Tulip Time in Pella Amid War and Hope
A 1943 Tulip Festival preview from Pella notes wartime limits on elaborate events, urges community help, and highlights Dutch heritage. It contrasts grim global news with local resolve as tulips line the curbs and safety in flight training is celebrated. The column cites praise for wartime farming equipment allotments and calls for tulip culture education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Abe
Netherlands
Historical Society
Farmer seeks new planter then heads to Knoxville for aid
A farmer wrestles with an old faulty planter and visits a dealer who cannot supply a replacement. He travels to Knoxville to appeal to the County Wir Board, urging farmers to present cases directly for timely action. Behind the scenes Holland notes Dutch clergy protest German injustices and warn of persecution as pressure rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Loveland
Iowa U. S. D. A. War Board
Iowa
Knoxville
Wir
Holland
London
G Commissioner
Arthur Seysz
America
Bonds as safeguard in hard times for farmers outlook
Wallace's Farmer urges farmers to buy US War Bonds to build liquid capital for lean periods. The editorial argues government bonds provide security when cash is tight, aiding debt payoff and stock feeding needs. It also notes confidence in a broader Allied invasion plan and criticizes officials for nagging citizens while stressing American resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Falks
James
U.S
Farmers adapt to city ventures and cooperative solutions
Greene Iowa residents discuss changing fortunes as farm boys seek easy money in cities while Alzona Advance notes R K Bliss doubts grand schemes for summer help. Toledo Chronicle praises Price Administrator Prentiss Brown for urging national cooperation in rationing and adjusting to new demand.
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Greene, Lowa
Alzona
R. K. Bliss
Ames Extension
Toledo
Prentiss M. Brown
War bond buyer likened to impatient gardener by editor
A citizen who buys a war bond and soon tries to cash it is compared to a gardener who digs up seeds before they sprout, illustrating impatience with delayed returns and the need for patience in wartime savings.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Newspaperman Appeals for Help Amid Advertising Flood
Grinnell Herald-Register readers are urged to support a coordinated public notices drive. The paper seeks voluntary advertising help from businesses and organizations to share the cost of government and wartime campaigns. Readers may call to add their names to a growing list and help spread the message without overburdening local merchants.
Arr 42 Years Ago in Pella Blade May 21 1901
A May 21 1901 Pella Blade item list recalls local events including property sales at Otle and Franklin Street, railway bond vote results, a Des Moines trip by Vander Linden, and notable deaths and visits. It notes Electorate 3 percent tax approval for the Pella Northwestern railway, planned construction, and community happenings such as lectures, stores changing hands, and a fatal sudden death nearby.
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Okering
New Dwell
South
Vander Linden
Des Moines
Serand
Henry Hoosen
Donaldson Review
Hooxenakker
Divleman
Will
Vand
West
Sully
J. S. Bousquet
Agnes
Buffalo
New York
Langerak
de Sant
Leo Garlick
Robert Atkins
Winterset
Lowa
Pella
Albert Colyn
Otle
Dicks van Zante
Id. Noe
CG. Ver Ploegh
N. Ton Bosch
B. van Ginkel
Netherlands
J. H. Reuvers
Iowa State Photographe Association
Bailey and Sadler wed at Baptist parsonage in May 1918
Thirty years past on May 15 1918 Dr J W Bailey married Miss Lee Sadler and Fred Lankelma of Otley at the Baptist parsonage with the date May 8. Miss Mamie Zaeke resigned as high school principal to take another post at Hampton Town. Comment was we can expect to lose our teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bailey
Lee Sadler
Fred Lankelma
Otley
Baptist Parsonage
Mamie Zaeke
Hampton
Town
Fire destroys Elliott House as town plans school upgrades
The Elliott House, costing 5000 dollars and built by DS Habe AL i, burned to total loss after unable to be saved by firefighters. Neighbors woke residents as flames swept the steep gabled home in the southeast quarter near Huber and Bus Port. Damages sought for tar paint fallout claimed by a neighbor. poles failed under weight during a southeast town worksite. Election results showed Mary Ketman chosen aucen with a tie between Bob Williams and Charley Hamilton. Oskaloosa official J W Dmtnner visited Pella for electric line survey to serve city patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Nd
Elliott
DS. Habe AL i
D. Cummins
Huber
Main
Franklin
Miner de Brayn
Mary Ketman
Aucen
Bob Williams
Charley Hamilton
Rex
King
Y. W. Kir
Penn and Central
Agentle Oskaloosa
J. W. Dmtnner
Oskaloosa Viant
Pella
Oskaloosa
Hein
Pell High School class of 28 graduates in 1922
Twenty years ago on May 17 1922 Pell High School prepared to graduate a class of 28 students among them nine boys. The ceremony marked a milestone as the town looked back at its youth and the community’s future.
