Dykstra Family Visits Des Moines and Local Notices
Mr and Mrs Charles F Dykstra drove to Des Moines Wednesday to spend the day with son Orville Dykstra and family. Mr and Mrs Robert Omick guests this week of the Vanderveeer Hand. Bob discharged from the army at Fort Sheridan Illinois. A son born to Mr and Mrs William Schultz at Mahas hospital Oskaloosa Friday April 23. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Martin Vos at Mercy hospital Oskaloosa Thursday April 22. Dr William Wing found a gaping old well after heavy rain. Mrs Gordon Van Der Hart improving after six weeks illness. Rev E V Goad conducted the funeral of John D Robinson 93 at Milton. Mina Baker to speak May 4 at Iowa State College. Frank Neuber elected to Iowa Political Scientists executive committee. Van Zee Implement Company delivered Oliver tractors to several buyers. Harriet Huisinkveld among Iowa geography teachers attending a meeting. Cpl and Mrs Johnnie Gosse link visited in L Gosselink and Peter Zwank homes over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Dykstra
Des Moines
Orville Dykstra
Robert Omick
Vanderveeer Hand
Bob
Fort Sheridan
Ilinois
William Schultz
Mahas Hospital
Oskaloosa
Martin Vos
Mercy Hospital
Frank Neuber
Central College
Iowa Political Scientists Organization
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Neather
Ford Congress
van Zee Implement Company
Oliver Tractors
R Lewis de Vries
Ber
Vander Lagt Attends Key Meeting in New York
Dr. G. T. Vander Lagt attends the regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Re formed Church in New York City this week. He also serves on the Institutions Curriculum and Steering Committees. The BCA campaign aims for 1.5 million dollars across church education, foreign and domestic missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Lagt
New York
G. T. Vander Lagt
Board of Education
The
Reformed Church
New York City
BCA
General Synod
Church
Obituary of Nellie De Bruyn of Pella Iowa
Nellie De Bruyn Pievernella Duinink daughter of Arnold Duinink and Abda De Bead born December 14 1880 Fifield Iowa died April 23 1954 at her home in Pella aged 72 years 4 months 9 days She married Louis W De Bruyn on April 22 1908 he preceded her in death February 25 1946 Survived by brother Peter Duinink sister Lena Mrs Gerrit Vander Wal both of Pella and several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held April 24 1954 at 2 am from Van Dyke Funeral Home and interment at Oakwood Cemetery Reverend Edward H Tanis officiated The family thanks friends neighbors who aided her during illness and after death and those who sent flowers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pievernella Duinink
Arnold Duinink
Abda de Bead
Fifield
Iowa
Pella
Louis W. de Bruyn
Peter Duinink
Lena
Mra Gerrit Vander Wal
van Dyke
Oakwood Cemetery
Edward H. Tanis
Hattie Tusselin g Dies After Long Illness at Rockwell Pella
Hattie Tusseling of Rockell Pella died after years of suffering amassing a cheerful faith. She belonged to the Third Reformed Church most of her life and later attended the First Reformed in Denver when health allowed. She is survived by brother Herman of Pella and sisters Golda Petvoren and Alice Loverink of Denver. Funeral plans set for Thursday April 22 1954 with services at Van Dyk Funeral Home and Third Reformed Church led by Rev. An.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockel
Pella
Luke's Holyrade
Fi Reformed Church
Denver
Colorado
First Reformed Church
Hattie
Henry
Herman
Golda
John Pethoven
Alice
Gerrit Loverink
van Dyk
Third Reformed Church
Anwas
Thanks to Pella friends for Hattie Tysseling aid
To all friends and relatives of the Pella area who came to our aid after the death of our dear sister Hattie Tusseling in Denver Colorado we express heartfelt thanks for sympathy condolence and tendered flowers. Signed Mr and Mrs Gerrit Loverink Mr and Mrs John Pothaven Mr and Mrs H A Tysseling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Hattie Tusseling
Denver
Colorado
Gerrit Loverink
John Pothaven
H. A. Tysseling
William Van Grootveld Sr dies in Pella Iowa aged 75
William Van Grootveld Sr born September 8 1878 in Ede Gelderland Netherlands died at 1223 Main Street Pella Iowa. Survived by sisters in the Netherlands and several nieces nephews in Pella Monroe and Oskaloosa. Funeral held April 6 1954 from Van Dyk Funeral Home Rev Anthony Haver Kamp officiated with interment at Oakwood Cemetery. Casket bearers Bert Roelofsen Armetr Boat Norris Hagen Ben De Vries Leonard Gosselink Gerrit De Zwarte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William van Grootveld
Cornelius van Grootveld
Wilhelmina Appeldoorn
Ede
Gelderland
Netherlands
Henry M. de Zwarte
Main Street
Pella
Iowa
Jds
Gratitude for Support After Deceased Uncle William Van Grootveld Sr
The family thanks friends, relatives, and neighbors for kind deeds during Uncle William Van Grootveld Sr's illness and after his passing. Grateful for assistance, expressions of sympathy, and tokens of respect from nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William van Grootveld
Flo Wendered
Garret Klyn Breoklander Dies in Iowa at 13 Days?
