Rites Today for Henry Willemsen
Funeral services for Henry Willemsen 85 of Sully are held today at the Sully Reformed church with Rev Harold Kammerand officiating. The remains were moved from Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home to the church at 10 30 this morning and burial will be in Sully cemetery. He died Saturday afternoon at a Grinnell hospital. Surviving are one son Joe R Willemsen of Kellogg and five daughters including Mrs C J
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Henry Willemsen
Sully
Sully Reformed Church
Harold Kammerand
van Dyk-Duven
Willemsen
Grinnell
Joe R. Willemsen
Kellogg
C. J
Near Record Crowds For Tulip Time Festival
Obituary notice notes the passing of Mrs. Sarah Vander Pol of Pella on December 5, 1954. It lists survivors Laura Vander Pol and Jean nette Vander Pol of Sally, Beatrice Beyer of Newton, and Agnes Van Der Wilt of Monroe. A complete obituary will appear in a later Chronicle issue.
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Laura
Vander Pol
Jeannette
Sally
Alexander
Sarah) Vander Pol
Pella
Lester
Beatrice) Beyer
Newton
Will
Agnes) van der Wilt
Monroe
Sarah
The
Chronicle
Tulip Time in Pella Echoes Community Thanks and Thanks
The Pella Historical Society and Tulip Time co chairs thank hundreds of Pella citizens for a 28th annual festival. Three days of entertainment with Dutch costumes, singers, bands, movies, parades, and a flower show drew about forty thousand visitors. Cooperative churches, civic clubs, and groups provided food and shelter backstage.
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Pella
Eagles Advance To District Finals in Narrow Semi Final Win
The Pella Christian Eagles beat L D F of Le Grand 10 to 6 to reach the state district finals, improving to 9 2. Don Ver Meer earned the win with 11 strikeouts and 4 hits allowed. Leading hitters included Don Ver Meer Case De Haan and Bryce Menninga as the team advances to face Des Moines East at Lee Taylor Stadium.
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Pella
Eagles
Des Moines East
Lee Taylor Stadium
L.D.F
Case de Haan
Bob Zyilstra
Henry van Weerden
Don Ver Meer
Dennis Brass
Sandy de Haan
Bryce Menninga
Pella Sale Co to start night livestock auctions
Wayne Van Wyk, owner of Pella Sale Company, announced that starting May 22 the regular Wednesday livestock auctions will be held in the evenings at 7:00. He said the nighttime sales were successful last year and appreciated by farmers busy with field work. After harvest, sales return to the usual afternoon schedule.
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Wayne van Wyk
Pella Sale Company
van Wyk
Pella Community Sweeps All Firsts At Music Contest
Pella Community Schools swept firsts at Chariton contests. Four groups earned top ratings from three judges with the concert band under Patrick McMullen joining Adel and Auburn in superior marks. The boys glee club led by Anne Tysseling earned Division I, with the girls glee club sharing Division I with Urbandale. Mixed chorus had eight entries, and Pella along with Adel topped Ballard Monroe Nevada Interstate and Southeast Warren. About 150 students traveled in five buses.
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Pella
Chariton
Patrick McMullen
Adel
Abandale
Boys Glee Club
Anne Tysseling
Girls Glee Club
Urbandale
Ballard
Monroe
Nevada
Greek Gift to Pella: Mosaic of Alexander the Great
Greek Consul General John E. Tsaoussi presented a 2,500 year old mosaic replica bearing the name Pella to the people of Pella at Tulip Time. The piece, unearthed near the ancient city site, portrays Alexander the Great and was gifted to the Pella Public Library with local organizer Charles Bookidis from Davenport, Iowa assisting.
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Richard Tysseling
Greece
Pella
Macedonia
John E. Tsaoussi
Chicago
Alexander the Great
Charles Bookidis
Davenport
Iowa
Bookidis
Pella Greece gifts two ancient arts to Pella Iowa
A 2500 year old tile bearing Pella and a mosaic replica from ancient Pella Greece were presented to the people of Pella Iowa by Greek Consul General John Tsaoussi on stage Saturday. Attending were Mayor Richard Tysseling, George Orkos, Paul Farrer, Charles Bookidis, and Milton Lubbers who helped obtain the gifts.
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Pella
Macedonia
Greece
Ing
Richard Tysseling
John £. Tsaoussi
George Orikos
Consulate 1
Ece
Chia
Paul Farrer
Charles Bookidis
Daven
Milton Lubbers
Lubbers and Ver Steeg Lead Tulip Time Flower Show
Mrs. Arend D. Lubbers and George Ver Steeg won sweepstakes awards at the Tulip Time Flower Show last week. Lubbers took the artistic division table setting trophy while Ver Steeg's tulips were named best in the horticulture division. A full Chronicle Flower Show results report will appear Thursday.
