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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1965
Page
6
About 100 boys ages eight through thirteen can still enroll in the Ford sponsored Punt Pass & Kick contest by signing up at Ulrich Motor Company. Registrations close Friday Oct. 8, contest Oct. 9 at Kuyper field with a fathers’ banquet to follow. date for the banquet to be announced.
A high school party followed the Chariton football game on October 24. Mr and Mrs A Hoekstra, commissioners, served as chaperones assisted by Mr and Mrs Arlo Knowels and Mr and Mrs Dick Van Zante. Connie Vanden Berg to teach decorating in evening classes starting October 26 at the Legion, cost 4.50.
Pella Christian’s Eaglettes softball beat Mormon Trail 9 to 6 in the opening round at Milo on Sept 23. Mary Branderhorst and Ann Vander Beek had a double and a triple, with Vander Beek driving in a run. Linda Coffee triple and line scored for Mormon Trail. Batteries: Mormon Trail Donna Kyner Barb Krutsinger. PCHS Jaci Van Wyngarden and Mary Bandstra.
Cedar Falls Iowa Mark Heerema of Pella is among 48 candidates on the State College of Iowa freshman football team opening a four game schedule on Thursday Oct 7 at Mankato State Minnesota. Heerema seeks a starting guard position with the Panther yearlings as the freshman squad starts its season.
Leo Van Vark, competition director for the Pella Punt Pass & Kick, warns only a few days remain for area boys ages 8 to 13 to register at Ulrich Motor Co. The event offers top finishers trips to Washington D C and the NFL Play-Off Bowl, plus trophies and jackets.
Interstate 35 beat PCHS 12 to 2 in a tournament game. Marcia Keller drove in two runs with a third inning homer, Mona Snider added a triple. PCHS had five singles. Batteries were Bonnie Kirkpatrick and Chris Morris for 1-35. The coach, Dennis Remmert, is a former Little All-America tackle at SCI.
John Gezel of Pella received his diploma from the American Institute of Business in Des Moines on Sunday September 26 1965 during graduation ceremonies attended by 318 students in the class.
John Gezel received the Junior Accounting and Automation Diploma at the Pella business school's annual graduation. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gezel of 1010 W. 3rd Street. Diplomas were presented by Keith Fenton, school president, for diploma course completers since last September.
American Motors reshapes the auto scene by offering Rambler size cars with strong safety and luxury features built in as standard. The credo is Quality Built In not added on, aiming to outpace the giants with dependable, stylish new models and clear rallying cry for 66.
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