Rolscreen Co to Broadcast Tulip Program
RolScreen Co will broadcast a Tulip Time program for two hours from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday featuring KRNT announcers Reggie Martin and Dale Morgan with two micro phones at Legion Hall and West End Park. Officials expect over 1000 guests including dealers, architects, and contractors during Tulip Time in May.
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Rolereen
T2th
K. B. Sixsmith
Rosscreen
Legion Hall
Reggie Martin
KRNT
Wil
Wilhelmina
Dale Morgan
Pella
IGA
Mike
West End
Rosscreen Co
Willard Langerak Promoted to Superintendent of Schools
Willard Langerak has been elected superintendent of the schools in Newburg Town after serving last year as principal. The move is praised as well deserved and merited, marking a high honor for a Pella-born educator and his numerous friends.
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Langer
Meyer Langer
Willard
Newburg
Pella
Rev Prins Receives Call to Michigan Church
Pastor Jacob Prins of the Second Reformed Church has received a call to become pastor of the Fifth Reformed Church in Grand Rapids Michigan. He will preach both morning and evening this Sunday. The minister is regarded as able and diligent and his departure would be regretted by many who attend his services.
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Jacob Prins
Second Reformed Church
Fifth Reformed Church
Grand Rapids
Mich
Prins
Electrolux Is Given Real Test On Milk Freshness
The Central States Electric Co tested Electrolux gas refrigerators by storing Clover Leaf Dairy milk at Vande Voort grocery. Daily checks by the Pella Board of Health showed the milk stayed fresh and sweet for 675 hours, demonstrating refrigerator efficiency.
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Central States Electric Co
Deners
Electrolux
Clover Leaf Dairy
Andrew Lubbers
Vande Voort
Pella Board of Health
Dr. Aschenbrenner
Rev Nordlund Resigns Church Post
At a regular meeting the official board of the Baptist church accepted Rev R T Nordlunds resignation as pastor effective in 60 days. Formal acceptance to be decided at the May annual meeting. Nordlund plans unknown. He began the pastorate in January 1930 and is credited with growth and strong preaching.
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Board of the Baptist Church
R. T. Nordlund
Nordlund
Pella Girl Corrects Chroncle Miss Gaass Picture
An eight year old girl from Pella proudly points out a Chicago Tribune photo of Miss Leonora Gaass Tulip Time Queen. Her mother notes the moment while the girl repeats she already saw the image in The Chronicle yesterday.
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Chicago Tribune
Leonora Gaass
Huht
Chronicle
Antiques Wanted for Tulip Time Exhibition
Tulip Time organizers seek Dutch antiques and heirlooms from Bella residents for display during the Tulip Time festival. Call Tulip Time Heads or Mrs Nek for arrangements. Hundreds of antiques are in local possession and should be shown. notify the committee if you have items.
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Bella Thistorical Society
Nek
Mella
Dutch Heritage Looms In Iowa Visit Memoir
In January winter scenes near Otley Iowa villagers recount a visit to Neal Heemstra and family at their northwest Otley home. The Baker Bakker lineage and name origin are noted, with a Dutch birthplace and later Anglicized spelling. The narrative covers Coffeepot hospitality, a social call, and a death in the Bakker family.
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V8. Heemstra
Monroe
Let Contract for Addition to Light Plant
City council awards contract for boiler room enlargement and new doors windows and layout changes at the light plant to accommodate a higher load. Bids submitted by Veonst Croll and Bach alongside Charles Lautenbach and local builders. work to begin immediately after approval and funding.
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Charles Lautenbach
Veonst Croll
Bach
Tulip Time Headquarters Open in Pella
Tulip Time headquarters open this week at TH Van Gorp office on Franklin street two blocks east of Central Park. Mrs Louise Van Hemert is secretary in charge. Central office will handle financing, room accommodations, parking, and dining information to be tabulated. Telephone 46.
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TH. van Gorp
Franklin Street
Central Park
Louise van Hemert
Pella Historical Societ Pella
Senior class to stage The Closed Door May 20 21
The Senior Class play The Closed Door a three act comedy drama will be performed on May 20 and 21. The cast includes Freda Den Burger Mary Louise LeCocq Ruth Koelman Ardyth Wilson Almira Klein Florence Conn Donald Menning Jean Cook Lawrence Van Nimwegen Ernest Schippers and James Evers.
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Freda den Burger
Mary Louise LeCocq
Ruth Koelman
Ardyth Wilson
Almira Klein
Florence Conn
Donald Menning
Jean Cook
Lawrence van Nimwegen
Ernest Schippers
James Evers
School Notes Festival At Valley Junction May 8
Local high school students will attend the South Central Town Conference festival at Valley Junction Friday May 8 with a conference track meet during the day and a band festival in the evening. Participating schools include Knoxville Pella Valley Junction Indianola and Winterset.
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Valley Junction
Knoxville
Pella
Indianola
Winterset
Central College
City warns over dogs and chickens harming gardens and tulips
Citizens report gardens and tulip beds damaged by dogs and free ranging chickens. Owners must pen chickens and license dogs, with penalties under City Ordinance. Dog tax was due March 1, 1986, and inquiries to Mayor T. G. Fultz.
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T. G. Fultz
Democrats Prepare Marion County Caucuses for May Meeting
The Democratic Central Committee of Marion County Iowa orders caucuses on May 1 1926 at 7 30 p m in precinct voting places to nominate delegates for the County Convention at Knoxville June 2 1926 based on one delegate per twenty five votes or major fraction thereof cast for Clyde L Herring in the 1934 governor race. Delegates allocated to precincts include Hervey 5 Travy 5 Dallas 6 Dallas 3 Melcher 13 Franklin Twp 5 Attica 6 Pershing 10 Knoxville Twp 16 Knoxville First Ward 15 Knoxville Second Ward 9 Knoxville Third Ward 19 Lake Prairie Tw Pella First Ward Pella Second Ward Pella Third Ward 8 Pella Fourth Ward 5 Bussey 8 Hamilton 2 Marysville 6 Perry Twp 2 Pleasant Grove Twp 14 Polk Two Red Rock Twp 4 Summit Twp 4 Swan Twp 4 Union Two A Washington Twp. The caucus chair must certify the delegate list to N D Shinn at Knoxville IA after nomination.
