Nearby Towns and Rural Community News Digest
Community notes from Newton and surrounding areas report funerals, hospital visits, and local events. Mrs. Shaffer died in a Topeka car crash leaving seven daughters and a son. Local groups met for April and WSCS gatherings, with members aiding in devotionals and meals. Residents share travel, deployments, and visits to relatives in Iowa, Kansas, and Illinois, with several plans for upcoming meetings and hospital observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W
Vicc
Robert McCy
Ronnie
Newton
Earl Hoagland
Ray Shafer
Vic
Chilton Shaffer
Vanedia
Shaffer
Topeka
Kan
Batist. Missiona Society
Lloyd Ziekle
Gerrit van Wyk
FC. Whitted
Norma Come
Montgomery
John Walker
Lowa Cit
Raymond Kane and
George Kane
Nancy Kane
Howard Turnqwist
N. A
Summit News 2 TL W Vriex and J Vriezelaar depart for Minneapolis
W. Vriex and James Vriezelaar left Wednesday for Minneapolis Minnesota to visit sister J Vriezelaar who is expecting a visit in Clarence and Richmond homes also Mrs Roy Vander Ploog Mes dain Breed and Mareine traveled to Des Moines. JH Club meeting postponed to allow Suerwalt to attend. Mr Suerwalt to show movies. Mrs Dave Vander Ploes Mrs Harold Witmer attended rural teachers meeting. Mrs H W Vriexclaar visited mother Mrs J Hiemstra in Pella. Oak Grove school planted 25 blue spruce trees for Arbor Day under Miss Madeline Vriezelaar. A and Aden Har tog hosted dinner with Mrs C Juon and Merlan Juon of Aljeman Iowa. Clarice Students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Vriex
James Vriezelar
Wenesday
Minneapolis
Minn
J Vriezelaar
Clarence Rand
Richmond
Roy Vander Ploog
Dain Breed
Mareine
Dex Moines
JH Club
J. 2
Suerwalt
Walt
Oak Grove School
Taylor
Ryanie
Madeline Vriezelaar
Garden Club
Gradus A. Klein
Velma
Local Social and Church Notes From Leighton Area
Community entries describe visits among Oram City residents, church services led by Greenfield in Rev Prat Tess link’s absence, Willing Workers meeting, and various social visits. Mentions of Miss Betty De Prengeer, Ruth Vorchar, and Miss Getty Kempe plus families hosting guests. Notable items include a birth at the hospital and family welfare notes across Leighton, Pella, and Enid connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
den Hartogohn Muilenders
Oram City
Tempo
van Engelhoven
Heprelink
Visscher
Laening
M. Olcott
Ci We
R Reformed
Greenfield
Christian Reformed Chutel
Prat Tesslink
Holland
Iyaska Sunulay
Willing Workers Society
Vrestay
Mevatians Wer
Betty the
Charlie Rennoe
Mission Study
Huet
Betty de Prengeer
Getty Kempe
Mark Hesseling
Mildred
Melvin Huen
Ruth Vorchar
Pelseuest
Mav Wreat
Mav Wreat Were June Jes Vadler Poe Warren de Pence
John Tesselink
Shirley de Cook
Pel
Monylay
Uetty
van Kempe
Ensige Voelker
Aprpital Cpl
Lawrence Tysseling
New Jersey
Marie
Kay
T. Wilson
Ernest Wilson
Fremont
Terr Douglas
Laplata
L. B. Ba
Janesville
Lona
Frank van Haaften
Clarence van Zee
Enid
al Dick van Zee
Cordova News Fragments From Redd Report and Local Life
Cordova News items from the Redd column note Stanton at home last week, a train incident killing a horse near Cordova, river conditions impassable at dawn, Sunday school among residents, Herschel Wing and wife back in their own home, mushroom season with finds, bluebirds and chickadees disputing a nest hole, Dwayne Sellers new Sunday paper carrier, Betty Simmons in Bryan Karr house attending school, family visits, Will LeGrand back from St Marys hospital, and local social calls at Roy Karr and Grandma Art areas. Plowing continues, some at night, Dutch Hart cuts and resets yard structures, and Otto Wynsteker visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Cordova
Herschel Wing
Rochester
Minn
Earl Rickabaugh
Doylan Cowden
Darlene Ballard
Roy Karr
Hart
Grandma Art
