Tragic Motorcycle Accident Fatal for Don Shaw at Tulip Time
Don Shaw 23 of Pella died after losing control of his motorcycle on Highway 163 three miles east of Pella. Found unconscious beside the road, he died at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa seven hours later. Investigation by Sheriff Van Genderen indicated loss of control at high speed, not hit and run. Don, employed in Moline, had just visited family for Mother's Day Tulip Time weekend. A motorcycle and a damaged headlight windshield were found at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Shaw
Franklin Street
Pella
Don
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Moline
Mahaska
Furthe
F. C. van Genderen
Okaloosa
Hower
Young Shaw
Steele Pattern
Moe
Aegal
Warning on chain letters violating postal laws
Postmaster Edw Van Zante summarizes a Solicitor General notice warning readers that endless chain letters and similar clubs flood the mails. The Post Office will issue fraud orders against participants, prohibiting delivery to those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edw
van Zante
Solicitor General of the
United States
Post Office Department
van Zunte
Boy Babies Coming Strong for Dr. Beyer
Local clipping notes Dr. Dan Beyer of Central graduate and son of Mrs. Al Vande Voort reports the birth of a son May 1 to Mr. and Mrs. J L Bewley of Thompson community. Beyer has attended fourteen consecutive births all boys with no girl reported. Nurse Elizabeth Connell adds a postscript about recent deliveries and tenses Roosevelt’s potential draft of young soldiers for a European war.
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Alvarado
Texas
Dan Beyer
Central
al. Vande Voort
D. D. Beyer
J. L. Bewley
Thompson
Beyer
Elizabeth Connell
Tulip Time Chronicle Copies Wanted for Buyback
The Chron icle reports demand for extra Tulip Time Edition copies that sold out the day after publication. Readers with surplus copies are asked to bring them to the office for purchase in reasonably good condition.
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Chronicle
CARD OF THANKS FOR JOHN OOSTROM
The family thanks all who showed kindness during his illness and after his death. Special appreciation is given to Mr. and Mrs. Dick Geenen of the Home for the Aged for assistance and support. The Relatives
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John Oostrom
Dick Geenen
the Home For the Aged
Coun
Funeral notices for military youth with family survivors
The motorcycle nightgown gift story leads to funeral services for a youth. The body was moved to Forbes Funeral Home and a short service at the parlor was held with Rev. Paul Christensen. Services continued at Kirkville Baptist Church and Kirkville cemetery. Surviving relatives include Donald’s parents two brothers in Illinois and Iowa and six sisters. The maternal grandmother also survives.
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Forbes’ Funeral
Paul Christensen
Pella Baptist Church
Kirkville
Donald
Lyle
Rock Inland
Ill
Darrell
Ottumwa
Velma Peterson
Garnet Hull
Audrey Beaver
Rock Island
Helen Eaton
Maxine Bucford
Davenport
Patricia Shaw
New Citizens in Des Moines Honor Naturalization Day
101 petitioners, including Cornelis Van Nieuwenhuyzen and Mrs. Marie Stan Rooy of Pella, were sworn in at the Federal District Court in Des Moines on May 12 with Charles A. Dewey administering. The Crocker Woman's Relief Corps led a ceremonial including flags, prayer, talks, and a pledge, as new citizens received patriotic literature. George Mahoney announced a Citizenship Day program for May 18 at Shrine Auditorium to honor Des Moines district citizens who reached voting age this year. Free naturalization services in Pella and Oskaloosa, temporarily suspended, will resume soon with reopening dates announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelis van Nieuwenhuyzen
Marie Stan Rooy
Pella
Scarsboro
Mahoney
Oskaloosa
Ion
Continuing the Search for Tuberculosis Cases in County
Approximately 126 county residents will be x rayed at Knoxville Masonic Hall on Wednesday May 21 as part of a countywide search for unknown tuberculosis cases. The x rays follow tuberculin tests conducted after recent county family cases. Ann Wanko has called on eligible residents to attend. The chest x ray is a major step in early tuberculosis discovery, with the survey sponsored by the County Medical Society Christmas Seal Committee State Health Department and the Iowa Tuberculosis Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Masonic Hall
Mise Ann Wanko
Wanko
Farion County
The
County Medical Society
Christmas Seal Committee
State Department of Health
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Notice to present accounts and remit pledges
People with accounts against the Historical Society for Tulip Time are urged to present balances promptly so books can be balanced. Those with unpaid pledges should remit soon. signed T. Kempkes, Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historical Society
T. Kempkes
Shaw Family Thanks For Kindness After Loss
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness shown in the bereavement of our son and brother Donald Robert Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Shaw and Family express gratitude for support and sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Robert An
Gratitude for support after Ervin Sack’s accident and death
Mr. and Mrs. Rolfus Sack express appreciation to friends neighbors and relatives for kind deeds during Ervin Sack’s hospitalization and after his death. They gratefully acknowledge floral tributes and support from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin
Rolfus Sack
Musical Alarm Clock Receives Quiet Morning Lockstep
A brief notice notes that even a musical alarm clock fails to win appreciation at dawn as people struggle to start the day. The fragment hints at morning routines and common irritation with alarms in early hours.
