Nearby Town News Notes Family And Social Visits
Miss Anna Northcutt helps threshing dinner with sister Mrs Milo De Young and others. Local residents visit relatives in New Sharon Sharon and Oskaloosa. Mercy Hospital and Red Rock trips noted. Community events include a reunion planning in Peoria and Meade Threshing Co gathering with neighbor visits, travel, and farm life anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Northcutt
Milo de Young
John de Young
Viola
Paul Wehrle
New Sharon
Porter Wehrle
Zella Wehrle
Porter Hull
Pearl Hull
Home
Douglas
Manilla Hull
Sharon
Chan Fleming
Naomi Gayle
Ward Taylor
Rufford Pothoven
Unionville
Elevator Co
Romaine Northcutt
Lester Stainbrook
James
Givin
Camp and community notes from Cordova and environs
Cordova residents and guests are listed with visits, fishing trips, and daily routines. Mentions include W. R. Karr, Earl Martinache, Donald Alley at a Scott farm Holiness camp near Knoxville, Ben Hoeksema and son at Roy Karr’s, Lavers Dailey with Dorothy Alley, Gerrit Hoksbergen and Chester Bricker fishing near Sully, and Herman Steinemann on a new mail schedule. Also noted are drilling on Robert Tice’s farm, mower activity on highway 14, Campbell's bridge gang relocating from Udell, multiple local visits, Fern Allard’s finger injury and blood poisoning, and painting work at several homes and stores. Species of names and places include Cordova, Knoxville, Sully, Udell, Pleasantville, and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. Karr
Corda Karr
S. Earl Martinache
Donald Alley
Knoxville
Scott Farm
Ben Hoeksema
Son
Roy Karr
Lavers Dailey
Dorothy Alley
Gerrit Hoksbergen
Chester Wayne Bricker
Sully
Herman Steinemann
Otley
Allen de Heer
Herman de Heer
Beulah May
Herman Eugene
Geo. Dailey
Pete van Hemert
Robert Tice
Wabash
Gertrude Hoksbergen
van Wyke
Leighton Rey and family depart for Michigan vacation
Leighton Rey and Mrs Ira J Hesselink with sons John and Mark left Wednesday for a month long trip through Michigan. Mrs H W Vander Linden joined them to Rock Island Illinois for a short visit with her daughter Mrs Howard Glendening. The Heap o Livin Club held its regular meeting Friday afternoon at a former home.
Prairie City Old Settlers Reunion and Local Notes
Prairie City schedules the Old Settlers reunion for Tuesday August 16. Local events include births, a baby boy July 21 for Bert Plate and spouse, a 100 year old death for Mrs. Mary Shearer on July 21 with funeral July 24, and various town visits and vacations. Reverend Vander Meer led services at the Christian Reformed church and Nelson Veltman accepted a church call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie City
Old Settlers
Cecil Brunner
Herman, Minn
Nelson Veltman
Christian Reformed Church
Bert Plate
Jim Intveld
Chicago
Vander Meer
Tracy
Centennial Circle Notes and Local Visits
Centerville area social items list visits and engagements including Celia Mae Boot at Jack Spoelstra home for a week. Mrs John H Boot aided Mrs C Kloosterman with threshing cooking. Wm A Kelderman returns to Des Moines where he is pastor. Local families entertain guests, while Tom Wilson seeks treatment at Colfax Sanitarium. Phyllis Vander Haar returns home after measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia
Mae Boot
Jack Spoelstra
John H. Boot
C. Kloosterman
Wm. A. Kelderman
Wm. Kelderman Jr
Des’ Moin
Open Bible Tabernacle
Des Moines St
Henry Hoekstra
Alma
Gertrude
Gerald
Mary Lou
Will Monster
Tom Wilson
Colfax Sanitarium
Bert Hoksbergen
Larry
Pella
Ant de Jong
Phyllis Vander Haar
Askaloosa
Lemonade gathering and local visiting in Leighton area
Residents and relatives from Leighton and nearby towns gather for social visits and birthday events. Paul Van Rockel of Hampton Iowa and Rev Kolenbrander attend services at Ebenezer Res church. A birthday for Allen Gene Rempe is noted along with multiple family visits and a picnic at Krizer Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tainter
Junior de Bruin
Paul van Rockel
Hampton
Iowa
John de Prenger
Dick Rolenbrander
Sibley
Gerrit van Heukelom
Kolenbrander
Ebenezer Res
Leighton
Will van Oostrum
Tipton
