High School Activities Promoted By Council
The Towa High School Activities Council promotes a balanced program in Towa high schools. The Towa High School Athletic Association contributed 952 to the council last year. The budget totaled about 1800, with Music Association 650, Girls Athletic Union 670, and Iowa High School Athletic Association 952. Assessments of 1 per member fund the subsidies for events and activities.
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Towa High School Activities Council
Towa
Towa High School Athletic Association
Activitied Council
The
Music Association
Girl's Athletic Union
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Students Vie For Band Positions At Pella High
Mr. Whalley band director selects first band after tryouts at noon on Monday Wednesday and Friday each week. Secretary Jene Van Zomeren tallies points as awards near in an upcoming assembly.
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Whalley
Pella High
Jene van Zomeren
Pella High Basketball Announces Seven Home Games Schedule
Pella High reveals a disciplined schedule listing seven home games this season. The plan includes matches against Monroe Montezuma Albia Centerville Attica Indianola DM Tech Knoxville Albia Indianola Marion County Tourney Lincoln Chariton Winterset Colfax and more with several conference games noted. The tone snipes at the team’s work ethic while detailing opponents and venues.
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Pella High
Monroe
Montezuma
Albia
Knoxville
Centerville
Attica
Indianola
DM Tech
Marion County Tourney
Lincoln
Chariton
Winterset
Colfax
Her
Our Boys In The Service Don Heller joins the army
Former assistant coach Don Heller is now in the U S Army with address Pvt Donald S for U S 65207758 Co A 761 St BNCCR 3rd Armored Division Fort Knox Kentucky Readers are invited to send letters to him. Marion Vander Heiden discharged October 26 after four years in the Air Corps with service in Spokane California Okinawa and Japan and a Gunner instructor on B 29s in Tampa Florida considering reenlistment.
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Don Heller
Donald S
U.S
Co. A
3Rd Armored
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Marion Vander Heiden
Air Corps
Spokane
California
Okinawa
Japan
Tampa
Florida
Marion
Staffing list page nearly unreadable
A dense roster of editorial staff and contributors is printed, listing roles such as Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Sports Editor and a long catalog of reporters and cartoonists with many names and initials, but no clear article content or events.
Thanksgiving Editorial Reflects on Pilgrims and Modern Life
Editorial notes the contrast between 17th century pioneer life and today’s conveniences, urging readers to use Thanksgiving to thank God for national blessings. It references feasts, education access, religious liberty, and easy worship, ending with a call to worship and a playful nod to local football.
Marion Co Superintendent's Club Dinner Agenda Moves Tours
Members and their wives of the Marion County Superintendent's Club dined at Bussey on October 25. Guests from Pella included Messrs. Sabus, Buerkens, and Borgman. Main agenda items covered boys, girls, and junior high basketball tournaments. Plans set: boys in Pella, girls in Pleasantville, junior high in Melcher. Next meeting to be held at Attica.
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Marion Co
Bussey
Pella
Sabus
Buerkens
Borgman
Pleasantville
Melcher
Attica
Meet The Press Highlight: Mr Fred J Whalley
Fred J Whalley born in Rishton England moved to the United States in 1920. He studied at Dakota Wesleyan University University of South Dakota and Macphail School of Music. He served in the army near Elbe River and now composes an instrumental tone poem based on Sioux melodies titled Across the Prairie. He leads Pella High School Band and enjoys photography fishing and woodworking.
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Fred J. Whalley
Rishton
England
United States
South Dakota
Dakota Wesleyan University
University of South Dakota
Macphail School of Music
Minneapolis
Royal Photography Society of Great Britain
Gere
Elbe
Torgean
Pella
Whalley
Commercial Club Trip To Des Moines
The Commercial Club girls led by Miss Sayler visited Des Moines on Wednesday November 7, leaving the high school at 8 30 and arriving about 9 80. They toured Meredith Publishing Company viewing magazine production, the central stone system, an IBM typing machine, the test kitchen, photography, and the press room. They lunched at the Meredith Cafeteria with staff, then visited Grocers Wholesale House and Bankers Life with tours of operations including vacuum packing, coffee processing, and the world second largest tube system. The day ended with sightseeing of a 1000-seat gym auditorium at Bankers Life.
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Commercial Club
Miss Sayler
Des Moines
Rietveld
Vander Wert
Mary van Vliet
Hoksbergen
Meredith Publishing Company
Merediths
Bruce
Meredith
Jeannie Bricker
Vivian Walster
Banker's Life
Washington, D.C
Girls Tour Des Moines Banks and Airport Facilities
Workers from Banker's Life visited the Des Moines area to explore company activities. They toured basketball and bowling facilities, met the president, explored a 21 passenger plane and watched a larger 47 passenger craft take off. They visited the Cloud Room dining unit, observed the observation tower and control room, and saw rapid teletype weather forecasts for Chicago and St. Louis. The group left boxes of cookies and letters in appreciation and returned home around 4 15.
