Our Men in Military Service Inductees Named
Howard Groenendyk of Cedar was inducted into the army on February 18 1952. A Pella Christan High School graduate, he farmed before service and is stationed at Camp Chaffee Arkansas with basic training injuries and a transfer pending. Henry Langstraat serving in Korea will have a birthday August 27. address U S 55162361 Mtr Co 6th RC I AP O 301 c/o Postmaster San Francisco Calif
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Groenendyk
Cedar
Army
Uate
Pella
Henry J. Langstrast
Korea
Henry J. Langstraat
U. S
Mtr. Co
R.C.I. A.P
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Service Listing for Corporal Vander Kraan
Cpl. Wilbur D. Vander Kraan U S 55094921 assigned to Battery A 82nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion APO 248 c/o Postmaster San Francisco California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur D. Vander
Cpl
Wilbur D. Vander Kraan
Soldiers' Addresses and Miscellany from the Conscript Lines
A garbled list records several military addresses and units including A/2C Harry D. Pippel AP 17883584 with the 28th Strategic Recon Wing at Rapids City AFB South Dakota and Pfc. Eugene Hartog AP O 72 c/o Postmaster, Pvt. Robert W. Van Hal 10th Division Band at Fort Riley Kansas, plus other service numbers and APO listings. In a separate fragment, Bloomfield resident Mrs. Clarence Augspurger reports counting 93 toma toes on one vine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Pippel
Strategic Recon
Wing Rapids City Afb
South Dakota
Robert W. van Hal
U.S
Fort Riley
Kansas
Rolscreen shutdown signals vacation period at plant
At noon on Saturday August 23 the plant will shut down for 9 1/2 days and the Town State Fair coincides with the break. Rolscreeners helped swell attendance at Knoxville and Oskaloosa Fairs. Paul Farrer and family enjoy a ten day outing at Grand View Lodge Brainerd Minnesota and will return to Pella Saturday. Visiting firemen include Bob Gunton and Howard Smith. Best Wishes to Lawrence L. Gordin of the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
O Paul Farrer
Grand View Lodge
Brainerd
Minnesota
Pella
Bob Gunton
Cleveland
Ohio
Howard Smith
Corpus Christi
Texas
Elizabeth Meyers
Lawrence L. Gordin
Nazarene
Gordin
U. S. Navy
Iowa Farm Youth Tour sails with two boat trips
The Clinton chamber of commerce organizes the second annual Farm Youth tour starting Sept. 14 with 40 4 H and Future Farmers of America members visiting 10 cities. The trip includes a 20 mile Mississippi river cruise aboard a yacht owned by C D Collis and a dinner on board the cabin cruiser. A river lore speaker and a Rainbow Girls dance cap the events hosted by the chamber and supported by the Iowa Development Commission and the Iowa Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Clear Lake
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Princeton
C. D. Collis
Chamber of Commerce
Clinton Ymca
Rainbow Girls
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa Farm Bureau
Future Farmers of America and
Rural Youth Organization
Swine Breeding Day to Be Aug. 12
The first Iowa Swine Breeders Day at Iowa State College Ames Tuesday August 12 features reports on actual Iowa farm experience with crossline and inbred stock and a display of the college’s 10 pure bred hog breeds. A 10 am start at the Swine Breeding Farm west of Ames includes tours of experimental breeding stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
L. N. Hazel
Animal Husbandry Department
Curtiss Hall
College
J. L. Lush
Iowa college to display teaching herd for inspection
The event features a colored teaching herd opened to visitors with rare display of purebred animals in town. A. L. Anderson of Animal Husbandry will lead the afternoon program, and G. M. Browning of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station will give the welcome address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Ape Gest
Althou
Towa
Harel
A. L. Anderson
Animal Husbandry Department
G. M. Browning
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Rock Creek Lake Dedication Set for August 24 Near Kellogg
