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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
10
Wednesday morning quotations and ads show Cream and Leghorn prices, hogs at Pella and Chicago, plus an extensive list of used cars from dealers Ab Houweling Auto, Skelly Service, Vos Farm Equipment, Vogelaar’s, and others. Also Seed corn, farm implements, and household items offered by local sellers in Pella and nearby towns.
A nostalgic recollection from the town crier praising Tulip Time. He thanks local eateries and shops for meals and supplies, notes meeting visitors from New York to Los Angeles, and emphasizes the festival’s tulips, Dutch costumes, dances, and songs. He praises Pella’s people and reflects on a successful event despite some relics.
Furnace owners invited to consult a focal representative for reliable information on Green Colonial installations. Company promises proper home heating and showcases a special offer including a three size photo album and Kodak roll processing. Geppert Studio advertises prints and enlargements at low prices.
Will call, worm, delouse and treat your flock for soup, all for $1.60 per 100. B. J. Brom Hatch ery, Pella. Phone 84. POULTRY AND HOG su } supplies at competitive prices at Geurts Feed Mill.
The Marion County AAA Committee sets 1941 wheat allotments. Farms with no wheat planted in 1939 40 or 41 are dropped unless the owner or aspirator plans to plant in 1941 and applies. New allotments may be requested for farms lacking past allotments. Final date for new applications is June 45. Also note a wedding to hospital transfer: Richard Brickner of Tiffin Ohio operated for appendicitis eight hours after his wedding. bride Helen Kuhn of Algona.
Tracy notes last week trips to Grand Rapids for hanging in the M Sunday evening. Commencement exercises for Tracy high school and eighth grade are set for Thursday evening in the high school gym. Graduates include Warren Cohmicke Veda Van Benthuysen Helen Peters Bill Lanphier Margaret Thomassen Ellie Ann Groenendyk Glen De Geest Bonnie Reeves Leonard Jones June Oliver. Eighth graders listed along with Helen Cilcote Charles Lamphier Robert Ver Steeg Betty Rankin Betty Andrews Ivan Rye Gweneth Furgison Helen Goemaat Wilma Matfield Thelma Moody Dora Schimmel. Marie Veenstra leaves for Michigan to work at Cutlerville Hospital. Nellie Rozeboom returns from Mercy Hospital after appendicitis operation. Several drive to Pella for Tulip Time. Rev H S Koning and Mrs Koning attend ministers conference in Sully. Mrs Lottie Havenor visits relatives. Margaret Rozeboom weekend with parents as John Rozeboom and Anthony Synhorst visit.
Nearly all in Centennial Circle attended last week’s Tulip Festival in Pella enjoying the blossoms and viewing old relics. Families and neighbors visited, including Gerrit Van Heukelom and others from Pella, Van Roekel families near Rose Hill, and Uiterkmerk relatives, with trips to Mayo Hospital in Rochester for medical checks.
Leighton church youth meet at the Nazarene in Oskaloosa with a game night after a business session. A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. Darrell Reed at Rose Hill. Alvin Van Haaften visited from Pella. Freda Denburger of Sioux Center attended Tulip Time parade in Pella. Leighton school closed early for Tulip Festival attendance. Mothers Day observed with readings and solos by local students.
Otley residents share visits with Prairie City Knoxville and Men, with relatives in Otley and nearby towns. The piece notes Tulip Time in Pella with many attendees and comments on road safety and local happenings including illness and caretaking.
A long list of visitors and family gatherings from Pella and nearby towns noted Sunday visits and Sunday evening dinners. Omahan Van Vliet Pringle Muilenburg Dennit families and many others enjoyed meals at Roush and Bogaard households, with multiple trips to parental homes and neighborly socializing across Newton Knoxville Des Moines Oskaloosa Monroe and Pella.
The sixth annual Tulip Festival in Orange City was scheduled by the Chamber of Commerce for Thursday and Friday, May 15 and 16, after warm weather sped up bloom. Early tulips are blooming and buds form on the Dar wins as cool weather and rain may affect bulbs, but organizers expect a good show this year.
Advertises insurance for farm and city property, crop bail, and automobile branches with savings and life insurance plans. Encourages securing coverage from reliable companies at low rates. Contact Wm Dieleman in Sully via Phone 60 or P O Box 146 for a call.
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