Local births and moves feature in Pella area notes
Mr and Mrs Frank Bakker welcomed a baby boy at Mahaska Hospital Oska loosa on Friday April 18. Numerous residents travel to and from Kalamazoo Chicago Denver and Des Moines for medical visits and family gatherings. A parade of hospital discharges transfers and visits fills the page with names and places reflecting the community’s daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bakker
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
William Hugen Id
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Henry Hagen
Lewis Ozinga
John F. van Gorp
Delia de Haan
Mahaska
B. van Veen
Mercy Hospital
William L. Sheppard Jr
Orville Bensink
Irwin C. Russvold
Hayward
California
Denver
Colorado
Veterans’ Administration
Rufsvold
Lill Crum
Pella
14Th Ave
Apt
Paul Vander Hart
Oskaloosa Satur
Emma Hiemstra
Mercy
Vander Veer Hand
Des Moines
Town State Fair Grounds
Emery Gaard
John Rouwenhorst
Mai Heerema
C. Evers
M. Vander Linden
Presbyterian Church of
Art Center
C. A. Bartels
West Gallery
Residents Visit At The Home For The Aged Highlight Local Guests
News from the Home for the Aged notes many visits by families and friends including Adrian Geenen Dirk Geenen Sophia Hamburger and others from Holland Michigan Oskaloosa Sully and Leighton. A new resident Dirk De Bruin was admitted April 19 while several residents including Dries Van der Wal J W Van Gorp and John Klein are improving Mary Van Nimwegen and Pete De Heus are in failing health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Geenen
Dirk Geenen
Sophia
Hamburger
Holland
Michigan
Minnie Killahan
Ed Denburger
Leighton
Don Vander Veer
Jake Goemaat
Peter Vander Wal
Rut Leydens
John Langstraat
Pete Langstraat
Paul Langstraat
Pete van Ham
Pete Pol
Jeanetta Pol
Marion Pol
Jake Goodyk
Leendert Langstrast
G. Heslings
Oskaloosa
Frank Heslinga
Albert van Heukelem
Martin Vink
C. Weeda
Clarence Renaud
Catherine Kooistra of
Sully
Mary Brand
Dirk de Bruin
Dries Vander Wal
J. W. van Gorp
John Klein
Mary van Nimwegen
Pete de Heus
Cleaning Wallpaper Advice From Town State College Experts
Home management specialists prescribe a dough type cleaner for non washable wallpaper and careful dusting first. For washable wallpaper test a small area, then use mild soap and lukewarm water with gentle long strokes and light pressure, moving in one direction. Corner spots and grease require spot treatments before a full wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
Local Servicemen Note Discharges and Training Updates
Delmar Petersm, petty officer first class, will be discharged this month after four years in the Navy. Enlisted April 28, 1948, he served on USS Rendova and is now stationed in San Diego. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Petersma of Pella Iowa and thanks friends for birthday cards and letters received while serving in Korea. Harold E. Hoksbergen expresses gratitude for support while in service. Albert Ernest Rouw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rouw of Pella Iowa, left for service October 5, 1951. Training at Great Lakes, then assigned to USS Columbus CA 74. on leave January 14, 1952, sent to Boston and later to Guba May 16 for further training. address listed in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Rendova
San Diego
Delmar Is
Henry Petersma
East Third St
Pella
Towa, If
Korea
Pfe
Harold E. Hoksbergen
U.S
E.A.B
San Francisco
California
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Boston
Mass
U.S.S. Columbus C.A
Guba
Albert E. Rouw
M. c/o F.P
New York
Fort Ord Private Van Vliet Jr Earns Top Academic Honors
Fort Ord California April 12 Private First Class James M Van Vliet Jr son of Mr and Mrs J M Van Vliet Otley Lawson graduated today as honor siden of his class in the Fort Ord Unit Supply School Van Vliet 21 received a Certificate of Achievement for topping his class in the eight week supply clerks course Inducted into the Army March 6 1951 Van Vliet now returns to his home unit the 412th Engineers Construction Battalion at the Yuma Arizona Test Station He attended Central College in Pella Iowa before his induction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
Lawson
Fort Ord
van Vliet
Army
412Th Engineers
Yuma
Ariz
Central College
Pella
Iowa
Addresses of soldiers listed for service
Pvt. Melvin L. Schippers 1298433 is in Platoon 252 First Recruit Trng Battalion Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California. A 3/e Marion Slagter AF 17333903 3758 Student Squadron Barracks 774 SR Sheppard AFB Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin L. Schippers
