Social and wedding notices from Pella area July events
A July calendar of social gatherings includes a large crowd at the Scott Aneedus 4-H club girls ice cream social at the Ike Horny home with song and instrument performances. Also covered are Masonic news, a shower for newlyweds Marion Aalbers, various miscellaneous showers, a family 83rd birthday party for N. Van Vliet, a Bible study meeting, Lake Prairie Maids 4-H, Korver reunion, a Central College piano recital, and a double wedding at the Douwstra Chapel as Wilma Van Gorp weds Richard Vander Baan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herny
Scott Aneedus
America the Beautiful
Mae den Adel
Norma Jean van Steenis
Mrs. O'Leary
Ralph de Cook
Arthur Dear
Vander Linden Pos Wedding Ties Two Iowa Families
Mildred Vander Linden and Wayne Pos wed Tuesday July 80 1940 at the Vander Linden home in Pella in a ceremony attended by close relatives Reverend Paul J. Christensen officiated. The couple plans a short wedding trip then residence in Andrew Iowa where Pos will resume teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Linden
Pos
J. W. Vander Linden
Mildred
Wayne Pos
John A. Pos
Pella
Paul J. Christensen
Misa Vander Linden
Pella High School
Central College
American Institute of Business
Desines
Int
Department of AI
Des Moines
O. D. Klein
Towa’ Agricultural Conservation Committee
Pell School
Andrew
Towa
Mildred Vander Linden
Inder Linden
Lews
Consolidated School
Marion County 4 H Club Notes Health rules and entries
The Marion County 4 H Club lists health requirements for state projects. Bodily TB testing is waived for acccredited TB area, but Bangs tests apply for purebred beef and dairy heifers. Entries due by August 15, with early entry encouraged for stall planning. The club will record registrations and show beef, pigs, lambs, and poultry at a meeting held July 23 at the Knox home.
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C. T. R. Club
Kenneth
Marguerite Knox
Be Careful in Treating Summer Stomach Aches
The Iowa Department of Health warns parents against home remedies for stomach upsets in children, noting that appendicitis can mimic mild abdominal pain. Castor oil and other cathartics should not be given before ruling out appendicitis. July and August see higher child appendicitis deaths, with 78 under age 15 last year.
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Iowa State Department of Health
Iowa
Appendicitis Deaths Rise in 1939 Compared to 1938
Health department reports 1939 appendicitis deaths higher than 1938 with 31 total in 1938 and 299 in 1938 for all years. Children under 15 showed 73 deaths last year up from 69 in 1938. July and August accounted for 20 or 27 percent, with 10 deaths each of those months. Doctors warn appendicitis can mimic abdominal distress in children and may lack typical signs.
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Health Department
Meat Timbales And Tuna Puff Bake From Old Recipe Ledger
Old cookbook style offerings show Meat Timbales using chopped meat and dressing in ramekins alongside Tuna Fish Puff and Baked Fish With Lemon Celery Dressing. Recipes specify ingredients, temperatures, yields, and oven times, including notes on serving with eggs and sauces.
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Jake
Obituary Notice for Francis Blom of Pella Iowa
Francis Blom was born in Holland on October 7 1867 and died July 24 1940 at her home 1201 Broadway Pella Town aged 73 years 9 months 17 days. She married Tennis Blom and they had a daughter Mrs. G A Vermeer and two grandchildren. She had two sisters and four brothers and many friends. Funeral services Friday July 26 at home and First Christian Reformed Church with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Francis Blom
Holland
America
Broadway Street
Pella
Town
Tennis Blom
G. A. Vermeer
First Christian Reformed Church
Qakwood Cemeter
My Trip to Camp Hantesa
Betty Kool and six Marion County 4-H delegates travel to Camp Hantesa on Friday July 6 1940. They register and join activities including leader introductions hikes camp songs and a night hike to an Indian Village followed by a campfire ceremony. The next day features nature hikes lectures on photography crafts swimming and a stunt night with a treasure hunt and serenade by cabin twelve. Sunday includes church services a water carnival with Naomi McConnell crowned King and Dana Beechout named Queen, then farewells as delegates return home.