Okla
Frank
W. K. Vander Hock
Pella
Cornice de Bruin
Fred van Zee
John F. E. van Zee
Cornelia van Zee
Henry K. Rempe
Allen Rempe
A. W. Moelenbeck
Rosemary
Minneapolis
Allen Gene Rempe
Krizer Park
al Engelenhoven
Connie Engelenhoven
Charles
Allen Flietstra
Corlenhoven
J. M. Rempe
Clarice Jean
Betty Joan
Henry
Couple Receives Gifts At Eddyville Shower
Mrs Terry Douglis and her spouse were honored at a country home in Eddyville with a miscellaneous shower and lawn basket dinner. Attendees included families from Eddyville Cedar Ottumwa Wisconsin Minnesota and Leighton. newlyweds Terry and Douglas will reside in Leighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Douglis
Douglas
Terry Douglas
Leighton
Rufford Pothoven family visits Unionville event
The Rufford Pothoven couple and baby visited Unionville on Monday to see Mrs Pothoven s angle as she suffered a sun stroke Sunday morning. Nearby residents Miss Viola De Jong and Mrs John Elscott with family were noted in this community gathering and thresher workers helped Milo De Jong s farm near Galesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufford Pothoven
Baby
Summit family visit at Julius Ustermarkt home
The Summit family visited Sunday afternoon at Julius Ustermarkt residence near Leighton. The occasion marked a family gathering at the parental home with relatives from the area present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Aalbers
Julius Ustermarkt
Leighton
Visits and family gatherings across Des Moines and Fairmont
Miss Madeline Vriezelaar spent Monday visiting in Des Moines as a dinner guest and afternoon guest of her aunt Clifford De Jong. Various relatives including Mr and Mrs John Vanden Berg and Mr and Mrs Gerrit Brower visited in homes in Des Moines and Fairmont on different days. The Vriezelaar family and associated spouses and children were noted visiting in Otley and Fairmont during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Dykstra
May Waardhuizen
Wynsteker
Nellie Brower
Lorena van Hemert
Vivian Karr
Ruth Perkey
Grace Karr
Ruth
John Perkey
Clint Daubenspeck
Knoxville
Fred Karr
Arie Waardhuizen
Roy Karr
Charley Cadwallender
Rosa Dailey
Caroline Kay
Arie Waardhuizen Sr
Arie
Grandma Beintema
Flora Buwalda
Klyn
Oskaloosa
Rexroat
Ed Talbot
Gilmore Arkansas
Clarence Talbot
Des Moines
Crabapple
Gilmore
Mississippi
U.S
James Boyd
Liscomb
Iowa
S. R. Boyd
Sherman
George Hegwood
Minnesota
Dewey Ford
Arlene
Dewey
Red Rock
Alec Garrison
Devil Reese
Orelly Simpson
Monroe
Old Settler
Elmer van Duren
M. M. de Reus
H. M. Rempe
Lou van Rocked
Bernice Ver Ploeg
Esther van Houweling
Ruth’ de Heer
Kathryn Henry
Margaret Vander Linden
Freda Denburger
Frances Verwers
van Wert
Edmundson’ Park
Birdie Beintema
Denver
Colorado
Joe Brummel
Spencer
Town
Joe K
William van Heukelom
Robert van Donselaay
Harry Netten
Marvin Olivier
William van Heukelem
Gary Vande Haar
Phyllis
John van Donselaar
Marcia van Maanen
Mildred Hagen
Shirley Glendening
Elizabeth Glendening
Eddyville
Eleanor Hasselman
William van Haaften
Joyce Ver Ploeg
Paul
Max Easton
Larry
Cedar Rapids
Madeline Vriezelaar
Clifford de Jong
Gerrit Brower Bell Brower
John Vanden Berg
G. J. Klein
Gerrit Brower
Willemsen
Fairmont
Peter Breed
L. A. van Rockel
H. W. Vriezelaar
Otley
Hattie Vsited
Local visits and farm construction planned near Otie
Poortinga and Vander Waal from Monroe visited Vander Ploeg Thursday afternoon. A new house is to be built on the A. T. Van Zee farm southwest of Otie. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Heeren of Pella spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. D. Vander Ploeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poortinga
R. D. Vander Waal
Monroe
C. D. Vander Ploeg
A. T. van Zee
Otie
Gus Heeren
Pella
D. Vander Ploeg
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Cordova
Central States Gas Service
Central States Electric Company
Centennial Circle
Donnie Lubbers
Broadway
University
Eleanor Vos
Gloria Hartley
Donnie
N. Clark
Street
The
Loop
Sumpter Coal Co
R. L. Polk & Company
Chevrolet
White Way Auto Company
Pellalowa
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