STOP Club Girls Enjoy Chili Dinner
The STOP Club Christmas party on December 16 in a home economics room featured a chili dinner prepared by the senior class and a secretary treasurer report by Eleanor Gaass. Seventeen new junior members were initiated after old business, wearing club colors for a week. New members include Marilyn De Geus, Marlena De Geus, Bernice Van Gilst, Verna Van Hemert, Wilma Vernooy, Shirley Dykhui Adel, Barbara Grandia, Twila Van Hemert, Sally Sents, Kathy Redeker, Regina De Geus, Arlene Van Gorp, Marlene Duven, Joyce Van Roekel, Marianne Fisher, and Atha Dykstra.
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Eco Élass
Eleanor Gaass
Marilyn de Geus
Marlena de Geus
Bernice van Gilst
Verna van Hemert
Wilma Vernooy
Shirley Dykhui Adel
Barbara’ Grandia
Twila van ‘Hemert
Sally Sents
Kathy Redeker
Regina de Geus
Arlene van Gorp
Marlene Duven
Joyce van Roekel
Marianne Fisher
Atha Dykstra
Miss Sayler
Joker's Cue and Cow on the Track Hijinks
Cartoonish dialogue centers on a dance invitation and groan worthy quips. A commuter train halts after a cow blocks the track, with the conductor calm that the bovine is the delay. Daffynishion Hospital lampoons a place for the winded.
People Are Funny Paradoxes In Everyday Life
A quirky look at human behavior highlighting contradictions such as gamblers saving stamps and horror fans screaming at mice. The piece notes how people display unexpected habits and memory for odds like batting averages.
Staff and editorial roster for the newspaper
The staff list includes Editor-in-Chief Shirley Groendyke Associate Editor Kathy Redeker Editorial Board Beth Brom Janis Kuyper Sports Staff Tom Boat Doug Heerema Dorothy Vanden Oever Avis Ver Hoef Reporters Lorraine Slycord Andrea Boat Leora Quinn Joyce Van Roekel Nancy Vander Meulen Judy Huyser Mary Sytsma Ellen Rempe Norma De Bruin Darlene Kuiper Judy In t Veld Joan Aalbers Janella Van Hal Evelyn Dykstra Jaci Jones Judy Groen dyke Marla De Wild Linda Tysseling Janice Mol Wilma Slycord Diane Ver Dught.
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Shirley Groendyke
Kathy Redeker
Beth Brom
Janis Kuyper
Tom Boat
Doug Heerema
Dorothy Vanden Oever
Avis Ver Hoef
Lorraine Slycord
Andrea Boat
Leora Quinn
Joyce van Roekel
Nancy Vander Meulen
Judy Huyser
Mary Sytsma
Ellen Rempe
Norma de Bruin
Darlene Kuiper
Judy In’t Veld
Joan Aalbers
Janella van Hal
Evelyn Dykstra
Jaci Jones
Judy Groendyke
Marla de Wild
Linda Tysseling
Janice Mol
Wilma Slycord
Diane Ver Dught
Three Cheers for the Cheerleaders Editorial
Norma De Bruin praises four cheerleaders for boosting pep meeting interest and game atmosphere. The piece notes skits, the pep tune Fight Fire Fight, and urges reader support at pep meetings and games to sustain school spirit.
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Norma de Bruin
Meet Our Seniors No. 1 Barry Kane Strawberry
Barry Kane known as Strawberry is a Pella senior with brown hair gray eyes and a height of 5 foot 8 inches. He enjoys football and sports and lists blue and yellow as his favorite colors. He lives on R F D 3 in Pella and owns a class ring as his prized possession. His ambitions are undecided and he belongs to F F A Letter Club and various sports. His most unusual experience is getting lost in a department store during childhood. He dislikes seniors who take selfies for the annual and he often stays at home. His favorite song is Mr Sandman.
