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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1956
Page
16
The devotional gathering features Rev. Arthur Bennink of Central College delivering a talk on Obadiah. He discusses how two brothers became nations, Jacob and Esau, linking the lesson to personal service and the use of God given talents.
The piece hails PHS faculty as highly educated with nine masters among seventeen, noting Mr Buerkens aims for a doctorate and others advancing at Drake University. It lists educators by name and observes rising assignment difficulty as a result of ongoing studies and theses.
The roster names Sarah Davis Marge Gosselink Kuiper Kay McDonald Janice Mol Linda Tysseling Ry Ulich Connie Vander Meulen Cub Saoreres Charlotte Burton Mary Dieleman Linda Glensen Willene Tysseling Vivian Van Steenis Marilyn Walraven Phyllis Walraven accompany a community feature desk covering local events.
Keith averages just over 181 yards and their defense limits opponents to about 200 rushing yards. Knoxville Panthers, Pella’s top rival, upset Winterset 26 25 and defeated Bloomfield in non conference play. The team lost many stars to graduation but shows strong early form.
Miss Tysseling arranged the piano voice groups as the year starts. The girls trio includes Ellen Rempe Norma Jansen and Evelyn Dykstra. The girls sextet features Karen Klei Groendyke Alice Ter Louw Nancy De Cook Lavelle Brockway Norma Dé Bruin. The boys quartet comprises Jerry Hoogenakker Verlan Van Rheenen Tom Boat and Preston Steenhoek. Three quartets may try out for All-State Chorus in Des Moines this fall with final selections tabulated in November.
Friday morning September 21 FFA boys boarded a bus to the National Field Days near Colfax Iowa. A minor bus breakdown delayed them briefly but they pressed on. Ike Stan B and Mr Vines Keith B joined repairs then returned to exhibits including tractor demonstrations and a talking tractor. After a hayrack ride at the high school the group left town at 7 30 PM amid laughter and shouts.
A wagon gathering produced commotion as Linda V. V. struggled with socks and shoes while a hydraulic lift caused minor injuries to back row participants. Wagons returned to town around 10 00. Attendees appeared sore and aged, yet the event was deemed a success with everyone enjoying the ride.
A first person diary style recount of a sophomore hayrack ride near Pella on September 24. The narrator describes loading wagons after 7:30 pm, a bumpy ride, and interactions with friends Karen K and Linda V Z. The group heads toward town, with playful antics and a farewell as they disembark.
The junior class will present the 1890 vintage play Because Their Hearts Were Pure on November 8 and 9. It features lively odd characters from a proprietress to a baby and uses period costumes and properties to fit history.
A September 18 after school gathering in Mrs. De Cook's room saw the Girls Amenable Association or GAA elect Nancy De Cook as president Elva Newen dorp as vice president Alda Mae Pipp le as record keeper and Kay Kuyper as money keeper Joyce Van Roe kel will represent GAA in Student Council The group also voted to schedule future meetings
On Monday nights after supper the club invites girls to join and help build a successful new organization. The tone calls for participation and community effort to get the group thriving.
A misprinted note outlines James Dean life with hints of reincarnation and fan mail, claiming he rose to fame as Hollywood’s top star after three films. It notes his aunt and uncle upbringing, early Hollywood move, high fan appeal, dating Maila Nurmi, and roles in East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause, with Giant upcoming before his 24 year old death in a car crash, and lingering conspiracy about disfigurement.
The article notes James Dean fans flood letters, gifts, and mementos monthly, with some fans even seeking wallpaper or small relics. One actor keeps two automatics and a guard to deter overzealous admirers while studios weigh releasing Giant given his posthumous myth. Humphrey Bogart offers a blunt take, saying Dean died at the right time and would have struggled to live up to the publicity if he lived.
Answer to last week's puzzle explains the proportional reasoning: if three men eat three pies in ninety minutes then one man eats one pie in ninety minutes. In thirty minutes one man eats twenty pies, thus sixty pies require three men.
Ed Holzhammer of Bellevue, an auto mechanic, was seriously injured when the car he was working on rolled off its block. His pelvis was cracked and he received medical attention.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Wessling, who have lived on a Breda area farm since marriage, are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary after a lifetime together on the farm near Breda and moving to Carroll recently.
Winterset, co favorite for the South Central Conference title, seeks a bounce back after a 26-25 upset by Knoxville and a 12-0 win over Charlton. Neal anchors Winterset offense as Little Dutch defensive goal, while Little Dutch leaders Vanpinsky and Butch Sheppard excel in rushing and passing with a sturdy line led by seven starters Ron, Tom, Dirk, John, Elbert, Bruce, and Harley.
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