Lake Prairie 4-H Club and Local Meetings Update
Seventeen members and two leaders attended the April Lake Prairie 4-H meeting at Marvin De Zwarte’s home. The group postponed dues, discussed a June tour, and planned final event details. John Van Zemeren led sanitation and livestock disease questions and dairy farm bulletins were distributed.
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Lake Prairie Club
Marvin de Zwarte
Roland Bysink
John van Zemeren
de Zwarte
Lemar de Jong
Baptist Ladies Aid Meeting and OES Gathering
The Ladies Aid planned a semi annual Birthday meeting at 2 45 o clock with hostesses Eva Van Toorn and Jeanette Van Roekel. The OES regular meeting on Monday April 10 at the Masonic Hall noted Mr. Tilma’s absence due to an accident and his slow recovery. Hostesses Wilma Lankelma Nora Fultz and Hazel Vander Pol entertained members at the Garden Square Cafe.
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Ladies Aid
Eva van Toorn
Jeanette van Roekel
O.E.S
Masonic Mall
John Tilma
Dr. Fultz
Mr. Tilma
Garden Square Cafe
Wilma Lankelma
Nora Fultz
Hazel Vander Pol
Card of Thanks for Hospital Well Wishes
Expressing sincere thanks to friends neighbors and relatives who visited sent cards letters and flowers during confinement at Mercy Hospital.
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Mercy Hospital
Mahaska Hospital
Jacob Stouwie
Thanks for prayers cards gifts and visits Iowa notices
Expressions of gratitude from Mrs. Sam Van Rheenen New Sharon Mrs. John Van Arkel Mrs. Jacob Stouwie and Mr. and Mrs. Arie De Vries thanking friends relatives and neighbors for prayers cards visits flowers and gifts during illness at hospital and on their 50th anniversary
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Mother’s
Dr. Haverkamp
American Legion Auxiliary
Sam van Rheenen
New Sharon
Iowa
John van Arkel
Arie de Vries
Thanks to Fire Department and Auto Co. for saving garage
Mrs D De Haai Grace De Haai expresses sincere thanks to the Pella Fire Department and the employees of the White Way Auto Co. for prompt and efficient work in saving her garage from a fire last week.
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Pella
White Way Auto Co
D. de Haai
Grace de Haai
Card and flower tribute from Mercy Hospital patient
A brief message of thanks from Otley Iowa thanks donors at Mercy Hospital Os kaloosa. The note expresses heartfelt appreciation for cards and flowers speaking from the heart and cites Matthew 25 40 as a guiding sentiment.
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Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Matthew
A. T. van Zante
Otley
Iowa
Plane crash near Honolulu saves Emmitsburg native
Lieut. Commander R. T. Jennings, formerly of Emmitsburg, escaped unharmed as co pilot when the Mars flying boat crashed and burned near Honolulu. Other crew members were unnamed. The incident drew attention to the danger faced by air crews in distant operations.
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Honolulu
R. T. Jennings
Emmits
Ruth Ransom Plans Week in Pella for Mission Board
Miss Ruth Ransom executive secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions RCA will spend a week in Pella speaking at the Packing Tea Mother and Daughter banquet Sunday School and church and chapel and Y program and Women’s Day convocation She will be hosted by Dean and Mrs H W Pietenpol and interview students at the college campus and address faculty and student women and senior girls from Pella and Christian High Schools
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Hall
Central College
Christian School
Fture
Duane Vander Schaaf
Morrison, Ill
Florence van Maanen
Leighton
Ruth Ransom
Board of Foreign Missions
RCA
Pella
Miss Ransom
H. W. Pietenpol
Third Reformed Church
YWCA
Douwstra Chapel
Christian High Schools
Sacred Program at Ebenezer Church of Leighton Tonight
The Willing Workers Society of Ebenezer Reformed Church of Leighton presents an all sacred program on Thursday April 20 1950 at 745 pm. The program includes solos by Donna De Prenger Frances Heslinga and others with scenes and pictures depicting biblical events from Esther to Christ Arose. A Holy City solo by Mrs Melvin Brummel closes the program.
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Willing Workers Society of the
Ebenezer Reformed Church of
Donna_De Prenger
Good Shepherd
Frances Heslinga
Donna de Prenger
Calvary
Christ
Gabriel
Holy City
Melvin’ Brummel
Fight Carpet Beetles With Spray Routine
Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College advises a spray routine to combat carpet beetles. If the living room rug shows wear or upholstery looks threadbare, carpet beetles are likely the cause and require treatment to protect fabrics and furnishings.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Desserts as Part of a Balanced Menu from Iowa State College
Iowa State College extension nutri tion specialist Jewel Graham promotes a booklet titled Desserts Delicious and Nutritious. It outlines 82 pages of recipes and guidance on classifying desserts into the basic seven food groups and pairing desserts with meals to boost nutrition and energy. The guide covers cakes pies cookies custards fruit desserts gelatin frozen desserts and more, with examples for yellow vegetables citrus fruits potatoes and high protein desserts. The booklet may be obtained from county extension offices or the Bulletin Office at Iowa State College.
