Anniversary gifts and society notes at Lynn Grove Rockettes event
The society item lists attendees from multiple families celebrating a 25th anniversary and notes two absent honorees. The Lynn Grove Rockettes met August 4 at Linda Renaud’s home with talks on dishwashing, salad equipment, and salad types, followed by the Pledge. Also scheduled is a Aug 23 meeting at Margaret Van Wyk’s, a Amvet Auxiliary picnic Aug 20, and Idaho wildlife resources highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Grove Rockettes
Linda Renaud
Sharyl van Rheenen
Sherylynn Wouda
Barbara de Penning
Linda
Ruthanne Ver Woert
Marcia’ de Jong
Betty
Beverly de Jong
Phyllis
Dian Monsma
Delores van Englehoven
John Wouda
Arthur de Jong
Glen Monsma
Glenda
Eugene Dewey
Beryl ‘Holdsworth
Robert Renaud
Margaret van Wyk
De Kocks Mark 25 Years With Dutch American Party
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew De Kock of Otley celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a Dutch American gathering in the Christian Grade School recreation room. Twenty-six families and 130 attendees joined in songs and reminiscences of Holland and America. A follow up surprise party occurred Tuesday evening eight miles southwest of Otley with baskets of refreshments and a memory gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew de Kock
Otley
Aines
Netherlands
Holland
John de Haan
de Kock
America
Mra
Case de Haan
Eimert Kaldenberg
Nick Branderhorst
Klaas Kramer
Cornelissen
Abe de Kock
Wm. Scholten
Pella
Wm. Verhoef
Jelle de Vries
Leighton
Goos van Utrecht
Siem Verhoef
Engel de Kock
Oskaloosa
Jacob de Vries
Reasner
Jim Veenstra
Grinnell
Jennie de Kock
John Veenstra
Joevird
BR. Oskam
Joe Walbeek
New
Marriage of Arlene Jellema and Marvin Van Gorp in Pella
Arlene Jellema daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Jellema of Pella wed Marvin F Van Gorp son of Mr P W Van Gorp of Pella on Friday July 13 at the First Christian Reformed Church. Rev P Y De Jong officiated. The ceremony featured white chrysanthemums and cande labra with green wedding decor. Junella Ver Meer of Pella played organ music before and during the reception. The bride wore a pure silk gown with lace trim and a nylon veil. She carried a colonial bouquet of white roses and stephanotis. Maid of honor Retha Vande Haar and bridesmaid Mrs Tom Elbel wore green dresses. The groom’s party included Alfred Happell as best man and William Van Gorp as groomsman. Ushers Dean Sadler Dirk Van Zante Wallace Kosman and Herbert Vanders, all of Pella, attended. The mother of the bride wore a cocoa brown Nelly Don dress. A reception for 150 followed in the church parlors with Dorean Vande Haar Delores Eeling Norma Van assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Jellema
Herman Jellema
Pella
Marvin F. van Gorp
Waverly
Iowa
P. W. van Gorp
First Christian Reformed Church
P. Y. de Jong
Junella Ver Meer
Gordon Forsythe
Estherville
Retha Vande Haar
Otley
Tom Elbel
Alfred Happell
William van Gorp
Newton
Dean Sadler
Dirk van Zante
Wallace Kosman
Herbert Vanders
Nelly Don
Dorean Vande Haar
Delores Eeling
Norma van
Pella couple wed in the countryside with air of community
Veldhuizen and Marjean Gosse tied the knot in a white dressed ceremony with green aprons and carnation boutonnieres. Guests from Oskaloosa and Pella attended as plans for a Yellowstone and Estes Park honeymoon were announced. The couple now reside in Waverly with groom employed by Rock Island Railway and bride as a dental assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veldhuizen
Marjean Gosselink
Pella
Harry Fitch Jr
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Herbert Vander Waal
Jaine Vander Ploeg
van Gorps
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Estes Park
Grand National Park
Colorado
Waverly
State Department Overseas Jobs Open for Office Workers
