Memorial Day Services Shift To Morning Test
Memorial Day events move to morning this year to boost attendance. Legion, Auxiliary and school children assemble at the Memorial Building for a 10:30 a.m. march to Main Street and Central Park. Col. Claude Stanley of Des Moines will give the address at the Cox Memorial band stand. Services at Second Reformed Church begin 10:45 a.m. Rev. R. J. Vanden Berg to preach.
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Cox Memorial Band
Rainbow
Legionnaires
Claude Stanley
Des Moines
Old Town
168Th
American Legion Post
Col
America
Legion Post
Second Reformed Church
R. J. Vanden Berg
Memorial Building
van Nicwaal
Eighth Graders Graduated at High School Ceremony
Thirty three boys and girls graduated from the eighth grade Wednesday afternoon in the high school auditorium. Professor Tunis Prins of Central College addressed the gathering. The program featured Welcome, Carl Brown. Address, Prins. songs by Nine Girls and The Field Bells. Class Prophecy by Phyllis Ver Steeg and Ruthelaine Van Baalen. Class Poem by Norma Cummings and Georgia Schuring. Gifts by George Carson Tone Lankelma and Joyce Pring. a flute duet by June Van Gorkom. Song of India. Class History by Martha Rietveld and Helen Buwalda.
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Tunis Prins
Central College
Carl
George Carson
Tone Lankelma
Joyce Pring
June van Gorkom
Song of
India
Martha Rietveld
Helen Buwalda
Erma May Roorda
Georgia Berniece Schuring
Lena Sents
Phyllis Ver Steeg
Evelyn B, Vos
0. H. Borg Jr
Cornie van Berkum George Henry Carson
Ralph Heerema
Norman van Heukelom
Marvin Kelderman Colwin Vander Linden Wayne Carl Lubberden
Henry Muilenberg
Clifford Paltzer
Keith E. Tait Donald Ervin Toom
Marion Witzenburg
Ralph Russell, Jr
Barometer Still 58 Seats for New Chapel Filling
Readers note 58 seats remain unused for the new chapel as barometric readings or a barometer barometer reference appear. Pledgers are urged to finish payments to honor commitments and complete the fundraising effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hose
Central College 87th Commencement Weekend Schedule
Central College outlines its 87th commencement events from May 25 to 27. Activities include board meeting, luncheon, chapel dedication, commencement concert, baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Van Wyk, a Y M C A and Y W C A musical, farewell chapel, alumni supper, and class address by Dr. Milton J. Hoffman at Douwstra Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
New Central
Graham Hall
Pitty
Deuwstra Chapel
John A. Dykstra
General Synod
Reformed Church In America
Douwstra Chapel
Herbert S. van Wyk
New York City
Zaned Caruch
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A. Douwstra
Jordan Hall
Central College
Milton J. Hoffman
New Brunswick Seminary
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Douwstra
Presentation of Certificates and Class Song for Eighth Grade Graduates
The event featured Dr. H. C. Wormhoudt presenting certificates and a class song by Betty Crum. Graduates include Ruthelaine Van Baalen, Viola Beyer, Helen Buwalda, and many others led by Ruth Van Ee and Valda Halverson, with additional students and staff listed.
Remember Them Poppy Day Message for May 25
Remember Them Poppy Day calls for buying a poppy on Saturday May 25 to honor the boys who went overseas and funded by poppy proceeds for the rehabilitation of disabled veterans. The appeal emphasizes gratitude and support, urging a record contribution to aid those scarred by war.
Commencement Exercises At H S Tonight Pella High Class
Sixty eight members of the Pella High School class of 1940 will graduate tonight in the school auditorium. The class includes 39 boys and 29 girls. The address will be delivered by Professor J P Ryan of Grinnell College, an English and speech authority and author of Successful Speech Making.
