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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1941

Page

4

Pella Net Team Draws Oskaloosa 2-2 in Rainy Match

Pella's newly organized tennis squad traveled to Oskaloosa on May 6 and battled to a 2-2 tie as rain and a windstorm halted play. Doubles and singles matches showcased strong efforts from both sides with cobbled results across the two sets before weather ended the day.

Pella Oskaloosa Osky Netsiers Rob Nagler Wendell Davenport Oskalooa Lemon Sundven Charles Lautenbach Carl Vander Linden Gene Wormhoudt Vella Marshall Harry Cummings Vander Linden Wormhoudt Cummings Davenport Osk Sandsen Bel Lautenbach van der Linden Nagler Jensen (O

Old Man Mose Bids Farewell to Pella Schools

Old Man Mose has finished his visit to the Pella Schools where he shared information with Dogpatch residents and town people. He praises the teachers and students for cooperation and offers thanks while looking to the future.

Mose Pella Doxpatch

Hobcats Aim for Pella Kittenball Title This Summer

Hobcats with Everett n de Voort on the team focus on championship in the Pella Kittenball League. The P.H.S. students will furnish the backbone of the kittenball squads this summer as the Hobcats chase a high league finish after earning second place previously.

P.H.S Pella Hobcats HLS Boys Everett N de Voort Bobcats

Pella High School Journalism Class Weekly Note

The item announces that the publication is issued by the Journalism Class of Pella High School every Thursday during the school year, indicating a regular student-led newspaper activity at the school.

Pella High School

Hopeful Girls Team Sets Sights On First Place

Interest shown in a selected girls team as practices begin before school ends. Mr Vide will select top performers from the group to compete in one game monthly at the Swimming Pool under Tieht. Despite limited experience, promising prospects emerge as training starts. schools are urged to watch the paper for the first practice lineup.

Vide 1 Silex James Pelle Aire

Three Hawkeye Boys State selections announced

The American Legion and Rotary Club named three Hawkeye students for Boys State at the State Fair Grounds June 15 to 21. Seniors James Kempkes and two others, plus a junior, were chosen, continuing a yearly program since 1998 with two boys from the Legion and one from Rotary.

American Legion Rotary Bey St Kuyk Ander James Kempkes Jhenio Ed Bays Mawkeye Boys State Camp Dodge Rotary Club John van Berkum Howard Vander Linden Raymond the Hawkey

Miss Helen Hopley Honored for Pella High Spirit Efforts

The Pella High School Spirit progress is credited to sponsor Miss Helen Hopley. Born in Westington Spring South Dakota she studied at Dakota Wesleyan and University of Town before teaching English in Redfield then at Pella High. Under her guidance the Spirit grew from a small paper to Quill and Scroll admission and staffers earned membership. gratitude is expressed for her wholehearted cooperation in placing Pella High in the public eye.

Pella High School Pella High Helen Hopley Journalism Star Miss Hopley Wessington Spring South Dakota Dakota Wesleyan Mitchell University of Town Pell Redfield Sopley Pella High Spirit

Students Register For Next Year

Students filled out a registration blank in home room to plan next year. The new system aims to gauge college plans and post school paths, guiding teachers in course selection and identifying subjects best suited for each student.

Pella Hi Receives Four Superior Awards At Ag Congress

Pella High School agriculture teams earned four Superior ratings and two Merit awards at the twenty third Iowa Agricultural Congress in Ames May 9 10 The General Agriculture Crops Judging Livestock Judging Farm Crops Test and Poultry Judging events featured Pella teams led by Nad Reed Marjorie Boot Florence Hayes Marion Witzenburg John Ver Meer Harold Vander Linden Marvin Van Gorp Mark Schakel and Edward Van Zante The congress drew more than 2000 boys from 151 schools with 700 attendees at the closing banquet Dr Glenn Cunninish of Physication spoke at the banquet and a new attendance record was noted

Ames Mposed Nad Reed Marjorie Boot Florence Hayes Lincoln Township Marengo Harold Vander Linden Marvin van Gorp Mark Schakel Edward van Zante Pella Glenn

Tulip Time Sidelights Honor Tulip Helpers

Mr. C C Buerkens thanks students for aiding Tulip Time celebrations. Jeanne Van Gorkum led as Tulip Queen attendant, with oral English guides, commercial ticket takers, and science slide presenters in the Dutch Village. Sincere praise goes to many others including parade and village workers, with forgiveness for anyone omitted.