Rock Creek Lake in Jasper County five miles northeast of Kellogg will be dedicated Sunday August 24 in formal ceremonies. Governor Beardsley will speak, Senator Maytag will discuss lake history, and the Newton Izaak Walton League funds support the event with bands, flag ceremonies, and Boy Scout participation. The 640 acre state lake, cost 650000, features a 1650 foot dam, 22 foot max depth, 15 miles of shore line, and 26 663 acre watershed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Jasper County
Kellogg
Ewald G. Trost
State Conservation Commission
Wm. 8. Beardsley
Fred Maytag
Newton Izaak’ Walton League
Vario
Obituary Mrs Barbara Boat
Mrs Barbara Boat daughter of Meyer Langerak and Gertrude Van Buren was born February 26 1874 in Amsterdam. She died August 80 1952 at age 78 with five surviving children Marion Earl Grace Bert and another Beulah deceased. Funeral services were held August 2 1952 at Van Dyk Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Boat
Meyer Langerak
Gertrude van Buren
Bethel Church
Cornelius Boat
Marion
Washington, D. Earl
Poughkeepsie
New York
Grace
Harold )Thomassen
Dnn
Bert
Pella
Beulah
First Reformed Church of
Second Reformed Church of
Bent
van Dyk Funeral Home
E. H. Tanis
Oakwood Cemetery
William Popma, 67, Dies in Portland Family loss
William Popma, son of Mr and Mrs L Popma formerly of Pel, died Monday August 4 1952 at his Portland Oregon home at age 67. He is survived by his wife and two daughters and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Popma
L. Popma
Pel
Portland
Oregon
Portland burial for local resident survives family
The deceased, named with siblings John Albert and Lane in Portland and sister Mrs Andrew Seuponme in Pella, with a step-mother at the Home for the Aged in Pella, left behind Gerri Crouse of What. Burial occurred Wednesday in Portland, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
John
Albert
Lane
Portland
Andrew Seuponme
Pella
Home For the
Gerri Crouse
Oregon
Obituary of Mrs Flora Witsenburg of Pella Iowa
Mrs Flora Witsenburg born near Pella Iowa on December 28 1885 died August 1 1952 at the Pella Rest Home at 11 pm aged 66 years 7 months 8 days She married Martin Wittenburg March 1 1906 and he survives They had seven children 18 grandchildren 4 brothers and 4 sisters Funeral service Monday August 4 1952 at Garden Chapel at 1:00 pm Rev Lester Muller officiating Interment Graceland Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Witsenburg
Gerrit and
Adriana Vs der Meer Roorda
Pella
Iowa
Martin Wittenburg
Arnold
Gerrit
Daniel
James
Robert
Gerrit van Wyk
Cora
Epp Roorda
Jeane Roorda
Henry Roorda
Miller
Dak
Dirk Roorda
Hollandale
Minn
Andrew Boot
Elia
Otley
Teunis van Zemeren
Anna
Oskaloosa
Chris Vander Pol
Tens
Monroe
Dan Dieleman
Hattie
Garden Chapel
Lester Muller
Graceland Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Flora Sendules Fod
We thank friends and neighbors who were kind to and considerate of our dear wife Flora Sendules Fod and who came to our assistance during her illness and passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penta
Flora Sendules
Hong Deel
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Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
PFC
Henry Langstraat
Kelly
Pvt
Travis Air Force Base
California
Eugene A Hartog
A.P.O
San Francisco, Calif
Raymond van Dyke
36Th Trans, Truck Co
APO
Bloomfield
Clarence Augspurger
Ray de Geus
Anna Mae Vander Wilt
Evergreen Dam
Colorado
Carol Lautenbach
Zella Chambers
Marion County Fair
Alveretta Vanden Berg
Sully
Max Carnahan
Johanna van Hemert
Chariton
Les Norsmorfel
Arthur Schuring
Sash
Gomie den Hartog
Alvin Deild
Iowa Farm
Peoria
Fleming Estate
Chanley Fleming
Arlo W. Palmer
J. T. van Zante
Elbert van Maanen
Hazel
United States Department of Agriculture
Town State College
Carroll Plager
George A. Hormel & Co
Austin, Minn
Fis
Verploeg Implement Co
West
Washington St
Rock Creek Lake
Grinnell
Martin Witzenburg
Federal Land Bank
National Farm Loan Association
Member
Federal Land Bank System
M.d.taylor
Clark Taylor
North Market
Henry Vriezelaar
M. D
Vriezelaar
Colfax Sale
Cing. Ki
Oklahoma
Colfax Sale Company
Bell, Clippenger
Shields
Deep Rock
Jackie
Vande Geest & Bus
Bettee
Albert Rietveld
Oskaloosa Street
Pella, Iowa
West Star
Schuring Garage
North Main Street
Kenmore
Gordon Nesbit
Col. van Zante
Dearborn-Wood Bros
Dearborn
Bette
Lasere
Picker
Ford Tractor
Pella Supply Co
Cornie van Roekel
Mar
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