Local visitors and church notes from Ames and surroundings
Local items record Mr and Mrs Mark Schakel visiting Ames with his mother Mrs P Schakel. Second Chr Ref church leaflet lists sick in congregation including D Doedyn, Peter Bandstra, A C Boat, Ella Vander Schaaf, Mrs M Pleima, Mrs M Vande Kieft. Corporal Paul Klein arrived in San Francisco from Calcutta hoping for discharge. Dutch bookkeeper story prompts Van der Wert family aid via Abington Methodist Sunday School. Other visits include Henry Scholten family, Will Slobe and Flor Geurts at Sigourney and Des Moines, Minnie Rillihan Easter visit, J T Klein of Orange City visiting brother Matt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Schakel
Ames
P. Schakel
D. Doedyn
Mahaska Hospital
Peter Bandstra
A. C. Boat
Ella Vander Schaaf
M. Pleima
M. Vande Kieft
Paul Klein
Arthur Klein
San Francisco
California
Calcutta
India
C. Vander Wert
Abingdon
Miinvis
F. M. Frush
van der Werts
Mayor Frush
Methodist Church
Pella
de Cook
Marilyn
Shirley
Larry
J. B. Vos
Chronicle notes locals families and health updates
Sick and recovering neighbors across Pella and vicinity are mentioned. Phyl Veenendaal returned home from Town U Hospital after surgery. W A Ver Meer injured leg. J Gosselink Sr receiving treatment in Iowa City. Lily Viersen praised after letters and cards from readers. Williams of the Marines visiting Newton. Virgina Kempkes with her family. new baby boy for Elmer Pethoven. Gene Wormhoudt on leave from Great Lakes. James Evers visiting Ames and Des Moines. Ernest Klootwyk discharged from Paratroops. A B Van Houweling in Detroit on business. Joe Vande Geest improving after illness. Nellie De Koning and Ann Balstad discharged from Mahaska Hospital after major surgery.
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Bulletins
Phyl Veenendaal
Town
U. Hospital
W. A. Ver Meer
Mahaka Hospital
J. Gosselink Sr
Iowa City
Jim van Weelden
Sully
John van Weeden
The
Chronicle
Viersen
Elk City
Oklahoma
Lily Viersen
Lily
I A. Viersen
Iowa
Pella
Virginia Kempkes
Adel
Tunis Kempkes
Elmer Pethoven
Mahaskar Hospital
Oskaloosa
Gene Wormhoudt
Great Lakes
Illinois
Lon Wormhoudt
Navy
C. Evers
M. Vander Linden
Ames
James Evers
Des Moines
Carl Rene Vander Linden
Iowa State College
Ernest Klootwyk
Jefferson Barracks
A. B. van Houweling
Detroit
Michigan
Joe Vande Geest
Bethesda Hospital
Colorado
Joe
Nellie de Koning
Ann Balstad
Mahaska Hospital
Many Marriages Ending in Marion County Courts
Suits for divorce this year match marriage licenses issued in Marion County. Forty three divorces and fifty three licenses filed so far in 1946. Four licenses were applied for and cancelled. no public reason given. Ten decrees granted, mostly from last year’s suits. New suits listed include Ben De Joode v De Joode and multiple couples with shared surnames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Journal
Ben de Joode
de Joode
William H. Grove
Rachel MacGrove
Stanley Kendall
Elizabeth Kendall
Alice Joell
Iowa Crop Progress Seeding Nears Finish Across Iowa
Iowa crop progress shows more than four million acres of small grain seeded last week with 81 percent of oats in the ground by April 6. Central and southwest districts nearing completion while northeast lags at a bit over half. Conditions are favorable, with pastures ahead of normal and light winter kill on clover and alfalfa. Labor shortages persist but have not halted field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Towa
Northeast
Iowa Reporting Service
Birthdays and visits mark April at Home for the Age
The Home for the Age notes April birthdays for Nancy Heemstra 73 D Geenen 65 and G Bosma 79. Residents receive visitors from Peoria Otley Prairie City Knoxville and Des Moines while Bosma recovers from asthma and others attend to ill or aged residents. Local family and friends frequent the home as doctors and nurses provide care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Heemstra
D. Geenen
G. Bosma
P. Jonker
Peoria
P. de Jong
John Keuning
Otley
Marinus Aalbers
Prairie City
Nick de Ronde
Bosma
Peter Keuning
Jim Roose
Louis de Vries
Tillie van Gorp
Christina
Abe den Hartog
Oustine
Leighton
Subterranean Clover Revives Profit in Exhausted Soils
Subterranean clover imported from Australia is reviving profits by improving worn soils as it seeds underground. The plant's underground seeding pattern enhances soil structure and nutrient availability, aiding legume rotation and agricultural yields.
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Australia
America
Pasture Thrive Tied to Red Soils Rich in Acid
The pasture, hay and seed crop reportedly thrives where soils are red, low in organic matter and high in acidity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minnie Rillihan
Will Creighton
J. T. Klein
Orange City
Matt
Vander Linden’s
de Joade Insurance Agency
Washington St
Gamble’s
Aunt Sue
Sumble Stee
Joe Stientjes
Marion
Am’ Ome
Ford
Home For the Age
Are Klein
Henry den Hartog
Harold den Hartog
C. den Hartog
Peter Schavers
Monroe
Avie de Hoed
Peter Langstraat
Peter Lubberden
Mercy Hospital
Walter Nollen
Brom
Austra Whites
Orea
Rock Reds
New Hampshires
New Hampshire
Brom Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Pillsbury's
Curtiss
Gold Coast
O. S
Black Hawk
Mrs. Stewart
Hides
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
John Deere
Farmers of America
Bect
Vandermeulen-Hoeksema Company
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