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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1957

Page

7

Should Every School Day Be Dress-up Day

A discussion on school dress codes and the debate over dress-up days. Officials note clothing influences behavior, citing bans on Bermuda shorts and items like blue jeans, cowboy boots, and leather jackets. The piece weighs discipline, self-respect, and practicality, with locker glimpses from students and a mix of opinions.

Polonius Southampton N. Y Michigan Joe Saint Wi

Locker rummage reveals cluttered high school lockers

An hourly locker inspection uncovers Norma D B with duchesses dating to 1945, eye makeup and a beauty kit. Carole G with 100 Ike posters and Ike pins. Marge G with food remnants and two mirrors. Don R with schoolbooks. a senior locker on the 8th floor holds hair rinse and cosmetics. a packet of henna rinse and a Knoxville bus ticket fall from one locker.

Zsa Norma D. B Marge G Don R Carole G Knoxville

Co Editors and Staff List for Newspaper Page

The document lists the co editors Norma De Bruin and Ellen Rempe with an assistant editor Judg Gt Typing editors and a sports editor. Reporters include Sarah Davis Marge Gosselink Kay Kuiper Kay McDonald Janice Mol Linda Tysseling Jerry K Connie Vander Meulen and cub reporters Charlotte Burton Mary Dieleman Linda Glen dening Willene Tysseling Vivian Van Steenis Marilyn Walraven Phyllis Walraven.

Norma de Bruin Ellen Rempe Sarah Davis Marge Gosselink Kay Kuiper Kay McDonald Janice Mol Linda Tysseling Jerry K Connie Vander Meulen Cub Charlotte Burton Mary Dieleman Linda Glendening Willene Tysseling Vivian van Steenis Marilyn Walraven Phyllis Walraven

What I Don't Like About My Parents

The piece notes teens often criticize parents during adolescence but suggests a cross section of high school students list what they do like about their parents. It argues many parents deserve love and understanding and that youths should balance giving with receiving understanding.

Teakettle queries and riddle style exchange

A playful set of questions about handling a teakettle on a hot burner the placement of a stocking hole and lingering questions about gurgling from a hot water bottle and whether Mother and Father plants stay together. The piece hints at a forthcoming answer in a later column.

Devotions Lead by Rev Gritters on January 7

Reverend Martin Gritters of the Protestant Reformed Church led Monday devotions reading Joshua 9. He urged faith in God over self reliance, noting youths face hard choices yet must seek divine guidance, ending with prayer.

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Answers to Everyday Questions From a Curious Reader

A light inquiry column replies with plain jokes and simple science. The questions cover light ending, wind sounds, baldness, sneezing, loose dentures, teeth chatter, and cold in warm rooms with quick, homey explanations.

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Teen Pan Alley and Locker Room Pranks Echo School Haze

A chaotic diary of high school life features misread science terms, flirtatious banter, locker room invitations, and pranks. Students joke about temperatures, coffee breaks, and a planned bite at lunch while teachers and seniors swap quips and questions. Strong names and rooms surface amid light mischief and social snippets.

ABCs Antique and Dating Terms Quiz Defined

A playful list defines terms in humorous slang. It pairs phrases like blind date and going steady with tongue in cheek meanings and examples involving age, money, prizes, fame, and fate, offering a dated, lighthearted gloss of social concepts.

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Fragments of a Bizarre Juvenile Themed Word Play

A garbled OCR style passage presents provocative phrases about youth, parents, money, and social behavior. It weaves disjointed terms such as lipstick, Mor Reesactal, Quicksilver, and Zigzag patterns into odd, disconnected lines. The piece reads like a collage of headlines and labels rather than a coherent narrative.

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