Representative Musicians Sixteen Pella Pella Musicians at Monroe
Tenors Vincent Duffy Sidney De Haan Logan Andeweg Norman Van Den Board, basses Logan Van Sittert Spencer Grond Carl Bont De Prenger, altos Ruby Miedema Marilla Vander Meulen Darlene Van Zemeren Marilyn Van Veen, sopranos Low Ann Le Cocq Phyllis Olman Norma Bricker Dorothy Toom. Repertory includes Today There Is Ringing Erie Canal Were You There This Is My Country Charlestown Festival Finale. Rehearsals on March 9 afternoon with an 8 PM concert. Several members also join a 177 piece band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Tighs
Monroe
Vincent Duffy
Sidney de Haan
Logan Andeweg
Norman van den Board
Logan van Sittert
Spencer Grond
Carl Bont
de Prenger
Ruby Miedema
Marilla Vander = Meulen
Darlene van Zemeren
Marilyn van Veen
Low Ann le Cocq
Phyllis Olman
Norma Bricker
Dorothy Toom
Erie Canal
Country
Indian singer Albert Stewart to lead March 14 assembly
Oklahoma born Chickasaw Albert Franklin Stewart, acclaimed Indian singer and speaker, will present an Indian program in costume. He studied in public schools and at Northwestern University and claimed a prophecy of fame as a carrier of Indian music. His set includes Sun Rise Call Indian Love Call and Pale Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Franklin Stewart
Stewart
Northwestern University
Minnetonka
Heritage of America classes and lively school quirks
Students discuss co education and taking extra subjects like Heritage of America from the library as librarians react to Miss Gosselink's special reports. The trig class disruption, gum chewing questions, and Mr Wilkins science prank with electrical current are noted among several student names and reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puleeze
America
Miss Gosselink
Eve
Birthday Calendar for March Sees Marilla Vander Meulen
A Birthday Calendar entry notes Marilla Vander Meulen celebrates a birthday this week of March 6. The column pairs March flowers and stones, listing daffodil as the flower and floodstone as the birthstone, though the note indicates only one birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maarilla Vander Meulen
Marill
Staff and Junior Reporters Listed for Coverage
A roster lists staff reporters Norma Bricker Patricia Rietveld Marilyn De Cook Patricia Van Englehoven Richard Anson Delores Van Waardhuizen Jo Ann Schagen Joyce Leu Gwendolyn Vanden Berg Dorothy Vos Sara Mae Van Maaren Shirley Rook Donna Zwank Joanne Ter Louw Sidney De Haan Corinne Ver Ploeg Doris Dockendorff Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Maxine Heimstra Marilyn Loverink Marilyn Andeweg Dar Jene Vander Pol Wilma Roorda Phyllis Vandehaar Mary Ann Sels Joe Brummell Shirley Leydens and Junior Reporters.
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Norma Bricker
Patricia Rietveld
Marilyn de Cook
Patricia van Englehoven
Richard Anson
Delores van Waardhuizen
Jo Ann Schagen
Joyce Leu
Gwendolyn Vanden Berg
Dorothy Vos
Sara Mae van Maaren
Shirley Rook
Donna Zwank
Joanne Ter Louw
Sidney de Haan
Corinne Ver Ploeg
Doris Dockendorff
Nancy Groendyke
Anna Hagen
Maxine Heimstra
Marilyn Loverink
Speech Students Visit Newton for Contest
Three Pel Ia High students traveled to Newton on Tuesday March 7 to compete in the speech contest Judi Allen-Radio Play and Interpretive Reading Dorothy Toom Dramatic Declamation and Logan Van Sittert Humorous. Congratulations to all contestants.
Bug-eye Origin Story From Grade School Stage Moment
A red headed boy in grade school volunteered to hold a big black snake for a herpetologist during a lecture. The snake calmed as the boy steadied it until the lecturer admitted it was a poisonous one, prompting the boy to gesture for the lecturer to take the snake.
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Red
Bug-eye
Class of 1907 Named From Various Towns and Roles
The class of 1907 is described as large for its era yet smaller than the 1951 cohort. Listed are members with diverse marriages and origins including Queenie Adams Libbie Cox, Harald Closz, Harry De Reus, La Ress De Vries, Lon Worm in Pella, and others connected to Des Moines, Long Beach, Indianola, Tennessee, and Des Moines.
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Queenie Adams
Libbie Cox
Harald Closz
Harry de Reus
la Ress de
School notes on home making biology and sports activities
In biology pupils study heredity eye and hair color while bookkeeping and homemaking classes cover meat cooking costs and meal planning. Physical education includes pole climbing and high bar, basketball basics, and upcoming softball and volleyball. The Girls Glee Club performed as the Second Reformed Church Ladies Aid Society hosted a March 2 event with Mendelssohn Raindrops Story and In the Still of the Night.
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O- Miss Nieburg
John Smeltzer
Second Reformed Church Ladies Aid Society
Lord
Mendelssohn
Senob
Pelladium Meeting Plans March 8 Party
The text describes a pay-off meeting named Pelladium with ice cream provided by Miss Thomassen. Editor Sara Ann awarded three points for attending. After a brief discussion of the who's who column, the group decides to continue meetings until school ends, with a Pelladium party set for March 8.
