Tulip Festival Delegation Delights Ottumwa Base Visit
Nearly three hundred from Pella in Dutch dress visited Ottumwa Naval Station on May 10. They scrubbed a concrete section, toured the base, watched cadets swim practice, enjoyed a large supper, and staged a one hour Tulip Time show at the Recreation Hall with Dutch dancers, skaters, and Miss Marcia Kuyper performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
el Af Tham
Navy
Pella
Legion Hall
Togethe
Burgemeester Fultz
Townerier Sadler
Star
George F. Sadler
Supt
C. C. Buerkens
Skippers
Vergne Ford
Des Moines
Marcia Kuyper
Memorial Service Set For Sgt Melvin Liter Sunday
A memorial service for Sgt Melvin E Liter USMCR will be held at Pella Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon May 20 at 2 30. Liter enlisted August 31 1942 and served in Camp Pendleton Ballarat and New Guinea before landing in the Palau Islands where he was killed September 15 1944. Born March 21 1920 at Pella Iowa he was 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Melvin Liter
Pacific
Pella Baptist Church
Sgt. Liter
Melvin FE. Liter
USMCR
Camp Elliot
San Diego
Calif
Camp Pendleton
South Pacific
Melbourne
Australia
Ballarat
C. Company
Reconn. Co
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Russells Islands
Palau Islands
Melvin E. Liter
Pella
Iowa
Poleliy Island
Memorial Service for Sgt J J Rozenberg in Monroe
Memorial services for Gunnery Sergeant Jacob J Rozenberg of the U S Marine Corps, son of Mr and Mrs William Rozenberg of Monroe Iowa, will be held Sunday May 20 at 2 00 PM at the Monroe Methodist Church. He died of wounds received in action on Iwo Jima, the Volcano Islands, and was buried at Iwo Jima in the Fourth Marine Division Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob J. Rozenberg
U. S. Marine Corps
William Rozenberg
Monroe
Iowa
Monroe Methodist Church
Rozenberg
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Fourth Marine Division
67th Annual High School Commencement Tonight
The 67th annual commencement for high school seniors is in the school auditorium tonight with Judge Fred Bale of Columbus Ohio delivering the main address. The program includes processional Pomp and Circumstance and an invocation, welcomes by Bonnie Buerkens, boys and girls glee club selections, diploma awards by Dr H Wormhoudt, and the national anthem with the graduating class roster and several public figures among speakers and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bale
Columbus
Ohio
Elgar
A. A. Swanson
Bonnie Buerkens
Battle of Jericho
Ronald
Campbell Tipton
Merilee Logan
Jane Gosselink
H. ©. Wormhoudt
Board of Education
Sic
Wood-Cain
Nightingal Tchaikovsky
Nightingal Tchaikovsky, Girls’ Glee Club
Clauss
Joe Synhorst
Pella Christian High Holds Fifth Commencement
The fifth annual commencement of Pella Christian High will be at the Second Reformed Church in Pella on Thursday evening May 17 at eight o'clock. Rev. P. H. Eldersveld of South Holland TH will speak. The graduates are Allen Lee Vander Ark, Howard P. Gosselin, Carol Groenendy, Frank Junior Huyser, Josephine Kaldenberg, Clarence Menninga, Hilda Vander Molen, Ruth Jean Nibbelink. Lawrence Den Besten and Donald Van Wynaarden are absent. Honors go to Carol Groenendyk and Clarence Menninga. The program includes organ preludes, an oration by Clarence Menninga, a church address, diplomas and honors presentations, a chorus, and closing.
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Pella
Allen Lee Vander Ark Howard P
Gosselin
Carol Groenendy Frank
Junior Huyser
Josephine Kaldenberg
Clarence Menninga
Hilda Vander Molen
Ruth Jean Nibbelink
Lawrence den Besten
Donald van Wynaarden
Carol Groenendyk
Catherine Rus
Wilma Vander Raan
Janet de Jong
Ashford
Allen Lee Vander Ark
P. H. Eldersveld
L. J
Mystery Fire at Leydens Produce Building
A blaze broke out Tuesday evening at Leydens Produce Company on East Franklin Street. Firefighters arrived at 10:30 and extinguished a fire in a stack of empty egg cases on the loading platform. The metal building suffered no damage. Mrs. Earl Grandin alerted the scene, and Rene Van Eiven moved burning crates away. The cause remains unknown despite no suspected spontaneous combustion nearby.
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Leydens Produce Company
East Franklin Street
Earl Grandin
Rene van Eiven
Cen tral College's Sinnia Billups to Receive PhD at UNL
Miss Sinnia Billups, chairman of Central College English, will attend the University of Nebraska commencement on May 21 where she will receive the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Her thesis on "The Use of History in the Work of Mathew Arnold" was completed last summer and will be confirmed at the Lincoln ceremony.