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Jewel Graham
Iowa State College
Miss Graham
Bulletin
De Hamer Infant Ronald Eugene Dies at Birth
Graveside services were held Saturday April 15, 1950 for Ronald Eugene De Hamer stillborn son of Mr and Mrs Peter J De Hamer Rev S Vroon officiated and interment was at Oakwood Cemetery Surviving are parents sister Marilyn brother John maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Peter G De Jong of Leighton paternal grandfather John K De Hamer of Pella
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Ronald Eugene
Peter J. de Hamer
S. Vroon
Oakwood Cemetery
Marilyn
John
Peter G. de Jong
Leighton
John K. de Hamer
Pella
Bereavement thanks to Rev S Vroon and De Hamer family
Relatives express appreciation for kindness and sympathy during bereavement. Special thanks go to Rev S Vroon for comforting words. Signed by Mr and Mrs Peter De Hamer and Marilyn and John.
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S. Vroon
Peter de Hamer
Marilyn and
John
Miss Jennie Harmsen Dies After Illness in Des Moines
Miss Jennie Harmsen of the Home for the Aged Des Moines Iowa died after a lingering illness Monday evening April 17 1950 at Greyson Nursing Home Des Moines Funeral services will be held Thursday April 29 1950 at 2 00 p.m. from the Baptist Church Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery
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Jennie Harmsen
Home For the
Greyson Nursing Home
Des Moines
Iowa
Baptist Church
Graceland Cemetery
Pressure Pan Custard Quick Hearty Dessert
Custards can be steamed in 2 minutes in a pressure pan says ex extension nutritionist Jewel Graham. Use warm milk, standard recipe, two layers in straight-sided cups, foil tops, 15 pounds pressure, two minutes, unmold before serving. Cancer in children from leukemia noted.
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Jewel Graham
Iowa State College
Graham
Pella High enters 16 entries in music meet lines
A listing from Pella High shows 16 entries across solo and ensemble categories for the music meet. Performers include Shirley Van Rockel, Wilma Keuning, Logan Van Sittert, and Greta Palmquist among others, with various solo and group pieces scheduled in school rooms and churches.
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Shirley van Rockel
Pella
Wilma Keuning
Local Page: Student musical events at Pella schools
At 1:00 p.m. treble voice medium Ruth Kaldenberg of Pella placed first in 15 centr. The same time treble voice high Phyllis Hasselman of Pella placed third in 16 en 0 p.m. A 1:00 p.m. snare drum solo at Washington Junior High School featured Carl Ver Stee. At 7:00 p.m. the girls glee club performs in the high school auditorium with Pella fifth in five entries. The boys glee club follows at 8:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium with three entries.
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Logan van Sittert
Spencer Grand
Larry Wendell
Carl Boat
Pella
Mary Alice Buwalda
Methodist Church
Pauline Steenbock
Nancy Groendyke
Marilln Vander
Ruth Kaldenberg
Phyllis Hasselman
Washington
Carl Ver Stee
Carpet Beetles In Iowa Homes And Treatment Steps
A specialist warns carpet beetles cause most fabric damage in Iowa homes estimating 75 percent annually. Larvae are fuzzy brown or black and grow to about a third of an inch. Regular quarterly to tri monthly treatment with oil solutions of DDT or chlordane advised, spraying edges floors davenports rugs stairs and behind baseboards, then allowing 7 to 8 hours to dry.
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Towa
Iowa
Gunderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lake Prairie
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Pella V.F.W
Memorial Hall
Vereie Trueblood
Carol Courtney
Leonora Schakel
Ernest Shaw
Franklin Verrips
Matt Kempkes
Nevada
Irene Willemsen
Verde Trueblood
Pat Ballenger
Kate Schakel
Everone
Shaw
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
Reading Circle
E. H. Tanis
Peggy Leu
the Seven Stars
Matsumoto
J. J. Sybenga
L. Bousquet
Baptist Ladies Aid Meeting
Gilbert de Jong Leighton
Ebenezer Church of Leighton
DE Hamer Infant
Pella High
Central School
Robert. van Hal
Jonathans
Apple Grove Orchard
Apple House
Mitchellville
U.S
Jonathan
Moin
Frank de Wit
Co Crawford
U. S. Secret Service
Saddel Ut
Barbara Payton
James Oliver Curwood
Holland Theatre
Walter Damrosch
Bruns_Walter
New York Philharmonic
Lily Pons
Gregor Piatigorsky
Rise Stevens
Artur Rodzinski
Artur Rubinstein
Jan Peerce
Ezio Pinza
Vaughn Monroe
Jascha Heifetz
Fritz Reiner
Leopold Stokowski
Harry James
Wlan
Joan Holden
Caulfield
Billy de Wola
Edward Amohd
Mona Freeman
Goringdale
Cosco Kitchen
Steol
Cosco Steel
Philco
Hoover
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