Mock Election Highlights At Pella Christian School
A Thursday mock election featured an assembly with guest speakers Elmer Ver Meer and Bert Bandstra. Students heard Republican and Democrat speeches, debated farm policy, and cast ballots in two wards. Republicans won amid 152 votes for Eisenhower and Nixon, 131 for Hoegh, while Stevenson Kefauver led Democrats with 23 and Loveless 42 for governor.
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Chronicle News
Elmer Vermeer
Bert Bendstra
Elmer Ver Meer
Bert Bandstra
Marion County
Janice Wielard
Byron Bossenbroek
Ronald van Zemeren
Jim Be Jong
Lilla Beyer
Gary Lanser
Lola de Zwarte
Bill Nibblink
Joyce de Vries
Bob de Ruiter
Donna Vande Kamp
Booth
Boertje
Eisenhower
Nixon
Hoegh
Stevenson
Kefauver
Loveless
Pella Christian
Ike
Librarians Named By Study Hall Teachers By Period
Two students serve as librarians in each study hall chosen by the study hall teacher. One librarian checks out magazines for reading during study hall, the other checks out books. Periods list pairs: 1 Connie Hoksbergen Twylla Vander Molen 2 Connie Hoksbergen Twyla Van der Molen 3 Phyllis Van Dusseldorp Nancy Terpstra 4 Janice Wielard Shirley Bogaards 5 Mavis Vande Kieft Joyce 6 Janice Van- and Kathleen Kramer d Jorena Ryken Alene Sjaardema 8 Wilma Vroegh Joyce De Vries.
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Magazi
Connie Hoksbergen
Twylla Vander Molen
Twyla Vander Molen
Phyllis van Dusseldorp
Nancy Terpstra
Janice Wielard
4-H Summer Activity Report Selected for Dairy Cattle Congress
Carl Van Gilst reports Mahaska County 4-H judging workouts ending with four members chosen to attend the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa. The author joined the county team traveling with extension youth assistant Charles Wengert after 5 AM Friday for judging starting around 8 AM in four groups.
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Carl van Gilst
Mahaska County
Waterloo
Towa
County Extension
Charles Wengert
Judges Evaluate Cattle by Class at Conference Event
The group spent twenty minutes placing reasons for each class. They judged Brown Swiss and Guernsey cows, Holstein and Milking Shorthorn groups, Brown Swiss and Jersey heifers, with twelve minutes per class for four animals each. Afterward, the team dined at a conference grounds restaurant and later gave two minute reasons to the judge. A banquet followed but they did not attend.
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Jersey
Cheerleaders And Managers Names For The Season
The season opens with selected cheerleaders Dorotha Nieuwsma Janice Wielard Connie Meinders Mariellen Ver Meer and Wilma De Young. Managers chosen are Donna De Ruiter Esther De Boer for girls and James Steenhoek Arlyn Bossenbroek for boys.
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Dorotha Nieuwsma
Janice Wielard
Connie Meinders
Mariellen Ver Meer
Wilma de Young
Donna de Ruiter
Esther de Boer
James Steenhoek
Arlyn Bossenbroek
Graduates of 1956 Working Across Iowa and Michigan
Graduates from the class of 1956 show careers in hospitals farms stores and offices. Janice Beyer studies and works at Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines while Janis Boerelyn is at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa. Others work at Pine Rest Sanatorium Michigan A P Food Store Mahaska State Bank and various sites near Oskaloosa Pella Des Moines and surrounding areas.
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Janice Beyer
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Janis Boerelyn
Sylvia Fopma
Gretta Terpstra
Dorothy van Zee
Michigan
Pine Rest Sanatorium
Newton
Deloressen
Mary van Haaften
Oskaloose
Virginia Jansen
A & P Food
Shirley Louwsma
Mahaska State Bank
Eunice Rozenboom
Pella
Geraldine Rus
City Hall
Ronald Kramer
Kingma Garage
Martyn van Ee
Rosscreen Co
Marv Jellema
Conjarvin Ustermarkt
Gerrit’s
Donald van Donselaar
Edgar Gritters
Walraven
Duane van Maanen
Navy enlistment among local residents noted
Sally Co op Creamery reports Jean Van Rees' office duties. Elizabeth Steenhoek and Carol Stursma assist their mothers at home. Larry Menninga and Wayne Van Zomeran are mentioned last, with the notable fact they joined the Navy.
