Motion Picture Cooking School in Pella
The Chronicle invites women to star in My Kitchen a free Motion Picture Cooking School at the Pella theatre on June 8 9 and 10 with one show daily at 2:00 pm. The program features entertaining close up cooking instruction with practical tips on home making and kitchen efficiency presented by actors and demonstrators.
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the Chronicle
Sta In My Kitchen
Pella Theatre
Hollywood
Dedee Abot
Tulip festival draws 20000 crowd to Pella on Sunday
An estimated 20,000 visitors attended the tulip festival day in Pella on Sunday with crowds filling Central and West Parks and dining spots strained by demand. About 2,000 attended the vesper service at West Park, with 25 percent visitors, as license plates showed wide turnout from 99 counties and neighboring states.
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West Park
Pella
Bologna
Westpark
Tulip Time Transforms Pella Into Cosmopolitan City
During Tulip Time the city of Pella hosts visitors from across the nation including California towns Riverside Berkeley Seal Beach and San Francisco Washington D C Cheyenne Topeka Denver Greeley Tipton San Juan New York City Kirkville Milwaukee Chicago Rock Island Rapid City Muskegon Holland Whittier Valley Grand Haven and more. Officials from Rock Island railroad and a Budapest native join a diverse crowd with Mennonites Amana colonists and residents from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo and other small towns. The festival features a parade coronation of the tulip queen Holland singing and a full program, drawing praise for the blooming tulips and city charm.
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Pella
California
Riverside
Berkely
Seal Beach
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Cheyenne
Wye
Topeka
Kansas
Denver
Greeley
Tipton
Colo
San Juan
Texas
New York City
Kirkville
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Rock Island
Tll
Rapid City
S. D
Muskegon and Holland
Mich
Whittier Valley
N. D
Grand Haven
Rock Island Railroad
Pinkerton
Budapest
Hungary
Towa
Des Moines
Town City
Atlantic
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Clear Lake
Tulip Time Returns Hailed After Successful Trip
Report notes excellent reception as organizers pledge to return next year. They were well paid for the trip and invite suggestions to leaders for a bigger and better tulip time in 193.
Regular Legion Meeting Held Week Earlier
The May meeting of the local Legion Post was moved up a week due to Memorial Day falling on the usual Monday. Committees for Memorial Day activities were named, with volunteers sought for graves decoration, wreaths, and flower preparation. The speaker was Dale Cox of Ottumwa, Iowa, and plans for Boys State, hospital meeting, and district events were outlined.
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Legion
Vancomert
Martin Hocksema
Cal Dodge
Will van Sittert
van Hemert
Perry
Iowa
Pella
Orens, van Niewaal
Fourth Annual Tulip Festival Draws Big Crowd
Coronation of the queen opened Thursday at West Park with Pella Chamber of Commerce master of ceremonies C F Dykstra. The festival showcased a parade of provinces, music and drama by Central College, Governor Kraschel speech, and continued with Educational Day and shows of The Blue Tulip amid Dutch songs and street dances by parade crowds.
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C. F. Dykstra
Pella
Staas
Janet Klyn
Leona Schilder
Bernace Vander Linden
Anna Joyce Klein
Provin
South Holland
Henry Roestel
North Holland
Fred Vis- Zeeland
Marie Lefeber
Utrecht
Gary Vogelaar
Luenberg
H. B. Sixsmith
North Brabant
Lon Wormhoudt
Gelderland
Hattie van der Meulen
Overryssel
Hugo W. Kuyper
Drenthe
Arie Schilder
Friesland
Cora Hagens
C. C. Buerkens
In Old Chicago Coming to Rivola Oskaloosa Four Days
Rivola Theatre in Oskaloosa to host the famous historical picture In Old Chicago for four days starting Friday May 27. The film showcases thorough historical backgrounds, with 20th Century Fox collaborating with the Chicago Historical Society and Public Library to depict Chicago from 1854 to 1871, accompanied by a 240 page research book and a 5,000 image collection.
