Pella High Holds Mock Democratic Republican Convention
Thursday morning at Pella High the student body gathered in the old gym turned convention hall. The Pep Band played as Butler presided and Vander Pol and Boat spoke for the Democrats and Republicans respectively. Vander Pol praised the farm policy and local sentiments from his hometown paper while Boat argued Ike’s leadership and higher living standards. Voting rules were explained by Duffus, with Stults announcing polling times and precinct clerks listed by class and voting location. Final tally: Ike wins 218 to 114. Hoegh defeats Loveless 201 to 181. other contests lean Republican.
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Pella High
Wortman
Butch Sheppard
Max Vander Pol
Tom Boat
Vander Pol
Adlai K. Boat
Eisenhower
Ike
Jim Duffus
David Stults
Tom Gaard
Don van Hal
Donna Goemaat
Sarah
Bonnie de Jong
Karen Vander Wilt
Stevenson
Hoegh
Loveless
Pella High Homecoming Victory Celebration
Snoopy Sam reports on Pella Highs Homecoming party after a 413 to 0 win over Centerville. Music, dancing, confetti, balloons, and crowd energy filled the gym as students, sponsored by Mrs Lautenbach Mr Emmert and Mr Stults, celebrated into the night before the reporter slipped away.
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Snoopy Sam
Pella High
Pella
Centerville
Materialism or Faith Sermon on Value and Living
Mr. Brunckhorst led devotions citing Matthew 26 26 36 and urged rebuking materialism. He argued life’s worth lies in spiritual success not possessions, urging focus on making a life, not just a living, with faith offering lasting security beyond temporary goods.
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Mr. Brunckhorst
Staff Reporters and Contributors Named
Norma De Bruin and Ellen Rempe Judy Groendyke Joyce M van Roekel Lavelle Brockway Tom Boat Reporters Sarah Dat Marge Gosselink Kay Kuiper Kay McDonald Janice Ito Linds Tuseling Terry Ulrich Connie Vander Meulen Cub Reporters Charlotte Burton Mary Dieleman Linda Glen Den ing Willene Tyualing Vivian Van Steenis Marilyn Walraven Phyllis Walraven
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Norma de Bruin
Ellen Rempe
Judy Groendyke
Joyce M. van Roekel
Lavelle Brockway
Tom Boat
Sarah Dat Marge Gosselink
Kay Kuiper
Kay McDonald
Janice Ito
Linds Tuseling
Terry Ulrich
Connie Vander Meulen
Charlotte Burton
Mary Dieleman
Linda Glendening
Willene ‘Tyualing
Vivian van Steenis
Marilyn Walraven
Phyllis Walraven
Teen Pan Alley in a School Zoo Like Classrooms
A chaotic collection of senior jests, classroom antics, and gossip from Omick’s fifth period English class and hall chatter. Students tease teachers, speculate on outfits, and recall pranks and slights, naming several individuals and local scenes in a vivid, if uneven, snapshot of school life.
Marine Band Visit Delights Pella High Students
Pella High band members traveled to Newton on Monday October 29 to hear the United States Marine Band. The concert opened with a varied program including musical sketches for younger listeners and a trio of soloists a cornetist a marimba player and a vocal soloist. The performance ended with the Star Spangled Banner.
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Pella High
Newton
United States Marine Band
Marvin Ht
Small Fry
Sign Your Name
The Pelladium notes unsigned letters or editorials will not be published. Editorials are written by authorized editors on authorized topics. The paper insists grievances be submitted through the student council which has authority to investigate settle and prevent recurrences.
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Pelladium
Onions and Orchids Honor Various Homecoming Efforts
Orchids praise Bob S for football work and both parties for publicity, while freshmen seniors and sophomore classes receive decor praise or criticism for the homecoming events. Some students are singled out for decorations or lack of participation during the Sock Hop and Friday night events.
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Bob S
Buick's New Century Hardtop Prepares Homecoming Victory
Buick's New Century Hardtop for 1957 two weeks before the homecoming weekend, students spent time rehearsing skits, decorating halls and garages with floats, and practicing football. The pep club led by officers Janice Kane, Hilma Schagen, Edith Frandt, and Bonnie De Jong organized the celebration, culminating in a parade, game win, and party, with widespread student pride.
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Janice Kane
Hilma Schagen
Edith Frandt
Bonnie de Jong
Homecoming Success Highlights Student Leadership At PHS
The homecoming festivities were planned and carried out entirely by students with such competence that teachers called it one of the best PHS homecomings ever. The remark praised youths for managing a major project while maintaining studies and activities.
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PHS
The Brook by Tom Pease in Wildlife Review
The poem follows a stream through polluted landscapes in British Columbia with vivid images of junk heaps bins and bridges. It emphasizes endurance as the brook moves past wrecked vehicles pipes and wires while reflecting on human waste and environmental neglect.
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Tom Pease
British Columbia Wildlife Review
Poetic Fragments Echo Through Worn-Out Streets
A surreal collage of images shows golden sunbeams dancing over tires and pots and pans. Voices chatter in little sharps and trebles as pebbles lie hidden beneath a bubbling flow toward a polluted stream, an ongoing, endless saboteur.
Arrow hunter bags Iowa's biggest bow deer ever
Cletus Weipert of Lansing reports a record buck killed with a bow in Iowa. The 16 point deer weighed over 250 pounds, making it the largest bow kill recorded in the state.
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Cletus Weipert
Lansing
Iowa
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Warren
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Jankletyafter
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Elvis Presley
Mrs. de Cook
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Mars
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Jerry A
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Ruth V.R
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Mr. Stults
Kay M.D
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David
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Marine Band
Farmers National Farm Loan Assn
Clark Taylor M. D. Taylor
Oskaloosa
Marion County
Henry Vriezelaar
Knoxville
Bernie
Menninga Ins. Agcy
Kenny
Buick
Federal Discount Corp
Livermore
Martin Naaktgeboren
Outside Rear View Micro
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