Pella Tulip Time coverage and local TV buzz in Iowa
Pella shines in Tulip Time coverage by George Mills and the Register staff with broad TV exposure on KTVO Ottumwa and NBC radio mentions. Readers recalled Grace column, Merle Pratt connection, and a Kettleman City joke. locals applauded Dutch events, Discotheque, and Pella store window displays amid mixed weather.
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NBC Monitor
Grace
Jack Shelley
Merle Pratt
The
Chronicle
Sarasota Florida
George Mills
Register
Iowa
Subdistricting eyed to boost local representation in Iowa counties
Letter from F. J. H. argues subdistricting will make votes matter more by narrowing supervisor and state representation to smaller districts. He cites Polk County demographics and Des Moines influence, questions current county voting patterns, and asks if Marion County should adopt district-based elections to improve accountability and communication.
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Iowa
Polk County
Iowa House
Des Moines
Polk
Marion County
Pella Area
Knoxville
Pleasantville
Bussey
Melcher
Pella-area
Flags Honoring Scholte Ancestors Set At Pella Grave
The Pella Women's Federated Club approves placing American and Dutch flags at the grave of Dominie Hendrick Pieter Scholte in Oakwood Cemetery. Flags honor the Holland American background of Pella and will fly during Tulip Festival days and other suitable occasions per the resolution passed at the April meeting, noting Mrs. George G. Gaass as a charter member linked to the Scholtes.
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Pella
Wille
Dominie
Hendrick Pieter Scholte
Oakwood Cemetery
Federated Club
Iowa
George G. (Bess) Gaass
Scholtes
Obituary for Wm Cornelissen at 81 Oskaloosa St
Funeral services were conducted Monday May 9 1966 at the Van Dyk Duren Funeral Home Chapel for William Cornelissen 70 who died early Saturday at his residence. The Rev Glen O Peters man officiated assisted by Rev R A De Jong. Burial followed at Graceland cemetery. Surviving are his wife Grada a daughter Virgil Grandia two sisters seven grandchildren and two great granddaughters. A full obituary will appear later in the Chronicle.
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Wm. Corelissen
Oskaloosa St
van Dyk- Duren
Glen O. Peterman
First Reformed Church of
Pella
Cornelissen
R. A. de Jong
Graceland Cemetery
Grada
Virgil Grandia
Oskaloosa
Chris Verploegh
Eddyville
Wilfred Klaaren
The
Chronicle
James Van Lint services Wednesday in Pella
Funeral services for James Van Lint a retired farmer of 203 Franklin St Pella will be held Wednesday May 11 1966 at 2 00 p m at Van DykDuven Funeral Home He died Sunday evening at Pella Community Hospital at age 85 He is survived by his brothers Henry and Dick and sister Mrs Dick Marie Schippers all of Pella A complete obituary will appear in a later issue of the Chronicle.
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James van Lint
Franklin St
Pella
Henry
van Dyk- Duven
van Lint
Dick Marie Schippers
The
Chronicle
No Pelladium Next Week During Tulip Time Activities
Tulip Time activities cancel Pelladium next week. Mr. Groenendyke jokes that students will have a swell time if they get the mumps. The school calendar shows thirteen days left this year, eight for seniors.
Ewe's quadruplets delight local farmer Gary Schmidt
A 3-year old ewe owned by Gary Schmidt of Nemaha gave birth to four lambs last month. Schmidt, son of the Lyle Schmidts, is a Crestland School freshman and a member of the Delaware Cadets 4-H club.
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Ewe
Gary Schmidt
Nemaha
Lyle Schmidts
Gary
Crestland School
Delaware Cadets
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