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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1957

Page

12

Chapel Musings Weekly Devotions and Play Preview

Faculty conducted chapel devotions with Stanley Boertje on Monday and Ruiter on Wednesday. Thursday students led, Carol Boerelyn sang, Barbara Dahm read from Saint John, and Merle Den Besten closed in prayer. Phyllis Van Dusseldorp accompanied. A preview of Robinson Crusoe followed. Friday guest speaker George Rooy spoke on forgiveness from Matthew.

Stanley Boertje Ruiter Carol Boerelyn Barbara Dahm Merle den Besten

Sympathy for Veltema Family on Vern Heyboer’s Death

P C H S expresses sympathy to Mr and Mrs John Veltema in the loss of Mrs Veltema’s brother Vern Heyboer. Vern died Wednesday October 23 at age seventeen. The notice notes the family’s sorrow and reflects on his life.

John Veltema Veltema Vern Heyboer Vern

Local man dies after nephritis illness

The deceased suffered from nephritis which ultimately caused his death. Mr. and Mrs. Mema left immediately for Zeeland, Michigan.

Mema Zeeland Michigan

Macbeth Film Shown By English Lit 111 Class

Students viewed Shakespeare's Macbeth on Friday October 18 as part of English literature 111. An admission of ten cents per person funded rental and transportation costs. Macbeth is depicted as a capable lord who murders Duncan to gain power, then eliminates perceived disloyal subjects. Lady Macbeth descends into madness and dies by her own hand, and Macbeth dies in a duel with a lesser lord.

Macbeth Duncan Macbeth Kills Everyone Whom He Thinks Is Disloyal To Him. Lady Macbeth

Absenteeism Hits Christian High as Flu Spreads

A two week schedule shows rising absences among students with daily tallies from October 14 to October 25. The list notes 3 teachers also out with flu and identifies Illa Joyce Van Gorp and Larry Rus of the Christian High News staff confined at home.

Christian High News Nancy Terpstra 7As Larry Rus Ness Lilla Beyer Joyce van Gorp Ronald Swank Spersie Phyllis van Dusseldorp Barbara Dahm Minnie J. Dahm Illa Joyce van Gorp

No Puns, Please

A witty snippet contrasts modern girls and baking with lines about dough and romance. It notes a basketball eligible bachelor, a church wedding vs engagement break, and ends with a proverb on wiser choices after a rattlesnake bite experience.

Joseph Pulitzer A Life of Fame and Founding Legacies

Joseph Pulitzer was born October 29 1847 in Budapest to a Hungarian father and German mother. He came to America in 1864 joined the Union Army, later built a media empire with the St Louis Dispatch and New York World, founded Columbia University’s School of Journalism in 1903, and died aboard his yacht in 1911. His era left three major legacies the Pulitzer Prizes the Pulitzer School of Journalism and the Pulitzer Memorial statue fund.

Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Budapest Hungary America Fife Westliche Post Loon Pulitzer Missouri State Assembly Kate Davis Jefferson Davis St. Louis Dispatch The Post New York World Congress Pulitzer School of Journalism Columbia University Charleston Harbor North Carolina Pulitzer School of Tourism Pulitzer Prizes Pulitzer Fund Thomas Jefferson

Power S-Science and Space Themed Vision

A compact rostered meditation on power speed and prestige in space exploration. The piece contrasts scientific prowess with unknown mysteries, noting trials and triumphs amid rising nations wary of fear. It ends by asserting faith and the sovereignty of God as ultimate ruler awaiting revealed truth.

Flogram To All Victims F-Feverish L-Listless

A fragmented notice mentions victims with symptoms described as feverish, listless, and unsteady, noting isolation of Ed. The sparse text references Flogram and warns of health concerns affecting individuals. Details are limited due to damaged source text.

History class maps India on the 25 yard line

A high school student located India in class during a history lesson and announced its position as right on the 25 yard line, informing classmates with confidence.

India

Stop Halloween trick or treat hold ups, letter to editor

A reader from Oklahoma laments the annual Halloween hold up by children in packs of three to ten. They fear retaliation if denied treats and call for parents to create harmless, non disruptive amusements. The writer asks others to share views on addressing the issue.

Oklahoma

Preacher Good Occupied His First Pulpit Oct 13th

On Sunday evening October 13 the preacher Good spoke at the Honaker Virginia Baptist Church. He notes the church has undergone a modern improvement program since 1909 10 and the pulpit is now lower making it easier for listeners in front.

Good Honaker Virginia

Look Sharp Senior Photos Take Center Stage

Edwards Photography Co. set up a temporary studio in the gym last Friday for the annual Memoirs publication. Freshmen through juniors posed for individual shots, while seniors and organizations have their photos taken by a community studio.

The Edwards Photography Co

Memories of church life and changing times in Pella

Fragments recount Sunday nights at the Baptist Church amid a busy shopping district, old fashion hats, and parishioners craning to see the speaker. Anecdotes cover gum in church, a baby’s arrival, coal prices, and local people including the editor and Morris Reynolds of Yale who died after an injury.

Stuart Morris Reynolds Yale

Marion County Farm Bureau Elects Officers at Memo Hall

About 204 people attended the Marion County Farm Bureau meeting in Memorial hall on a recent Wednesday evening. Officers elected included Worth Darnell president and Kenneth Woody vice president. directors named included Pete Stursma and Arthur Van Waardhuizen with others. An address by Kenneth Thatcher of Des Moines and musical selections by the Jordan family and Bill Chandler of Chariton were featured.

Marion County Farm Bureau Memorial Hall Kenneth Thatcher Des Moines Town Farm Bureau Federation Worth Darnell Pleasantville Kenneth Woody Knowsley Worth Rankin Jr Mensantville Loynachan Norman Kingery

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