Wildcats Fall In Season Opener At Melcher-Dallas
The Monroe Wildcats opened the 1973 football season with a 22 to 6 defeat at Melcher-Dallas. Monroe's only score came on a 20 yard pass from QB Joe Chamberlin to Gary Munson late in the fourth period. Melcher-Dallas responded with two yard runs by Kelly Conrad and Mark Miller and a seven yard scoring run by Conrad, aided by a 63 yard pass from Conrad to Mauxby. Conversions after the second and third touchdowns added four points for Monroe. Next, Monroe hosts Twin Cedars in a conference matchup at 7:30 p.m. The frosh-soph and junior high teams also begin play this week with home games.
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Monroe Wildcats
Melcher-Dallas
Ron Thomason
Monroe
Joe Chamberlin
Gary Munson
Kelly Conrad
Mark Miller
Conrad
Mauxby
Twin Cedars
Wildcat Frosh-Soph
Brian Hogue
Colfax
Dennis Heerema
Prairie City
Wildcats Lose A Pair To Oskaloosa Softball
New Monroe girls softball dropped to Oskaloosa 9-1 in varsity and 10-3 in junior varsity last Wednesday. Oskaloosa broke to a four run first inning, added runs in the second and fourth, and pounded three more in the sixth. Carter took the loss in varsity. In JV, Oskaloosa scored in the first, second, and third while Monroe managed one in the first and two in the third. Reighard was the losing pitcher.
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New Monroe
Oskaloosa
Monroe
Carter
Reighard
Lynnville Man Wins At Tractor Rodeo
A Lynnville man won the tractor rodeo sponsored by L S K Jaycees FFA held in Sully with Verlan Brand scoring 135.3 of 150 and receiving a toolbox and 50 pounds of pig grower. Ed Van Kooten finished second, with a field of 23 competitors and prize donations totaling 225 dollars from local merchants. Tractors were supplied by Kruseman Implement Sully Farmers Cooperative Exchange Ver Ploeg Farm Supply Van's Machine Shop and Cross and Sons Implement Killduff.
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Lynnville
Jaycees
Pella
Arvin de Cook
Sully
Fred
Maasdam
Ninth
Dwight Versteeg
Kruseman Implement
Sully Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Ver Ploeg Farm Supply
Van’s
Cross and Sons Implement
Killduff
Monroe birthday gathering honors Nellie Breed at country home
Nellie Breed of Monroe was celebrated at a birthday gathering hosted at the country home of her son John Breed in rural Prairie City. Attending were Anne Breed Steve and John Ottumwa Gradus Vriezelaar Walter Van Doorninck H W Vriezelaar Otley and others. Mr Deverne Schippers family recently moved to a new home southeast of Monroe near the Jasper Marion County line. Forest Nearmeyer of rural Monroe will move into the Schippers house, now bought, in Monroe. John H Vriezelaar and Hugh were supper guests last Thursday with Greg Gildersleeve.
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Nellie Breed
Monroe
John Breed
Prairie City
Anne Breed
Steve
John
Ottumwa
Gradus Vriezelaar
Walter van Doorninck
H.W. Vriezelaar
Otley
Vriezelaar Family Dinners Honor Birthdays and Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Vriezelaar and Jeffrey hosted a dinner at their Des Moines home to honor family birthdays in August and a belated 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Loren West.
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Arthur D. Vriezelaar
Jeffrey
Loren West
Des Moines
Surprise tape honors Vriezelaar-West wedding memories
Mrs. Mary Crane Bump of Phoenix sent a tape with three songs sung by herself, honoring the Vriezelaar-West wedding from 25 years ago. Greetings came from Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Woody of Arizona, with many Vriezelaar and Rice family members attending.
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Mary Crane Bump
Phoenix
Ariz
Bump
Wm. C. Rice
Newton
W.C. Schendel
Billy
Marshalltown
Terry Vriezelaar
Marianne
Monroe
Vriezelaar Family Dominates Town State Fair Awards
Red Rock Pony Farm clan wins three first place awards at the Town State Fair. John Vriezelaar takes first in pinto pony halter, Sassy the draft pony cart placed fifth, Gre Gildersleeve also wins first in draft pony cart. Dee Ann Clark wins pinto pony lead. Hugh Vriezelaar places second in youth pinto showmanship and fourth in pinto pony halter.
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Vriezelaar
Red Rock Pony Farm
John Vriezelaar
Sassy
Gre Gildersleeve
Dee Ann Clark
Hugh Vriezelaar
Lynnville seniors occupy second housing unit
Lynnville Senior Citizens occupy a second housing unit on the former Macy Brothers lumber yard site donated by Mr and Mrs Howard Macy. W H Huck Wagaman chaired. Fullerton Lumber Co Belmond was general contractor. Eight one bedroom apartments were built over two years with Farmers Home Administration financing, offering affordable living for seniors.
