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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
4
Rev Bob Richards urges spiritual reform and courage as Iowa Teachers Forum in Des Moines hears four challenges to balance a strained world. He cites faith and action, urging a welcoming Tulip Time in Pella May 12 14 with red carpet hospitality and friendly greetings for visitors.
Thousands of Tulip Time visitors converge on Pella for the festival’s first act. Dutch costumes, Volks Parade, street scrubbers, melodrama at the college draw attendees after long planning and support by the same core group each year.
A dated sale bill from March 1 1849 lists a farm auction in Woodford County Kentucky with extensive personal property and enslaved people for sale to a single buyer. The document notes terms cash or a four percent note with Bob Mc Connell as surety, and mentions the seller’s departure to Oregon. The item also includes contemporary local notices and school pupil lists from Pella and nearby areas.
Items of interest from The Chronicle reflecting moments from ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty years ago. Highlights recall notable events, people, and local happenings that shaped the community’s past.
Fifty years ago on May 12 1910 Arbor and Clean Up day brought all students to school with tools to rake plant and improve grounds after a brief program. Girls served coffee and sandwiches. seniors named include Leona Burg Gertrude Bennink Cornelia Bouma Dureth Bouma Anna Grundman Frank Keables Nellie Neels and others.
Forty years ago May 13 1920 twenty one seniors at Pella High were slated to graduate at month’s end. Names include Ray Boland Madeline Calhoun Harriet Frush and Nicholas Gosselink with others. Health service dentist Dr Geo Lankelma received a U S Health Service appointment to provide care for Marion county veterans through the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. American Legion aims to boost membership to one million during a week long drive under God and Country. Central College opened baseball with a 9 4 loss to Des Moines College amid temper and disputes. local officials and players faced controversy. City Marshal Charley Denni now travels by motor cycle with side car to fetch prisoners. Ben Vogelaar injured a horse. Newborns reported South Otley and South Pella births. Double Dees club met at Mrs Yella Heereme’s with attendees Bes Dieleman Emma Sadler Ze sma Rysdam and others.
Thirty years ago on May 15, 1930 a former bootblack and Pella area boyhood resident William Hoogewoning of Ottuma inherited $2 million, a sudden fortune changing his life.
Readable items report on the Pella area including Tulip Time preparations and events like the Tulip Toren in Gentral Park with colored lights. Naturalizations in Pella numbered 26, listing named residents and their towns of origin. Also mentions security bank dividends, local residents’ activities, and Central College recital.
Pelli and the entire state faced a fierce wind storm on May 6 that surpassed any memory of oldtimers. Winds hit ninety miles per hour in many towns and cities, delivering widespread impact and damage with power outages and debris.
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