Shall We Quit Football Poll On High School Team
A petition circulates among High School boys this week seeking a poll on Little Dutch football status. Voters choose among four options including quitting football for fall baseball or joining a different conference. Balloting is underway amid concerns over enrollment and interest.
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Central Hawkeye
Colfax
Nevada
Altoona
Ankeny
Johnson
Story City
Madrid
Pella
South Central Center
Test Moines
Lincoln
Tech
Valley
Little Dutch
Pella High School
PHS
Johansen
Ruthven
Igarn
Knoxville Trounces Junior High 200 in Football
Knoxville defeated Pella Junior High 20 to 0 on Thursday October 20. A third quarter and a late fourth quarter drive produced all points, with the last touchdown’s extra point failed. Key players included Vander Lugt Tub Te, Jun Tkuta, Hiemstra, Boat, Steenhoek, Van Roekel, Van Zee, Vander Pol, Van Hal, De Zwarte, De Bruin, and subs Bean, De Haan, Dingeman, Petersina, Veenendaal. Officials Buck Ter Louw and Andy Bubon officiated. coaches were Bill Bennett and Gene McClelland of Central College.
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Pella Jr
Harold Bean
Bill de Haan
Paul Dingeman
Melvin Petersina
le Roy Veenendaal
Buck Ter Louw
Andy Bubon
Central College
Pella Jr. High
Bill Bennett
Gene McClelland
Co editors and reporters list names in local newspaper
Co editors Audrey Roorda and Helen Van Zante lead a staff of reporters including Judi Allen Mary Alice Buwalda June De Cook Marilyn De Cook Joy Denburger Doris Dockendorf Sara Anne Gosselink Nancy Groendyke Anna Hagen Donald Van Hemert Greta Palmquist Arlene Ver Ploeg Beulah Roor da Gary Thomassen Donna Veenstra Delores Vander Wilt Bonnie Van Zomeren Pauline Atkins Jerry De Prenger Dorothy Vos Elsie Van Wyk Pauline Lautenbach Darlene Van Zomeren Eleanor Vander
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Judi Allen
Mary Alice Buwalda
June de Cook
Marilyn de Cook
Joy Denburger
Doris Dockendorf
Sara Anne Gosselink
Nancy Groendyke
Anna Hagen
Donald van Hemert
Greta Palmquist
Arlene Ver Ploeg
Beulah Roorda
Gary Thomassen
Donna Veenstra
Delores Vander Wilt
Bonnie van Zomeren
Pauline Atkins
Jerry de Prenger
Dorothy Vos
Elsie van Wyk
Pauline Lautenbach
Darlene van Zomeren
Eleanor Vander
Devotions Led by Merton Haynes at PALS Club
Merton Haynes, sponsor of the Drama Club at PALS, led Monday morning Devotions. He commented on being superior and happiness, urged Christian joy, and read Sibil Partridge’s poem Just For Today and John Greenleaf Whittier’s The Prayer.
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Merton Haynes
Hef
Drama Club of Pals
East
Mr. Haynes
Sibil Partridge
John Reenters Whittier
Dad's Going Hunting Opens Season on Armistice Day
A family prepares for a hunting trip led by the father in a humorously detailed vignette. Preparations span days with new gear and cheeky quips as the Smith household readies for pheasant hunting, coffee breakfast, and a dawn departure. The piece ends with the hunting party returning at dusk.
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Smith
Hoppy
Junior
Mother
Sis
Father Smith
Mr. Smith
Birthday greetings for week students listed
A birthday wish is extended to Duane Dingeman for November 1 and Edwin Horman for November 13, celebrating this week with a note of congratulations from the community.
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Duane Dingeman
Edwin Horman
Pheasant Dinner Follows Happy Hunting Party
A merrymaking group recounts a pheasant day’s adventure with two birds per person and all the men joyful. Wives and children join the tale to enjoy a luscious roast pheasant evening.
Sophomore Girl Noted for Band and Court Appearances
A portrait of a sophomore girl with dark eyes and two toned hair who plays in the band and often appears on the basketball court. She reads comics at Carpenters, loves animals, and has younger brothers with a pet goat. Her favorite subjects are geometry and biology and she recently moved near Pelia’s school.
