City festival urges citizens to value civic devotion
A fragmentary news feature praises community spirit at the city festival urging attendance at the evening pageant to inspire good citizenship. It notes Sperry Corporation profits and wartime contracts, price fixing and lessons for postwar economy, including standardization, smaller packaging, and fewer soap operas but more vitamins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robepore
Thomas A. Morgan
Sperry Corporation
Knox
Navy
Thomas
Comyo
Sperry
Canada
Contemplative Rants on Education and Society
A fragmentary column laments harmful peacetime talk and urges teachers to stick to fundamentals. It criticizes school texts, praises citizen maturity in youth, and jokes about arithmetic accuracy. The piece also touches on pool politics, aging pests, and a historical digression on a 1907 cure for ringworm via a carbolic acid blend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reade Digest
Paul de Kruif
Edward Francis
US Os
Francis
May 15 1900 Pella Blade item dump from 42 years ago
In a retrospective column the Pella Blade recalls a city scene with new crossings using local limestone, a subscription premium offer and an atlas of two wars. It notes staff changes and editor incompetence, a clerkship at John D Gauss store, street sprinklers debuting, doctors joining a county medical association, travel plans for local families, a new butcher shop, and a horse theft arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Blade
Jerry
Tom
Cabin Hill
Marie Maasdam
John D. Gauss
Keables
Nossaman
Knoxville
Isaac Blom
West Coast
John Vander Ploeg
Herman. Rietveld
Ulric
Presentartien
York
Pellatral College
Roetofsen
Shouthaal de Kaas
Lucy
Editorial Commentary on Laval and U S France Ties
A harsh critique denounces Laval as repulsive and accuses him of a devilish bargain that enslaves France for a medal. The piece calls for breaking diplomatic relations with Laval's government and resuming ties with the French people, urging decisive action and espionage to influence France's stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Admiral Leahy
Saturn
Qeret Agenta
Laval
Pella Faces Road Woes And Car Purchases Mentioned
The note highlights Main Street blocks near Ruerkens Wagon Factory as troublesome for tourists who complain about traffic and condition. Peter Kuyper buys a Cole 60 from Star Auto Co, claimed finest car. Washington informs city mail delivery to start in September. Franklin Kebles named clerk. Durham razor price listed. Alfred Warmhoudt serves as railway mail clerk based in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Ruerkens Wagon Factory
Pella
Peter Kuyper
Star Auto Co
Washington, D. C
Franklin Kebles
Stubenranch
Durham
Alfred Warmhoudt
Waterloo
Pella prepares for its 74th anniversary celebration
Twenty years ago on May 18 Wal Fowler wrote about extensive preparations for Pella’s 74th anniversary celebration planned for September. He closed with an admonition to keep the event bright and festive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal Fowler
Pella
Septemer
Walter
Pella Town News and Historic Reminders
Delia relative hears of the Conrad Van Zee family beaten and burned in lagstall Arizona while their home burned. Henry Van Maren, part of Holland's 1817 colonists, reflects on age and life. Pella considers bonds of 50 000 for Memorial Building as city funds show 19 000. Fire damage, welding repairs, and a new city fire department with a chemical wagon prompt calls for better coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Delia
Conrad van Zee
Lagstall
Arizona
Ari de Newf
Vh Thay
Henry van Maren
America
Holland
Henry
Boyson Post
Isis
Ciy
Main
Osk
Posta Eetin
Ich Ariodo
William Kelderman
Pella hosts big crowds as booster tour visits town
Ten years ago on May 19 the Register and Tribune reports a booster tour in Pella drawing large crowds. Des Moines business men toured the town, the high school era saw many attendees, and the Turbine Plant was described as developing 1400 power and 750 kilowatts of electricity. F injuries mention F Van Gorp fell in a barn and was recovering after a concussion. A two-performance show by Schell Brothers’ trained elephant is noted with merchants selling history memorabilia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asco
Jaf
Professor Ray
United States
Madison
Washington
Randolphs
John Adams
Morrisses
Winckneys
Rufus Kinge
Roma Ho
Register & Tribune Autogiro
Des Moines
Monon
Pella
Tischt
Nn F. van Gorp
Animal Eleven
Schell Brothers
Bth
Merchanty
Fragmented Civic and Local Notices Amid Erratic OCR
A garbled OCR fragment notes stock sale in a shoe store at forty cents a unit, a plea for gravel on a Galesburg road, a contract from Pel river to Marion County, and a high school typing team from Pella High winning a state contest. Names include Van Rees, Van Wyk, Van Reex, Vander Waal, and Youngerman. An Iowa State Station event titled Ten errorn cont a baseball game shows a 12 to 8 score with Amen. The Lindbergh kidnapping mention notes the child found, unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence van Rees
