Keith Hopp Named For '62-'63 Term
Keith Hopp of Brighton Iowa is appointed to lead the vocational agriculture department at the new Pella high school site beginning July 1. An Ames graduate, Hopp has spent the past three years teaching in Brighton and will take over a twelve month position as the department expands amid enrollment growth and adult night classes.
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Beilth Hughes-George Bardeen
Pella
M.M. Dockendorf
Deckendorff
Decker
Hedrick
Bondurant
Farmington
Keith Hopp
Brighton
Iowa
Mr. Hopp
Ames
Sund
Keith
Tulip Festival Thanks Community and Guests of 1962
The Pella Community thanks countless citizens and friends for the 1962 Tulip Festival success. Citizens from nearby counties and across Iowa contributed to planning, parade activities, and entertainment as thousands of visitors enjoyed the colorful celebration. Misa Kathy Gosselink was crowned Tulip Queen with Glenda Steenhoek, as Dr. T. G. Fultz officiated at the coronation ceremony.
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Pella
State of
Iowa
Misa Kathy Gosselink
Glenda Steenhoek
Near Record Crowds at 27th Tulip Time Festival
Pella hosted a three day Tulip Time festival May 10 to 12 drawing estimated crowds between fifty and sixty thousand as thousands of tulips bloomed in formal gardens and along planted rows. A two mile Volks Parade featured seventy units. daily parades added lively entertainment with multiple bands and awards to Vermeer Manufacturing Company Pella Christian High School and local service groups. The festival also showcased a Tulip Queen court Kiwanians bleacher seats Dutch dancers and a busy Rotary schedule. Revenues and coffers were bolstered by concessions and souvenirs as residents praised teamwork and the community effort behind the event.
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Pella
Pella Jaycee
Vermeer Mfg Float Wins Sweepstakes at Tulip Time
Vermeer Manufacturing Co float titled Singing in the Park won the sweepstakes and first place in the commercial division of the float beauty contest. The display featured sewers greenery and a live chorus with piano, plus a second chorus touring the parade route.
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Vermeer Manufacturing Company
Vermeer
Stroke Fatal To Sara Klyn
Sara Jeanetta Klyn 63 a Black's Bhoppe sales clerk died after a severe stroke in Lutheran Hospital Des Moines. Born September 17 1908 near Sully she lived in Pella and taught rural schools before joining Black's staff. She was a member of the Second Reformed Church. Survivors include her step mother Ella Klyn of Pella and uncle Henry Klyn of New Sharon.
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Sara J. Klyn
Black
Shere
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Ella Klyn
Pella
Henry Klyn
New Sharon
Sara Jeanetta
John A
Jennie
Kingma) Klyn
Sully
Sehools
Black's
First Reformed Church
Second Reformed Church
Parsons. Team Wins Double Header
Central College baseball dropped a doubleheader at Parsons on Saturday by scores 1-2 and 0-1 in tight pitching contests. The Dutchmen fall to 8-3 overall and 1-3 in the Iowa Conference, with no path to the championship after rainouts reduced their schedule to fewer than the required 10 games. Sutphen took the loss in game one, replaced by Carlson in the second inning, while game two saw Central outhit 4-2.
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Central College Baseball Forces
Parsons
Iowa
Central
George Sutphen
Bill Carlson
Funeral services for Miss Klyn held May 12
Funeral services for Miss Klyn were held Saturday May 12 at the chapel of Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home with Rev Harmon Wierenga officiating. Casket bearers were her cousins William Jr Marion Lester Harold Emmet and Earl Klyn. Burial was in the family plot at Sully.
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Miss Klyn
van Dyk Duven Funeral
Harmon Wierenga
William Jr
Marion
Lester
Harold
Emmet
Earl Klyn
Sully
New Car Registrations From Witzenburg Garage and Others
Registration notices show Arnold M. Witzenburg dba Witzenburg Garage in Pella with Rambler. Names Henry M A De Zwarte and Dorothy De Zwarte from Pella with Chev. Randall Vincent Smith from Pleasantville with Ford. Fred Rudolph or Cleo Leota Thedens of Knoxville with Dodge Dart. Gen Henry Brouwer of Pella with Pontiac and Marinus C De Bruin of Pella.
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Arnold M. Witzenburg
Witzenburg Garage
Pella
Rambler
Henry M. A
Dorothy de Zwarte
Randall Vincent Smith
Pleasantville
Ford Phup
Fred Rudolph
Cleo Leota Thedens
Knoxville
Henry Brouwer
Pont
Forensic Oscar To Pete Schakel At Central College
Pete Schakel a junior from Pella received the Forensic Oscar at Central College during Pi Kappa Delta dinner in Graham Hall. He earned a Proficiency Degree for three years of debate with a key and jewel marking his achievement, joining other honorees from Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Pete Schakel
Pella
Central College
Pi Kappa Delta
Graham Hall
Ema Wits
Pi’ Kappa Delta
Tunis Schakel
Kappa Delta
Arlan de Kock
Oskaloosa
Yvonne Matheson
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
Tulip Time Features to Run in May Chronicle
More Tulip Time features are planned for the May 17 issue with limited space after last week’s festival. The May 17 edition will include a picture story of the evening variety show Floral Show winners photos of floats and reports from fund raising activities.
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the Chronicle
Special Editions Stills Available and Orders Open
The Chronicle offers extra copies of the May 10 Time edition. About 100 copies remain for local pickup, with 26 cents plus the recipient’s name needed for mail orders to friends or relatives in other states. Counter copies cost 10 cents each.
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Chronicle
The
Flower Show Awards at Pella Tulip Festival
The Pella Garden Club Floral Show showcased premier tulip displays and arrangements during the Tulip Festival. Sweepstakes honors went to Mrs. Alvin E. Evers with Miss entries in the horticulture division. Top awards went to Mrs. Rudy Ulrich, Mrs. Virgil Ten Hagen, Margaret Ann Waechter, Pamela Kigin, and Andrea Ver Meer with multiple section prizes and honorable mentions.
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Waechter
Mrs. Evers
Pella Garden Club
Alvin E. Evers
Rudy Ulrich
Virgil Ten Hagen
Margaret Ann Waechter
Pamela Kigin
Andrea Ver Meer
Margaret Ann Wachter
John T. Scheepers
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Otley, Ia
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Werner
Keables
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National Honor Fraternity
Wayne Hagen
Newton
Jim Muyskens
Mitchell, S. D
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Hull
Arlen de Kock
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Roy Vander Kamp
A. B. van Jingtor
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Sayonora
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Pat Ulrich
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Sidewalk Cafe
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