Pella High School Basketball Records Debated
Local fans review the 1940 Pella High team coached by Charles Claypool and compare it to the 1940-41 squad, noting a 24 of 26 record, losses to Lincoln Des Moines and Tama, and highlight players now in service. The piece recalls rival teams and near misses, urging further season-long reviews as fans debate who truly held the curtain on basketball’s coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Charles Claypool
Uncle Sam's Army
Je Duteh
Lloyd Gragy
Lincoln High
Des Moines
Tama High
Antes
Lincoln
Afse
Dutes
East High
Knoxy Te Tho
Totech
Chariton
North Mish
Maines
Marion County
Man of Memory
West Bes Maine
Sunes
Valley
Claypool
WHEA
Cheence “Tiny” Wilkins
Central Wonder
Melcher
Wintset
Duchanola Y
North High
Oskalaoss
Central Placed Well in Forensic Tourney at Cedar Rapids
Representatives of Central Place Well at the annual Forensic Association of Town Colleges tourney in Cedar Rapids reported strong showings. Central Colle earned three excellent ratings and two very good marks with students Maxine Hucnik and Phyllis Godown among top finishers in extemporaneous speaking and discussion. Also praised were Lucille Brunsting and Ruth Whitworth for poetry readings. Other schools at the event included Coe, Cornell, Iowa State Teacher, Simpson, and Upper Iowa. Miss Van Emmerik was re-elected president and Dr Dale Welsch served as rotary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forensic Association of Town Colleges
Cedar Rapids
Tral Colle
Maxine Hucnink
F1aldwin
Wise
Hull
Ruth Whitworth
Dallas Center
We Coe
Cornell
Iowa
Simpson
Upper Low
van Emmerik
Dale Welsch
Covnelles Rotary
Continued Dairy Feed Subsidies Details Noted
The notice outlines payments on January February and March for cream and whole milk production starting April 1 and continuing through May 31. It directs recipients to bring or mail tickets to the Knoxville office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noxville
Obituary for Grada Hendrika Vande Voort of Leighton
Grada Hendrika Vande Voort born January 8 1862 near Pella died March 23 1946 at Leighton aged 83 years 2 months 15 days She married Henry Vande Voort in 1889 and they had five children Her husband died September 20 1944 and one daughter preceded her in death She is survived by three daughters Mrs Mary Bandstra Mrs Van Engelhoven and Mrs Jennie Walster all of Oskaloosa one son William of Leighton 19 grandchildren 8 great grandchildren a sister Mrs J De Bruin and a brother John Gusselink Both of nearby towns The family moved to Leighton in 1491 and remained affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church The central services were held March 26 at 1 00 pm at the residence and 1 20 pm at the Leighton Christian Reformed Church Rev Charles Isenfield officiating Interment was in Evergreen cemetery The family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for their assistance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grada Hendrika Vande Voort
Gerrit Jan
Dirkje Kolenbrander
Pella
Leighton
Henry Vande Voort
Mary Bandstra
van Engelhoven
Jennie Walster
Oskaloosa
William Vande Voort
J. de Bruin
John Gusselink
Christian Reformed
Tris
Leighton Christian Reformed Church
Charles Isenfield
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs A P Hasselman N Klasina Middlekoop Dies in 1892 Context
Mrs A P Hasselman N Klasina Middlekoop was born on a farm near Mareh sist and married Gerrit Tassels. She died October 8, 1892, leaving three children Adam D P, Cornelia, and Gerrit. Survived by two grandchildren, burial at Oakwood Cemetery after service at Van Dyk Funeral Home.