C. C. Buerkens Jeanne van Gorkum Gordon Rugaard Joy Muckert Sara Ruwalda Bob Lubbers

Senior Play Lead to Perform Thursday in Pella

Miss Marjorie Van Wyk, senior girl and rumored to be tied to a land dispute, will star in Pella in the class play Silas the Chore Boy. She will perform Thursday evening at the high school auditorium, with a distinguished member cast, as the latest developments in the case are reported to be reviewed.

Marjorie van Wyk Pella Silas Marjorie H. S. Auditorium Silas the Pella ii

Sally Style Scout cautions on pin misuses

Sally Style Scout warns youths that colorful pins and jewelry using red white and blue can cheapen the flag. She urges patriotism but condemns decorative pins that misrepresent the American flag and the message it should convey.

Sally

Last Inning Playoff Metaphor For School Decline

A student speaker likens school to a baseball game with nine months at stake. Bases represent books records and school condition while the clean-up batter, the reader, must erase the first base, study the second, and tidy the locker to score a home run and save the season.

Bring Back High Honors Sehakel and Farm Crop Team

Sehakel leads the high honors unit alongside Marvin Van Gorp composing the Animal Husbandry team. M M Dockendorf an instructor guides. Harold Vander Linden, Marion Witzenburs, and John Ver Meer form the Farm Crop team under supervision.

Baccalaureate Services Sunday at First Reformed Church

The First Reformed Church hosts baccalaureate services for Vic School graduates, Class of ’09, on Sunday May 18 at 7:80. Program includes preludes, processional, hymns, scripture, choir, and offertory by Anita Vander Linden and Dane Vander Kieft. Exercises follow at the High School Auditorium on Thursday May 22 with special reserved seating for parents and board members.

First Reformed Church Vic Ina Ware Anita Vander Linden Elgar A. Taverkamp OM. Christiansen High Fortress Haverk Dane Vande Kieft I. van W A Haverkamp Anita Vanderment

Tales Out of School at Tulip Time Exposition

A reminiscence by a guide about Tulip Time in Holland Village, recalling diverse visitors from many nationalities and the humorous misunderstandings that ensued. The speaker notes the exhibit’s popularity, quips about Dutch customs, and invites readers to visit next year to hear more tales.

Villance Tim P. Ils Holland Netherlands Emma Veenschoten

Tulip Time Music Notes Spark Excitement at Lincoln School

Miss Tusseling and teachers receive praise for a fine Tulip Time program. Mr Buerkens reveals acting talent portraying Dominic Scholte in A Stranger in a Strange Land. Lincoln School marching band rehearsals excite locals as visiting bands from Pella perform. Speculation grows about how nine or ten seniors will affect next year’s high school band lineup.

Mr. Buerkens Dominic Scholte

Suzy School Spirit Seniors Remember Their Day

Seniors celebrate commencement with pride as Suzy leads activities and plays, marking a full day of school spirit and achievements.

Editorial on Pella track squad and student laziness

A high school editorial criticizes students for not joining the track team at Pella. It labels nonparticipants as lazy and in shade by maples, urges boys to try track, and claims track is the hardest sport to stay in shape for while praising the potential of the real Great Pella Track Squad.

Pella

Seniors to Stage Melodrama With Old Actor Tale

Millbrook New York theater plans a melodrama by Edward Massey inspired by a Lambs Club veteran who recalls leading in a past production. The aged actor boasts he can still perform, having found the book Silas, The Chore Boy.

Millbrook Theater Millbrook New York Edward Massey Massey Lamb's Club Silas

Play man’s death during performance noted in PAHS dedication

Massey saves the manuscript by handing it to a typist then to the old man’s friend as news spreads that the actor fell from an attic during a rehearsal. The May 15 PAHS play is dedicated to the memory of the fallen gentleman.

Massey Lamb's Club Pahs

Adlerika Relief Ad Featured by Vander Linden's Drug

An ad touts Adlerika for gas sour stomach and heartburn with a testimonial from J. M. Ark and advises constipation relief. The promotion invites readers to visit Vander Linden's Drug Store to try Adlerika and enjoy unrestricted eating.

J. M.ark Vander Linden

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