Marionette Show at Pella High Tomorrow Morning
The Stevens Puppet Show presents This Funny World at Pella High School auditorium tomorrow at 8 40 am for students. The act features a talking puppet journeying around the world with a Russian Bear a Brazilian donkey a Chinese magician and other characters. Martin and Olga Stevens note they built the puppets and scenery and trained the troupe. Admission is ten cents.
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Pella
Stevens
America
Martin
Olga Stevens
Orchids The Art Class Behind The Senior Play Scene
The art class has added apps and works behind the scenes for the senior play. Students draw and paint figures freehand on a large muslin backdrop used as scenery for Saturday Evening Ghost, enhancing the production and arguing the week’s creative effort.
Seniors Attend Career Meeting At Knoxville Hi
Seniors from P IL 8 attended Day in Knoxville on April 2 to learn about career options. Dr. David Potter spoke in the morning on taking a job or continuing education, followed by Dean Forrest Brown and W IT McFarland discussing choosing a vocation and job responsibilities. Sessions included vocations, group meetings, and personal conferences, ending with a social hour in the gym. transportation varied.
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Knoxville
David Potter
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Dean Forrest Brown
Simpson College
W. IT. McFarland
State Department of Education
P IL 8
Sayler
Andrew
Behind the Scenes At Play Practice
A chaotic senior play rehearsal titled Saturday Evening Ghost unfolds with students misplacing books, ad hoc line swapping, and improvisation. Ruth and Marvin scramble for props as Act III begins, finally culminating in a late rehearsal under Mr Schulz’s tentative guidance.
Virginia talk sparks weekly play practice plan
The director describes a rehearsal process for a community play. Each week starts with reading from books, then Friday runs the act without books in about 25 minutes. Three acts can be practiced in one evening from seven to nine, with performance set for April 18.
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Virginia
Betty
Marvin R
College Musicians Present Program
College musicians perform a devotional program on Monday with Mr. Whalley reading from Meditations and arranging student performances. Featured numbers include Joyce De Teta piano solo John Hess solo Tom Corlett Sam Williams Roland Bram Carol Hull Peggy Campbell Joyce De Bruin and a mute trio with Ellen Huibregtse and Mr. Cox as accompanists.
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Whalley
Joyce de Teta
John Hesss
Tom Corlett
Sam Williams
Bari
Roland Bram
Cornet
Carol Hull
Peggy Campbell
Joyce de Bruin
Ellen Huibregtse
Mr. Cox
Hughes takes junior high post and Demry improves
Mr. F. C. Hughes takes the junior high position left by Mr. Demry after teaching in a rural Seymour area. He will room at Dr. Fox's residence, and his wife will teach the remainder of the year. Demry has been removed from the oxygen tent and is slowly recovering from peritonitis and double pneumonia.
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F. C. Hughes
Demry
Hughes
Seymour
Fox
Wayne County
Corydon High School
Simpson College
Faculty Finds Ways To Spend Vacation
Teachers spent vacations in various ways with some traveling to Des Moines Knoxville and Ames. Mr Vande Voort and Miss Gosselink took trips while others stayed home. Mr Schulz searched for a house and Mr Rysdam and Mr Grid dyke helped with spring house cleaning.
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Vande Voort
Des Moines
Miss Gosselink
Carks
Aransas
Buerkens
Ames
Bonnie
Iowa State College
Sayler
Slobe
Ver Heul
Nieburg
Knoxville
Andrew
Atlantic
Towa
Schulz
Pella
Rysdam
Greendyke
Seeing Red A quirky student poll on hair color opinions
A humorous survey prompts responses about red hair from students. Defil’s claim of being different draws a senior’s remark while Audrey Roorda, Bevely Thomassen, Ruth Buwalda, Red Loom, Sally Vriezelaar offer mixed views, from indifference to approval.
