Easter Seal Campaign work by Christian High students
Christian High students in the office practice class sorted and stamped envelopes for the Easter Seal Campaign under Kiwanis Club assignment. A senior placed 9th in the state contest for the physically handicapped, judged by Drake professors and a Des Moines judge. Congratulations extended to Tunella and to Mr and Mrs Larry Vande Lune on their marriage. The choir departs Thursday for a tour and festival in Hull, with Friday off for spring vacation due to many students being away.
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Kiwanis Club
Governor's Committee
Drake
Des Moines
Tunella
Larry Vande Lune
Vande Lune
Merle
Hull
Calvin Choir Sings at PCHS in A Cappella Visit
The Calvin A Cappella Choir stopped at Pella Christian High School for a half hour concert on Friday March 29. They performed America the Beautiful The Battle Hymn of the Republic three folk songs and closed with Calvin Friendship song and Alma Mater. The trip included a full concert at First Evangelical Reformed Church. Buses could not operate Tuesday morning forcing an unplanned day at school and the group enjoyed the moisture that snow brought and the vacation gave thanks.
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Calvin A
Pella
Rosalie Engbers of Pella Area Senior Profile
Rosalie Engbers lives four miles east and a mile north of Pella on the New Sharon road. She is 5 feet 9 inches tall with brown eyes and light brown hair. She attends the First Christian Reformed Church in Pella and plans to be a Christian grade school teacher. Her senior subjects include American Government, American History, Latin II, Bookkeeping, and English IV. She enjoyed Reformed Doctrine and admired Rev. Bossenbroek and Mr. Boertje. She participated in band for four years, glee club as a freshman, the senior class play, and the speech contest junior. Her favorite song is Love is a Golden Dream and color orchid. Her Christmas banquet was her most exciting high school moment. Christian High has given her a good education. Her pet peeve is deceitful people and she thinks freshmen study too much and miss the fun.
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Pella
New Sharon Road
First Christian Reformed Church
Christian
Bossenbroek
Boertje
Christian High
Senior Home Economics Student Shirley Goemaat
This brown haired senior from Pella Christian attended all four years and played clarinet in the band for three. Her senior subjects are bookkeeping office practice American history and home ec. She recalls the Jr Sr banquet as the most important event and says freshmen are bold. After graduation she plans to marry and use home economics skills soon. Her hobby is taking pictures her color is blue and her favorite food is pie a la mode.
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Pella
Pella Christian
Jr.Sr
Shirley Goemaat
Studious Senior Junella Hoksbergen Profile
Junella Hoksbergen, a Tracy resident living with her brother and staying with Charles De Jong at 1214 N Main, is a dedicated high school senior. She stands 5 feet 2 inches, blue eyes, dark blonde hair, plans to attend college for elementary education and teaching, with aims toward missions, and has studied up to seven subjects per semester at Pell a Christian.
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Tracy
Charles de Jong
N. Main
Pella Christian
Junella Hoksbergen
Senior Scholar Melvin Fynaardt Begins Pella Christian Life
In fall 1953 Melvin Fynaardt starts at Pella Christian, helping on the family farm and excelling in basketball and baseball during freshman and sophomore years. He favors math and science, shifting from algebra and geometry to physics and chemistry, plans to farm after graduation, and offers blunt advice to new students about teachers.
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Melvin Fynaardt
Pella Christian
Melvin
Chapel Musings Amid Snow Disrupts School Week
A snow storm caused a shutdown of the school week closing chapel on Monday. Wednesday devotion was led by Mr Weld house with a message of gratitude for blessings during Lent. Thursday featured student-led devotions with Nancy Memmelaar singing, Ron Heimstra scripture, and Ruby Mathes prayer. Friday Rev T De Vries spoke from Leighton Church as the boys quartet performed a special number.
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Weldhouse
Nancy Memmelaar
Ron Heimstra
Ruby Mathes
T. de Vries
Leighton Chr
Church
Boys
Wm. de Heer
Leighton
James van Wyk
J. G
Effie van Hemert
Pella
Rex Williams
New Sharon
Ernest Bieshaar
Fremont
C and H Boosters
Linda
Julia Hibler
Julia
George Rozenboom
Wright
P. Groenendyk
Pell
Ernie Elscott
Sully
Sheryl Keeran
Cedar
Tom Thatcher
Snowstorm Closes PCHS Classes Across District
A winter storm caused PCHS to cancel classes Monday and Tuesday. News spread quickly via KBOE and WHO as many students relied on buses or cars but travel remained difficult in numerous areas.
