Tough Schedule For High School Basketball Team
Pella High begins drills under Assistant Coach Don Nutting as Joaeh Miller is expected soon, with a tough 17 game schedule including New Sharon December 4, Oskaloosa December 7, and Diagonal January 24, featuring eight home games and 11 league tilts in the South Central Conference. The plan repeats first and second team games, with uncertainty about this season and a call for strong student support.
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Pella High
Don Nutting
Joaeh Miller
New Sharon
Os!toosa
Oskaloosa
Diagonal
Pella
Pleasantville
Biddyville
High School Basketball Schedule 1940 41
Dec 4 New Sharon Dee here there 18 Montezuma there Indianola here West Des Moines there Jan 10 Chariton there Jan 15 Osceola Jan 18 Lincoln here 28 Indianola there Jan 31 Knoxville here Feb 6 7 8 Marion County Tournament Feb 12 Chariton here Feb 14 Winterset there Feb 18 Colfax there Feb 22 North Des Moines here Feb 28 Lincoln D M there March 6 7 8 State Sectional
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New Sharon
Dee
Montezuma
Indianola
West Des’ Moines
Chariton
Osceola
Lincoln
Knoxville
Marion County
Winterset
Colfax
North Des Moines
D. M
Girls See Movie On Correct Posture At School
The girls P T classes watched a film on correct posture sent by the Iowa City physical education department. It showed how poor posture affects breathing and general health. Miss Wright will teach all classes Friday at Cedar Falls.
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P. T
Physical Education
Lowa City
Miss Wright
Cedar Falls
Cast Chosen For One Act The Neighbors at P. I. 8
Students from P. I. 8 select the cast for the one act play The Neighbors by Zona Gale. The production highlights more female roles than usual and features Elmira Meron Mary Meulpolder Joy Hackert Curry Ellsworth Helen Bu Ezra Williams Unenat among the performers.
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Zona Gale
Wisconsin
Grandma
Ruth Klein
Miss Dianthia Abel
Hetty Vriezelaar
Peter
Billy Vriezelaar
Lorraine TeCocq
Elmira Meron
Mary Meulpolder
Mis’ Trot
Joy Hackertis
Curry Ellsworth
Helen Bu- Ezra Williams
Une
Bright side for Coach Claypool travels and move
A letter from Coach Claypool describes a pleasant trip through the Ozarks Mississippi Valley and the old South. He now resides in Columbus Georgia near Fort Benning where the population has jumped from 18 000 to 70 000. Housing is scarce and estates loom as Fort Benning grows into the world's largest infantry school.
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Coach Claypool
Ozarks
Mississippi Valley
Old South
Coach
Columbus
Georgei
Fort Benning
Thanksgiving Costume Advice for Gents by Susy Style Scout
Susy Style Scout prescribes a Tudor inspired outfit for men with dark hair and athletic build. Brown tweed sport trousers with olive thread, tan belt, tan sport shirt with large reverse, rust and green socks, and brown sport shoes to be worn at all events.
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M.S
Fellows
Susy
Students Thanksgiving Poem by Sara Buwalda
Poem expresses gratitude from a student for daily learning, friends, and teachers. It contrasts laborers' thanks for harvest with a student’s gratitude for education and opportunities on the academic path. The voice thanks God for daily lessons rather than visible gains.
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Sara Buwalda
Show Boat Notice Delayed By Weather and Frozen River
Due to premature inter weather and the frozen river the Show Boat will not arrive in Pella on schedule. Watch this paper for further notices.
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Pella
Ten Boys Initiated Into Pella High Letter Club
Ten members of Pella High football squad joined the school letter club in a Friday initiation. The event featured songs, poetry, speeches, and playful dares including raw eggs and raw oysters. Sixteen letter winners received their letters at the ceremony led by Mr. Buerkens.
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Letter Club
Pella Hi
Shorty” van Houweling
Marvin Bartlett
Dorothy Jo Bean
Gordon Rugaard
Hawaii
Boots” van Berkum
Jeanie
Tunis Tait
Bill Koopmans
Stan “Ver
Bobbie Black
Teast Ruly Schilder
Junior High Begins Basketball Practice
Coach Don Nutting starts his fifth season as Junior High resumes practice for grades seven through nine. The schedule includes Foxville New Sharon Colfax Monroe two OskaIoo sa Highs and Montezuma with at least one game weekly. Veterans Paul Lents Leroy Ver Meer Hershel Dingeman Billy Lankelmark Willie Vanden ds join the lineup as Nutting aims to prepare players for high school basketball.
