Coronation Highlights 1955 Homecoming Queen Crowning
The coronation on October 13 at 8:00 p.m. crowned Fern Den Adel as the 1955 Homecoming Queen, with Ruth De Zwarte the 1954 queen returning her crown. Junior attendants Janice Grandin and Marla Vogelaar stood beside her as Marleen Duven and Jim De Bruin led the procession. The event featured five skits by student groups, including the Boys' Letter Club and Palladium Staff, and ended as a main highlight of the 1955 Homecoming. Canonical marching music and playful courtroom antics accompanied the festivities, with playful nods to local teams and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth de Zwarte
Janice Grandin
Marla Vogelaar
Ruth
Mr Wortman
Marleen Duven
Jim de Bruin
Sandra Sels
Gene de Heer
Fern den Adel
Bob Boyert
The
Letter Club
Haley and His Comets
Ed Sullivan
Allo
Palladium
Pella
Knoxville
Davy Crockett
Teens In the Spotlight: Linda Kuiper and Jack Brockway
Linda Kuiper, a fourteen year old freshman from five miles northeast, enjoys mysteries and cycling while coping with new schedules and long assignments. Jack Brockway, six foot two, from Columbus street, plans multiple sports, Glee Club, and band bass drum, with a taste for chicken and a few quirky views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Kuiper
Linda
Harley
Jack Brockway
Jack
Columbus
Glee Club
Staffing Roster Details Incomplete At Daily News
The page lists positions for editor in chief Kathy Redeker, assistant editors Norma De Bruin and Ellen Rempe, assignment editors Dardis Vanden Dever Avis Verhoef, typing editor Joyce Van Roeker, sports editor Santo it 7 Tom Boat, and numerous reporters including Leora Quinn Nancy Vander Meulen Judy Huyser Mary Sytsma Judy In t Veld Evelyn Dykstra Judy Groendyke Marla De Wild Linda Tysseling Janice Mol Wilma Slycord Diane Ver Dught Junella Van Hal Bonnie Verrips Margie Gosselink Barbai Boat Connie Vander Meulen Kay McDonald Kay Kuyper and Jim Redeker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Redeker
Norma de Bruin
Ellen Rempe
Dardis
Vanden Dever
Avis Verhoef
Joyce van Roeker
Santo It
Tom Boat
Jerry Ulrich
Leora Quinn
Nancy Vander Meulen
Judy Huyser
Mary Sytsma
Judy In’t Veld
Evelyn Dykstra
Judy Groendyke
Marla de Wild
Linda Tysseling
Janice Mol
Wilma Slycord
Diane Ver Dught
Junella van Hal
Cub
Bonnie Verrips
Margie Gosselink
Barbai Boat
Connie Vander Meulen
Kay McDonald
Kay Kuyper
Jim Redeker
Alumni Shuffle From Class Of Fifty Five
A wave of fifty five graduates disperses to colleges and workplaces across Iowa Des Moines Ottumwa and surrounding towns. Several attend Central College and Iowa State College while others enroll Missouri University and Iowa State Teacher’s College. Military enlistments and marriages are noted among the group with various occupations listed including nursing teaching farming and office work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Toom
Frank Brower
Carol Veenstra
Darlene Kuiper
Alvin Hiemstra
Paul Frandt
Neil Thomassen
Ronald Coop
Peter de Jong
Ervin van Haaften
Central College
Iowa State College
Don Ver Ploeg
Beth Brom
Sally In
Shirley Waits
Overall
Joan Kelderman
Nelson Bogaards
Norman Ter Louw
Ernie van Dusseldorp
Wayne Vander Werff
Ed Keuning
Carl Tysseling
Don Hiemstra
Larry de Bruin
Phil Chings
Tri Church
Robert van Houweling
Henry Visser
Ken de Wild
Chronicle
Janice Kuyper
Ottumwa
Sylvia Rolffs
Garden Square Cafe
Knoxville staffing shifts appear across multiple sites
Ran's Hospital in Knoxville and Lorraine Slycord at Elliot's Studio in Knoxville. Pat Mc Combs and Lila Klein work at the State House in Des Moines. Aldora Buwalda is employed at the State Social Welfare Office. Joan Vernooy is employed at the Creamery office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ran’s Hospital
Knoxville
Lorraine Slycord
Elliot's
Pat McCombs
Lila Klein
State House
Des Moines
Aldora Buwalda
State Social Welfare
Joan Vernooy
Two Hay Seeds Worth Two Bits Hayride for Seniors
At 7:00 p.m. Tuesday October 18 about thirty seniors rode two hayracks for their annual hayride. Lee Van Gorp and Mr Groendyke led, Gary Van Vark and Mr Wortman rode. They sang from Davy Crockett to serious tunes, rode from elevator road to Pella New Sharon road, stopped for a snack, and returned by 9:30 as Fisk demanded a quarter from De Heer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee van Gorp
Mr. Groendyke
Gary van Vark
Mr. Wortman
Pella
Pella-New Sharon
Marion County Court Day Sends Seniors To Knoxville
Students skip school for Marion County Bar Association Court Day held at the county courthouse in Knoxville. Judge Honor E Pratt presided with William W Hardin and Bert Bandstra addressing legal topics. Mock case John Doe v Richard Roe involved a $300 auto crash with jury selection and cross examinations.
