Locals News from The Chronicle Report Apr Events
Locals note Mrs. Arthur Kaldenberg of Des Moines stopped in Pella en route to Os ka loosa to visit Dave Stewart in hospital. Visitors at the Kempkes home included Dorothy and Mona Ericksen, friends of Elisabeth Kempkes. John Hospers was injured at the Rosscreen plant when lumber fractured his left leg above the ankle. he is at Mahaska Hospital. Elmer Ogren spoke at a Scout event in Knoxville urging more older leaders. Leona Vander Linden returned from Florida to Pella with Will Van Sittert. Dr H H Kramer Ralph Grandman and Kenneth Kramer visited Bloomington IN weekend. Funeral attendees for Mrs Diekis Vander Waal included Hull and Orange City residents. A window at White Way Auto Co. was blown out by the wind. Mrs Peter A Kelderman of Lansing Ill visited Ralph Huisman’s family.
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Arthur Kaldenberg
Des Moines
Pella
Oskaloosa
Dave Stewart
Tunis Kempkes
Elisabeth
Dorothy
Mona Ericksen
Ames
John Hospers
Rosscreen
Mahaska Hospital
Hattie Hospers
Henry E. Kuyper
Harry Grand
Ellis Christianson
Charles Blee
H. H. Kramer
Ralph Grandman
Bloomington
Ind
Kenneth Kramer
Diekis Vander Waal
Joe Kruzen
Ivan Kruzen
Hull
Iowa
John Hoffmeyer
Lansing, Ill
Ralph Huisman
Pella Residents Enter Hospitals and Local Events Preview
News briefs report several Pella area residents admitted to Mercy OsKaloosa and Mahaska hospitals on April 3 and 4, including Mrs. Raymond Vander Leest Marvin Nunnikhoven Lowell son of John Ver Heul and Neal Schuring. Dismissals include Harry Van Wyk and others. Knoxville Express item notes Knoxville High School operetta The Windmills of Holland directed by F H Quist with Otis M Corington music. panel on Agents Licensing Law by Bernie Menninga at Des Moines. Marcus Bach of University of Iowa to speak at Drake University event. Harold Bean joins Drake D Delta Phi Delta honor society. William Kilpatrick returns home to Pella after illness in Washington DC.
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Raymond Vander Leest
Marvin Nunnikhoven
Lowell
John Ver Heul
Neal Schuring
Pella
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Cornelia van Doorninck
Mahaska Hospital
Kenneth McAmis
Mercy
Mahaska
Knoxville Express
Knoxville High School
Windmills of
Holland
Otis M. Corington
F. H. Quist
Bernie Menninga
Mutual Insurance Agents of
Iowa
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
Marcus Bach
University of Iowa
Harold Bean
Mev
Hoan
Drake University
Delt Phi Delta
Drake
Bean
College of Fine Arts
Newton
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company
Robert C. Spraker
John Hospers
Dirk van Lint
Ralph Grundman
Margaret
George Ver Steeg
Henry Grundman
Anna
Ilinois
Iowa State College
Helen Alden
Anne
Illinois
William Kilpatrick
Washington, D. C
Kilpatrick
Rosscreen Company
Oxnard and Surroundings Through A Visitor’s Eyes
A travel column describes Oxnard California with notes on its military base population, byways to Oxnard and Camarillo State Hospital, local agriculture including vegetables and flowers, and a large chicken ranch. The author recalls a golden anniversary in Mason City and reflects on fishing, climate, and coastal drives toward Los Angeles.
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Ontario
Oxnard
Los Angeles
W. H. Pittenger
Iowa
Pittenger
Hawkeye State
Ocean Road
California Visit Highlights Lam Family Life at Paramount Trailer
The writer recalls a pleasant stay with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lam at their Paramount trailer home, noting the couple’s modern setup, Fred’s DIY garbage disposal method, and their active Trinity Bible Church involvement. Mention of a Texas-California romance and memories of Pella from the early 1930s adds nostalgic context.
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California
Fred Lam
Paramount
van Nuys
Fred
Pella
100th Birthday Marked by Fort Dodge Resident
W. E. Warnes formerly of Eagle Grove observed his 100th birthday at a Fort Dodge rest home after living in Eagle Grove from 1885 to 1952. His wife Mrs. Warnes is 92 and they have descendants.
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Fort Dodge
W. E. Warnes
Eagle Grove
Birthdays and visits at the Home for the Age
On April 5 Mrs. Dick Vermeer celebrated her 79th birthday and on April 6 Dirk De Bruin aged 88 and Miss Gertie Plender aged 77. Mrs. T Plette visited her children Rev and Mrs Van Engelenhoven in Orange City. Mrs. De Leeuw of Oskaloo salted on sister Mrs. T Vynk. Phone your news to 32.
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Dick Vermeer
Dirk de Bruin
Gertie Plender
T. Plette
van Engelenhoven
Orange City
de Leeuw
Oskaloo
T. Vanyk
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