Tulip Time plans discussed by Chamber of Commerce
Members at Legion Hall heard reports on Tulip Time finances and festival improvements. Tunis Kempkes outlined plan for a permanent stage, bulbs for tulip lanes, housing and dining upgrades, and a possible religious program.
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Tunis Kempkes
Tulip Time
The
Historical Society
J. J. Sybenga
W. D. van Sittert
Chamber
West Market Park
M. M. Dockendorff
William Bean
Martin Heerema
Eli Kolenbrander
Bernie Vander Linden
Bert Boat
John Hoeksema
Chai
Legion Post
Pella Plans July Fourth Horse Show
Pella will host a Fourth of July horse show attracting hundreds from nearby towns and beyond. Preparations are underway with a detailed Chronicle report due June 12. The item notes a broader safety warning about farm accidents in 1946 and urges precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Salvation Army Drive Launched at Pot Luck Dinner
The Salvation Army Service Unit Campaign started Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Marion C. Van Gorp, Amvets Auxiliary president. The group will solicit funds in Pella's business district and residential areas, with letters sent to three Pella area townships. Attendees included Amvets Auxiliary and Service Unit members, who arranged a pot luck dinner and urged strong contributions to support Salvation Army work.
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Salvation Army Service Unit
Marion C. van Gorp
Amvets Auxiliary
Salvation Army
Pella
Marion van Gorp
George Gezel
W. W. Sadler
Matilda van Roekel
Joe Vande Kieft
G. Vande Wal
E. Trueblood
M. M
Dan Meulpolder
Service Committee
Central College Summer Session Begins Monday
Central College opens its summer session this Monday with eight and ten week courses. Eight-week classes allow eight hours of semester credit. The ten-week track targets recent high school graduates seeking to qualify for the elementary teaching certificate. Many students have already registered and more will complete registration this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Pella Chamber Band Opens Summer Concert Season Saturday
The Pella Chamber of Commerce band under Henry E Kuyper will launch the summer concert season downtown next Saturday evening. A strong program features the Pella Centennial March by Edward Beaning and a mix of marches overtures fox trot and songs including a medley of old time favorites. Fans last year packed crowded concerts and the renewed lineup promises enhanced enjoyment with more players and better instrumentation. Everyone is invited to attend for an hour of relaxation.
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Pella Chamber’ of Commerce
Henry E. Kuyper
Edward Beaning
Pella
Graham Hall
del de Haan
Esther Bearends
Hospers Kuyper
Martin Heerema
Century Club
Henry J. Walkotten
Grand Rapids
Michigan
George A. Baitsell
New Haven
Connecticut
Richard Beving
Annandale
New Jersey
William Kooi
Oakland
California
J. A. Kuyper
Louis Pella
Fred Lautenbach
Robert Lautenbach
Miss van Emmerik
Iowa Spelling Champ Relives National Capital Trip
Marilla Nander Meulen Iowa’s spelling champion recounts her Washington D C journey for the National Spelling Match sponsored by Scripps Howard and others. She traveled with teacher Miss Merna Spence and her parents, touring memorials, government buildings, and sites from the Lincoln Memorial to Mt. Vernon before the contest.
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the Chronicle
Marilla Nander Meulen
Washington, D.C
Iowa
Scripps-Howard
Marilla
Merna Spence
H. C. Vander Meulen
Washington
Spence
Allan
Des Moines
United Airlines
Pella
Willard Hotel
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln
Jefferson
Pan American Union
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
White House
Capitol
Senate
House
Library of Congress
Supreme Court
Washingon Senators
New York Yankees
Smithsonian Institute
Arlington Cemetery
National Amphitheatre
Pentagon Building
Annapolis
John Paul Jones
Midshipmen
Fattie Lou Pollard
Georgia
Sonya Rudolfs
Illinois
U. S
Soviet Russia topic for talk to Rotary Club
Attorney Andrew Klyn spoke to Rotarians last Thursday on Soviet Russia and its historical background. He traced Marx and Engels to the economic theory of history and discussed Lenin Trotsky and Stalin, noting the class struggle and formation of unions, while announcing 1947-48 officers and a new board for the coming year.
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Soviet
Russia
Rotary Club
Andrew Klyn
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Marx
Lenin
Trotsky
Stalin
Soviet Russia
Klyn
Delwin de Haan
Bob Kuyper
Ed Wesselink
Clarence Buerkens
Martin Heerema
G. T. Vander Lugt
AMVET Meeting June 12 in Pella Iowa
The Meulpolder Schilder Amvet Post of Pella hosts the Fifth District AMVET meeting on the evening of June 12 in Jordan Hall. The AMVET Auxiliary will serve lunch. Learn about the leading World War II veterans organization.
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Meulpolder-Schilder Amvet
Pella
AMVET
Jordan Hall
Women Offered Bigger Premiums In Fair Contests
Des Moines Iowa state fair announces the Iowa women’s exposition August 22 to 29 with nearly 10000 dollars in cash awards and a 1200 dollar increase from last year. Highlights include a statewide culinary show a 1400 dollar textile contest a 1600 dollar rural family living exhibition a 5200 dollar horticultural display and more than 18 county booths. Premium lists are available from the State Fair Secretary in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Rag sewing night for veterans at Legion hall
Carpet rag sewing slated Thursday evening at the Legion hall. Volunteers are urged to come, bring needles and thimbles, while the organization provides the rags for veterans.
