Pella community raises war bonds during May Tulip Drive
Ten day drive began May 13 and ended May 22 as residents of Pella and nearby areas purchased war bonds totaling 707.55 dollars on over 40 percent more than the prior year. One thousand forty subscribers bought bonds mostly with small savings, no bank purchases. The effort supported bomber fund with a ship to be named Flying Dutchman. a picture and details are hoped for soon.
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Penii
Pala
Pella
P. H. Kuyper
Bond Te
Averyse
Uncle Sam
Holland
Pella Chronicle Set for Radio Broadcast Feature
Pella Chronicle will be the subject of a radio program on Tuesday June 1 at 7 45 PM over WO Ames. Charles head of the Department Inieal Journalism at Town State College Ames will gather material during a visit to Pella and the Chronicle office. Mr Rogers will present the program in person in the series Iowa Eds of the State. The piece will include Pella Tulip Time atmosphere and highlight the Chronicle's six year streak of first prize and loving cup for Best Service to Agriculture from the Ames Journalism Fraternity. Doris Eveland of San Francisco departs after a two week visit with local friends.
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Charles
Town State College
Ames
Pella
Pella Chronicle
Rogers
Chronicle
Ration Books Must Be Presented To Grocers And Dealers
Notices warn that ration books must be shown at purchase for rationed goods. Merchants face loss of permits if stamps are not presented. Consumers should not blame merchants for enforcing rules as they oversee strict wartime rationing duties. War Price and Rationing Board.
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H. P. van Gorp
Poppies to Be Sold Saturday by Legion Auxiliary
Poppies will be sold Saturday across the city by women of the American Legion Auxiliary with Junior members assisting. Disabled veterans at Des Moines made the poppies, funds support rehabilitation and welfare programs, and the sale aims to honor the dead and aid living veterans and their families. Headquarters are in the Chirenee Van der Tin den building. sale begins at eight Saturday morning.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Long Hospital
Legion
Auxiliary
Chirenee van der Tinden
Last Call for Chronicle Subscriptions at Old Price
The Chronicle raises annual subscription to 2.60 from June 1 1943 and urges renewing now at the 2.00 rate. Check your paper’s paid date on the label and ensure credit. Paper rationing limits distribution to paid in advance. nonrenewals by May 31 will be discontinued. Limited new subscriptions after June 1.
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The
Chronicle
Mrs Nesbit guest speaker at Rotary Club
Mrs Nesbit spoke at the Rotary Club meeting in Pella outlining the Marian County Infantile Paralysis campaign. She urged training locals for Sister Kenny methods with expenses paid and encouraged interested residents to contact her for qualifications.
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M. Nesbit
Rotary Club
Lah
Clarence Burrkens
Pulte
Tank Fee
Fultz
Mure Uy Neshity
Marian County Infantile Paralysis
Pell
He Rotary Club
Nesbit
Pella
Knoxville
Des Moines
Amendment allows home slaughter meat without ration points
An amendment to OPA Ration Order No. 16 effective May 20 lets resident livestock producers whose animals are custom slaughtered receive their meat without surrendering ration points. A certification signed by the slaughterer suffices. It also prohibits farm owners living in town from slaughtering meat on the farm and transferring it to their town home without giving up points.
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OPA
Junior Auxiliary wins 6th District radio calendar prize
Mrs Murray Nes of the Junior Auxiliary group receives the 6th District award for a radio calendar contest. The Mae designed calendar, blue and white, served as Christmas gifts for mothers and department officers. Alice Brown presents the red white and blue eagle pin, praising Nesbit for organizing and guiding the juniors.
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Murray Ne
A. J. Auxil
Mae
Alice Brown
Pella
Deeision
War Price and Rationing Board Thanks Volunteers
The War Price and Rationing Board salutes volunteer helpers who assisted during sugar registration. About 1612 applicants, representing roughly 5300 individuals, were served promptly and orderly, reflecting strong cooperation in this wartime service.
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War Price & Rationing Board
H. P. van Gorp
Summer College Registration Opens With Wide Course Offerings
Monday marks Registration Day for Summer College with a full staff of teachers on campus. Courses include Bible, chemistry, economics, education, English, French, Greek, history, Latin, mathematics, music, psychology, social science and secretarial work. The article notes 46 students enrolled so far and forecasts enrollment near last summer's 102. A student from the body is pictured.
