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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
9
News from rural communities notes high school pupils on a spring break week. The piece covers local travel to Pella and Oskaloosa events, family visits, shoppers, illness at home, funerals for Mrs Klein and Miss Harriet Harmsen, and relatives gathering at various farms near Pella and Orlo.
Monroe high school girls glee club and their orchestra both earned Superior ratings at the District Music Contest in Grinnell with Mary Crane’s trombone solo and Peggy Schultz’s violin solo also receiving Superior. Contingent helpers listed include Gradus Vriezelaar Dingeman B Ballard W A Pye and Mrs Carl Crane and Mrs C O Ammer. Additionally news notes Franklin Kingery and family losses.
The Monroe high school Friday notes a move by Mr and Mrs Leo Schneider and their young daughter to the Schaffer property from the Birchnal apartments. A group including Mary Curtis Roger Crane Phillip Betty Lou Ammer Madeline Vriezelaar and Mrs FA Whitted plus Ralph Warner attended a Warren Sunmey event in Pleasantville Monday while Mrs Gerrit Van Zante and others were guests in the Carl Crane home Tuesday. Helen Jones represented Monroe in a spellie contest in Newton. Miss Margaret Van WyK O Sully won the county contest. Mr and Mrs Riley Burton left Saturday morning for Trinstone Missouri to visit relatives over the weekend.
Gerrit Klein and family, Dr. A L Dykstra, and many neighbors spent Friday night at the Dykstra home en route from California to Illinois. Numerous visits occurred in Pella, Des Moines, Newton, Knoxville, and Monroe with dinners, shows, and a birth noted for Nelson Vos's son David.
Lynnville high school students attended the District Music contest in Grinnell where both boys and girls glee clubs earned excellent ratings. Pauline Terpstra works at the Thompson cafe. Roy Younkin won election as mayor, succeeding Aric Terpstra. Local residents visited one another through the week including the De Bruyns, Browns, Thompsons, Millers, and Montgomerys, with Mildred Brushis enrolling in Murphy Business College at Oskaloosa.
Peoria area notes rain boosts grain sowing while C B Van der Hart weighs a potential missionary posting in Carisso New Mexico. News recounts farm chores, relatives visiting from Chicago, a hospital trip to Newton, a lime pit operation near Peoria and local illness concerns.
Town musings call for women to join a dandelion eradication effort during Tulip Time with rewards for husbands. Promote Dutch costume participation for visitors, praise local helper known as Sun shine, and urge full community effort to make Tulip Time a standout success in Pella.
CVIPELOELES cannot complete chores as Mrs. Wm. Vroegh improves after illness. Wm. Ozinga builds a new house after last winter’s fire with Pet hoven Tailor and Leighton lumber dealer providing carpentry and materials. Henry Bosveld plans a trip to Culerville, Mich., to visit a relative in hospital, with Kelderman and Winkerman Jr. accompanying him.
Otley residents share Sunday visits at grandparents home. A pot luck supper took place at Otley Reformed church basement with Sunday school officers and spouses present. Dorcas society met April 4 at the church basement. Julith Van Weelden recovering after hospital stay. Betty Mac Berg visiting Gerrit Wittenberg home. Lila Van Vliet ill with tonsillitis. Mrs. Jake Aalbers recovering.
A Monday shipment brought a car of gas to the Co op and a car of coal left. Elmer Vogelaar and William Vriezelaar traveled to Dubuque Iowa from Thursday to Friday and returned with a new oil tank for the Co op truck. Tuesday's Bible class closed the year with a roller skating party at the college gym in Pella. Mrs J P Montgomery and daughter of Knoxville visited the Caswell home Sunday. Helen and Mildred Gilliland from Sigourney and friends visited the Angove home Saturday evening. Katherine Rankin of Knoxville visited Mr and Mrs Harvey and family Sunday. Mrs Harvey is Rankin's aunt.
The Pella High School band attended a music contest in Grinnell on Saturday. Lois Van Vliet and Raymond Robus of Otley also entered the contest. W L Angove visited with Wm Stursma of Pella at Mahaska hospital where William was recovering from recent surgery. Colfax native visited the Longdin home. M Korver spent two months at her daughter’s home, Mae. Renny Verwers in Bella plans to stay for a while. Mrs Lewis Te Varies of Pella hosted nieces Norma and Kuper Tuesday near Charles Vander Kolk’s home. Rev Rozenoom sick with appendicitis and operated on at Mahaska hospital. Professor Mentink of the college in Pella temporarily led services. Mrs William Roush helped paper a room with Mrs Artie Christensen Thursday. Clarence Bricker returned to Otley to plow as locals plant potatoes and gardens.
Sioux Center News reports a surge in land sales in Sioux County as lenders offer favorable terms on farms, drawing capital from investors and estates. Vacant farms attract buyers, boosting transfers and triggering increased activity in the spring season. Chronicle Office seeks clean cotton rags.
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