Indians Beat Little Dutch, 66 to 45, Friday Night
Indianola opened strong, led 15-5 after the first quarter and extended the margin to 50-22 by the third. Pella rallied in the final period but fell 66-45 as Indians controlled much of the game. Fresh-soph won a dramatic 36-35 clash as Jeff Emert scored the decisive basket. Larry Cowell was sidelined for both varsity and practice. Next week hosts Knoxville at 6:30 with varsity around 8:00.
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Indianola
Indians
Walster
Pella
Larry Cowell
Knoxville
Rolscreen
Steak House
Window Makers
Pella Christian Eagles overpower Tri-County for fourth straight win
Pella Christian Eagles won 71-40 over Tri-County in conference action to extend their win streak to four and improve to 4-0 in league play. Doug Menninga led with 20 points while Bob Rosy added 17 as the Eagles hit 39 percent in the first half and 57 percent after the break.
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Tri- County
Eagles
Fremont
Lynnville-Sully
Doug Menninga
Bob Rooy
Guy de Haan
Case de Haan
Tri-County
Doug Menning
Bob Reay
Doug de Jong
Tri County
Bob Rosy
Pella Pulting
Guy
Recreation Commission Highlights Christmas Programs and League Play
Regular nursery school sessions end today with annual Christmas programs set for December 15 to 17 at the American Legion Building starting 9:30. Families can re-register for January. later sections note the men’s basketball league sponsors, schedule, and free admission.
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American Legion
Recreation Commission Hints at Winter Classes and Snow Contest
The Recreation Commission plans to offer classes after the new year and urges interest or watch for registration dates. A Winter Snow Sculpturing Contest invites family participation with no limits, prizes for winners, and photo submissions to the office. The column notes a discotheque party, a dog obedience course, and plans to spray the pool shelter for skating when conditions permit. City league recap: Rolscreen 32 Steak House 25 led by Den Steenhoek 15. Vander Waal 15 for Rolscreen. Ver Meer 16 for Steak House.
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Commission
den Steenhoek
Harmelink
Rolscreen
City League basketball openers feature Bankers over Floor Crafters in overtime
Dec 9 City League action saw Squibb lead Pella National Bank with 23 points while Beemis added 29 as the Bankers beat Pella Floor Crafters 54-39 in overtime. Weide and Miller tied for Floor Crafters with 13 each. Wormhoudt led Wormhoudt with 34. Steenhoek Auto defeated Wormhoudt 41-34, Sutphen top-scoring for Wormhoudt.
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Pella National Bank
Pella
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Beemis
Wormhoudt
Steenhoek
Steenhoek Auto
Sutphen
Sts
Pindar
Bowling High Team Series Leads Rex and Van Niewaal Marks
High team series 2791 led by Rex with high game and series Dot Van Niewaal rolled 204 206 and 564. Rachel Anderson 215 524. Games over 175 from Evelyn Sparks 190 Ann Van Rees 182 Betty Menninga 178 Marcia Simeons 178.
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Dot van Niewaal
Rachel Anderson
Evelyn Sparks
Ann van Rees
Betty Menninga
Marcia Simeons
Pfe Don Van Ekeren RA Address Change
The article notes a new address for Pfe Don Van Ekeren RA 17676849 at 89th TC APO New York 09227. It records mail routing update and indicates official reassignment to a military postal facility.
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Pfe
Don van Ekeren
APO
New York
Pella man charged after noon collision at Broadway
Virgil Duane Terpstra, 20, of rural Lynnville faces a failure to yield charge after his 1964 Chevrolet collided with a 1960 Buick driven by Mrs. George Ver Steeg at Broadway and Union in Pella. Ver Steeg’s car sustained $250 damage to the rear door while Terpstra’s vehicle suffered $50 damage to the left front fender.
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Virgil Duane Terpstra
Lynnville
George Ver Steeg
North Main Street
Broadway
Union
Ver Steeg
Terpstra
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