Librarians and Trustees Meet in Pella For Tulip Time Visit
Librarians and trustees from district libraries gathered May 10 in Pella to attend their annual convention at the Central College Chapel. The program featured legislative reports on rural library service, bookmobile discussions, and sessions on adult and children’s books. A Dubuque County Traveling Library exhibit, plus a Dutch luncheon and entertainment, highlighted a day praised by delegates and visitors. The Davenport librarian’s gracious note praised hospitality and promised future return.
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Pella
Central College Chapel
Sarah Bibbs
Boone
Iowa
T. G. Fultz
Mae G. Anders
Town Library Association
Frances Warner
Iowa State College Library
Helen Rex
Marshalltown
Mary Rex
Dallas Center
Catherine Seitz
Dubuque County
Blanche Smith
State Traveling Library
Edith Sperry
Des Moines
State
Dubuque
Channel of Commerce
Carnegie-Viersen Library
Little Girls In Blue
Katherine de Koning
Davenport
Christian School Field Day at West Market Park
The Pella Alliance of Christian Schools hosts Field Day at West Market Park in Pella Iowa on Friday May 26 starting 10:00 a.m. The event features Dr. Walter A Mai of the Lutheran Hour Radio Pa ter as speaker at 1:30 p.m. A well stocked canteen will serve refreshments. all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Alliance of Christian Schools
Waterloo Auto Accident Injures Three Waterloo Residents
Crowded roads on a rainy Sunday in Pella led to a major accident near the four mile crossing. Three Waterloo residents, Mrs. A M Robertson, Mrs. O H Oberg, and Mrs. Mabel Lyon, were severely injured with fractures and concussions. Additional occupants included two children. Police and doctors described a chaotic scene as traffic jammed between Monroe and Oskaloosa, with no reliable details on how the crash occurred.
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Pella
Ella
Des Moines
Regs
Monroe
Oskaloosa
A. M. Robertson
O. H. Oberg
Lyon
Pel-la
Four Mile Crossing
Missionary Richard Harper to Speak at College Y M C A Event
The Y M C A and Y W C A announce a guest speaker for commencement week. Reverend Richard Henry Harper, a veteran Reform ed church missionary to American Indians, will address students after years of service among Cheyennes Arapahos Apache Navajoes Shawnees and Comanches. He began ministry in Kansas and later joined Indian work under Dr. Walter Roe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Henry Harper
The
Reformed Church
Mr. Harper
Plymouth
England
America
Congregational Church
Kansas
Richard Harper
Walter C. Roe
Harper
Red Men
Indian Missions
Pella National Bank Marks 82 Years Of Service
The Pella National Bank observed its 82nd birthday on May 1, reflecting on its origins in 1857 when H. P. Scholte P. H. Bousquet and John Nollen formed the Central Iowa Exchange. The institution evolved into Pella Savings Institution in 1858 and became a National Bank in 1872, maintaining a record of stability and community service through modern methods while honoring its early principles.
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Pella
Pella National Bank
H. P. Scholte
P. H. Bousquet
John Nollen
Central Iowa Exchange, Land and Collecting Agency
James Muntingh
Parker’s Express
BR Hinkle & Co
J. Nolsen
J. Muntingh
H. P. Scholte Gazette Office
Notary L. C
Annual Meeting Notice of Tram Cemetery Association
The Tram Cemetery Association calls its annual meeting for Thursday May 25 at the cemetery. Members and friends are invited to attend. The Secretary.
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The
Tram Cemetery Association
Two Indian Girls Graduate From Central College
At the commencement exercises held Sunday evening at Third Reformed church a missionary to American Indians spoke. Central College graduates include Mabel Tahkopfer of Lawton Oklahoma from the Comanche tribe and Anna Bess Mallory from the Winnebago tribe of Eastern Nebraska. Both are among the first girls of their tribes to complete college education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Reformed Church
Central College
Mabel Tahkopfer
Lawton
Oklahoma
Anna Bess Mallory
Nebraska
Women’s Club Tulip Show a Big Success
Sixty nine entries formed the tulip show in Legion Hall under Federated Club sponsorship. Prize winners included Mrs. Jim Van Dusseldorp with Pride of Haarlem, Dan Meulpolder with five firsts, Murray Nesbit with four blue ribbons, and others such as Paul J. Christensen Rus Van Zante Lon Wormhoudt May Sterrenberg and Mrs Ed Cook. Judge John Res from Sassenheim Holland praised the display.
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Legion Hall
Federated Club
Jim van Dusseldorp
Pride of
Lon Wormhoudt
May Sterrenberg
Ed Cook
Bert Baron
John Res
Sassenheim
Holland
Remodeling Sale at Awtry and Lankelma Furniture Store
Remodeling work began this week at Awtry and Lankelma Furniture Store to install a hardwood floor, redecorate, and retrofit with new lighting. Stock has moved to the second floor for display and buyers are urged to visit for exceptional bargains on all regular stock while improvements continue.
