Ideal Pharmacy Grabs High Team Games Lead
Ideal Pharmacy posts a high team game of 1053, while Dykstra Traitor records 1033 and Pella Canning contributes, as the season standings show Ideal Pharmacy 1053 and 1033 for the top marks with Pella Canning also scoring in the sequence.
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Dykstra Traitor
Pella Canning
Fi the Grill
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Schiebout
Ton Steenberg
Jerry Breen
Marv L
Bass receives Army Commendation Medal in France
Sgt Wayne L Bass of the AG Division earned the Army Commendation Medal while stationed in Orleans France. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harland Bass of rural New Hampton and a 1955 graduate of New Hampton High School.
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Wayne L. Bass
AG Division
Orleans
France
Bass
Harland Bass
New Hampton
New Hampton High School
Commercial Bowling League crowns with South End 66 champs
South End 66 using all Central college students won the Commercial Bowling League championship this spring with 63 wins and 45 losses. Rolscreen took second at 58-50. Final standings list Steenhoek Auto, Team No. 10, and others with various percentages and records. Individual highs include Randy Mills 183, Mary L. Ver Meer 180, and Clayton Steenberg 255 in high games.
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South End
Pella
Central College
Rolscreen
Steenhoek Auto
Tulip Bowl
Grandia Locker
Chronicle Ads
Pella Coast
Zylstra Bros
Randy Mills
Mary L. Ver Meer
Clayton Steenberg
Ivan Kaldenberg
Ernie Engbers
Marv. L. Ver Meer
Co-op
Marion County Bank tops Steak House 4 2 in games
Guy De Haan belts a two RBI double in the fourth to spark Marion County Bank to a 4 2 victory over Steak House on June 2. Pitchers Leroy Van Weelden Case Van Weelden earned the win while Norm Van Wyk Richard Sloan and Gary Vander Linden played for Steak House.
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Guy de Haan
RBI
Marion County Bank
Steak House
Jine
Marion Co
Leroy van Weelden
Case van Weelden
Norm van Wyk
Richard Sloan
Gary Vander- Linden
Peoria Defeats Otley 9 to 3 in City League Set
Peoria led 9 to 3 as Westerkamp drove in two with a sixth inning double. Otley’s els homered in the third and Van Wyk added a fourth inning double for extra-base hits. Line score shows Peoria 211 012 2943 Otley 001 110 0374 Batteries Terpstra Bruxvoort and De Jong.
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Westerkamp
RBI
Peoria
Otley
Els
Gary van Wyk
Terpstra
Bruxvoort
de Jong
We Ne
Jerry
Vanden Berg Insurance Falls to Coop Elect in 17-4 Game
Conn Electric opened with a commanding 17 to 4 lead on June 2, overpowering Vanden Berg Insurance. Bruce Lietstra Randy Visser and Joel Blom each scored three times, Randy Menninga added two, Van Waardhuizen tallied twice, and Craig Vander Wert teamed with Vande Vaort and Bruce Vos on the batteries for Vanden Berg.
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Conn Electric Taok
Vanden Berg
Bruce Lietstra
Randy Visser
Joel Blom
Nlate
Randy Menninga
van Waardhuizen
Coop Elect
Craig Vander Wert
Vande Vaort
Bruce Vos
Coop
Randy Menhinga
Kiwanis.9 defeats Otley 9 3 with home run and doubles
Kiwanis.9 outslug Otley 9 to 3 as Van Zee hits a sixth inning home run and a double, with Kuyper and Klein posting doubles. Batteries: Otley Van Wyk and Klein. Kiwanis Van Zee Buitenwerf Tucker and Brouwer.
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RBI
Kiwanis
Kuyper
Klein
Kiwanians
Otley
Brad van Wyk
Klein Kiwanis
Doug van Zee
Alan Buitenwerff
Alan Tucker
Brouwer
Pella Hi 7 Knoxville Baseball Upset 7-5
Pella High defeated Knoxville 7 to 5 on June 3 as Hoekstra hit a double in the second and Van Dyke added another in the fifth, providing the decisive offense while both teams produced only two extra base hits. Batteries Knoxville Cameron Cook Duffus Budding Rex Van Dyke.
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van Dyke
Pella Hi
Knoxville
Cameron
Cook
Pella Duffus
Budding
Rex
West End Triumphs Over Rotary 5 4 In Close Game
June 3 saw West End edge Rotary 5 to 4 as Dingeman drove in a run with a homer and added a triple. Pippel hit a 3 RBI homer in the first, Van Arkel doubled, while Rotary's Vines doubled and Menninga tripled. Vines pitched for Rotary, K Van Wyk for West End.
