West End 66 Edges Leighton In Incomplete July 16 Game
West End 66 led 3-2 over Leighton in a partial July 16 report. West End totaled 10 hits to Leighton 4, with Van der Hart Ver Meer Van Ee and Van Wyk each collecting two for West End. Leighton’s Bogaard Vander Beek Heyveld Groenendyk had one hit each. Van Ee fanned 4 over 4 hits allowed. Brummel allowed 10 hits with 5 Ks.
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West End
Leighton
Enders
van der Hart
Ver Meer
van Ee
van Wyk
Pippel
van Andel
Bogaard
Vander Beek
Heyveld
Groenendyk
Brummel
Darrell van Kampen
Doug Roorda
Ricki Vander Melen
Roorda
Schutte
Jaycees
Ponies
Houser
Wilkins
Ricki Vander Molen
Balenger Family Plans Dallas Home Completion by Sept 1
Cordova Aug 5 Jim Balenger family work week of gatherings in Newton Iowa with cousins and friends. They sold their Stillwater Oklahoma home and now reside in Fort Worth while a new Dallas house is built. Vicki remains with Renee Baron until school starts.
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Cordova
Jim Balenger
Vicki
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Ft. Worth
Texas
Dallas
Ballard
Renee Baron
Clark
Karr
Clements
Woodland Park
Newton
Balengers
Beth Karr
Berlin
Bill
Delores
Sherry
Sue
Monroe Park
Kiwanis
Ballard’s
Rachel Brown
Tommy Bloodsworth
Des Moines
Bob Beyers
Elma
Corena
McCuen
Riley Young
Iowa
Ellen Karr
Paul Murdy
Brazil
Peace Corps
Lynette Murdy
Travessa
Nestor
Alegre Espirito Santo
South America
Anna Ballard
Ottumwa
Jim
Morrell
Fort Worth
Bert Ballard
Prairie City
Bill Karr
Berlin Ballard
Sarah Harvey
Drake University
Knoxville
Helen Harrington Adair
Mrs. McCarthy
Helen
Cordova News
Joe Templeton
Lida Kradle
Harold Rickabaugh
Ohio
Runnells
Pella Merchants Edge Peoria Stockyards in 10 Inning Win
Pella Merchants outlasted Peoria Stockyards 10 to 7 in 10 innings on August 4. A back and forth game saw Pella tie it at 7 in the sixth before a three run burst in the 10th sealed the victory. Key hits included Bakers, Dingeman, Rus, Modlin with multi hits for Pella and Ryken’s three RBI homer for Peoria.
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Pella Merchants
Peoria Stockyards
Pella
Jerry Blom
Baker
Dingeman
Rus
Modlin
Sutphen
Peoria Pothoven
Ryken
Pothoven
Westercamp
Pope
Blom
Peoria
van Gorp
Wichhart
Oso
Monroe Memories and Travels Fill Local Letter Page
Grace Romans moved by ambulance from Monroe to Swarm Nursing Home west of Monroe with a broken ankle or foot. The column recalls many local friends, weddings, fairs, travels from Monroe through Des Moines to Bar Harbor and Seattle, and notes community help from 4-H, ASC, and Democratic party volunteers. A September wedding is planned for Lynda Jean Sents and James E. Modlin in Kellogg.
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Grace Romans
Monroe
Swarm
Robert
Bond
J. Bond Romans
Louis St
Silver Springs
Maryland
Josephine Huigen
Gertrude
Louis
Dorothy DeMoss
Reasnor
Lucy DeMoss
Dorothy
New Tools and Gadgets Hit Market Quickly
A range of home and sports items debut including a teflon coated rolling pin and King-size kitchen sink 31 by 23 inches. The lineup also features a varmint cartridge air gauge barbecue toaster vapor floodlight automatic siphon and a bed with built in heater and summer fan.
Bakker & Rus Triumph Over West End 9 6 In League Lead
Bakker & Rus led 3 0 before West End’s big fourth inning, then B&R answered with four in the fifth and two more in the sixth to prevail 9 6. Van Zante Crawford each two hits for B&R while Hiemstra Gosselink Wesselink Fuller added one apiece. West End’s Van Ee took the loss despite 10 strikeouts. Line score shows B&R 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 9 West End 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.
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Bakker & Rus
West End
B&r
van Zante
Crawford
Hiemstra
Gosselink
Wesselink
Fuller
van der Hart
Pipper Dingeman
van Zee
van Ee
Ponies Rally to Beat Jaycees 21 16 In Close Duel
The Ponies overcame a strong Jaycees showing led by Dean Van Kampen as heavy hitting by the Jaycees faded in the later innings. Ultimately Ponies held a five run edge finishing 21 to 16 in the August 3 game.
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Jaycees
Dean van Kampen
Vintage engines and trains at Mount Pleasant reunion
Scenes of yesteryear return September 9 12 as the Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion showcases a 1915 La Crosse tractor the only one known and a growing pioneer village with a country church tavern and old time music. The event expects 180000 visitors with ground train access across 20 new acres and continuous rides on a narrow gauge railroad.
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la Crosse
Mount Pleasant
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Grace Karr
Sharon
Susan Karr
Irene Clements
Clements-Fisher
Billie de Moss
Marion County Fair
Mr. Dunshee
Darlene Karr
ASC
Ture
Frame
Peg Reese
Martha Templeton
June Reese
Debbie Meyers
Debbie
Duane Vander Linden
Michigan
Joan
Jim Klyn
Roy Karr
Dent
Minn
Arthur Vriezelaar
Smith
Gary Swihart
Doa Kennedy
Swihart
Mary
Jennie Deitrick
Edith Heemstra
Belle Mullins
Helen Smith
San Francisco
Princeton
Cape Cod
Boston
Bar Harbor
Maine
Barville
Sully
Canada
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Delight Wing
Iowa City
Delight
Pedro Mullins
Roy
Cicada
Winona
Fairbanks
Alaska
Seattle
Paul
Juanita
Vallejo
California
Carroll Davis
Glenview
Illinois
West
Red Wing
Fargo
North Dakota
Itasca State Park
Mississippi
Anna
Lindbergh
Little Falls
Glendine
Montana
Bozeman
Mont
Sage Brush Country
Watertown
Alberta
Cameron Falls
Mountain Country
Falls
Lake Louise
Mt. Whitehorn
St Mary's Lodge
Glacier National Park
Harry's
Spokane
Washington
Harrys
Nancy Cronkhite
Roddy
U.S
Valley Forge
Enumclaw
Wash
Mt. Rainier
Tacoma
Olympia
Space Needle
Bremerton
Missouri
U.S.A
Lynda Sents
J. Modlin
Mrs
Kirk Fuller
Yesteryear
Tysselin
Partment
Considemct
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