Hiemstra reunion set for August in Clarion park
Community notice reports the Hiemstra family reunion on Tuesday August 6 at a northeast Clarion park. Directions from Clarion east entrance to Brinkman's Standard Station then north three blocks. Also updates on local visits, weddings, and farm family gatherings with various residents of Des Moines Monroe Denver and Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Hiemstra
Clarion
Brinkman’s Standard Station
Hubert Hiemstra
Loren West
Laura
Mary Jean
John Vriezelaar
Susan
Dewey Ford
Dewayne Honnold
Monroe
Mary Vriezelaar
Bricker-Fromack
Federated Church
Des Moines
Robert Swearinge
Indianola
Leland Balmer
Carrie Wetherell
Kay Louise
Elyria
Ohio
Gertrude Rice
Dave Rice
Don’t Scratch That Itch In Just 15 Minutes
A fragment urges avoiding scratching an itch and hints at a 40 cent back reward at a drug store, framed as a local offer or assurance with unclear specifics and no verifiable details.
Birthday Celebrations Highlight Monroe Social Gathering
Delayed report covers a series of July birthday observances and gatherings in Monroe including Mary and Beth Vriezelaar, Leland Balmer, and visitors from Ruthven and Newton. Attendees include the Vriezelaar, Rice, Vriezelsar, Van Zante, Van Wyk families, and guests from Pella and Ruthven during July 12 to July 16 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Nollen
Marion County Fair
Loren West
Mary Jean
Colorado
H. W. Vriezelaar
Peter Breed
Monroe
Francis van Dusseldorp
David
Diane
Pella
Carrie Wetherell
Kay Louise
Elyria
Ohio
Gertrude Rice
Dave
Linda Slocum
W. J. Rice
Bob Beyer
Vickie
Vance
Raymond Slocum
Ronald
Denver
Shirley Slocum
Leland Balmer
Susan Vriezelaar
Horace Oldham
Harold Wittmer
Philip van Eckeren
Earl Danks
Waterloo
del Barber
Newton
Fred Farker
Don Vriezelaar
Bobby
Janice Marie
H.W. Vriezelaar
Arthur Vriezelaar
Terry
Beth
John Vrieze-lsar
Susan
Mary
Beth Vriezelaar
John Vriezelaar
Benita Davis
Kathy
Patricia
Linda
Ruthven
Iowa
Burton Chipps
Allan
Howard Herwehe
Shirley Foster
Michael Todd
Marion Heemstra
Mary Beth
Marla
Gerald van Zante
Otley Social News Highlights Local Visits and Weddings
Otley and nearby families share Sunday visits and party plans in the Warren Van Wyk and Van Doorninck homes. Reeder family vacationed through Canada and Niagara Falls before Iowa. Local weddings, reunions, church events, and a summer picnic fill the community page with names, moves, and travel notes.
Farewell supper and community notices in Oskaloosa
A farewell covered dish supper honored Mr. and Mrs. Alvint Vanden Bosch and family as they prepare to leave. Local visits include Neal Newenhouse and Janice at J. G. Newenhouse home. Congregational meeting names Rev. Donald Wisse pastor-elect, with letters read. Various local visits, 4-H Cedar Livestock group meeting notes, birthday club gathering, missionary reappointment, and Verle Lubberden’s Los Angeles visit conclude with Betty Fynaardt’s 5000 mile Western Canadian tour plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvint Vanden Bosch
Neal Newenhouse
Janice
C. Crookham
J. G. Newenhouse
James van Wyk
New Sharon
Wm. de Heer
Leighton
First Reformed Church
Donald Wisse
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Wisse
James van Meulden
Sioux City
Hubert de Wolf
Gerrit de Wolf
R. Veldhuizen
Fremont
Joe de Rooi
Cedar Livestock
James Lee
Keith Dinsmore
Larry Dinsmore
Ames
Allen Perkins
Lee
Birthday Club of
Olive
W. C. Gilmour
S. M. Massie
Harry Lynch
Wm, Mo
Los Angele
Betty Fynaardt
Leonard Pynaardt
Town Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Lynnville News Social Roundup and Birthdays
Social notes from Lynnville highlight hospital visit for pneumonia in Mercy Oskaloosa, family visits from Grinnell and Sully, a Bailey Park picnic for the Steenwyk guests, and several birthday celebrations. Robert marked his 18th birthday with a decorated cake while Mrs. Lou Huston celebrated her 84th birthday hosted by daughter Mrs. Jones Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Ray Jay
Cheryl
Kevin
Grinnell
Case Dunsbergen
Harry Willia
Glen van Gen- Michael
Marsha
David Gause
Linda van Genderen
Gause
Silvis, II
Hampton Gouse
Glen Steenwyk
Minneapolis
Anie de Ruiter
Bill Moes
Sully
Tunis de Ruiter
Frank Baarda
Betty Jean
Harold
Minnesota
Mareile Wisgerhoff
Melvin Ratcliff
Clair Fenner
Alan
Arie. van Weelden
Robert
Diane
Larry van Rees
Sharon
Lou Huston
Jones Harris
Army Major Howard Macy attends two weeks active duty training
