Tulip Time Weekend Visitors Across Iowa Towns
Weekend visitors gathered from Hartwick Ottumwa Lenox Osceola Albia Des Moines Newton Tracy Denver Colorado and Manchester for Tulip Time events and family social visits. Local families hosted relatives and friends from Des Moines Ottumwa Oskaloosa Ames Keokuk Naz after tours and theatre trips.
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Vernon Block
Marty
Hartwick
Iowa
Block
Irene Hiemstra
Marinus Aalbers
Ottumwa
Rene Aalbers
Jean Ver Ploeg
Lenox
James Koopman
Oskaloosa
Clarence Vander Veer
John Branck
Albia
Bob Marsh
Villisca
Laurence Vander Veer
Des Moines
Harry Richmond
Albert van Houweling
Gerrit J. Vander Waal
Newton
Melvin van Houweling
Robert van Rees
Bill van Rees
Arie van Rees
Jerry Wilson
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Bernice Roozeboom
Paul Vander Hart
Janella Hoksbergen
Tracy
Betty van Hal
Harrison Kelly
Ottumwa Saturay
Arnold Boot
Clarence Schroder
C. F. Brooks
Zion, Ill
Archie Mallory
Bill Vos’, Jr
Denver
Colorado
Gertie Messemaker
Harry de Witt
Leona Schak
Tulip Time fans praise plants and displays in Pella
Visitors admired the 1954 Tulip Time floral show with curbside blooms, parks, and Dutch Village. Women garden club members from Town Nebraska and Missouri praised the displays and the public address system. Lost articles and children were quickly restored, and many tourists stayed over to see the Dutch Village and Scholte home while Minnesota visitors commented on Pella's liquor policy and historical publications.
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Netherlands
Town
Nebraska
Missouri
Scholte
Schulte
College to Present Beth Gosselink in Piano Recital May 21
Beth Gosselink pupil of Mr. Robert Smith at Central College will be presented in a senior piano recital at Douwstra Chapel on Friday May 21 at 7 30 p m The public is cordially invited The program includes English Suite in G minor J Bac Sonata Op 31 No 3 Beet hover Ballade Op 47 Chopin Two Intermezzi Op 76 No 7 and Op 119 No 3 Brahms The Maid With the Flaxen Hair minstrels Debussy
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Beth Gosselink
Robert Smith
Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Theublic
Tortam
J. Bac
Chopin
Brahms
Debussy
Alpha Psi Omega Honors and Initiates at Central College
Alpha Psi Omega, the national dramatic fraternity at Central College, awarded honors and initiated new members at a ceremony in Jordan Hall on Tuesday evening. Best acting awards went to Carolyn De Jong, Marvel Huff, John Korver, and Larry Wendell, chosen by students and faculty from nominations by theatre audiences. Additional honors included Beryl Bellmeyer for most valuable drama contribution, Marvel Huff for best single scene in Our Town, and Norman Schouten for greatest improvement. New initiates are Duane De Kock, Elliot Tanis, and Elsie Schaap.
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Alpha Psi Omega
Central College
Jordan Hall
Carolyn de Jong
Gray Hawk
Marvel Huff
Ames
John Korver
New Oxford
Larry Wendell
Columbia
Beryl Bellmeyer
Newton
Our Town
Norman Schouten
Brandon
Wis
Duane de Kock
Elliot Tanis
Pella
Elsie Schaap
Orange City
Tulip Time Festival Fans Celebrate with Colorful Floats
The parade featured fine floats from the Os kaloosa Chamber of Commerce Sully FFA and Otley with a miniature town display and slogan Hello Pella Youre Good Lookin Otley Came to See Whats Cookin Blinn Grinnell sent bewhiskered old time costumes as the centennial nears Sul ly band impressed with uniforms and a strong news media presence from local and regional outlets including KBOE WHO WOI and Iowa papers Cal lie Barrows of Missouri publicized Tulip Time to Garden Clubs and visitors alike Fella did it again and very well
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Oskaloosa Channel of Commerce
Sully
FFA
Otley
Pella
Missouri
Callie Barrows
KFEQ
Ring Found After Fifteen Years Belongs To Cook
While gardening in Humes town last week, Ben Grimm discovered a class ring lost for fifteen years. The ring is identified as the property of Mrs Theo Cook.
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Ben Grimm
Humeston
Theo Cook
Think Before You Buy Is a Home Freezer Practical
An Iowa State extension nutritionist says a home freezer can be a financial asset if managed well but is a liability otherwise. She outlines when it pays off, factors like garden size, nearby markets, installation, power, and packaging costs, and advises buying a large unit, keeping it full, labeling items, and storing favorite foods to maximize value.
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Leslie Smith
Iowa State College
We Tip Our Hats and Bow to A Good Neighbor
An Oska loosa Herald editorial praises Pella Tulip Time, lauding the friendly spirit and community effort. It extols visitors welcome, Hollander pride, church and street cleanliness, and the wholesome festival atmosphere as a model of neighborly progress.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Pella
Netherlands
Holland
Pell
Hom
What Happens Less Often than It Might Happen
A reflection on human nature noting that the fear of potential events weighs more than the events themselves. It suggests restraint in worry and emphasizes focusing on present realities rather than imagined outcomes.
Corn Measuring In Marion County To Be Started Soon
Marion County to begin measuring corn acreage on individual farms for 1954 price support eligibility. Paul E. Brown, ASC chair, says all fields planted by growers seeking price support or purchase agreements must be measured to prove compliance with allotments. No measurement needed if owner states in writing he does not wish to qualify for price support.
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Marion County
Marion
Paul E. Brown
ASC
Iowa
Brown
Community committeemen to oversee measuring tasks in ASC program
In June the ASC community committeemen will be asked to conduct the measuring while others dubbed farm reporters will be named to assist as needed. Instructions will be given at a May 25, 1964 meeting for committeemen at 8 p.m. in the Marion County ASC office in Knoxville Iowa.
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ASC
Marion County
Knoxville
Towa
Lines by Loglow Promote Saving and Amelia Earhart Flight
The piece urges choosing saving or spending, promoting United States Savings Bond. It recalls Amelia Earhart making the first solo flight from Honolulu to California, illustrating aviation achievement to inspire financial prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Amelia Earhart
Honolulu
California
Advertising keeps gum prices down for consumers
A survey of advertising shows it lowers costs by boosting mass production and spreading news about products. Five sticks with 18 wrappings cost a nickel, the same price as 40 years ago, proving ads are a low-cost selling method that helps keep living costs down.
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Advertising Federation of America
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Jerry Lewis
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Nellie Herder
Clariena Meppelink
Jennie Meppelink
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Dick van Zante
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Bill de Bruyn
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Parsons College
Fairfield
Vernon Wielard
Vernon
Spring Hill
Harry M. van Hemert
Syracuse
Indiana
J. B
Louise van Hemert
Welbourn
Donna
Barbara
Ed and
Emeline Vos
Isabelle Perley
Keokuk
Ann Bokhoven
George Gezel, Jr
Manchester
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Minnesota
Des Moines Register and Tribune
WOI
Woi-Tv
WHO
Who-Tv
KBOE
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Petia, Iowa
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Valencia
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