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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
3
Central’s Flying Dutchmen upset Dubuque 75-68 as Virg Dykstra led with 26 points. The game featured early ties, a 4-2 Central edge, and a 32-29 halftime advantage. Tom Kemppainen sparked the decisive run and Ken Leats sealed the late surge.
Dubuque star guard Bruce Meriwether scored 24 points, mostly from long range, guiding his team to a victory. Central relied on guards LeRoy Timmer Gary Boeyink and Tom Hall for a solid floor game as the margin widened later.
Indianola defeated Pella 42-40 after late free throws sealed the win. Pella led 8-7 after one quarter and trailed 26-18 at halftime, staying within three in the third before Indianola pulled away with four straight free throws late. Lee Renaud led Pella with 13 points, Gary Wallace and Gerald Kuiper added 9 each, while Steffenson topped Indianola with 21. The Pella Fresh Sophs won 64-36 behind 27 from Phil Vanden Berg.
Centerville leads with 47 to 35 over Knoxville while Indianola posts 42 to 40 against Pella. Valley sits 59 to 45 over Chariton, Winterset 44 to 33 over Albia, Dowling 47 to 36 over Chariton, and Perry 57 to 47 over Valley.
Pella High invites Knoxville to the high school gym for a Friday night boys basketball doubleheader to close before Christmas. Knoxville enters with one win this season, a 32 23 verdict over Winterset, and relies on juniors and sophomores after heavy graduation losses. The fresh soph game starts at 6 45 p m followed by the varsity.
The Town High School Athletic Association subsidized the 1957 Fall Baseball program by 7,456.73 dollars. The December association bulletin shows a 6,289.76 dollar deficit for sectional tournaments and separate figures for District 1,373.76 Sub State 551.64 State Finals 241.57.
Central's Flying Dutchmen travel to Oskaloosa on Thursday December 19 to face Penn College in the new gym. Penn has dropped four straight since Bud Knox replaced George Quire who died after Penn’s best cage season in years. Iowa Wesleyan beat Penn 79 65 as they won their sixth straight. Larry Meredith led Penn with 20 points and teammates include Dave Douglas Larry Milledge Bill Kildown and Gayle Palmer. The Penn Central matchup is billed as a close scrap.
The 1957 Christmas Seal Sale marks half a century of voluntary TB fundraising by associations nationwide. From a 1907 start raising funds for TB hospital care in Delaware, the drive grew through the years with contributions from all states and Canada. Progress is noted but TB remains a serious threat as the campaign enters the second half.
Lynnville-Sully FFA Chapter held a meeting December 12 1957 at the Lynnville-Sully School in Lynnville where David Vander Pol and Ronald Graham spoke.
The F. F. A. creed states the winner will be announced at the next meeting. Chapter members decide to buy two reference books and twenty manuals for the library. Reports from nine standing committees were given. Half of the Chapter’s popcorn sales are noted. The Chapter scale and trailer are available for farmers under restrictions. An old fashioned Christmas party is planned for the 19th. A banner with the Chapter name was ordered. Meeting adjourned after lunch and basketball practice.
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