Tulips at Height of Their Beauty This Week
Pella Public Schools prepare for Tulip Time with two day no school period. Plans include brain derby at Pella High School, state and district contests for commercial and agriculture groups, and track events in Des Moines with potential state meet at Ames. The Tulip Time program features Dutch dances, band, and the operetta The Foundation of Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Marie Healy
Des Moines
Healy
Newton
Ames
Tysseling
Ruby
West Market
Netherlands
America
City of Refuge
Nora Scholte
Rural Carriers Plan May 20 Meeting in Town
Officers of the Rural Carriers Association of Town will meet here Saturday May 20 to arrange the July convention. They plan a day business session and an evening dinner with Chamber of Commerce officers and local businessmen. The Chronicle notes the July convention may be the largest Pella has hosted, with over two thousand delegates expected and housing and feeding preparations required.
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Rural Carriers Association of Town
Chamber of Commerce
Rural Carriers Convention
Pella
Star Mail Route To West Starts Earlier From PelLa Office
Mail intended for delivery west will be collected at 6:20 a.m. next from the Pel La office. The driver departs at 7:00 a.m. Rural carriers will leave the office at 8:10 a.m. starting next Monday, twenty minutes earlier per Postmaster Ed Van Zante.
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Pella
Ed van Zante
Bank Medal Commemorates Pella Tulip Time
Officers of the Pella National Bank present customers a medal stamped with Commemo rating Pella's Fifth Annual Tulip Time and the bank motto. The reverse reads Compliments of the Pella National Bank Eighty-two years of Banking Service. Medals are keepsakes for the elderly and not for distribution to children, offered during Tulip Festival 1989.
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Pella National Bank
Pella
Farley declines Pella Tulip Festival visit
Postmaster General James Farley declines a Tulip Time invitation from the Historical Committee, the Chamber of Commerce, and Ed Van Zante due to a prearranged Pacific Coast trip. He expresses regret and hopes to visit Pella in the future.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ed van Zante
Farley
Pella
James, Farley
Dandelions Mar The Tulips During Festival
Dandelions crowd lawns and parkings as tulips bloom. Citizens are urged to clip the weeds today to preserve the festival’s beauty for visitors and honor the curbside tulip display.
Tulip Time Chronicle Corrects Historical Errors
The Chronicle invites readers to report historical inaccuracies in the Tulip Time edition to ensure factual correctness. Emphasizes the importance of accurate historical material and the commitment to publish corrections when needed.
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Chronicle
Pupils Invited to March in Tulip Time Parade
All school pupils are asked to report in costume at the usual time to contribute to Tulip Time. The school hopes the contribution may be bigger and better than ever for the parade.
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West Market
Chamber of Commerce bids farewell to Harry Sixsmith
The Chamber of Commerce board hosted an informal dinner at Le Cocq cafe to honor Harry B. Sixsmith who left Pella for Des Moines to join the Jergens Company. He led community projects and thanked the group as Mrs. Sixsmith plans to stay in the area. Harry begins with a Des Moines conference and territory survey.
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Chamber of Commerce
le Cocq
Harry B. Sixsmith
Des Moines
Jergens Company
Woodbury
Cincinnati
Harry
Sixsmith
Pella
Chamber
Hart
Iowa
By Highway to Holland in The Home Desirable
In the May issue of The Home Desirable a national magazine mailed to Pella residents features Pella and Tulip Time in a piece by Mildred F. Lockwood titled By Highway to Holland. Four photographs illustrate the mill edge, a 1938 Tulip Queen, the parade, and a street scrubbing scene as the story profiles local life and events.
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Pella
Globe Plumbing Company
Tulip
Mildred F. Lockwood
Holland
Globe Plumbing
Pole and Flag Presented to Jr. Chamber
Last weekend a flagpole once owned by James Lankelma was presented to the Junior Chamber of Commerce and placed at Tulip Town Park in the north part of town. Lankelma equipped the pole with pulleys and rope for flag raising and lowering. Mrs. J. C. Mitten donated a good American flag to be hung on the staff. Boy Scout troop members will raise and lower the flag during Festival week.
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James Lankelma
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tulip Town
Naturalized Eleven Pella People May 8
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey administered the oath to 121 individuals in Des Moines on May 8. Included were eleven from Pella helped by the naturalization service, among them Peter W. Van Gorp, Herman Van Weelden, and others. Seventeen nationalities were represented, with Italians, Dutch, Greeks, Germans, and more. The ceremony, led by Crocker Woman's Relief Corps ladies, featured small flags for each new citizen.
