Nearby Towns and Rural Community News Snippets
Mr and Mrs Delbert Schrader and Clifford Dearinger with Lorraine visited Des Moines hosts. Assemblies at the Charles Awtry and Anna Marks homes included many locals. Fishing trips, turtle supper, and church group quilting are noted along with several weekend visits to Maxwel l Iowa and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Carpenter
Delbert, Schrader
Clifford Dearinger
Lorraine
Lester Roat
Des Moines
Charles Awtry
Printuce Russell
Luther Springer
Loell
Carpenter
Anna
Henry Marks
Connie Slycord
Clifford Deringer
Local Social and Obituary Notes From Monroe Iowa
Social lines report visits among Monroe residents with Mrs H W Vriezelaary and Mrs Elle Muirman visiting Moose Daw Saskia. Anna Elrod and Fempler family noted. Harold Postma dies in tractor accident. services at Methodist church with family mourners. Numerous visits and church events fill the week with community reminders and upcoming Youth for Christ rally in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W
Hay
Ela Nolin
Wallace Ogre
Ames
C.D. Vander Mee
Youth For Christ
KRNT
Des Moines
Bob Pierce
YPC
Pierce
China
Chicagoland Youth For Christ
Presbyterian Church
Lessford
Arlo Worth
Grinnell
John van Roekel
Bruce
Merritt
Harold North
George Worth
Dick Vander ‘Kieft
Richard Postma
Harold Postma
Marold
Methodist Church
Harold
Hubert
Alice Kaldenberg
Pella
Darlene
Otley News highlights local events and hospital visits
Rev Paul Hann spoke at the Hiawatha Club at Otley School House. Several residents, including Zack Slocum and Mrs Gerrit Den Hartog, faced hospital treatment with improving recoveries. A church wedding united Miss Elizabeth Menninga and Gerald Van Duseldorf in Otley. Community gatherings, coal shipments, and farewells marked a week of Otley activity, with multiple families mentioned and a moving entertainment note by Henry Kool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Vander Kolk
Paul Hann
Hiawatha Club
Otley School
Zack Slocum
Mahaska Hospital
Oska- Toosa
Gerrit den Hartog
Mercy Hospital
Pete. Vanden Berg
Pella
Dick Uitermarkt
Near Pella
Andrew Uitermarkt
Evert de Vries
Elizabeth Menninga
Bert Menninga
Gerald van Dusseldorp
Reformed Church
Otley
Bert van Vi
Springfield
Mass
Harry Renaud
James van Vliet
Farmers’ Co-op
Nelson
Vos
Marion Ustermarkt
Lloyd ‘Swank
Roy van Vark
Legion
Giley School
Raymond Robus
John Clyde
Henry Kool
Sully News Briefs Include Fires and Banquet Notes
Reports from Sully cover a minor fire damage at a home on Friday and larger losses from a Saturday farm fire affecting 350 month-old chicks, insured mainly. The community notes include the Sully High School Junior Senior Banquet at Des Moines April 2 with a detailed menu and list of attendees and organizers. Also mentioned are local hospital stays, visits by residents from Platte and Killduff, an appendicitis operation for Matt Tuinstra, and various family visits and social events in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mongma
Mrnd
Louie Shutts
Sully High School
Younkers
Des Moines
Marvin Zylstra
John Siuyser
David Habloom
Marjorie Rozendaal
John Huyser
Joyce van Genderen
Lois Price
Ma Terlouw
Ida Lou Mol
Mary Ann Shaw
Gladys Howell
Mathilda Shultz
Dorotha Wisgerhof
Freda Brand
K. H. Peirce
Delmar Shultz
L. G. Wisgerhof
Hensner
de Jong
Q. C. Carpenter
Misa Mary Doris Carpenter
Gerrit, van Norden
John Boersma
Pella
Matt Tuinstra
Deacaness
Marshalltown
HL. Zuidema
St. Thomas Hospital
Marion Swank
John H. Jansen
Gerrit van Norden
Don ‘Tuinstra
Tunis Blom
James
Donna
Leighton News: Community Visits and Club Activities
Leighton residents hosted friends from Praise City and Rose Hill while attending family gatherings and birthdays. Local clubs met at homes for programs on lawns and gardens, with Red Cross aid and charity notes, plus former Leighton residents honored by the Holland Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don de
Cehvalivates
Bertha van Zan
Nancy
de Cook
Geulah Klein
Gerald Vik
Martha
Ricety
Lou Var Rooke
Pelle
Ki. Klaaren
Joa
Meppelink
Len
Dena Mepp
Hink Ant
Frida
Sue Lorimer
Hetty Deans
Joe Hrammer
Jen
Fannie Beltman
Nelle Vander Line
Red Cross
Ver Ploegh
Netherlands
Lowell Turner
Gerald Ver Stogih
Osk
Genesis
Don de P’ Er
John Veenstra
Beulah Klein
Hetty
The
Christian Reformed Church of
Leighton
Aid
Birthday cheer marks town families in Summit News
Margaret Eben Van Dogminck observed her tenth birthday on Monday April 19 with boxes of cracker Jacks given to schoolmates and teachers. Joyce De Geus celebrated her sixth birthday on Thursday April 2 with chewing gum for classmates and a group singalong of Happy Birthday. Visitors and visits noted include Roy Vander Flog, Ray Donahue, Arthur Vriezelaar, Sally Van Doorninck, Marion Van Howe, Win Brunia, Melvin Proudfit, and others from Monroe, Pella, Des Moines, Prairie City, and Monrooi gh School sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelaar
Margaret Eben van Dogminck
Mickey
Gradus Vriezelaar
Henry Herwehe
Monroe
Joyce
Roy Vander Flog
Ray Donahue