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Arend D. Lubbers
George Ver Steeg
Beakes Fraternity elects Jerry Bogaards head next year
Jerry Bogaards of Pella a Central College junior was elected to lead the Beakes Fraternity at Central next year. Other officers named are Jim McClaine of Duanesburg N Y vice president Dale Laing of Southampton Pa secretary and Larry Furda of Colorado Springs Colo treasurer. Jerry is the son of Mr and Mrs William Bogaards of Rt 1 Pella.
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Jerry Bogaards
Pella
Central College
Beakes
Central
Jim McClaine
Duanesburg
N.Y
Dale Laing
Southampton
Larry Furda
Colorado Springs
Colo
Jerry
William Bogaards
Rt. 1
Hardwood climax stage at Big Rock Park described
The final stage of plant succession at Big Rock Park is the oak Hickory climax forest dominated by oaks and hickories. Elms maples and black cherries appear in earlier stages but are now mostly outcompeted. Gooseberries raspberries and coral berries persist under the canopy while wildflowers and shade tolerant grasses thrive in moist sheltered soils.
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Big‘Rock Park
Big Rock Park
Kiwanians Hear Dr Heusinkveld On Africa Tour
Local Kiwanians heard a resume from Dr Harriet Heusinkveld about her Africa education tour. She heads Central College's Geography Department and noted Africa places top priority on education, contrasting with other regions. Continued on page 3.
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Dr. Heusinkveld
Africa
Harriet Heusinkveld
Heusinkveld
Central College
Tulip Festival Parade Nets Weather and Awards
Rain halted the final Saturday parade after a weekend of sun and heat at the 28th annual Tulip Festival in Pella. 63 parade units competed, with Pella Municipal Power and Light and Central College honored among trophy winners. Attendance totaled about 38,000 across three days, with Greek dignitaries presenting replicas of a mosaic and a Pella tile to the city.
Rotary Kiwanis Honor Young Pella Citizens
Rotarians and Kiwanians will meet Wednesday noon at the Pella Golf and Country club. Selected seventh and eighth graders from Pella Community and Pella Christian schools will be honored guests, per Rev. Everett Ward Rotary secretary. The regular Tuesday Coffee Shop meeting is canceled.
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Pella
Pella Christian Schools
Everett Ward
Rotary Club
Statter
Mrs. Wm. De Reus Dies at Denver
William De Reus formerly Marie Van Gorp, born in Pella and raised near Otley, died in Denver on Friday May 10. Daughter of Matt and Gertrude Van Gorp. Remains to arrive in Pella May 14 for 2:30 p.m. services at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Name chapel. Rev. Harmon Wierenga to officiate, burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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William de Reus
Marie van Gorp
Pella
Otley
Denver
Colo
Matt
Gertrude (Schakel) van Gorp
van Dyk-Duven
Harmon Wierenga
Oakwood Cemetery
Leen Beerends Dies in Grand Rapids Funeral Held
Leendert Beerends 84 died May 9 1963 at Pine Rest Hospital Grand Rapids Michigan Funeral services were held Monday at Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home Rev John A De Kruyter officiating He is survived by son Andrew brothers Ivo J and Lou T and sisters Jennie Dykstra and Delia De Jong all of Pella Born on a farm near Pella in 1878 he was a butcher in his later years A complete obituary will appear in the Thursday Chronicle.
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Leendert
Leen) Beerends
Pine Rest
Grand Rapids
Mich
van Dyk- Duven
John A de Kruyter
Beerends
Andrew
Ivo J
Lou T
Tim
Jennie) Dykstra
Matt
Delia) de Jong
Pella
Mrs. Abram Roorda Funeral Here Sat
Funeral services for Mrs. Abram A. Roorda were held at the Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home here Saturday morning, the Rev. Glen O. Peterman officiating. Mrs. Roorda, 81, the former Dena Van Houweling, was a
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Abram A. Roorda
van Dyk-Duven
Glen O. Peterman
Lifetime Pella resident, born on a farm in 1881
A lifelong Pella resident born October 28, 1881 on a local farm died May 9, 1963 at Pella Community Nursing Home.
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Pella
Here
Pella Community Nursing Home
Pella Float Wins Sweepstakes Trophy in Lighting Category
The Pella Municipal Power and Light entry won the sweepstakes trophy for first in business and industry and first in lighting. The float featured fluorescent lighting, hundreds of colorful flowers, and illuminated decorations with young ladies aboard.
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Pella Municipal Power and Light
Central College
Kiwanis Club
Calvinist Cadet Corps
Pella
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L-D-F
Bob Zylstra
Good and
Durham
Pella Sale Co
City of
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Big Rock
Shagbark
Volk
Public Safety Building
Treat
Rotary
Wm. de Reus
Leen Beerends
Abram Roorda
James Wisse
Mancine van Arkel
Judy Vander Linden
Dorothy Wanders
Joyce Hoksbergen
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