Pella High Class of '47 Graduation Tonight
Centennial Tulip Time marks a large class of 67 seniors at Pella High School. Dr. Will W. Orr of Des Moines will address the graduates at 8 pm as diplomas and honors are distributed by Dr. H. O. Wormhoudt. The program features Elgar processional, glee club numbers, and the class farewell. Names include principal Jane Gosselink and superintendent Buerkens. Class colors blue and silver, flower forget me not.
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Pella High
Will W. Orr
Des Moines
Gosselink
Princip
Wormhoudt
Board of Education
Buerkens
Elgar
T. W. Prins
Virginia
Jane Gosselink
H. 0. Wormhoudt
C. Buerkens
Romberg
Horn
Colleen Renaud
Magnificent Obsession to Play at College Chapel
The curtain rises 8:00 p.m. Friday May 23 in Douwstra Chapel for Magnificent Obsession staged by the Players Guild under Mrs LaVern Miller. Kieth Fox invites all Pella residents to contact him or Bert Baron for tickets. Cast veterans include Robert Minnick Jack Fulton Clint Brasser Equiett Trueblood with Joy McCain Phyllis Teselle Beverly Reynolds and others. Paul Dodge is stage manager with Norman Van Heukelem Donald Vriezelaar assisting. Miss Helen Hislop aids as promoter.
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Douwstra Chapel
Players’ Guild
LaVern Miller
Kieth Fox
Pella
Bert Baron
Central Hall
Fox
Robert Minnick
Jack Fulton
Clint Brasser
Equiett Trueblood
Joy McCain
Phyllis TeSelle
Beverly Reynolds
Charles Botkin
Paul Dodge
Muriel Vande Gaarde
Edith Mans
Phyllis Godown
Germantown
New York
Miller
Dodge
Norman van Heukelem
Donald Vriezelaar
Mr. Dodge
Helen Hislop
Poppy Day For Disabled Saturday In Pella
Poppy Day is set for Saturday in Pella with American Legion Auxiliary volunteers soliciting on streets and at homes. Proceeds fund small comforts for hospitalized veterans who lack funds or access to items they cannot buy themselves. The effort, led by Mrs Verle Ver Dught, supports veterans since World War I and relies on nationwide contributions.
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Pella
American Legion Auxiliary
Sem
Verle Ver Dught
Legion Auxiliary
Two Pella Men to Be Honored by the College
Central College will confer honorary degrees on two Pella men at the June 2 commencement. George G. Gaass will receive the LL D for his long service to the college and community as attorney and trustee. Prof. Thomas Harrison Liggett will be awarded the Sc D for his career in chemistry and biology and his teaching work at Westminster and Central College.
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Central College
George G. Gaass
Thomas Harrison Liggett
Gaass
Pella
Columbia University
New York City
P. G. Gaass
Garrison
Beyl, Bailey, Hoffman
Wesselink
Lubbers
Vander Lugt
Second Reformed Church
Pella Chamber of Commerce
T. H. Liggett
Liggett
Leesville
Ohio
College of Wooster
Westminster College
Denver
Westminster
University of Chicago
Salvation Army To Ask Aid From Pella Citizens
Edward 8 Cook announces a Salvation Army Service Unit in Pella with a local committee led by Cook and Will Baer. The drive will solicit from downtown stores and townships, fund local welfare programs, and support regional services including maternity care and veterans aid. The program aims to divide funds between local needs and regional disaster relief.
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Edward
Cook
Salvation Army Service
Pella
Will Baer
C. C. Buerkens
Verle Ver Dught
Dan Meulpolder
Marion C. van Gorp
Kathryn Vriezelaar
Otley
Spelling Champ To Washington By Plane Saturday
Marilla Vander Meulen will fly to Washington D C on Sunday with Merna Spence and Mr and Mrs Vern Allen of Des Moines to represent Iowa in the National Spelling Contest on May 29. Dr and Mrs H C Vander Meulen will travel by rail, leaving the city the day before. The community extends best wishes for a successful trip.
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Marilla Vander Meulen
Merna Spence
Vern Allen
Des Moines
Washington D. C
Marilla
Want All Tulip Time Bills
Bills for services and materials for the Festival must be sent to Tunis Kempkes at the Moast Clothing Store before June.
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Tunis
Centennial Festival recaps praise of displays and seating need
Readers praise the festival’s window displays and the pageant sound quality while noting crowding in Central Park. Local suggestions include extra seating, potentially planks, and earlier planning for another tulip planting. Observers commend cordial welcomes from out of town visitors and highlight notable exhibits and cameras capturing color views.
