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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
2
Locals gO reports a April 15 dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs John Blot for Gerrit Vas Meal families including Wilma Stat y Jeane Renard. The column lists births deaths travel hospital stays school visits and various community happenings with multiple residents away or recovering.
Mrs Vander Horst is ill and her family, including Mr and Mrs William Kelderman of Sedalia, and Tinie Hokehere, are informed as her condition is reported from Pellican? Tuesday evening.
Joby Vann Raale son of MoT Van Riteke died at his Bre Rane home near Prairie Gin te Aor be TAL ak at age 9 0 months and 10 thes Te Ia a fen. Funeral held at his brother's home Thursday at 2:00 pm conducted by Rev. Edward Hui bregtse. Singing of No Night There and Abide With Me by Wilma Van Zee with piano by Mrs. Wmn. Van Zee. Pallbearers were nephews. Burial Graceland Cemetery, Pelli ls.
Readers glimpse a bustling company update detailing large-scale orders for Venetian blinds and Rolite products. Notes include shipments to Cincinnati Cleveland Birmingham and Washington DC, with bets on growing distributor contacts and a steady rise in orders and jobs from Illinois Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Arin Korver, born March 12 1875 near Peoria Fens, died April 12 1941 at University Hospital in Towa City. He married Nellie De Rous March 27 1900. they lived on a farm near Leighton. Survived by three daughters Mabel Catherine Beulah, three grandchildren Willis Arian Ervin Van Haaften, one brother Gerrit Korver, three sisters N K Vos Pella Gysbert Vos Otley. Funeral held April 15 at Ebenezer Reformed Church Leighton and burial at Oakwood cemetery Pella.
Wilma Kay Vander Horst four week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Vander Horst of Pella died at Mercy Hospital Des Moines at 2 80 o'clock Wednesday morning April 28 following a spinal operation She died shortly after birth Funeral services will be held at 1 00 o'clock Friday January 26 at the Van Dyk Funeral Home with interment in Oakwood Cemetery
A garbled OCR listing Sunday schedules across churches includes Second Reformed, Open Bible, Third Reform, First Reformed and First Church. Entries note morning worships, Sunday school, evangelistic services, prayer meetings, baptisms, radio sermonette, and special invitations to unchurched residents. Named leaders include Kenneth Vander Finder and Rev. Pad.
A ruined OCR fragment hints at a sermon by Reverend Wilson of Des Moines and others in Eddyville and Mil area. It mentions preaching on Carol's day Eve and suggests welcoming visitors for a church event with emphasis on easing funeral costs.
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