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Pell High School
Ten Years Ago Plans to Reopen Air Links Depositors Fee
A plan proposed to reopen the air after a closure since the holiday drew enthusiastic support. The meeting was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and urged depositors to waive half their deposits. The first band concert of the season was scheduled for Saturday May 20 conducted by Hugo Kuyper. In Marion County April 26 cars were registered despite a low mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamer of Commerce
Colle Hand
Hugo Kuyper
Marion County
Harold Rozenben
Andrew Buwalda
Rogie
Yother Vleven
Central Collegis
Bulward Vander Plevic
Ware
Opera
Tannhouse
Alo
John van Position
de Wit and Bousquet
John
Chien
J. Langerak
Oakwood
Margie Veenman
Veenman
Billy Beintema
Pella
Christianity and Nazi Pretentions
Stewart M Herman Jr argues the American Church in Ta tren faces a critical test as Nazis claim to defend Christian civilization. He contends Nazi pretensions distort Christian universalism by tying faith to Aryan supremacy, undermining freedom and persecuted people, and warns the baptismal formula reshaped to pledge allegiance to the German folk, not Christ.
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Stewart M. Herman, Jr
Tren
Pei
Ford
Europe
Hay
Sudetenland
Seward
Herman
Leighton News Roundup of Local Club Activities and Addresses
Community notices from Leighton describe meetings hosted by Mrs Harold De Bruin and Mrs Veenstra, contests led by Mrs Uummel with wins by Mrs De Bruin and Mrs Lou Diek Van Zee, and upcoming gatherings with JC Den Tutus and others. Residents head to Des Moines, Kansas City, and Oska Ines as relatives visit, with servicemen listed including Dr Donald De Pronger and Pvt Henry X D List among others.
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van Zonk
Rank
Harold de Bruin
Veenstra
Ummel
Lou Diek van Zee
Vroom Weiters
Frank van Flen
Don de Pron
Powest
den Tutus
Shirley de Haan
Bert van Irsule
Jude Werselfests
Mee
Lan Vlen Redeker
Soest
Denver
Central Colt
An Rookel
Dee Brommet
Knowles
Des Moines
Vert Vaan Enis Jenhoven
Oska Ines
Cornie Engelenhoven
Lawrence van Mersbergen
Herman Meppelink
L. Overbergen Vise
Henry Sedrel
Clarence van Zee
Glen
Kansas City
Win. de Jong
Edith Mae
Mercy Hospital
Henry Rempe
Henry K
Abe Rempe
Eugene Brummel
Richard 1
Kaloosa
Joe K. Brummel
Lawrence van Mersh
Pella
Jim
Kempe
Dausshteela
Sind
Vander Heide
Bernice
Henry van Weelden
Uichter
Donna Joyce
Hl. Kempe
Charles de Waal Malefyte
Elizabeth
S de
Washington
Benendyk
Heulah Klein
Armed Service
Donald de Pronger
Kentucky
U.S. Army
Charles B
Flirtstya
ASB
Dian
Apoda
Mackall
N.C
Henry X
D. List Boa
Roberts
Calif
Mo Veonstra
Bay
Mri
Canip
Typing Contest At Pella High School Report
Pella High School students participate in the Iowa State Typing Contest held Friday April 23 with tests for novice and amateur typists. Top papers by Joyce Prins Valdu Mae Halverson and Betty Van Zee advance to Newton for judging. Shorthand also tested and several students earned high rankings.