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Sinnia Billups
Central College
Mencement
University of Nebraska
Billups
Mathew Arnold
Lincoln
Nebraska
College Faculty Men in Demand as Public Speakers
Central College faculty are busy year end as they speak at high school commencements. Professors Prins Pietens Mentink tour Gibson City Newbury Millersburg Attica Blakesburg Keota Knoxville Indianola Newton Graceland College June 1 with engagements through May and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Tunis Prins
Gibson Ey
H. W. Pietenpol
Newbury
Millersburg
H. Mentink
Attica
Blakesburg
Keota
Knoxville
Indianola
Newton
Graceland College
Douwstra Gift Becomes Central College Milestone
Dr Irwin J Lubbers announced a gift exceeding 50 000 to Central College from Rev and Mrs Richard Douwstra of Holland Michigan. The donation includes property bonds and cash, with most of it unrestricted. The Douwstras, longtime Centralites, previously helped fund Douwstra Chapel and a home, making them the college's largest benefactors in ninety two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin J. Lubbers
Central College
Revnd
Richard D. Douwstra
Holland
Michigan
Douwstra
Douwstras
Douwstra Chapel
Douwwstras
Pella
Elijah to Highlight Commencement Weekend Music
The music department plans events May 25 and 26 at Douwstra Chapel and campus garden. A Friday recital will feature students Evalyn Brunsting Frances Heusinkveld Jane Rozendaal on organ piano and singing by Mary Alyce Bennett Lois Christian Joyce Prins Melba Petzold Joyce Wesselink and Marinda Muilenburg. The Sunday Elijah oratorio directed by Dr. Noel J. Logan closes the weekend at 8:30 p.m. Mendelssohn's fiery Old Testament mood anchors the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douwstra Chapel
Evalyn Brunsting
Frances Heusinkveld
Jane Rozendaal
Miss Brunsting
Joyce Prins
Dorothy Jurgens
Mary Alyce Bennett
Lois
Bob
Elijah
Fljah
Noel J. Logan
Mendelsso
Tulip Festival praised by Naval Air Station Ottumwa
A May 12 1945 letter to B F Vander Linden from Lt FW Haberman USNR at Ottumwa Naval Air Station commends the Tulip Festival arranged by the Pella Chamber group. The letter notes the festival as colorful skillfully executed with old world charm and beauty. Copies of local newspapers are sent to preserve the festival record.
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B. F. Vander Linden
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Pella
Naval Air Station
Will van Sittert
U. S. Naval Air Station
Ottumwa
Towa
Vander Linden
Ottumwa Courier
FW. Haberman
USNR
Pella Poppy Day Honor Reaches Citizens
The Poppy Chairman announces distribution of memorial poppies by the Auxiliary and Junior Girls to honor those who died in service. Poppies carry no fixed price and any donation is welcome, with all proceeds aiding disabled veterans and children of the dead and disabled. Citizens are urged to wear the crimson badge by May 26.
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Pella
America
Woman Marine sergeant speaks to Rotary about service
Sgt Lilian Crum of the Marine Corps Base San Diego addresses Rotarians at noon about life as a parole clerk in a casual company. She works with 450 men in the 11th Naval District, smoothing cases of men unable to adjust and facing discharge, noting many become ill while awaiting release and praising patriotic motives.
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Lilian Crum
Marine Corps
San Diego
Uncle Sam
11Th Naval District
Three Pella Families Hear of WW2 POWs Freed
On a single Wednesday three Pella families learned of liberated relatives in Germany. Mark Thomas Bobh Menning and Charles De Wild were reported safe by war department messages and V Mail. Chuck De Witt wrote from a camp praising American troops and awaiting homeward steps. Nearby, Robert Larew, son of C. T. Larew, was also freed from a German prison camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vella
Germany
Mark Thomas
Bobh Menning
Charles. de Wild
David Thomas
War Department
Mark
Robert Menning
Ram
Bob
Gerrit de Witt
Charles
Chuck
Dad
Stars and Stripes
Red Cross
Tan
Grandma Brotherton
Pella
Robert Larew
Harvey
C. T. Larew
Donald Klein
Central College
Sixteen Men Inducted Into Armed Forces May Induction List
Sixteen Marion County men were inducted into military service on May fifteenth. The group includes Lester I. Schippers of Oskaloosa Wayne Hf Bankus of Knoxville Forest Alleyna Moore transferred to Davenport Town Vincent D. Drake of Brazil John Edward Raney Clyde J. Redding Harve John M. Bizelow Des Moines Orlo Pierce Noah Lawrence W. Nobuck Knoxville Donald E. Kersey Harvey Fred C. Rietveld Knoxville Dwight F. Maitre Melcher Johnnie D. Sinclair Knoxville Kenneth V. Wadle Lacona Lawrence F. Brees Knoxville Edw D. Chambers Knoxville.
