Dupree Walker Nuptials In Knoxville On April 9 1939
Miss Verdene Walker daughter of Mrs Margaret Walker of Knoxville and Henry DuPree son of Mrs Jane DuPree of Pella wed at St Anthony's rectory Knoxville in a single ring ceremony. The bride wore hunter green tailored ensemble with pink ladiloi corsage. she is Knoxville High School 1938 graduate and works at Galvin real estate. DuPree attended Pella schools and works at Rol reen factory. leads a local dance band. Attendants included Miss Faye Van Hemert of Knoxville and Carl Van Rees of Pella. Also notes birthday gathering for Mr Van Haaften at home in Osskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdene Walker
Margaret Walker
Knoxville
Henry DuPree
Jane DuPree
Pella
St. Anthony’s Rectory
Knox ‘Ile
Martin J. Toran
Galvin
du Pree
Alla
Popper
Various Otley Church Social and Community Events
Mrs. Ralph Dykstra hosted Banner Bearers from Otley on April 20 with devotions led by Mrs. J Van Weelden and a lesson by Mrs. Gerri Den Hartog on Medical Milestones in India. Fourteen members attended and lunch followed. The Christian Reformed Women's League meets today at 10 with a youth temptations debate and a Dutch-English program by Rev. H Koning of Tracy and Mrs. G Rozeboom. The Girls Society of First Christian Reformed church presents The Three Little Kids on April 25 at the high school auditorium. tickets from society members or Vande Voort Grocery. A birthday surprise honored John Ver Meer on April 14 near Pella. A birthday gathering included several Quasi-relatives and friends with refreshments served. College Music Dept recital on April 20 at 7:30 in the chapel features piano and vocal solos and two-piano pieces. the Madrigal Club sings under Prof Wing. Mixed chorus to Des Moines and Ames broadcasts follow. several students earned excellents at a subdistrict contest in Oskaloosa. Federated Club held April 18 at Mrs. Dockendorff’s home. plans for a Des Moines Coliseum booth during Home and Garden Week April 22-28.
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Ralph Dykstra
Banner Bearer Society of the Reformed Church of
Otley
J. van Weelden
Gerrit den Hartog
India
Women’s League
Women’s League of
Christian Reformed Churches
Second
Christian Reformed Church
H. Koning
Tracy
Girls’ Society
The
First Christian Reformed Church
Vande Voort
Prof
Wing
Leona Breuklander
Irene Bogard
Lillian Jutting
Elvina Fikema
Jessie Butler
Dorothy de Boer
Donald Ten Haken
Ruth Jurgens
Alvina Ostendorf
Gal Club
Des Moines
Ames
Professor Wing
Phyllis Ver Ploeg
Marjorie van Heukclom
Miss Street
Mrs. Liggett
Oskaloosa
Federated Club
Dockendorff
Bootsma
Knoxville
Coliseum
Tulip Time plans and local club notices in Pella
Dutch costumes and Dutch cookies were advertised for Tulip Time in Pella with a tulip show planned at the Legion auditorium. Mrs. T H Kaldenberg led the program featuring Miss Martha Van Berkum and a piano solo. Movies of the Rose Festival and Tulip Time were shown by Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson of Knoxville. Next meeting May 19 marks the 26th anniversary of the Pella Federated Club. Afternoon Tea hosted by Mrs. Karl Kettering and a Kensington gathering hosted by Mrs. T G Fultz featured sewing, visiting, and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auditorium
Pella
T. H.kaldenberg
Martha van Berkum
Olcott Memorial Hospital In Kuwait Opens In Tribute
Dr Mary Bruins Allison reports on the opening of Olcott Memorial Hospital for women in Kuwait as Sheikh Ahmed dedicates the building. Staff, mission members, and British officials attend the ceremony with Bedouin guards, tours, and demonstrations of the operating rooms, patient rooms, and facilities.
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Sheikh Ahmed
Kuwait
Olcott Memorial Hospital
Persian Gulf
Kuwait Oil Company
Mylrea
Taylor
Mission
Ahmed
Arabian hospital marks gift and service start
A modest anonymous donor funded equipment for Kuwait women while the Women’s Board contributed gear. A speech was given in English and the Sheikh departed with guards, leaving the hospital to begin serving. Dr. Mary Bruins Allison, daughter of Rev H M Bruins, had been in Arabia five years and visited Scotland.
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Kuwait
Shiekh
Mary Bruins Allison
H. M. Bruins
Second Reformed Church
Mary
Arabia
Scotland
New Sharon Rose Festival Set for June 20 21
New Sharon Iowas second annual Rose Festival will be held June 20 and 21 in New Sharon. The community plants hundreds more roses this spring enhancing the citys claim as Iowas City of Roses. Committees near completion for a spectacular program headlined by a Coronation Parade on the festival's second day.
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New Sharon
Iowa
Middlewest
To Elect Queen The Oval Queen in June Coronation
The Oval Queen will be elected early in June by popular ballot and coronated in a ceremony with Governor Geo. A. Wilson participating. A Rose Show under the American Rose Society rules will open the festival day, drawing exhibitors from across the state. The festival is a non profit free event that had a highly successful first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Wilson
American Rose Society
Sulfapyridine Helpful in Some Pneumonia Cases
A new chemical compound named sulfapyridine enters U S medical practice alongside serum therapy, hailed as a two edged weapon in pneumonia treatment. Early reports indicate a striking decrease in pneumonia death rates as physicians employ this drug after recent England origin.
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England
Sulfapyridine Shows Rapid Temperature Drop In Pneumonia
The drug often lowers patient temperature within a day of administration, with general well being improving even when lung condition lags. Toxic reactions can occur, including nausea and vomiting, potentially hindering continued use. While stories of miraculous recoveries circulate, reports of failures and dangers exist, and sulfapyridine should complement, not replace, serum therapy.
Contract Let For Post Office At County Seat
The contract for building the new post office in Knoxville was awarded to the James Lock Co of Minneapolis for 59800 dollars. Two bids were equal, but after consideration the government chose the Minneapolis firm. Work must be finished in 240 days, about eight months, by January.
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Knoxville
James Lock Co
Minneapolis
Knoxville Express
Birth Rate At Low Point In Year 1933
Iowa vital statistics chief Mayo Tolman notes births per 1000 fell to a low 15.7 in 1933 while deaths hovered near 10.7 per 1000 in 1920, with projections suggesting births may equal deaths around 1953 if trends continue, barring unforeseen shocks.
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Iowa
Mayo Tolman
Vital Statistics Division
Iowa State Department of Health
Tolman
Towa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dupree—Walker
Faye van Hemert
Carl van Rees
Miss van Hemert
Oskaloosa Herald
David van Haaften
van Haaften
M.D. van Haaften
Marion van Haaften
Dean
Duane
G. 3. Klein
Benny
Jake Klein
John Klein
J. Willemsen
Lynnville
John Vanden Berg
Fifield
Olgate
Harmis
Fie
Colgate
Carpenter's Drug Store
Carpenter Drug Store
John Ver Meer
Dick Langstrant
Bill Louwsma
Anthony Ver Meer
Jacob Ver Meer
Tunis Ver Meer
Margaret de Ruiter
Plymouth
Tom
CITC
Emmag le
Veenstra & Warner
Chrysler
Geo. F
T. Sadler
George Wilson
Karl Kettering
Kensington
T. G. Fultz
Olcott Hospital
New Sharon Rose Festival
Chicago
Clark Street
George Francis Sadler
New York City
Berlin
Germany
Penney’s
Sianforized
SA F Serye Towncrafts
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