Local People and Events Note September Travel and News
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Vanden Berg left September 13 for Houston where he will work as a chemical engineer with Shell Oil Co after completing Iowa State College program. Several related movements include weddings, church events, college enrollments, and visits across New Jersey New York City Long Island and Pennsylvania. Multiple residents attend Calvin College in Grand Rapids and related family travels, with remodeling plans at Van Dyk Duren Funeral Home and new car registrations in Knoxville.
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Kenneth Vanden Berg
Houston
Texas
Kenneth
Shell Oil Co
Iowa State College
Ames
Cecil van der Melen
Northwest Town
Protestant Reformed Church
John P. Vanden Berg
Philo
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Johnville
Marvin
Long Island
New York City
Saundra Hope Ecker
Milltown
Ralph Kuiper
Norma Jean
Gerald Lee
Arvin Boot
Marion de Zwarte
Grand Rapids
Mich
Eloise
Calvin College
David Cooke
Detroit
Ed van der Weele
Waupun
Wis
Christian Grade
Wm. van Dort
Wm. Branderhorst
P. Meyer
Wilma van Dort
Eric Oostendorp
Parkersburg
Iowa
Bruce Buerkens
Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Wilbur Schut
Bernie
California
Grandma Schut
Nebraska
van Dyk- Duren
Pella High football thrills in early season clash
The 1955 Pella High squad sparked by Leroy Den Besten’s 72 yard rush opened a scoring sequence against Valley, but Valley led 7-6 after the first quarter. In the third period Indianola and Centerville staged quick scores as the East posted a 20-12 edge. Knoxville and Winterset failed to threaten in the final quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Centerville
Cosnly
Warren
Knoxville
Winterset
Western Teams Prevail 20 to 12 in Jamboree Clash
In the South Central Conference jamboree at Knoxville on Monday the western team featuring Valley of Des Moines Chariton Indianola and Winter defeated the eastern side comprising Pella Albia Centerville and Knoxville 20 to 12. Valley led 7 to 6 early after a quarterback sneak by Hodson and a successful conversion.
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Tom Boat
Knoxville
Valley of
Pella
Valley
Hodson
Indianola
Val
Little Dutchmen Beat Indians 7-6 In Earlier Conference Tilt
The Little Dutch of Pella upset Indianola 7 to 6 in a Central Conference opener. Butch Sheppard hit Gene De Heer for a second half TD after a first half stalemate, with Jim Duffus’s extra point making the difference. Pella’s defense and key fumbles by Indianola kept the rivals from scoring again. Larry Van Halen led Pella rushers with 48 yards, while Bo gaards Gaard and Van Rees recovered two Indianola fumbles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High
Indianola
Sa Te
Bob Boyert
Max van Rees
Lee van Gorp
Gene de Heer
Doug Heerema
Larry Fisk
Don Rouweshoret
Jimi Dales
Dense de Vries
Don van Hal
Stan Bor
John van Waardhuizen
Carroll Pope
Don Muyskens
Butch Sheppard
Max
Vander Pol
Keith
Tom Boat
Little Dutch
Pella
R¢Ig
Jim Duffus
Indians
Ron Bogaards
Ponds
T. D
Reunited After 28 Years At Glenwood Meeting
Mrs. Mabel Washburn of Port Angeles Washington and her son Jesse Brown of Keokuk reunited at Glenwood. They had been separated after Mrs. Washburn left him at a children's home in Stanton following her husband’s death.
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Glenwood
Mabel Washburn
Port Angeles
Wash
Jesse Brown
Keokuk
Stanton
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William Bean
Edward van Zante
East
Franklin Street
Abe Vander Beek
Grand Rapids, Mich
Eleanor
Richard Ballast
Gerrit Zylstra
Mercy
Spencer Grand
Bowling Green
Ohio
Bowling Green State University
Edna Horn McGowan
Carrie Black
South English
E. V. Goad
Baptist Church
Goad
George Derbyshire
Palo Alto
Cal
Paul Smith
Iowa Baptist Convention
Arie W. Boot
Mercury
Andrew Beerends
Chevrolet
Fowler Telephone Co
Hermanus Bokhoven
Ford
Richard W. Goad
Denver
Colo
Hawaii
Rio Grande Insurance Co
A. Kool
Hattie van Gorp
Marjorie Kallemyn
Dora Rouwenhorst
Kallemyn
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Christian High School
Margaret Hoeksma
Kansas City
Charley Hoeksma
Forest Ver Ploeg
Colorado
W. W. Langerak
Greeley
Maurice Birdsell
England
S. F. Cole
Keota
Palmer
Verle Johnson
Phoenix
Arizona
Carl Vander Schaaf
Fred Vander Schaaf
Seattle
Washington
Fred Hubbeling
Ayrshire
A. T. Vander Beek
Hattie van Vark
Connie Briunekoot
Janice Rolffs
Evangelical Hospital
Marshalltown
Dean_ Vander Stoep
Gail Ann and
Mark
Billings, Montana
Dean
A. C. Kuyper
Marion
Jeannette Roorda
Paul Roorda
Virgil Jen Hagen
Ottumwa Hospital
William de Jong
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Delmar van Kooten
Sully
Mahaska
C. L. Gibbs
Winfield
Town
H. H. Sadler
Ley
Leroy den Besten
Cheriton
Albia
Chariton
Gary Schiebout
Wilson
Prunes
Idaho
Briardale
Shurfresh
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