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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1956
Page
11
Rev Redeker of the Third Re formed Church led devotions on February 6. The sermon warned against indifference, urging personal attention to others from students and workers alike. He cited Jesus’ example and urged people to know one another rather than remain unseen, ending with prayer.
The Pella High Vocal Department highlights Monroe Chorus on February 27 in Monroe Iowa with Pella students Judy In t Veld Mary Ten Hagen Sandra Sels Barbara Bosch Dorothy Dieleman Fern Den Adel Leora Quinn Arlene Van Gorp Ervin Roorda Verlan Van Rheenen Kedrick Hoek Kadell Roorda Marvin De Jong Kenneth De Haan Don Rouwenhorst Rodney Gosselink and substitutes Twila Van Hemert Judy Huyser Preston Steenhoek Stanley Beyers. State contest follows with large group at Knoxville May 5 and small group tryouts at Sigourney April 27 28. The Spring Musical is April 6 directed by Miss Tysseling and features top Pella High talent.
The document names staff roles including Editor-in-Chief Kathy Redeker and assistants Norma De Bruin Ellen Rempe and Dorothy Vanden Dever. It also lists sports editor Tom Boat and reporters Bonnie Verrips Margie Gosselink Barbara Poasoenle Vander Meulen Kay McDonald Kay Kuyper and others.
Spotlight on coachs children Janie Borgman Jeanie Jimmie and Bob Ruthven. Janie a two year old basketball fan trots to bleachers to fetch a ball and loves Howdy Doody and macaroni and cheese. Jeanie nine Jimmie five and Bob youngest amuse and tease with antics and a family dog named Sam.
Gene De Heer and Jim De Bruin both 17 are featured as busy seniors. They attend a full day together including study halls Shop IV social studies and biology lectures. They are active in Boys Letter Club baseball basketball Gene runs track football and Jim serves as Student Council President and Thespians while both join various activities.
Hobbyists pursue hunting and intriguing activities while Jim’s group hunts and plays ping pong. In the state, BR. B. Arts and the Batchelors Protective Association are mentioned in connection with these pursuits.
A fragmented school scene shows sophomore and teen antics from a history class with Mrs De Cook noting a blood stained picture and a student blurting for a closer look. A dark graveyard walk with Marge G prompts questions about companionship. Valentine riddles mix geometry puns with classroom banter as Marge corrects an algebra joke.
A fragment discusses how nicknames arise from given names and traits, listing examples such as Queenie from Genie Beanie for Leora Quinn and Popit for Linda Steen hoek. It notes several permanent nicknames like Pickle, Butch, and Cookie, and explains origins tied to initials, relatives, or physical hints.
The article lists several colorful nicknames and their alleged origins among residents. It names Red for hair color, Tiny for VanderWerff's size, Squirt for Carole Grootveld, Dewey or Wop for Doug Heerenman, Magoo for Jim De Bruin, Evil Stanley Vander Werf, Tricky for Don Muyskens, Scooter for Jerry Ulrich, Nonie for Norma Hagen, Chicken for Delores Vanden Berg, and Ducky for Diane Ver Dught, among others.
Think about how to select student representatives by evaluating leadership cooperation loyalty and attitude. The text notes this is partly a popularity contest and questions whether a quiet well behaved student is the best citizen. It argues good citizenship blends participation and school-wide benefit.
The piece notes a candidate willing to donate time to nonpublicized work like school committees and emphasizes valuing educational opportunities. It calls for serious thought before elections and recalls Cub Scouting's 1931 founding and current enrollment of over 1.5 million boys.
An overweight reader is promised a weight loss program with a money back guarantee. The offer touts a trial package priced at 3.00 and emphasizes mail order fulfillment by Carpenter Drug Store in Pella.
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