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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1933

Page

2

Bloomfield Local Notes Amid Busy Social Travel

Local news items recount visits and travels across towns. Bloomfield residents like Jack Shelton and Catherine Vos are mentioned, with many motor car deliveries and community ties noted. Music, church, and school connections appear alongside departures to Des Moines, Chicago, and Newton, reflecting a bustling regional social scene.

Jack Shelton Bloomfield Catherine Vos Elizabeth Hoksbergen van Houweling Auto Co J. B. van Hemert Rolfus Sack B. E. Evana Oskaloosa Robert Tice Monroe Plymouth Otto Pethoven Taintor Dodge R. A. Awtry Newton Awtry Mark Rillihan Harry Awtry Chicago

Kindergarten students build a toy store and study Springbirds

March activities include toy store project with toys and store setup followed by play. Children learn Springbirds names and habits and plan visits to a Chicken Hatchery and Fire Station when weather allows. They made Easter bunnies and freehand Easter egg baskets and are creating a Mother Goose drawing book. Health work shows 70 percent of children have had dental exams and needed care completed.

Local School Notes Spotlight Dutch Studies and New Pupils

The class reports new first grade pupils Clarence Meidema and Hershel Dingaman and transfers Joe Vaughn De Jong and Ray mond Jemison to Newton. Second and third graders discuss Dutch children, bird sanctuary plans, and Easter posters. Attendance awards go to Gladys Leonard Joy Hackett Wilma Slot and Dick D Van Zante.

Joe Vaughn de Jong Raymond Jemison Newton Clarence Meidema Hershel Dingaman Gladys Leonard Joy Hackett Wilma Slot Dick D. van Zante Pressy Mary Ther van Hatten Frank Schakel Lincoln School Charlene Dillon Knoxville Jean Dingaman Iola Rural School Bonnie Dillon

Weekly monitors elected for classroom order

Arthur De Raad and Robert Van Vark serve as monitors for the week, keeping the room in order. We visited a fifth grade assembly about South American animals and attend Saturday Story Hour at the College Library. Students draw various maps, work toward Health Honor Roll with gold stars, and study Holland and Switzerland highlighting differences.

Arthur de Raad Robert van Vark South America College Library Heaven London Bridge Wa ‘Londo Bridge Americar Holland Switzerland

Webster-Lincoln fourth graders prepare for spring baseball game

The Webster and Lincoln fourth graders plan a spring baseball clash next week. News from Webster notes new window decorations, three new pupils, and a class of 36 as they study trees, geography, and South America with poetry, art, and music.

Ous Webster Lincoln Webster School Eugene Wormhoudt Bobby Black Raymond van Klootwyk Charles Lautenbach Lucas van Ooyen Billy Koopmans Carl Vander Linden Arthur de Read Fred Nanktgeboren Paul van Houweling Arthur de Raad Marvin Dingeman Jack Dillon Anna’ Mae Langerak Lola Carter Joyce Vriezelaar

Eighth graders plan breakfasts and bake sale venture

The article describes an eighth grade class hosting a business meeting to sell hot cross buns with Van der Ploeg’s Bakery sponsoring a percent on orders. They note a guardians’ birthday, April 17, and Freda Gezel’s cake. Students prepare two breakfast events, with hosts Mary Louisa Renaud and Ota De Winter, serving orange rosettes cereal, egg sla golden red and chocolate, and plan another invite.

van der Ploeg Freda Gezel Freda Mary Louisa Renaud Ota de Winter Timmerman van Duren Aukes van’ Roekel

Classroom Weekly Report on Grades Four Activities

The report covers first through fourth grades detailing reading aloud, bird study, science readers, garden plans, and Silent Reading Projects. It notes twins enrolled, several students moving away, classroom decorations, plant and garden observations, bird reports, and ongoing arithmetic and geography work with after school help and health book readings. Orleath Vogelaar read to the second grade. a third week bird reports activity followed.

Orleath Vogelaar Vinegar Robin Judy Reader Dorothy Klein Arthur de Raad Rita Maye Wagner William van Helden Lee Hoksbergen Miss Palmauist Miss Beaman Boughton Priscilla John Alden

Health Habit Honor Roll And School Teams

A school notes daily health inspections and honor roll rewards for perfect weeks. Students excel in spelling and penmanship while fourth grade boys form a baseball team led by captain Arvin Hoogenakker. The piece lists honor roll names, baseball rosters, and a cleanliness contest with mixed grade competition.

Max Kuyk Freda Mae Hoeksema Clara Ruth Roorda Norma Jean Schreiner Lee Hoksbergen Norman van Houweling Phyllis’ Ver Ploeg Arvin Hoogenakker Keith Russell Arvin Hoogenakkker Elmer Vander Beek John Snellers Thomas Byers William van Helden John van Freda Zwank Harriet Schilder la Verne Lee Threasen van Heukelem Marjorie Veenman Howard Vander Linden Barbara van Sittert Sarah Rose Vander Linden Doris Breuklander

Fifth Grade Notes Highlight New Pupils and Attendees

Howard Vander Linden Freda Zwank Wilbur Ver Meer and James Lents note which students have perfect attendance this year Fred Heerema Warren Schreiner and Freda Zwank. Two new pupils join the class Florence Robinson from Kansas City and Nancine Lubberden from Newton.

Howard Vander Linden Freda Zwank Wilbur Ver Meer James Lents Fred Heerema Warren Schreiner Florence Robinson Kansas City Nancine Lubberden Newton

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