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Banker's
Cloudoom
Chicago
St. Louis
Miss Saylor
Des Moines
Iowa High School Athletic Association Adopts Broadcasting Policies
The Board of Control adopts broadcasting rules guiding radio coverage of events. Applications by telegraph or mail determine broadcast space, with permission issued in order of receipt. If space runs out, next applicants are informed by telegraph. Stations may arrange among themselves if space is limited. No broadcast may be sponsored by a business.
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Iowa High School Athletic Association
Iowa Broadcasters Association
Boone
Iowa
Iowa High School Athletic Association Affirms Broadcast Standards
The Iowa High School Athletic Association states it will not abridge freedom of speech while recognizing radio stations and sportscasters as responsible community members. It emphasizes high standards and ethical conduct in sportscasts.
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Iowa High School Athetic Association
United States
Who's Who Freshman Girl From North of Pella
A freshman girl from a farm north of Pella three miles tells about her life at school. She arrives by carry-all, has light brown hair and brown eyes, and favors green. She likes home making, dislikes English, and enjoys horseback riding, basketball, and animal-raising. She plans to be an old maid after graduation, with many animals. The piece notes recent shoe skates and an older sister at Central. Previous Who's Who entries include Ruth Pippel and Jean Gosselink, with an editor's apology for a typo.
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Pella
Central
Ruth Pippel
Jean Gosselink
Jane
Jean
Webster Junior High quiz assembly results and talk
Webster Junior High held a quiz assembly on November 1. Eight students competed with Andrea Boat Fern Den Adel Karen Vander Wilt and Evelyn Dykstra on the girls team and Douglas Heerema Herman De Jong Stanley Boyert and Kenny De Haan on the boys team. The boys won 170 to 92. Mr Jake De Haan spoke to the eighth grade science class on soil erosion and farming methods such as crop rotation contour plowing terracing and strip cropping.
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Webster Junior High
Andrea Boat
Fern den Adel
Karen Vander Wilt
Evelyn Dykstra
Douglas Heerema
Herman de Jong
Stanley Boyert
Kenny de Haan
Mr. Robinson
Jake de Haan
Veterans
Mr. de Haan
Lincoln Defeats Pella in Season's Final 48-13
Lincoln defeated Pella High 48 to 13 in the season finale at Kuyperfield on Thursday November 1. Key moments included Charlie Formore and Bob Hall scoring two TDs apiece in the first half and Horton adding three extra points. Formoro and McWilliams led the offense in the second half as De Wild connected with Stu Meulpolder for a 75 yard TD. Pella seniors honored included Klyn Ikuta Van Niewaal Mentink Van Den Baard Van Vark Blom Meulpolder Ballenger and De Wild.
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Don van Hemert
Pella High
Little Dutch
Kuyperfield
Charlie Formore
Bob Hall
Des Moines
Horton
Lincoln
Formoro
McWilliams
de Wild
Stu Meulpolder
Ballinger
Ballenger
Moulpolder
Ob Borgman
Pella
Paul Klyn
George Ikuta
Ronnie van Niewaal
Dick Mentink
Norm van den Baard
Leo van Vark
Don Blom
Dick Ver
Borgman
van Vark
Klyn
Ver Heul
van den Baard
van Niewaal
Tkuta
van Hal
de Zwarte
Bogaard
Steenbock
Mentink
Vander Pol
J. Ikuta
H. Blom
D. Blom
Meulpolder
Do Wild
Heimstra
Monday Morning Devotions at Pella Church
Miss Nie burg led scripture from Matthew 28 for Monday morning devotions on November 5. Guest speaker Mrs. Shoji of Yokohama spoke on Japan and America, noting wealth and waste, gender courtesy, and plans to advocate co education. She teaches English at Ferris Seminary for Girls and visited Pella High classes.
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America
Japan
Shoji
Pella
Pella High
Ferris Seminary For Girls
Yokohama
Birthdays at P.ELS. students list dates
We wish a very happy birthday to Aldora Buwalda November 16 Corrinne Ver Ploeg November 17 Erven Van Haaften November 18 Phyllis Renaud November 20. The text notes many references to the circulation of news in Shakespeare plays.
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P.els
Aldora Buwalda
Corrinne Ver Ploeg
Shakespeare
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Beulah Roorda
Nancy Groendyke
Harold Bean
M. Andeweg
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de Geus
R. de Zwarte
D. Dockendorff
P. Frandt
Groendyke
A. Hagen
Hoeksema
R. Jaarsma
R. Klyn
J. Kuy- Ber
P. Hautenbach
J. Leu
L. ‘Uabber
S. Rook
Roorda
C. Russel
Joanne Ter Louw
Church
Yee
Vogelaar’s Howe
Carl
Fetore
Dodge
B. van Houweling Auto Co
Meet the Press
H.S.A.A
Junior High News
Erven van Haaften
Phyllis Renaud
US. Supreme Court
Core
Swift’s
Hull
Rinso
Bordens Mince
van Camp
Crescent Asst’d
Johnson
Waterers
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