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Klasina) Middlekoop
Mareh Sist
Gerrit
Cornelia
Mareh
Adami Betor Tassels
Thrteen
Amar
Adam DP
Radyville
Fal Kingsbury
Chicaro
Pella
van Dyk Pune i
First’ Reformed Church
Oakwood
Chua
Viola Tasselman
Obituary Note of Thanks for Mrs. A. P. Hasselman
We thank friends neighbors and relatives who were kind to our dear mother Mrs. A. P. Hasselman before her death and who assisted us afterward We are grateful to all who offered sympathy and condolence and those who sent tokens of regard The family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grada Vande Voort
Tes
A. P. Hasselman
Grinnell church leaders honor deceased with service
Robt. Baer pastor and Rev. M. R. Shanks lead Grinnell Baptist church figures in a service. A male quartet including Jake Bravel and Kenneth Ratliff sang In the Garden and Well Understand It Better Bye and Bye. Mrs. Will Allee and Mrs. Charlie Roten directed flowers. Pallbearers were Harry Renaud Bert Shutts Henry Verwers Louis Shutts Charlie Roten and Will Allee. Burial followed at Woodland cemetery in Lynnville.
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Robt. Baer
M. R. Shanks
Grinnell Baptist Church Offidatins
Jake Bravel
Kenneth Ratliff
Warren Stanley
Lyle Brand
Helen Gause Sans
Will Allee
Charlie Roten
Harry Renaud
Bert Shutts
Henry Verwers
Louis Shutts
Cahrlie Roten
Woodland Cemetery
Lynnville
Mrs Elbert Van Houweling Dies at Home at 86
Mrs Elbert Van Houweling aged 86 died at her home Monday March 26. She was held at the Co operative Church and a service at the Reformed Church at 10:00 led by Reverend Al Haverkamp. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery. A detailed obituary will appear in The Chronicle on April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert van Houweling
Co-operative Ci Am
Reformed Church
AL Haver Kamp
Oakwood Cemetery
William Van Hal obituary and funeral details
William Van Hal aged 78 died at his son Albert’s home Route en Sharon early Monday March 2. Funeral services were held Wednesday March 28 at 1:00 at the home and 2:00 p.m. at Leighton Christian Reformed Church with Reverend J. D. Pikaart in charge. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery Leighton. A fuller life story will appear in The Chronicle on April 5.
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William van Hal
Albert
Route En Sharon
Leighton Christian Reformed Church
J. D. Pikaart
Evergreen Cemetery
Leighton
Charles Bishop obituary notes family loss and role
Charles Bishop preceded by his parents two brothers Clarence and Karl and a sister Pearl dies. The obituary says he was a loving father husband and a good friend, describing the rent loss to his family and friends.
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Bishop
Clarence
Karl
Pearl
Charles Bishop
Ives and Wilkinson Named to All American Basketball Teams
Dick Ives forward for Iowa University football is named to the first team of Argosy magazine poll by 1000 coaches and writers. Herbert Wilkinson guard is on the third team in Argosy and on the second team of Pic magazine and Sporting News has him on the third team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Ives
Iowa University
Herbert Wilkinson
Argosy Magazine
Ives
Wilkinson
Pic Magazine
Don Dunphy
Sporting News
Argosy
Rainfall and spring prep in early March reports
Rain totals show eighty hundredths or four fifths of an inch in the rise. March rainfall supports oat and legume planting with plowing underway. Gardens in town are being plowed, fruit trees near bloom, and early vegetables planted by home gardeners. Hopeful residents fear frost return but expect a strong spring.
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Jack Frost
Private Kneer Completes Final Tanking Phase at Walla Walla
Private First Class Horace G. Kneer, 23-82 Thirty-Eighth Street Long Island City, N Y, now finishing final training as a tail gunner on B-24 Liberator bombers at Walla Walla Army Air Field Fourth Air Force Washington state. Kneer married to Lois A Vanden Berg Kneer of 610 Broadway Pella Iowa son of Anton Kneer Port au Prince Haiti and Katherine McGuire of 23-82 38th Street Long Island City. He was a law student at Central College before entering the Army Air Forces.
