Sweethearts to Brighten Tulip Bowl Stage with Color and Comedy
Victor Herbert’s musical romance Sweethearts comes to the Tulip Bowl in West Market Park on May 11 12 and 13 with a vivid Dutch village setting by A Bartels and Robert Lautenbach. The four comedians Tudor Kempkes Paul Tanis Jack Boatsma and Ralph Grundman deliver rib tickling antics as Mikel Mikeloviz Petrus Van Tromp Astride Cinicho and a silly Englishman.
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Victor Herbert
Tulip Bowl
West Market Park
A. Bartels
Central College
Robert Lautenbach
Tudor Kempkes
Mikel Mikeloviz
Tudor
Dame Paula
Edith Sedrel LeCocq
Sempe
Paul Tanis
Petrus van Tromp
Mikel
Jack Boatsma
Cinicho
Ralph
Shorty) Grundman
Club Centralia Scheduled for Tomorrow Night
The U S S Centralia will anchor at college gymnasium on Friday May 5 at 730 p m. About two to three hundred Centralites will cross the gang plank and dine at tables in the improvised dining room. Dick Cook chief engineer reports preparations for a successful evening of fun with Captain Bill Bennett and First Mate Bob Callies in charge of stunts from campus groups. Margery Greving and Jeanne Campbell organize shipboard decor as officers, waiters, and waitresses wear Navy attire. Passengers may wear nautical costumes. the crowning of the queen and her two attendants is a major event.
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U.S.S. Centralia
College Gymnasium
Dick Cook
Bill Bennett
Bob Callies
Margery Greving
Jeanne Campbell
Sweethearts Tulsa Tulip Time tickets on sale now
Tickets for the Tulip Time operetta Sweethearts are on sale at most stores through May 10 with special advance pricing. Three tickets cost 2.40 during the sale, tax included, and a single after May 10 rises to 1.20 with three tickets at 3. Legion Hall sales run May 8 to 10 for pasteboard event access.
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Legion Hall
Pella Man Heads Rotary Clubs of 192nd District
Dr. T. G. Fultz of Pella was elected governor of the 19th Rotary District at the Davenport convention. The announcement came at a Smorgasbord luncheon with applause. Fultz received strong support from Pella and surrounding clubs, with many townsmen sending congratulations.
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Pella Man Heads Rotary Clubs
T. G. Fultz
Davenport
Iowa
Vention
Rotary Clubs
Fultz
Doc
Rotary Pleng
Rotary Anns
Gary Vogelaar
E. A. Carpenter
K. H. Bean
Richard Tysseling
Anthony Tysseling
C. C. Buerkens
Jean Kuyper
Bob Kuyper
M. M. Dockendorff
Henry Vande Voort
Pella
Tulip Time HQ to Be on West Side of Garden Square
Tulip Time headquarters will be in the Pella Products Building at 831 Broadway on the west side of the Square. Mrs. D. C. Van Zante is the hostess in charge with J. B. Van Semert assisting. Visitors can obtain programs, information, and lodging arrangements. lost articles will be reported and claimed there. Cue for locals directs strangers to headquarters for help.
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Tulip Time
Garden Square
Pella Products
Broadway
D. C. van Zante
J. B. van Semert
Fine Old Treasures Wanted For Store Windows
The Pro-Wo Club women seek fine pieces of early American or Dutch china silverware and glassware plus small furniture from Holland or pioneer origin for downtown window displays. Contact Mrs Hattie Van Cleave Red 9 before Monday May 8 to arrange donation and preservation with a merchant. Tulip Time visitors delight in these old items.
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Holland
Hattie van Cleave
Central Invitational Track Meet at Kuyper Field This Saturday
The annual Central Invitational Track Meet at Kuyper Athletic Field is set for Saturday May 6 with Simpson Parsons Town Wesleyan and Central entries. Open at 1 30 p m Simpson the defending champion is favored again with strength in the mile and 120 yard high hurdles. Central leans on Renskers in broad jump and sprints with Veldhuis Tedford aiding dashes while Ellsworth may threaten in low hurdles. De Hoogh De Tar run longer events and Kooi Van Zee compete in shot put and javelin respectively.
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Eugene Heideman
Kuyper Athletic Field
Simpson
Parsons
Town
Wesleyan
Central
Redmen
Renskers
Veldhuis
Tedford
Ellsworth
de Hoogh
de Tar
Kooi and
van Zee
Marion woman loses finger in window accident
While washing windows last week, Mrs. Chris Fredericks of Marion lost part of the ring finger of her right hand. A window with a catch slipped and fell, severing the finger cleanly.
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Chris Fredericks
Marion
Dress Carnival Giveaway For Pella Housewives
The J C Penney Store in Pella launches a daily weekday dress giveaway plan. From Friday morning, 9 to 11, random phone calls invite residents to answer with Penneys Dress Carnival to win a free summer frock. Calls run until May 11 with strict one-word response required.
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J. C. Penney
Pella
Helen
Johnson
Penney
Henry Bogaard Tractor Tragedy Near Leighton
Henry Bogaard a Leighton area farmer died when a tractor with a post hole digger overturned in a ditch along the rock road two miles north of Leighton. He was 39 and left a wife Mabel and three sons Nelson Ronald and Paul. Funeral services were held May 1 at Ebenezer Reformed Church with interment in Oakwood Cemetery Pella.
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Henry Bogaard
Leighton
Mr. Bogaard
C. H. Bogaard
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Mabel van Zante
Nellie Bogaard
Nelson
Ronald
Paul
Herman
Besid
Henry
God
Church ‘Triumphant
Lod
Christ
Jesus
Iemans
Ebenezer I
Grady Aalberts
Oakwood
Pella
Valle
Folk Dances to Reach New High In Tulip Time
Forty eight high school girls guided by Mrs. Richard Tysseling perform authentic Dutch folk dances at Pella s Thirteenth Annual Tulip Time. Dances like Almelosche Kermitse and Jan Pierciet in wooden shoes showcase material translated from old Dutch sources, enriched by notes from Cornelia Wilson and Marie Le feber.