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Don Nutting
Foxville
New Sharon
Colfax
Monroe
Oskaloosanior
Montezuma
Ar-rangemen
Pella
Paul Lents
Leroy Ver Meer
Hershel Dingeman
Billy Lankelmark
Willie Vanden
Nutting
Farm Shop boys repair not toys but paint machines
Farm Shop boys busy building farm equipment and finishing touches on items like a hayrack, grain wagon, self feeders, medicine cabinet, ladders, and spreader slats. Farm Crop boys plan projects for the coming year and study future outlook, some aiming for their full four year course.
National Hymn Etiquette and Holiday Reflections
An Iowa editorial discusses how audiences vary in rising for America and hymns, urging better judgment on singing rules, reverent holiday observance, and considerate behavior at programs. It also questions merchants and civic priorities during Christmas and Thanksgiving, urging restraint and attentiveness.
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America
Thanksgiving unity and cooperation in state politics
A fragmented text notes Thanksgiving observations and party alignment during the holiday period. It mentions cooperation and unity and references that about 82 of the 48 states observe Thanksgiving, with Iowa cited as Republican leaning. The passage mixes political commentary with dated phrasing and unclear context.
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Findeng Gut
Iowa
Pella High Ends Football Season With Eight Games
Pella High completed eight games on November 9 with a 3 win 5 loss record, scoring 70 points while allowing 52. Key players included seniors Howard Halverson Max Kuyk Marvin Bartlett Gordon Rugaard Norman Van Houweling and John Van Berkum. Honorary captain Howard Calver 80 was chosen by the squad.
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Pella High
Tunis Tait
Gordon Rugaard
Capt Halverson
James Kempkes
Max Kuyk
Bill Koopman
Rudy Schilder
Connie van Berkum
le Clyde Evers
Marvin Bartlett
Tom Grundman
Ray Klootwyk
Norm van Houweling
Bob Black
Carl Vander Ploe
Ta High
Lincoln Des Moines
Lynnville
Pella
Knoxville
Indianola
Winterset
Melcher
Colfax
Bella
Lincoln
Howard Halverson
Norman van Houweling
John van Berkum
Howard Calver
B. Claypool
Carl Brown
Bill Opmans
Sigourney
Music Notes Credits for seating arrangement leaders
Music notes acknowledge the seating arrangement at Music Assemblies and credit the Student Council. Named organizers include Lois Van Vliet, Carol Cook, and Tom Grundman among others.
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Lois van Vliet
Carol Cook
Tom Grundman
Glee Club Debut Amid Chords and New Members
Ray Klootwyk notes the Girls' Glee Club opened the year with two songs at a school assembly. The Boys' club performed On Parade and Stout Hearted Men. Initiation caused some musical tensions as James Kempkes praised the piece while Miss Mepsinger contemplates a new Friday classroom.
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Ray Klootwyk
Glee Club
Dreaming Harbor
Victor Herbert
Sigmund Romberg
Letter Club
James Kempkes
Miss Mepsinger
Sammy School Spirit Shines Under Birdsall’s Direction
The play ends with praise for Mr Birdsall’s guidance as the production earns strong approval.
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Sammy
Around the Classrooms with Yehudi
A hall odor last week traced to the chemistry department after sulfur and hydrogen sulfide experiments. Mr Greendyke’s physics class finished work on power and energy and now begins a unit on machines with students considering horsepower in class.
Legs. Can You Find It Physics Students Version
Passing reference to a puzzle or scavenger item in a George Eliot classroom discussion after finishing Silas Marner. Mentions students searching for a physical clue relating to legs while exploring the novel.
Student query on U.S. court system and circuits
Miss Hopley teaches sophomore classes focusing on English grammar and possession. Government students under Miss Hopley have studied U.S. courts this week and will examine how the government is organized. How many circuit courts exist in the United States, seniors?
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Hopley
Hopsin
United States
Pinocchio Marionette Show at High School Friday
The Pinocchio Marionette show comes to the High School Auditorium on Friday November 22 at 3 p.m. Miss Ruth Whisler will present the performance with Tony Lane marionette work, promising a program as enjoyable as last year’s Snow White and the Dwarfs.
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Ruth Whisler
Tony Lane
Iast
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Gornie van Gorp
Cora Heeren
Tupinte
Freda van Wyk
Clara Roorda
Will
Suzie
Penney’s
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Yehudi
George Elliot
Silas Marner
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