Howard Macy, a Major in the Army Reserve Area Service Unit at Fort Des Moines, is in Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for two weeks of active duty training. Dale Willman and daughter Louise visited Macy's mother, Mrs A T Gifford, on her birthday as others celebrated with prayers and greetings. Lynnville library improvements include moved shelves, fresh paint, new curtains, and book reorganization by Carrie Quire and Kay Nelson with Roscoe Sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Macy
Ft. Leonard Wood
Army Reserve Area Service
Fort Des Moines
Dale Willman
Louise of
Green
A. T. Gifford
Clair Gifford
Cynthia
Pel- In
Gifford
Monma
Saturda
Ander
de Sparks
Roscoe Sparks
Carrie Quire Isbrarian
Kay Nelson
Library Board Members and Summer Reading Incentive
Members of the library board are Mrs. Roscoe Sparks, Mrs. Dick Briggs, Mrs. John Willemsen and Mrs. Art Crews. The library is open Saturday afternoon and evenings. A reading round-up is held during the summer months for children up to the 7th grade to encourage children to read more books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Sparks
Dick Briggs
John Willemsen
Art Crews
Mora
Local Obits and Social Dose From Lower Grove
Lower Grove notes list sympathy for Mrs. Earl Hildebrand after her husband Mr Hildebrand’s passing. Final rites were held Thursday. Community visits include Mr and Mrs Benny Swank in Glen Dunnwoody. Mantua trip by Mr and Mrs Emil Allen and children to see Mr and Mrs Clarence Catshall. Oskaloosa visitors include Mr and Mrs Pete Boender. Tracy Hood home hosts Mr and Mrs Ray Faulkner and Mrs Vernie Ward with Herman Veerman. Four Newton families attend Sunday school and church. Joan Compton sang a solo and played piano. Rob Smith ill. attendance 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ver Dugh
Bradley Wevers
Patty Nikkels
Jackson
Hherhead
Earl Hildebrand
Hildebrand
Benny Swankpent
Glen Dunnwoody
Emil Allen
Mantua Oaturday
Clarence Catshall
Pete Boender
Oskaloosa
Tracy Hood
Ray Faulkner
Vernie Ward
Herman Veerman
Tors
Newton
Don Iloyd
Gail
Joan Compton
Joan
Lloyd
Rob Smith
Sumner Teen Hurt by Concrete Bucket Crane Accident
Hart 17 year old Donald Pleggen kuile of Sumner recovers after a concrete bucket struck him when a crane seat broke and the operator’s foot slipped from the control pedal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Pleggenkuile
Sumner
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Summit News
Summit School
H. W. Vrizelaar
Frances Needham
Baxter
Dale Murphy
Litlle Jovy Lidell
J. W. Lloyd
Joe Lidell
Susie
Wisconsin
Marla Rae
Henry Hulleman
Carrie
Rick Hulleman
Heemstra
Birdland Park
Des
Boulder
Arthur Vriezelaars
Yellowstone Park
Dakota
Kevin Beyer
Paardekooper
Holiday
Allen
Ildeat
Lennon Sisters
Lawrence Welk
Brenda Lee
Crete
Consult
Cook and Son
Franklin Street
Hoover Dekate
Hoover
van den Berg
Herbert Gilchrist
Knoxville
Henry Ver Woert
Virgil Bloodsworth
Judy
Candy
Rome
Charles Reeder
Lewiston
Maine
Walter van Doorninck
Reeder
Canada
Niagara Falls
Robert Pennington
Daniel Wayne
van Doorninck
Arthur
Edward de Vries
Clarence de Penning
John Kenning
Dick de Koning
Jake Rozendaal
Ralph Sheeler
Exa Beamer
Wyoming
Johanna Rowenhorst
Otley News
Clarence Bricker
Norma Jean Bricker
Wesley Fromack
Des’ Moines
van Vark
Cedar Falls
J. M. van Viet
Andrew
Otley
Cornie Klootwyk
Verwers
Norman Robus
Delores Verwers
Near Kellogg
Charles Vanden Kolk
Wayne Taven
Norman’ Robus
William Bogaard
Jerry
Frank van Zante
Dan Hoogenather
Artie Hiemstra
Simon van Dusseldorp
Marion van Wyk
Jennie Vander Kolk
Edith Kuiper
John
Gertrude Aalbers
Otley Reformed Church
West Market Park
ACE
G. Myskens
Community Reformed Church
Marvin Vanden Berg
John Vanden Berg
New Jersey
Kevin Lee Beyers
Arie B. Beyers
C. O. Visser
Sophie Ellen
Charles Vander Kolk
Ed van Toorn
Forest Lake
William Viieziaar
Clay Rusk
Charles Roovart
Roy Davis
Altoona
Albert Hiemstra
Ed de Graff
Prairie City
Friendly Neighborhood Club
Linda Angove
Pat Harding
Bussey
Duane Meyer
Arvin Angove
Larry Don Kingery
Mitigwa
Boone
Wayne, Angove
Vada Sill
James Hunt
Albia
Towa
Carol Ver Steegh
Hattie Ver Steegh
Darlene Verwers
Gradus Bensink
Kelloge
William Verwers
Tracy Ver
Steegh
Carlyn
Beverly
Centerville
Tunis Vonk
The
Reformed Church
Wayne Tareas
Erven Breen
Winnie Breen
Bert Barn
Vanden Dvever
Pell
Oskaloosa News
Dr. L. Anderson
Lynnville News
Vina Renaud
Lower Grove News
Earl Boyd
Hart
John M. van Dyk
Bernie
Menninga Ins
AGCY
Kenny
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