Several births and local notices from Pella area
A series of births and family visits are noted across local households. May 18 through May 26 bring births in Sully Leighton and Oska loosa, plus hospital stays for Van Hemert and others. Visits include John Vander Wal with Alice Vander and relatives at Montezuma, Drake University announcements, and travels between Pella, Ames, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert. van Hemert
Oskaloosa Hospital
Kenneth McAmis
Wyoming
W. H. Clark
Veda Mensch
I. Wallace
Rasen
Minn
Charlie Riemersma
Phoenix
Arizona
Pella
Judy May
S Lee
Donald J. van Gorp
Mercy Hospital
Oska- Toosa
Henry C. Terlouw
Sully
Mahaska Hospital
Stephen and
Stanton Short
West Des Moines
William Vos, Jr
Rolling Short
Lincoln
Neb
Drake University
Des Moines
Dirk van Zante
Broadway
Delta Theta Phi
Drake Law School
Joyce Dieleman
Grace van Hemert
Pi Kappa Alpha
Iowa State College
Ames
Lee van Hemert
Gerrit R. Ver Woert
Jake Ver Woert
North Carolina
Fort Rie
Grantee
Riley
Kansas
Gerald F. Barton
Department of Public Instruction
Rudolph K. Aswald
Schangenhof
Zweibuschen Pfalz
Germany
United States
Amsterdam School
Marie Vander Hart
Will Clark
Dwight Mathes
Chamberlain
South Dakota
Clark
Virginia McAmis
Carol
Joane
McAmis
Alzada
Montana
Betty van Gorp
Lois
David
Paul Vander Sluis
Cildren
Old Subscriber Recalls Pella Tulip Time Ties
A letter from Billy B in Los Angeles recalls near loss of a Chronicle subscription, a January 7 1954 auto accident, hospital stay, and net recovery at 86. He reflects on friends in Pella, Tulip Time memories, local figures, and requests continued support while sending a $4.00 money order for May 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
George
Chronicle
Leo Viersen
Billy
Ralph Smith
Pomona
Marie Starkenburg
Alex
Pella
Garden Square
Brinkhoff
Scholte
Mr. Beard
John Nollen
H. P. Scholte
Billy B
Commencement Farewell List of Graduates and Details
The page lists the H. S. commencement graduates including Murray Goemaat Patsy Good Norman Verros Corinne Ver Ploeg Roland McCombs and many others with the class motto Doing things by halves in worthless it may be the other half that counts and class colors blue and silver and flowers a yellow rose the page continues a selection from the ceremony and songs performed by the girls glee club and audience in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Goemaat
Patsy Good
Norman Verros
Corinne Ver Ploeg
Roland McCombs
Shirley Rook Jun Thuta
Bonnie Kuyper
Patsy Schreiner
Sara van Maaren
Sandra Cummings
Bill de Haan
Joan Walraven
Ann Balstad
Wayne Vander Pol
Marianne Vanden Oever
Ilma Mathes
Phyllis Vandehaar
Harold Bean
Judy Cook
Dick van Zomeren
Marilyn Hiemstra
Billy van Waardhuizen
Marinella Hoksbergen
Clarence Leydens
Delores Rempe
Baptist Ladies Aid Meeting at Church Thursday
The Ladies Aid will meet at the church Thursday afternoon at 2 45. Hostesses are Mrs Hat fie Van Cleave and Mrs Ida Van Ekeren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfie van Cleave
Ida van Ekeren
Soldier Address for Pfe Arie Vink Jr
Soldier address line listing Pfe Arie Vink Jr U S 65886048 Bury C 69th FA Bn APO 189 c o Postmaster New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Memorial Day services in Oskaloosa Iowa plan
Memorial Day program in Oskaloosa includes a short service at the G A R Monument led by Rev. Wm Strausser with firing squad salute, band music by the Oskaloosa Legion Band, and a memorial address by Rev. Wm C De Jong. Citizens urged to attend and honor sacrificed lives during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Legion Band
Andrew J. Buwalda
Wm. Strausser
Iowa
Harry L. Anderson Legion Post
Leonard E. Allen
Legion’ Post
Wm. C. de Jong
Pella
Oren van Niewaal
Storing Woolens to Prevent Moth Damage This Summer
Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College advises thorough cleaning before storage and sealing containers. Use cedar chests or tapes to seal openings, pack with paradichlorobenzene, and consider DDT sprays for closets. For washable woolens, use EQ-53 in final rinse. infants garments should be dry-cleaned before wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Pella Specialties Hires Central College Students
