Advance Sale of Tickets for Call Me Madam
The Tulip Time operetta Call Me Madam has a strong advance sale. Rotary Kiwanis and the Chamber of Commerce canvassed the city Monday evening. Rural patrons can buy at Town & Country Wormhoudt & Kempkes Vander Ploeg's Bakery Tynseling's Shoe Store and the Kite Way Auto Company for 85 cents with reserve-seat exchanges subject to Friday and Saturday Tulip Week surcharges.
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Rotary
Kiwanis
Chamber of Commerce
Town & Country
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
Vander Ploeg's Bakery
Dallas Seminary Men to Conduct Service at Sully
Dallas Theological Seminary students will lead the Sunday evening service at Sully Community Church on May 18 at 7 30 p m Rev H G Ellsworth pastor The group includes Fred Dickason of Omaha Nebraska.
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Dallas Theological Seminary
Sully Community Church
H. G. Ellsworth
Fred Dickason
Omaha
Nebraska
Students from several colleges join teaching ministry study
Mr James Gould of Tucson Arizona and Mr Hilton Jarvis of Norfolk Virginia are first and second year students in a four year Th M program. The group includes Bryan University Iowa State College Moody Bible Institute and Wheaton College with Robert De Vries of Sully also listed as a student at Dallas.
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James Gould
Tucson
Arizona
Hilton Jarvis
Norfolk
Virginia
Call Tion
Bryan University
Iowa State College
Moody Bible Institute
Wheaton College
Robert de Vries
Sully
Dallas
Famous Chicago Quintet To Appear In Pella May 10
The Wind Quintet from Chicago Symphony Orchestra will perform at Chapel on Thursday May 10 at 10 a.m. The group formed in 1937 and features Jerome Stowell clarinet Robert Mayer oboe Philip Fai kas French horn Ralph Johnson flute and Wilbur Simpson bassoon. The quintet promotes woodwind chamber music and adapts to audience levels. Admission is free.
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Prai Lines Pariety
Dramienee
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jerome Stowell
Robert Mayer
Philip Faikas
Ralph Johnson
Wilbur Simpson
Trinity Church Sponsors Youth Fellowship Hour
The Senior C E of Trinity Reformed Church sponsors a youth fellowship hour after the evening service on Sunday May 6 in the church basement. An evening of fine Christian fellowship is planned and all young people are invited to attend.
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C. E
The
Trinity Reformed Church
Dr L L Anderson to Practice Chiropractic in Pella
Dr Laverne L Anderson a Minnesota born chiropractor announced plans to practice in Pella in the new Professional building east of the Chronicle. He graduated Logan Chiropractic College 1952 and did post graduate work at Northwestern in Minneapolis. He has licenses in Iowa Kansas and Wisconsin and served in the Army Medical Corps in Heidelberg Germany. He plans to marry in Cedar Falls on May 13 and live in Pella.
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Chronicle
Anderson
Logan Chiropractic College
St. Louis
Northwestern Lege
Minneapolis
Toftness Clinic
Cumberland
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Waterloo
Medical Corp
Heidelburg
Germany
Holland
Paul van Wyk
Monroe
Pella
D. Anderson
Benson
Minnesota
Cedar Falls
Tulip Time Radio and TV Publicity Shows
Three Tulip Time publicity programs are scheduled. Blythe Show on Friday May 4 at 11:00 on WHO TV Des Moines. Excerpts from Call Me Madam airing Monday May 7 at 3:00 p.m. on KTVO TV Ottumwa. A third broadcast noon Tuesday May 8 on Radio KIOA Des Moines with possible TV pickup. Street cleanup drive to follow on a Des Moines street.
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Who-Tv
Des Moines
Blythe
Ktvo-Tv
Ottumwa
Channel 3
Interested Mothers Invited for Tulip Time Baby Parade
Ornelia Wilson and Marie Lefeber invite additional entrants to the Tulip Time baby parade. They have enrolled twelve mothers and welcome newcomers. Mothers should contact Wilson Jewelry Store at 705 Franklin Street or call 146 this week. Babies must wear Dutch costume and may ride in cabs go-carts wagons or similar conveyances.
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Ornelia Wilson
Marie Lefeber
Wilson Jewelry Store
Franklin_ street
Max Hoeksema
Don Toom
Charles Blee
Dutch Weirather
Tel
Vandemeulen- Hoeksema
Baby Show Invites Fathers to Attend With Mothers
Readable lines invite fathers to accompany mothers at a baby show with an age limit of three years. The notice emphasizes that fathers are welcome to model participation and to show the children.
Pella Poppy Day to Honor War Dead Saturday May 26
Memory of those who gave their lives in defense of America will be honored on Poppy Day, May 26, with red crepe paper poppies worn nationwide. Mrs. Alice Hecksma leads local observance for Van Veen Van Hemert Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, recruiting volunteers to sell poppies and raise funds for disabled veterans and needy children. Poppies are made by disabled veterans at Des Moines Veterans Hospital, replicas of the wild European poppy adopted as the memorial flower after World War I.
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America
Alice Hecksma
Poppy
van Veen - van Hemert
American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa
U.S. Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
France
Belgium
American Legion and Auxiliary
Hymn Sing at First Christian Ref Church Sunday Evening
The First Christian Reformed Church invites all to a Sunday evening hymn sing at 9:00 p.m. The Young People’s Society sponsors, with members performing special numbers amid group singing. Mission Challenge will be the theme, with an offering for missions at home and abroad. Plan to attend after the evening church service.