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Ust
Summmer
Pella High Band plans busy summer schedule
The Pella High School band under te Tesson aims for a packed summer with over sixty students led by four bands. They will march in Memorial Day parade replacing the City Band, perform at Knoxville for Veterans Hospital patients on June 6, and host Thursday evening concerts in the park starting June 10.
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Pella
Te Tesson
Bob 1
Hisch
Igh
Toasse
Knoxville
Veterans’ Tapital
Formance
Board of Education
Pella Business
Vans
Pella High School
Petra Tonight At Church Of The Open Bible
Pictures of lost Petra will be shown at eight o clock at the Church of the Open Bible Rev Eleanor Smith co pastor will present the story of the ancient city carved from sandstone cliffs once inhabited by Es and the Edomites all are invited to attend
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Petra
Nan of
Burckhart
Eleanor Smith
Church of the Open Bible
Grinnell Man Took a Bit of Pella There
Grinnell's Rosy Sawin displays over a thousand Dutch tulips in bloom in his flower yard. Imported huts from Holland sit among the color, drawing visitors to Sawin's home in the present season. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs Pos of Rockwell City, visited Pella and planned summer arrangements, Wayne hoping to attend Drake summer school.
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Grinnell
Grinnell Herald
Rosy Sawin
Helland
Pella
Sawin
Pratt Paper Co
Vella
Mr Pos
Rockwell City
John W. Vander Linden
Wayne
Drake
Odd farm curios show odd eggs and potato shapes
A photographic farm feature from Pella and Leighton highlights unusual produce. John A. De Nooy presents a potato labeled Victory shaped like a double V. Dirk Goemaat shows a hen laying an egg marked with a V. Henry Hoekstra’s Bull Rock hen produced a large egg weighing ounces, paired with a normal two ounce egg, as a wartime humor note.
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John A. de Nooy
Pella
Tunisia
Dirk Goemaat
Dirk
Exes
Henry Hoekstra
Leighton
Memorial Day Observances Planned in Garden Square
Memorial Day services are scheduled for Monday in Garden Square with a morning parade from the Legion Post, a march by local groups, prayers, a volley salute, taps, and a reception in the armory. If rain, events move to the auditorium. Sunday services will be at the Second Reformed Church with Rev. J Vanden Berg as speaker. Volunteers urged to donate flowers for graves. membership stands at 132.
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Down Town
Garden Square
Legion
Junior Auxiliary
Boy Scouts
Petla High School
Navy
Legion Post
Weation
Tunis Peins
Quartetess Rew Re Music
Quartette America
le Horst
Scion Hall Vanden Berg
Meno
Second Reformed Church
Patriotic Organizations
Re. J. Vanden Berg
The
Auxiliary
Post No
Legionian
Fexton
Legion Hall
Three Pella Men Inducted Into Service May 21
A Marion County Board induction on Friday May 1st accepted and inducted a large list of registrants including Ralph Fret Kaville Wssell Richards Meaantville Viale Bers Bete Win Te Eneran Measantville Howard EB Goebel Kiewille Canon Renee Mitt Knoxville Charles Walter Ir Knexville Robert Joseph Whack Pelle Millard McCullagh Jr Melcher Herbert Randel Knoxville Rower 2 Trease K Charles Carvent Knosville Miles Trying Columbi Uarebl Sean Dyer Knox Marvin Dale Carson Knoxville Harold C Campbell Knoxville Rex Henry Spann Harry Charles W Ranch Knoxville Harold FE Huwan Knoxville Ealward dy Shively Hamilton Delbert Bere Knoxville Henry Van Buren Klootwyk Knoxville Inis Tait Pella vie Walter Hamilton Arnold Leon Parker Knoxville Philip FE Patterson Knoxville dolin Andrew Scott Melehes ne Boothe Kunaville Te Weldon Hamilton urren Wetherall Knoxville Calvin Rickett Knoxville Paul Stephenson Knoxville Transfers as Allen John Kool th Roseor
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Phe Falacine
Marion County Board
Ralph Fret
Kaville
Wssell Richards
Meaantville
Viale Bers
Bete Win
Te Eneran
Measantville
Howard EB. Goebel
Kiewille
Renee Mitt
Knoxville
Charles Walter
Knexville
Robert Joseph Whack
Pelle Millard McCullagh
Melcher
Herbert Randel
Trease
K Charles
May Apply for Drivers License Beginning June 7
Renewal of motor vehicle operator licenses begins Monday June 7 per Marion County Sheriff Paul Applegate. Extension certificates valid through July 5. Sheriff staff on duty 8am to 5pm daily including Saturday during renewal, with duplicate license charges noted. Clerks visiting Pleasantville Molune Pella towns on listed June dates to assist applicants.
