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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1937

Page

4

Pella Schools List Teaches for Coming Year

The Pella school staff for the next year includes Superintendent Clarence C. Buerkens and Acting Principal Inne Gosselink, with staff in science math English drama and vocational fields. Grade and junior high teachers are listed along with building principals and music staff. Meetings set for Saturday. grade hours show 9 to 11:55 morning sessions and 1:15 to 4:00 afternoon, with revised start times and six one hour periods for supervised study.

Clarence C. Buerkens Central Iowa U Iowa State Inne Gosselink Columbia Henrietta Ver Heul Marie Healy Drake Helen Thinter Helen Hopley Dakota Wesleyan Phyllis Lockhart Charles Claypool Lorie Lamb Keenamond S. Clown Donald Nutting B.S R. B. Ruby B.A Anne ‘Tysseling Alb Webster

Rural schools rise in Marion County as standards improve

A 33 percent increase in Standard schools in Marion County this year brings new entrants Union School Union township Walter Pearson Scott school Knoxville township Worth Robuck J C Mart L D Hath Join School Clay township J P Durham Wim Verros and David Verros directors. The standard schools must employ first class teachers provide ample instructional materials especially readers ensure proper ventilation lighting and sanitary facilities.

Marion County Union School Union Township Walter Pearson Scott School Knoxville Township Worth Robuck J. C.mart L. D. Hath Clay Township J. P. Durham Wim Verros David Verros

Marion County Schools Expand Training Focus This Year

Marion county schools plan broader training for students this year emphasizing handwriting for the first time along with music and verse. Speaking choirs will be supported by the music book author, and the For Iowa Club will promote character education. Elementary science and primary reading are also stressed with aim to lift Marion county schools in Iowa’s system.

Marion County For Iowa Club Iowa

Guitar popularity surges as US sales rise toward 450000

Kuyper's Music House reports guitars will outsell other strings by over two to one. US guitar production rose from 150308 in 1931 to 362135 in 1935, with expected sales near 450000 this year. Postwar tempo and swing music boosted guitar use in orchestras and rhythm sections.

United States Jean M. Kuyper Kuyper Music House

Public Hearing Planned on Pella Electric Plant Improvements

The City of Pella Iowa calls a hearing October 6 at 10:00 A M to review plans and bid forms for alterations to the Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant foundations piping and equipment. Proposals require filing with City Clerk by hearing time. Bids funded from past earnings and electric revenue bonds not payable by taxes.

Pella Iowa Marion County Towa de Coun Young & Stanley, Inc Muscatine

Begin Work of Rocking Pella Sully Road

Rock has been unloaded on the Pella Sully road on the Jasper county side, starting beyond the Sandridge school and extending nearly to the Elk Creek bridge. The Mahaska county board plans to hard surface the entire road, connecting with Marion county. The road has been graded and is in excellent shape for the next job, providing a direct outlet to Sully without going around via Galesburg, about four miles farther.

Pella Sully Jasper County Sandridge School Elk Creek Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Marion County Sully Galesburg

Van Hemert Passes Life Saving Examiner Course

Mrs J B Van Hemert attended and passed the American Red Cross Life Saving Examiners Training course at the Oska loosa Municipal Swimming Pool on August 27. Mr H Baker field representative from the St Louis Red Cross attended.

J. B. van Hemert American Red Cross Life Saving Examiners Oskaloosa Municipal H. Baker St. Louis Red Cross

Pool lifeguards complete course in Oskaloosa study

The examination concluded with participants including Mr. Walsh of St. Louis head lifeguard at the Oskaloosa pool Mr. Diever his assistant and Mrs. J. B. Van Hemert all finishing the course.

Walsh St. Louis Oskaloosa Pool Diever J. B. van Hemert

Local Red Cross appoints life saving examiner in Pella

According to A Den Adel chai man of the local Red Cross Chapter who approved the appointment Mrs Van Hemert is the only life saving examiner we have in Pella at this time Old Job had his troubles no doubt but he didn't have to worry about what Tommy Corcoran and Ben Cohen would think up next

A. den Adel, Chaiman Red Cross Tommy Corcoran Ben Cohen

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