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Chicago
Rivola
Oskaloosa
20Th Century-Fox
Chicago Historical Society
Chicago Public Library
Pella High appoints Johanna Keuning as secretary to superintendent
Miss Johanna Keuning, graduate of Pella High School, is named secretary and assistant to County Superintendent J. F. Tracy, replacing Mrs. Margaret Holmes who will resign June first after her recent marriage. Keuning earned top honors in county and district typing contests and has practical office experience in Pella. The article also includes unrelated sermon notes about the tulip symbol.
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Marion County
J. F. Tracy
Miss Keuning
Margaret Holmes
Miss Kenning
Pella High School
Des Moines
Pella
Rev Prins Tulip Bowl address draws crowd of five thousand
Rev J Prins of the Second Reformed church delivered a May 15 Tulip Bowl Vespers talk titled Consider the Lilies. He said the tulip, lily and other outdoor preachers remind believers to heed worthwhile life, noting the tulip is in the lily family and signals God's sovereignty. The speech began with theTulip letters, T stands for the.
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Christ
J. Prins
Second Reformed Church
Jesus
Solomon
Prins
God
Results of Junior High Track Meet
The eighth grade totaled 60 points and the seventh grade 44 as Bobby Black led eighth graders with 16.25 points and Billie Koopman 14.0. Frank Schakel and Robert Van Vark top seventh graders with 11 and 10 points respectively. Event winners include Grundman in the 440 yard dash, Koopman in shot put, Black in 50 yard dash, Schakel in javelin and 60 yard low hurdles, Van Vark in 100 yard dash, Black and Schilder pacing high jump, and additional top placements across events.
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Bobby Black
Billie Koopman
Tommy Grundman
Frank Schakel
Robert van Vark
Grundman
Schilder
Koopman
Clement
Ith
van Vark
Kempkes
Black
Vander Ploeg
Waechter
Schakel
Vander Zyl
Vogelaar
Evers
Mensch
Vos
Menning
Pella earns seven place at Southeast District Track Meet
Pella scored 20 points at the Southeast District Track Meet in Keota on May 14 finishing seventh behind Ottumwa Pairie Field and Mt. Pleasant. The team earned a bronze for first in the two mile relay with Turner Van Vliet De Wild and Thomas. Marion Thomas took second in the half mile and Sam Turner won third in the second section of the 440. Bob Menning earned points with fourth in the first 440 section and fifth in the 220. Coach Claypool praised the strong showing despite the conditions.
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Pella
Keota
Ottumwa
Pairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Turner
van Vliet
de Wild
Thomas
Marion Thomas
Dickey
Martinsburg
Pete
Sam Turner
Bob Menning
Bob
Claypool
Five contestants represent Little Dutch in track meet
Five contestants represent the Little Dutch while most schools send larger groups. The relay team and Marion Thomas are eligible to compete in the finals of the State Track Meet to be held at Ames on May 28.
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Marion Thomas
Ames
Letters Awarded To H S Students At Pella High
Twenty two Pella High athletes received letters in a May 24 assembly. Football letters went to Bob Menning Herbert Vander Waal John Ver Meer Harold Van Essen Warren Van Sittert Howard Grundman John Van Viiet Mark Thomas Bill Black Sam Turner Stuart Kuyper Hopkins Mitchell John Van der Ploeg Pete Van Goyen Theodore De Boer and the managers. Basketball letters were won by Herbert Vander Waal Bob Menning Bill Vande Kieft Gene Stientjes Fred Heerema Ray De Wit Evert Klein and the managers. Track emblems were awarded to Bob Menning Howard Grundman Sam Turner John Van Vliet Pete Thomas Charles De Wild Mark Thomas and Pete Van Ooyen. Graduating names include Menning Van der Waal Ver Meer Van Essen Van Sittert and Vande Kieft.
