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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1959
Page
1
On Tuesday after returning from vacation Pella High students attended an afternoon assembly. The Palmer Martin Players presented a one act play titled Mr Littlebit about an invisible man. The original work by Mr Martin featured two cast members delivering an entertaining production with notable experience.
American History classes taught by Miss Gosselink collected donations for Care totaling 26 dollars. Each dollar means twenty two pounds of surplus food feeding four people for a month, so the Juniors feed 104 people for a month, demonstrating the true spirit of Christmas.
The concert and training bands of Pella High School present a program of musically interesting band selections Monday February 2 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. The public is invited and more details will be in later Chronicle issues.
Tryouts for an all-school program run January 26 and 27. The ensuing plays a farce a mystery and a comedy will be staged February 19 and 20 with performances by students and staff.
Forty nine Pella High School vocal and instrumental students from 13 neighborhood towns will form the mass choir and band for the Monroe Music Festival on Monday January 26. The chorus and band will give an 8 p.m. concert in Monroe High School Gymnasium, open to the public, featuring named vocalists and instrumentalists from Pella and area schools.
The narrator recalls an arduous journey with his father to Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl, blocked by airline strikes and crowded by roads and crowds. Iowa defeated California 38 to 12 before more than 100,000 attendees, with many Iowans among them, then traveled 1800 miles home through heavy snow.
Dr. Howard Moody Morgan spoke at Pella Preaching Mission devotions on January 6. Morgan, pastor at Chambers Wiley Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, urged faith in God and listed freedom, fortitude, and faith as pillars of America. He closed with the song God Bless America.
On January fifth history students form six groups led by captains who draft a class newspaper. Each group covers a 10 year span from 1800 to 1860 and writes articles on key events. The challenge is typesetting two columns to balance the pages and fill blank spaces, ending in a shared sense of accomplishment.
The article notes brightening school fashion after Christmas with new clothes. Bulky shag sweaters, knit varieties, rust colored outfits, blue and green skirts, plaid patterns, and white ski sweaters are described worn by Dixie Riggen Sharon Breen Sharon Daven Georgia Ten Hagen Alice Bosveld Bev Boatsma Phyllis Walraven Jerry Ulrich Karen Loretta Van Waardhuizen.
A light musing turns sour as the speaker notes misfortune after optimism. Students are teased for missing basketball games. The biology class highlights a quirky club started by Twylah Monster who wore a crayfish claw she directed, signaling campus humor and fellowship.
In a hometown visit nine miles west of Pella, Arlene Klyn a 17 year old dark blonde with green eyes shares details of her day. She talks about school courses Latin I Typing II English IV U S History and clubs glee and Latin She praises Gone With the Wind Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and actors Novak Newman Hamilton IV She dislikes gossip and telephone eavesdropping and plans to bring her radio and ring to nursing school thoughts on family and routine close the visit.
Evelyn Van Steenis, blue-eyed and brown-haired, 5'5 and 18 as of December 24, takes English, social science, secretarial practice and Typing II with typing as her favorite. She likes blue, listens to Jimmie Rogers and Teasing, enjoys spaghetti and meatballs, roller-skating, and carries a class ring and a typewriter. Active in Commercial Club, Honor Society, and band. last summer’s highlight was a band trip to Chicago.
Sunday School at 9 30 morning worship 10 30 young people's meeting 6 30 evening service 7 30 prayer meeting Wednesday 7 15 Rev Kenneth Blunt and family in Burlington send birth news Joel 9 pounds 12 ounces born Nov 18 Blunt was pastor here 1955 1956 Mrs William Franklin Pamela Sandra and David dined with Forrest Bishop in Knoxville Mrs W A Anderson visited Hubert Nash home Monday morning.
A local snapshot notes hockey gaining fans as a winter sport with social gatherings and visits among families in Pella Melcher Des Moines and nearby areas. The report lists numerous home visits birthdays and weekend activities including meals and ice cream celebrations. Several residents including De Zwarte Franklin Langstraat Anderson Karr and Kingery families appear repeatedly in county social notices.
Mrs. Cornelius W. Vandenberg of Pella announces engagement of daughter Gwendolyn to Arthur H. Downey of Glen Rock New Jersey. Downey is a Central College student and Gwendolyn teaches in Marshalltown. Also reported is the Hot lunch Christmas party at Judy Van Steenis home on December 29 with attendees Flor Geurts Gerald Gosselink Jim Klyn Katie Heemstra Grace Voyce and Jennie Van Zee.
Jean Langlais famed blind organist and composer from Paris will give a recital at St John Lutheran Church Des Moines at 8 15 p m on January 23 sponsored by the Des Moines chapter of the American Guild of Organists Dean Prof Laurence Grooters Tickets available from Mrs Max Kuyk Mrs Robert Sherman or Mr Grooters Langlais improvises on submitted themes at the close of his recitals.
The Leighton Sun day School class of Eben Ezer Reformed Church and wives hosted a surprise birthday party for teacher Gerrit Van Zomeren at his home on Friday evening January 2. Members gave a token gift for three years of teaching. The evening featured social time, games, and lunch served by the Van Zomeren family.
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