The Pell Specialties Manufacturing Company, based in the former College Industries building opposite the campus, seeks Central College students for part time work. Founded by Van Dellen brothers Lubert 84n of Pella and Edward 33 of Visalia, Cal., the venture aids students financially while offering training in glass cleaning, picture assembly, packaging and shipment preparation. The program aims to expand next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pell Specialties Manufacturing Company
College Industries
Central College
van Dellen
Lubert '84N
Pella
Edward
Visalia
Cal
Oper- Saa
Stu Think Rave
Finishing Frames for Religious and Baby Pictures Introduced
A new all frame product line offers a permanently finished decorative frame in natural brass and other colors to suit the pictured subjects. Series include religious and baby pictures, nature scenes, Currie prints, Old American prints, and Victorian ballads. Finished items feature pictures, mirrors, and three dimensional displays with lights for TV or nursery use. Dr. H W Pietenpol, Dean Emeritus of Central College, serves as Personnel director coordinating student work with college schedules to fund education over a five year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Pietenpol
Central College
Accessible Bathroom Planning Tips From Iowa State Extension
Iowa State College extension specialist Naomi Shank advises planning a bathroom that is accessible from a hall linking living areas, ideally with direct rear door access in farm homes. Focus on water system layout for economy, ensure ventilation and lighting avoid shadows, and design a large enough space for easy cleaning and servicing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Shank
Iowa State College
Cily
New Library Books At Carnegie-Viersen Center
Carnegie-Viersen LibraryCorner lists recently prepared titles now available for circulation. Titles include A Chimp in The Family by Charlotte Becker and Tornado Jones by Trella Samson Dick set in Nebraska sand hills. Other offerings span The Shepherd Lad and Wild Dog for various ages, plus The First Book of Plants and Lost and Found. A mix of adventures, history, and educational reads for primary through grade six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Library
Tornado Jones
Trella Samson Dick
Paul Travis
Nebraska Sandhill Country
Tornado
Gram
Shepherd
David
Bethlehem
Alice Dickinson
Kathryn Hitte
Uncle Remus
Oak Ridge
William T. Polk
Polk
South
Ethel Hamill
Tahiti
Pa Dise
Society Islands
George T. Eggleston
Lost Lakes
Texas Rangers
Catherine Owens Peare
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Terlouw
Kaska Hospital
Donald Groenendyk
Leighton At Mercy
John Vander Wal
Alice Vander
Ray Vander Wal
Abe Vos
Carolyn
Norman Huyser
Glenda
Clarence Vos
Curtis
Lynnville
Goad
Jim. Emmett
Edwards
Johanna Bogaards
Henry J. Cade
Mercy
Marion Pol
Otley
Misa Madeline Vander Zyl
Fern van Zante
Holland
Europe
New York
Bess Randall
Mae Sterrenberg
Colorado
Sterling
Gertrude Lauerenbach
Charles
Georgetown
C. S. Fox
Pharr
Texas
Joe C. Shultz
Charles City
Towa
Ray Fox
New Jersey
Henry Monster
Larsen and Swanstrom
Fort Dodge
Taylorsville
Ilinois
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Aric H. Bogard
East Third
New Sharon
L. A. Brunckhorst
Bogaard
Myron N. Bos
H. H. Kramer
R. M. Martin
Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Hotel Savery
de. R. C. McCaughan
Chicago
American Osteopathic Association
Headli Feaker
John Grandin
Mrs. Robometra
Muscatine
Doris Clark
Mrs
Rollin Wide
St. Paul
Lewis Bartelma
Bertha van Zante
Rochester
Miss van Zante
Mayo Clinic
Wilbur van de Kamp
Ed Jailette
San Francisco
California
Jaiette
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Marilyn Ver Ploeg
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Ruby Leydens
C. Haan
Grand Haven
Michigan
Father
Billy Brinkhoff
H. S
Dungan
Rodgers
Girls’ Glee Club
America
the Beautiful
Baptist Ladies Aid Meeting
Pella Specialties Manufacturing Co
Massey Harris
Massey-Harris Farm Machinery
Gary T. Vogelaar
Massey-Harris
Pella Station
U. S. Weather Bureau
Carnegie-Viersen Library
Charlotte Becker
Jane Rietveld
Mabel Montgomery
Jackson Scholz
W Brighty
Grand Canyon
Margu Lenry
Grand Yon
Marguerite Henry
Elswyth Thane
Williamsburg
Tom J. Hopkins
Whiteoak Brothers
Jalna
Maso de la Roche
Paul L Wellman
Fortune of the
Bowie
Miss Armstrong
Elizabeth Corbett
Emily Armstrong
Elizal Ain
Beth Corbett
Emily
Milwaukee
Elisabeth Corbett
Mina Armstrong
Remington
Office
Che
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