Pella High students win honors in Des Moines
On October 28 fourteen Pella High students traveled to East High School Des Moines as the state tryout center. Doris Dockendorff earned a spot in the all state band while two Pella quartets were accepted for the all state chorus. The group will rehearse at home until Thanksgiving then return to Des Moines the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving for final practice and a concert.
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Pella High
East High School
Des Moines
Pella
Lee
East High
Doris Dockendorff
Beth Brom
Betty Steenhi
T Weld
Verlan Glen Boat
Ruth Kaldenbe
Nancy Groendyke
Roy D
Marvin de Zwart van Hemert
Carl van Roeker
Eleanor Vander Beek
Bernice de Geus
Bishop’s
Pella Junior High Honor Roll Students Listed
Eagle's Nest reports honor rolls for Pella Junior High School students. Shaeffer, Webster School principal, explains grading: three points for an A, two for a B, one for a C. Those with a 2.0 average earn honor status. Names listed include Tom Best 3.00 and Stanley Beyer 2.80.
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Pella Junior High School
Shaeffer
Webster
Tom Best
Stanley Beyer
Ellen Rempe
Evelyn Dykstra
Staff and editors list from a historic newspaper page
The page lists staff roles including Editor-in-Chief Nancy Groendyke, Associate Editors Shirley Rook and Joan Terlouw, and Sports Editor Wayne Vander Pol, followed by numerous Copy Readers and Reporters names such as Avis Ver Hoef, Joyce Van Roekel, N. Hagen, F. Den Adel, D. Vanden Oevar, J. Huyser, N. Venter Meulen, A. Ver Hoef, A. Boat, B. Grandia, K. Redeker, D. Disleman, J. Lau, Thomassen, Vandehaar, Van Roekel, Brom, Groen, Slycord, Labbers, Riddle, Toom, De Cock, and others.
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Seeeee Seen Enna
Nancy Groendyke
Shirley Rook
Joan Terlouw
Donna Zwank
Wayne Vander Pol
Avis Ver Hoef
Joyce van Roekel
N. Hagen
F. den Adel
D. Vanden Oevar
J. Huyser
N. Venter Meulen
A. Ver Hoef
A. Boat
B. Grandia
K. Redeker
D. Disleman
J. Lau
N. "Thomassen
P. Vandehaar
van Maaren
J. van Roekel
B. Brom
Groenay Xuyper
Slycord
Lv Labbers
B. Riddle
van Ve C. Toom
M. de Cock
H. Bean
R. Jaarsma
R. Klyn
DB. Dockendorf
B. Steenhoek
B. de Geus
D. Vos
G. Vanden Berg
Hoeksema
M. Andeweg
H. Wichart
D. Smith
Trade ledger fragment lists multiple individuals and values
The fragment names Lavelle Brockway Judith Green Fineunters and others with monetary amounts such as 2.00, 2.2 hoek, and 3.000. It appears in a trade register style listing items or debts among several persons. Details are partial and unclear.
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Lavelle Brockway
Judith Green- Fineunters
Hoek
Stanley Vander Werf
Ver Doght
Janice Mol
Jances de Vries
Alumni in Service Van Wyk brothers on furlough
Don and Dale Van Wyk in Seabees on leave from the Philippine Islands. They may be sent to San Francisco or back to Japan upon return, after welding heavy equipment and pipelines. Marion Bay of H. 8 is also in the Philippines but not with them.
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Don
Dale van Wyk
Seabees
San Francisco
Japan
Philippine Islands
Dale
Harry Weyers
U. S
Inf
Fort Riley
Kansas
Navy Cadet Urges Ditching School For Navy Life
In Pensacola Florida a cadet reports to duty with the Naval Air Cadets. He warns peers against leaving school for a navy path saying the dance school metaphorically resembles rugged navy life. He notes long study hours and nightly cramming for electronics before reporting.
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Pensacola
Fis
Naval Air Cadets
P. H
Navy
Marv
Marion County Supervisors Meet to Discuss Winter Tests
The Marion County superintendents met in Knoxville to plan the January basketball tournaments and a county schools exchange on February plays during winter. Mr. Severson backs the plan while Mrs. Jack plans vision tests across departments. Teachers anticipate the November 7 state Teachers Convention, and pupils hope for school days.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Janeee
Fetrasey
Severson
Jack
Marion County Hoor
Dean Haverkamp Reminds Students Of Responsibilities
The Girls' Glee Club opened devotional period on Monday morning October 20 with Lift Thine Eyes. Dr. Harold Haverkamp Dean of Central College delivered the message from Mark 6 34 44 on the feeding of the five thousand. He urged responsibility and action even in small high schools and closed with a prayer and Lord Dismiss Us.