Garret Klyn Breoklander born near Pella Iowa on Tatl departed this 1454 at age months and 13 days. Survived by brothers William of Kile Scarsbor Maggie Nellie De nf Newtor and others. Funeral Monday April 26 1954 at 1 30 p m from Lynnville Friends Church with Rev Carl D Byrd and Mer Paul Elliott officiating. burial in Sully Cemetery Sully Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breoklander
Pella
Iowa
Elscott
William of Kile
Scarsbor
Maggie
Nellie Denf Newtor
Ives
Fhen
Lynnville Frien
Card of Thanks for Garret Klyn Family Message
Our dear husband, father and grandfather Garret Klyn passed after a long illness with help from many. We express heartfelt thanks for sympathy and flowers shown before and after his death. Mrs. Garret Klyn and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garret’Klyn
Garret Klyn
Pella Plowing Demonstration Attracts Local Crowd
The Pella Implement Store staged a Farmall tractor demonstration in an event attended by about 150 people on April 24. Swank, who broke his leg earlier, could not join in the field, while Farmall models including Super C, Super H, and Super M TA were shown alongside McCormick machines such as the 64 harvester thresher and 400A spreader. Demonstrations continued on Clarence Van Steenis's farm in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
International Harvester
Swank
FCC
Clarence van Steenis
Church Notes at Douwstra Chapel Central College
Anthony Haverkamp presides at Douwstra Chapel Central College with services including Sunday School at 4 00 am and morning worship at 10 15 am on Judgment On Jeroboam The Providence of God Evening praise at 7 30 pm and The Marks of Jesus Junior Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor meet at 6 30 pm Prayer and Praise service at 7 45 pm Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Haverkamp
Douwstra
Central College
Jeroboam
Providence of God
Jesus
Christian Endeavor
Special Gospel Message by Van Ryn at Emmaus Bible Schools
Sunday schedule includes Sunday school at 9 30, Lord's Supper at 10 30 and Gospel Service at 30. Henry Van Ryn of Grand Rapids Michigan to deliver a special Gospel message. He visits Emmaus Bible Schools in Chicago and Toronto and invites all to hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry ‘van Ryn
Grand Rapids
Mich
van Ryn
Michigan
Emmaus Bible Schools
Chicago
Ilinois
Toronto
Canada
Cre Caller Pastor Sunday Services Schedule
The schedule lists Sunday activities starting with Sunday School for all ages at 9 43 am followed by morning worship and communion at 11 00 am. An Overcomer's youth service is at 6 30 pm and an evening evangelistic service at 7 30 pm. Wednesday features a mid week Bible study and prayer service at 7 45 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overcomer
What it Takes to be a Mission at Trinity Church
Wm. C. De Jong leads the Sunday morning service at 9:20 am with Christ's message. The 11:00 am Sunday School studies Judgment of Jeroboam, followed by 6:39 pm Junior C E led by Nancy Vos and 6:20 pm Intermediate C E. 6:30 pm consecration meeting and 7:30 pm evening service titled The Price of Discipleship. Trinity Church invites all to join the gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. de Jong
Pella High Auditorium
Christ's
Jeroboam
C. E
Nancy Vos
Trinity Church
First Christian Reformed Church Services Schedule
Morning worship at 9 30 a m Lord s Day VIII Believe in the Triune God Sunday School and Young People Society at 11 00 a m Hollandschedienst with Rev J D Pik aart at 2 00 p m and an evening service at 7 30 p m titled When the Lion Roars Amos 128.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Society
Hollandschedienst
J. D. Pikaart
Amos
Reverend Goad to Speak at Pella Baptist Sunday Morning
Reverend E. V. Goad will be the guest speaker at Pella Baptist Church services on Sunday morning May 2nd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Goad
Pella Baptist Church
Third Reformed Church Sunday Service Schedule
The Third Reformed Church lists 9:30 a.m. Sunday service The Christian Adventure. 11:00 a.m. Sunday school Jeroboam, 30 p.m. Junior C. E. 6:30 p.m. Intermediate C. E. Eileen Nunnikhoven leads. 3:30 p.m. Young People's C. E. Vandenberg guest speaker. 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening service He Could Not Take It. Radio Temple Time at 9:15 p.m. over KXEL and KBOE with The Christian Victory Song. Edward H. Tanis, Minister. 9:45 a.m. Honoring the Name. 5:05 p.m. Sunday School. Life's Unalterable Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Adventure
