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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
7
A dense flow of social notes recounts visitors and kin from East Moline to Pella. Families including the Vande Kieft, Wanders, Groenendyk, Vriezelaar, and Baard clans share calls, birthdays, and pot luck gatherings. Out-of-town trips span Minnesota, New Jersey, Colorado, and Rapid City.
Otley residents and visitors gathered Sunday at local homes as relatives from Pella Knoxville Des Moines and Monroe shared time together. Trips to Wisconsin Ozark Lake and the east coast were noted along with hospital updates and community events.
The Peoria column notes hot weather with scattered showers and lists local residents and guests traveling to Denver, Cal for visits with relatives or enjoying vacations. It covers church plans, a Netherlands born pastor lecturing in Dutch, a large round of family visits, a midweek wedding, and a farewell party for Mrs. De Vries with neighbors sharing ice cream and cake.
Summit News reports a new barn rising on Otto Van Essen farm southwest of Otley and another under construction on Hubert Fennema farm. Velma Vriezelaar visited Monroe with Betty Lou Ammer, and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hiemstra of Pella spent Tuesday in Otley. Don Vriezelaar of Monroe and H W Vriezelaar attended a Guernsey sale in Newton. Mr. and Mrs. M. Schippers welcomed a son, Donald Dwight, born July 30 at Colling Memorial Hospital in Knoxville.
Former Summit resident now near Oskaloosa welcomed a son Roy Edwin born August 6 at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa. The article notes multiple visits, family travel to Washington, D C, and various local gatherings, picnics, and county fair preparations involving Vriezelaar, Van Wyk, Kuiken, and related families.
Fifield News notes John Henry Neef staying with Bert Van Zee and family while Jacob Kuiken Jr and Marion Brink visit near Wright. Otley Reformed Church Sunday School picnic is reported at P Pol's grave. Willemsen silver wedding anniversary celebrated with family. Dorcas Society social held on church lawn and corn harvest activity by John Vanden Berg and Jacob Kuiken Jr. Rose and Joyce Kuiken are mentioned among helpers.
Mr and Mrs Lowell Turner and children Donald and Helen left Thursday for a visit at the Neal Harry Young home in Michigan. The Ladies Aid of the Reform Church held their regular meeting Thursday afternoon with twenty five members. Mrs Aaron Brummel led devotions and Mrs Will Van Heukelem assisted by Mrs M M De Reus and Mrs H W Van der Linden gave a China study. Mrs Will Rempe sang Land of China. Mrs John De Prenger and Mrs I P De Cook served refreshments. Mr and Mrs Con Ver Ploeg returned Tuesday from a vacation trip to Idaho. Mr and Mrs Howard Glending and son Richard of Moline Illinois are visiting at the Van der Linden home and with relatives here.
Rev John Den Ouden of Cedar Grove Wisconsin preached at the Reformed Church Sunday morning and evening Mrs Edward Van Zee submitted to major surgery at Lathean Hospital Des Moines Saturday Miss Belle Bogaard Wednesday with Mr and in Rocket and Mrs were support home of Harrow John Den Ouden is Sunday at the Mrs John Den
Nell Muilenberg and family travel from Imogene to attend Tate Ford funeral. Norma Jean Ford and family mourns. Benign updates include teachers for Red Rock 1941 42, straw baling by Gerrit Waardhuizen and others, multiple Karrs visiting Flagler and Black Hills, a sister’s funeral in Maine, and plans for a new cow barn and hen house by Arie Waardhuizen.
Mr and Mrs Earl Rickabaugh and children Betty Beverly and Jim visited Thursday eve at Clyde Karr s. May Van Hemert was ill one day this week. Leland Harvey and family spent Thursday evening with Teo Allard at the Van Temert home. Cora Karr and son Norman are in Colorado on vacation. A card mailed from Alamosa Colorado dated August 7 said they had been to Longmont Estes Park Be der Denver and ate their dinner on the Monarch divide 11320 ft above sea level. They had on George Teter and Ra irplay in Denver. They planned to go to New Mexico also. The Bricker clan gathered at Jas Buchanan State Park in Pennsylvania for a picnic in honor of two groups of Town visitors who were there. Some could not be present and more arrived in the afternoon to visit. The park was in high mountains and cool. On Monday Mr and Mrs Murray Van Hemert drove to Washington DC saw Senate and House in session top of Washington s Monument through the Smithsonian Institute and the new Melton Art Gallery. They said driving in Washington s traffic was terrible. Mr and Mrs Woody Fisher and Keith Rankin visited Sunday afternoon at Pete Van Hemert s. Mr Fisher is finishing his course in electric welding. Mrs Fisher will store their furniture at Van Hemert s and live here a few weeks. Aunt Kate Karr Delight and Howard and Mr and Mrs Bryan Karr and daughter spent Sunday at Nell Muilenberg s in Knoxville. Mr and Mrs Fred Rankin and son spent Sunday evening at Pete Van Hemert s. Bible class met at the home of Gertrude Aalbers last Tuesday afternoon. The next meeting will be at Gertrude Hoksbergen s.
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