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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
6
Pella's 660 public school students return to three buildings on Monday September 1 with introductory sessions for teachers and texts. High school adds courses and new staff while grade teachers rotate roles at Webster and Lincoln buildings. kindergarten shifts and registration details follow, with ninth graders receiving guides and locker assignments.
The school board orders another bus and plans separate Otley and Leighton routes this year. Otley route runs from north of Pella on Galesburg road, northwest then south into Otley, returning via Highway 163. Leighton route serves Wheatgrow east of town, then travels to Highway 163, then east and south to the main road between Leighton and Highway 163 before returning to Pella by the airport and Valley School road.
Fred Whalley, Pella schools instrumental music teacher, earned a Master’s Degree in Music from McPhail College in Minneapolis on August 8. He also holds a minor in Education and completed the degree after starting work in 1940 at the University of South Dakota and serving three years in the Army. His thesis is a tone poem titled Life on the Prairie, about 15 minutes, for a Symphonic Band. Public dedication details are eagerly awaited.
The Legion plans a Monday evening meeting to discuss an outstanding entertainment program with professionals and a fall minstrel show. Commander Van Niewaal will report. The annual watermelon party follows adjournment. Service members may join. dues for the new year are $4.00.
Four farmers from the Pella area will contest cash prizes and blue ribbons at the National Livestock Show during the 1947 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines August 22 through 29. Reuv ena Dieleman enters one Guernsey, T Van Lint two Shorthorns, Marvin Dieleman five Durocs, and Reuv ena Dieleman five Duroc swine.
Three golfers remain in the Championship flight at Pella Golf and Country Club. George Lankelma, Stuart Kuyper, and Darel Mensch lead with sixteen in the initial field. Kuyper and Lankelma meet Thursday. Mensch plays weekend winner.
A barn and outbuildings on Gerrit Roose’s Jim Roose farm near Peoria were destroyed by fire believed started by spontaneous combustion in the hay loft. Loss included a shed, hay, stacks, hog houses, a wagon, work harness, and hot supplement, with forty piglets and one sow burned. only Mrs. Roose was home when the blaze was spotted by a passing Carey Salt salesman. Neighbors and a Sully fire crew arrived too late to save any structures. Insurance covered the loss, though Gerrit noted that no policy is ever sufficient.
Marilla Vander Meulen Iowa 1947 spelling champ joins classmates Andy Lubbers and Marlene Sels to enter the Iowa State Fair Quiz Derby in Des Moines on August 27. The team competes in the Exposition Building at 11 10 A M with sixteen teams advancing to finals for cash prizes. Mrs Vander Ploeg will chaperone.
Dr. G. Vander Lugt president of Central College leaves Thursday for a two week mission fest tour covering Illinois Minnesota and Iowa. He spoke to the Iowa Illinois Iowa Alumni Chapter in Morrison Illinois on Thursday evening the 14th. The itinerary includes Whiteside Co Illinois August 15 Hollandale Minnesota August 17 Greenleston Minnesota August 19 Baldwin Wisconsin August 20 Forrestville Illinois August 22 Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin August 24 Waupun Area Wisconsin August 26 Sheboygan Co Wisconsin August 27 Clinton Iowa August 29.
High school football practice begins Monday August 15 at 6 15. Lettermen report 7 15 and physical examinations run at that time. Equipment issues Friday night August 22 at 7 30. Athlet ic insurance requires each player to bring 1 25 dollars at examination.
Mayor T G Fultz will hold a court session later this week after about a dozen fire fans drove cars within a block of Annie De Bruin’s home while firemen headed to a rooftop blaze. Police noted car numbers and sent reports to Knoxville.
Central College announces fall practice begins September 1 under coaches Tysse ling and Tharp. Fifteen lettermen return along with about 40 freshmen prospects, promising depth at backfield and line. Notable returnees include Stan Borgman, Chet Cross, Mark Speed, Jack Sims, Ga ren Cheuvront, and Nick Polito. The Flying Dutch will pursue a third Iowa conference title amid a demanding schedule from Sept 19 to Nov 14 with home and away games listed.
The text describes warrants issued for arrestees once owners are determined and the chief to transport them. It mentions John Pope, a trucker, and a Harve friend in trouble with police after an argument with the fire chief and driving over a hose during the Waechter fire. Fines totaled five dollars plus costs nine dollars eighty five cents, with Pope receiving ten dollars plus fourteen dollars eighty five cents for intoxication.
Eva Mae Van Wyngarden longtime Marion County rural teacher moves to Pella Public Schools to teach first grade at the Lincoln Building. She led Silver Grove School west of Pella for six years and previously taught in North Portville and Valley. She attended Central College two years earning a Standard Elementary Certificate and was elected president of the Marion County Council for the coming year.
A spectacular blaze destroyed Waechter Lumber Yard in the early hours of Sunday. Flames rose over a hundred feet and embers drifted for miles. One nearby house, the former Virgil Vander Linden home, was badly damaged while several others faced risk before fire crews confined the blaze. Fire alarms were triggered by residents, and workers risked entry to recover records and move vehicles.
Central College announces registration begins September 6 for a new enrollment year. Despite housing expansions including Graham Hall annex and the Men's Dormitory, there is still a need for rooms for twenty men. Trailers and barracks accommodate twenty-one veterans' families, and some cottages are repurposed for faculty use.
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