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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1956
Page
14
The Pelland students praise the football team and coaches for a spirited, determined season. They commend the players for hard work and promise to strive for continued success next year.
Read like a freshman locker room chorus of schoolyard gossip and quirky remarks. Mentions Stults Killion Seebach Omick Engle and Presley with jokes about Latin class home ec and Glee Club. A chaotic snapshot of daily teen banter and hallway humor from a high school.
The listing names Joyce M. Van Roskal Lavelle Brockway and reporters Sarah Gosselink Kay Kui Kay Hoh La Linda Tyseeling Jerry Ulrich Charlotte Barton Mi Elssman Linds Glen Dening Willeneng Vivian van Ven Stools Walraven Phyllis.
The calendar lists upcoming school activities including boys and girls basketball games at various sites such as M on Nov 16 and Colfax on Nov 27, a Commercial Club meeting, a music assembly, Thanksgiving break from Nov 22 to 28, and a Christmas musical. It notes semester timing, holiday periods, and multiple fixtures with teams like Oskaloosa, Centerville, Albia, Pleasantville, Knoxville, and Knoxville again, plus an end of first semester on Jan 21.
Pella High enters practice with three returning starters and four lettermen led by center Jim Duffus and guard Butch Sheppard. Coach Stu Bergman shapes an experienced lineup for the opener versus Monroe, while nine other candidates compete for spots. Chariton looms as the toughest challenger with three returning regulars.
Lars and Valley led a mostly junior squad with a solid early record. The Little Dutch clan their first real test as they prepare to square off against Oskaloosa in their second game.
In a playful list, a classroom culture parodies ethical rules. It itemizes ten commandments aimed at students and school life, from skipping class to copying papers to causing mischief, ending with a warning to avoid the rush by flunking now.
Readers answer what they would do with a livre. Phyllis W would wrap and return it to the giver Barb Boat would keep it Connie Vol M would hold it until identifying its use Lee V H would spend it on a Christmas gift for her mother.
Readers name diverse reactions to a mystery item. Responses range from keeping it to study, giving it away, or even treating it as food or a party topic. Notable ideas include burying it, boxing it, giving to a pet or a celebrity, and attempting to operate on it.
The speaker explains that livre in French has two meanings the feminine refers to a Pound and the masculine to a book. They hint Sandy could teach something to bop if it were an animal and note reader surprise at the word’s gendered meanings.
Eleven year old Jimmy Sankot of Belle Plaine was injured when he dissected a golf ball. A pressurized gas inside exploded into his left eye causing pain but no lasting damage.
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