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Harold Haverkamp
Central College
Jesus
P H S on Wheels Bus Pranks and Quiet Rides
A school bus scene notes quieter rides as pupils like Frank and Dick discipline girls with a tongue sticking incident. Wayne chased the bus, while Pat and Donna joke about ins and pickups. Thumb tacks appear on a bus and seating shifts place Marlene T. in the male section.
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Frank
Wayne
Pat
Donna
Marlene T
Loveless Seeks Iowa Governor Post from Ottumwa Mayoral Record
Herschel C. Loveless, Ottumwa mayor since 1949 and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, highlights flood relief leadership, civic work, and state service. He frames a platform of highway, school, labor, and aged care reforms with pledge of economy and efficiency, urging change for Iowa.
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Herschel C. Loveless
Ottumwa
Iowa
Loveless
Towa League of Municipalities
Iowa Engineering Society
Bus Riders Sing On The Way To P. H. S.
Junior Vander Voort rides with a group of girls as P. H. S. students travel home and to school. Music fills the buses with tunes like It's in the Book I Went to Your Wedding and You Belong to Me. Otley bus riders even have a radio installed this summer.
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Vander Voort
Otley
Junior and Sophomore Classes Welcome New Members
Patsy Good from Rose Hill joins the junior class at Pella High living at 1000 Union Street. She is 15 turning 16, tall with blue eyes and blond curly hair, likes music and books, and favors English and typing. Richard Edwards, a sophomore from Rose Hill, also joins living at 1000 Union Street, age 16, 5 feet 8.5 inches, brown hair and eyes, enjoys hunting, fishing, and baseball, with algebra and industrial arts as favorite studies.
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Patsy Good
Pat
Rose Hill
Union Street
Rose Hill Independent School
Kay Starr
Pella Chronicle
Pella High
Patsy
Richard
Dick” Edwards
Missing Sophomore Drummer Sighting Near Strawberry Shortcake
Public notice appeals to P. H. S. students to help locate a sophomore boy described as a drummer, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, wearing glasses, possibly seen at a restaurant eating strawberry shortcake. No further details provided.
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P. H
Local Hobbyist Showcases Auto, Woodwork Skills
The article profiles a resident known for soups up a 38 Chevy, spending Sundays at the garage between baseball games. He also crafts items from wood, a hobby honed in the P. H. 8 workshop. Readers are invited to learn more in next week’s Pella dium.
Lincoln Log Verses From a School Week Imagery
A birdie watches students in fourth grade finishing Halloween posters and using dictionaries. Lifelike watercolor fish decorate the back bulletin board and Mary Hollebrand reads aloud in a book club as a fifth grade window shows a skating party notice for October 28.
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Birdie
Mary Hollebrand
Birdie Learns Science Then Moves To Arithmetic
A classroom vignette describes trees on a bulletin board reminding a bird. Pupils finish a science unit on trees then study fractions while the teacher rearranges seats. Candy is shared for a birthday as the bird departs after a day of routines.
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Joyce Kilmer
Birdie
Casey van Buerkem
Connie Vander Meulen
Injury at Grinnell Dump Involves Rifle Fire
Richard Bortell a Grinnell youth is recovering after a rifle bullet struck him in the neck while three youths, at the city dump, were shooting rats. The weapon was fired by Darrell Leaming as the incident occurred.
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Richard Bortell
Grinnell
Bortell
Darrell Leaming
Slipped from his hand as he grabbed for it and fired
A brief incident reports a person losing grip on a firearm and firing. No further context or names provided in readable text.
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Treasure Island
Adlai E. Stevenson
Democratic
Tlinois
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Ottumy
Wapalo County
Sewell E. Allen
Onawa
Monora County
Secretary OF State
Kelleher
Fort Febster County
Oo Wegher
Conway
Muscatine
Leo J. Tapscott
Polk County
Supreme Court
Baward L. O'Connor
Iowa City
Johnson County
LeRoy A. Rader
Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
Allan R. Shepherd
Ole 4
Willains
Deaville
Des Moines County
Thorge W. Mullaney
Waukoug
Allamakes County
Quapsi County
Disteietatvia
P. Mazer, van Maton
Francis
Cutler
Boone
Thomas ‘Council
State
Keleher, ‘Pottawattamle County
Dean Haverkamp
Glee Club
P. H. S. On Wheels
Dart
Herschel Loveless
Lincoln
CVT
Sarah H. Hollingsworth
Oracle
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