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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Page
5
Lloyd Spencer of Iowa City spoke at Webster building on Tuesday about using reference books. He demonstrated a strip film and explained how a child progresses from the telephone directory to the encyclopedia.
On November 18 the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the criminal case State v Duane A Sampson. He was convicted in Marion County District Court of OMVI second offense during last year’s October term, fined 500 dollars, license suspended six months, and liquor permit revoked until further order. Foree of Ottumwa was arrested Sunday for OMVI.
Six births are recorded from November 14 to 20 in Pella and surrounding towns. Daughters were born to Goemaat Abrahamr and Goe maat. De Jong Martin. Rook Herman. De Vries John. Veenstra Wilburn. Pleima Garrett. One son arrived to Tonda Joe and Donna Jean Veenstra, and Henry Van Haaften passed at Still hospital in Des Moines.
Central College staff coordinated a Freshman Orientation Panel on getting along with liberty. On November 14 speakers Mrs Richard Tysseling Mr Bob Klein Dr Ruth Kirchenmann and Mr George Lauber shared views. A second panel on November 20 included Mr and Mrs Bert Boat Mrs Hespers Kuyper Mrs Don Waechter Dr Kiuchenmann and Mr Lauber.
The Pella public schools Band Parents Association will hold its first meeting Thursday evening December 6 at 7 30 p m in the study hall at the high school. All parents with students in instrumental music in grade or high school are urged to attend. Officers will be elected and other important business discussed, followed by coffee.
arraigned before Justice of the Peace Charles Eismin ger in Knoxville Township the defendant entered a not guilty plea. He was bound over to the Marion County Grand Jury on a bond of $600.
Steven Bell of Oskaloosa and Shirley Groendyke of Pella both Central College students won superior ratings in newscasting and extemporaneous speaking at the Bradley University forensic tournament in Peoria Illinois held November 16 and 17. Carolyn Coleman earned excellent in extemporaneous speaking, Coleman and Groendyke were excellent in debate, and others from Minnesota Iowa and Michigan also received good ratings.
Pvt Vernon R Wielard 22 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Wielard of 500 Main St Pella Iowa is receiving basic combat training with the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Carson Colo He worked as payroll and accounting clerk for Rosscreen Company before entering the Army in October He is a Pella High School graduate
The Iowa High School Athletic Association lists 906 member high schools for 1956 57, down from 921 last year, due to consolidations. Eighty two junior memberships were removed for junior high schools not part of member high schools. Members cannot compete against nonmembers in the 10 sports under IHSAA jurisdiction. Membership is granted when the superintendent accepts rules and pays annual dues of 2 dollars.
College President Dr. G. T. Vander Lugt hosted a dinner in Jordan Hall for all Central College gridmen on Thursday evening November 15, with no squad member absent.
The president hosted a informal tribute honoring Central College’s football championship season in a decade long event. Dr Vander Sage delivered a short talk praising the team’s outstanding season while guests shared in a convivial discussion and a feast. The piece notes travel to Kentucky Derby season images and Antoine’s restaurant as part of the journey. The Kiwanis travel series resumes January 10, 1957 with Julian Gromer presenting “Thrills on the Colorado.”
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