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Legion Hall
Rainfall totals and May moisture figures from Pal
Total rainfall last week on May 28 and 29 was 2.67 inches, plus June 1 brought 1.23 inches, totaling 3.90 inches. May rainfall reached 5.21 inches, above the normal 4.53 inches.
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H. K. Pal
Ebenezer Advance Quota Oversubscribed at Leighton church
The Ebenezer Reformed Church at Leighton held an every member canvass for United Advance. Pastor Gradus Aalberts spoke on fund needs while John Van Zonk chaired. The church’s equal share of 4800 was met with cash and pledges totaling 6140, 1840 oversubscribed, then winning teams and families were entertained at an oyster supper.
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Ebenezer Reformed Church
Leighton
Town
Gradus A. Aalberts
Fe Teal
United Advance
John van Zonk
R. Vanden Berg
West Central Area
Canvays
Plan Campaign For Bond Sales In June July
The plan calls for a June and July sales drive for United States savings bonds in Marion County with a quota set at 2,748,984 dollars. Statewide quota totals 300 million dollars. County sales for early 1947 reached 1,072,199 dollars while 1946 totals show EK F G series sales at 2,098,413 dollars with redemptions of 877,335 dollars. Chairman P H Kuyper warns of rising bank deposits and money in circulation, but Overseer Kuyper says a special June July campaign will be launched.
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United States
Marion County
P. T. Kuyper
Iowa
P. H. Kuyper
Lee Vriezelaar Purchases Vos Variety Store
Lee Vriezelaar, a prewar grocer and World War II veteran, has bought the Vos Variety Store in Pella. He previously ran a store on the East Side of the Square and has been a Luthe Hardware salesman in Des Moines. Vriezelaar is now in charge, while former owner Herman Vos has not announced future plans.
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Pella
Lee Vriezelaar
Veenstra
Lee
Luthe Hardware Company
Des Moines
Vos
Annex to Graham Hall on Central Campus Opens
Central College board members and families were among the first to occupy the Graham Hall annex. They praised the bright rooms, furnishings, ample closet space, and lavatories. The Dean of Women, Mrs Catherine Poppen, will move into a suite with a compact kitchenette. The wing opens this week, with the dormitory ready for summer school students and conferences.
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Central College
Graham Hall
Catherine Poppen
Save bonds urged to curb inflation in county
Treasury officials economists bankers and agricultural leaders urge residents to buy extra United States savings bonds in June and July to channel surplus money into investments and prevent further inflation in consumer goods services and farm land prices.
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Treasury Department
United States
Shinn Discusses Sculpture and Art at Kiwanis Meeting
Miss Pearl Shinn, a Pella native and Central College alumna, spoke to Kiwanis members on Tuesday about sculpture and art as a daily necessity not a luxury. She argued artists blend life and craft, showing her work and illustrations while noting sculpture’s ties to history, future visions, and everyday objects like coins. The event also previewed the State Kiwanis Golf Tournament at Newton with seven or eight Pella representatives, and guests Kenneth Vander Linden and Robert Minnick praised the Leu family’s meal.
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Kiwanians
Pearl Shinn
Pella
Central College
New York City
Miss Shinn
Newton
Pella Club
Kenneth Vander Linden
Robert Minnick
Leu
Graves of Yank War Dead Tended in Holland
Memorial Day observances at the large American Cemetery in Margraten Netherlands are described. Villagers adopted each grave, caring for it with personal pride and sometimes exchanging photos with families in America. The piece notes 20 000 white crosses and ongoing care into 1947, with references to adoption and permissions sought from American authorities. A final line mentions 222 Iowa drivers losing control in 1946.
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Holland
Netherlands
Maastricht
Aken
Limburg
Margraten
Europe
America
College year ends with joyous commencement at Central
Central College closes its ninety fourth year with a happy commencement. The a cappella choir, under Professor Gordon Farndell, delivered polished performances featuring senior soloists Ruth Rozendaal Mary Crane and others. Alumni events included reunions luncheon practice and a grand dinner led by Del De Haan. The Baccalaureate service at First Reformed Church concluded the weekend with Rev. Marion De Velder delivering a faith filled address to the class of 1947.
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Central College
Association
Gordon Farndell
Ruth Rozendaal
Mary Crane
Dorothy Jurgens
Evelyn Brunsting
Second Reformed Church
Douwstra Chapel
First Reformed Church
Marion de Velder
Hope Reformed Church
Holland
Michigan
Robert Brook
de Velder
Paul
Christ
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Chamber of Commerce
C. Smorenberg
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Zimmermann
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E. C. Beaning
Lake
George Ver Steeg
Boston
Champ Speller
Mt. Vernon
Alexandria
Potomac River
Dixie Jo Burch
South Carolina
Episcopalian Cathedral
Washington Monument
Chicago
Allans
Marilla Vander Meulen
Anthony Tysseling
Rotary
Ebenezer Church
Oskaloosa
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Ebenezer
Central
Herbert Mentink
Lon Wormhoudt
Cunera van Emmerik
H. W. Pietenpol
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