Otto’ Wynsteker
Vander Werff Family Moves Within Farmstead
Rose Hill News reports the Vander Werffs Art and Mrs with sons Arthur and Bert relocating to a new garage living on the same farm while awaiting lumber for a house. Nearby residents Johnny Van der Werff Anne Vink and family join in local gatherings and visits as the community notes car trouble, hospital runs, and a clothes drive for war relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Vanden Berg
Art Vander Werff
Arthur
Bert
Johnny Vander Werff
Anne Vink
S. Vroon
Pella
Henry Mol
Lune Dunnick
Kenneth Dean
John van Veen
Lewis van Vark
H. J. Vander Werff
Gerrit Torpstra
Vander Werff
Cecil
Iowa City Hospital
Albert van Zante
Ralph Hollingsworth
Monroe
Ralph
Town City Hospital
John Vanden Berg
Newton
Neal VanderWerff
Delbert Schrader
Arle Klein
John Vanden Borg
Nuremberg tour recalls grim weapons and rites
Visitor recounts the medieval fortress of Nuremberg with a wall and dry moat, a tower prison displaying torture devices, the Eisernes Dungefraue iron maiden, and a river trap. The memory shifts to a wedding joke with a German motif and local birthday celebrations in Pella.
Wartime notices and community births in Sully News
Local notices list service inductions and family visits as residents like Marion Terlouw and Ralph Terpstra receive induction papers and will depart for service. The column notes infant Dale Eugene’s burial, prayers at Christian Reformed Church, and community posts from Sully amid wartime travel, hospital stays, and celebrations.
Fifield News Local visits and community notes
Howard Jonker and Delbert Kuiken hosted visitors while neighbors from Pella and Monroe stopped by. Illness kept Carl Hermian and Kuiper home. several communities reported wet roads, a down river, and past week sickness. Local events included Friendly Neighbors Club hosting a tea and the high school play Tish attended by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Kuiken
Howard Jonker
Oskaloosa
Delbert Kuiken
Carl
Jonnie Hermian
Arthur van Zee
Leonard Schippers
Phyllis
Bastian Goemaat
Rosie
Bonnie
Art van Weelden
Ed Klyn
Andrew Kuiper
Friendly Neighbors Club
But
William Verwers
Marion Verwers
Arethur de Rad
Eugene
Jess de Raad
Wm. Vanden Oever
Len Perkey
Charlotte
John Vanden Berg
Philip
John Mugen
Pella High
Alma Bloodsworth
Arthur de Raad
Rose
Joyce Kniken
B. H. Meinders
Connie June
Betty Dabin
Pella
C.J. Kuiken
Peoria skating party honors three service members home on furlough
A large group of Peoria youths enjoyed a skating party at Central College on Thursday evening in honor of three servicemen home on furlough. Local residents visited relatives across town as courtship and social activities continued despite travel and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Vander Molen
Peoria
Central College
Gerrit Rus
James Vander Wal
Pella
Paul Vander Hart
Merchant Marine
New York
James Roose
John van Gorp
Cornice van Wyngarden
Carl Vander Linden
A. C. de Jong
B. Vander Wal
Freda Pethoven
Anna Vos
Lena de Nooy
Michigan
John de Nooy Sr
Freda Vander Molen
Bert Swank
Frank Klynsma
Ighter
Bert Roose
Otley Otley area neighbors bid farewell at gathering
A large Otley gathering hosted by the Van Vooren and Uitermarkt families honored returning service members and shared news of relatives in Pella Newton and nearby towns. Guests from Otley, Leighton, Prairie City and Monroe joined in the farewell supper and memorial services while updates on Camp Cape Maine, Cleveland station, and hospital recoveries were shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Vanier Koll
Vitermarkt
Xi At
Otley
Aulius Vitermarkt
Aart Vitemarkt
Prairie City
Mor
Ned Bare
Win. U
John Law Aul Daghter
Near Leighton
Gerrit Vander Geest
Nea Leighton
Ge Ustermarkt
Evert de Veies
Hex Vella
