Basketball Night Delights at Pella High Five Overtimes
Friday’s double header thrilled fans as Coach Dave Bender’s Little Dutch edged Knoxville in five overtimes, 53 42 53 with tied scores through each extra period. Pella Christian rolled past North Mahaska 62 44, led by Den Ver Meer’s 23 and Bryce Menninga’s 20 rebounds, while shooting 46 percent to hold off a late Warhawk rally.
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Dave Bender
Knoxville Panthers
Pella High Gym
Knoxville
Central Iowa
Indianala
Eagles
Warhawks
North Mahaskas
Pella
Rites Pending for Geo Poortinga Monroe Farmer
George Poortinga 82 of Monroe dies after long illness. Survivors include Jennie Niemeyer Evelyn Wal and Emma Niemeyer of Prairie City plus nine landchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Brothers Seeesti Selb and Sam of Pel- Ta noted. Memorial details pending.
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George Poortinga
Monroe
Mara County
Jennie Niemeyer
Evelyn) Wal
Ke Aea Id Niemeyer
Prairie City
Pel- Ta
Seeesti Selb
Sam. S
Netheros Sre
Steenhoek Auto Wins City League Crown In Narrow Finale
Steenhoek Auto Supply clinched the City League title by beating Bob's Clothing 45-40 as Eldon Schulte's squad earned a second straight championship. Pella Const Co topped Sully 64-32. Grandia Lockers beat Pella Nut's Bank 61-41. Ken Rouw won the season scoring trophy, narrowly ahead of Eldon Schulte.
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Steenhoek Auto Supply
Bob's Clothing
Eldon Schulte and Company
Public Safety
Pella Const. Co
Sully
Grandia Lockers
Pella National Bank
Steenhoek Auto
Pella Const
Bob’s Clothing
Pella Nat's Bank
Grandia
Steenhoek
Bob
Grandia Bays
Pella Nut's Bank
Dave Bender
John Grandia
John Lubben
Bankers
Ken Rouw
Eldon Schulte
Central Symphony Opens Season With Diverse Program
The Central College Symphonic Band directed by Prof. Robert Rittenhouse opens the 1962-63 concert season at 8 p.m. Saturday February 16 in Douwstra Chapel. The program spans Handel to Persichetti with selections by Couperin Kenny Schuman Zaninelli McRae and Johnston. A 60-piece orchestra includes players from Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska Colorado Michigan Pennsylvania Indiana and New Jersey. Trophy winner Harlan Sterk of Sully will be honored after the tournament’s final game Saturday evening February. Local competitors Steenhoek Auto and Pella Const will join the invitational tourney this week inviting fans to see how local talents fare.
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Central College Symphonic Band
Robert Rittenhouse
Douwstra Chapel
Handel
Vincent Persichetti
Couperin
Kenny
William Schuman
Zaninelli
McRae
Johnston
State
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Colorado
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Indiana
New Jersey
Harlan Sterk
Sully
Steenhoek Auto
Pella Const
Invitational Basketball Tournament Starts Tonight in Pella
The annual Pella Invitational Basketball Tournament begins this week at the junior high gym with six teams Oskaloosa Runnells Knoxville Chariton Steenhoek Auto and Pella Construction. Proceeds fund lighting for a baseball field at Swimming Pool Park. Pairings list Tuesday Thursday and Saturday games with consolation and championship on Saturday.
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Pella
Oskaloosa
Runnells
Knoxville
Chariton
Steenhoek Auto
Pella Construction
Pella Recreation Commission
Jaycees
Pella Youth Baseball Assa
Swimming Pool
Pella Youth Baseball Assn
Little Dutch Face No 1 Newton In State Tourney
Pella's Little Dutch draw Newton, the Iowa Daily Press No 1 team in the state, as their opener in the State Tournament. The game will be played on Newton's home court Saturday March 2 at 8 15 p m.
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Pella
Newton
Iowa Daily Press
Anlayed
Fertilizer Plans Fizzle After Otley Opposition
Schrock Fertilizer Co yields to Otley residents and moves away from plans to locate a storage and distribution plant near Otley. After a public meeting a vote of twenty one to one opposed the site. The firm will instead build in nearby rural areas with two plants planned near Leighton and Otley. Barry Pane will operate Otley plant. Jake De Haan to run Leighton site.
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Otley
Schreck Fertilizer Company
Haa
Schireck
Schrock
van Vliet
Schrock. Company
Rock Island Railroad
Grandia. Locke
Robert Anker
Schrock Fertilizer, Co
Anker
Schrock Company
Barry Pane
Leighton
Jake de Haan
Carl Smith Injured In Elevator Plunge At Pella Plant
Carl Smith a 58 year old maintenance worker at the Pella Municipal Light Power plant was injured Saturday afternoon after falling 20 feet down an elevator shaft while unloading coal ash. Doctors report fractures to both feet and a broken finger from the mishap. He was admitted to Pella Community Hospital. Fellow workers said the elevator cable snapped and the platform collapsed with the loaded elevator. A second plant worker Leonard Schakel is recovering from an earlier accident involving sulfuric acid in which acid splashed into his eyes and face. he is expected to return to work this weekend.
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Carl Smith
Pella
Smith
Leonard Schakel
Schakel
Surplus Foods Distributed This Week in Knoxville District
Distribution of food supplements began in Knoxville for city residents. County residents may call at the Knoxville warehouse between 8 and 11 each day this week. The schedule lists Feb 12 for Attica Bussey Hamilton Marysville and Feb 13 for Harvey Pershing Tracy.
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Knoxville
Petia
Attica
Bussey
Hamilton
Marysville
Harvey
P! Pershing
Tracy
Hughes Here as Farmer Merchant Banquet Speaker
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes will speak March 4 at the annual Farmer Merchant banquet. The program committee Wilson Daven and Arend D Lubbers announced the engagement, the second time a state governor has keynote duties for the event. Former Gov Hershel Loveless spoke in 1958. More banquet details will follow in The Chronicle.
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Iowa
Harold Hughes
Farmer-Merchant
Wilson Daven
Arend D. Lubbers
Pella
Hershell Loveless
Coffee Day Planned by Iowa restaurants for March 8
Regional co chairs Bill Benning of Benning's Cafe Creston and James Yates of Hi Way Cafe Humes ton coordinate the Iowa Restaurant Association Coffee Day efforts with Bud Weiser and Mrs Ralph Edwards state co chairs Restaurants will serve coffee on the house March 8 to raise funds for the Iowa Association for Retarded Children and their research and education program County chairs will recruit volunteers in Madison Warren Marion Union Clarke Lucas Monroe Ringgold Decatur Wayne and Appanoose counties to collect donations and distribute materials the week before and after the event
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Bill Benning, Sr
Benning
Iowa
Yates
Madison
Warren
Marion
Union
Clarke
Lucas
Monroe
Ringgold
Decatur
Wayne
Appanoose
Iowa Association For Retarded Children
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el Valley
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