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PCHS
KBOE
WHO
Lynnville News Brides Ruth Pierce and Andrew Dunnick
Miss Ruth Pierce daughter of Mrs Naomi Pierce of Grinnell wed Andrew Dunnick son of Mr and Mrs Floris Dunnick of Lynnville in a 7 30 p m ceremony at First Friends Church Grinnell Rev Charles Whitley presided Mrs Carl Byrd and Joyce Meppelink sang I Love You Truly The couple will reside on a farm near Newton after a trip to the Ozarks Ruth Pierce is Grinnell High School graduate and studied three years at God s Bible School Cincinnati She works for General Telephone Co of Iowa Dunnick is a Lynnville High School graduate served in the US Army and works for Clarence Ver Steeg in Lynnville
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Ruth Pierce
Naomi Pierce
Grinnell
Robert E. Pierce
Andrew Dunnick
Floris Dunnick
Lynnvivile
First Friends Church
Charles Whitley
Carl Byrd
Joyce Meppelink
Ozarks
Newton
Grinnell High School
God's Bible School
Cincinnati
Ohio
General Telephone Co
Iowa
Dunnick
Lynnville
U. S. Army
Clarence Ver Steeg
Vernon Jay
Beth
Ronald Eaton
Council Bluffs
Army
Richard P. Sparks
Rorcoe
Oskaloosa News Church visits and 4-H events noted
Oskaloosa News reports Saturday visitors at the Newenhouse home and baptisms at First Church Ref. City families, 4-H club meetings, demonstrations on rodent control and hillside slope measurement, and greetings from extended relatives. Church trio assignments and local social visits are listed along with a birthday observance.
Worp Borgman Elected to Mahaska Co School Board
In a final election count by the Mahaska county board of education N D Lamberson and Worp E Borgman were named to serve on the board effective April 1 Lamberson won 408 votes to 325 for Archie Garden in area 3 Brackets Lamberson 298 to 113 in Oskaloosa Borgman totaled 560 votes defeating Bastian Vander Wilt who had 418 votes in the director at large contest Oskaloosa Herald
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Mahaska County
Bastian Vander Wilt
Prairie Township
Oskaloosa Herald
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Calvin Choir
Rosalie Engbers
Aka Ise
Baik
Lynnville News
Vina Renaud
Harold Palmer
Art Crews
Glenn van Genderen
Texas
Arthur
Houston
Aliee
Nora Meredith
Brownsville
Ollie Terlouw
L. C. Brush
Beth Jay
Bessie Allee
Finis Allee
Julia Macy
T. L. Link
Macy
Mabel Montgomery
Case Dunsbergen
Lyle Montgomery
George Montgomery
David Conn
Bert Meredith
Dennis Meredith
Ames
Rayford Meredith
Dennis
Judy
Mra
Donald Meredith
Cynthia
Meredith
Glen Brignon
Searsboro
Gertrude Davis
John Davis
John McClung
Wichita
Kan
Roscoe Sparks
Steven Fritz
Mrs. Lehr] Fritz
Bethel
Mrs. Rayford Ratcliff
Martha
Farmers Co-op
Oskaloosa News
Lisabeth Newenhouse
C. Newenhouse
Johanna Olivier
J. G. Newenhouse
C. Louwsma
J. D. Pi
H. van Merabergen
L. van Wyk
Harrison Hustlers
John Jager
Bill
Chuck Cummings
Robert Powell
Art Johnson
Cedar Church
Sheryl
Hollabeck Bellflower
Calif
T. Verseput
Evergreen Park
Ill
J. Wesseling
Hollard
H. van Klootwyk
Worp Borgman
Mahaska Co
Bernie
Menninga Ins
AGCY
Prauts PeTroleum Company
Phillips 66
Grootveld Oil Co
A. D. Vermeer
Oskaloosa St
N. W. Corner Square
Marv Kooyman
Case Goodyk
Pella, Iowa
Gerrit Steenhoek
West End
Renaud and
Vander Krol
Flite-Fuel
Trop-Artic
Neal DE Jong
Peoria
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