Commercial Club Des Moines Visit Ends in Tiring Hop
A Commercial Club trip to Des Moines on April 10 featured tours of Meredith Publishing House Grace Ransom's tea room Younkers Bankers Life Company and shopping. The group constants included busy departments stockrooms and cheerful staff, with highlights and scattered fatigue as the girls returned home tired but happy.
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Des Moines
Meredith
Grace Ransom
Younkers
Jane Wildner
Banker's Life Company
Miss Sayler
CCCC
Fingerprint Program Visit By Student Committee
A Des Moines visit by a student council committee led by Mr Waterman explored fingerprinting methods at the State Bureau of Investigation. Members included David Prins Max Hoeksema Mari Rumbaugh Willa Zickel and Elaine Vander Ploeg. They viewed prints archs loops and whorls and observed plastic facial impressions used in identification.
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Des Moines
Chief Nehergall
State Bureau of Investigation
David Prins
Max Hoeksema
Mari Rumbaugh
Willa Zickel
Elaine Vander Ploeg
Waterman
Var Tle
Marvin. Rum- Daugh
Melvin
Mr. Waterman
House
Senate
Pella
Blue
Towa
Stan Boertje Wins Badminton Tourney Finals
Stan Boertje, a senior, won the boys badminton tournament final by defeating Olcott in two games 15 8 and 16 14. His defense forced many returns, and his corner shots earned many points. In the semi finals Boertje beat Kloostra 17 16 13 15 and 16 7 to reach the final. Olcott defeated Vos 15 13 and 16 14. Vos and Kloostra are slated for a consolation final.
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Stan Boertje
Olcott
Boertje
Kloostra
Vos
High School News Highlights and Army Graduation
John ny Sheppard recently learned he passed the U S A F 1 exam with a high score and may graduate with the class of 1947 in spirit. Juline Palmquist hopes to do the same soon. A high school teachers meeting was held April 8 to review recent music contest and Career Day activities. Mr. Vande Voort reported on the Ames conference and Miss Sayler and Mr. Andrews discussed the senior Career Day in Knoxville. New history books arrived for the library, History of American Life, adding eleven volumes to the collection. Fifth and sixth graders learned from Central Netherlands student David Knibbe that their gift packages reached Liedse Houtschool in Leyden, Netherlands.
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Johnny Sheppard
Johnny
Juline Palmquist
Vande Voort
Ames
Miss Sayler
Andrews
Knoxville
Lincoln
David Knibbe
Netherlands
Central
Liedse Houtschool
Leyden
Knibbe
It and Its Place in the Old High School Hall
A fragmentary reminiscence notes a lone object called It in a high school corridor. It once drew attention, was displayed behind glass, and held esteem among students, but now wanes as tickets for school events change hands and days of glory fade.
Trophies Glitter In Display Case For All to See
A local school showcases a refreshed trophy display after students from the council cleaned and rearranged the case. A visiting cheerleader noted the improvement and praised the updated arrangement, while some plaques were moved to study hall for safekeeping. Betty Toll led the cleaning and display effort with student council help.
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Pella
Betty Toll
Date Book of School Events and Senior Activities
The calendar lists events through the school year including Senior Class Play on April 18, State Music Contest April 24 to 26, Junior Senior Barquet May 2, Tulip Time May 8 to 10, Baccalaureate May 18, Senior Class Day May 19, Baseball Tournament May 20, Commencement May 22 and last day May 23.
Red Shoes Fever At Senior Class Play Sparks Sneaky Spotlight
School gossip page notes senior girls bought red high heel shoes for the class play causing mentions of fashion frenzy. Readers hear about a bumped head after a prank confusion and light teasing about a health class gum habit and a report card joke.
Pella History Remembered In Student Devotions
Mrs. Robert Lautenbach spoke to Pella High students on local history during a devotion April 8. Costumed students portrayed pioneer figures such as Sarah Welch Nossaman and Maria Hendricks Scholte while excerpts from early records highlighted the log cabin origin, West Washington street college site, and Civil War service sacrifices. Lenore Scholte was saluted as the link between past and present.
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Robert Lautenbach
Pella
Sarah Welch Nossaman
Alice van Memert
Mattie Morgan
Central College
Betty Rempe
Grade Activities Create Interest in Fifth Grade Scrapbooks
Miss Vriezelaar and Miss Reavers classes in a neighborhood study graded on a point system. Fifth graders gather maps graphs and pictures about Iowa and their surroundings. Robert Vander Lugt leads his class in points as students walk tour color and draw locally seen buildings.
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Iowa
Robert Vander Lugt
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Colleen Renaud
Nancy Bogaard
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 Steenhock
Marcie Valster
Betty van Veen
Donna Jean Veenstra
Gordon Nesbit
Helen van Zante
Edna Ter Louw
Ozinga Tire Service
Holland
Pella, Iowa
Boots” van Borkum
State Bureau
Pella High
Bernice Vande Voort
Thomassen
Bev
Palestine
New Holland Theatre
Linda Darnell
Henry Fonda
Victor Macure
My Darling
Clementine
Donna van Dusseldorp
Donna
Mr. Vande Voort
Billy
Mey
Fellas
Yos
Marvin T
Luss
Lautenbach
Phillips 66
Phillips
US 70
Grootveld Oil CO
PHONE
Miss Vriezelaar
Miss Reavers
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
South Side Park
A. T. Ver Meer & Son
International Harvester
Lowes Money
McCormick-Deering Sales and Service
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!