The State Department offers overseas posts for typists clerks and stenographers at embassies and consulates worldwide. Wanda Paul and Esther Rice from Washington will interview applicants at the State Employment Service office in Des Moines from August 20 to August 31, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Applicants must be American citizens aged 21 to 35, single with no dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of State
America
Wanda Paul
Esther Rice
Washington, D. C
State Employment Service Office
Eleventh Street
Des Moines
Foreign Service
Overseas civil service posting offers two year terms
Job requires at least three years of office experience or equivalent education. Pay starts at $3390 yearly with raises for long service. Includes overseas housing or allowance, two year post with six weeks home leave, 13 vacation days and 13 sick days per year, and government insurance and retirement benefits. Washington office also hiring for ineligible overseas applicants. Call Cherry 3 7661 Des Moines for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Washington, D.C
Cherry 3
Des Moines
Coaching School at Spirit Lake Draws Heavy Enrollment
Heavy early enrollment marks the sixteenth annual coaching school by the Iowa High School Athletic Association set for Spirit Lake at Templar Park August 19 to 22 1956. Top faculty drew interest with Pete Elliott Nebraska and Bump Elliott Iowa leading football sessions alongside coaches Carnavale Timm and Cramer staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Templar Park
Spirit Lake
Pete Elliott
Nebraska
Bump Elliott
Iowa
Ben Carnavale
Navy
Cap Timm
Town State
John
Bill Cramer
Cramers
Gardner
Kansas
Hi Covey
Ames
Ed Engstrom
Eldora
Whitey Thompson
Ida Grove
Lyle Quinn
IHSAA
Harold Schmickley
Quinn
Wayne Cooley
Town Girls’ High School Athletic Union
Threshing Pioneer William Fust Marks Six Decades
Near Fontanelle William Fust, aged 85, celebrated his sixth annual threshing event at the family farm. He has assisted threshing at the same location since about 1896, remaining active in the rural tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fontanelle
William Fust
Wyatt Edward Earp Born to Earp Family in Grinnell
Nellie Coggins reports the birth near Killduff of Wyatt Edward Earp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Earp at St Frances Hospital Grinnell. The child honors Wyatt Earp the famed story figure and his father Edward. The Earp family history links Nicholas, Lorenzo Dow, and Thomas Earp to Iowa roots with ties to Pella Killduff and Monmouth Illinois. The newborn joins a line of fourth cousins in the Earp clan who admire the famous Wyatt through stories and television reenactments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Coggins
Edward Earp
Killduff
St. Frances Hospital
Grinnell
Wyatt Edward
Wyatt
Wyatt Earp
Edward
Nicholas Earp
Lorenzo Dow Earp
Monmouth
Ill
Nicholas
Iown
Pella
Earp
Thomas Earp
Lorenzo Earp
Iowa
Charles Earp
Cousi
Warren
Louise
Diane
Boyfalls From Tractor As It Plows Fence Lines
No drivers were aboard when Gerald Boehm fell from his father's tractor near Buffalo Center. The machine surged at high speed crossing the highway and plowing through fence lines across four neighboring farms for several minutes, causing damage and prompting an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Boehm
Buffalo Center
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Albert Vander Peut
Floyd Test
Willis Dieleman
Edward Johnson
Murray van Hemert
Ray Karr
Lester van Haaften
Neal Willemsen
Wilson Dop
Tony Langstraat
Leland Balmer
Dick de Jong
Dick Kuiper
Clyde Karr
Lyman de Moss
Renaud
Amvet Auxiliary
Amvet
Swimming Pool Park
Idaho
Thack Row
John VI
Karem de Kock
Allen de Kock
Stephen de Kock
Eeitt Ea
Feem
Thomassen Wholesale
Jellema—Van Gorp
Marvin F. van
van Gorp
Rock Island Railway
Pella Municipal Power and Light
Richland Bluebells
Norma Jean Hiemstram
Marilyn Switzer
Linda van Zee
Janet Nollen
Dorothy de Geus
Jessie Vande Voort
Marilyn Vander Linden
Hiemstra
Herman Nollen
Dep’t
School For
Wormhoudt
Taey Rk Bigelow
Radford
Ed Bett
DENN
Penney
Little Penney
Dan River
Dri Don
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