Why the Chimes Rang Night Christmas Play
A Medieval Europe scene in a peasant hut near a cathedral town features Holger and Steen who wish to hear the chimes on Christmas night. An ill grandmother delays their outing, an uncle promises a ride, and an old woman presents a vision that triggers special lighting and spotlights for the finale. Marvin De Heus and Jack Thom- Asse manage the technical effects.
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P.m
Holger
Douglas Jansz Steen
Logan van Sittert Hertel
Ronald de Bruin
Patty Vrieze- Jaar
Patty Rysdam
Melvin Hagen
Gene Peterson
Beulah de Heer
Jack Cook
Vivin Valster
Dale Jarman
Leo van Vark
Europe
Steen
Marvin de Heus
Jack ‘Thom- Asse
Spotlights Purchased for Drama Department
Two new spotlights with 500 watt bulbs and color slides were bought for the drama department. Mr. Kuyper has mounted them on the border lights and they will premiere at tonight's Christmas play Why the Chimes Rang.
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Kuyper
Hienie
Student Council Debates Parties
The December meeting of the student council was held in the home economics room on Thursday December 9. President Jack Cook led the session to discuss party options for the home rooms and to limit access to upper halls during basketball games. The program committee announced two assembly programs and Mr Buerkens warned of milk lunch reductions unless more participants join. Pep meetings will be held Fridays at noon for theme games and out of town games alike.
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Jack Cook
Buerkens
Monday Morning Devotions at Our School
Mrs Wilkins led Monday morning devotions on December 6, teaching that character is shown by thoughts as well as words and deeds. She spoke about choosing friends, read Saint Matthew five, and ended with the poem Prayer by Gertie Stewart Phillips.
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Mrs. Wilkins
Gertie Stewart Phillips
A Christmas Call to Send CARE Packages Overseas
Editorial urges turning holiday gifts to aid the hungry and needy worldwide. Peggy Leu cites Jesus' teaching and suggests Pella High School students fund CARE packages, noting ten dollars buys one package and four cents per student could send one overseas.
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Peggy Leu
Christ
Jesus
Pella High School
Pet Peeves and Personal Quirks in Quick Q A
Readers share light hearted pet peeves. Gerry Klein laments dog thefts while Milly Hagen blames late makeup slips and Mrs Van Vark decries poor sports. Others joke about lateness, gum chewing, and absent ink bottles.
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Gerry Klein
George Ikuta
Milly Hagen
Milly
Lowell Burkhart
van ‘Vark
Patsy Herrick
Marie V. H
Marie
Lou Ann L. C
Attractive Leighton junior to star in The Tinker play
A Leighton area junior, who rides the school bus daily except when driving her father’s car, is active in church work and to portray a college girl in the December 29 production of The Tinker. She enjoys all kinds of sports.
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Leighton
Clas
Pella Duchess Ties Knoxville Girls in 36-36 thriller
The Pella Duchess traveled to Knoxville on Thursday December 9 to face the Knoxville girls B team in a tight back and forth game. Pella led most of the contest, ending in a 36 to 36 deadlock with Delores Swank Irene Cade and Charoleta Schakel scoring 13 11 and 10 respectively while Nancy Van Maanen opened scoring.
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Pella
Knoxville
Nancy van Maanen
Imaginary Tour Through the States by Vagabond Trio
A Chicago vocalist Audrey Cateh with Glen Hanks of Whiting Indiana and Hope Peck from Marquette Iowa sing medleys across the United States. They perform Oh Susanna in the Deep South and In Old New York in the East, with stops in Ohio Minnesota Chicago and Texas style tunes and a Gypsy Baron aria. Substantial increases in farm income are noted for farms adopting recommended land improvement practices.
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Choochoo
Audrey Cateh
Chicago
Glen Hanks
Whiting
Indiana
Hope Peck
Marquette
Iowa
Deep South
South
East
New York
Tippon
Ohio
Roger Young
Mr. Banks
Middle West
Innesota
Cow Country
Texa
United States
Louisiana
Co op News highlights November yard activity and farm aid
The Locker Plant processed 30618 pounds of meat and over 2000 pounds of fruits and other items in November. Connie De Bruin aided meat processing part time after Alice Courtney lost the top joint of a finger in a grinder. Farmers finish corn harvest and shelling, with 44 workers aiding. a new Co op tractor was delivered to John Rozendaal and Chris Wickhart. Office workload rises as year end nears. mail begets frequent inquiries from Geraldine and Dorothy. cement rock lath sheet rock and fertilizer shipments arrive. Dick Bogaards advances on his Co op home on East Third Street.
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Connie de Bruin
Alice Courtney
Abe Nunnikhoven
Abe
Ralph Ver Meer
Herb Plambeck
John Rozendaal
Sully
Tukker
Chris Wickhart
New Sharon
Carroll Courtney
Jim van Houweling
Geraldine
Dorothy
Simpson College
Dick Bogaards
East Third St
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Ruby Leydens
Marilla Vander Meulen
Evelena Olivier
Gene Petersma
Erma van Roekel
Thelma van Roekel
Audry Roorda
Louise’ Rysdam
Dorothy ‘Toom
Donna Veenstra
Patty Vriezelaar
Helen van Zante
Bonnie’ van Zomeren
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Great Britain
France
Spain
Russia
Devante
Fowler Telephone Company
Pella, Iowa
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Caf
Swank
van Maanen
F Schakel
Halstad
I van Wyk
Buwalda
van Gorp Hatchery
Greyhound
Sunny
Ottumn
Aveer
Des Moines
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St.crom
Delane
Gambblea
Joe Stientjes & Son
Lumber Yard
Allis Chalmers
Co-op
Portland
Dimension Lumber
W. P. Lumber
Oak
Jonathan
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Fish and Seafood
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P. Sh
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Wm. Vander Molen
Carroll Elscott
Geraldine van Haaften
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