Local social notes from Pella week of May events
Locals like Mr. and Mrs. Del De Haan and Dorothy join college visitors in Chicago for Northwestern University reunion. Rev George Hankamp speaks at Third Reformed Church in Pella after attending college commencement. Numerous guests, travels, births, and community happenings fill a busy week in Pella including visits from relatives, school activities, and Tulip Time preparations.
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del de Haan
Dorothy
Mise
Ann Meliride
Dex ‘Maines
Mre
Dora Vander
George Hankamp
Tynden
Washington
Dieleman
Gerrit Rozeboom
Lansing
Pella
T. Plette
Everett van Engelenhoven
Fulton, M
GM. LeCorq
Everett
Cornelia LeCocq
J. Langerak
Aind
George M. Derbyshire
Don and
D J
Oakland
California
John Vander Linden
Te Hackett
Oskaloos
Carl Brown
Town City
Lena Hoeren
Chicago
Blummers
Chris le Cocq
New Sharon
Enos Heeren
Friesland
Michigan
Emma van Nimwegen
Central College
Central College graduates and area families gather
Numerous families and individuals from Pella and surrounding towns attend Central College commencement and visit relatives. Notables include Ed Halversons, Farrands, Nesbits, Coxes, Kleinjans, Douglasses, and Van Roos. Poppy sales by Auxiliary supported disabled World War veterans. many travel to see kin in Baltimore and Michigan, Chicago and Des Moines trips noted.
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Legion Auxiliary
Junior Auxiliary
Ed Vox
Tit for Tat clash over a boastful fisherman tale
A chatty woman and a burly man trade quips about a loud-mouthed fisherman. The exchange centers on a big catch whose tale sparks sharp remarks and a retort that the fish would avoid trouble if it kept quiet.
Pickpockets Active at Orange City Festival
Orange City tulip festival reports describe pickpocket activity during the busy afternoon period. Seven victims reported losses, with G. A. Stont of Pella losing about $50. A short dark man, wearing gray, and two others were identified as suspects. Sheriff Dyketya noted a two men and a woman working together. Local residents named include Rev. Fo Lubbers of Wisconsin, John Reliman, C. Muyskens, and Rochair of Orange City.
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Dick Pockets
Orange City
Bane Shell
Amon
Ingeex
Fo Lubbers
Wisconsin
G. A. Stont
Pella
Alton
Rochair
Indy
Sherif Dyketya
Stony Center News
Pella High Senior Clase Visit Des Moines Sites
Members of the Senior Clase at Pella High School traveled to Des Moines on May 20. They toured the Rossiery Mill Municipal Airport Bell Telephone Co Bankers Life building and the Register Tribune offices. The trip included viewing the mainliner landing and the train of cars after takeoff at the airport.
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Pella High School
Des Moines
Rossiery Mill
Bell Telephone Co
Bankers Life Building
Register & Tribune
Bankers Life
Senior excursion tours Bankers Lite Building tour
The senior group visited the Bankers Lite Building where a guide explained color schemes using deep yellow and green, showcased indirect lighting and pneumatic tube access, and led the party through reception rooms gym and other areas before noting the building’s life and color harmony.
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Bankers Lite
Mise Lite
Matches and Smokers Big Fire Hazards
A 10-year National Board of Fire Underwriters survey shows matches and smokers cause fires three times more often than the next leading cause electricity misuse. From 1940 to 1949 these fires produced 1,208,378 insurance claims and $195,814,077 in losses, 28.9 percent of all claims and 16.7 percent of property losses. Sixty percent of fires occurred in dwellings, yet these accounted for less than a third of total property loss.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
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