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Charles A. Dewey
United States of America
United States District Court
Des Moines
Naturalization Service
Pella
Peter W. van Gorp
Herman van Weelden
John Lasschuit
Gertrude Lasschuit
Marie Kommer
Johanna Huisman
Henry Kole
Gerrit van Ee
Otley
Bert Spoelstra
Monroe
Evert Heemsbergen
Herman Sneller
Knoxville
Bri
Des Moines Court
the Crocker Woman’s Relief Corps
Vesper Service at Tulip Bowl Closes Tulip Festival
Sunday May 14 at 3 45 pm a vespers program will close the Tulip Festival at Tulip Bowl with sacred concert, choir pieces, prayers, and solos led by Rev P J Christensen Rev Tunis Prins and Rev A Haverkamp. If rain moves to the college gym. The note adds a line about the first legal execution in Iowa being illegal.
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Tulip Bowl
Holland
P. J. Christensen
Sarum Peaster
Central College Madrigal
Tunis Prins
Central College
L. Allen
Mozart
Turner
A. Haverkamp
Poppy Day Plans Highlighted by Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary shows bright red poppies at its hall ready for Poppy Day on Saturday May 27. Disabled veterans at U S Veterans Hospital Des Moines made the handmade replicas from crepe paper to honor World War dead. The committee led by Mrs Eddies works to cover the city with flowers and invite everyone to participate in observance of the day and remember those who saved democracy.
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American Legion Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
France
Belgium
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Ges Moines
Auxiliary
Eddies
John McCrea
American Legion
British Legion
Card of Thanks from the Monster Family
The Monster family expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for support after the loss of their boy They thank Reverend Nicholas Rozeboom of Ottley for substituting as pastor at the service and acknowledge flower gifts and kind words from all.
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Nicholas Rozeboom
Otley
Menning
William Monster
Festival thanking giver from Corydon aids Pella celebration
C. L. Neely of Corydon Iowa a salesman for Alpagora overcoats who visits Pella during Tulip Time donated 5.00 to the Historical Society to support the festival and the mill project on North Park last year. He praised Pella for deserving wider public celebration and plans further support.
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the Historical Society
C. L. Neely
Corydon
Iowa
Neely
Alpagora
Model Clothiers
Pella
North Park
Gould Resigns from Central College Faculty
Prof. Wm Gould resigns as professor of Speech and Dramatics at Central College. At President Briggs of Graceland College request, Central relunctantly consents to release him. Both he and Mrs Gould are Graceland graduates eager to return to alma mater and church. Gould served three years on the faculty. Friends in Pella wish them happiness.
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William Gould
Central College
Briggs
Graceland College
Lamoni, Town
Gould
Graceland
Pella
William
Pella National Bank Expands FHA Loan Programs
The Pella National Bank has been approved by FHA authorities to offer loans for building remodeling refinancing or purchasing homes. With approved credit borrowers may obtain funds for new homes remodeling mortgage refinancing or purchase. Loans are repaid monthly over a term that keeps payments affordable, effectively like rent.
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Pella National Bank
Federal Housing Administration
F. H. A. Authority
Pella
Marion County State Bank
The
Local praise noted for civic appreciation gesture
The Historical Society is pleased by a practical expression of appreciation from someone with no direct ties to Pella or the Holland community. The act sets an example for locals who typically do not contribute to efforts.
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Historical Society
Pella
Holland
Special Police For City During Tulip Festival
Special policemen will serve with Chief De Hoog and Officer Thomas this weekend to handle heavy traffic. Citizens and especially children urged to stay on walks and avoid jaywalking downtown. Mounted National Guard cavalry from Oskaloosa will direct traffic for three days. Parking lines repainted and enforcement will be strict. summons possible for violators.
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de Hoog
Thomas
Pella
National Guard Company
Oskaloosa
Reverend Christensen to deliver baccalaureate sermon
Reverend Paul Christensen of the local Baptist church will speak to the Class of Thirty Nine at the baccalaureate on May 21. Due to limited seating the program moves to the Second Reformed church with special music. The public is invited.
