids
A guest of the day was noted as Matthew Houtman from Grand Rapids Michigan in an event report highlighting local participation and regional ties.
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Matthew Houtman
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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