Rol screenings and community notes from Pella area
Mary De Bruin visits assembly, Veldhuizens visit relatives near Taintor, and Nellie Matheny stays in Knoxville. Betty Jo Van de Geest visits sister at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota. Bill Shepard moves to a Harvey area farmstead and will commute to Pella. Wedding bells for Josephine Hoekman. Clarence Van Dellen returns from Army. Faye Visscher resigns to Hedrick. Herb Van der Waal and Etta Ver Meer begin new roles. The Indies of the machine shop ship nine relief packs to Holland and seek more gifts in the central box. Lenora Van Zante Junela Olivier and Dorothy Needham join office part time. P H Kuyper, Rol screens GM, announces Marion Toom as production manager and other departmental changes to boost productivity.
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Irene
Wilma Veldhuizen
Taintor
Nellie Matheny
Knoxville
Betty Jo van de Geest
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Bill Shepard
Harvey
Bill
Pella
Josephine Hoekman
van Dellen
Clarence
Faye Visscher
Casement Order
Hedrick
Iowa
Herb van der Waal
Etta Ver Meer
Indies
Holland
Lenora van Zante
Junela Olivier
Dorothy Needham
Pella High School
P. H. Kuyper
Rolsereen
Bob Sherwood
Marion Toom
Knoxville Man Drowned in River Near Red Rock
Knoxville San E A Barlow fifty superintendent of the Knoxville water department drowned in the Des Moines river at Red Rock Sunday afternoon east of the Highway 14 bridge. He was testing a new ten horsepower motor when the bow lifted and the craft overturned. He clung to the boat and signaled for aid as it lodged on a sand bar three quarters of a mile below the bridge. Surviving were his wife and two sons Marvin and Dick and his other son Dick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
San
E. A. Barlow
Knoxville Water Department
Des Moines
Red Rock
Highway 14
Jim van Hemert
Barlow
Marvin
Navy
Des Moines Register
Old Doc high school comedy draws big crowd tonight
See It Tonight! High School Cast Stages Old Doc a comedy drama by Jean Lee Latham. The play follows Old Doe, Young Doe, Margaret, Helen, Dr. Brand, and others in a warm town tale of fault, learning, and community. Tonight the high school auditorium hosts the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Jean Lee Latham
Old Doe
Lary
Young Doe
Margaret
Helen
Dr. Brand
Hepple
Pa Brown
Mrs. Cronin
Dress-Up Day Memories and Senior Class Photo Fun
A nostalgic memoir captures annual dress-up rituals and senior class photo day. Students describe posing in outfits and stiff smiles, the anxious wait for Connie to announce the group, and the lingering thoughts about how the prints will look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
O.K
Connie
School Assembly March 20 to Feature Pai from Le Mars
Mrs John Frey substitutes for Miss Tysseling in the grade school music era planning an assembly on March 20. The Pai from Le Mars will entertain the students with a musical program as young performers who have recent national contest honors. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Claypool, former P H S coach, visited the office and shared plans to transfer to the west coast to rejoin his 532nd Shore Battalion. The high school received steel file cabinets ordered before the war and the question remains which teacher will claim one, with one likely to be placed in the band room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pai
le Mars
Charles Claypool
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
West Coast
Science Club pep stunt at Pella versus Pleasantville game
Jenn Leu hosted the annual REA meeting with a humorous reading. The newly formed Science Club staged a quirky pep stunt for the Pella Pleasantville game using a “scientific” device to contact the man in the moon who answered favorably. The Iowa Education Directories provide school by school data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenn Leu
REA
Pella
Pleasantville
Iowa
Shinn Chicks Offer Tray Space for Spring Saturdays
Shinn Chicks announce tray space for any Saturday or Wednesday in March April or May. Trays hold 150 eggs and the service charge is 2 percent per egg. Order now to reserve space.
Romance Rumors Spark at PHS Peg Leg Pair
Gossip swirls around Peg Leg and a tall dark Romeo from the Ros screen as they bond in rehearsal at PHS. The pair grew closer during the play, though the production ends soon, and editors spark playful feuds over the romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHS
Peg Leg
Romeo
Rosscreen
Old Doc and Burkhart Photos Highlight Youth Theater Fun
A lively school column recalls exams and contests, praise for juniors, and playful notes about Burkhart’s graphic spree and play practice. It mentions pep stunts, student couples in print, and a cheeky nod to “Old Doc” with light humor throughout.