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Paul Christensen
Art Exhibit On Third Floor of New Central
Vernon Bobbitt, art instructor at Central College, has arranged a student exhibit on the third floor of New Central. It opens this weekend and remains open until next Tuesday. A painting by Irwin Lubbers Jr., shown in Iowa City, will stay there and join a traveling exhibit of Iowa high school student work.
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Vernon Bobbitt
Central College
New Central
Irwin Lubbers Jr
Iowa City
Iowa
Founding of Arabian Mission Celebrated by Reform Church
The Reform ed Church in America reports a year of mixed results with smaller offerings but growth in missions. The Board of Domestic Missions organized five new churches and aided construction of 16 more, reorganized in Mexico into three divisions under Rev. Kempers, Lang o and Coffin. A total of 120 congregations formed in 12 years. A minimum minister salary of 1100 plus parsonage is established. Synod plans, pre synod conference on June 7–8, with 1941 in New York City and potential meetings at Buck Hill Falls Lake Minnwaske Holland or Albany for 1942. Pre synod speakers include Rev. Bad er D D and others.
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Reformed Church In
America
Board of Domestic Missions
Mexico
Chiapas
John Kempers
Senor ‘Lang
New York City
D. Yergin
Presbyterian Board of Pastoral Exchange
Astor
Holland
Buck Hill Falls
Lake Minnwaske
Micigan
Albany
The
Reformed Church
Jesse Bader
D. D
Secre
Tulip Festival Opens in Pella May 11 1939
The 11th of May marks the start of the 1939 Tulip Festival in Pella. The event runs through Friday and Saturday with a parade coronation ceremony, Dutch program, and visits by Prof. Jacob Vander Zee and Governor George Wilson. Burgemeester Paltz leads Thursday. Dyke stra presides Friday. Buerkens Saturday. a large crowd enjoys a frolic and street pageantry as tulips blaze in city beds.
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Pella
Tulip Bowl
Jacob Vander Zee
University of Iowa
College Gymnasium
Burgemeester Paltz
George Wikson
Charles F. Dykestra
Buerkens
Pella Students Shine at State Music Festival
Pella high school music pupils traveled to Town City for the state music festival last weekend. Three entries earned excellent or Division II ratings, including the glee club, a violin solo, and a woodwind group. Others placed in Division II and I across various events as chaperons and drivers supported the trip.
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Pella
Town City
Glee Club
Bikader
Eldora
Marion
Jean van Gorkom
Carlisle
Mr. Pleasant
Independence
School For the Blind
Vinton
Osage
Nevada
Corydon
University of Iowa
Iowa Taining
Iowm
Anne Tysseling
R. B
Ruby
Buerkens
Howard Vander Linden
Ben Kuyk
G. Waechter
G. van Arkel
Stuart Kuyper
All Gone Time Edition Chronicle Shortage
Notice notes time edition copies are exhausted and apologizes for inadequate printing. Promises larger print run next year to meet demand. Includes no additional details on dates, locations, or parties involved.
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Chronicle
Aemand
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Loraine le Cocq
Helen
Orleath Vogelaar Jack
Earl Vander Zyl Peter
Clifford Paltzer Johannes
Carel Mensch Herman
Ralph Heerema Marie
Phyllis van Eee Katrine
Phyllis Ver Steeg Dragoon
Rudy Schilmler
Maurice Birds
D. H. Nutting
R. B. Ruby
Leona ‘Reuvers
Carl R. Brown
Bessie Brooks
Ethel Jackson
Anne Tyaselin Jr
Maurice Birdsall
Star Mail
West
Bank
James Farley
Pella High School
Everett Vande Voort
Lucille Olivier
Dan Ray Meulpolder
Othella van Bigaret
Ann Varenkamp
Francis de Bruin
Gerline Ozinga
Emily Hieiman van Gorp
Helen Klyn
Beatrice Vande Kieft
Dorothy Vander Ple
Berkum
Dorothy Klyn
Beulah Grandia
Alta Marie Beyer
Helen Viola den Hartog
Evalena Wynberg
Marion Thomas
Ira Veldhuizen
Leslie Sadler
Bill Black
Floyd Mather
Mark Thomas
Glen van Zee
Clark
Louise Gezel
Mar- van der Linden
Melva LeCocq
Nor- Virginia Kempkes
Leila Burggraff
Ruth Huizinga
Martha Vanraduates
Maxine van Vark
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C OF C
Harry Sixsmith
Jr. Chamber
Towa
Sat
Wm. Gould
Central
Christensen
Samuel Zwemer
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