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Pella
J.P. Ryan
Grinnell College
Ryan
Orwell University
Chicago U
Grinnell
John den Adel
Edgar van Arkel
Henry Boertje
Virgil Boot
Leonard Boot
David Braashart
Chester Bricker
Commencement Program at Pella High School Auditorium
Pella High School presents a May 23 commencement at the auditorium featuring processional by the high school band, grand march from The Royal Pageant, invocation by Rev. G Menning, welcome by Evelyn Tusseling, performances by girls and boys glee clubs, and diplomas awarded by Dr. Wormhoudt and Superintendent Buerkens. Special awards, class farewell, and the songs God Bless America and The Heavens Are Telling are included.
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H. S. Band
Barnard
G. Menning
Evelyn
Tusseling
Glee Club
Cain
Stoughton
Ryan
Heethoven
Jane Gosselink
Wormhount
Superintendent Buerkens
Bartholomew
Max Krone
Henrietta Ver Meer
Ralph de Cook
America
Irving Berlin
J. Vander Ploeg
Senior Class Leads in Chapel Exercises at Central College
Wednesday morning the Senior class of Central college had charge of chapel services. Stanley Flikkema presided with program items by Mary Phillips Street Chester Brockway Ona Newgard Ruth Muyskens Tierle Ferrell Minnckus Schakel Edwin Davis Edward Huibregtse Margaretta C U I Recessional by Mary Phillips and Margaretta Slobe. The valedictorian, a Pella student, read her paper The Maturing Influence of the Liberal Arts College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Stanley Flikkema
Mary Phillips Street
Chester Brockway
Ona Newgard
Algonda van. Wely
Ruth Muyskens
Tierle Ferrell
Minnckus Schakel
Edwin Davis
Edward Huibregtse
Margaretta C. U. I
Mary Phillips
Margaretta Slobe
Liberal Arts College
Pella
Boiler Over Early Pool Campaign Opens by Subscriptions
A town plans to let residents set the pool opening date this season via a large thermometer in a central spot. Daily subscription totals determine when the pool opens, starting Memorial Day, with prices unchanged except a shift: adult tickets begin at age 17. Children’s tiers remain. Subscriptions rise with civic and school participation while parents sign for underage riders. The slogan urged is Boiler Over Early.
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Bur Ely
Notice to Junior Legion Auxiliary Meeting Reminder
A theatre party will be held next week for those who sell pop pies on Saturday. All Juniors report to Mrs. Kempkes just above the movies. The annual meeting for the T Lam Cemetery Association will be held May 28 at the cemetery grounds at 1 30. In case of rain, meeting will be held the following day. The Secretary.
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T’lam Cemetery Association
Tulip Festival Borrowers Notice From Mrs Van Arkel
Borrowers are asked to return items borrowed during the Tulip Festival. Mrs. Nelly Van Arkel requests prompt return and offers to lend them again at a later time.
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Nelly van Arkel
Vickers for College Commencement Luncheon at Jordan
Alumni and college community invited to a luncheon and an alumni supper with reservations. Luncheon set for Saturday May 25 at Jordan hall. tickets available at the College office or Tusseling's Shoe Store before 4 p.m. Friday. Alumni needing seating for the May 27 supper should notify Mins Firth or see William Boyd at Wilson's Jewelry Store before May 26.
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Vickers
Jordan Fall
Tusseling
Central College
Jordan Tall
Poppy Sale Next Saturday Sponsored By American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary led by Mrs M Kemp will sponsor a poppy sale next Saturday in town streets and at homes to aid disabled veterans. The piece explains the poppy’s meaning, its history in 1924 and the need to keep the program free from commercialism, emphasizing occupational therapy and the effort to support living veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iriary
Ameican Legion
M. Kempkes
Pella
Chis
American Legion Auxiliary
St. Paul
Minnesota
Veterans Hospital
Auxil
Westinghouse Hires Local Electric Engineer Bogard
Ralph B. Bogard left Pella on Monday May 20 to join Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing in Pittsburgh. He studied at Central College and Town State College, earning a B S in Electrical Engineering in 1938 and a B A from Central College. He has since worked on electric highline construction for RELA Co operatives in Arkansas Illinois and Iowa and is praised for his reliability and leadership.
