Tulip Time visitors in Pella and surrounding towns
A roundup of Tulip Time visitors lists dozens of families and individuals from Des Moines Newton Grinnell Colfax Hedrick and Sheldon among others visiting relatives and staying with local residents during Tulip Time. Names include Wise Hoogenakker Garber Stoker Praises De Haas Rietveld Kaldenberg Wickliff Needham Nieuwendorf Haze and Doedyns with several trips between Des Moines and Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Possibl
Edward Wise
Newton
Cecil Hartgraves
Russel Hoogenakker
Baby
Sarah Garber
Minneapolis
H. L. Stoker
Des Moines
St. Vander Syde
Robert
J. Ten’ Hagen
G. M. Miller
Bonaparte
Henrietta Gaass
Anna Ver Beek
B. J. de Haas
J. W. Rietveld
Percy
J.C. de Haas
Frank Johnson
John Fulmer, Jr
Schaffer
Tulip
Pella
Len Kaldenberg
Tunis Kooyman
Hedrick
J. F. le Cocq
Robert Miller
Harrie Trissle
Mr. Wickliff
Knoxville
Ernest Wickliff
Dirk Niewendorf
Art Haze
Sheldon
A. Doedyns
Old Folks Home
Haze
Connie Wormhoudt
M. Nieuwendorf
John Vander Croll
South Dakota
Tulips
Nellie Sadler
Howard
Omaha
Lux Toilet Soap Beauty Bath Ad Teaches Quick Relaxation
A promotional piece extols Lux Toilet Soap as a five minute beauty bath. It describes steps to use the soap in warm water, the active lather cleansing pores and dust, and the resulting smooth fragrance scented skin. Hollywood stars are cited as users, with broad claims of beauty benefits and low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood Screen
Lux Toilet
Jean Parker
Carole Lombard
Bette Davis
Lux Toilet Cinemons
Tulip Time Hosts Wide Round of Visitors in Pella
A lengthy Tulip Time scene in Pella drew visitors from Des Moines Newton Monroe Tama Ames Jefferson Rock Island Milo and more. Names include Ed Gaass and G W Ryke with families, Cora Ver Dught, John Blommers, Wm Brock and relatives, plus Martha Kaldenberg and Elenor Jay among others. Local residents hosted guests from Des Moines, Chicago, Dubuque and beyond during the festival period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gaass
Runnells
G. W. Ryke
Rosey Hill
Dirk Miller
Bonaparte
Henrietta Ganss
Frank Ambon
Lennox
Art Bruinckool
Ed van Rees
Des Moines
Pete van Rees
Laurel
L. van Rees
Marshalltown
Bert Weyers
Anderson
Albin
Pella
McCoy
Central
Dailey
Geraldine
B. Collins
Fred
Joe Veenstra
Newton
C. W. van Vark
Lynn Anderson
Fort Dodge
Harrison Sisters
Arthur Renaud
Union
Iowa
John Blommers
Harry Dixon
Dese Moines
Rex Dixon
Missouri
J. A. Hagens
H. J. Brown
Tama
J. H. Brown
A. Renaud
George ‘Woods
Lynnville
W.E. Beyers
Neton
F. Carnahan
Reasnor
Edward Conn
Florence Conn
Sully
J.T. LeCocq
Oscar Holdsworth
Stich
Earl van Rees
Charles City
P. van Rees
Eleanor Jay
Waverly
Town
James Stich
Ames
Arthur Kaldenberg
W. M. Bruinckool
Anne Schoenbohn
Louis LeCocq
Jefferson
Duane Potts
Eldon
Charles LeCocq
W. Brock
Rock Island
Ilinois
Graham
Wm. Brock
Will Wykie
Milo
Sally de Cook
Jack Sandmeir
Waukee
J. E. Bueford
Chicago
B. L. Shaw
D. L. Shaw
Ottumwa
Morris Tull
Towa City
Alan Bitting
Excelsior
Minnesota
Charles Bitting
Indianola
Pell
Deceased Soldiers Named for Oakwood Cemetery Burials
The list of the dead from the wars is published with the burial site at Oakwood Cemetery. Michael Keables is identified as a War of 1812 casualty interred there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakwood Cemetery