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Marion County
Democratic Cental Committee
Iowa
Knoxville
Clyde L. Herring
Hervey
Swan
Union Two
A. Washington
N. D
Metcalf withdraws from Marion County race for representative
Former Marion county treasurer Frank T. Metcalf reverses his bid for the Republican nomination for Representative in the legislature. He says farmers want a local farmer in the delegation and endorses A. R. Rees of Union township, whose papers were filed yesterday.
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Frank T. Metcalf
Marion County
Metcalf
New Sound System Installed At Pella Theatre
The Pella Theatre owners Parish and Smith installed Ultraphone wide range sound equipment this week. The new system is touted as a major improvement over prior tech and promises better movie sound for patrons. Public invited to enjoy films with the upgraded setup.
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Pella
Parish
Dime-A-Smile Photo Studio Opens in Town
An advertisement announces the Dime-A-Smile photo studio operating for several days in the Vandia Building on the south side of the square. The notice promises four events of photo taking and mentions a coupler elsewhere in the ad for the audience.
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Vandia
Farmer Hurt as Tractor Overturns Near Knoxville
Graves, son of Line aid at BarFOW, was injured when a tractor slipped and rolled over on him in a farm field northwest of Knoxville on Monday afternoon. He suffered rib injuries and a finger cut. a tree root kept the engine turning while he was under the rear wheel.救
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Graves
Barfow
Knoxville
Raves
Henry De Winter Dies at 46 in Mount Pleasant
Henry De Winter, 46, brother of Nick De Winter of this city, died Monday at Mount Pleasant. Funeral and interment were held Wednesday at Ottumwa. He leaves a wife, three children, and several brothers and sisters.
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Henry de Winter
Mount Pleasant
Nick de Winter
Ottumwa
Mr. de Winter
Young Farmer Group To Meet Monday Night
The Cue young farmers group plans a Monday night meeting on May 4 focusing on highway safety. A WHP patrolman will present a sound motion picture, free admission for all invited, in the science room. A business session will follow the program and a name for the organization may be chosen.
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Cue Young Farmers Organization
Fara
Scienes
Central States Employees Banquet at Knoxville Office
A banquet honoring Central States Electric Co. employees was held at the Knoxville office Tuesday evening with 28 staff members present. From Pella, William Muilenbere and family and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sadler attended. Pugsley demonstrated a Magic Chef stove used to cook porterhouse and tenderloin steaks for the meal.
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Central Stateectrie Co
Knoxville
Pella
William Muilenbere
Robert Sadler
Pugsley
Correction of Bride’s Name in Aged Home Notice
A published marriage notice corrected the bride of K P De Jong of the Home For the Aged. The bride should read Mrs Jacob Ver Steeg, not Mrs Veenstra, and the paper regrets any embarrassment caused to Mrs Veenstra.
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K.P. de Jong
Home For
Acob Veenstra
Jacob Ver Steeg
Vast Lakes Plan and War News Stir Nation
A chaotic digest covers bold schemes for a lake network spaced within ten miles, wartime updates from Europe and Ethiopia, political shifts as Roosevelt era policy faces new opposition, and local crime notes from Des Moines and surrounding counties. The piece surveys international tension, domestic politics, and community incidents in a mosaic of 1930s era concerns.
Pella Invades Des Moines In Real Fashion
About 49 automobiles carried some 200 Pella Tay residents to Des Moines for a Tulip Time welcome parade May 12 16. In Dutch costume with wooden shoes the group arrived at the Statehouse where Governor Herring received them and was given wooden shoes by Queen Conora Guass.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Rexister
Star of Station
Fair Grounds
Locust Street
Statehouse
Dex Moines Register
Herring
Alex Miller
Tors
Conora Guass
Camp Fire Girls Open Camp for Eighteenth Season
Camp Fire Girls under the Greater Des Moines Council will open its eighteenth season on June 21 at 10 oclock. The camp near Hoone overlook Des Moines river and Ledges State Park, covering forty acres with cabins, lodges, dining hall, craft houses, pool, and an Indian village. The 1986 theme is Around the World with the Camp Fire Girls in honor of the Silver Jubilee. Periods run June 21 28, June 28 May 5, July 5 12, July 12 19, July 19 26, July 26 August 2, and August 2 9. Miss M Genevieve Clayton, executive secretary, is Camp Director with Senior and Apprentice Counselors. Camp Committee includes Mia. Ansalm Frankel chair, Walter Stewart, James Burrows. Open House May 17 at Camp Hantesa, tours of camp. Dolores Maine presides. for more information contact Camp Fire Girls 618 Fleming Ridge Des Moines, Iowa.
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Hank
Des Moines
Greater
Camp Fire Girls
AMD
Hoone
Des Moines River
The
Ledges State Park
National
Camp Fire Girls’ Organization
Perod
Atth
M. Genevieve Clayton
Camp Five
Mia
Ansalm Frankel
Walter Stewart
James Burrows
Camp
Hantesa
Order of Woha
Campy Dolores
Maine
Fleming
Pella Declared Clean by Visitor Letter Claims Progress
A reader letters notes that after visiting Pella the town is clean and progressive, praising its condition and comparing it favorably to other towns. The writer signs as Peter H. Langstraat.
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van Niawoys
Pella
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