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First Christian Reformed Church
Young People’s Society
To Demonstrate Arrangement of Flowers Saturday
Mrs. Paul E. Perry of Des Moines will demonstrate floral arrangement this Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Legion Hall. Bring interested friends. do not come and go during the demonstration. It should last about an hour.
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Paul E. Perry
Des Moines
Legion Hall
Rural schools ship clothing to needy children drive
The Rural Schools of Marion County gathered about 60 sacks of used clothing for the Save The Children Federation in Knoxville. The items support disaster survivors in the United States and overseas. Participants are thanked for their effort.
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Marion County
Save the Children Federation
Knoxville
Tennessee
United States
Marion Coun
Stage Setting For High School Play Tonight And Tomorrow
The senior class of Pella High School presents the three act comedy Mr. Barry's Etchings at the high school auditorium with curtain at 8:00 p.m. tonight and tomorrow. Tickets on sale at Van der Linden's Rexall Store and at the high school from 6:30 p.m. General admission for tonight and reserved seats for Friday. The play showcases the most modern stage setting yet seen in Pella High.
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Pella High School
Mr. Barry
Vander Linden
Rexall
Pella
Judson Barry
Mr Barry's Etchings at Pella High School
The curtain rises at 8 00 PM on May 3 and 4 in the Pella High School auditorium. Mr Barry presents his studio and his humorous tale as the etching is exposed to reveal the art and temptation.
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Mr. Barry
Barry
Pella High School
Park System discussed by Loren Vander Zyl at Rotary
Loren Vander Zyl, chair of the Park Commission, spoke to Rotarians about the Park System. He explained the 1922 state law setup, three members plus a treasurer, funded by taxes but insufficient for all needs. He noted five city parks, a sixth Pool Park under City Council, planned beautification, and Central Park’s color fountain. Vandalism concerns include broken storage, damaged benches and lights. residents urged to report incidents. Tulip Time committee reports were heard, and a West Des Moines Rotarian attended. President Harold Haverkamp presided.
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Loren Vander Zyl
Park Commission
Pelia
Pella
Pool Park
Loren Describ
Central Park
Vander Zyl
West Des Moines
Harold Haverkamp
Burglars Loot Vandevoort Super Market in Late Night Break In
Robbers forced entry into the Vandevoort Super Market late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, prying floor boards and ceiling to reach the office. A cash box yielded about $125 while cash registers were emptied but undamaged. Deputy Loren Jarman investigated, theorizing escape via the Fowler Building roof.
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Vandevoort
Darwin Squib
Loren Jarman
Knoxville
Fowler Telephone
Henry Vandevoort
Merchants urged to display heirlooms for Tulip Time
Window display committee asks merchants to feature heirlooms and curios this week for Tulip Time. With crowds expected Sunday and many flowers not yet blooming, attractive displays like nursery scenes, dolls, telephones, tea sets, vases, pressed glass, shoes, and live weaving may draw attention.
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Helen Bos
Carol van Dusseldorp
Vera Andeas
Doretha Klein
Famous Authors Write New Scene for Call Me Madam in Pella Tulip Time
Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse have produced a brand new first scene for Call Me Madam to debut in Pella during Tulip Time May 8 to 12. The Iowa amateur premiere follows its Broadway success later made into a film with Ethel Merman. Sally Adams, the oil heiress and Washington socialite, navigates political intrigue and Europe as this musical comedy unfolds with tuneful Irving Berlin songs.
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Howard Lindsay
Russell Crouse
Mid West
Pella
Mr. Birdsall
Music Theatre, Inc
New York City
Iowa
Ethel Merman
Donald O’connor
Air Mast
Ely
Chronicle
Lichtenberg
Netherlands
Sally Adams
Indy
Washington D. C
Democratic Party
Sally
Europe
Duchy
St the Times
Irving Berlin
Vander Wilt Farm Telecast Schedule Across Iowa Stations
The Alvin Vander Wilt dairy farm motion pictures air on WHO-TV Des Moines today at 1 p.m. instead of 1 30 p.m. Today’s change is noted. The program also airs on KTVO Ottumwa Friday at 12 00 noon and on WOI TV Ames Saturday at 12 00 noon.
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Who-Tv
Des Moines
Alvin Vander Wilt
Ktvo TV
Ottumwa
Woi-Tv
Ames
Invitational Meet Highlights Central Relays on May Fifth
Central placed both relay teams in the Drake Relays on Saturday. The mile relay finished fifth behind Cornell Iowa State Teachers Dubuque and Grinnell, while the 880 relay placed fourth behind State Teachers Cornell and Grinnell. Duane Miller and Verle Rinehart ran both races, with a morning 3 29 mile relay and 1 32 5 880 heat, but finals tired the crews. Earlier at Indianola Central narrowly took second to Grinnell in a triangular meet, aided by Bob Carle in pole vault.
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Central
Iowa Colleges
Drake
Cornell
Iowa State Teachers
Dubuque
Grinnell
State Teaches
Duane Miller
Verle Rinehart
Indianola
Bob Carle
Pella Weather Bureau Observer Note
Pella Station United States Weather Bureau entry credits E C Beaning as observer. The brief record lists Pella Station and the Weather Bureau, noting official weather observations.
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Pella Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Third Reformed Church
Dallas Seminary
Chicago
Trinity Church
New Pella
Chronicle News
Jeanie Brown
Chives
Mr. Street
Mr. Boe
Garden Chapel
L. L. Anderson
Chiropactor
Laverne L. Anderson
Ty Rural School Childen
Big Money
Taylor
Ts Trans
Central Campus
James Graham
E. C. Beaning
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