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Carpenters
Pelia
Carl Russel
Hall Jam Sparks Banter at Otley Freshman Serenade
A lively hall conversation centers on a freshman from Otley serenading a torn boy while teachers and students note quirky antics. Stuart Meulpolder rushes onto the field without a helmet, Eddie Hopbin hurries in a hooded jacket, and a roost er crowing outside underlines the lighthearted chaos. Cody In’tVeld spends study hall fielding fan chatter as Donald Blom hauls a large mousetrap for comic effect.
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Otley
Stuart Meulpolder
Eddie Hopbin
Cody
tVeld
Donald Blom
Halloween Parties At Webster School
Halloween events at Webster School included grade by grade parties with best costume prizes won by Lois Knoff, Tommy Mill, John Grandin, Bonnie Verrips, and Carl Bennink. A peanut hunt went to Larry Van Veen, while sixth graders Duane Bruinekool and Barbara Grandin earned prizes of a globe bank and a red ball. The junior high held a skating party October 26 with refreshments, and National Education Week activities preceded visitors day.
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Webster School
O Lois Knoff
Tommy Mill
John Grandin
Bonnie Verrips
Carl Bennink
Larry van Veen
Duane Bruinekool
Barbara Grandin
Globe Bank
Webster
Lloyd van Hemert
Betty van Ekeren
Georgia Ten Hagen
Liola Monster
Beth Brom
Shirley Greendyke
Ruth de Zwarte
Classroom News Highlights Student Skills in Biology and Typing
A classroom report notes biology and chemistry focus with students exploring plant life and chemical formulas. It lists top typists and shorthand certificate recipients, including Judi Allen, Wilma Keuning, Norma Bricker, and several Van der Veer and Vander Horst classmates, with scores across one minute and eight minute writings.
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Leona de Rand
Mildred van der Veer
Judi Allen
Wilmanning
Norma Brick Fi
Low Ann le Cocq
Nancy Sara Ann Veselink Hasselman
Patty Rysd
Veld
Lee Renaud
Norma Bricker
Marilla Vander Mewlen
Pella Junior High Opens Season With Tie Against Grinnell
Pella Junior High and Grinnell Juniors played to a 13-13 tie after a 13-12 scoreless third quarter. Jan Tkutaich and teammates scored both Pella touchdowns, with Vander Lugt Neat and others starting, while substitutes included Carl Roekel and Bill De Haan as the Delta Junior High season ends with a loss to Knoxville and a tie with Grinnell.
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Grinnell Juniors
Grinnell
Iran
Delta Junior High
Knoxville
Students Enjoy Music Assembly By PALS
Students enjoyed a music assembly on Wednesday morning November 2. The Girls Glee Club performed When I am Lonely and Other selections. The ensemble also sang Fairest Lord Jesus and several group numbers including Pretty Girls Like a Melody.
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Lord Jos
Lone
Jos
Flag With Unique NGA Coat of Arms Stands Alone
A distinctive flag bears the sole NGA coat of arms. The emblem stands alone as a rare symbol of national identity. No other arms share this unique heraldic mark within the NGA.
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Nga
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Pelladium
Audrey Roorda and
Helen van Zante
Happy
Peggy Ann
E. E. Kiester
Matic
Lew Martin
Novelaires
Slim Hayes
Red Scobee
Mary Lee
Joe Saliger
Jerry Osburn
Etc
Kant Theater Ballroom
Uci
Piine de Cook
Geraldine Klein
Nancy van Maanen
Donna van Hal
Cordelia Vander Horst
Bonnie Thomas
Phyllis Hasselman
Viniana
Marlene Dykstra Maritla
van der Meven Leydens
Ty Perry Klein
Vin Anderson
Jinnell
Jan Tkuta Ich the
Tine
Paul Dingenan
Robert Vander Lugt
Glen Neat
Duns
Steenhoek
Dun Thuta
Larry Arni Vander Pol
Kenneth Dark Russel
Marvin Dend
Harold Themstra
Carlan Roekel
Melvin Petersma
Coast To Coast
Pella, Iowa
Conway
Farmers Union
Sisalkraft
Aluminum
Denniston & Partridge CO
Killduff—Reasnor
Sully—Taintor—Tracy
Remington Portable Typewriter
Mahaska Book Store
Fisher Body
Fisher Unisteel
White Way Auto Company
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