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Audrey Roorda
Bevely ‘Thomassen
Ruth Buwalda
Sally Vriezelaar
Debate at Junior High on Six-Year Presidential Term
A recent Junior High debate discussed whether the U S President should serve a six year term. Affirmatives were Marlene Seys Lou Ann LeCocq and Spencer Grand with Marilia Vander Meulen Charlotta Schakel and Logan Andeweg as negatives. Judges Mr Schulz Mrs Fred Whalley and Ruth Vogelaar favored the affirmative. a hand vote afterward showed two thirds for the negative. Mr Schulz praised the students and encouraged continued interest.
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United States
Marlene Seys
Lou Ann LeCocq
Spencer Grand
Marilia Vander Meulen
Charlotta Schakel
Logan Andeweg
Mr. Schulz
Fred Whalley
Ruth Vogelaar
Schulz
Plans Set for Dutch Village Model in School Gym
The Tulip Time committee outlines erecting the Dutch village in the high school gym for this year’s Tulip Time festivities. Models will be repaired and painted. units stored around town will be brought back for installation. Committees include tickets and finance, installation, lighting, guide service, costume show, posters, and mechanical drawing with several faculty leaders named.
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Miss Sayler
Andrew
High School Debating Talent Abound for Next Year
The remark highlights prospects for stronger competition as the school plans to recruit capable debaters for the upcoming year. It notes the value of skilled students in strengthening the team and enhancing scholastic dialogue.
Free hearing consultation by David Kern at Pella Hotel
David B. Kern offers a free hearing consultation at the Pella Hotel on Tuesday April 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. He demonstrates Hearing Lenses and the Acousticon Imperial, devices designed to aid hard of hearing individuals at home church and clubs. Bring family or call the hotel for a home trial. Acousticon-Kern Co of Des Moines provides details.
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David Kern
Pella
David B. Kern
Kern
America
Acousticon Company
Birthday notices and visits at the Home for the Age
On April 3 Miss Mary Van Veen turned 84. On April 6 Mrs. Dick Ver Meer turned 70, and Miss Gertie Plender was 68. Numerous visits followed from families including Van Baal en, Den Hartog, Vanden Herg, Griffioen, Bolt, Kooistra, and Tukker to residents and the Vander Wilt grandmother, with many relatives listed.
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Mary van Veen
Dick Ver Meer
Gertie Plender
Harold van Baalen
Prairie City
Anie de Bruin
C. B. Welle
Joan
If. Welle
John den Marto
E. den Hartog
Henry den Har
Tog
Harold den Hartog
Baby
C. den Hartog
Joe Vanden Herg
J. W. den Harton
John Griffioen
W. den Hartog
Ralph Bolt
Des Moines
Sara van Ryswyk
Marinus de Zwarte
Will Ver Ploeg
C. N. Weed
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Colleen Renaud
Nancy Rogaard
Nola Boot
June de Cook
Leland van Ee
Myrtle Evers
Roberta Fisher
Gladys de Geus
Virginia Groendyke
Lorraine de Haan
Betty den Hartog
Melvin Hagen
Peggy Leu
Gertrude Steenbock
Marcie Valster
Betty van’ Veen
Donna Jean Veenstra
Gordon Nesbit
Helen van Zante
Edna Ter Louw
Amendas
Kelloggs
Kilkings
Holland
Pella, Iowa
Flog Boo
Opis
Charles Starrett Smiley Burnett
Cos
North West, &3S Mounted Police
Deena
van Johnson
Pat Kirkwood
Keenan Wynn
Knoxville Hi
Ruth
Mrs. Otis
Mr. Otis
Marvin Tusseling
Marv T
Marv
Betty Vander Beck
Logan van Sittert
Sonny Boy
Mary T
Logan
Peggy Kuyper
Pet
Janie
Mrs. Umney
Bob Evers
Lord Archibald
Mary Rumbaugh
Sir Simon
Mert Evers
Marvin T
Peggy
Jack Fisk
Gary A. van Zee
Tunis de Haan
Lowe
New Holland Theatre
Pat Kitlewood
College Musicians Present
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
South Side Park
Acousticon-Kern CO
5Th Ave
Home For the Age
Roy Tukker
H. Vander Wilt
Toni
Star Oil Company
Fowler Telephone Company
Bly
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
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