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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
8
A garbled regional page notes social visits from residents of Otley Reformed Church and surrounding areas. Mentions of Bert Van Zee, Mildred Lanes, and several families surface alongside local events at Bella and De Plerionn. Community members attended gatherings, church events, and a winter fair with many names partially legible.
Local residents attend birthdays visits and family gatherings across Pel la and nearby towns. Names include My and M Vanier Wal Mis Be De Vries Anna Lewis Henry Dahm and De Jong relatives, with anniversaries birthdays and hospital updates noted alongside reunion events and town musings.
A long community item lists multiple Van Henkelom relatives hosting gatherings, visiting friends in Oskaloosa and Pella, and attending family events in Iowa. It mentions Esther Van Henkelom’s ninth birthday, a Michigan trip by Rev. Rozeboom, and several social visits at Vander Linden and De Reus homes. The piece blends numerous names, places, and dates in a reminiscence of local social life.
A garbled Cordova News item records multiple hospital notes and social happenings. It mentions Mrs Vo Hintold Groonecey col Ves Vine Gora Hees visiting Bella, a patient taken to Wilkins Hospital in Oskalowen Thursday evening, and various local family movements, illnesses, and social gatherings amid a busy community page.
Otley notes show Mrs and Mr John Lille attending the Dedonga reunion with Mr and Mrs Gerritt Jong. Ladies Mid bazaar at Otley school basement drew a tame crowd. Local residents visit relatives, illness concerns at Vriezelaar and Ryke households, and a surprise visit by David Stalin to the Gerrit Wittenburg family.
Community notes from Rose Hill mention Mrs Dethort Schader and Mr Nod Mes Vander Werf of Polly visiting in Des Moines with Ange Gbowt and Lester Boat at the Lester Boat home. John Vanden Berg visited Neal Hanes Wednesday evening. David Lee returned home from hospital. Mrs AL Heel Verwers of Killed is taking care of the little standgon.
A damaged notice references individuals including Mr Hew Tearrer Mr ned Me John Vanden Rene and Mrs Dewey Kale with a Sherr Did Taw pre Varden Berg and Vanden Bere, plus a few days with her grandparents, indicating a family obituary fragment with unnamed relations.
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