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Pella
Mr. Sandman
Barry Kane
Strawberry
Lockerroom chatter and a forgetful Herb B says locker items left
In a noisy lockerroom scene players joke about missing gear and practice chatter. A new club called The Four Black Boys is mentioned, while Herb B is teased for forgetfulness and struggling with a locker combination as Cubit sinks two free throws in a B squad game.
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Herb B
Cubit
Herb
Odd Paradoxes of Youth and Habits Across a District
A sketch contrasts groups who favor appearance over function and critique others while avoiding responsibility. It notes players who memorize geography poorly despite athletic careers, neat people who avoid tidying, fashion-minded women who collect antiques, teens desiring luxury cars, critics who shun leadership, students who dodge tests yet love crosswords, and youths who dance endlessly yet shirk gym effort.
Three Yous Sermon on Centering on Christ
December 18 1954 at a devotional service Mr Btults led reading John 1 a girls sextet sang a Christmas number Mr Stuka explained the day before Bible readings mark a Sunday tradition started by a Marine asking his family to read the same scripture Each of three Yous was defined outer present and future Jesus sees the future you Center on Christ and you become it a prayer closed the devotions
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Btults
Mr. Stuka
Jesus
Christ
Mr. Stults
Inside P H S Girls Basketball Honor Roll and Oddities
A collage of high school vignettes notes Eleanor repeatedly making the Tribune Girls Basketball Honor Roll while December replaces June in January in Latin. A playful Grasshopper toy by Mr D A unsettles the girls, Bonnie G gains a nick name, and oral spelling prompts the word "gorgeous." Leighton bus riders enjoy in-ride entertainment as Ervin W H showcases accor den talent to brighten the trip. A new high school fad emerges with a mysterious statement about must.
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Bonnie G
Leighton
Ervin W. H
Christmas Bunt of Notes in Classrooms and Hectic Useful Chats
A fragmented school scene recalls missing overalls hats and coats during cold days. Teachers assign maps and colors while students discuss a sardine drawing in Mr Annis room. A broken Christmas decoration incident at Mr Reysacks home room adds to the classroom bustle.
Three One-Act Plays Live In January Evening
A note invites audience to Thursday night January 13 events featuring three one act plays in rehearsal and ready for viewing. Carol V. asked about the project while Mr Brunckhorst asks about the room with a sign Thought is free.
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Mr. Brunckhorst
Meet Our Seniors No 2
Alvin Hiemstra known as Al, a senior with brown hair and green eyes. He enjoys football and sports, dislikes Sunday night mischief, and values his class ring. His unique experiences include a trip to New York and the letter club involvement. He resides at 217 West First St with Linda.
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New York
Letter Club
Mermidl F. F. A. Sports
Alvin Hiemstra
Meet Our Seniors No. 3 Like Bone Steaks and Cottage Cheese
A brief item describes a senior feature highlighting menus with like bone steaks and cottage cheese salad as part of a meal plan. It references senior readers and a school community event. Names or dates are not provided.
Personal profile and scattered notes from Teosetal entry
An OCR fragment lists interests and traits including travel, navy blue, basketball, and a diamond as prized possession. It provides an address 105 Broadway and notes about work, a trip to Texas, a song title Skokian, plus a reflection on money and actions speaking louder than words in circulations.
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Teosetal
Broadway
Texas
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Carole
Dale
Karen
Kedrick
Daffynishion Hospital
Ana de
Neelingy
Vera
Eleanor
the Tribune
Calon
Carl
Merry Chii Pella Imp Gil Winegar
Arvin Menninga
Claire Gifford Eddy van Ee
Nas
Your Ement Store
Connie Rietveld
Bill Dieleman
Jake de Ronde
Henry Klein
Durin Club
Mr. Annis
Mr. Noni
Mr. Reysack
Aggie
Jackey
Sally
Carmen
Carol V
West First St
Linda
Holiday
Sylv
de Vries
Hristmas
Song of
Koffie Klets
Pella National Bank
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