Weekly Program Reflects Spirit Of Christmas
A Christmas program directed by Miss Tysseling framed Monday morning devotions on December 17. Jean Leu read scripture as Webster school sixth grade boys sang Christmas Everywhere Three Kings of Orient Are and White Christmas. The girls trio and sextet followed with Torch Teanet Isabella Silent Night and Jesus is Born. Virginia Greendyke read an edited Is There a Santa Claw. Afterward substitute Mr Birdsall thanked the students, likening himself to Rip Van Winkle after four years away.
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Jesus
Virginia Greendyke
Santa Claw
Birdsall
Miss Horn
Rip van Winkle
Christmas Home Room Parties Across All Classes
Students enjoyed a short Christmas party Friday afternoon December 21. The day included altered schedules with extended periods, classroom gifts, music, refreshments, and festive games across home rooms.
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Paris
Citizenship blanks in high school stir debate and fairness
Editorial argues plus and minus citizenship blanks are discussed due to bias and unequal grading. It questions whether grades reflect deportment, effort, and school citizenship, notes misuse for off campus behavior, and advocates tying blanks to in-school incidents and fairness over prejudice.
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A.M. van Houweling
Tme
Pella High notes and student activities from 1945
Last Wednesday the teacher's club dinner at Pella High brought faculty and families together to welcome new teachers including Mr Birdsall back on duty after four years. D.A.R. award for a senior girl from Pella. Christmas decorations and a Dutch Netherlands aid box. a 38 38 basketball overtime win and light anecdotes about Winterset relations and school happenings.
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Nehre
Richardson
Peaceful Pella Team Delights Fans With Late-Game Thrills
The article praises a team from Peaceful Pella for its crowd-pleasing close games. They habitually trail by a margin late in the game and push to a dramatic finish, as illustrated by a Winterset matchup where they trailed by eight with a minute left before the final outcome.
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P.S
Pella
New Year Wishes From Town Leaders and Groups
A town columnist prints New Year greetings to City Council and numerous organizations including the Chamber of Commerce, Historical Society, Rotary Club, Kiwanis, Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, and more. The note urges continued civic effort, quality journalism, and educational standards.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Knoxville
Pos
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Earl Atkins
Masonic Lodge
Hilda Verought
Order of the Eastern Star
Roaming Spotlight Christmas Cheer and Grumbling
A lively campus note laments heavy shopping and asks for better gift ideas while praising the weather forecaster for snow. It playfully targets coat losses and valentines to end with holiday wishes, signed by Pete and mentioning Miss Ver Heul and Everett Vande Voort.
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Everett Vande Voort
Guess Who From P.H.L.S. Glee Club
A girl with dark brown hair and twinkling brown eyes, active in school organizations, vocal music, and drama, is featured in this week’s Guess Who. She is treasurer of her homeroom and secretary of the girls’ glee club, sings second soprano in the trio, and recently moved from Muscatine due to her father’s job at Central College. Her dramatic recitation of multiple characters is noted, and a humorous childhood anecdote about mistaking her grandmother’s duplex home is shared.
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O. K
Cou
Girls’ Glee Club
P.hls
Muscatine
Town
Central College
John Hesselink
Visitors at Home for the Aged Share Local Calls
Mrs Henry Marinus hosted visitors including Frances Huyser Josie Meyer Jad y of Peoria Gorp and Christina along with many families such as Langstraat Pol and Lange straat visiting Mr and Mrs TL Lang straat. Numerous Den Hartog and Van Houweling relatives from Chicago also called on Mr and Mrs W Den Hartog and others at the Home.
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Henry Marinus
Frances Huyser
Josie Meyer
Jady
Peoria
Gorp
Christina
John Langstraat
Jong
Jake Langestraat
Peter Pol
Paul Langstraat
TL. Langstraat
John Boga
Sam den Hartog
Avie Klein
Henry den Hartog
John den Hartog
Gerrit, Andringa
Kempenaar
Pennenia
Andrew van Houweling
Nick de Ron
Popma
M. Popma
John Keuning
G. Bosma
Delos Vanden Berg
W. den Hartog
Walter Verought
Neal den Besten
Chicago
Mrs
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