Ottumwa man killed in Tuesday night highway crash
Maurice S. Mulholland of Ottumwa died after a car left the pavement on a curve along Highway 163 east of Pella. The De Soto, driven by Mulholland, rolled several times. he died a few moments after the crash. Passengers included Mark Martin Alberta Anderson and Anna Lee Weist.
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Maurice S. Mulholland
Ottumwa
Highway 163
Pella
Man Mulholland
J. C. de
Mulholland
Mark Martin
Alberta Anderson
Anna Lee Weist
Des Moines
de Soto
Mr. Mulholland
New
County to Receive $45 000 for Farm to Market Roads
Marion county boards expect about $45 000 in state and federal funds for farm to market roads now called federal aid secondary roads. Funds come equally from federal aid and surplus Iowa gas tax, with work aimed at widening and grading 2½ to 3 miles, building bridges, and improving the Long Lane Gosport road and the Melcher to Williamson corridor this season under highway commission direction.
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Marion County
Board of Supervisors
Town
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Highway Commission
Gosport
Melcher
Lucy County
Williamson
Knoxville Journal
Ring Restored To Leav e Simeon Family After 14 Years
A ring belonging to Mrs. G. P. Simeon of Leave was lost for fourteen years and returned last week by Mrs. R. J. Kiemme, now residing in the Simeon home. The ring was found in the pipeless furnace.
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G. P. Simeon
Simeon
R. J. Kiemme
Car Crash Near Curve Leaves One Dead
Albert De Bruin of the adjacent farmhouse assisted after Mulholland Car crashed on the shoulder killing Mulholland within minutes. Miss Weist in the front seat suffered severe shoulder bruises and a leg injury while other back-seat occupants were hurt. Deputy Bernie Mapes took the injured to Pella for care. Dr. C. I. Fox treated them. Mulholland’s body was transported to Ottumwa by a Pella ambulance. The Chronicle could not determine the exact cause amid the scene’s confusion.
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Albert de Bruin
Pelia
Mulholland
Miss Weist
Mest
Uurt
Bernie Mapes
Mahaska County
Pella
C. I. Fox
Ottumwa
Chronicle
Tulip Show Crowned Best Yet in Festival History
The Flower Show drew 78 entries the largest ever with Murray Nesbit winning Sweepstake, the best prize after a two year absence. Ed Cook, Dora Carson, Lily Moulpolder, Ver Le Ver Dught and others won multiple blue ribbons and red ribbons across various tulip classes. An Brondenat on flower culture was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Murray Nesbit.
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Murray Nesbit
Pladus
Mra
Ed Cook
Dora Carson
Lily Moulpolder
Verle Ver Dught
L. Ver Plo °F
Kathryn de Koning
Demicolo
Dockendorff
Zelma Rysdam
City of
Johanna van Vark
L. Kuyper
Christian Schools Field Day in West Market Park
The Annual Field Day of the Christian Schools of Pella Peoria and Sully is set for Friday May 23 in West Market Park. Children gather at 0 30 am for sports and at 1 30 pm an inspiration program will be given by Peoria Christian School with Rev G A Lyzenga from Edgerton Minnesota. Everybody welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Schools
Pella
Peoria and
Sully
West Market Park
Peoria Chr. School
G. A. Lyzenga
Edgerton
Minn
New Schuring Produce Rooster Buy With Per-Cock Rates
New Schuring Produce advertises poultry buy for roosters on Thursday Friday and Saturday offering 11 cents per heavy cox and 10 cents per Leghorn cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leghorn
Flower Arrangement Film Featured Daily At 3 30
Thousands visited the flower exhibit daily as part of Tulip Time attractions. The film on flower arrangement was an added feature drawing large crowds to the show.
Pella remembers Tulip Time seven years on
The article recalls Pella's 1941 Tulip Time festival as a grand success with crowds estimated near thirty thousand on Saturday. It highlights strong volunteer effort from all ages, emphasizes safety and good humor, and includes reflections from Mayor Frank Frush and Tulip Time chair Lon B. Wormhoudt. The Spirit of Tulip Time thanks participants and urges unity and avoiding envy or greed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Historical Society
Toren
Tum
Scholte
Holland
Myen
the Chronicle
Frank Frush
Will van Sittert
the Historical Society
Lon B. Wormhoudt
Th Tulip Times Committee
Burgmeester
T. G. Fultz
S. A. Sandgen
Tulip Time
Pella Historical Society
KSO
KBNT
Des Moines
KBIZ
Ottumwa
Walip Tima
Wollow
Iowa Press Association
Iowa Daily Press Association
Wilson
Estimated U.S. national income at sixty to seventy billion
The report estimates the national income of the United States to lie in a range from sixty billion to seventy billion dollars. This figure reflects early economic indicators and suggests a modest growth trajectory for the nation’s economy during the period.
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The
United States
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Donald Shaw
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Tulip Time Chronicle
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J. E. Shultz
Central Park
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Garden Square
Terra Firma
T. B
E. L. Shaw
Mulholland Car
Midwest
Ae Burgemeester
W. D. van Sittert
Society
Overcoate
Coleem
Margie Voenman
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