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Pella High School
Iowa
Eleanor Barry
Newton
Joyce Prins
Valdu’ Mae Halverson
Betty van Zee
Dorothy Jo Bean
Orleath Vogelaur
Madeline Diekema
Vera Baughman
Orlenth Voleguar
Miss Barry
Pella Track Team Places Low At Conference Meet
Pella High track team scored nine points in the South Central Conference meet at Indialola. Knoxville won with 69 points, Lincoln second with 57. Rudy Schilder led Pella with a first in shot put and a third in football throw earning six and two points respectively. The article notes the two mile relay team contribution was limited.
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Pella
Indianola
Knoxville
Lincoln
Rudy Schilder
Freshman Home Economics Luncheon Demonstrates Etiquette
Friday 11 to 12 morning, the Freshman Home Economics class served a buffet lunch at their homes. Students used proper table service and etiquette with a menu of bologna and pickle sandwiches, tomato and lettuce sandwiches, whipped jello, brownies, and chocolate milk. Planters Lila Van Vilet Bernice Juai ma Bonnie Buerkens and Georgia Van Gorkom organized the event with Georgia as hostess and Mrs. Ruth Swanson supervising the luncheon amid daffodils and wild cherry blossoms.
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Lila van Vilet
Bernice Juaima
Bonnie Buerkens
Georgia van Gorkom
Art Students Create Poppy Posters For American Legion
In Webster building, H S art class led by Miss Bender crafts poppy posters. Students Erma Roorda, Don Van Haalen, Dexter Schakel, Thelma Schippers, June Allen, Alice Buwalda, Esther Mol, and Faye Van Roekel work on posters as varied projects unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Sis Vander Zyl
Red Cro
Mar-jorie Schultz
P.ils
Faye van Roekel
Miss Bender
Webster Building
Erma Roorda
Don van Haalen
Dexter Schak
Management class finds brain teaser in sixty book titles
News Nuggets from Normal Trainers notes a class activity where students must recall sixty book titles and authors. Wilma Faye Pearson practiced teaching at Sheesley School under Miss Janet Hol, while discussions of future teachers refer to filing patterns and seatwork materials for later use in the "little white school" house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Faye Pearson
Sheesley School
Janet Hol
Holland decoration moves out of the Normal room
Viola Beyers chairs the committee on decorations as a playful brainstorm unfolds. The note hints at a change of setting for the Holland themed display with a call to watch for what comes next.
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Holland
Viola Beyers
Finger Prints Taken of High School Students
About 200 students and teachers at Pella High School were fingerprinted over several days in the gym to aid identification. Four students collected prints with Dorothy Jo Bean assisting. two prints per finger were made, with one set sent to the Iowa Public Safety Department and another kept in federal files. A field trip to the state capital taught the group fingerprinting techniques under Mr. C. C. Buerkens and fingerprint expert Mr. Walters, who demonstrated other criminology activities and tools.
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Pella High School
Eleanor Vos
Rudy Schilder
Bonnie Buerkens
Charles Vander Ploeg
Dorothy Jo Bean
Iowa Public Safety Department
State Capitol
C. C. Buerkens
Iowa Department of Safety
Walters
Jam
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Main St. Pella
Sadler George Ver Sterg
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Buddha
Hitler
Adolph
Grinnell Herald-Register
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Treasury
Evan
Thew
Jon
Tne Meinies
Wariainine
Chalgaca
Des Moine
Central
Keokuk-Des Meine
Itland Co
Muhaska County
Wilton McCarthy
Dex Moines
Boston
Mass
Hal Awtry
Lowa City
Awtry
HP. Tamelma
University
Webster School
Fliteo
Tyme
Pella Blade
Dim Desma
Aul
Bh Beynany
D. Good We
E. R. Roorda
Pella and Northwestern
Carl Meyerink
South Africa
Nuauwpoorti Cape Colony
John Mulder
Leighton News
FOP
United
Pella High Spirit
Lawerence den Hesten
Cinder
Pelli
Little Dateh
H. S
Am. Legion
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