City Tulip Lanes drive funds for festival beautification
Tulip Lane committee of the Pella Historical Society reports progress in fundraising for completing tulip lanes in the city. A meeting Wednesday highlighted optimism but urged more contributions from residents and organizations to avoid ragged edges before the Tulip Festival. Donations from numerous individuals and businesses are listed, showing broad community support for standard Darwin tulip bulbs.
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Pella Iistorical Society
Port
Marion Co. State Banke
Pella National Bank
Banker Focuses on Overdrafts and Bank Consolidation
Kenneth Bean discusses handling overdrafts by notifying depositors and refusing checks when funds are short. He notes a drop from 23 to 6 banks in Marion county since the start of the depression. The Rotary meeting, led by FE V. Goad, plans to meet at Voge Inar's camp if weather allows, with LeCocq's cafe as backup.
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Mr. Bean
Marion County
Des Moines
Chicago
Rotary Club
Voge- Inar
LeCocq
FE. V. Goad
Virginia
Mrs. Sylvia Van Donselaar Dies at 64 Near Pella
Mrs. Sylvia Van Donselaar formerly Sylvia Platt died Sunday night at home four miles southeast of Pella at age 64 2 months 18 days Funeral service was Tuesday at 2 PM at the home with Rev Paul Christensen officiating and Oakwood Cemetery interment She taught school for 30 years before marriage born in Ohio lived in Nebraska Montana and Iowa with a large family of nine daughters and one son surviving three sisters and a brother Will Platt Akron Ohio also noted are visits by Dave Thomas and others to the home
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Albert van Donselaar
Pella
Paul Christensen
Oakwood
van Donselaar
Sylvia Platt
Ohio
Nebraska
Sylvia
Montana
Will Platt
Akron Ohio
Minnie the Mannequin joins Summit Strivers club
The 4 H club meeting moved to Mrs Wm Vriezelaar's home due to muddy roads. Attendees and leaders gathered for a July 7 business session with absent president and vice president. Health contest plans were made for Knoxville high school on July 15. Miss Mabel Rockhill and county nurse Edith Dautremont spoke on posture and health, with garment fitting tips.
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Wm. Vriezelaar
Johnna
Joyce Vos
Knoxville High School
Mabel Rockhill
Ames
Edith Dautremont
Johnntn Vos
Miss
Madeline Vriezelaar
Legion Auxiliary Installs New Officers
The Legion Auxiliary held its regular meeting Tuesday July 5 with Mrs. M Nesbit presiding. Her yearly report notes delegates sent to county district and state conventions 50 to Federated Club payment of 137 in dues a Story of the Constitution placed in schools and library two copies Spirit of Americanism placed in library past president’s parley two grave markers placed on graves of Mrs Sam Van Hemert Miss G Hocksema and Mrs Baer Armistice programs in high school and Second Rev church supply shelf 17 85 donations to Isa bell 26 96 ice box 188 09 paid for joint Christmas party with the Legion gifts baskets and a month’s supply of milk to a needy family 23 junior members initiated telegrams sent to Herring Gillette flag codes distributed to all local organizations joint pot luck.
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Legion Auxiliary
M. Nesbit
Nesbit
Federated Club Wading ‘Poo
Sam van Hemert
G Hocksema
Baer
Legion Auxiliary installs officers and plans summer events
The Legion Auxiliary celebrates a hard year's work with gifts to Mrs. Nesbit and a compact for the Junior Auxiliary. Officers installed include Thelma Van Hemert as president Kate Thomas Sophie Ver Steeg and others. A joint Legion Legion Auxiliary picnic is planned for August 2 at West Market with a pot luck supper. Misses Jennie Hesen and Hattie Hesen visit relatives while Alice Gregoire handles the boarding house.
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Washington
Legion Auxiliary
Thelma van Hemert
Ice
Kate Thomas
Sophie ‘Ver Steeg
Florence Sack
Margaret Lubberden
Bess Kuyper
Sargeant
Betty Ries
Anna Dykhuis
Elizabeth Lautenbach
Gertrude Lautenbach
Emma van den Berg
Jennie Vander Linden
Frances Linder
Stella Hackert
Bess van Zante
Local interior work and visits fill Central college news
John Van Dyke and Bill Mich mershuizen begin interior decoration at Central college gymnasium. New doors replace old units. Van Dyke also holds painting contract for the Gezel home on Liberty street.