del Tap
Pellamoreha
Board of Supervisors
Knoxville
Galesburg
Jasper County
Fond
Pel River
Jasper Manty Myc
Marion Coun
Herbert van Wyk
Iowa
Amen
Sinew March
Pella High
Elmer Vander Waal Brances van Reex
Monnis Youngerman
Plac
Public votes for best players of the past year play
On May 14 at the senior class play Night Must Fall the public will vote for outstanding performers. Nominees include male leads Carl Vander Ploeg Jerry Carpenter Johnny School Lubbers Van Gorkom and Bernice plus best supporting actors Ali Walda Ver Sterig Si Ver Plus de Rugaard Cornie Van Gorp. Audience ballots will determine awards at a year end assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Vander Ploeg
Jerry Carpenter
Johnny School Lubbers
Lorraine LeCocq
van Gorkom
Bernice
Beed
Aliwalda
Sterig
de Rugaard
Cornie van Gorp
Journalistic Jerks When They Were Squirts
A breezy retro sketch parodies a Pella High School senior known for writing in the school paper and belonging to Quill and Serall. It describes hobbies such as sports scrapbooks, stamps, photo albums, and a taste for swing jazz. The piece envisions a future in engineering and a lively home with music, dogs, and horseback riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay Hall
Nate
P. HS
Pella
Quill and Serall
Harry James
Hia
Acre
Pella High School
Pella Meteors Triumph 10–0 As Bussey Game Highlights
May 1912 report from Pella notes the Meteors routed Bussey 10 to 0 with Carson on the mound and George Boyd, Joe Boyd, and H Van Spanckeren contributing powerful hitting including a homer by Spanckeren. Also covered: a Blythe Gophers visit, Tabor College beating Central 4–2, and a fatal typhoid death of Gerrit Van Zante at 18. A residence fire near Mrs. Frank Vanden Berg injured her badly, and an auto club discussion is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Meteors
Bussey
Carson
George
Joe Boyd
H. van Spanckeren
Spire
Blythe Gophers
Mars
Tabor College
Central
Heinie van Spanckeren
Frank Vanden Berg
Dan Dieleman
Gerrit
Barman G. van Zante
Peter
Webster Grades Do Their Part for Tulip Festival
Webster kindergarteners practiced a folk song for Tulip Time and invited mothers to visit their classroom. Students prepared May baskets and gifts for Mothers Day, while Marcia Tyson's second graders joined Lincoln for a Tulip Time program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Marcia Tyson
Lincoln
Journalists Remain On The Scene With New Names
Last week Donna Maa Rietveld and The resa Wormhoudt, this week Freda Schippers and Howard Borgman headline journalistic coverage. The shift marks continued focus on local reporting and community voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Maa Rietveld
Theresa Wormhoudt
Freda Schippers
Howard Borgman
Plan a Time Schedule to Boost Your School Efficiency
Editorial urges students to create a personal time schedule during wartime to juggle classes work and home duties. It argues scheduling reduces last minute rushes memory lapses and wasted effort, increasing productivity and free time for enjoyment.
Pella High Students Work Uptown for War Effort
Students from Pella High take Saturday and after school jobs uptown at Verendane's Greer Schilder's Meat Market Vander Ploeg's Bakery and more. Three seniors study work credits while others do odd jobs and farm labor aiding the United States war effort. The school plans include a Herlandy News feel, Dutch village display, band concert, and public speaking practice in the high school gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fella Mish
Upteme Park
Pella Rolxcrenn
Pella
Deanne van Corker
Fella High
Len Jonker
Clarence van Hee
Norman Vander Linden
Town Janiter
Gymnasiat
Tulip Time to Feature Pella High Students
Pella High will play a major role in the Tulip Time festival this weekend with about 100 of the 250 students actively participating. Senior Joanne Van Gokeman is Tulip Queen with Ruth Klein and Theresa Wormhoud as attendants in a first for a Tulip Queen chosen from the student body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara
Pella
Pella High
P. FH. S
Joanne van Gokeman
Ruth Klein
Theresa Wormhoud
Fort Ing
A Mans Work Is Never Done
A school janitor named Heinie Kuyper is hailed for tireless effort keeping halls and fountains clean and floors polished. Students and faculty repeatedly leave mud, zin, and wreckage, ruining summer work and winter upkeep, yet the cleaning continues as long as students inhabit the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kuyper
Heinie
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Clyde Wynia
R. Squibb
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Donna Rietveld
Eva Vander Wilt
Elinor von
Virginia Clark
Ada de Hann
Mary Meulpolder
Ruth
Dorothy Jean de Hann
Betty Vriezelaar
Dorella Vinner
Ane Toom
Rudy Schilder
Alice Huwalda
Troyd King
Carl Vander Mloey
David Ver Meer
Melvin Vox
Theresa Wormboudt
Stan Borgman
Lerter Ter Louw
Helen Boertje
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Pella High Work
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