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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1948
Page
8
The Armistice Day program at the high school featured a student body rendition of This Is My Country, and a movie titled Seeh of Te tiny. Marilyn Tanis read names while others reflected on those who cannot walk or lost loved ones, urging rebuilding and peace. The event included music, readings, and a concluding sequence of plays and performances.
Mr. F. a veteran dramatist from Indiana addressed the student body in the school auditorium on November 9. He has taught dramatics at three colleges, broadcast over 6,000 programs as writer and producer, and traveled nationwide for ideas for his skits. He wrote Travel at Your Own Risk and speaks publicly as fun. He changed costumes and makeup to portray characters from history and literature including a Van Buren Ark moron, a gossip, Aunt Malisse, Shylock, and an early colonial school master delivering the alphabet in several ways. Elmer Marshall, a dr atorist, appeared in the history Now.
See me for farm and city property insurance and crop bail insurance in all branches. Start a savings account with life insurance for retirement income. Insure with good companies at low rates. Call 50 Sully or write P O Box 146.
An editorial urges shy students to attend club meetings and social events to join clubs and suggests club members invite hesitant peers. It encourages participation, notes the value of visible effort, and proposes demonstrations by Agriculture I students to spark interest.
The second music assembly of the season featured a saxophone quartet directed by Meo Whalley performing "County Gardens" and "Home Tomé." The Black Nisy Club presented scenes from the Junior Class play "Home Sweet Homicide," showcasing local talent and school enthusiasm.
A bulletin board note discusses the A squad being named and ponders team prospects. It speculates on a student Ronald Morrow and his chicken feeder home situation, joking about potential crafts from industrial arts and Indian arts courses.
Miss Anne Tysseling led devotions on November 8 with Phyllis Hasselman opening to the tune My Task. Peggy Leu gave a talk on European need for food and clothing, reading St Matthew. Ruby Leydens led the student body in prayer and sang Prayer Perfect. Miss Tysseling closed with Come Ye Blessed.
Mrs. West, a Webster sixth grade teacher, won a portable two speed recording phonograph in a Ryan Visual Service Coin-Op drawing at the Teachers' Convention. The prize was delivered by Mr. Ryan on November 9. District officials praised Lincoln building cleanup and Edith Maas for organizing the grade library, planning talks to boost reading, while Lesites visited vocational classes at Pella High School.
A five foot five inch student with dark brown hair from Massena and Tawa, now at Pella, graces the Who’s Who page. She attended Extra and Shenandoah schools, participates in band, glee club, and mixed chorus, and loves music as her main field. A dignified senior, her father serves as principal at Webster.
A set of campus replies shows varied plans for the holiday break. Frances Van Maanen says nothing, Pauline Steenhock plans eating and partying, Dan Crosby hunts pheasants, Phyllis Hasselman is unsure, Mr. Vande Voort will travel to Misso and rest, Louise Rysdam will kill male turkeys, Marilyn Tanis leans toward work at Penney's.
A reader writes about children composing letters to Santa with hopeful requests like apples and music cases. The note mentions Harriet returning to town, choosing chemistry over music, and observations of local shops and Tulip Time photography. The tone is conversational, with memories of Central School and reflections on town life during a festive season.
Fall invites new ideas for serving frankfurters with stuffing. Reba Stages notes stuffing adds variety beyond hot dogs and barbeque. Try cheeses, pickles, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes with onions, olives and pecans, pineapple, or walnuts, then bake or broil until heated through.
An artist reports arrangements with Central College Art Department to number spoons for a catalog. Each spoon will bear a distinct numeral as the work progresses slowly toward completion. The narrator seeks the coronation date of King George V for entry.
Time sifts our friendships and our friends for time alone tests us. As years pass we love the false and keep the best. Beyond distant hills the golden sun of life descends and God’s gift remains the love of trust and faithful friends. Have any news? Phone 32.
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