Jeroboam
Eileen Nunnikhoven
Young People
C. E. Vandenberg
Third Church
Temple Time
Reformed Church In America
KXEL
Waterloo
KBOE
Oskaloosa
Edward H. Tanis
Central College A Cappella Choir Charms Douwstra Chapel
A large Sunday afternoon audience heard Central College’s a cappella choir under Prof. Laurence Grooters perform a worshipful program reflecting Advent Christmas and Resurrection. Edith Sedrel Le Cocq introduced numbers while Beth Gosselink delivered a home audience message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Douwstra Chapel
Laurence Grooters
C. Shvedof
Orlando Givvans
Henry Willan
Edith Sedrel le Cocq
St. Francis
Beth Gosselink
Modesto
Calif
Pella
Brahms
Dawson
E. T. Chapman
Gosselink Wins Honors in Chicago Tract Writing Contest
Sara Anne Gosselink, a Central College freshman and daughter of Mr and Mrs G M Gosselink of Pella, won one of the prizes in the students division of the tract writing contest for the Chicago Tract Society. Earlier this year she received honorable mention in the State College Poetry Contest for her poem Red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Anne Gosselink
Central
G. M. Gosselink
Pella
Chicago Tract Society
College Student Talks on Foreign Trade at Rotary Luncheon
Miss Mary Buwalda of Central College spoke to Rotary Club members at their noon luncheon on foreign trade. She argued the U.S. runs a large trade deficit, tariff barriers hinder progress, and aid has reached 42 billion dollars since WWI. Remedies include granting the president tariff control, cutting red tape, and easing tariffs for broader trade. The talk noted U.S. global leadership requires tariff shifts even if some domestic producers suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Buwalda
Central College
Rotary Club
Buwalda
Cunera van Emmerik
Harold Haverkamp
Central
U. S
Russia
Farmers urged to apply erosion control measures countywide
Farmers and district commissioners discussed erosion problems and the need to implement approved practices such as crop rotations, grassed waterways, contouring, strip farming, and terracing. The district’s elected officers oversee policy creation and execution to suit the county.
Our Men in Military Service Van Zee family heads to Chanute AFB
Air and Mrs Le Roy Van Zee and their son Douglas departed for Chanute AFB Rantoul Illinois where Airman Van Zee will join the 3499th Mobile Training Unit Le Roy recently finished an 18 month overseas tour on Okinawa His parents Mr and Mrs W A Van Zee of Pella and his wife Ilda Lou Mol of Sully announce their post May 1 address 620 East Champaign Avenue Rantoul Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A/ir
le Roy van Zee
Douglas
Chanute A.F.B
Rantoul
Ilinois
van Zee
le Roy
Okinawa
W. A. van Zee
Pella
Ilda Lou Mol
Sully
Champaign Avenue
PFC Marvin Vos Wounded In Germany Hospitalized
Mr and Mrs Joe Vos of Lynnville report their son Pfc Marvin L Vos serving in Germany is hospitalized after an April 14 knee injury from softball. Doctors planned surgery on April 21 if swelling eased, with a two month hospital stay in a cast. Address provided for letters: Pfc Marvin L Vos V S 55312839 98th Gen'l Hospital W 2 A APO 34 c o Postmaster New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Vos
Lynnville
Pfc
Marvin L. Vos
Germany
V.S
Gen'l. Hospital
New York
N. Y
Soldiers Addresses of Fort Lee and Fort MacArthur
Pvt. Ted W. Stursma of Leadership Co. 1st Quartermaster School Regt Class 54-16 Fort Lee Virginia and Cpl. Wm. H. Borst of Ha. and Ha. Battery 554th AAA Battalion Fort MacArthur California are listed with service numbers 55388506 and 55366659 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted W. Stursma
Leadership Co
1St Quartermaster School
Fort Lee
Virginia
Wm. H. Borst
U.S
Fort MacArthur
California
Town elder dies after highway crash jump hurdle fence
A respected retired man in the town died in a highway crash while driving at high speed. After cresting a hill he failed to negotiate a curve, slammed into an embankment, and jumped a four strand barbed wire fence before dying in a plowed field. He was known for careful judgment and a philosophy of “let's talk this over until we can see the road.”
