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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1946
Page
7
The account wanders through odd scene sketches from a journalism convention. Peg Leg slips soap for a run in silk hose during a heated talk while attendees pose for portraits in a dime store studio and marvel at odd sights in the Register Tribune building.
The all high school play Old Doc presented last Thursday drew acclaim. Mrs Richardson's directing kept both young and old engaged, with each cast member delivering sincere performances. The plot unfolded well and the dying scene of Old Doe delivered peak tension through stillness and strong emotion.
The message shares school updates from Newton and nearby, including illness recoveries for Jack Cook and Doris Armstrong, a spelling bee entry in Knoxville on March 16 with a county winner advancing to the state contest in April, and notices about night classes and B squad basketball ending for the season. It notes class attendance rankings, returning student Miss Sel ing, and staff training for the concert contest.
Pella high school reporters attended a Des Moines journalism clinic with Register and Tribune staff. They heard talks by editors and writers, toured the building, and discussed interview tactics, work hours, background research, and the craft of news writing.
In a plea echoed by President Truman, the piece argues for renewed hunger relief to war-ravaged Europe, contending it is both humane and economically prudent to feed Europeans rather than risk social upheaval, fascist resurgence, or atomic war. It criticizes calls to restrict imports and raises the moral case for humanitarian aid.
The sectional basketball tournament is over at Pella after its nineteenth hundred and forty hosting. Juniors peddled wares nightly while Raymond Pope and Kenneth Kramer kept courts clean between halves. Doc Andrews and Pep Club handled ushering and check room duties, earning praise for a well-run event.
Colleen Renaud nicknamed Tony claims drastic acts to earn the tag. Tony touts a hamburgerless hamburger and a VW as taste tests. Chester Beintema unveils a new word serpenc les while Nook complains freshmen keep late dates. Boys Only read backwards as Pug Lug joins the chatter.
A request from headquarters to hold the first round of the state music contest in Pella again was refused. Pella has few solo instrumental entries and Miss Tusseling’s illness is noted. Miss Lou Sheppard of Iowa State Teachers College will visit reading classes in the Lincoln and Webster additions. The meeting to discuss recommendations will be held later. F.V.A. boys edged Oskaloosa 27 to 25 in overtime at Grinnell tournament.
Miss Jean Leu a Marion county D A R winner has been elected to represent her district in Des Moines for the D A R pilgrimage. The senior at P H S has achieved a historic honor for the school and district.
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