Tulip Time in Pella Sets Record Saturday Attendance
Pella's 31st Tulip Time drew record crowds despite a mostly rainy week. Friday and Saturday brought sunshine and peak tulips, with coronation ceremonies for Queen Mary Farrer and the Royal Court. The festival featured parades, Dutch dancers, flower show, and a new Bloemenkar public trolleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Mary Farrer
Burgemeester
T. G. Fultz
Mary
Royal Court
Judy de Cook
Carol van der Ploeg
Eunice Roorda
Judy Grandia
Provinces
Central College
Netherlands
John Kuiper
Feremantes
Wyatt Earp
Minneapolis
Omaha
Audit of Marion County Reveals Fund Missteps
1964 audit by Marion County and State Auditor Lorne R. Worthington highlights several missteps including funds deposited in unauthorized institutions, unbid purchases of 65 thousand dollars in road equipment, and budget amendments needed for flood control weed eradication and other programs. The report notes overexpenditures in poor, retirement, and emergency funds, with multiple transfers and unreported balances.
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Lorne R. Worthington
State
Marion County
Auditor of State
Knoxville Journal
Board of Education
Code of
Iowa
Eral
Soldiers’ Relief
Grand Jury
Tulip Festival 1967 Preview and Royal Pageant Notes
In this issue 37 pictures cover the 1966 Tulip Festival royalty crowds floats the Queen's robe costume flower cart Dutch dancers and more. The 1967 Tulip Festival dates are May 11 to 13.
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Royal Court
Pella Chronicle earns national editorial award
The Pella Chronicle is cited among the top three in the Herrick Editorial Award category of the National Newspaper Association 1966 contest, with Boston hosting the July 16 ceremony. The paper has previously earned multiple state and national honors for editorial writing, service to agriculture, and photography. Memorial notices announce the death of Mrs. Johannes J. Goodyk, age 71, with services set for May 20 at First Christian Reformed Church and burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials may go to Children’s Retreat.
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Johannes J. Goodyk
Sadie Spoelstra
Pella Community Hospital
First Christian Reformed Church
John I. Piersma
Oakwood
Garden Chapel
The
Pella Chronicle
Herrick
National Newspaper Association
NNA
Boston
Mass
America
Chronicle
Iowa Press Association
Cial Project
Gona i
Adltor
Pella Christian High School
U.S
Spirit of Tulip Time closes 1936 festival in Pella
Reprinted from the May 28, 1936 Chronicle the closing Tulip Time feature presents the Spirit of Tulip Time reading by Alberta De Jonge with Marguerite Visser and staged by Mrs L A Winter. The piece praises community spirit, hospitality, and shared traditions while urging harmony and rejection of petty strife until next year.
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Alberta de Jonge
Marguerite Visser
L. A. Winter
Pella
Tulip Festival Thanks From Pella Historical Society
The 1966 Tulip Festival receives gratitude from the Pella Historical Society for broad community help and the untiring civic effort behind Peila's annual event.
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Pella
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Atcheson
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Lamson
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Chicago Tribune
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