National scholarship test draws 13 Pella High seniors
Thirteen Pella High seniors took a national scholarship qualifying test on October 22 guided by Miss Gosselink. The two hour exam, run by the College Entrance Examination Board, had a $1 registration fee and did not require special prep. Highest state scorers advance to a January semi final and May final, with scholarships typically 100 to 2200 dollars per year based on need.
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Pella High
Miss Gosselink
College Entrance Examination Board
National Honor Society
Did You Ever Reference Books Contain Errors
A fragment from the 1957 World Book Encyclopedia notes Wyatt Earp born 1848 in Monmouth Illinois with family moving to Pella Missouri two years later. The excerpt reflects typical biographical errors found in older reference works.
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Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp
Monmouth
Ill
Pella
Missouri
Staff Editors and Sports Editor Profiles Listed
The staff list includes Editor, Associate Editor, Sports Editor, Headline Editor Tudy, Groendyke, Kay Kuyper, Donald Dahm, and Tom Waechter. The notice enumerates the roles and names part of the newspaper’s editorial team.
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Tudy, Groendyke
Kay Kuyper
Donald Dahm
Tom Waechter
Detecting a 1864 California migration error
The text asks whether a 1864 migration to California is erroneous and requests a suggested course of action. It centers on proofreading a historical document and deciding how to correct a potential mistaken date or place in the record. The user seeks guidance on handling the error.
Ring Around A Bus: Peoria Students Elect Officers
Students who ride the Peoria bus gathered for a closed session to elect officers for the year. Officers include Alda Pippel as president Howard Westerkamp as vice president and Bob Vander Waal as secretary treasurer. The group discussed bus conduct and possible winter social events under driver Wm Van der Voort.
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Peoria
Buerkens
Alda Pippel
Howard Westercamp
Bob Vander Waal
Asl
Wm. van der Voort
Hello Again Letter From Brunckhorst Teaches in Waukegan
In a letter to Superintendent Buerkens Louis A Brunckhorst who taught in P H S last year reports that he and his family are living in Waukegan Illinois Mr Brunckhorst is teaching.
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Buerkens
Louis A. Brunckhorst
P.H.S
Waukegan, Ill
Brunckhorst
New North Chicago High School Welcomes Lou Brunckhorst Family
The Brunckhorst family settles into a modern new facility in Waukegan as Lou, their son, attends the four classes of U.S. history at North Chicago Community High School. The family enjoys the move and the community ties.
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North Chicago
Lou
Brunckhorst
Waukegan
Halloween Rhymes From a Sugared Night
A short verse describes Halloween's arrival with ghosts witches and pumpkins. Kids shout trick or treat while police watch city streets as festivities sparks mischief leaves fall and dusk comes early with jack o lanterns smiling amid chilly wind and brown dying trees.
Halloween Ghosts Parade with Green Faced Specter
A Halloween scene describes ghosts and spooks gathering with one figure wearing a green face. The lines evoke festive mood and seasonal pageantry without graphic detail.
Modernized sky: renamed constellations and odd pairings
A humorous note catalogs renamed ancient star figures from an astronomy book with playful, surreal substitutions. It blends famed names with quirky epithets, listing Mantle the Slugger, Canis Victor, Miss America the Gal on the Throne, Ollie the Dragon, and many more from Coca-Cola to the Telephone.
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Orion
Mantle
RCA
Cassiopeia
Draco
Ollie
Ursa Major
Ursa Smokey
Leo
Elsie
Cygnus
Constellation
Seniors Stand Up And Be Counted In Bus Conversation
A student essay recounts a 18 year old senior girl and a 17 year old senior boy from PHS sharing details about their likes, hobbies, and ambitions. The girl favors fried chicken or potato salad and plans a Hawaii trip while the boy aims to be a baseball announcer.
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PHS
James Dean
Hawaii
Patty Slycord
Senior boy Ronald Ver Meer noted for women drivers remark
Readable fragment records a senior boy named Ronald Ver Meer who comments women drivers in a curio line. The short clipping lacks broader context or event details.
