Pella Chronicle locals note Tulip Time visitors and news
Pella Iowa's May 16 1987 Chronicle lists Festival visitors from Webster City to modest town stars, recalls Tulip Time guests, hospital dismissals and new appointments, plus Will Van Sittert and companions touring Holland and planning Paris Rome Venice trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Iowa
Chronicle
The
Albert van
Webster City
Iowa State College
Logan van Sittert
Peter de Boer
Elmer J. Rietveld
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Devonna Vande Krol
Sully
Mercy
Nick Meyer
Erica Meyer
Jennie Cooper
Chicago
B. J. Brom
Diller Vander Ploeg
Herbert Browning, Sr
Woodbine
George Browning
Cynthia
Newton
Carrie Muilenbe
Sam Kui
St. Petersburg
Fla
A. A. van Zeeken
van Sittert
Utrecht
Holland
Will van Sittert
van Sitter
Tunis Kempkes
Rotterdam
Keukenhof
Sassenheim
Hague
Amsterdam
Vollendam
Marken Doorn
Wagening
Alsmeer
Alkmaar
Gelderland
Herwijnen
Paris
Rome
Venice
Lucerne
Switzerland
Orange City's Tulip Festival Starting Today
Orange City Iowa opens its 17th annual Tulip Festival with ten thousand tulips at peak bloom. Thousands are expected Friday through Sunday May 16 17 18 as parades bands floats Dutch attire and a coronation mark a colorful pageant in northwest Iowa.
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Orange City
Iowa
Mariners
Radio-Tv
U.S.A
Northwest
Borgemeester
Carol Bomgaars
City Park
Henry
TePaske
Netherlands
Northwestern College
Sioux County Farm Bureau
Main Street
Town Hall
United States
Willem Jansen
Holland
Mississippi River
Orange Citians
Farmers Prohibited from Pasturing Reserve Acreage
The Marion County ASC Committee warns signers of 1957 Acreage and Conservation Reserve Agreements not to pasture or harvest crops on designated land. Violators will face penalties under the agreement terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
ASC
Wheat Acreage Compliance Deadlines Set By ASC
Merrill L. Robuck, Marion County ASC chair, announced June 1 for disposing excess winter wheat and June 10 for excess spring wheat to meet 1967 allotments. Notices were sent to producers with excess wheat after ASC measurements. Price support for 1957 crop wheat applies only to compliant grain. excess wheat faces penalties or exemptions for 15 acres per farmer. Farmers may meet deadlines by pasture, hay or silage, or plowing under. Wheat acreage reserve rules limit disposal methods on reserve land to clipping or plowing under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill L. Robuck
Marion County
ASC
Obituary of Mrs Johanna Willemsen 1872 1967
Mrs Johanna Willemsen daughter of Johannes and Janna Spronk born August 13 1872 in Doodewaard Gelderland The Netherlands died May 7 1967 at her home in Pella aged 84 years 8 months 24 days She married Henry Willemsen May 14 1893 and came to America 46 years ago to live with nine children and 30 grandchildren.
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Johanna Willemsen
Johannes
Janna Spronk
Doodewaard
Gelderland
Netherlands
Pella
Henry Willemsen
America
William
John
Monroe
Henry
Neal
Otley
Jeff
Joe
Johanna van Zee
Kate Vander Voort
Henrietta Neef
Jennie
Chris Vander Punt
Henrietta
Willemsen dies with large family in Iowa obituary
Mrs. Willemsen, long tied to the First Reformed Church, left forty two descendants including children and 34 great grandchildren. Funeral services were May 9 1957 at Garden Chapel Funeral Home with Rev Anthony Haverkamp officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery with acting casket bearers Marion Dale Willemsen Henry W Willemsen Henry D Willemsen John E Willemsen Wilford Willemsen Harold Willemsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemsen
First Reformed Church
Garden Chapel
Anthony Haverkamp
Oakwood Cemetery
Marion Dale Willemsen
Henry W. Willemsen
Henry D. Willemsen
John E. ’ Willemsen
Wilford Willemsen
Harold
Van Peursem Duo Performs Two Selections with Wehde
Mr and Mrs Howard Van Peursem presented two pieces titled A Friend and Beyond the Sunset with Mrs Verla Wehde as accompanist.
Fire hits Iowa patrol car due to overheated spotlight
Patrolman Richard Varland reported a fire at the Iowa station caused by an overheated spotlight left burning in the front seat of the patrol car. The blaze was contained with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Varland
Iowa
Falla
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Mahaska Hospital
C. Soclen
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Kenneth Kramer
H. Kramer
West 1St St
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Martin Dyke
Fulton
Illinois
Charles de Jong
Iday
Margaret White
Topeka
Kansas
L. R. Stehley
J. M. Cook
Boulder
Colorado
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Colorado University
Marion Wormhoudt
Carlie Smith
Mal- Yena McDonald
Berg Eyers
Springfield
Missouri
Jack Hamel
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Albert Mori
Hartville
Ohio
Stanley Greenwood
Waukegan, Ilinois
Gertrude Santvig
Rochester
New York
M. Klein
Cleveland
Gary Vogelaar
Earl Atkins
Omaha
Nebraska
Pontiac Car Dealers
Albert Scholten
Armour
South Dakota
Reasnor
Henry van Ekeren
Murray Kersbergen
Murray
Kersbergen
Mad Boland
Bert Boat
F. Schoenbohm
Boat
Matthias
Boats
Denver
Dean Chelevold
Wartburg College
Chelevold
Richard
Waverly
William Rathere
Clinton
W. A. Roorda
Franklin St
Andrew S. Beerends
William Mathes
Robert C. Power
Allan Lee van Zee
Alex Visser
Des Moines
Mr. Visser
Josephine Biddle
West Des Moines
Minnie Rillihan
Gary T. Vogelaar
Pontiac Sales and Service
Pontiac’ Motor Division
Hollywood
California
Tommy Rettig
Lassie
Tower Hill
Pella Floor Crafters
Gulistan
Mrs
Sale
Jack Sprat
Esther Verrips
Franks
Oleo
Arcadia
Glenwood
Vegas
Reynolds
Dot
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