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Marion County Court
Marion County Bar Association
Knoxville
Marion County
William W. Hardin
Honor
Bert Bandstra
Harry A. Nelson
John Doe
Richard Roe
Bassitt
Trial ends as John Doe wins $300 verdict
Opening and closing arguments concluded with Judge instructing the jury. The jury returned a verdict awarding John Doe $300. The day proved educational and the Pella High Senior Class thanked the lawyers. On the drive home, Mr. Brunckhorst had a flat tire and fellow boys helped repair it. Ervin and Herman joked about a reward.
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John Doe
Pella High School
Brunckhorst
Ervin
Herman
P H S Grad Describes College Capers at Missouri U
A P H S graduate recounts rush week at Missouri University. The writer details invitations from sororities, selecting Alpha Phi, and pledging after a banquet. The letter notes notable members June Allyson Earl Warren's daughter and Franklin D Roosevelt's daughter in Alpha Phi.
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Miss Gosselink
Missouri U
Alpha Phi
June Allyson
Earl Warren
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Letter From Mary Ann De Vries To Miss Gosselink
A fragment from a letter by Mary Ann De Vries a 55 graduate attending Missouri University. She expresses pity for those planning college without high school study and happiness at being there. She hopes everyone could attend a big university due to its offerings.
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Mary Ann
Miss Gosselink
Mary Ann de Vries
Missouri University
Chariton teen humor and polite mishaps documented
A Chariton football crowd hears Ervin’s joke about Bologna and town, plus Nancy D. C. mishearing Montgomery Ward as her favorite TV program. Mr. Greendyke is praised as a salesman potential while biology notes pigs fed by farmers with Peter Paul’s Piggy Pellets. A junior boy falls into a hole, sparking local chatter.
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Peter Paul
Outing and Banter During Biology and Football Fever
In a playful note, Butch recalls a biology comment by Mr. Greendyke about fattening food. Teens tease each other about French help, a Junior Play, Judy I. V. on TV, and a gag about smells. Football practice sees lipstick marks, sprayed showers, a helmet toss, and players' names boldly on red jerseys.
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Butch
Sandy K
Bruce H
Hes
Jim R
John V. W
Ron V. E
Dale K. Ends Up Muddy After Wet Practice
Dale K. finished practice in mud after a soggy session. teammates teased him as he laughed off the mess and wiped dirt from his shoes.
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Dale K
Special thanks from Pella High to local car owners
The Seniors of Pella High thank Mr. John Van Zee for lending his 1956 Ford convertible to parade the Homecoming Queen and Attendants. They also thank Mr. Rudy Ulrich of Ulrich Motor Company for helping acquire the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
John van Zee
Rudy Ulrich
Ulrich Motor Company
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Elinor Ustermarkt
Delores Smith
Rolscreen
REA
Mary Jane Braashart
Helen de Bruin
Marilyn de Zwarte
Vete
Federal Discount Corp
Livermore
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Martin Naaktgeboren
Meneger
Paltzer
Fisk
de Heer
Ise Westinghouse Automatic
Wormhoudt’s
P.H.S. Grad
College
Rey
Remington Sa
Vale Maulae
Eae
FELCO
Yeeps
Lanoln
Hollywood
Rhonda. Fleming
Tennessee
Benedict Bogeaus
Pella, Iowa
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