Easter Services and Community Notices in Nearby Towns
Easter services were held with Rev Haverkamp of Pella in the morning and Rev Doornbos of Calvary Church delivering the afternoon sermon. A hymn sing led by Fred Vander Schaff closed the day with special musical numbers. Various local residents traveled, hosted gatherings, and attended birthdays and post nuptial showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverkamp
Pella
Doornbos
Calvary Church
Fred Vander Schaff
H. Verduin
California
Bert Swank
Des Moines
Marvin Vander Melen
Minn
Myrna Wieberdink
Shirley Vander Pol
Prinsburg
Judy
Mary
Melvin Vos
Otto Vos
Melvin
Wm. de Jong
Trinity Reformed Church
Arthur Hoekman
Monroe
S. C
C. Boerlyn
Jacob Vander Melenana
Herman
Otto V
Leonard Maasdam
Henry Wielard
Johnnie Swark
H. Wielard
Peoria
Marion Swank
Eunice
Connie Stursma
Henry van Kooten
Joyce
New Sharon
Gilbert
Norma W
Gerrit Roorda
Otley
Gordon Negen
Grand Rapids
S. Nibbelink
Negen
New Mission Station
Brooklyn
FFA
Second Reformed Church
School Board
Evan Vander
Robert Slykhident
Dean Butler
Howard Westerkamp
Stanley van Vark
Sentinel
Dale Kane
Gerrit Rooseerkamp Spent
Arvin
Peter Wester
Henry Vande Vout
Peter Westerkamp
Bth
Webster School
Norma
Jacob van Gorp
Edgar van Arkel
Women's Christian Edification League
Henry Evenhouse
Marion County
Bert Bandstra
Evenhouse
Nigeria
South America
Pella First Church
Death and daily life reach Cordova in modest issue
Eva Mae Van Arkel dies at home in Pella while her husband teaches at Red Rock school. Local families mourn and share sympathy. Daisy Buttrey returns from Texas for Easter. Ruth and husband stay through holiday. In other notes, Maytag bus passes Cordova at 6 AM, Johnsons and Karrs help with corn deliveries, and garden work begins as warm spring days arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Mae van Arkel
Pella
Red Rock
Neal Willemsen
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Daisy Buttrey
Texas
Ruth
Celia Harvey
Parsons College
Herb Vander Zyl
Minnesota
Roy Karr
Tony Langstraat
Bill Karr
PMA Binste
Otley
Vander Hart
Cordova
Junella van Haaften
Des Moines
Hazel Bricker
Grandma Willemsen
Neal
Clinton Rinehart
Dwight
Sarah Harvey
Carl Monler
Gerald
Anna Arment
Bill
Darlene Karr
Arlene
Newton
Darlene
Sharon
Susan Karr
Hugh Templeton
Hugh
Jane
Martha
Barbara Reese
Memorial Hall
Templeton
Blaine Cor
Corwin Stringfel
Pleasantville
Hugh Pontus
May van Hemert
May
Loren Rowans
Various Local Notes From Monroe and Nearby Towns
A montage of community items from Monroe and surrounding areas detailing moves to farms and streets, family health updates, church and club activities, admissions and visits, and local events. Notable mentions include Ella Klyn’s party, Tressa Wilbur relocating on Rock Island Street Knoxville, garden and tree planting efforts by James Templeton, a Lions Club egg hunt, and Easter program highlights at Adventist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Ella Klyn
Ella
Tressa Wilbur
Rock Island Street
Fairgrounds
Knoxville
Tony Langstraat
John Vanden Berg
Vi Marshall
Altoona
Harrison Legrand
Lutheran
Des Moin
Harrison and
Nettie
Mesa
Ariz
Ora
California
Dorothy Templeton
Indianola
Blaine Core
James Templeton
Dora Fullerton
Cecil
England
Adventist Welfare Center
Lola Wilkes
Roy
Neil Bundy
Tama
Iowa
Fay Koopman
Raleigh Adams
Lola
Collins Hospital
Raleigh
Oak Park Academy
Nevada
Adventist Church
Ted Duncan
Jesse Hart
Robert Hart
Otley
Monroe High School
Sam Martin
Presbyterian Church
Waterloo
Mr. Martin
