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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1950
Page
8
Tickets go on sale Saturday March 26 at Rexall Drug Store for the Pella High School drama club final production Kind Lady with performances March 30 and 31. The senior class aims for a culturally valuable show and the cast works hard to deliver a strong, challenging performance.
Knoxville coach Carlton Rider resigns as head coach at Knoxville schools effective year end and accepts aPE department role at Davenport for the next school year. He will report to Davenport at the start of fall term while pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Town Knoxville Journal.
A historical notice records that aside from a minor operation at age 75, Mr. Lewis has suffered no illness in fifty years, highlighting exceptional longevity and a long period of good health.
The Parkington Ensemble with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schultze presented an assembly at Pella High School on Wednesday March 16. They tour about eleven states annually covering roughly 36000 miles and showcase ancient instruments to illustrate musical evolution including the bagpipe flute and organ with a final medley and piano rendition of Irish Washer Women and Scrub Me Mama with the Boogie Beat.
A high school home economics class surveyed students who bring lunches and found the typical boy brings four sandwiches an orange milk cake and cookies while the average girl brings two sandwiches an apple a carrot cookies and cake The article urges more substantial lunches with variety fruits milk and healthier options and asks students to show the piece to the person who prepares their noon meal
Students request larger full-length lockers to reduce clutter from dinners, P T equipment, and heavy notebooks. With 260 pupils, many lockers are under ten inches and slanting, causing items to slide to the rear. A cleaner, tidier storage space is needed to accommodate coats caps and hooks.
Miss Ver Heul, a mathematics anchor, was out of school after injuring her leg when she fell on ice while walking to school. P. H. S. has continued performing well in her absence. Verle Rinehart missed a week of school over lipstick use and penicillin salve allergy. Mr. Stewart's fourth period science class visited the R. E. A. plant last week.
Co editors and staff reporters compiled a long list of names including Judi Allen Mary Alice Buwalda June De Cook Marilyn De Cook Joy Denburger Doris Dockendorf Sara Anne Gosselink Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Donald Van Hemert Greta Palmquist Arlene Ver Ploeg Beulah Roor da Gary Thomassen Donna Veenstra Delores Vander Wilt Bonnie Van Zomeren Pauline Atkins Jerry De Fronger Dorothy Vos Elsie Van Wyk Pauline Lautenbach Darlene Van Zomeren Eleanor Vander Beek. The roster appears in the unreconciled page segment.
Miss Campbell’s home economics class visited the Legion Hall on Tuesday March 14 at 1 15 pm. The event drew standing room only as students, paying sturdy fees, watched Elizabeth Lyman of Hotpoint demonstrate electrical cooking techniques. Door prizes went to Barbara Boyert for an electric mixer and Betsy Toksbergen for a large box of frozen foods.
The writer notes students at P H S wearing bright spring outfits. Virgil sports a rainbow sweater, Phyllis H. wears pastel stripes, Dorothy V. M. shows orange anklets with her sweater, Sara Anne G. arrives in a checked suit with a matching black skirt, and Leona D. R. shows a pastel plaid skirt.
The item identifies Leona De Raad as a blonde blue eyed sophomore living in the town's north, seen with her junior sister on route to school. Nicknamed our little manager for the girls team, she supports the boys team, belongs to G A Pop Club and H2B, and favors the song Music Music.
Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia, died in Babylon, and was buried in Egypt, reflecting the vast reach of his ancient empire.
A Remington Rand representative from Des Moines showcased the electric typewriter and electric calculator to classes, noting improved accuracy and speed. Students learned division and typing on the new machines, while teachers observed both fascination and nerves at the electric keys and carriage shift. The group agreed electric typewriters would benefit the school, though cost remains a barrier for widespread adoption.
A compact birthday note honoring Dick Vanden Oever and John Brower on March 24. The message wishes them a happy day and good times, reflecting a simple personal greeting from the era.
A nutritionist from Iowa State College outlines simple broiling techniques. She notes broiling uses dry heat, parchment or foil aids handling and cleanup, and timing must align so foods finish together. Lamb chops ham must not be too thin, ham slices should be at least 1/4 inch thick. Extras include pineapple, apples, peaches, and quick crowd sandwiches.
A detailed look at the selection process for 15 recruits from 140 applicants for the Iowa highway patrol school at Camp Dodge. Steps include application, physical exam, local character checks, Des Moines examinations, intelligence and memory tests, and a final rating before entering training.
In February 1895 Marcus Kolosik and his wife and Schauff and his wife joined in a double ceremony. Last month, both couples marked their 55th anniversary at North English Town. The pair share sibling ties and wallow in a rare, shared milestone.
M. 1. Lewis of Nemaha Iowa marked his 99th birthday with family. Local residents joined in the celebration noting his long life and steady health, a milestone greeted with warm wishes from neighbors and friends.
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