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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1965
Page
4
Sylvia chronicles a lively Tulip Time with Dutch goods and aromas, colorful costumes, windmills, and crowds. She notes parades, students from Holland, street performances, and family moments from press coverage to a tulip cake experiment, all amid rain and bright smiles.
The Legion Auxiliary held a May meeting noting donations to the Home for the Aged elevator fund and the public library in memory of Mary Dickema. Plans covered Memorial book and Poppy Day near May 2 and 29 in Pella. Poppies will be sold by Christine Slot Rue Huyser and Henrietta Hoeqsema. a door prize was drawn by Dorothy Gezel. A memorial service followed the business session.
A lively scene in Den Park features bands, marching units, and decorated costumes as residents recall last year’s Tulip Time. Devin and Jeannie lead a tulip bed stroll amid fanfare while F and cur Ha Anniversary celebrate the event’s festive spirit. The crowd expresses bittersweet emotion at the pause before next year’s blooms.
A fragment lists attendees for the May meeting of a local club with hostesses Van Dyke Johanna Reigedoom Aneline DeNicola Gail Braafhart and others. The text mentions 3 Winty Dickemeau Jubfison as a member.
In Lynnville area May reports say Mr and Mrs Gorffonsma of Lomupac California adopted a son named Dunnoy Lee. Other notes mention Mr and Mrs Dick Dunsbergen and Debbie as Mothers Day dinner guests, and Mr and Mrs Cormie Dunsbergen with family north of town, plus Gary Earl of Colifax and Bill Dunsbergen as Sunday supper guests.
Beth Heemstra of Summit township was chosen FFA Sweetheart by the Monroe Chapter on Thursday night April 29. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Heemstra she attended Summit school before it closed and is finishing her junior year at Monroe Community High School. Active in Lucky 14 girls 4H club she has earned many ribbons and honors.
At a Parent-Son FFA banquet, Mary Beth, a member of the Girls Glee Club and Monroe High School Band, received a corsage and will be awarded the White Sweetheart Jacket later. Attendees included Edith Wallace and Linda Birkenholz, former Swig attendees.
Pella Community Junior and Senior Schools began using a CardPac data processing system on May 18 to automate data handling. The project aimed to improve accounting and indexing workflows with magnetic storage and facilities provided by the Lowell Educational Information Center in Iowa City.
Reports will be prepared for the State Department of Public Instruction as well as student information, and summaries and analyses of student populations helpful to teachers, principals, and local school boards.
Frank Vander Wiel bulk agent for Sunray DX Oil Company at Pella Iowa received a 10 year driving award presented by R Glueck, territory sales representative, on behalf of Sunray DX. The company honors employees and agents who have not had a chargeable accident as part of its safety program.
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