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Lynnville Senior Ciizens
Macy Brothers Lumber Yard
Senior Citizens Housing Corp
Howard Macy
W.H
Huck) Wagaman
Fullerton Lumber Co
Belmond
Lynnville
Farmers Home Administration
Six Local Players Named All-Conference
Six baseball stars from Monroe and Lynnville-Sully have been named to the first Des Moines River Valley All-Conference baseball team this year. Monroe’s Tim Rinehart is catcher Terry Hartsen is pitcher Craig Van Wyngarden is infielder Russ Beyers will pitch Wes Conover infield Kyle Bryan outfielder North Mahaska’s Dave Roozendahl utility. The second team includes Randy Lamb infield Monroe Dennis Terlow and Don Morris outfield Lynnville-Sully Doug Bar man Monroe. Honorable mentions were Craig Fisk Lynnville-Sully L.E. Moore North Mahaska and Randy Vavra North Mahaska.
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Monroe
Lynnville-Sully
Tim Rinehart
Terry Hartsen
Craig van Wyngarden
Russ Beyers
Wes Conover
Kyle Bryan
North Mahaska
Dave Roozendahl
Randy Lamb
Dennis Terlow
Don Morris
Doug Barman
Craig Fisk
Lynnville- Sully
L.E. Moore
Randy Vavra
Rozendaals and friends share visits across states
Sully notes reveal visits by Roger Rozendaal and family to his parents in Sully with more stops in Missouri Kansas and Arkansas. Elizabeth Arkema remains hospitalized at Skiff Memorial Newton. Freda Brant returns home after hospital care in Mahaska County.
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Byx
Pat Butin
Roger Rozendaal
Darren
Florissant
Walter Rozendaal
Lchester
Lizabeth Arkema
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Newton
Fred de Vries
Sully
Harrison, Ark
Harris Boat
Kimberling City
WF. Atkins
Fred
Ann’ Bosveldt
Jack Asby
Des Moines
Jimn Anderson
Kellogg
Ozark Entertainment Theatre
Foggy River Boys
Walter Razendaal
Colorado
Washington
Denver
Peter Lanser
Seattle
Harvey Rozendaal
Freda Brant
Mahaska
Askaloosa
AAUW To Begin New Year in Pella on Trade Topic
The Pella AAUW opens its club year with a September 20 meeting at 8 p.m. in Upper Jordan Hall Central College. Marilyn White will discuss international business of Pella companies and its impact, tying to the year’s theme Global Interdependence. Dean Marjorie Giles and Betty Hovey will report on the Washington convention. Open to guests considering membership.
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Pella
American Assoc. of University Women
AAUW
Jordan Hall
Central College
Marilyn White
Washington, D.C
Marjorie Giles
Betty Hovey
Barbara Dieleman
Our Men in the Service Marine promotions at New River and 29 Palms
Marine Corporal Mark A. Sonnenburg, son of Mr and Mrs Jake Van Dyke, 519 Woodlawn Drive, is promoted while serving at Marine Corps Air Station New River North Carolina. Marine Private Timothy W. Briggs, husband of Christine C. Smithburg Briggs, 1219 Broadway, has begun basic electronics training at 29 Palms California. Upon completion he will advance to specialized training in communications electronics.
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Mark A. Sonnenburg
Jake van Dyke
Woodlawn Drive
Marine Corps Air Station
New River
Timothy W. Briggs
Christine C. Smithburg Briggs
Broadway
29 Palms
Calif
Marine Corps Base
Firemen Called Jasper Woman Receives Award
Pella volunteer firemen were called about 2 15 p m last Tuesday to 410 Washington St A fan apparently overheated but no other damage was reported A Jasper County woman has received a certificate of recognition for serving as a state clerk and conservation aide for the
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Pella
Washington St
Jasper County
Bette Sickle Receives 10-Year Award at Conservation Meet
Bette Sickle was honored with a 10-year award Monday at the 27th annual Des Moines conference of the Jasper County Soil Conservation District Commissioners.
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Jasper County
Monroe Couple Attends Lakes Conference Session
Mr and Mrs Blaine Vriezelaar of Monroe attended the second directors session of the 1973 Lakes Conferences at Vacation Village Lake Okoboji. The pair joined more than 1000 Land O Lakes Felco cooperative directors managers and families including workers from Otley and surrounding areas.
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Monroe
Vacation Village
Lake Okoboji
Blaine Vriezelaar
Farmers Cooperative Exchange of
Otley
Land
Hawks Blast Semco in season opener 32-6
Lynnville Sully Hawks defeated Semco 32-6 as Delwin Van Wyk 180 pound junior fullback ran for 135 yards on 25 carries and scored three touchdowns. Kyle Bevan connected with Wyatt Earp for a TD as the team totaled 273 yards. They travel to New Sharon Friday for a Des Moines River Conference opener with North Mahaska.
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Lynnville-Sully Hawks
Semco
Delwin van Wyk
van Wyk
Lynnville Sully
Kyle Bevan
Wyatt Earp
Pella
Walt Becker
Hawks
New Sharon
North Mahaska
Des Moines
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Keto
Verought Agency
Verna
Larry Nelly
Instant Energy Natural Gas
Iawa Electric Light and Power Company
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