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West End
Rotary
Dingeman
Pippel
van Arkel
Vines
Menninga
K. van Wyk
Local League Scores Include Dairy Queen 11 and Jaycees 23
Scores listed show Dairy Queen defeating an opponent 11 to 0, Jaycees winning 23 to 16 over Leighton, and Pella Construction at 5 with Amer Legion 0 and B & R 11. The brief record captures multiple miscues as reported with teams and final tallies.
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Amer
Legion
Dairy Queen
Jaycees
Leighton
Pella Construction
Knotted Scoreboard Asks For Clarity In Local Matchups
Local score fragment shows Rockets 6 Robereen 5 Vanden Berg Insurance 4 Coop Electric 17 Kiwanis 9 Otley 3 Rotary 4 West End 66 Knoxville Hi 5 Pella Hi 7. The tally combines teams and scores with unclear opponents and sequence, indicating a patchy late edition scoreboard across multiple schools and groups.
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Rockets
Robereen
Vanden Berg
Ins
Coop Elec
Kiwanis
Otley
Rotary
West End
Knoxville Hi
Pella Hi
Rockets Defeat Rolscreen 6-5 In Slowpitch Game
Extra base hits from Van Wyk and Van Vark gave Rolscreen the early edge, but the Rockets tied the score in the fifth and again in the sixth, winning 6-5. Harme ling and Vanden Dever doubled up for Rockets, with Van Hal also contributing.
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van Vark
Rockets
Harmeling
Vanden Dever
van Hal
Rosscreen
Sparks
Recreation Commission High Lights Nature Day Camp at Big Rock Park
Registration remains open for Nature Day Camp in June at Big Rock Park. Two sessions June 7 11 and June 14 18 cater to 8 14 year olds with 8 30 am to 2 30 pm days including a noon sack lunch. Registration may be in person or by mail with a $6 fee.
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Bible School
Little League
Recreation Commission
Summer sports and activities update amid wet fields
Weather has caused wet playing fields leading to postponed games and quick rescheduling. Pony League signups will divide into two teams in the coming days with games starting soon. Girls teams were formed last Thursday and summer programs include free tennis lessons and golf instruction for women under Dr Kregel, with times to be announced in the Chronicle.
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Jim Ruthven
Pellamer
Chronicle News
Dr. Kregel
the Chronicle
14 area CU graduates at Central College 97th commencement
Fourteen Pella area students joined 92 other seniors as Central College awarded 106 B A degrees at the 97th commencement Monday. Magna Cum Laude Bonnie Vander Linden led a list of graduates with majors in French and other fields, followed by peers including Van Den Berg in home economics, Dieleman in English, Garrett in philosophy, Hockman in French, Klyn in English, Kuyper in economics and business administration, Ruth Kuyper in art, Nibbelink in economics and business administration, Slykhuis in physical education, and Vande Kieft in geography, among others.
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the Chronicle
Pella Area
Central College
Bonnie Vander Linden
Lincoln
Kathy van den Berg
I. G. Gosselink
Pella
Merle D. Dieleman
Elmer Dieleman
Route 2
New Sharon
Joyce Garrett
Julian Garrett
Otley
Gerada Hockman
Arthur Stockman
Broadway
Raymond Klyn
Franklin
J. Paul Kuyper
Pella Grads Highlight June 8 Commencement
The 1963 Pella ceremony featured Betty Van Ekeren, Tom Van Vliet, and Heike Moore as graduates. Dr Walter H Judd gave the commencement address and received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree for his national leadership.
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Pella
Betty van Ekeren
Henry M. van Ekeren
Huber Street
Tom van Vliets
J. H. van Vliet
Route 3
Heike Moore
West Seconds Street
Walter H Judd
Judd
David Vos Heads to Ames Shortcourse With Club Support
Four members and a leader attended the May 18 Vos home meeting. The club will give $5 toward David Vos’s Ames Shortcourse expenses. The next meeting features a club tour on June 17 starting at 10:00 from Vos home, then visiting the swimming pool park. Delmar Vat Wyk will arrange pop and ice cream. Jim Johnson may attend. Mrs Vos and daughter served lunch. reporter Alice Vande Voort recorded details.
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Ames
Delmar Vat Wyk
Jim Johnson
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