Pella Women Learn to Make Rugs in Colonial Style
Nineteen women from Pella and Otley area join a rug making workshop led by Ruth Archibald and Mrs Myron Nollen to craft hooked and braided rugs from woolen garments and burlap sacks. Participants design original patterns inspired by pie designs and floral borders, with plans to exhibit at Knoxville Holiday Fair as part of Marion County Extension Service home economics education.
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Pella
Otley
America
Ruth Archibald
County Extension Home
Myron Nollen
County Extension Home Economics Committee
Pella Area
The
Wig education and a watch gift at Pel-Tas Federated Woman’s Club
Members and guests of Pel-Tas Federated Women’s Club attended a February 15 meeting in the Central College Student Union. David Wright from Paramount Beauty Supply explained wig varieties, costs, construction, and care. a white gold ladies wristwatch was awarded to Mrs. Wilson Daven under a chair with red yarn.
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Pel- Ta
Federated Women's Club
Central College Student Union
David Wright
Paramount Beauty Supply Company
Des Moines
Paramount Company
Wilson Daven
Wright
Card party set by Pella Women’s Federation Club
The Pella Women’s Federation Club will sponsor a benefit card party Monday evening March 14 at 7:30 at the American Legion Hall. Proceeds go to the Pella Camp Fire Girls and Pella American Field Service foreign student program. Chairwoman is Mrs. Tom Steward with members Mrs. Paul Van Wyk, Mrs. Bryce Crawford, Mrs. Kenneth Roberts, Mrs. Logan Andeweg, Mrs. Ine Renaud, Mrs. Kenneth Bean and Mrs. Paul Roorda. Tickets are available from members.
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Pella Women's Federated Club
American Legion Hall
Pella
Fire Girls
Pella American Field Service
Tom Steward
Paul van Wyk
Bryce Crawford
Kenneth Roberts
Logan Andeweg
Ine Renaud
Kenneth Bean
Paul Roorda
Restoration drive seeks items for Wyatt Earp home
The Historical Society needs donors or lenders for eight rooms of a recreated Wyatt Earp boyhood home in Pella. Item list includes beds, chests, spinning wheel, dolls, kitchen gear, dining and parlor furnishings, plus a walnut headboard donated in Arizona. Call Bill Van Tuyl to contribute or arrange shipment. weekly reports will update progress.
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Wyatt Earp
Pella
Earps
The
Historical Society
Bill van Tuyl
Rolscreen
Arizona
On the Waterfront shown March 1 at Central College Recital Hall
Elia Kazan’s film On the Waterfront winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture will be shown at 7 30 p m March 1 in the Recital Hall Cox Snow Music Center Central College Sponsored by the Central chapter of Sigma Tau Delta the all time motion picture classic stars Marlon Brando Eva Marie Saint Lee J Cobb Karl Maiden and features Bernstein score
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Longshoremen’s Union
Eva Marie Saint
Lee J. Cobb
Karl Maiden
Leonard Bernstein
American Folk Song Worship Service Sunday at Central College
Students of Central College Christian Fellowship present An American Folk Song Worship Service in Douwstra Chapel Pella Iowa on Sunday afternoon at 4 p m The liturgy follows the Book of Common Prayer with folk music arranged by Rev Ian D Mitchell The Central A Cappella Choir performs with Al Zwart on piano Jane Wolbrink on organ The program includes Kyrie Nicene Creed Sanctus and the Lord's Prayer Scripture readings are interspersed with music No sermon is planned Rev James Van Hoeven will read the scriptures
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Quian Jane Wolbrink
James van Hoeven
Central
CCF
Community plans multi church evangelistic effort in Pella
A cooperative evangelistic campaign is being organized by the Reformed, Christian Reformed, Baptist and Church of the Open Bible churches in Pella for October 9 to 14, 1966. Additional churches are invited, a community census will be conducted, and publicity and planning are shared across congregations with committees for census, publicity, and responsibility lists.
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Reformed
Christian Reformed
Baptist
Church of the Open Bible Churches
Pella
Christian Reformed Church
Peoria
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Leighton
Reformed Church
Otley
George C. Muyskens
Trinity Reformed Church
Glen O. Peterman
Fred Hawker
Keith Aldrich
al de Wild
Everett G. Ward
Arthur Pontier
Flower arranging meeting planned
The Pella Garden Club invites members and guests to a March program at 2:30 p.m. in the Legion Hall upstairs, with a 1:45 p.m. members’ meeting. Dorotha Klein and Eunice Lubbers lead, showing mantels and table settings for Tulip Time 1916 Spring Symphony, including wedding, buffet, and coffee tables.
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Pella Garden Club
Legion Hall
Dorotha Klein
Eunice Lubbers
Garden Club
Tulip Queen Balloting Continues Nominate Your Favorite
Tulip Queen balloting continues with a call to nominate your favorite girl. Ballots are to be deposited at Van Sittert's on or before March 5.
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van Sittert’s
Tulip Time in Pella Planned May 11
A 1993 Pella Chronicle piece recaps Tulip Time beginnings in 1935 with plans for an annual festival. It notes Chamber of Commerce actions, Dutch displays, bulbs imported from Holland, and events including Dutch dances and a high school operetta. Public interest and advertisement across the state were emphasized.
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Sylvia J. Hawker
the Chronicle
Pella Chronicle
Chronicle
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Holland
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Central Park
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C. C. Buerkens
American Folk Song Worship Service
Central College
New York City
Pella’s
Tulip Queen
Chadress
George F. Sadler
Jean Cook
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