Little Dutch Win South Central Conference Title
Pella High’s Little Dutch clinched the South Central Conference basketball championship with a 68-56 win over Winterset. They finished conference play 9-2 after losing twice to Indianola, with notable contributions from Bob Boyert Gene de Heer Jim Duffus and Butch Sheppard. They wrap the season Friday hosting Keota in the last home game.
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Chronicle News
Pella High
Winterset
Leroy den Besten
Max van Rees
John van Waardhuizen
Eugene de Heer
Bob Buyert
Jim Duffus
Tom Boat
Butch Sheppard
Harley van Roekel
Stam Borgman
Don van Hal
Robert Hiemstra
Don Rouwenhorst
Ronald Bogaards
Jerry Rempe
Jim de Bruin
Ron Veenstra
Don Muyskens
Max Vander Pol
Tom Gaard
Pella
Chariton
Winternet
Knoxville
Centerville
Indianola
Little Dutch
Albia
Valley
Charlton
Bob Boyert
Gene de Heer
Ard
Jerry Reme
Ron ‘Eenstra
Leroy
den Besten
Harley van Beoke
Ronald Bogaard
Pella High Wins Loop Championship Over Winterset
Pella High downed Winterset 68 to 56 on home court to claim the South Central Conference title. The Little Dutch, after a season of ups and downs, rallied late to seal the championship as Winterset surged in the middle periods before Pella finished strong.
Bell Telephone Rotary Speaker Details Toll Dialing
Howard Amick of Des Moines spoke to Rotarians after their luncheon, sponsored by program chairman Howard Hopkins. He outlined postwar toll dialing advances, noting rapid dial system conversion, increased call volumes, and plans for subscribers to place long distance calls from home.
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Howard Amick
Des Moines
Bell Telephone Company
Howard Hopkins
Amick
Mr. Amick
Rotary Meeting Speaker Set for February Fourteenth
Hopkins President W Weirather announced a joint gathering of the Pella and Oskaloosa Rotary clubs. Allan Dakin Rotary International Director will speak on February 14, with W H Fowler of the Fowler Telephone Exchange noted as a guest at the event.
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W. H. Fowler
Fowler Telephone Exchange
Hopkins
W. Weirather
Pella
Oskaloosa Re
Rotary International
Allan Dakin
Buena Vista narrows win with late layup over Central
Buena Vista Storm Laker Endersbe scored a clutch layup thirty seconds before the final buzzer as Buena Vista edged Central 71 69 Tuesday night in Storm Lake. Central’s Youngberg led with 24 points while Buena Vista’s Rick ard tallied 21 as the teams traded leads in a tight contest.
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Endersbe
Buena Vista
Storm Laker
Central
Storm Lake
Beavers
Sada
Endexede
Youngberg
Rickard
Central Seafs
van Hemert
Schulte
Dykstra
Boelkens
Timmer
Morehead
Boeyink
Day of Prayer links world peace with aid efforts
A global World Day of Prayer marks 70 years of women's prayers and charitable gifts. Services in over a thousand languages unite Christians for peace and relief, funding projects like the Women's Center at Kimpese Congo and youth programs in India Pakistan Tokyo Korea Africa.
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U. S
Pella
Second Reformed Church
Protestant Medical Institute
Kimpese
Congo
America
India
Pakistan
Tokyo
Korea
Africa
World Day of Prayer
Youth Fellowship Leads 10.45 Service at First Baptist
The Senior High Baptist Youth Fellowship at First Baptist Church will fully host the 10 45 morning service. President Mary Boat will preside with Diane Ver Dught as secretary. Five youths will deliver brief talks on program facets including Faith Citizenship World Outreach Fellowship and Witness. Rev Everett G Ward will close with a short address.
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First Baptist Church
Senior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Mary Boat
Diane Ver Dught
Bonnie Verrips
Charles Vos
Judy van Ekeren
Sally Hagen
Mary Lou Ten Hagen
Everett G. Ward
Central shows class in Wartburg win 87 to 67
Central's young squad crushed Wartburg 87 to 67 as Youngberg led with 21 points and Leats added 20. Dykstra, Schulte, and Boelkens provided key scoring while Wartburg fought back but could not halt Central's late surge. An injury to HuiBregtse strained the Knights, who face six conference games in two weeks starting Saturday.
