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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1934
Page
2
Local column details visits and illnesses among Pella residents and friends. Families from Des Moines, Des Moines Des Moines. Notes include patients at Mahaska hospital, guests from Garwin and Prairie City, travel to Kansas City and Chicago, and upcoming Thanksgiving plans.
Relatives in Des Moines report the death of Mrs. Henry Fisk aged 85 on November 14 after a long illness at the home of her daughter and son in law, B A Viersen. Survived by two sisters, a son in Pella, two daughters in Nebraska and Washington, and another son in Oakland Nebraska. Funeral services were at Dunn Funeral Home with burial in Glendale Cemetery Des Moines.
Coach Len Winter oversees full time practices as 25 players report for basketball work. Six veterans return along with promising freshmen including Clark, Rose Hill’s Wilson, the Ford brothers Rupert and Virgil, Nelson, Nitler, Lang, Miller, and Menning. A recent freshman versus upperclass scrimmage showed rough passing and indecision, but the squad aims to refine fundamentals after Thanksgiving for an early season game.
The Juniors dominated Central College inter class play last week with Sullivan Hoogheem and Reimer key scorers. They crushed Seniors 88 19 and later beat the Sophomores 48 15 to claim the class title. Sullivan totaled 30 points across the two games including 20 in the Senior bout. Hoogheem and Reimer added 22 and 18 respectively.
Coach Winter previews the winter basketball season noting many sleepless nights before games. He suggests the column title Off the Rim, but Never In, reflecting his humorous approach to the season ahead.
A new handball court is under construction at Central College in a gym room sized to regulation standards. Coach Wilkins praises Dutchy Liter for his willingness to learn new passes and expects a winter column contest. Merwyn Leavengood and Mugs are noted for All-Iowa conference recognition, while Genial Daddy will be missed next fall. The Iowa Conference Team lists Kermit Shaw Augie Luther and others across Upper Iowa Parsons St Ambrose and Simpson.
The note outlines small adjustments when moving from football to basketball. Highlights include a slightly smaller ball and a rule where the official hands the ball to the player chosen to inbound when the ball is awarded out of bounds from the front court. It also mentions a one minute readiness requirement after play is called.
The text outlines technical foul calls for delays at game start and during play, scorer requirements for player details, timing of personal fouls on successful and unsuccessful tries, substitute reporting duties, and held ball conditions when a closely guarded player withholds the ball.
Druggists from Marion Mahaska Keokuk Poweshiek and Jasper meet at the Legion Hall on Thursday December 6. Senators and representatives from the five counties will be guests of the druggists.
Des Moines based doctors Dr. F Moore and Dr. R Parker attend as speakers along with Professor Earl Galloway of Des Moines college of pharmacy and Walter Meade secretary of the board of pharmacists. The Central glee club will perform for the delegates who are guests of the Pella druggists, with two Dutch numbers on the program.
The funeral of Miss Hattie Veenschoten, inmate of the Home for the Aged, who died Thursday morning at 11 16, was held at the Home at 2 00 Saturday afternoon. Rev G Menning of Third Reformed church officiated with interment in Graceland.
Miss Veenschoten born May 10 1864 near Pella died at 70 after seven years as an inmate of the Home For the Aged. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Veenschoten she was the last of her family to go. She is survived by several nephews and nieces.
Bus service lists departures from Pella to Des Moines at 9 30 a m 3 30 p m and 7 48 p m and to Oskaloosa at 9 25 a m 3 25 p m and 7 30 p m All buses depart Central Park Cafe.
After five hours of deliberation a jury of four women and eight men in Des Moines finds Gale Johnson guilty of second degree murder for killing Police Capt. F. W. Sauer during a Burlington robbery.
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