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Marion County
Lester I. Schippers
Oskaloosa
Wayne Hf
Bankus
Knoxville
Forest Alleyna Moore
Davenport
Vincent D. Drake
Brazil
John Edward Raney
Swan
Clyde J. Redding
Harve
John M. Bizelow
Des Vieines
Orlo Pierce Noah
Lawrence W. Nobuck
Donald E. Kersey
Harvey Fred C. Rietveld
Dwight F. Maitre
Mel
War-era Club Improves Community Spirit Through Soldier Support
The club hosts Sgt. Crum whose dedication to wartime work inspires listeners and honors families who have lost husbands and brothers in combat. Guests include Lt Verle Ver Dught and John Stervale of Knoxville, with Harold Nehre and Ton Hiena in attendance.
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Crum
Resent
Verle Ver Dught
Harold Nehre
Ton Hiena
John’ Stervale
Noxville
7th War Loan Drive Opens With Strong Attendance
The 7th War Loan Drive kicked off at Legion Hall on Monday despite cold rain. Peter Kuyper chaired the Bond Committee meeting while Lieutenant Verle Ver Dught, back from Okinawa, shared a vivid, informal account of his Pacific experiences.
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Legion Hall
Peter Kuyper
Pacific
Verle Ver Dught
Ivave
Okinawa
Chicago Man Hosts Rotary Talk on Great Lakes and Ships
Walter K. Greenebaum of the Chicago Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Company speaks at the Pella Ro deon on Thursday discussing Great Lakes topics. He will show technicolor films of a 2000 mile inland seas cruise and share decades of maritime expertise and civic leadership.
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Greenebaum
Regular classes canceled at public school Friday
No regular classes in any department tomorrow Friday May TR Report cards will be available to pupils in their rooms at 2 30 p m Doors will be kept locked until this hour to allow teachers to finish records and parts without interruption before 180
Commencement at Douwstra Chapel honors Yale and W T Company leaders
Central College will award Doctor of Laws degrees to two alumni on May 28 at Douwstra Chapel. Dr George Hansell of Yale Biology heads, and Frederick Hansen of the W T Company New York City, receive the honors. Dr Charles Edwin Friley of Town State College Ames will give the class address at 10:00 am. The baccalaureate will be delivered by Reverend Edwin Koeppe, a repatriated missionary from China. Memorial services Sunday feature Dr Bern Mulder of the Church Herald. Fourteen seniors will earn degrees and ten teacher training certificates are awarded.
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George Hansell
Yale University
Frederick Hansen
W. T. Company
New York City
Charles Edwin Friley
Town State College
Ames
Douwstra Chapel
Friley
Edwin Koeppe
China
Id J. Mulder
Bern
Church Herald of ‘the Reformed Church
American Legion
Mulder
Pella
Good Citizens Of Grades Were Rotary Guests
Eight boys from grades five to eight, honored by the Rotary Club for good citizenship at a noon meeting. Eldon Tharpe presented each with a pocket knife during a special table setup by the Boys' Work Committee. Recipients: Grade 6 Dick Ver Heul Douglas Bruinekool Andrew Lubbers Vincent Benstead. Grade 7 Bruce Buerkens Philip Mentink. Grade 8 Andrew Van Berkum Don Lubbers. An additional honoree will be announced.
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Eldon Tharpe
Dick Ver Heul
Douglas Bruinekool
Andrew Lubbers
Vincent Benstead
Bruce Buerkens
Philip Mentink
Andrew van Berkum
Don Lubbers
Anne Eng
Jae Ter
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Ottumwa Naval Station
Sgt. J. Rozenberg
Keith Lautenbach
Lorraine Meulpolder
Sec
Treas
William Olcott
Alvin Vander Wilt
Dorothy Hocksoma
Marian Morrow
Georgia van Gorkum
Arlyn Verploeg
Lucille Buwalda
Julianna van Houweling
Marilee Logan
June Allen
Philip Kempkes
Gladys Schuring
Richarda Lautenbach
Neola Owens
Paul Lepeltak
Rose Toom
Mary de Vries
Ralph van Vliet
Bob Poppen
Joe
Christian H. S
Mystery Fire At
Leydens
Mra, R. D. Douwatra
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Pearl Harbor
Wake Pierries
East
OMS
Rotary
Miss Crum
Thomas, Menning and
de Wild
Armed Forces
Chicago
Great Lakes
Walter K. Greene
Kuyper
Pelia
Verle Verought
Verle
Luzon
Ver Dught
Kwelin
Palau
Walter K. Greenebaum
Charles E. Friley
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