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Pella High
Bob Menning
Herbert Vander Waal
John Ver Meer
Harold van Essen
Warren van Sittert
Howard Grundman
John van Viiet
Mark ‘Thomas
Bill Black
Sam Turner
Stuart’ Kuyper
Hopkins Mitchell
John Vander Ploeg
Pete van
Menning, van der Waal
Ver Meer
van Essen
van Sittert
Vande Kiett
Pella Factory Visit Sparks Class Learning and Fun
Lincoln Marilyn De Cook leads with perfect attendance in First Grade and Kindergarten. Lenora Klein tops the library reading contest with thirty books as fourth and fifth graders tour the Pella Overall Factory, viewing sorting, cutting, and sewing rooms. The class wrote Mr. Klein a thank you letter and designed poppy posters for a Legion contest. Cleo Joy Kuyper breaks her arm during play, casting a shadow over tulip time.
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Marilyn de Cook
Lenora Klein
Pella
Miss Vogelaar
Mr. Klein
6th graders exchange letters with Denmark South Africa and Australia
The 6th grade reports three letters from Denmark South Africa and Australia. Martha Intveld and Billy Curtis maintained perfect attendance and punctuality. A two day Tulip Time vacation was taken last week. Marcia Kuyper was absent one day since the last update. Some students plan to continue corresponding with their foreign friends.
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Martha Intveld
Billy Curtis
Denmark
South Africa
Australia
Marcia Kuyper
Typing Contest Brings Pella Honors in Des Moines
The high school commercial department enjoyed a profitable day at the state contest in Des Moines. Pella entered novice and amateur teams with Maxine Van Vark winning first place and a gold medal for accuracy in the novice group. The novice team placed second statewide in accuracy, while the amateur team did not finish in the top three.
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Des Moines
Pella
Maxine van Vark
Maxine
Commencement Recital At Central College Delights Audience
Central College music department held its annual commencement recital in the college chapel last Saturday evening at 7:30. The program featured piano solos from Joyce Huibregtse, Billie Shawver, Algonda Van Wely, Junior Hespers, and Gerald Vande Berg with one vocal piece by Vande Berg. The performance earned high praise for its polished presentations.
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Central College
Vande Berg
Joyce Huibregtse
Carpenter
Chopin
Billie Shawver
Grieg
Algonda van Wely
Raff
Junior Hespers
Schubert
Gerald’ Vande Berg
None
Tschaikowsky
Minnelied Brahms
Concert program featuring Kuyper and Jurgens performances
Emily Kuyper performs Jardine sous la Pluie by Debussy, Ona Newgard plays Minstrels and O Polichinello by Villa Lobos, while Ruth Jurgens offers Novellette Op. 21 No. 1 by Schumann in a varied recital.
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Emily Kuyper
Debussy
Ona Newgard
Villa- Lobos
Ruth Jurgens
Novellette
Schumann
Winners of Poppy Poster Contest
The Legion Auxiliary contest honored Robert Budding a fifth grader as first place and Alice Buwalda a seventh grader as second. Judges were Mrs. M. Kempkes and Vernon Bobbitt of Central College Industries. Posters were displayed in local business windows. no entries came from grade eight or high school.
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The
Legion Auxiliary
Robert Budding
Alice Buwalda
M. Kempkes
Vernon Bobbitt
Central College Industries
FOR SALE AND WANTED NOTES IN CHRONICLE OFFICE
Listings show 500 sheets yellow sheets for 40 cents at the Chronicle office. several sale items including sheep shearing by H W De Bruin and J H Vander Noord. Duroc Jersey hogs for sale. good eating potatoes at 50 cents per bushel. and a job ad seeking a middle aged man and woman to work in dressing rooms at a swimming pool this summer with contact Red 191.
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AL Clauser
Oklahoma Outlaws
Roy Rogers
Sun
Joe Penner
Richard DIX
Central
Chronicle
Farrow Soon
H. W. de Bruin
J. H. Vander Noord
Telephone
Verwers Bros
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H. van Grootveld
Paul Applegate
Indiana Township
Knoxville
Ray L
Dietrick
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