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The district reports last year’s operating costs totaling 50 615 45 for three buildings with 28 teachers and two secretaries and no bonded debt. Census lists 421 children ages 7 to 16, with 148 girls, and a 8.5 square mile area. State and federal aid totaled 2426 62, federal Homemaking and Agriculture 1755 01, normal training 670 71. Insurance value of buildings 239 600 80.
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Sulnl
Pella
Outriet
Fedeseernment
Webster 'S Lincoln
Vocational Homemaking Department Plans Year Ahead
The Vocational Home department, a high school program, outlines annual activities focusing on consumer education for homemakers. Ruth Swanson chairs committees, and courses cover basic foods, food preservation, clothing rejuvenation, home management, and etiquette. Adult Night School offers midwinter sessions and H2B club engages in community service like Red Cross sewing.
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Iowa
Ruth Swanson
Marion County
Red Cross
J. V. Lankelma
Kenneth Decker
Vocational Agriculture Department
Pella Girls Will Teach In Kentucky
Joyce Vander Kooi and Evelyn Tysseling depart for Annville Kentucky to teach at Annville Hien School. Vander Kooi will teach social science and Tysseling mathematics starting Tuesday after graduating from Central College with BA degrees. Two thirds of salvage tins are discarded.
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Joyce Vander Kooi
Evelyn ‘Tysseling
Annville
Kentucky
Income Tax Blanks Mailed to 1943 Filers in District
Birmingham collector warns about September 15 filing for the Current Payment Act of 1942. About 250000 district taxpayers must file a declaration if not fully covered by withholding, with penalties possible for underestimates. He urges reading instructions and offers help. employers may provide preliminary withholding details to assist employees.
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Birmingham
Internal Revenue
Normal Training Discontinued at Pella High School
Due to insufficient spring registration the Normal Training Department will be discontinued after this year. Seniors who began the course will be offered guidance to earn teaching certificates next spring with special courses. State records note approval in 1920 and show $15,662 reimbursed from State Funds for maintenance over 23 years.
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State House
Pella High School
Iowa
Pella High
Department of Public Instruction
Pella
Meet the New School Teachers in Centerville Area
A slate of new teachers joins Webster Building and local districts. Louise Carter, a 2nd grade assignment, holds a B.S. from Kirksville Missouri, with rural teaching stints in Apepanose County. Mildred Haney, Fort Des Moines, will teach Lineal Build- She studied Lincoln School and Drake University, first teaching post after student placements in Des Moines. Dolores Culver, Junior High English and Girls Physical Education, trained mainly at Simpson College, Indiana, and will serve with a two year primary course in Des Moines City system. Margaretta Slobelich Endish returns to Pella after a B.A. from Central, with studies at Akron and Belle Plaine and summer work in English at the University of Iowa. Evelyn Edmund, Ottumwa, combines Ursins College and Iowa State training, with three years’ rural experience in Niw and SD. Dania Blair, Mary Glascock, Iva Lee Vermillion, and others join district staff with college degrees and placements across Des Moines, Des Moines suburbs, and nearby towns.
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Louise Carter
Webster Build
Centerville
Tawa
Kirksville
Missouri
Polk City
Apepanoose County
Mildred Haney
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Lincoln School
Des Moines
Drake Univer
Dolores Culver
Snd
Gardenove
Town
Simpson College
Indiana
Margaretta Slobelich
Endish
Pella
Central
Akron
Belle Plaine
University of Iowa
Mary Glascock
University of Missouri
St. Maines
Martensdale
Iva Lee Vermillion
Assi
Lincoln
Shenandoah
Eddyville
Lone Rock
Hering
Iowa State Teachers College
Plans for My Department This Year in Pella High
Plans from seven teachers outline aims for the coming year at Pella High. Miss Tyson emphasizes kindergarten social and cognitive growth. Miss Reuyers ties lessons to home, community, and war issues. Miss Driftmier seeks to reduce tension via selected books. Miss Ver Steeg stresses reading and new procedures. Mr. Nehre notes continued supervised study and stamp sales with assemblies. Mr. Greendyke focuses on science fundamentals and experiments. Mixster Heal promotes maximum efficiency and disciplined study. Miss Barry calls for business training and community cooperation. Mrs. Lutta highlights drama as a center of recreation amid gas rationing and a community program of plays for all.
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Pella
Ver Steeg
Nehre
Greendyke
Barry
Lutta
North Central Association approves Pella High School
The North Central Association approves Pella High School for the fourth year, noting high standards. Graduates can gain entrance to any college in the country and may be excused from certain tests for special state jobs or city positions.
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Pella
North Central Association
North Central
Exodus Last Year Teachers Leaving School System
Last year teachers including Wish School’s Arbi the Des Moines system Marie Geiver Welsh and Ann Mackey agreed to new assignments. Dorothy Newell will teach in Algona near her Emmetsburg home. Marlys Placin will move to Waterloo near Cedar Falls. Ivadel Hansen now works in a California airplane plant. Mrs Don Davis returns to Wisconsin while her husband serves. Dorothy Newell and Mrs James Wisse substituted for last semester.
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Ann Mackey
Lincoln
Davenport
Dorothy Newell
Algona
Emmetsburg
Marlys Placin
Webster
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Ivadel Hansen
California
Don Davis
Wiconsin
Don
James Wisse
Pella High School Receives Secondary School Approval
The North Central Association’s Commission on Secondary Schools voted to keep Pella High School on the list of fully approved secondary schools. L. A. Van Dyke, secretary of the Iowa State Committee Association, congratulated Principal Schuerkens on maintaining high standards amid difficult times.
