This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
8
Andrey Roorda and Helen Vay Yonte named editors for the Pelladium year at the school. After initial doubt the editor was chosen with the faculty adviser Teves guiding the process. The new editor brings experience and aims to lead the publication with support from staff.
The school earns De Luxe Class status from Southern Central Association with full program, staff, and library standards validated. Teachers hold master’s degrees and the administration meets set requirements enabling a clean-cut approval for the current school year.
A Tulip Time feature presents a quiz on Dutch expressions used in festival chatter. Readers are invited to translate phrases such as De Tuin Stad van Town and Klompen Burgemeester. Answers appear elsewhere on this page.
Everett Vander Voort led devotions on Monday in April reading Psalm 23 and urging seniors to face sadness and misfortune to keep America safe. Beurkens reminded students of the May Day Festival activities including Tu Ha Tish and an operetta, urging full cooperation for a successful celebration.
A fragmented OCR quiz asks for a set of names and clues across a wordplay puzzle. It references a famous Roman poet, a person with a first name matching a road or corridor, and hints about a chef or drinker. Multiple candidate names appear, including Ruby Leyden, cil Dykstra, Leo Luis ler, and Rovei duly, all embedded in disjointed phrases.
Ke a fter that STAFF Nola Root Janice Van Zomeren.
A classroom report notes students practice short timed writings to raise writing rate. On Monday the base rate was found by repeated drills and three timed pieces were completed. The goal is to add one minute each session and reach higher pace by week’s end.
The piece describes Sinbad Foy and the Vesneysman leading preparations for an annual event. Complaints target white collars and fashion while the community anticipates a key performance by the school band. The crowd watches as the tale of Vulip Time nears.
Hurrah for the jump contest winners as Lincoln School prepares a Tulip Time program. Winners include Jerry Ulrich two feet eight inches Love Waardhuizen two feet. Marilyn Russel two feet eight inches Ronald Rinehart two feet eleven inches Edith Frandt two feet ten inches Johan Van Waardhuizen three feet four inches We Laverink three feet inches dunella Van Hal three feet six inches. Children perform Dutch dances while kindergartners visit a hatchery and learn about chicks and incubation.
The Webster School program for Tulip Time features nursery rhymes by first and second graders, a third grade dance, a hoop dance by junior Wish girls, and art department hoop decorations. Students from seventh and eighth grades work on geometry, letters, a Boston to Cincinnati travel diary, and science topics.
A versatile brunette junior shines as accordionist, pianist, and trombonist, with a lead role in Home Sweet Homicide. She aims to be a stenographer and enjoys shorthand and typing. She loves blue fashion, driving, and fan events, while classmates note a playful, gossip-filled campus atmosphere.
Estimated 275 attendees gathered for an April style show featuring home dressmaking by a local class. A display included caft outfits and care in home economics, with supervision by Mr Nielang.
Local notes recount crew pouring cement and filling dirt to improve a project on the East side. Seniors plan a group portrait in gowns on May 23 at 4 p.m. Reports mention staff changes, a Custodian’s citizenship, and a spring cleanup with new teachers expected next year.
A timber car with dimension lumber and boards, another car due this week with pine stock and finish lumber. Co op corn planters sold total Ba units, including 2 horse, 19 two row, and 33 four row planters. Workers Absent, office helpers after school, new appliances bought, Tulip Time halt on slaughtering next week, vaccinations and anti hog cholera supplies offered, local news on corn planter trip to Bon Durant, Iowa and missing Hop Mitchel.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.