News of Nearby Towns And Rural Communities
P.T.A. meeting at Wright School House draws large crowd with a full program and refreshments. Local families visit one another, church services held across Christian Reformed and Reformed churches, and community groups like the Priscilla Circle form in Fremont. Easter programs, sunrise services, and social gatherings mark a busy stretch of family and church activity in Leighton and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Wright School
Jay Kuiken
Near
Eddyville
Jim Meinders
Peter van Gilst
Pella
Fremont
Clifford Cruzer
Cornelius
Columbus Junction
A. TL. Cruzen
J. Mulder
Cedar
Christian Reformed Church
William Fisher
Robert Brummel
S. Vroon
H. Vander Klay
Julius Newenhouse
Judith Kay
South Holland
Ill
J. G. Newenhouse
William van Veldhuizen
Milo Vande
Don de Prenger
Tunis Goemaat
C. M. Vroom
Herman Hasselman
Aaron Brummel
J. C. van Wyke
the Reformed Church
Oskaloosa
William Re
Leighton
Larry Larson
Rex Hedge
Methodist
Larson
Fred Denburger
Willing Workers Society
Priscilla Sisters Society
Hedge
Conner Ploeg
Willing Workers
Priscilla Circle
J. A. van Zonk
Gary Vander Haar
Phylis
Harold
Richard
the Vander Haars
Vinton
Leighton Christian School
Jimmy Steenhoek
Pifixertise
Jesus
Donna Boerlyn
Joyce Meinders
Linda Groendyke
Carol Boerlyn
Gary van Kooten
Dwayne van Kooten
Elsie de Jong
Joann Memmelaar
Ronald van Kooten
Janice van Kooten
Glenda van- Wilma Meinders Ie
Recitatioe Jong
Tena Ludemann
Farwell
Robert
Monroe News Obituary Notices and Friends Remembered
Funeral services for Mrs. Jean ette Thomassen 91 were held at the Monroe Methodist Church with Rev Pennington officiating. She left a large family including two daughters and nine sons and was buried in Monroe Cemetery. Also noted are obituaries for Mrs. Ross Montgomery and Miss Olive Hazzard with details of their church memberships and burial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Thomassen
Methodist
Pennington
Thomassen
Monroe
Jesse Banks
Jennie Schermehorn
Newton
Clifford
Charles
Jim
George
John
Delbert
Clyde
Loren
Knoxville
Myril
Fairplay
Colorado
Lew
Lucille van Zante
Dale McComas
Ross Montgomery
The
Baptist Church
Flat Rock
Illinois
Forrest Montgomery
Story City
Iowa
Kenneth E. Montgomery
Edinburgh
Texas
C. Lasswell
Olive Hazzard
Council Bluffs
Arthur Farrell
First Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Ralph Rinehart
Tom English
Back to God Rally and community notes in Oskaloosa
Leighton News covers a recent Back to God Rally in Oskaloosa with attendees including Rev. and Mrs. Vander Klay and family. Mentions of Miss Ann Mae Flokstra Grand Rapids and Miss Sylvia Kooistra Whitinsville visit the Vander Klays, plus Johnsons and De Prengers in Des Moines and Knoxville social calls. Community updates note Mrs. Vander Klay's improved health, Ruth Circle church group meetings, and local Easter gatherings with Den Adel and Denburger families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Vander Klay
Oskaloosa
Ann Mae Flokstra
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Vander Klay
Sylvia Kooistra
Whitinsville
Massachusetts
Don de Prenger
John Veenstra
Knoxville
Connie Engelhoven
Rena Meppelink
Will van Heukelem
M. M. de Rues
van Heukelem
Joe Brummel
Earl Brummel
Bill Denton
Tracy
Des Moines
Harlan Walker
Denton
Gilbert de Jong
Mercy Hospital
Ruth Circle
Christian Reformed Church
Rs Vander Klay
Cornie de Tons
Newton Barns
Bob Glendening
Burlington
Clarence den Adel
J Ry
Judy
Fred Denburger
Larry Larson
Jan
Buck Lewis
Flokstra
Calvin College
Ladies Aid Society
The
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Birthday party honors Clinton Vriezelaar in Eddyville
Social notes record Clinton Vriezelaar’s birthday party on Tuesday April 4 with Johnny Duncan Terry Vriezelaar Phillip Clevenger Freddie Wilson Tommy Cook R D Blankenship Stevie Hewitt and Jimmie Tool among the young guests. Grandmother Gradus Vriezelaar and aunt Kathryn Vriezelaar attended along with cake favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Shaffer
Charles Shaffer
Bill Stover
Martha Viers
Forrest Matherly
Deborah
John Morris
Eddyville
Ivor Whitted
Louis Knox
Carolyn
Chamberlain
South Dakota
Monroe
Clinton Vriezelaar
Johnny Durcan
Terry Vriezelaar
Phillip Clevenger
Freddie Wilson
Tommy Cook
R. D. Blankenship
Stevie Hewitt
Jimmie Tool
Gradus Vriezelaar
Kathryn Vriezelaar
Nebraska
Bellevue
Blair
Missouri
Rockport
Union Star
Gower
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Emma McCauley
Leland Balmer
Otley
Clare McCauley
Carolyne
Janie
Chicks Started Right Continue Good Eating
State College expert W R Whitfield outlines a free choice feeding method to prevent overheating in young flocks. Begin training on day one with ample starter and keep it available until 8 to 12 weeks, then add oats and shelled corn, advancing to grower concentrate and finally 26 percent laying concentrate before housing in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Whitfield
State College
Whitfield
I Whitfield
Des Moines Visitor Spends Weekend With Ballards
Miss Anna Mae Ballard of Des Moines joined her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Ballard for the weekend. The Baptist Sunday School class taught by Rev. E. C. Lasswell held a pot luck supper Friday evening.
Injured Grinnell Man Suffers Severe Knee and Heel Injury
John Lunn of Grinnell was injured last week when a piece of machinery fell on both knees. His heel was broken and forced against the pavement, fracturing a bone in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lunn
Grinnell
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Oskaloosa News
Lizabeth Newenhouse
Beulah Klein
Frank van Haaften
Jerry
Bob Duffus
Jack
Danny
Diane
Joy den Burger
Bonnie van Zomeren
Edwarda Grandin
June de Cook
Christian Endeavor Society
Lynnville Christian Endeavor
New Sharon
Marcia van Maanen
Nola Boot
Betty
Eunice Kempe
Dorothy Blom
Janice
Florence van Maanen
Kenneth van Maanen
Warren
Howard de Elmer Veldhuizen
Will de Goes
Willie Rempe
Kenneth Bailey
Allen Rempe
Willis van Haafien
Loren Vander Wert
Monroe News
H. W. Vriezelaar
Leighton News
G. G. Versteegh
Maytag
Geurts’ Produce Co
M. M. de Reus
Imperial Breeding Farms
Ottumwa
Pt Reeth
Pete Eee
Ana Oan Deng Ecrts
Herron
Vos
Colfax Sale Company
Bell
Shields List National Bank
Oikaloosa
the Chronicle
Vos Bottle Gas Co
Washington St
Vandermeulen Hoeksema Co
Main St
Ford Tractor
Ford
Dearborn
Ulrich Tractor Co
Romania
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