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Mr. Schuerkens
Tom
Commission On Secondary Schools of the
North Central Association
Chicago
Towa
L. A. van Dyke
Double header at the bar turns to trouble and debt
A man orders two double headers at a bar, then confesses he has no money. The bartender obliges twice, prompting the man to admit trouble has begun. The scene unfolds in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette context.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Miss Dena Ver Steeg Named Principal at Lincoln Building
Miss Dena Ver Steeg will assume duties as principal at Lincoln Building. She has served several years in the district, aiding many community activities and chairing the Red Cross. She holds a B A from Central College and is assigned to the Lincoln district with full confidence.
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Dena Ver Steeg
Lincoln
Ver Steeg
Red Cross Associatter
Central College
Board of Education
Avoid Danger in Home Dry Cleaning Safety PSA
A Safety Man warns against home dry cleaning due to match sparks and pilot lights. The National Safety Council notes one in six accidental deaths involve burns or explosions, with 6000 deaths last year, up 10 percent from 1941. Advice urges against DIY cleaning. if done, use nonflammable fluids, clean outside, dry outside, and keep children and pets away.
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National Safety Council
America
Fred Braun
Busy Year Ahead in Vocational Agriculture
The school plans varied programs including shop, farm management, and advanced shop for upperclassmen. Part time and evening classes will run, with project emphasis and community service. War Production courses may be added to support state and federal Vocational Education efforts.
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FFA
New City Chapartiers
de Hce
Vocational Agriculture Department
Ter
Amalin
P H S Athletes Protected by Iowa High School Insurance
The board notes that Iowa high school athletes must carry insurance at $2.00 per student to participate in inter high school athletics. Applicants require a physical exam and dental check. Claims cited include $5,100 for A and $8,950 for Wal, with an average of about 30 boys covered annually.
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Suitrahi
Vella Board of Education
Wal
Iowa picnic draws twenty thousand to Long Beach coast
In Long Beach California a large Iowa picnic at Bisley Park attracted about twenty thousand attendees. Governor Earl Warren introduced by Governor Frank Merriam, with Governor Town cited as the honored guest. The event aimed to address wartime farming challenges and rural concerns.
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Iowa
Bisley Park
Long Beach
California
Klooper
Frank F. Merriam
Earl Warren
J. J. Holliday
Long Beach Association
Garretson
John G. Spielman
Press-Telegram
New Textbooks Adopted For Coming Year In Geology And Chemistry
The district adopts new textbooks for the next school year including General Science Biology and Chemistry all dated 1942 or later and up to date. A new Study Arithmetic 1943 revision will appear in grade three while Elson Gray Readers replace older editions in grades one to three and then move into grade four next year continuing through grade eight.
Teaching good citizenship in all the grades
The Pella Public Schools emphasize citizenship through all grades from first through high school. Pupils earn recognition at commencement. boys and girls receive honors from local organizations and prizes. A new program extends into intermediate grades with contests for best boy and girl citizens and banquet honors.
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American Legion
Pella Rotary Club
Hawkeye Baystate
Drake Relays
Pella
Bost
Fifty-Two Men Inducted from Marion County Aug 17
A group of 62 Marion county selective service registrants were sent to Camp Budge for induction into the armed forces on August 17. The list names many residents and transfers from Knoxville Pella Des Moines and other towns, including Kirkwood Baker Miller Dearinger Martin Bigelow Speed Clark Jacobs Millsabolt Murphy Comley McDaniels Austin Forsythe Schmusk Patterson Burton Zimmerman Kingery Blecha Slobe Jelsma De Boer Van Berkum Van Gorp Van Berkum Summy Dunham Wagaman Kuchan Bricker Shives Wallace Mefford Shaw Jones Mathews Evers and others.
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Marion County Selective Service
Camp Budge
Armed Forces
Knoxville
Thomas Kirkwood
Robert Baker
Lloyd Woods
Leslie Miller
Lester Dearinger
Frank Martin
Forest’ Bigelow
Harold Speed
Howard Clark
Ernest Jacobs
Ralph Millsabolt
Alberry Murphy
George Comley
Harold McDaniels
Harry Austin
Floyd Forsythe
Harlan Schmusk
Wesley Patterson
Everett Burton
William Zimmerman
Marion Kingery
Pella
Reginald Blecha
William Slobe
Irvin Jelsma
Theodore de Boer
Marvin van Gorp
Cornelie van Berkum
Germentus
Raymond R. Pannhuk
Titonka
Edward Harry Moore
Harrd Rowland
Transfer
Tarey
Elton McCab
Hillsboro
Marion
Lloyd Mefford Jr
John Franklin Shaw
Joe’ Jones Mathews
Bussey
Elvin Evers
Monroe
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Ursins College
Towa States Coffee
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Dania Blair
Nebraska
Town Teachers College
Delores Culver
Margaretta Slobe
Evalyn Edmund
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Buerkens
Tyson
North Central Ass’n
Y Bender
Arbi
Marie Geiver
William Chesley
Uncle Sam's Army
Association
GC. C. Buerke
Miss Denat Ver Stoo
Pepal
Jersulete
K. C. Decker Voc. Ag
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Iowa H. S. Insurance Co
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