Tulip Time Festival Chairman Thanks Volunteers
M. M. Dockendorf credits broad community cooperation for a successful Tulip Time and Centennial festival. He notes many sacrificed time and spent effort to ensure the event’s success and praises Pella residents for unselfish participation.
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Pella
M. M. Dockendorf
Central College Choir to Give Home Concert
The Central College a cappella choir under Gordon Farndell will present a home concert May 30 at 8:00 p.m. in Douwstra Chapel. The group recently toured 1100 miles through Illinois and Wisconsin and has performed in Fulton Lansing Chicago Cedar Grove Oostburg Sheboygan Kohler Waldo Waupun Milwaukee Sully Eddyville and Pella with solos by senior music students replacing non music numbers for the Pella event.
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Central College
Tlinois
Wisconsin
Douwstra Chapel
Gordon Farndell
Fulton
Lansing
Chicago
Ilinois
Cedar Grove
Oostburg
Sheboygan
Kohler
Waldo
Waupun
Milwaukee
Sully
Eddyville
Pella
Famous Chaplain To Be Speaker On Memorial Day In Pella
Memorial Day speaker will be Chaplain De Loss Marken pastor of College Avenue Christian Church Des Moines a war decorated veteran with service in World War I and World War II He received the Legion of Merit from General Eisenhower and a bronze star in Italy Also notes Memorial Sunday services at Baptist Church Legion members to meet at 10 30 wearing no uniforms and inviting veterans V F W Amvets and parents of fallen soldiers to attend Board to nominate Legion officers for June and plan Memorial Day committees
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Pella
de Loss Marken
College Avenue
Italy
Baptist Church
Legion
V.F.W. and
Amvets
Central College
Grace L Scott inspires Pella High students with character talk
National leader Grace Leigh Scott spoke at Pella High School’s 8:40 assembly last Monday, urging clean living and self-control. She linked personal conduct to social progress, emphasizing virtue, avoiding alcohol, and harnessing inner creative power to build better families and communities.
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Grace Leigh Scott
Pella
W.C.T.U
Scott
Miss Scott
Childer
Pella Tulip Time Proud Crowd Sees Pageant Success
The people of Pella felt pride after the finale of the Tulip Time pageant with about two thousand workers and hundreds of visitors praising the festival. Governor Robert E. Blue voiced approval, noting community solidarity, while weather cooperated despite a prior threat of rain and a crowded downtown scene.
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Pella
Robert E. Blue
Jordan Hall
Garden Square
Organ Recital at College Chapel Monday Evening
Des Moines chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents Clarence Mader in a Monday 8 o'clock recital at Douwstra Chapel. Program spans from classical to modern including Bach, Willan, Couperin, and more. Tickets 1.20 adults, 60 cents students. Des Moines chapter seeks town support. second year, college faculty and students among organizers.
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Des Moines
The
American Guild of Organists
Clarence Mader
Los
Healey
Willan
Kooiker
Farndell
Evelyn Brunsting
Public School Bus Service Friday Afternoon
Schools dismiss morning classes Friday with buildings closed until 2 30 p m for reports and report cards. Buses run regular routes to Leighton and Otley areas stopping at Den Hartog Drug Store Leighton 1 15 p m and Van Vliet Store Otley about 2 10 p m with High School arrival around 2 30 p m. Return trip departs High School at 3 00 p m.
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Leighton
Otley
den Hartog
van Vliettore
Education leader urges character and practical living
A speaker praised for shaping youth character emphasizes that education must extend beyond theory into everyday life. She stressed the need to translate learning into practical action and uphold strong personal conduct among students.
Pella High Band to Play Concert Saturday Night
The Pella High School Band opens Summer Band Concert Season with an 8:00 p.m. park performance on Saturday, May 24. Due to Tulip Time it was postponed from May 17 and there will be no Band Uniform Tag Day this week as it becomes Poppy Day. uniforms tag day will move to Fall. The program includes marches, popular tunes, songs and overtures with works by Karl King and Hoagy Carmichael among others.
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Pella High School
Special Movies Of Public School Work Shown Here
Ruth Wagner of the Jews State Education Ass'n led a team to film 1947 Tulip Time activities. Children’s parade, folk dances, handwork, homemaking craft, and Dutch Village scenes were shot. Gertrude Steenhoek provided artwork for a film segment on the village. The project, titled Salon of Town, will be leased next spring.
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Ruth Wagner
Jews State Education Ass'n
Gertrude’ Steenhoek
Bey
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Flor Peeters
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Francois Couperin
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Sonata de Chiesa
Hendrik Andriessen
Gustave Lamezeuihl
Rowland Leach
Clarence Maer
Pella High Band
F. Whalley
Drake
Karl King
America
J. J. Richards
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Karl
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Star Dust
Hoagy Carmichael
Oracle
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