Local notices from Pella and nearby communities
Don and Rozenberg reside in Los Angeles California Mrs James Visser of Oskaloosa traveled Thursday to Pomona California to visit her brother Roy Vander Linden and family Miss Florence Van Sittert visited a Chicago friend Miss Jackson a Pella high school teacher Mrs Rus Van Zante and Misses Van Sittert Van Vark and Rysdam set out Sunday for trips to Minneapolis Milwaukee and The Dells Dr Ada French left for Canada for business and northwest visits Miss Mathilda Van Rockel plans to return soon to her duties in the Dulce Mission School New cement steps are being added at the Baptist church Jane DePree visits Chicago with daughter Carrie Greenleaf Ben and Edward drove her there and returned with Corrie DePree who is employed in a garment factory Andrew Vander Waal at the Home For the Aged remains improving slowly with a nurse by his side Miss Dorothy Creed of Newton visits Miss Freda Zwank on Broadway
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James Visser
Oskaloosa
Roy Vander Linden
Pomona
Cal
Florence van Sittert
Miss Jackson
Pella
Chicago
Rus van Zante
Minnie van Vark
Zelma Rysdam
Minneapolis
Ada French
Canada
Northwest
Mathilda van Rockel
Dulce
N. M
Henry van Oostrum
Baptist
Jane DePree
Carrie Greenleaf
Ben
Edward
Corrie de Pree
Andrew Vander Waal
Dorothy Creed
Newton
Freda Zwank
Broadway
Local residents spend time with relatives and visitors
Will McAdoo of 01 la is due home by week’s end. A S Heady of Floris visited Will McAdoo’s nephew D C Thomas and family on Tuesday. Mrs Hattie Van Cleave and Miss Leona Reavers visited Des Moines on Tuesday. Algee and Mr and Mrs Jack Murphy of Knoxville are visiting Mrs D Hynes for a few days.
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Will McAdoo
A. S. Heady
Floris
D. C. Thomas
Hattie van Cleave
Leona Reavers
Des Moines
Algee
Jack Murphy
Knoxville
D, Hynes
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John Lasschuit
John W. Vander
Ed J. van Gorp
Lester Liter
Gene's Beauty
T.H. Klein
J. G. Johnson
Vos & Veenman
Franklin van Gorp
Wormhoudt & Kem
A. C. Bainbridge
F. F. Carpenter
Tysseling's
Pisk
Fisk
Ulrich Motor Co
Ford Dealer
Leghorn
Leghorn Springs
Farmers Union
Kenneth Bean
Clyde McAdoo
Huber McAdoo
J. Kooyman
Runnells
Dave Thomas
van Roekel
Leighton
Louis van Roekel
Clarice Rempe
Pearl Flietatra
Erma van Roekel
Gerrit van Roekel
Denver
Colo
Betty Rempe
Rempe
Henry Rempe
Minnie
Catsup
Oxydol
Wheaties
Certo
Aucer
Jugget
Ancy
Dreft Z2k
Dora Ba
Margaret Lulberden
Kathryn Schakel
Dora Baer
Winifred van Dyk
Carl Hoekse
Jennie
Hattie H:sen
Colfax
Collins
Alice Gregoire
John van Dyke
Bill Michmershuizen
Central College
van Dyke
Gezel
Liberty Street
John Grundman
Ray Powell
Pete Grundman
Los Angeles
Calif
Dale Sikkink
Preston
Minn
B. F. Vander Linden
Maxine Benning
May Robinson
Duluth
Rogerson
Utah
Rock Island Railroad
Henry Rozenberg
Rock Island
Sprat Food Store
Goodie
Neb
Zoc
Swift
DE Wild
South Pella
Amee
Albert
Lhe
Jack Sprat
Sunkist
del Monte
Omar
Sack
Prunes
Butternut Folgers
Maxwell House
Forbes
Georgy Porgy
Atlas
Vdac Cash Y Grocery
Don, Rozenberg
Eiethy
FBI
SAT
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Spencer Tracy
Lionel Barrymore
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