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Pelladium
Devotional meditation at Second Reformed Church in Pella
In a Monday devotional at the Second Reformed Church of Pella, Rev. B. Tanis spoke after Thomassen introduced him. He reflected on daily Bible reading and being unfocused in life and thought, citing Psalm 25 and sharing experiences from visiting a prison in Wisconsin. He urged clearer thinking through regular scripture study.
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Thomassen
B. Tanis
Second Reformed Church
Pella
Tanis
Privson
Waupan
Wisconsin
Football For Fifty One Schedule Promises Eight Games
Plans for the fall football season include eight games, four at home and four away, with matchups listed against Sigourney Indianola Albia Det Open Knoxville Monroe and Lincoln at Des Moines. New equipment comprises eleven plastic Spalding helmets six shoulder pads and six hip pads, with helmets priced at fifteen dollars each.
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PIT. S
Varsit Gang
Sigourney
Indianola
Albia
Knoxville
Monroe
Lincoln
D. M
Nibbling Notices Start of Student Council Score Card
The Student Council met in special session and adopted a standard score card for selecting representative citizen boys and girls in all four grades. The card allocates Leadership 25, Cooperation 2, Attitude 25, Loyalty 25. Two boys and two girls per grade will be nominated, with the faculty adding a third and a final class selection. Junior boys and girls.
Pella Updates And Visits Highlight March Activities
Norma Bricker reads a thank you letter from Pella Christian High School for girls basketball team congratulations. March meeting planned at noon with light lunch. Lt James Lents, class of 1940, visiting from Trieste while serving in the U.S. Army Finance Division. Keith Lautenbach, class of 1945, in Pella. wife Joan Stientjes remains. Junior high boys to Marion County Tournament March 6–10 facing Attica March 6 at 9 16. Drake Counselor Mr Burkett visits, questions about Bulldog Institution. Additional counselor from Grinnell and Mr Ben Wienke from Central College expected.
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Hawkeye State
Norma Bricker
Pella Christian High School
James Lents
Pella
Trieste
Ital
U.S. Army
Keith Lautenbach
Highway Department
Denver
Colorado
Joan Stientjes
Marion
Attica
Burkett
Drake University
Grinnell
Ben Wienke
Central College
Buerkens
Reading Notes Show Classroom Habits and People
The text mentions Vivian Walster developing muscles and carrying a large dictionary from the library for pressing annual pictures. Mr Crawford wears a dark blue serge suit while others study trigonometry, hinting at a school scene with students and teachers engaged in lessons and tasks.
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Vivian Walster
Mr. Crawford
Fragmented Readable Items From A Local Page
A garbled OCR style excerpt shows scattered phrases about dating initiative, Patch Day endorsement, stationery, Pateh Day Carnival, a mixed choir version, a typing room buzz, and notes on spring vacation timing and six weeks grades. Entities are unclear and names are incomplete.
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R Crawford
Buerkens
Who is the blue eyed Leighton youth in FFA notes
A playful profile from Pella area school life features a Leighton Iowa youth with blue eyes and chartreuse socks. The piece, filled with quirky traits and local ties, teases readers to guess the subject next week. The subject is tied to the FFA, sports, travel to Kansas City and Spencer, and aims for a Wyoming sheep ranch future.
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Leighton
Iowa
Rita Hayworth
Tallulah Bankhead
Pella
Kansas City
Mr. Zeigler
Spencer
Red
Wyoming
Bunny
Rebel
Lincoln Log Kindergarten Play Store and Exhibits
The kindergarten created a box play store with toy cash registers and grocery boxes. First grade posts a weather calendar with a sun for sunny days. Roorda celebrates a birthday school with cupcakes. Second graders conduct an ice experiment breaking a water jar. They present an Eskimos exhibit and third grade gathers material for a clothing chart.
Streets and Roads Reading Group Broadcasts Storyland Tales
The Streets and Roads Reading Group plans a broadcast on their own station R-0-0-K featuring informal reviews of stories and storybook characters. They seek new science work adventures as fourth through sixth graders engage in tests, slides, and social learning activities at Lincoln School.
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Streets and Roads Reading Group
Reets and Roads Reading Group
R-0-0-K
Lincoln School
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Ruth de Zwarte
Sally In
Newton
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
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Western Electric & Model 67
Mar
Pella Hotel
Western Electric
Bell Telephones
Audiphone CO
Fleming
Des Moines
Stewart-Warner Television
Majestic
Kam
Oskaloosa Street
Schipper Garage
Roorda
Karen Klein
Barbara Bent
Loretta van Waardhuizen
Kay Kuyper
Miss Chatburn
Iowa State Teachers
Colllege
United States
Ev. Tanis
Rex Allen and
The
Sons of the Pioneers
CBS
Phillips 66
Grootveld Oil CO
Pella, Iowa
Buick
Raves
Dreamline
Fisher
Ram
Henry J. Taylor
ABC Network
WOS
Main Street
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