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Ronald Ver Meer
State Chorus tryouts in Indianola draw mix of results
Diary notes from a trip to Indianola for State UChorus tryouts. Among 110 quartets, 66 advanced. eight named entrants from the group including Sandy Klein and Dennis Van Zee. Daryl Vander Wilt joined the State Band from Pella. Nocturnal travel details and car rides color the report as participants prepare for a Thanksgiving concert in Des Moines.
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Indianola
State
Uchorus
KRNT
Des Moines
Pella
Sandy Klein
Mary Boat
Linda Tysseling
Marilee Grandin
Tom Waechter
Bob van Essen
Pres Steenhock
Dennis van Zee
Daryl Vander Wilt
Mambo
Rob van Essen
Tate
Winterset
David Vos
Marilee
T. J
Diary Entry of a Fast Drive and Bakery Cookies
A personal diary recounts a speedy trip on the highway and a narrow bridge with a hill marked by a yellow line. The narrator notes quiet travel home and eating cookies from a bakery while observing others eat shoestring potatoes that are described as germed up. The tone is casual and nostalgic about a fun day on the road.
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Stu
Devotions by Mr Doorenbos On October 21
Mr Doorenbos delivered devotions Monday October 21 using Genesis 18 about Abraham and Lot. He illustrated how associations shape conduct and urged doing right so salvation is not by mere chance or “skin of our teeth.”
Time Flies As Clock Hands Point Up At Noon
A reader notes a broken clock that has stopped for weeks with its hands fixed at upright. The old timepiece now shows two to four weeks of steady downtime, while daily scans still reveal it at noon and midnight.
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Hls
Corree
Kremlin call reaches Mrs Sinn during flying tour
Mrs Harry Sinn of Independence received a telephone call from the Kremlin in Moscow. The call came via her daughter Mrs Robert Carson who is traveling in a flying tour of 19 countries with her husband.
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Harry Sinn
Kremlin
Moscow
Robert Carson
Record Number of Workers at Cancer Society Meeting
A Des Moines meeting of the Town son division of the American Cancer Society drew a record 400 volunteers at the Hotel Savery on October 12. Dr. Robert J. Lamp of Madison and John D. Healy of Mason City spoke on cancer obstacles and international policy, respectively. Scibert Dr. C. W. Scibert of Waterloo was elected president, with Mrs. J. A. Liercke of Clarence as vice president, John K. May named medical director, and Dr. H. W. Morgan of Mason City named chairman of the board.
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Volun
Townson, Inc
American Cancer City
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
American Cancer Society
Meadline
Robert J. Lamp
Madison
Wisconsin
Cancer Research Hospital
University of Wisconsin
John D. Healy
Mason’ City
Foreign Service
Scibert
C. W. Scibert
Waterloo
State Board of Directors
IR. Mook
Davenport
J. A. Liercke
Clarence
Cred. J. Dewey
Schaller
Law of Council
Tullweer Wid Trenaure
John K. May
H.W. Morgan
Mason City
Injured hunter loses fingers in duck hunt accident
Arnold Krueger of near Letts sustained the loss of three fingers on his right hand when a shotgun discharged accidentally as he slipped while stepping up on a wagon tongue during a duck hunting trip.
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Arnold Krueger
Near Letts
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Janice Mol
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Jerry Bogaards
Cub
Mary Burton
Mary Hollebrands
Kathy McDonald
Mary van Zomeren
Bonnie Verrips
Mary Meulpolder
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Marion County
Otto de Hoog
Mann
A. D
Eter van Genderen
Marguerite McGrane
Worth and van Zante
Wayne van Wyk
William van Maanen
Tunis H. Klein
Coca-Cola
Abner
Farouk
Oscar
Llie
Penguin Duties
Traveler Kukla
Clown Ava
Chicken Tom
Thumb Clancy
Cop Sullivan
Videous
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Max
Billy
Kid Tom
Cat Jerry
Mouse Murrow
Interviewer
Gopus
Elephant Demo
Donkey Bell
Telephone
Stewart
Noyak
Cancer Society
Bunickhck
XU Ly
Prd
Exp
Pist
Buick
Lainie
Rosustasien
Tales OF Wells Fargo
Nbc-Tv
Thiatrice Munsel
Abc-Tv
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