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Paul Applegate
Marion County
Sheriff's
Applegate
Knoxville
Pleasantville
City Mall
Rural eighth graders graduate at Mu County church
The rural schools of Mu County hold their commencement at Eno ville Methodist Church today at 2:00 PM. R Hays delivers the address. Mrs ML satel Mann directs the county Women’s Chorus. Teachers Lana Nuug teren accompanies on piano. A list of graduates includes Verlan Der Galen Dy Bernice Dy Jennie Kame Pauline Kam Tonetta Keu and many others from Verlyn area townships. The Vander Ploeg family plans a Grand Rapids trip for a few weeks’ vacation and Rev Van der Ploeg attends the General Synod.
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Mu County
Enoville Methodist Church
Pan Man Ro Hays
ML Satel Mann
Man County
Ren Jin
Eh Lana Nuugteren
Sand Ridge
Pella
Verlan der Galen Dy
Bernice Dy
Jennie Kame
Pauline Kam Tonetta Keu
Mary Jane Monster
Phyllis Oostrunt
Robert Pothoven
Schippers
Mes Walster
Ralph van Dusseldorp
Peter G. van Engelenhoven
Alice van Henwrt
Gene van Zee
Gerald de Dong
Violet den Besten
Evelyn A
Betty Longedin
Luella
Edith Menninga Twonard Pol
Ralph Poortinga
Etta Belle Rosy Catherine Aun Tukker
Marjorie Vanden Berg
Willa Mac van Doorninck
Edward van Gent
Duane Marion van Hatten
Ruth van Waardhuizen
Paul A
Vos
Polka
Kima Bloodsworth
Tommy Gibbons
Marcellene Kingery Junior Klein
Catherine Visser
Jackie Wing
Red Rock
Grace Rell
Rey
John Vander Ploeg
Joan
Donna
John
Nancy
Betty Loulett
Grand Rapids
Michigan
van der Ploeg
General Synod of the
Christian Reformed Church
Memorial Day closings and Saddle Horse Show plan
At a Chamber of Commerce board meeting it was decided stores will close all day Monday May 31 for Memorial Day observance, with July 5th also set as a holiday. A Saddle Horse Show is planned in Pella at Swimming Pool Park to join the regular fall event, with a committee named and preparations underway to attract larger entries and regional interest. Band concerts in Garden Square begin soon, with the High School Band to perform each alternating Thursday starting June 10.
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Board of Duthe Chamber of
Comco
Legion Post
Chamber Board
Pella
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Newton
Grinnell
Garden Square
Sleep Sickness Strikes County Horses Again
Sleep sickness returns to Macon County with three cases reported by Dr. L D Belknap among Logan Rowland farm and Bryant Bros farm. Early and limited, officials fear disruption to farm work as mosquitoes or flies spread the disease, and farmers are urged to watch for symptoms per state health advisories.
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Macron
L. D. Belknap
Logan Rowland
Cirt
Knoxville
Bryant Bros
Marion
Knoxville Express
Iowa ration calendar outlines multiple deadline dates
The notice lists A and B ration deadlines, third inspection for C ration, and 4s commercial vehicle inspections. It details gasoline coupons 6 and 4 gal valid May 22 to July 28, fuel oil 11 gal expire Sept 30, sugar and coffee coupon dates, blue stamps through June 7 and July 7, red stamps through late June, and War Ration Book 1 coupons 17 and 18 with June dates.
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Doris Eveland
San Francisco
California
Jr. A. L. Auxiliary
Summer College
Central Park
Warner Vande Voort
National “Legion Executive Committee
al Faber
Iowa State Department of Safety
Stalingrad
U. S. Army
Faber
Moldune
Bussey
Bank Bldg
City Hall
Clark Richard Kuhns
Ardis E, Quick
Dorothy S, Reed
Betty Rolf Clifford Dwaine Simbro
James van Ekere
Ramon Earl van Ekeren
Board of C. of C. and Legion
Iowa
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