Michael Keables
Cemetery veterans and obituaries list with local names
A long OCR fragment lists Civil War and World War veterans buried in several cemeteries including Graceland, Catholic, Porter Grove, TLAM, Sand Ridge, and Isolated Grave sites. Names include Edward Beintema Rube Brand Ruby Clark Jacob De Bruyn Peter Dykhuis Harry Koopmans Louis Le Cocq Henry Schurer S Van Buren Gerrit Van Hemert Dick Van Dusseldorp G Van Setten Frank Simonse Jr Teunis Ver Beck Edward H Van der Linden Henry C Muilenberg Gerrit Klein Joe Porter W A Young Gideon Rysdam Govert Scheffers Mack Vineyard Valentine Mathes John Van Steenwyk James George Jerry De Bont Gerrit De Kock W P Holdsworth Ned Wrenn G Gelderbloem Stephen De Kock John A Nossaman Cyrus M Olney Herman Van Lint Charles Thomas Gilbert Van Maanen Henry Tysseling S P Antry Wesley Bennett Martin Engelsma Peter Howard Freeman Lankelm plus a note about a Buffalo man who injured his eye and was told it would come out all right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Beintema
Rube C. Brand
Ruby Clark
Jacob de Bruyn
Peter Dykhuis
Harry Koopmans
Louis le Cocq
Henry Schurer
S. van Buren
Gerrit van Hemert
Dick van Dusseldorp
G. van Setten
Frank Simonse
Teunis Ver Beck
Edward H. van der Linden
Henry C. Muilenberg
Gerrit Klein
Joe Porter
W. A. Young
Mack Vineyard
Valentine Mathes
John van Steenwyk
James George
Jerry de Bont
Gerrit de Kock
W. P. Holdsworth
Ned Wrenn
Porter Grove
G. Gelderbloem
Stephen de Kock
John A. Nossaman
Cyrus M. Olney
It Was a Bad Week For Right Elbows In Grinnell
Grinnell Herald Register reports several elbow injuries over the weekend. Harriet Harlan fell down stairs and tore ligaments, Mary Van Vliet jumped from a bank, and Ross Hamilton cracked his elbow while playing. A statistician notes roughly 70 million birds in the world, underscoring the odd contrast with Uncle Sam’s debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Harriet Harlan
Mary van Vliet
Ross Hamilton
Grinell Herald Register
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Bob Gay
Mrs. Garland
Joe Devndel
Thelma Fulmer
Rebecca Strunk
Howard Witaker
Lester Tait
Edger Rees
Johanna Kaldenberg
Colfax
W. Schakel
Harlan Parker
Murray Parker
Jacob Swank
Mrs. George Deaver
Beacon
Bakhousen
Tracy
N. A. Vos
Maggie van Rees
S G. W. Guild
C. K. Needham
W. N. Kueneman
Kueneman
Needham
Knox
Lux
Lena Heeren
Roelof
Ben Blommers Home
H. D. Wordmoutt
Moulfan
Blommersome
Cora Ver Dught
Jack Shahan
Eddyville
Archie Dunbar
Clyde Smith
Ray
Marion Nollen
Lafayette
Ind
Walter Nolen
G. H. Nollen
Harlan McCoy
Monroe
Henry Rodofsen
Universal Gas Range
Chronicle
Robert Shaw
Central States Electric Co
Cornelius Bauman
Beuy, Bauman
HF. Bousquet
J. J .Bousquet
Eek L. Bowma
W. J. Clark Jacob Corn Joshua S. Cox
FW. Cox
W. Galiy
A. E.’ Dennis
Harry Downing
Dan ‘Dingemai
Alonzo F. Keables
Samuel Hutchins
Hy. Tike
Stallard G. Breenhoek
Peter Ten
Emsert ‘Line
Graceland Cemetery
Don Parker
Gideon Rysdam
Govert Scheffers
Tlam Cemetery
Herman van Lint
Black Oak Center
George Richardson
William Thomas
Charles Thomas
Gilbert van Maanen
Henry Tysseling
Sand Ridge Cemetery
S. P. Antry
Wesley Bennett
Martin Engelsma
Peter Howard
H. Blom
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D
Freeman Lankelm
Uncle Pan
Cooking
Pella Theatre
Homemaker
Pian
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