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Wartburg
James Graham
Central
Youngberg
Leats
Knights
Vern Boelkens
Schulte
Dykstr
Gary Boeyink
Kregel
Parsons
Dubuque
Ree Fant
Dean of Divinity School to Speak at Baptist Church
Dr. Walter Harrelson, Dean of the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, will be guest preacher at First Baptist Church on Sunday night. Harrelson was once a roommate of Rev. Everett G. Ward at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He earned an A B from UNC, a B D and Th D from Union, studied in Basel on a fellowship, and taught at Andover Newton Theological Seminary before becoming Dean last September. Public invitation extended.
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First Baptist Church
Harrelson
Everett G. Ward
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Dean Harrelson
University of North Carolina
Basel
Switzerland
Andover Newton Theological Seminary
Newton Centre
Mass
Divinity School
The
University of Chicago
Easter Seal Campaign Schedule Extends to April 10
Reuben Schakel announced the 1956 Easter Seal Campaign running March 10 to April 10 to avoid overlaps with other fund drives. The nine day extension follows Easter, and the campaign will mail its messenger to Pella and Lake Prairie Township residents at launch.
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Reuben Schakel
Schakel
Pella
Lake Prairie Township
Scouts and Cubs Mark 46th Anniversary Week Wonder
Scouts and Cubs observe the 46th anniversary of the program with services at Second Reformed Church led by Reverend William De Jong. Troop 378 of 33 members is sponsored by Van Veen Van Hemert Legion Post and meets Mondays at Memorial Hall. Cub Pack 362 is sponsored by Rotary and Kiwanis, with Ed Du Pree as Cubmaster and Martin Nelson as assistant.
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Trinity Reformed Church
Second Reformed Church
William de Jong
van Veen-Van Hemert Legion Post
Memorial Hall
Max Schakel
Harry Grond
Emery Gaard
John Rouwenhorst
Sec.treas
Glen Nihart
William Gosselink
William Tysseling
Elmer Hoek
Hespers Kuyper
Wilson Duven
John Hoogenakker
Rotary
Kiwanis
Ed du Pree
Martin Nelson
Vivian Weirather
Ray Brom
Darwin Squibb
Don Douwstra
John Ver Meer
C. B. Caldwell
C. W. Blee
Central College Band Concert at Douwstra Chapel
The Central College Concert Band will present its annual winter concert on Friday February 10 at 8 p m in Douwstra Chapel. The 70 member ensemble performs Star Spangled Banner Trumpet Voluntary Berceuse from The Firebird Suite Intermission His Honor March Cuban Fantasy and other works in a varied program designed for an enjoyable evening.
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Central College Concert Band
Douwstra Chapel
Central College Band
Night of January 16th theater trial at Pella High
The murder trial of Karen Andre unfolds on February 9 and 11 at 8:00 p.m. in the Pella High auditorium. A jury of twelve audience members will decide guilt or innocence after witnesses and lawyers present their case in Superior Court Number 11 of New York.
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Karen Andre
Pella High School
Bjorn Faulkner
Heath
Louis Brunckhorst
Superior Court Number 11
State of
New York
Kathy Redeker
Ervin Roorda
Ant
Leora Quinn
Paardekooper’s
Pella Christian Eaglettes win district bid after upset over Bussey
The Pella Christian girls defeated Bussey 41 39 to reach the district tournament in Chariton. Jerri Rus led with 31 points and 15 of 17 free throws, while Gretta Terpstra scored 44 against Tracy and four others, with guards Siyvia Fopma Elizabeth Steenhoek and Marlyn Van Ee key on defense. Pella Christian improved to 17–3, earning a Tuesday Feb 14 date with Russell at 7 p.m. in the district opener.
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Pella Christian Girls
Bussey
P. C
Golden Eaglettes
Eddyville
Lovilla
Tracy
Gretta Terpstra
Siyvia Fopma
Elizabeth Steenhoek
Marlyn van Ee
Fopma
van Ee
Jerri Rus
Pella Christian
Beverly Mick
Chariton
Russell
Little Dutch Triumph Over Panthers 41–37 on Knoxville Court
Pella hosted Knoxville and edged the Panthers 41 to 37 as fans packed the arena. Led by a surge in the second half, the Little Dutch pulled ahead late to capture the loop lead.
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Little Dutch
Panthers
Jerry Ulrich
Pella
Knoxville
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