Tomorrow Weather and Friendship Then Steel Fact
The poem expresses cheerful friendship today and speculative weather tomorrow. It notes a shift to stormy weather while contrasting carefree joy with future uncertainty. A separate line states that about 85 percent of U S steel is produced by the basic open hearth method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Joy Kuyper
The
United States
Better Pastures Goal of Farmers In Mahaska Co
Farmers in Mahaska County plan pasture improvement demonstrations to rejuvenate surplus land. Steps include lime application, sod removal, and reseeding with legume mixtures such as sweet and red clover with alsike, or bromes plus alfalfa, using phosphate fertilizer for best results. Pasture rejuvenation has doubled yields in many tests.
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Mahaska County
Visitors brighten Home for the Aged community ties
Several families from Peoria Kellogg Des Moines Lisbon Oskaloosa and Prairie City visit Mrs J De Jong and Mrs H Vander Wilt at the Home for the Aged. The visits include siblings spouses and children, linking local households in early summer social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry den Hartog
Melvin
John den Hartog
Raymond
C. den
Evert Jansen
Kellogg
Ruth Fopma
Sam Fopma
John Sterk
J. de Vries
Klein
Des Moines
Lisbon
Iowa
J. P. Klein
Ben Jansen
Oskaloosa
Gerrit Marinus
Auke Vande Lune
Prairie City
Kempenaar
Local visits span several households in community
Andringa and families including Mr. and Mrs. Keuning Mrs. De Ronde and Mrs. Bosma visited Mrs. G Bosma. Francis Smith of Tainter and others visited Miss Mary Brand. Multiple couples visited Mr. and Mrs. Den Hartog and family as well as Tillie Van Gorp and Chris ten A. Verough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andringa
Andrew van Houweling
John Keuning
Nick de Ronde
G. Bosma
Francis Smith
Tainter
Mary Brand
G. W. den Hartog
Neal Jabaai
John Breed
Baby
Walter Verought
William den Hartog
Gary Ver Meer
M. van Gorp
John de Nooy
Peoria
Tillie van Gorp
Christena
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Fast Rheumatic Pain Relief
An ad touts a home remedy using RuEx Compound mixed with lemon juice as a quick, inexpensive cure for rheumatic pain. It promises dramatic relief within hours or days and offers a money back guarantee, with Vander Linden Drug selling the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupgree
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Mary de Bruin
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
Leroy Baughman
Joyce Borgman
Virginia Green
John Hesselink
Jean Leu
Peggy U
Hillie Dee Mount
Colleen Renaud
Erma van Roekel
Komassen
Betty van Veen
Gertrude Steenhoek
Toom
Albert van Houweling
Kenneth Vander Lin
John Frey
Miss Tysseling
Jack Cook
Lawrence Rook
Lawrence
Jack
Oskaloosa Street
J. H. Shinn Hatcheries
Pella, Iowa
Love Department
Pellavision
Burkhart
Fellows
Thelma
Pete
Kaiser and Frazer
America
Mr. Clar
Ence Goodell
Goodell
Denadel
W. Washington St
Vos Farm Equipment
Osteopathic
Drs. Kramer and
Kramer
Nellie D
West First Street
Mahaska Co
East Third Street
City Square
Jerry Vander Schel
van Zante
John de Jong
P. de Jong
R. Tukker
Son Jabee
H. Vander Wilt
John Langstraat
Ledert Langstraat
Peter Langstraat
Pietenpol
Peter van Ham
Leendert van Ham
Gerrit van Maanen
L. Langstraat
Kuyper
Vander Linden Drug
John Dusty
Couster
Tel Anderson
Irwin
P. J. Dykstra
Arie “Bowman
Columbia Picture
Ceca Binger
Cantuntrox
Mobilgas
Vos Farm Equipment Co
Mobil
Mobilgas Mobiloil
Fresh MobilOil
Fresh Mobilgrease
den Adel Mobil Service Company
Marion den Adel
Washington
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