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Richard Tysseling
Pella
Almelosche Kermitse
Jan Pierciet
Polly Tysseling
Netherlands
Cornelia Wilson
Marie Lefeber
Tysseling
Martha Griener
Humperdink
Hansel and
Gretel
Oude Nederlandsche Volkdansen
Netherland
P.E.O. State Covention
Hotel Fort Des Moine
Folk Games Practice Evening at College Gymnasium
Tonight at 8:00 PM the college gym hosts another folk games practice directed by Bob and Martha Lautenbach. Last week drew a large crowd. more are expected as the simple, entertaining games set to be featured among the festival events draw interest.
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College Gymnasium
Bob
Martha Lautenbach
Quartet Honors Local Deceased with Shared Memorial Service
A funeral service featured a quartet including Wilbur De Bruin Henry G Rempe Warren De Prenger and Gilbert De Jong. Casket bearers were neighbors Dale Van Wyke Gary Van Avendonk Gerrit Verros Case Valster Arie Beyer and Russel Van Arkel.
Musicians to Perry for Final State Contest
Musicians who earned the right to contest the Super-State by winning Division 1 or Superior in Centerville will travel to Perry on Saturday May 6. Events include Tuba Solo at 1:15 pm by M F Church with 26 entries from Pella No . Carol Ver Steeg Norma Bricker and Phyllis Hasselman perform in Girly Trio at 7:00 pm Presley Church with 44 entries from Pella No 28. Piano Solo at 8:30 am in I L auditorium featuring Ray Den Adel Wilma Keuning and Eleanor Vander Beek from Pella Nos 2 6 23. Drum Solo at 9:30 am in Roosevelt School with Carl Ver Steeg and 14 entries from Pella No 9.
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Centerville
Perry
M. F Church
Robert "van Hal
Presley
Church
Carol Ver Steeg
Norma Bricker
Phyllis Hasselman
Pella
Ray den Adel
Wilma Keuning
Eleanor ’ Vander Beek
Éni Carl Ver Steeg
M. Roosevelt Ies
Tulip Time Street Scrubbing Seeks Volunteers
Tulip Time volunteers wanted to scrub streets before the parade. Men and women are urged to commit, arrive on time, and can contact Verle Ver Dught's Insurance Office or call 298. Scrubbers and water carriers to assemble at Ulrich Motor Co. south lot at 1:00 a.m. daily.
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Verle Ver Dught
Ulrich Motor Co
Three Days of Tulip Time Preview In Pella
A long article reports on Tulip Time preparations in Pella Iowa for May 11 12 and 13 with plans for the festival events including coronation of the queen Volks Parade and the operetta Sweethearts while noting a rabies scare near the De Penning home and warnings to handle a dangerous stray dog. The piece details weather concerns postponement debates and coordination with other towns and officials.
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Clarence de Penning
Pella
Clarence
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Des Moines
de Pennings
Iowa
the Historical Society
Beardsley
van Kleffens
Victor Herbert
Orange City
Rally Service Monday Night at Open Bible Church
Open Bible Church hosts a District Rally of the Eastern Open Bible Churches on May 8 at 7:45 PM. Representatives from Ottumwa Bloomfield Alb in Batavia Oskaloosa Sully Harvey and others attend with special musical numbers and a guest minister.
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Open Bible Church
Church of the Open Bible
Ottumwa
Bloomfield
Albin
Batavia
Oskaloosi
Sully
Harvey
Pella
Otley Lamplighters Schedule May 9 Program
The Lamplighters Society of the Otley Reformed Church will present a program at 8:00 PM on Tuesday May 9 1950. A social will follow after the program. Everyone welcome.
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Lamplighters Society
The
Otley
Local Church Youths Stage Springtime Play Tomorrow Night
The Young People's Society of the First Christian Reformed Church presents A Case of Springtime a three act teen comedy set at a high school auditorium. Directed by Viola Hagen the cast includes Ernie Engbers as Bob Parker Letha Van Voort as Joan Ab and Jay Kuiper as her father. Cast members also feature Keith Nibbe Link Joan Van Zemeren Dorothy Rus Ivan Den Besten Geneva Kloostra Marsha Jansen John Gosselink John Van Zomer en Martha Ver Meer Elizabeth Rus Edna bel Ver Meer and Bernice Rus with a surprise ending. Admission is fifty cents. tickets available at Vander Ploog Bakery and at the door Friday evening.
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Young People’s Society of the First Christian Reformed Church
Viola Hagen
Bob Parker
Ernie Engbers
Joan Ab
Letha Vande Voort
Jay Kuiper
Bob
Keith Nibbelink
Joan van Zemeren
Hetty
Dorothy Rus
Ivan den Besten
Gwen Anderson
Geneva Kloostra
Louella
Marsha Jansen
Eddie
John Gosselink
Rob
John van Zomeren
P.T. A
Martha Ver Meer
Elizabeth Rus
Ednabel Ver Meer
Miss Bright
Bernice Rus
Vander Ploog
Gift Reopens Street Marker Fund Contributions
Dr. Herman Van der Meulen renews donation to the street marker fund, joining the list compiled by City Clerk Frank De Wit and previously published in The Chronicle across the last three issues.
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Frank de Wit
Herman van der Meulen
Chronicle
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Delores
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Marilyn van V. Meer
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Mrs. Tysseling
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Iowa State Conservation Trailer
Pella H School
Jo McClelland
Marilyn Terlouw
Nancy Poortingaar
Marion County
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