Marion Viden Baard
Sandridge
Corni Klootwyk
Monroe
Aart
Uitermarkt
Henry Breuklander
Albert
Cape Maine
New
Aart Uitermarkt
Arelie
Gerrit Vitermarke
Pella
Harte
Shara Horton
Son
Dee
Vander Kolk
Cleveland
Chicago
Randolph Chicago
Horton
Charles Vander Kolk
Wm. Booy
Near Runnells
Andrew
Abraham Bogaards
Jake Snellers
Hopkins
van ‘Oorn
Adam van ‘Toorn
Connie van 'Toorn
Patty
John Walruyen
Ruby
Lucille
Ben
Nora
Robert van Exsen
Evert Heemsbersen
Knoxvile
Don Dop
Newton
William Meindertsma
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Kaldenberg
Andrew Ustermarkt
Pellu
Safety Tale of a Life Well Lived
A reflective portrait details daily habits toward longevity. The subject brushes twice daily with a nationally advertised toothpaste, wears rain boots, keeps windows open, eats vegetables, sleeps eight hours, and avoids smoking drinking or anger, aiming to reach a hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned
Insurance and Savings Offer From WM. Difleman
See me for farm and city property insurance also for crop and auto coverage in many branches Better be safe than sorry and insure now Start a savings account with a life insurance company to provide income for you and family in old age Insure in good companies at low rates Call 60 Sully IA or write P O Box 146 Sully Iowa I will call on you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsc
Sully
P.O
WM. Difleman
Lowa
Funeral Service Scheduled Next Tuesday
The obituary notes a funeral will be held next Tuesday. It recalls the deceased had forgotten about trains at grade crossings, implying a cautionary memory tied to railway safety.
Red Cross reports overseas workers surpass seven thousand
The American Red Cross states it now has more than 7,000 workers overseas and last year supplied over 6,000,000 pints of blood to the armed forces.
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Monroe News
Howard North
Uriah McDaniel
Ship Memorial Hospital
State University
City
Marilyn Cash
Kansas
Errone
Miss Cash
Iowa State College
Awnd
C. Yonk
Phoenis
Arizona
Summit News
White Rocks
van Dusseldorp
South Pella
J. H. Shinn Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Prunes
Raisins
Bbc
Hides
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
Leighton News
Rose Hill News
Jasper County
Nurembur
Hitler
Tha
Nuremberg
Eiserne
Brautheker
Norman van Gorp
Norman
Sunnysid
M John Vos
Mere
George Dear
Poter Wal
Fred Vander al
Coen Stursma
William. Stursma
Mr. and Mesathowen
Sully News
Ariel M. Terlouw
Doyle Vande Krol
U.S. Navy
Kes
Rolit
Dale Eugene
Oskilasa
Arthur Bennink
Ui Sully Ceme
Holdsworth
Ted Sternoon
Win
Jerry Munson
Camp Ated
Stoffel Huyser
Francis Huyser
Marion Terlouw
Ralph Terpstra
Harris van Zanle
Sit
Wm. Moes
Pfe
Gerrit Vander Wert
George Kaldenberg
Willis van Sant
Geurt van Sant
John Arkema
Gilbert Stravers
Pete Rozendaal
Johanna Eckhoff
Ben Rozendaal
Leona Arens
David Kooistra
Virgil Kooistra
Andrew Allbright
Karen May
Mahaska Hospital
Sadie de Jong
Oliver Wisgerhof
Carlene
C. de Prenger
Dick Baarda
Anie de Ruiter
Wayne Wildman
Lester Wisgerhof
Earl Voss
Marengo
Iowa
K. B. Ver Steegh
St. Thomas Hospital
Marshalltown
Y Sne
Diane Wisse
Janet
Charles Jones
Geraldine Vai Sant
Judy Renaud
Roger Bae
Freddy de Vries
Verlan Renaud
Loryl Vande Krol
Phillip Vander Wilt
Bruce van Wyk
Dunne
Merlyn Vander Lest
Wisterhof
Prong
Mareetle Wisgerhof
Fifield News
Peoria News
Otley News
Carpenter Drug Store
Bernie Menninga
Sil West
C.D. Smith
Oskaloosa Irving Hotel
Proving Farms
Iit
Bakker
Rus
Paardekooper's
DePenning's
Gamble Store
Lynnville
D-X
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
City Property
Clarke
Main
Independence Street
Col. J. T. van Zante
Elbert van Maanen
Chevrolet
Moses Clarke
J.T. Vite
Aud
Elbert Vi Menon
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