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Walla Walla Army Air Field
Fourth Air Force
Washington State
Horace G. Kneer
Thirty- Eighth, Street
Long Island
New York
Washington
Haiti
Katherine McGuire
38Th Street
Long Island City
Central College
Pella
Iowa
Parachute Infantryman Earns Combat Badge in Bulge action
Private Ernest Klootwyk of the 513th Parachute Infantry, 17th Airborne Division, was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge by Colonel James W. Coutts at a Regimental Review on March 11, 1945. He trained in England with his brother in the 11th Airborne, has seven parachute jumps, and previously worked at Pella Foundry Co. before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Klootwyk
James W. Coutts
Klootwyk
Pella Foundry Co
England
Pvt
11St Airborne Division
513Th Parachute Infantry
17Th Airborne Division
Once
Private Keith Tait Begins Flight Training in the South
Keesler Field Biloxi Miss March 24 Pvt Keith E Taft son of Mr and Mrs William Taft 908 Indian Street Pella Iowa has arrived and is now being examined by the AAF Training Command Medical and Psychological Unit to determine his status and progress in flight training in the southern United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Keith E. ‘Taft
William Taft
Ind. St
Pella
Towa
AAF Training Command Station
Termination of pre aviation code training at Keesler Field
Pvt. Tait will determine his qualifications for pilot, bombardier, or navigator roles after processing at Keesler Field. Medical and psychological tests will indicate the best air crew fit, while classification tests assess technical skills and aptitudes. The stay includes various phases of military training during ongoing processing.
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Tait
Keesler Field
Air Crew Training Set for AAF Command Station
A noted serviceman will proceed to the Army Air Forces Training Command station to begin his actual air crew training, following finalized classifications and assignment steps. The move marks the start of his formal program and anticipated progression through flight duties.
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Army Air Forces Training Command Station
Soldier Addresses Ens M Vande Kieft at Camp McCaw
U S naval hospital Oakland California reports T4 Ben Du Pree of General Hospital Ward 38 Camp McCaw Walla Walla Washington addressing ensign M Vande Kieft NC USNR in a formal dispatch.
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Ens. M. Vande Kieft
USNR
U.S. Naval Hospital
Oakland
California
Ben du Pree General Hospital
Camp McCaw Walla Walla
Washington
Charles E Bishop life remembered at Mt Zion Church
Charles Edwin Bishop of Newton known for farm life in Jasper County and Mt Zion Church memories. Born August 10 1877 in Iowa he married Marie Welle and split time between Newton and Canada farming. He died March 18 at 3 10 am survived by wife two daughters Lela and Helen son Karl in Navy sister Mabel Welle brothers Walter and Fred.
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Charles E. Bishop
Newton
Mt. Zion Church
Galesburg
Pella
Bishop
Marie Welle
Welle
Charles Edwin Bishop
Hilon J
Margaret Davis Bishop
Jasper County
Iowa
Mt. Zion
Hazel Dell Acades
Mared Ith
Canada
Marie Welle Bishop
Lela
Helen
Karl’ E. Bishop
United States Navy
Mabel Welle
Walter
Fred
Emma Holdsworth died at 83 in Sully Iowa
Emma Kent Holdsworth born October 8 1861 in Ohio died March 15 1945 at the home of her daughter Mrs Sam Vanden Berg in Sully Iowa age 83 heart attack semi invalid for years survived by husband Will H Holdsworth died 1918 three children Effie Mae Horn Stella De Bruyn Sadie Carnes two sons C O Holdsworth nine grandchildren 21 great grandchildren one great great grandchild funeral Monday March 19 at 2 PM at Sully Community Church officiated by Rev.
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Emma Kent Holdsworth
John Kent
Ohio
Sam Vanden Berg
Sully
Iowa
Will H. Holdsworth
Effie Mae Horn
C. 0. Holdsworth
Oth
Stella de Bruyn
Coest
Sadie Carnes
Des Moines
Reats
Holdsworth
Methodist Church
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Rayo
E. W. van Etten
Col. J. T. van Zante
Elbert van Maanen
Henry J. Vande Voort
United National Clothing Collection
Ernie Klootwyk
Keith Tait
South
Baby
Cattoon
Dick Leydens
Mrs
Emma Holdsworth
Mahaska
Brazil
WIAA
Paes
Rivola
Republic Picture
Edw. Arnold
Bruce Tatra
Everett Marton Avingston Vane
Zokoro
John Laaschuit
Colfax Sale Company
Chicago
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Colfax
Bell and Clippinger
First National Bank of
Earl Shields
Auct
Seay
Eesta
M. Stanton and
A. de Haven
Iowa Hearing Aid Co
Fifth Ave
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