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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle Advertiser
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
3
The Tougars won 8 to 7 over Prairie City in a Ruth League game on June 3. Wesselink of Pel and Mob Prat led with strong pitching and defense as the team held off key threats late.
The Tulip City Show awarded top honors in barrels across categories with Gerald Vander Linden Russell Schur Dany Pope and Jerry Dennis among onings. Cat Sear received another recognition in the 14 and over group highlighting local talents and judging panel choices.
Bakker and Rus edged Kiwanis 5 to 2 as Awanis led hitters with 3B and error total. R De Haan struck out 12 for Bakker and Rus, Van Wyk fanned nine for Kiwanis. B & R also hit a bagger by M Sloan and Joel Blom for Kiwanis. Leighton Rotary rallied to 18 hits in a separate 24 14 win in Pella.
Alan Tucker sparked the Pella Giants with two triples in the fourth inning and a first inning single driving in five runs as they defeated the Carlisle Yankees 14 to 4 on June 6 in a K-4 Babe Ruth league game. Kurt Van Wyk allowed six hits and four strikeouts for the Giants while Culling yielded ten hits and ten walks for Carlisle.
West End 66 defeated American Legion 15 to 12 in a National League encounter on June 6. Mike De Zwarte allowed 14 hits and struck out seven for the Legion, while Jay Bender earned the win for West End, giving up seven hits and fanning nine. West End tallied nine runs in the third, one in the fourth, one in the sixth, and four in the seventh, erasing an early Legion lead built with three in the first, two in the third, four in the fourth, and three in the sixth.
Rockets slugged a nine run spree in the fourth inning to turn a 4-4 tie into a 15-11 American League win over Co-op Electric. Weston Frank belted a circuit homer, Kent Van Vark added a three bagger with three RBIs, Iken Schutte and Randy Kool contributed multi hits as Leighton’s Kool also crossed for two bases and a single.
Carnegie-Viersen Library curates new titles including The Degeneration of Our Presidential Election by Jules Abels a survey of voting machinery campaigns and reforms A Book of Peace by Elizabeth Goudge a collection of poetry and prose for resilience Every One in the Bible by William P Barker a complete Bible character reference The Pepper Garden by John Slimming tracks Peter Rodway from Malaya to Sarawak The Best Plays of 1966 1967 edited by Otis Guernsey features top plays of the year including A Delicate Balance and The Homecoming The Disney Version by R Schickel offers revealing photography of Walt Disney and his era
The funeral for Mrs. Eva Van Reulder Rempe, of 609 Main St., was held May 17 at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home with Rev. Alvin C. Hospers officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery. Casket bearers included John Jacob Rempe and other relatives. She was born December 19, 1881 near Leighton and married John J. Rempe February 18, 1903. the couple farmed near Bea con 48 years before moving to Pella in 1958. She joined Ebenezer Reform Church in 1910 and later transferred membership.
Valley High defeated Pella nine by a score of 100 in Moines on June 7. Rippent tied a homer in the wind for a total of 12 hits. Abbott walked two, struck out five, and contributed at the plate.
Vandenberg Insurance scored 12 runs in the fourth and added one in the sixth to defeat Rolscreen 18-15 in Ltate league play on June 6. Nieuwsma and De Jong of Vandenberg hit home runs, while Naakigeborn pitched five and a third for Vandenberg before Rolscreen answered with multiple hits and runs.
The funeral for Gerrit J. Van Zee 411 Broadway was held May 22 at First Reformed Church with Pastor Henry J. Vermeer officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery under Van Dyk-Duven funeral home directions. casket bearers included Gerald Van Zee and Albert Vander Peut.
Stephen Grandia died May 20 at Pella Community Hospital aged 89 years six months and 30 days. He was born October 21, 1878, in Mahaska county and lived on a farm near Leighton before moving to Pella in 1921 and Fair Haven in 1953. He married Margaret Schakel February 19, 1903, and was a member of First Reformed Church of Pella. Surviving are three sisters Lena Van Zante Ruth Ver Ploeg and other relatives. his wife died in 1965. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs Tunie Van Zante 93 died May 24 1968 at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa Iowa funeral services conducted at Van Dyk-Duven Chapel Pella with Reverend John Benes. Interment Porterville Cemetery. Survived by four children six grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Born in Gelderland Netherlands she came to America in 1901 married Evert A Van Zante in 1903. Members of Third Reformed Church in Pella at death. Four brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
Tena Vander Kraats a longtime Pella resident died Sunday May 26 1968 at Pella Community Hospital She was 75 years 17 days born in Ede Netherlands May 9 1893 she moved to the United States in 1920 and married John Willem Vander Kraats She is survived by four to five children including Mrs Ruth Sullivan of Newton and Mrs Johanne Kersey of Port
Roy Vande Keisof olla and Gysbert Janssen of Pel A relatives survive in the Netherlands Mrs Tona van de Kraats Edna van de Kraats Roswell NM and others survive inUS and Netherlands Funeral services for Mrs Vande Kraats were held May 29 1968 at 2 00 p m in the Pella Garden Chapel Rev John Renes officiating Flower attendants were Mrs Peter Pol and Mrs Marion Veenendaal Casket bearers included Peter Marion Veenendaal Louis ell William Willemsen Steve Meulpolder and Art Breen Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery Pella One
Mrs Floris De Leeuw born 1883 died Wednesday afternoon May 9 at Hillcrest Multicare Home in Oskaloosa where she had lived for ten years. She was daughter of Peter and Wilhelmina Van Den Berg Den Engel born on a farm in the Amsterdam area. Continued next page.
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