Mingo
Arthur Vriezelaar
Terry
Dave Vander Ploeg
Pelly
Sally van Doorninck
Jean Waddle
Monrooigh School
Marion van Howe
Pella
Win. Brunia
Melvin Proudfit
Des Moines
Marion Hiemstra
Maggie Dykstra
Lui de Vries
Vella
Walter van Doorninck
Gerrit van Wyk
Prairie City
L. van Dusseldorp
Vriezelaar Family Joins Fisher at Marengo Event
Mr and Mrs H W Vriezelaar Madeline and Coralee visited Mr and Mrs Donnald Fisher in Marengo on Saturday while Mr Vriezelaar attended the Horse Sale at Town Valley Stables. Miss Kathryn Vvi Mr Frank Van Zante and Mr Arthur Neland were chosen for May jury duty. A J Dykstra was named president of the County Board of Education at a Knoxville meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelaar
Madeline and
Coralee
Donnald Fisher
Marengo
Vriexelaar
Town Valley Stables
Kathryn Vvi
Frank van Zante
Arthur Neland
A. J. Dykstra
County Board of Education
Knoxville
Birthday Remembrances At Home For The Aged Group
On April 24 residents of the Home for the Aged remembered Mr Dries Vander who turned 82. Notices name Engel Van Banten Mrs Joe Van Banten Monroe and Mrs Dirk Rietveld Des Moines among visitors to Mrs Anie De Bruin. Other locals such as Miss Catherine Hiemstra Wayne Lubberden Minnie Rillihan and many Langstraat families were listed as visiting or sending regards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dries Vander
Engel van Banten
Joe van Banten
Monroe
Dirk Rietveld
Des Moines
Anie de Bruin
Catherine Hiemstra
Wayne Lubberden
Minnie Rillihan
Jake Langstraat
Lendort Langstraat
Pety van Ham
Dirk Westraat
John Langstraat
John de Jens
Ralph Kuiper
Paul Langestraaat
Leendert Langstrant
B. den Harts
Henry den Hartog
Dean
John den Hartge
Aviation Career Opportunities For High School Grads
Young high school graduates may pursue the USAF Aviation Career Plan with no cost training, flexible enlistment after qualification, and promising pay. Courses include airplane and diesel maintenance, radio and radar work, photography, clerical typing, sheet metal, and more. Upward mobility comes with specialized technical courses and access to the United States Armed Forces Institute for further education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Air Force Cadet Pilot Training Opens for Men
The Aviation Cadet Pilot Training or Officer Candidate Program offers non flying officers a path to an Air Force commission. Open to men aged 20 to 26 with two years of college or equivalent, it allows eligible graduates to become Second Lieutenants in the Air Force Reserve with pilot aeronautical rating. After one year, a new pilot officer may start up to 34 a month. Contact the nearest Army and Air Force Recruiting Station for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Reserve
Air Force
Oficer
U.S. Army
U. S Air Force
Traffic accidents rise where medical aid is scarce
The report notes that the majority of national traffic incidents happen in areas lacking immediate medical assistance. It stresses the impact of timely care on outcomes and suggests improving emergency response coverage.
Postville Blacksmith to Close After 565 Years of Trade
P. P. Ellis, long time blacksmith of Postville, will retire on June 8 after five and a half centuries in the same shop. He has run the business longer than any local resident, with his sons Clifford and Kenneth poised to take over the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.P. Ellis
Postville
Clifford
Kenneth
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Galesburg
Christian Church Ladie: Aid Society
Anne de Penning
Merlin Schnug
Wilbur Sparks
Royce
Francis Heemsbergen
Curtis Dearinger
Lester Boat
Francis Heemsbersewman Hendricks
Sir Duane
Harold Lehr
Anta Ramer
Neal van~ der Werf
Loell Pent
Rthur Dearirker
Ralph Clausen
Dewey Ramer
Martin
Delbert Shrader
Kemmeth Carpenter and
Kay
Bruce Tratehel
Etta Terpst
Kenneth Carpen
Loell Carpenter
Mrs. Martin Dearinger
Pella, Iowa
Plant
Pfister
John G. Ver Ploeg Charley Zyletta
Roy van Herkelem
Marion A, Toom
A. P. Vander Beek
Pella Leighton New
Sharon Hervey -Sully
WHO
Pfister Associated Growers, Inc
Iowa
Monroe News
John Huigen
Chris Huigen
Colorado
Connie Huigen
George Pennington
Tuneh
Gerrit
Wittenburyg
Con Vor
Roy Portain
Katheren
Gertrude Law
Ida de Tos
Kolk
Harold Schmidt
Freda Tukker
Schultz
Af Newton Ithe
Arles Vanderhae
Gertrude Lourens
Dick Bruevoort
Shi Hospital
Newton
AL Mayer
Christian Reformed
Gilbert Meinders
Gertrude Varens
Arnold
Gertrude Ts Arnold
Gerrit, Beasvoort
Mitchellville
Leland Zachery
Colfax
Otley News
Sully
de Penning’s Gamble Store
Lynnville
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
Sully News
Arietta M. Terlouw
Adrian
Regendant Ander
Grinwell
Henry van Norden
M Iy Oskaloosa
Leighton News
Summit News
Ulrich Motor Co
Ulrich Motor Company
United States Armed Forces Institute
Harold H. Lisk
Oskaloosa, Lowa
Free Stoker
Colonial
Sargent
Bray
Wee
Gearts Feed Mill
Abe J. Synhorst
Frandt Seed Company
East Ist St
U. S
Advertising Council
John Deese
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