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Sally Co-op Creamery
Jean van Rees
Elizabeth Steenhoek
Carol Stursma
Larry Menninga
Wayne van Zomeran
Navy
Pella Christian High School Board Faculty Supper Highlights
On October 9 the Board and committees hosted the faculty and their guests at the Home Economics Room. Rev C R Veenstra led devotions and the program with group singing, introductions by M Ruiter and M De Zwarte, solos by Godert Van Der Hart, and a light volleyball game to cap the evening.
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Pella Christian High School Board
Our Faithful Ladies Auxiliary
C. R. Veenstra
M. Ruiter
M. de Zwarte
Godert van der Hart
Ruiter
Evening Entertainment Delights Attendees
The event provided entertainment for all attendees as the evening progressed. Concerts and performances kept guests engaged while social interaction added to the lively atmosphere.
Acquaintance Building Through Shared Activities
A fragment notes that shared activities provide a good way to get better acquainted and build rapport. The text emphasizes informal, practical interaction as a means to know others better.
Honor Roll Achievers Named From Six-Week Report
First six weeks report cards list freshmen Allan Andreas Betty Beekhuizen Carol Boerelyn Allen Bossenbroek Lois De Kock Leonard De Vries Stanley De Vries Norma Hiemstra Evelyn Hol Richard Jellema Marjorie Plate Leland Ryken Sharon Tuinstra Cynthia Vander Schaaf Jerry Ver Meer Stanley J Ver Meer William Ver Meer Arvin Vos Carolyn Vos sophomores Jim De Jong Phyllis Jansen Marianne Kramer Janice Vander Waal Phyllis Van Dusseldorp Zelda Van Norden Betty Van Rees juniors Kenneth Bokhoven Norma Dahm Sandra De Haan.
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Allan Andreas
Betty Beekhuizen
Carol Boerelyn
Allyn Bossenbroek
Lois de Kock
Leonard de Vries
Stanley de Vries
Norma Hiemstra
Evelyn Hol
Cynthia Vander Schaaf
Jerry Ver Meer
Stanely J. Ver Meer
William Ver Meer
Arvin Vos
Carolyn Vos
Jim de Jong
Phyllis Jansen
Marianne Kramer
Janice Vander Waal
Phyllis van Dusseldorp
Zelda van Norden
Betty van Rees
Kenneth Bokhoven
Norma Dahm
Sandra de Haan
Chapel notes reflect school leaders guiding spiritual reflection
Monday morning chapel was led by principal Mr Ruiter with Rev Vander Kieft from City delivering a sermon on Philippians 4 4 9. He urged students to slow down and meditate on God's Word amidst busy lives and listen attentively when it is spoken. Devotions were led by Mr Weldhouse on Wednesday morning and Thursday.
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Ruiter
Vander Kieft
City
Weldhouse
Student Chapel Prayer and Devotions Report
Betty Van led singing while Rees Ald Van Zemeren read scripture. Wilma Vroeg closed with prayer as Friday morning devotions were led by Mr Aelgema.
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Betty van
Reesald van Zemeren
Wilma Vroeg
Aelgema
Iowa Weather Records and Historic Facts Highlighted
A compilation notes Iowa climate history with a -47 degree low on January 12, 1918 and a high record at a Des Moines River mouth on July 20, 1984. It cites the national PEO organization founded January 21, 1869 by seven Iowa Wesleyan students and mentions the Rockwellavite Society’s early success in Rockwell, plus Drake University Observatory’s unique municipal status in Des Moines.
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Iowa
Des Moines
National Woman's Organization of
P.E.O
Iowa Wesleyan
Rockwellative Society
United States
Rockwell
Drake University
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Christian High News
Librarians
Paardekooper
Ideal Pharmacy
Andreas
Jin de Jong
Burt Stevenson
Marion County Fair Board
Federal Housing Administration
Soil Conservation
Farm Bureau
Joan de Vin
Charlene Jansen
Jansen
Shirley Rogse
Ropee
Tw van der Molen
Sharon Bakker
Shirley Bogaards
Byron Rosenbroek
Arlene de Jong
Lavonne de Kock
Rosalie Etgbers
Shirley Goemaat
Janice Hoekman
Janella Hoksbergen
Wilma Meinders
William Kibbelink
Donald Plate
Jorena Ryken
Menninga Ins
AGCY
Kenny
Zerex
Zerone
Kraft
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