Dinner on Sunday for Beason Family in New Sharon
Lynnville news notes a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Harold Beason with guests Robert Roger Viola Kenneth Dana Larry and Donnie from New Shar on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Beason
Robert
Roger
Viola
Kenneth Beason
Dana Larry
Donnie
New Sharon
Local notes from Sully Iowa and surrounding area
Sully residents return from Orrville Texas and Penn College students spend spring break with relatives in Iowa. Apres Midi Club meets at Mrs Ernest Elscott home with Mrs Norman Lanphier. program by Mrs Dean Kool. Road resurfacing from Sully to Kellogg begins. Various visits by Geels, Lindsey, Vos families and others. Easter holidays and Des Moines excursion for eighth grade. Graduates listed with many local names and families visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Ravenhorst
Orrville
Tex
Muriel Renaud
Elizabeth Ellsworth
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Bert Renaud
H. G. Ellsworth
Ernest Elscott
Norman Lanphier
Dean Kool
Germany
Holland
France
Mr. Kool
Mesdames M. R. Anderson
Jack Asby
Mamie Boat
Walton Conover
Fred de Vries
Dean Kool Bryce Macy
Carroll Macy
Homer McDowell
James McMeekin
Delmar Schultz
Erma Voss
Wayne Wildman
Gladyce Howell
Sully
Kellogg
Shell Oil Station
Kelloge
John Geels
Bozeman
Mont
William Nikki
Mich
Geels
Ralph de Vries
Lyle Brand
Bernard Kooistra
Tunis de Ruiter
Paul Vander Kamp
Leonard van Genderen
Will Swank
Mary Eysink
Gerald van Genderen
Gerrit van Genderen
Melvin Vos
States
Whitebreast teachers lead pupils on Tama Reservation tour
Thelma Van Hemert and Ella Klein guided Whitebreast school children to the Tama Indian Reservation on Wednesday. Davenport conducted a church and school tour, noting ownership of 5,000 acres. At noon the group visited Tama public school for lunch. Darlene Bevan, a European-school teacher, is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma van Hemert
Ella Klein
Tama Indian Reservation
Wednesda
Davenport
Tama Public School
Darlene Bevan
Oskaloosa Visitors Share Sunday at Ioway Home
Oskaloosa residents Mr and Mrs Neal Newenhouse visited Mr and Mrs C Crookham in Ioway on Sunday afternoon. J H Olthoff of Bethel Christian Reformed Church led services Sunday at the First Christian Reformed Church. Friday evening visitors were at the parental J G Newenhouse. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Latham
Belle Plaine
John Rupp
Orin Matteson
Des Moines
Johnson
Mr. Hahn
Mattesons
Neal Newenhouse
C. Crookham
Ioway
J. H. Olthoff
Bethel Christian Reformed Church
First Christian Reformed Church
J. G. Newenhouse
Community News From Otley And Nearby Areas
Local school north of Pella hosts pupil tour while families share weekend visits and birthday gatherings. Notable events include a wedding anniversary coffee at Mrs Del bert Deaton and a senior class play in Louilla. A Cedar Rapids visitor spent the weekend with grandparents. A tractor accident claimed Jeff Willemsen’s life, with condolences extended to Gertie Willemsen and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Lillie Barnes
Hazel_ Bricker
Nellie ‘Lille
Margaret Klein
Diana
Frida Morning
Delbert Deaton
Hattie Barnes
Louilla
Bud Keeton
Leonard Verwers
Leonard
Willard Klein
Carolyn
Marianne Fischer
Des Moines
William Verwers
Marion Verwers
Near Kellogg
Bean Verwers
Oskaloosa
Verwers
Bert Barnes
Hattie
Hazel Bricker
Men's Brotherhood
Otley Reformed Church
William Vanden Dever
Gerald van Zante
Arnold Brouwer
Barry Kopecky
Cedar Rapids