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Awtry & Lankelma Furniture
Awtry & Lankelma
Rural Carriers Convention Plans Set In Pella
Officers of the Town Rural Letter Carriers Association and Auxiliary with district board members, about thirty, will meet in Pella Saturday to plan for the July 20 to 22, 1939 convention. They will tour potential meeting sites, then confer with the Marion County Chamber of Commerce committee. An evening gathering with carriers, wives, and merchants precedes lunch sponsored by Marion County Carriers.
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Town Rural Letter Carriers Association
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Marion County
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Speaker to Address Second Christian Reformed Church
Dr A A Michelson the radio minister and founder of the First Hebrew Christian Synagogue of Los Angeles will speak at the Second Christian Reformed Church on East First Street on Monday evening May 22 at 7 45 his topic Judaism and Christianity in the Light of the Jewish Talmud He broadcasts on KSO Des Moines each weekday morning from 9 to 9 30 except Sundays and Mondays
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First Hebrew Christian Synagogue
Los Angeles
Second
Christian Reformed Church
East First Street
Michelson
KSO
Des Moines
Two Cent Sale At De Wild Grocery Store
De Wild's Grocery advertises a limited sale offering selected standard articles at regular prices plus a second item of the same kind for two cents more. Read the store ad in this issue for full details of this bargain offer.
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de Wild
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Funeral
I express deep appreciation for the many acts of kindness from friends and relatives during my wife’s illness and funeral. Thanks for floral tributes and the music and services at the Baptist church. Jacob Sterrenburg.
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Baptist Church
Jacob Sterrenburg
Fire damages Emma Langerak Farm kitchen via oil stove blast
Last Thursday around 2 pm an oil stove exploded in the Emma Jo Langerak farm home occupied by Mr and Mrs Henry Beyer. Mrs Beyer battled the flames with water and a pail, keeping the fire from spreading beyond the kitchen while farm women and passersby helped extinguish it. The kitchen furnishings were destroyed. the rest of the house was saved. Mrs Langerak had insurance. the Beyers did not.
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Emma Jo Langerak
Henrry Beyer
Beyer
F W Bliss to Speak at Central College Commencement
Hon F Walter Bliss of New York will be the commencement speaker for Central college. Bliss, vice president of the Reform Church Board of Education, is a famed eastern layman and former associate justice of the New York State Supreme Court. He plans a brief visit to Pella, staying with Dr and Mrs Lubbers at Dunn Cottage, and will attend the President's reception at Dunn Cottage on commencement day.
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Mencement
F. Walter Bliss
New York
Bliss
Board of Education
The
Reformed Church
Walter Bli
Supreme Court of
State of
Central College
Mrs. Bliss
Ascension Day Services at Christian Reformed Churches
This afternoon members of the First and Second Christian Reformed churches observe Ascension Day with an afternoon service at 2:00 in Holland language at the First church and an evening 7:30 English language service at the Second Christian Reformed church. All are invited to participate.
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Holland
Baccalaureate Exercises Set For May 21
Reverend Paul Christensen of the Baptist church will address the Class of 39 at baccalaureate services Sunday evening at the Second Reformed church. The boys glee club will provide music and a reserved section is set aside for parents and board members. Seniors meet in the high school auditorium and proceed to the church at 7 30 prompt.
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Paul Christensen
The
Baptist Church
Second Reformed Church
Tulip Time in Pella Draws Great Crowds and Praise
A large, enthusiastic crowd attended the Tulip Festival in Pella with perfect weather and orderly, cordial behavior. The program featured a downtown frolic, street parades, Dutch broadcasts, and the crowning of Miss Virginia Van Gorp and Miss Bernace Van der Linden. Governor visits drew heavy turnout as locals praised visitors and the overall celebration. The event included a Dutch-themed operetta and a scholarly address on Hollanders in America by Professor Jacob Vander Zee.
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Tulip Bowl
Wilson
John Wilson
George Wilson
Pella
Central Park
Fultz
Columbia Broadcasting System
KRNT
Des Moines
Rolscreen Co
Mayor Fultz
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Virginia van Gorp
Bernace van der Linden
Janet Klyn
Leona Schilder
Martha van Berkum
Margaretta Slobe
Burgemeester Fultz
Jacob Vander Zee
University of Iowa
Iowa
America
Holland
Michigan
Burgemeester
Hugo Kuyper
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Miss de Koning
Historical Museum
Schulte
Edna Giesler
Geo. H. Dale
Tres Deep River
Chester Tripp
Spencer, Iowa
H. Hannasch
St. Pres
H. G. Courtney
Clark S. Hart
Spencer
Aux. Pres
Norwalk
Lowe
Walter Broberg
Storm Lake
West Market
Waterloo
Y. M
Y. W
Henry Harper
TULIP
J. van Dusseldorp
Dutch c
A. A. Michelson
Emma Langerak
F. W. Bliss
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