Pella Tulip Time Festival Draws Dense Crowd From Nearby Towns
A large throng attended the third day of Pella’s Tulip Time as the Newton Dram and Bugle corps led a parade from the public square to West Market. Officials including G J Lankelma of the Pella chamber welcomed visitors and praised Des Moines and Ottumwa for support. Musicians from Knoxville Des Moines Monroe Knoxsville and Osceola contributed in a long afternoon program that drew about 15 000 people, with remarks from Hor ton of Des Moines and greetings from Oskaloosa. The event highlighted community ties between Pella and surrounding cities and concluded with a salute to state patrol and local police for traffic safety. The next two days’ Tulip Time wrap will be printed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Dram and Bugle Corps
Pella
G. J. Lankelma
Lankelma
John Gross
C. J. Jepson
Newton
J. Fl. Johnson
Knoxville
B.C. Manning
Ottumwa
Aie
Knoxville Im and Bugle Corps
Des Moines
Monroe
Knox- Me
Morrellle
Bob Jaylock
Osceola
Inger
Paschal Des Moines
Ire
Olivier Twins
Irs
Cora Hagens
Nelle van Arkel
J. Formhoudt
West Market
Herbert Horton
Dines
Central Vari
Chamber of Commerce
Horton
Downing Boys
John Nollen
Grinnell College
Oskaloosa
Burdock
Oskaloos
Henry K. Ver Stece
How to Care For Your Tulips
Instructions on trimming after bloom, drying bulbs, and storing for next year. Advises against digging bulbs immediately, explains when to dig, cure, and replant. Announces Tulip Time imports from Holland and invites orders through L. W. Hartley at the Chronicle office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullp
Holland
Darwin
Piie
L. W. Hartley
Chronicle
City eyes south of Pella electric lines extension
At a regular council meeting the topic was extending electric light and power services to the South Woods Dairy and Vander Zyl coal mine south of town. John Gnass was instructed to survey the route and make recommendations to aid council action while Gary Vogelaar and the Vander Zyl brothers urged timely service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Woods
Vander Zyl
John Gnass
Electric Department
Gary Vogelaar
Vander Zyl Bros
Central College Commencement Week Events Recap
A compact schedule for Central College detailing May 23 to 27 activities. Includes tennis tournament for a gold pin, recitals, Baccalaureate service at First Reformed Church in M. Wis, YMC A and YWCA address by Rev Drukker, Keables Medal declamatory contest, Philo Cup finals, Alumni luncheon, Senior Class Play The Dover Road, Freshman-Sophomore oratorical contest, YWCA Tea, commencement dinner, trustees meeting, Ladies Auxiliary, President's reception, and the eighty-third Annual Commencement with class address by Dr Wyn and Wichers at First Reformed Church and New Central Chapel.
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Colle
Cau
College Chapel
Richard Ouderstay
First Reformed Church
M. Wis
R. Drukker
The
Reformed Church Board of Education
See- Reformed Church
Graham Fall
Dover Road
A. A. Milne
College
Graham Hall
New Central
Ladies Auxiliary
Dunn Cottage
Central College
Wynand Wichers
Hope College
Ewoll Chapel
Mod el Proprietors Attend Allied Clothiers Convention
Lon Wormhoudt and Tudor Keompkes, proprietors of the Mod el clothing store, left Monday evening for Kansas City to attend the Allied Clothiers convention. The organization has 400 members and a large attendance is expected at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Wormhoudt
Tudor Keompkes
Model Clothing Store
Kansas City
Allied Clothiers
Poppy Day Volunteers To Sell Memorial Poppies Saturday
On Saturday May 23 the Van Veen Van Hemert Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will distribute memorial poppies on downtown streets to honor World War dead and raise funds for veterans welfare. Wives mothers sisters and daughters of veterans will work as volunteers without pay, with no price for poppies and all contributions supporting Legion and Auxiliary welfare programs locally and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Veen-Van Hemert
American Legion Auxiliary
van’ Veen- van Hemert
Auxiliary
Matt Kempkes
American Legion
American Legion and Auxiliary
The
Legion and Auxiliary
Boy Injured in Auto Collision on Main Street
Bobby De Winter, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew De Winter of Chicago, suffered a severe cheek laceration when thrown against a windshield as their car backed into a vehicle driven by Ralph Ha near the Pella National Bank corner on Main Street South. Also in the car were Andrew De Winter and Ota De Pinte, the latter’s former in law. the injury appeared unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Andrew de Winter
Chicago
Main Street
Pella National Bank
Ralph Ha
de Winter
Ota de Pinte
Many Stores To Close On Memorial Day
Memorial Day closings affect numerous local businesses. The list includes florists, jewelers, bakeries, markets, lumber, hardware, banks, and department stores. Several merchants modify hours by shifting Saturday closures to Friday, with Friday open late.
