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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
18
The 1953 Tulip Time festival in Pella drew praise for flawless planning and broad participation. Citizens, newcomers, and business leaders upheld high standards, ensuring orderly streets, no incidents, and strong showings of Dutch heritage and community pride.
The piece argues that liquor by the drink is not a political issue in Iowa. It notes governors candidates face pressure yet claims enforcement would erode with drink sales. It warns traffic dangers and moral concerns make voters unlikely to back relaxing liquor laws.
Western Kansas farmers urged to chisel soil to form wind resistant subsoil layers as Congress considers a 15 million dollar appropriation at one dollar per acre. A Syracuse Kansas editor quips that some seek government help while others work, stressing individual responsibility in land use.
A montage of short editorials notes aviation psychology and customer behavior. Dr. Saul Sells links teen masculine traits to pilot aptitude at Randolph Field. Archbold Buckeye laments few mean customers who quibble over prices, urging kindness and reform by retailers.
May 21 1914 report notes Central College pitcher Van Zante defeats Still College of Des Moines 6 to 3 on the Pella field. Rhynsburger starred at bat, Lowe fielded, and Van Zante fanned twelve. Also listed are May 28 organ recital by Guy Churchill and Queen May selections led by Sylvia Noffsinger and King Rex Clarence Hansen.
A typing team of Don Waechter Nina Gosgelink and Janet Rosveld won third place at an interstate eight state contest in Des Moines. Marion Frush had been on the team but was disqualified for rules differences with the town rules. Kansas City Kansas.
Twenty years prior highlights include high school winning most awards, Star Auto Co beautifying grounds with flower beds, and Garden Square benches planned. Sports recap notes Pella area teams in state tournament, Collins High victory, Central teams’ wins, and Founders Day campus trees. Community notes cover Memorial Day address, local plays, and college commencement events.
The 1944 Tulip Time, a one day affair, featured Queen Martha Van Berkum and attendants Georgia Van Gerkum Francene De Prenger Margaret De Wild and Phyllis Van Ee. Miss Michael Strange and organist Hugh Giles were set for an Artist-Recital at Douwstra Chapel with a reading from Shaw's Saint Joan. Vernon Bobbitt’s paintings would grace the chapel foyer during commencement. Bobbitt served in the armed forces and created works while away. Local obituaries noted Frank Den Adel's death at 53 from pneumonia in Corte Madera. Army updates included Captain Hector Bevan at Newport News Virginia and Connie Van Rees e home on Navy leave after 21 North Atlantic service. Stu Kuyper on Ft Belvoir staff and sister Joan at Transcontinental and Western Airlines in DC, with mother Mrs. Kuyper visiting. Teachers faced salary hikes of 15 percent to align with regional scales.
The Rivoli Theatre in Oskaloosa offers the film A Very Honorable Guy starring Elva Mae Van Houweling and others in a listed program. The Chronicle invites a 400 word essay on Why I want to go to camp with a $12 prize to a Des Moines YMCA Camp near Boone. Union Pacific's Mr Kirkpatrick will visit Legion Hall for an illustrated travelogue sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Legion Post.
A reflective piece arguing that town and country depend on each other. It notes farmers support towns through commerce and taxes while towns provide services such as libraries, hospitals, schools, and pools. The essay concludes that agriculture and locality together create a better living community.
The Town Crier column recalls George F. Sadler and mourns the death of Mrs. Leonora Scholte since Tulip Time 1948. Joost De Bruin reports his own passing at 84, noted painter and founder of a 1847 Pella scene. Six Pella men died in service. a Community Memorial service is set for May 28 at Douwstra Chapel with Dr M J Hoffman speaking as the War Food Administration ships 16 000 pounds of vegetable seeds.
Fragile readability shows a note about giving flowers and seeds to American prisoners in German camps to grow food and for diversion through gardening. The passage implies aid efforts and wartime morale activities.
Audubon county deputy treasurer John Rutherford has developed a 25 year stamp collecting hobby into an unusual assortment. His notable items include a Graf Zeppelin set from 1930.
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