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Ralph B. Bogard
Pella
Westinghouse
Elec
Tric and Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Bogard
Central College
Town State College
Arkansas
Illinois
Iowa
Higa Tude
Iowa State
Campus
Electrical Engineering Society
Interest in 4 H Colt Club County Entries Reach Twelve
Twelve entries for the county 4 H colt club show at the county Fair reflect strong participant interest. Names listed include B M Hilsabeck Pleasantville two Belgians and multiple Percherons with participants from Pleasantville Knoxville Otley Pella and Harvey. The Marion County Horse Breeders Association backs the project chaired by Gerrit Tysseling with officers and directors from Pella Knoxville Pleasantville Otley and Harvey.
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Tha
B. M. Hilsabeck
Pleasantville
Glenn Dyer
Peasantville
Dale Nifert
Tracy
Fiance Finarty
Knoxville
Arthur Vriezoluar
Otley
Worth Steerison
Grant Stevenson
Eugene Harrington
Harvey
Bob Harrington
Pauline ‘Tysseling
Pella
Colt Project
Marion County Horse Breeders Association
Gerrit
Tysseling
H. W. Vriezelaar
Ward Dyer
Noel Neifert
Clyde Finarty
Jadue Ver Ploeg
Oscar Hodgson
End of Week Payment for Tulip Time Bills Required
More than 2,000 4-H club boys from 99 counties completed market pig projects in 1989 while over 1,400 boys finished purebred pig projects. T. Kempkos, treasurer of the Pella Hist. Society, calls for payment by week's end.
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T. Kempkos
Pella
Tower preserved for Pella festival year
The Tulip Time festival tower will remain in use for at least a year as a fundraising drive nears six hundred fifty dollars raised of the seven hundred needed. The tower now belongs to the Historical Society and will be lighted on Saturdays and during special occasions this summer. The council authorized free lighting, park officials will host band concerts from the tower, and efforts will paint and weatherproof the tower for 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historical Society
Pella
Arie Schilder
The
Dr Loudon Cancels Visit to Pella Commencement
Dr Loudon minister to the United States from the Netherlands and Madame Loudon cancel their arrival for Central College’s Douwstra Chapel dedication and commencement luncheon in Pella due to evolving European crises. The telegram says regrets and the visit is not possible.
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Alexander Loudon
United States
Netherlands
Madame Loudon
Pella
Europe
Loudons
Des Moines
Central College
Douwstra
Loudon
Card of Thanks for Mother Loss Expressions
May God bless our relatives and neighbors for their acts of loving kindness and sympathy in our loss. Our sincere thanks to all.
Central College Commencement Concert Program May Evening
A compact listing of the Central College commencement concert at Douwstra Chapel on May 25 features a varied program. Performers include Ruth Jurgens Dorothy De Wit Anita andor fies en Walta and several vocal and instrumental pieces ranging from Schubert to Chopin and Debussy, with selections like The Lark and Love's Whispers.
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Schubert
Watts
Puccini
Melba Hoekstr
Maman
Mozart
the Lark
Glinka-Balakirey
Adelaide
Wandscheer
Messiah
Handel
Bernald
Albert
Yen Clay
Dohnanyi
Ruth Jurgens
Ronald
Martha van Berkum
Dorothy de Wit
Tchaikowaky
Water Boy
Robinson
The
Two Grenadiers
Schumann
Laverne Luymen
Paderew
Alvina Ostendorf
Curran
Avia
Chae
Mendelssohn
Richard Beving
Schorzo
Chopin
Emily Kuyper
Rachmaninoff
la Fe
Steniens
Anita Andor Fies En Walta
Dorothy de Boer
Debussey
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Stanley
Americas
Fen American, Hations
H. S
J. P. Ryan
Prof
Pella High School
Junior Legion Auxiliary
Dr. Hoffman
France
Pella High
Property of Historical Society
Dr. Loudon
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