Legion Post Plans Tulip Festival Involvement
The Legion Post outlines plans for Tulip Festival activities including a parade committee chaired by Van Hemert, a dance every night during Tulip Week, and a Saturday afternoon fundraiser. The group also seeks donations of mitts and gloves for junior baseball, a hospital project meeting, and a county Legion meeting on April 25. Members are urged to renew unpaid dues and boost membership.
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van Hemert
Legion Hall
Sinc
Ision
Peter Apown
Carson
Peter Ing. Delis
County Legion
Fred Lankelma
Son Freeman
C. L. McKinnon
Iowa
Pella
Iowa State Highway Commission
McKinnon
Post
Acti
Ollowing
Businm
Diller van der Ploey
Marinus Meulpolder
Oren
van Niewaal
Notice Receiver Pella Loan Co hearing set in Knoxville
The court in Knoxville Iowa fixes the time for examination and possible adjustment of indebtedness of The Pella Loan Co. A.B. Van Zante Receiver will seek court approval to consummate the case unless objections are raised. George Gezel suffers hand injury from tin. Officer De Hooy returns to duty. Evert Blom swung a billy during absence. Chester Zickel family visited Cornie Breuklander home.
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Pella Loane
Tie Biel
Lowe
Knoxville
Iowa
A.B. van Zante
Pella Loun Co
Joe de Hooy
Evert Blom
Billy
State agencies urged to join Iowa marijuana campaign
Miss Agnes Samuelson, state superintendent, urged all agencies involved with youth to join a statewide drive against marijuana in Iowa. Federal narcotics officials warned marijuana harms youths, as the interim legislature approved 1250 for the state pharmacy board to combat distribution in the next three months.
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Agnes Samuelson
Iowa
State Pharmacy Board
Wai Fands
Savings Bonds Totals Far Above Earlier Years
Treasury data show Savings Bonds sold through March 7, 1938 total $1,584,462,875 by 1,260,000 investors. Daily averages since March 1, 1935 run about $31,720, with a record one-day sale on January 10 of this year at $10,029,775 maturity value. Des Moines leads Iowa second class offices. Osage ranks high nationally among second class offices. About 85 percent of buyers are individuals, with banks, corporations, and associations making up the rest. The $100 bond unit accounts for 30.38 percent of sales, followed by the $25 and $50 units.
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Dietary of the Treasury Marg
United States Savings
Post Office Department
Ed van Zante
Iowa
Pella
Towa
Des Moines
Sage
Nora Springs
Fairfax
Osage
Iion
Élase
Ince
Vocational Survey At Pella High School Reveals Interests
A survey of 266 responses shows over 32 percent of Pella High School boys and girls expressed interest in vocational training. Among them 26 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 18 juniors, and 17 seniors favored such work, with baking and bookkeeping among the next popular choices. Nursing and beauty work also rated notable interest.
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Pelle
BenoKr
Boykkeeying War
Kot
Nursce Weining
Ausie
Pella High School Occupation Choices And Tulip Field Note
Pupils in Pella High School surveyed 100 occupations to guide postgraduation plans. About 70 percent expect to finish high school, 41 percent to attend college, with 7.7 percent aiming for higher degrees. Housing a tulip cultivation note amid community life and farmer coach roles.
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Interic Athletics
General Farmer - Coach
Iodysien'sy Mechs
Pella
Bert Conrey Injured by a Tracy Man and Woman
Knoxville officer Bert Conrey was injured in Knoxville last Thursday night while attempting to arrest Mr. and Mrs. Lee Coleman of Tracy. Conrey, with a broken jaw and scalp lacerations, was helped by Officer George Hunt and State Agent Harry Lawrence. The Colemans, arraigned before Mayor Conrey, were held to the grand jury on resisting an officer and assault with intent to do great bodily harm, bonds set at 1500 then reduced to 1000. Mrs. Coleman kicked jail windows. Andy Rickett takes Conrey’s shift during recovery. Judge Norman Hays expected to hear the case in May.
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Bert Conrey
Knoxville
Lee Coleman
Tracy
Conrey
Coleman
Convey
Mr. Coleman
Guy Coleman
Andy Rickett
Norman Hays
Knoxville Express
Be Careful Near Tulip Beds In Central Park
Townwide notice warns residents to avoid stepping on tulip plants as hundreds are crushed. It recalls past incidents of bulbs being picked and arrests, urges stepping over tulip rows, and notes guidance given to schoolchildren to protect the flowers near Central Park.
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Pella
Tavs
School Tren
Central Park
National Air Mail Week Celebrations Planned Nationwide
National Air Mail Week, May 15 to 21, 1938, organized from March 20 with Paul R. Younts as national chairman announced state leaders in Iowa including L. S. Hill, Edwin F. Corbin, and Louis Davidson. The effort aims to commemorate 1918 air mail service, educate the public on air mail use, and boost revenue to expand this essential service nationwide reaching 46,009 towns and cities.
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National Air Mail
United States
Paul R. Younts
Charlotte N.C
Iowa
L. S. Hill
Des Moines
Edwin F. Corbin
Louis Davidson
National Air Mail Week
Younts
James A. Farley
Harlee Branch
Air Mail
Air Mail Week
Post Office Department
Frigidaire Peaks with New 1938 Line of Refrigerators
Frigidaire reaches an all time peak in 1937 and unveils its 1938 line through Kuyper's Music House. The emphasis is on definite improvements in performance and efficiency, quiet operation, advanced insulation, and energy savings of up to 25 percent. The quickube ice tray returns in a simplified, double easy design with cube release from two to an entire trayful.
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Frigidaire
Kuyper
New Models Displayed at Headquarters Showrooms
New models are shown at our headquarters showrooms located on the north side of the square, inviting customers to view latest designs and features in person.
Peace talk and echoes of war in Grinnell lecture
Dr. Walter Kotschnig urged a last minute show of force by France Britain and Russia to halt Mussolini and Hitler. He said a broad peace program is needed including minority settlement tariffs and collective security while the United States must abandon isolationism and champion peace. Austria’s doom under postwar treaties and a possible European war were also warned. Commencement plans at Grinnell College proceed with May 25 as the graduation date.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Walter Kotschnig
Grinnell College
Mussolini
Hitler
Germany
France
Great Britain
Russia
Poland
Rome-Berlin
Italy
Kotsch
United States
Kotschnig
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Central College Students Return After Brief Break
Central College resumes regular activities as students and faculty go back to work following a three day intermission. The report notes a smooth campus transition with staff and students back on schedule.
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Central College
Crook Couple Welcome Newborn Son in Toledo Visit
J. Crook and Bert Huizenga visited Toledo Iowa on Sunday to see Mrs. Crook. They brought back news of the birth of an eight pound son to Mr. and Mrs. Crook born Sunday afternoon.
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J. Crook
Bert Huizenga
Toledo
Iowa
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Junior Legion
Legion Post
Tn the Post
Paul Lautenbach
Camp Dodge
Goodrich
Zgoodzich
Jowa
George Gezel
Chester Zickel
Galesburg
Ealers
Cornie Breuklander
Miss Samuelson
D. Denadel
Synod of the Reformed Church
College Board of Trustees
Caseragee Ptl
Vos Implement Co
West Side Square
Pella, Iowa
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