Melody Masters Present Assembly at Pella High School
The Melody Masters, a distinguished Negro male quartet led by Norris J. Stokes Jr., performed a concert at Pella High School on Tuesday November 18. The group, noted for blending four voices and varied repertoire, has members with rich stage and film backgrounds and previously appeared with NBC radio programs.
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Melody Masters
Pella High School
Norris J. Stokes, Jr
Danny Kaye
Irene Dunne
Alan Jones
Mr. Stokes
al Pierce
NBC Radio
Local News Staff List For City Paper
The staff roster lists Kay McDonald Marilyn Walraven Mary Dieleman Mary Lou Meulpolder Vivian Van Steenis Phyllis Wal raven Mary Hollebrands Kathy McDonald Mary Van Zameren Barbara Boat and a team of cub reporters including Ron Van Ekeren Jessie Van Houwelingen Phoebe Van Ham Willene Tysteling Alice Boaveld Ruthie Xuyper Georgia Ten Hagen Lois Ward Jan Kregel Jo an Muyskens Linda Sents Twyla Van Steenis Phyllis Van Waardhuizen Loretta Weatercamp for the newspaper.
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Kay McDonald
Marilyn Walraven
Mary Dieleman
Mary Lou Meulpolder
Vivian van Steenis
Phyllis Walraven
Mary Hollebrands
Kathy McDonald
Mary van Zameren
Barbara Boat
Cub
Ron van Ekeren
Jessie van Houwelingen
Phoebe van Ham
Willene Tysteling
Alice Boaveld
Ruthie Xuyper
Georgia Ten Hagen
Lois Ward
Jan Kregel
Joan Muyskens
Linda Sents
Twyl
Present day Jazz Beat Inspires Foot Tapping Crowd
A lively scene unfolds as listeners tap their feet to present day jazz rhythms. The article highlights the infectious tempo and audience enthusiasm fueling a vibrant jazz experience.
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Ily
Pella High School Observes American Education Week
More than three hundred parents and friends attended the annual visitation night at Pella Community High School on November 11. Superintendent Buerkens spoke on the subject the Impact of Reorganization before parents visited informally with staff and students.
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Pella Community High School
Buerkens
Study Hall Refreshments Served by Mrs De Vries
In individual classrooms teachers were described as present. Refreshments were served in the study hall by Mrs De Vries and her home economics students.
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de Vries
Bits of Babble at The Play Cast Night
The article describes a humorous rehearsal night with the Play Cast mispronunciations and antics. Residents like Phil Van Den Berg show off a hula hoop skill at Bev Boatsma's party. A Des Moines trip for The Blob and pizza leads to laughs when Glenda Steenhoek misplaces gloves and Don Van der Wilt and Jerry Bogaards search a purse.
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Mr. McCoy
Viv van Steenis
Phil van den Berg
Bev Boatsma
Des Moines
Glenda Steenhoek
Jerry Bogaards
Glenda
Don Vander Wilt
Mary Meulpolder
Beasts, Biology Laughs, and Nervous Juniors Report
In a biology class students laugh at misread words like beasties and yeast essays. Miss Sayler helps Diane Wanders with please, while Louise Van Den Berg misreads with Louise. A football team enjoys free steak at the Coffee Shop, and Tony Tusseling shivers through a junior play as gray hair haunts Larry Kingery in geometry. A cheeky exchange ends with a student producing a good report card as the object.
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Viv van Steenis
Miss Sayler
Diane
Marcia Kuyper
Lois Ward
Tony Tusseling
Larry Kingery
Junior
Pella High Announces 58 59 Basketball Squads
After a strong football season Pella High prepares its basketball program for 58 59. The A squad started two daily practices with 35 players out. B team comprises nine sophomores and eleven freshmen while A team features six seniors and nine juniors. Names include seniors De Cook Van Ham Kuiper Slykhuis Ulrich Westerkamp, juniors Vanden Berg Grandin Hiemstra Hill Kane Klyn Kuyper Stykhuis Vander Waal, sophomores Blom and Jerry.
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Pella
Pella High
Mark de Cook
Lee van Ham
Gerald Kuiper
Bob Slykhuis
Jerry Ulrich
Howard Westerkamp
Phil Vanden Berg
John Grandin
Marv Hiemstra
Tom Hill
Max Kane
Stan Klyn
Quentin Kuyper
Charles Stykhuis
Bob Vander Waal
Jerry Blom
Jerry
Pella Names Freshman and New Resident List
New Pella resident Gosselink and several names including Arnold In t Veld Paul Kuyper Gary Muilenberg Bob Rempe Dennis Squibb Tony Tys seling and Benny Van Zante appear alongside freshmen Paul Bogaard Jerry Breen Vernon De Jong Don Dop Alvin Van Dyk Jan Kregel Stan Roorda Jerry Slykhuis Steve Stientjes Bob Ulrich and Roger Willeinson. The note claims with similar basketball and football support P H 8 could field two championship teams in the same year.
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Gosselink
Arnold In’t Veld
Paul Kuyper
Gary Muilenberg
Bob Rempe
Dennis Squibb
Tony Tysseling
Benny van Zante
Paul Bogaard
Jerry Breen
Vernon de Jong
Don Dop
Alvin van Dyk
Jan Kregel
Stan Roorda
Jerry Slykhuis
Steve Stientjes
Bob Ulrich
Roger Willeinson
The Christmas Seal Story by Judy Van Ekeren
A first person tale personifies Tuberculosis as a troublemaker mocked by Christmas Seals campaigns. The narrator recalls attacks on lungs, public health campaigns that funded research, and the eventual rise of stamps and fundraising led by figures like Mrs. Bissell and the Red Cross. The piece frames a long battle where public awareness and charity aim to stamp out TB.
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Typhoid
Dr. Cancer
Doctor Trudeau
Adirondack Mountains
Bissell
Delaware
Brandywine Shack
Brandywine
Devotions Led By Mr Wilkins On Monday
Mr Wilkins led Devotions on Monday November 10 in keeping with American Educa- tion practices. The event focused on reflection and community values as students gathered.
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Mr. Wilkins
Pella Prepares for Higher Graduation Credits by 1960
Mr. Wilkins spoke on modern education trends noting many high schools raise graduation requirements and colleges lift enrollment standards. He stated Pella will require thirty two academic credits for graduation by 1960, read Proverbs 4, and closed with prayer.
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Wilkins
Pella
Pella High Students to Broadcast Radio Speeches
Three Pella Community high students will air a quarter hour program on Station KCOB Newton on Wednesday November 26 at 12 15 p m The broadcast ties to the 26th Annual High School Radio Speaking Program sponsored by the Marion County Tuberculosis Association and the Town Tuberculosis and Health Association Barbara Boat will discuss Tuberculosis A Research Story and Judy Van Ekeren will present The Christmas Seal Story
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Pella Community High School
Kcob Newton
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Town Tuberculosis and Health Association
Barbara Boat
Judy van Ekeren
Inside Story Presented by Stanley Nollen
Students prepared their own scripts for the broadcast after a study in the classroom of the tuberculosis problem. Mrs Joyce Hell directed the project in the school. The three students were selected from a group of 74 writing scripts for the Radio Speaking Program.
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Stanley Nollen
Joyce Hell
Car hits deer near Eddyville kills animal in crash
The loss to Dr. FN Bay of Albia was estimated at $200 after his car struck a deer crossing Highway 127 just south of Eddyville on November 19. Dr. Bay was not injured.
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FN. Bay of
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