Kiwanis and rivals fuel busy score roundup
Scores of games Kiwanis 14 West End 5 Leighton 19 Jaycees 6 Rotary 11 Bakker Rus 4 Richards Cleaners 38 Kiwanis 9 girls Pella Hi 4 Winterset 1 Pella Construction 20 Rockets 10.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1965
Page
4
Scores of games Kiwanis 14 West End 5 Leighton 19 Jaycees 6 Rotary 11 Bakker Rus 4 Richards Cleaners 38 Kiwanis 9 girls Pella Hi 4 Winterset 1 Pella Construction 20 Rockets 10.
June 17 game saw Van Wyk drive in two on a first inning homer and a fourth inning single to bring Pella A Ponies’ four runs. Line score shows New Sharon 10, Pella A 4 with pitchers listed as Crawford and others for Pella, Sexton and Stewart for New Sharon.
Kiwanis 14 defeated West End 11 to 5 as Weyers doubled and Sneller tripled for Kiwanis while Gosse hit a three bagger for West End. Van Zee had two singles for Kiwanis and Van Andel Pippel and Gosselink added two hits each for the losers. Van Zee pitched for Kiwanis and Van Wyk for West End.
Vanden Berg 8 Rolscreen 18 and other players blasted doubles to pace a high scoring game on June 24. Rolscreen defeated Van den Berg Insurance 18 to 8 in three innings with batteries listed as Rolscreen Van Dyk and Van Dyk. Vanden Bergens G Voss and B Voss also appeared in the box.
Rotary defeated Bakker and Rus 11 to 4. Rotarians led 11 and 4 by innings, Vines doubled twice for Rotary, Menninga and Wesselink each had two hits for B and R, and both teams recorded triples by Houses for Rotary and Menninga for B and R. Batteries were Vines and Koob for B and R. Rotary Menninga catcher not listed.
Richards Cleaners defeated Kiwanis 38 to 9 on June 22. Joyce Hoksbergen hit a home run for Richards, with Judy De Cook and Joyce Hoksbergen pitching and Jan Boot catching. Kiwanis pitchers Connie Herron and Rita Koopman held the line with Ann Dahm catching.
Pella High beat Winterset 4-1 after ten innings on June 25. Duffus doubled in the 10th for the only extra base hit. DuPree struck out 12 for Pella while Hendricks fanned 10 for Winterset. Batteries: Pella DuPree Walster and Van Dyke Winterset Hendricks Scul Jen.
Leighton defeated the Jaycees 19 to 6 on June 21, 196, as Groenendyke delivered a two RBI homer and Vos also hit a homer to power Leighton. Batteries: Leighton Burstma Heimstra. Jaycees pitcher was Tonie Schutte.
Pella Construction beat the Rockets 20 to 10 in a three inning game on June 24. Vanden Oever of the Rockets hit the only extra base hit, a home run. Batteries: Pella Construction Gritters and Ver Meer. Rockets Harmeling Vanden Oever and Van Hal.
A strong Tot Lots turnout of about forty children at Kiwanis Park and Swimming Pool Park supports a three to six year old program running 9:30 to 11:30 am on Monday to Thursday with an added Friday session planned at West Market Park for all residents. Supervisors include Mrs. Leo Van Vark and Pat Rempe. activities cover coloring, stories, games, and more.
Sandridge items report Lee Van Gorp driving to Dubuque Iowa on June 10 for a graduation event at Dubuque High School noting a 494 strong class. Faye Van Wyk returns from Hawk Eye Girls State College of Iowa Cedar Falls with Leona Van Goodyke and John Di Saturday to Cedar Rapids. The Go links plan a visit to Ohio with Willard Laughlin and then a few days at the New York World's Fair.
Local recollections detail gatherings at the Byers and Van Gorp households with friends and relatives from Indianola Cedar Rapids Pella Otley and Des Moines. A Sandridge reunion is planned July 19 at the Swimming Pool Park with a potluck picnic. The Wayside Chapel visit inspires reflections on faith and community.
The article notes the growing spread of Wayside Chapel ideas, mentioning crowded small buildings with hot summers and a door spring for ventilation. It lists numerous Iowa towns and other state cities, highlighting the spread of these chapels from Holland, Michigan to many areas, reflecting broad adoption.
Three contracts totaling nearly $600,000 were awarded for the relocation of Highway 60 92 west of Knoxville, with work underway. The awards cover construction items and related relocation tasks as part of the highway improvement project.
Iowa highway work extends 2 271 miles relocating near Donnelly Four Corners with P M Construction of Ventura awarded two culvert projects for 11 873 dollars. Lowe Eschman gets grading at 396 798 dollars, completion Nov 27 1965. Schmidt Construction of Winfield builds a 427 by 30 foot welded steel girder bridge over Whitebreast Creek at 188 031 dollars due July 2 1965 and a 385 by 30 foot bridge over South River for 161 156 dollars. Additional grading by R R Burch and Burch Construction at Cedar Rapids and Madison for 307 792 dollars. Total reloca tion contracts 1 165 312 dollars. Bids opened June 22 for paving over Whitebreast Creek and 2 4 miles of relocation of Highway 14 south of the same area.
A brief item in the Kville Journal places a location north of the new Des Moines River bridge. The note emphasizes the area’s proximity to the bridge and coordinates locally.
Pat Hamann a 20 year old from Atlantic Iowa departs June 21 as Iowa’s representative in Project DIADEM to attend the Nordic Youth Congress in Copenhagen Denmark. She travels by forklift due to polio disability and will visit Denmark and Sweden during a three week trip funded by Marshall Fredericks and other agencies aiding the handicapped.
In Otley the group including Mrs Norman Ro bus and Mrs Johanna Bogaards shopped in Oskaloosa Thursday afternoon. Mrs Marion Pol was released Friday from Pella Community Hospital after a week there and is slowly improving from a leg injury. Mr Arnold Schippers broke a bone in his foot last Monday and will be laid up in a cast for some time.
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