Death of Levi Beuachenee Found in Field Near LeMars
Levi Beuachenee, 67, was found dead in a field pinned under a disc near LeMars. Doctors attributed the death to heart disease rather than an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
Levi Beuachenee
Farmers Seek Free Time Conservation Aid
Farmers may apply for technical assistance at any time to pursue conservation on every acre. The program invites interested producers to engage in conservation planning and implementation without deadline constraints.
Weekend Visitors Fill Local Homes Across Iowa and Missouri
Mr and Mrs Chris Durham spent the weekend in Missou visiting relatives. Gerrit Van Rees returns to work after two months absent due to injury. P L Van Rees of Des Moines visited the Arie Van Rees family. Jack Van Rees hosted weekend guests Mr and Mrs W A Butt of Rodman Ia. Mabel Littleton was ill briefly. Mr and Mrs Melvin Van Houweling visited Des Moines with their son and his wife. Floyd Richardson leaves for Greenland to resume former work. Bernice Roozeboom shopped in Oskaloosa Saturday evening. Weekend guests at the Roozeboom home included Mrs Paul Vander Hart and family of Newton. Sunday visitors were Mr and Mrs John Rooze boom of Oskaloosa. Himn Kelly visited Ottumwa Saturday. Bill Wadle traveled to Milo to see his brother. Leona Schakel and Lettie Meninga dined with Francis Hasselman in New Sharon Sunday. Ted Allens grandmother Louise Tomas of St Louis is visiting. Cora Benning visited Lucile Comstock in Louilla Friday. Floyd Richardson and Evelyn Worthington spent weekend in Clayton Richardson II home in Hallsville Mo, accompanied as far as Kirksville Mo by Mr and Mrs Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Durham
Missou
Gerrit van Rees
P. L. van Rees
Des Moines
Arie van Rees
Jack van Rees
W. A. Butt
Rodman
Mabel Littleton
Melvin van Houweling
Floyd Richardson
Greenland
Bernice Roozeboom
Milo
Leona Schakel
Lettie Menninga
Francis Hasselman
New Sharon
Ted Allen
Louise Tomas
St. Louis
Cora Benning
Lucile Comstock
Louilla
Evelyn Worthington
Clayton Richardson
Hallsville
Kirksville
Mrs. Durham
Local society notes and travel updates in brief
Van Hand resumes work after a siege of the three day men. Mr and Mrs Van Hand host this week with Bob Omick of Chicago, recently discharged from the army after Korea service. Bob Harrison leaves for a northwestern Iowa trip, Matt Heerema heads to St Louis for supplier visits, Louise Bruce returns after measles, Kuypers report meeting Elisabeth Kempkes in Amsterdam and planning Rome then a continental tour ending May 15 in The Hague. Betty Vander Werf cleans house while Ernie Rus greets visitors. Harry Boender on 30 day army leave ahead of a May 7 wedding at Second Chr Ref Church. Stono notes offer a wry weather aside about dating on rainy evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Hand
Ales
Bob Omick
Chicago
Bob
Korea
Paul Farrer
Bob Harrison
Iowa
Ft. Dodge
Sioux City
Spencer
Matt Heerema
St. Louis
Louise Bruce
Pete Kuyper
Elisabeth Kempkes
Amsterdam
Rome
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Hague
Bill Gosselink
Cedar Rapids
Pella Kolscreen Company
Betty Vander Werf
Ernie Rus
Harry Boender
Oskaloosa
Ernie
Harry
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William Wing
West Second Street
Gordon van der Hart
Mahaska
Iowa City
John D. Robinson
Milton
Patsy
Goad
Rose Hill Community Church
Mies Mina Baker
American Home Economics Association
Iowa State College
Cpl
Mrs
Johnnie Gosselink
Manhattan
Kansas
L. J. Gosselink
Peter J. Zwank
Nellie DE Bruyn
Thony Haverkamp
Black Oak Center Cemetery
WM. van Grootveld, SR
McCormick
Marion Swask
Church OF the Open Bible
Trinity Reformed Church
First Christian Reformed Church
Second Reformed Church
Sara Gosselink
Rotary
Ray de Haan
Anthony Tysseling
Country Club
Walter de Kock
Fred Whalley
Gary Vogelaar
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Asie LE Roy van Zee
Chanute Field
By Bob Hullihan
North Broadway
Pella Public Square
Dirkie Verwers
Connie Vander Zyl
Elbert van Maanen
Stono
Farmers Union
Lizzie
Harwood
Swift
U.s.no
Russell
S. Secret Joe
Lifebouy
Wnaa
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