Students Take Tests To Estimate Musical Ability
Pella Public Schools tested grades five through ten to gauge musical talent. Perfect papers were posted by several students across grade levels, including Webster Lincoln Vander Wilt Mentin Kuyper Holbergen Van Dusseldorp Van Veen Lubbe Vander Meulen Andew Weg Van Den Berg Swank Ver Steeg and others. Families of top third performers will receive letters about starting instrument classes. lessons are free and the band seeks at least forty beginners to replace graduating seniors. Students who start soon may join the junior band before Christmas.
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Pella
Webster
Lincoln
Marlene Intveld
Delores’ Vander Wilt
Christny
Mon Sept 9 Devotions Led by Gosselink at Pella Meeting
Gosselink led Monday morning devotional exercises on September 9. John Sheppard read the first Psalm before the group repeated the Lord's Prayer. Guest speaker Mrs. Robert Lautenbach gave a report on historical facts about Pella and read from old papers found in the Scholte home basement.
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Gosselink
John Sheppard
Robert Lautenbach
Pella
Scholte
Freshmen Girls Study Flower Arrangements
Freshmen home economies students explore seasonal flowers for formal and informal events. They use readily available materials like mixing bowls custard cups and bread pans as containers and employ chicken wire to secure pieces. Miss Nieburg praises the work and outlines future projects across classes.
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Nieburg
Hard work speeds entry to senior band says music program
Students are told that the more effort they invest now the sooner they will reach the senior band. Instructors emphasize practice discipline and participation in orchestras to build skills and confidence for advancement.
Home Economics Classes Begin Various Projects
The girls in home economics classes clean the kitchen and sewing room and return to studies. Homemaking units cover grooming, friendships, and personality while canning topics include jellies and preserves. Sugar substitutes are tested to stretch a small supply as they learn about relationships and homemaking goals.
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Ilvil Selvinge
Three Queens Vying For School Plowing Queen Title
Three candidates for queen at the school plowing contest are Dorothy Hoeksema from Pella, Madelaine Vriezelaar teaching at Webster, and Verla Vande Streek attending Central College representing Lake Prairie township. Best of luck to all. Teachers face noon meals crowd. band director Mr. Whalley leads Central College band twice weekly. typewriter shortage limits typing classes. six government machines lost in war. Vriezelaar to coach physical education with a focused sequence of activities. Vande Voort enforces self government in his classroom with fines and rules.
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Pere
Dorothy Hoeksema
Buerkens
Secretar
Pella
Madelaine Vriezelaar
Websterchool
Summit Township
Verla Vande Streek
Central College
Lake Prairie Township
Low Mr. Whalley
Des Moines
Eighth Grade Picks Leaders and Pep Squad in Webster
On September 6 the eighth grade elected Andrew Lubbers as president Vernon Trueblood as vice president Dorothy Toom as secretary and treasurer Patty Rysdam was named class reporter. Eighth graders also elected Patty Rysdam Mary Anne and Dorothy Toom as cheerleaders and began seventh grade initiation with tricks and pranks. In the afternoon seventh graders wore their clothes inside out. Webster patrol duties split with eighth grade first semester and seventh grade second semester.
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Andrew Lubbers
Vernon ‘Trueblood
Dorothy ‘Toom
Patty Rysdam
Mary Anne and
Dorothy Toom
Webster
Musings of the Town Crier includes Allan Lee Rows birth
The column notes Allan Lee Rows was born in Oskaloosa and mentions family likeness to his grandfather. It recalls the author's own birth in winter, describes garden talk about garlic and crops, and invites readers to visit A168 South Ho street in Oskaloosa to see him.
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Allan Lee Rows
Oskaloosa
Allan Lee
George Francis
Dad
South Ho Street
Oskulow Towa
Senior Band Elects Officers for Year and Year’s Governance
The senior band selects officers for the coming year including president and view-pres. Names such as Gene Van Zee and Marjor are noted among the leadership. A separate note mentions tuition implications for students not residing in an independent school district, indicating a $10,000 semester charge with free lessons for qualifying residents.
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Gene van Zee
le Evers
View-Pres- van Zee
Seere
Marjor
Marion County superintendent meet sets year plans
The Marion County school superintendents met in Knoxville on Thursday September B and elected officers for the new year. Committees were appointed to arrange the boys and girls basketball tournaments. The boys tournament will be at Knoxville and the girls at Attica. Ryxham issued 49 football suits this year, meaning 49 of the school's 119 boys are out for football.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Attica
Ryxham
Notice to students about duty and order at school
A school notice urging students to keep desks and lockers clean to earn a smile from teachers, submit lessons on time, avoid hall running, and not shirk work. It emphasizes the school is made for work and living peace.
PELLASCOPE Freshman PALS music hits high note
The Pelladium star comments welcome new members and praise sophomores for high musical averages. Jim Gosselink and Caroline Lautenbach are noted friends at school while enthusiasm runs for glee club and a potential state contest. Reports welcome, power-out, and more coverage planned.
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Jim Gosselink
Caroline Lautenbach
Jimmy
Pelladium
Insurance and savings pitch by WM Dieleman of Sully Iowa
An insurance advertisement offers farm and city property coverage with auto and crop bail options. It promotes saving via a life policy and urges contacting WM Dieleman of Sully Iowa at Phone 60 or P O Box 146 for a call back, claiming low rates and reputable companies.
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Uso
Sully
P. O
Dieleman
Lowa
Iowa to buy and hold Savings Bonds report
Iowa residents shown to buy and hold Series BF and Series F bonds in six month report led by Winneshiek County with the highest sales against redemptions. State director Roger B. Warin notes Iowa ranked third in the nation. county standings list Mills Madison Humboldt Dickinson Palo Alto as lowest.
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Towa
Van
Roger B. Warin
U.S. Savings Bonds Division
Treasur Department
Lowa
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Davis
Adair
Dubuque
Mills
Madison
Humboldt
Dickinson
Palo Alto
Warin
Kew
Marion County
County Sales Rankings Reveal Varied Performance in 1946
In the first half of 1946, Marion County ranked 21st, Mahaska stood 88th with sales at 185 percent of redemptions, and Jasper ranked 69th with sales at 149 percent of redemptions, showing wide variance in county sales performance.
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Marion
Mahaska County
Jasper County
Per Capita Petroleum Use in U S Compared Worldwide
The statement notes that United States per capita petroleum consumption is twenty times higher than the global average outside the United States. It highlights a stark disparity in energy use between the U S and other regions.
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United States
Rheumatism and Arthritis Testimony Card
A personal testimony by Mia Anna Pautz from Vancouver Washington praising relief from rheumatism and arthritis. She offers to provide information to others and lists P. D. Box 826 Vancouver Wash as the contact, noting NUE-OVO Laboratories and Pd. Adv. as affiliations.
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Mia
Anna Pautz
Vancouver
Wash
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