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Betty Kool
Farm Bureau
Marion County
4-1
Johanna Fienne
Don
Camp Hann
le Dop
Kathryn Wilkes
Miss Fienne
Rinner
Ruth LeMac
C. L. Stroud
Lorraine Roff
Dana Beechout
Hantesa
Igned
Juliette Wylie
D. A
Hamilton
Wright
HD. A
Cordon
Winifred Martin
Luella Cordon
Fienne
Bernice Hooper
Jack
Ellis Hicks
Mr. Jones
M. Rosene
Jelson
O. H. Minor
Cathryn Peterson
Cabin Twelve
Naomi McConnell
Oud
Large Walleyed Pike Fry Produced at Two State Hatcheries
More than 88 million walleyed pike fry were raised at Clear Lake and Spirit Lake hatcheries this season. Clear Lake produced 45.5 million, Spirit Lake 43.3 million, with over 7 million to be stocked as fingerlings. Hatchery methods use lake water, gill nets for brood fish, and precise handling to optimize fertilized eggs and fry growth.
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State Conservation Commission
Clear Lake
Spirit Lake
State Park Laws for Town Parks and Preserves
State Park Laws outline simple rules for 72 areas guiding conduct this season. Rules include a 16 mph speed limit on park roads, designated parking, fires only in approved places with full extinguishment, no removal of plants, no defacing attractions, and firearms prohibited among other regulations.
Park Rules Include Leash Law and Camp Limits
The excerpt outlines park rules on leash use, closing time at 10 30 p m unless arranged with the custodian, camping in designated areas, campers registering with the custodian, and camping duration not exceeding two weeks or longer than specified by the State Conservation Commission.
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State Conservation Commission
Bicycles Surge as Sheldon Builds Parking Racks
Bicycles are running a close second to automobiles for transportation in Sheldon with racks being erected in the business district to accommodate the growing number of riders and bikes.
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Sheldon
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Masonic News
Masonic Study Club
New Sharon
Marion Aalbers
Mr Veld
Lavina Klein
Jacob de Ronde
Henry Klein
Almira Klein
N. van Viidt
J. H. van
van’ Vliet
Chizen
Mary van de Kamp
Laurel, Ia
H.W. Vander Linden
Leighton
S. N. van Vliet
Inidianola
Bert Baron
J. H. van Vliet
N. van Vliet
Family
Texas
Charles
East
van ‘Vliet
Every Body Welcome Bible Study
Gertrude Hoksberg
V. L. Sharer
Monroe
P. van Ryswyk
John
Carl Wayne
Dorothy
Helen van Ryswyk
Nellie de Jong
Otley
Lake Prairie Maids
Gezel
Lake Prairie
Korver
West Market Park
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Albion
Liscomb
de Meines
Sully
Kilduff
Newton
Prairie City
Monroeey
Pellatowa
Frecken, Vander Pol
Ter Louw
Vos
Klyn and
Georges Francis Sadler
Bob Klein
Wilma van
Richard Vander Baan
Whitinsville
Mass
Miss van Gorp
Joan Vander Baan
Jake Rus
Near
Peoria
Wilma van Gorp
James Vander Baan
Elizabeth Taylor
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Lohengrin
D. J. Hoitenga
Marion van Gorp Jr
Ralph Hoksbergen
Donna Mae
Betty Coleen van Gorp
Jordan Hall
Niagara Falls
New York City
Massachusetts
Vander Baan
Eileen Sadler
Atc
Sone OC
DE Wit
Ate
Pella, Lowa
Sadler
The
All
Mrs
Tunis Blom
Sunnyside Beauty Shop
Broadway
Jessie Sadler
Dorothy Lamour
Robert Preston
J. Carrol Naish
Tropics
Southern Stars
Bernice Langerak
Merle Oberon
Rex Harrison
England
Merle
Oberon
AOM
B. C
Victor Mature
Lon Chaney, Jr
Europe
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