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Marion Slagter
S.R. Sheppard A.F.B. Texas
Farmland Tractor Accident Wounds Girl in Leg
A family farm tractor carrying children to school hit deep ruts on an attached manure spreader. The machine lurched and the spreader reel injured Karen on her left leg, requiring 200 stitches after the driver Gregory Herrig stopped the rotaries in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toote
Dessand
Gregory Herrig
Belleyvue
Daughter
Karen
False insurance frauds rise as Iowa unit reports cases
The Iowa Employment Security Commission cites 116 fraud cases since the fraud investigation unit began July 1 1960 with 102 convictions and nine still pending. From seven quarters, $27,694.37 in cash recovered. penalties range from a $20 fine to six months in jail. The report notes weekly benefits are claimed fraudulently per count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Employment Secure Commission
Towa
Time to Spray for Household Pests in Spring
Iowa State College extension entomologist Harold Gunderson urges homemakers to begin spring cleaning now to thwart carpet beetles, clothes moths, and silverfish that damage books, clothing, and furnishings. He advises thorough cleaning of closets, attics, baseboards, and quarter-rounds, followed by spraying these areas with 5 percent DDT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Gunderson
Household pest control tips from entomologist Gunderson
The expert recommends 2 percent chlordane or spray on rugs and upholstered furniture to kill silverfish and moths. He notes spraying walls shelves closets around pipes under sinks and around frames in papered rooms, and spraying attics. For fur and wool storage, brush sun dry clean or thaw woolens, seal in tight containers with paradichlorobenzene crystals and label each package to limit disturbance.
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Gunderson
Ile
Four Time Breaks for Eight Year Old Donald Stephens
Eight year old Donald Stephens of Diagonal has broken his arm for the fourth time. His right arm has twice broken and his left arm has broken twice, marking a rare repeated injury pattern for a young child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Stephens
Lead Arsenate Controls Worms and Grubs in Lawns
Harold Gunderson of Town State College urges lead arsenate to curb earthworms white grubs and sod webworms in lawns. Apply 1 pound per 100 square feet dry and water in or spray with water. Safe for children and pets after treatment. follow with fertilizer and rolling to smooth the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Gunderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. J. Kleinjan
Paramount
Chronicle
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Juliana
Kleinjan
Emmanuel Church
Prince Bernhard
Gradysander Linden
Del
Ray de Haan
Simon de Haan
River
Bethesda Women’s Hospital
de Haan
East Iliff
Cololo
Wilfred van .Gorp
Louisville
Kentucky
van Gorp
Henry Edmand
Ames
Glads
Peter van Gorp
Nina Fan Gorp
F. F. Carpenter
Iisan City
Eugene Koning
Kr. Koning
Ben Groenendyk
Dick Synhorst
Newton
Mrs. Bynhorst
Leona
Reuvers
Ben
Jacob Vogelaar
Des Moines Reformed Church
Norman van Heukelem
Gene Thorngren
John
Kansas City
Missouri
Wayne Hill
Tommy
Thorngren
Hill
Richard McAllister
van Houweling
Vera Gaass
Oakland
Gerald Rysdam
Omaha
Nebraska
Miss Gaass
Bank of America
Lewis de Vries
The
Iowa Optometric Association
Savery Hotel
Hugo Grundman
St. Cloud
Minnesota
John Grundman
Florida
Louis van Roekel
John Ulrich
Gerrit van Gorp
Gerald Moka
Peggy
Pel Inte
Sunder
Iowa City
Mokma
Monterey
Mexico
James Cochrane
Memorial Union
Rotary
Clarence Caldwell
Scott
Spencer de Jong
Fulton, Illinois
Mrs. de Jong
Nellie Beckering
Ed Cook
McAllen
Texas
James Doedyns
Hitler
Caime
Sully Co-op Lumber Co
Sully, Iowa
Delmar Petersma
Delmar Petersm
Horsbergen
Albert Ernest Rouw
Cuba
Wm. Rouw
Pfc
James van Vliet
Army Supply School
Peter Schwartz
Pio
James M. van Vliet
Independence and
West Third Streets
Webster School
Pella High School
Reuben Schakel
W. Eb, Rishel
Rexall Drug
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn Motors Corporation
Harry Ferguson
Harry Ferguson, Inc
Ford
Ford Tractors
Dearborn Motors
Mr. Henry Ford II
Pella Supply Company
Cornie van Roekel
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