Miss Anna Verhey Receives Praise in Des Moines Visit
Horton critic of Elson Grey Book Co. praised the Pella schools after inspecting Miss Anna Verhey’s second grade at Lincoln school. She ranked the local method among the very best in the state for handling children, a notable compliment to the teacher and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton
Elson Grey Book Co
Des Moines
Pella
Anna Verhey
Lincoln School
Verhey
Railroad Wreck Derailed Ten Freight Cars Near Howell Station
A westbound Wabash freight derailed ten cars near Howell station four miles south of Pella. Engineers Featherstone and Davis escaped injury, track damage forced detours via Burlington tracks, and Wabash planned repairs with Des Moines wrecking crews. Repair crews expected traffic to resume soon after the scene was cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Station
Pella
E. L. Featherstone
Moulton
Harry Davis
Salisbury
Featherstone
Des Moines
Ute Scene
W. W. Greenland
Moberly
Greenland
Howell
The Closed Door Senior Class Play Preview
The senior drama group presents The Closed Door a comedy drama tonight and tomorrow May 20 and 21 at eight in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Burge Le Coen Ryth Koeleman Ardith Wilson Almira Klein Florence Conn Donald Menning Jean Cook Lawrence Van Nimwesen Ernest Schippers James Evers. The action unfolds in Jamaica Long X fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgee le Coen Ryth Koeleman
Ardith Wilson
Almira Klein
Florence Conn
Donald Menning
Jean Cook
Lawrence van Nimwesen
Ernest Schippers
James Evers
Jamaica
Long x Fund
Tulip Committees Seek Public Feedback on Celebration
Residents are invited to send constructive criticism and suggestions to the Chronicle for the Tulip celebration’s improvement next year. Mail your comments to the newspaper, and they will be forwarded to a committee member for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Swank Takes Over Standard Oil Station Lease
Louis Swank becomes lessee of the Standard Oil station at the southwest square corner starting Monday. He has run the tank wagon for four and a half years and sold his truck to Peter Lubberden, who will manage this end of the business. Swank advertises Standard products in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Swank
Standard Oil
Peter Lubberden
Swank
Lubherden
Mr. Swank
Mayor's Poppy Day Proclamation for Pella City
The mayor proclaims May 23 as Poppy Day in Pella. American Legion and Auxiliary will distribute memorial poppies to honor young men from the city who sacrificed in France, urging citizens to remember the patriotic dead and wear the poppy in their memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
T Pella
Lax
Pella
T. G. Fultz
Commencement Exercises For Joeat High School May Week
The Joeat High School schedules a May week commencement with 48 graduates. The event includes a class play Friday at 8:00 pm in the high school auditorium and a commencement address by Rev. Hyten on Youth and Tumor. Eighth grade certificates will be awarded to those finishing eighth grade, with a lengthy list of graduates and eighth graders named.
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Joeat High School
Is ‘Iven
Rev
N Hyten
Wm. N. Vander Beckdean
Conk Elmer
Boat Junior C
Dykstradames
V. Evers
George Gezel, Jr
Henry van Haaften
Herman E. Elmer
Donald J
Menning Delmar F. Needham
Clarence Vander Linden Friest
Schippers
Franklin A. Verrips
Herbert
Wormho
Henrietta Buyert
el K
Cunmings
Helen Bion
Tunie Gosselink
Dorothy June Langerak LaVerne
Sara Rose Vander Linden
Cora Mae Vander Linden
Elizabeth van Ooyen
Evelyn M. Palmquist
Barbara Patrick Grace Rozenberg
Florence Robinson Freda Russell
Eileen Sadler Wilma Schakel Berriat Schilder
Barbara Aue van Sittert Margie L. Yeeman
Johanna Vander
College grads to hear Dr Wynand Wichers at 83rd Commencement
Central College prepares for a trio of speakers during commencement week. On May 27 at the First Reformed Church in Pella, Wynand Wichers DL, president of Hope College, will deliver the class address. He was knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Hirch
Wynand Wichers
DL. D
Holland
Michisgat
Wichers
Hope College
Central
Pella
Michigan State Board of Education
Order of the Queen of the Netherlands
Order of Orange
Nasaa
Reformed Church
R. C. Onderstuys
Ouderstuys
First Reformed Church
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Oudersluys
Tulip Time Committee Bills Due May 25
Citizens with claims against the Tulip Time Committee must submit itemized bills showing who ordered them and have them approved, then resend to Treasurer Tudor Kemp by Monday May 25. The notice stresses committee accountability and timely reimbursement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulip Time Committee
Tudor Kempen
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CITY
South Woods Dairy
van der Zyl
Resu Nes Moines Register
Boy
Rnder
W. D. van Sittert DE Jong Floral & Seed Wilson Jewelry CO
John den Hartog van der
Burlington Ling
Tulip
Doctor Wynand Wichers
Central Books
Eeeond Reformed Church
W. CG. A
Raymond Drukker
New York City
Drukker
Polis
Topsh Fellowship Movement
Hia
Pelle
and Mya, Jong
First Christian Reformed Church
Onces
Wynand Vickers College
R. C. Duderilys
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