J. M. van Viiet
Marion Vanden Baard
Sandridge
Andrew Ustermarkt
Jeff Willemsen
Gertie Willemsen
Community notices from First Christian and nearby clubs
Mrs. C. Boender baptized at the First Christian Reformed Church. Leighton visitors at J. Newenhouse home. Harrison Township Farm Bureau met at Robert Ashman home with Gene Ewing leading. Bureau women gathered at Ashman home. lesson by Mrs. Ashman. Thrifty Homemakers toured Cedar Rapids area including Quaker oats plant and Peter Pan bakery. Cedar Township 4-H Club met at Willis Hoffman home with 14 members. Mrs. R. Veldhuizen birthday surprise with local neighbors. Fremont High School music students competed in Delta state contest with many participants listed. C Crookham of Town City spent weekend with Neal Newenhouse family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ashman
Cedar Rapids
Thrifty Homemakers Club
Wright
Quaker Oats
Peter Pan
K. Perkins
Cedar
G. van Zee
Leighton
Cedar Township
4-H Club
Willis Hoffman
Ed Lee
R. Veldhuizen
L. W. Hasselman
Jack Wakely
James Fisk
Fremont High School
Delta
Kay Bird
Jeanne Benett
Janice Larson
Marylins
Kay Lee
Connie Towns
Beverly Rhoads
Carol Weigel
Halan Caves
Larry Dinsmore
Leen Meinders
Letha Scharff
Kay Dun Joan Roquet
Twyla Clark
Phyllis Main
Connie Jacobs
Mrs. C. Crookham
Town City
Neal Newenhouse
Dixon parachutist survives chute collision at Fort Bragg
Gordon Spies of Dixon narrowly escaped when his parachute collided with another during a Fort Bragg training jump. Both jumpers completed the descent with one chute between them and suffered no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Spies
Dixon
Fort Bragg
Burst Burdened Corn Bursts Open Quonset Shed
About 80,000 bushels of government corn were spilled and had to be restored at Sanborn after a quonset building side burst open. The corn had been shipped to Des Moines in 35 box cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanborn
Des Moines
Flathead Catches Early Big One In Cedar River
Cleo Wilson of Solon reeled in a 19 percent pound flathead in the Cedar River, among the season’s first sizeable catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Wilson
Solon
Cedar River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mra
John Westercamp
Mrs
Power Mower
van Zee
Franklin Street
Dial MA
Albert Terpstra
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Rose Jones
Evalena van Genderen
Terpstra
Will de Bruyn
Lloyd King
Ottumwa
Jeff
de Bruyn
Shaw
King
Rupp
Clyde Lunceford
Oscar Olsen
Clyde Lisk
Marjorie Benjamen
Doris Benjamen
Georgia Taylor
Illa
Alan
Jill Lisk
Carl Byrd
Harold Byrd
Marshalltown
Byrd
Wendall Byrd
Will Gray
Evertt Willemsen
Ada Stanley
Elsie Sparks
Nellie Davis
Wallace Williams
Vernon Jay
Howard Macy
Vernor Jay
Harold Wagaman
Andrew Verners
Joe Gray
Glenn Brigman
The
Lions Club
Lynnville News
Vina Renaud
Colfax Sale
Orie Groseclose
Cambridge
Colfax Sale Company
Clippinger
Shields
Brites
Earl and
Bill Shields
First National Bank
Colfax
Sully News
Tunis Blom
Shenandoah
Italy
Spain
Greece
Suez
Norfolk
Bruce
Bonnie
John Vos
Larry
Melvin Pethoven
Voses
Christian School
Hiland Potato Chip Company
Bishop's
Colonial Baking Co
Jasper County
Robert van Soelen
Roger van Norden
Roger van Wyk
Larry ‘Ander’ Voort
Edwin’ Arkema
Jimmy Kramer
Lloyd van Zee
David van Rees
Eileen Moes
Gerdena de Vries
Audrey van Manen
Sheryl van Wyk
Darlene Blom
Linda Zylstra
Betty Schuring
Bonnie van Manen
Lenora’ van Zee
Otley News
Lizabeth Newenhouse
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