Priscillas Give A Good Program In Leighton Iowa
Miss Helen Vander Linden visited relatives in Pella while the Priscilla Sisters Mission society of the Reformed church held a bazaar on the church lawn with a program, play, chorus numbers, readings, and sales to benefit missions. Families from nearby areas attended events and multiple residents were noted visiting relatives, with gatherings and farewells as people move to new homes in Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
Iowa
Helen Vander Linden
Marjorie Baron
Pella
John Bos
Eddyville
W. A. van Haaften
Priscilla Sister's Mission Society of the Reformed Church
Blanche
Ruth van Donselaar
Connie van Donselaar
R. van Heukelem
Edna
L. Sedrel
Bussey
T. A. van Haaften
Irene
Rey
C. Witt
Colorado
Henry den Hartog
Harold
Melvin
Louis van Roekel
Joyce
Ralph
Mildred
Near Leighton
Wright
van Roekel
T. van Roekel
Wm. Goulooze
Michigan
Henrietta Groenendyk
Abbott Hospital
Oskaloosa
Edna Neels
Josephine van Heukelom
Don de Prenger
Mrs R Postma Injured By Stove
Otley Iowa August fifteenth details a local incident as Mrs R Postma suffers injuries from a stove while neighboring families visit and pay calls across town. The brief notes social visits among residents include Vander Ark Wittenberg Sedrel Sedvel De Rand Rexroat Visser and Aalbers families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
Iowa
Henry Vander Ark
Pella
de Koekkoek
Tunis Wittenberg
Dykstra
Neal Sedrel
Leighton
Gysbert Aalbers
Connie Vanden Berg
Fifield
Ralph Ku
Visits and incidents from local families in near Pella area
The article notes Margaret and Betty Van Zee visiting relatives in the Kaldenbergs near Pella. Merinus Vos and brother Will Vos left Sully for Grand Rapids Michigan last Friday and expect return soon. Mrs Richard Postma was injured in a stove explosion but not seriously. Mr and Mrs John Stirneman and their son Jacob visited Mrs Stierneman's sister Mrs G Tiley in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean Verwers
Gerrit van Zee
Pella
Margaret
Betty
Robert Kaldenberg
Merinus Vos
Will Vos
Sully
Grand Rapids
Mich
Richard Postma
John Stirneman
Jacob
Weekend visitors and stays in Peoria area households
Weekend visitors include Miss Pearl Rus at Uncle Jake Rus and family. Wm Ozinga and family visited John A Roose's home. Mrs Richard Veenstra returned from the hospital. Miss Tena Roose visited relatives in Orange City Town. Mrs Henry Dahm visited with Mrs Gerrit Pothoven as Pothoven family stay with Dahm Brothers. Henry Hagen and family called on Herman Platt near Prairie City. Elizabeth Gorlng visited M A Bokhoven's residence. Stouwie of Oskaloosa visited Vander Melen's home. Maggie Bosveld moved to OsKaloosa with goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Rus
Jake Rus
Wm. Ozinga
John A. Roose
Richard Veenstra
Tena Roose
Orange City
Henry Dahm
Gerrit Pothoven
Pothoven
Local residents host meals and visits across Newton area
Mrs Breaklander has taken a job in Pella. The Terpstras hosted a Sunday dinner. Mrs Breen and baby and the Terpstras, Mr and Mrs Will Bichner and others spent a feast week with their daughter near Baxter. A sequence of Sunday dinners and visits ties families in Newton Sully Reasnor and Des Moines with I A Irish guarding grandsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elscott
Jas, O'Brien
Newton
Raymond Fleck
Carroll Macy
Sully
Clifford Dennis
Arelene
Fred Compton
Dorothy, Romans
Near Reasnor
Charles Dick
I. A. Irish
Leo
Lloyd
Robert’ Ver Steegh
Ed. Edwards
Clifford Irish
Lois Rigdon
Des Moines
Homer Parish
Will Eichner
Orville Carnahan
John’ Holdsworth
Beryl Holdsworth
George Efnor
Efnor and
Butin
Jasper County Park
Porterville Socials Highlight Area Guests and Visits
The Porterville News records a Friday Aug 5 gathering at W A Jansen with many families and individuals from Pella Knoxville and surrounding towns. Visitors included John Ver Ploeg J D Van Zante and others along with cross county trips through Northen Towns Shenandoah and a Missouri hail storm affecting crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Jansen
John Ver Ploeg
Herman van ,Weelden
Arnold
Murray Kamerick
John Vanden Baard
Pella
Vivian van Gorp
Knoxville
W. A. Janesen
Josephin Oliver
Monroe
Richard Olivier
Ruth
Edward Scott
Oskaloosa
Connie Vanden Baard
Otley
Town
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Shenandoah
John van Oostrum
Koen Verrips
Lovilla
FE. Verrips
Edna Hackett
Leona de Zwarte
Drive To the Dick Ver Ploeg Farm
The editorial family visits the Dick Ver Ploeg farm north of town to fetch milk. Mr and Mrs Ver Ploeg live on a 106 acre tract from the A T Klein holdings with children Chadwick and Dick Jr. They recount memories and express a desire to return for more milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Ver Ploeg
Ver Ploeg
Mrs. Ver Ploeg
Lawrence van Rees
Legionaires in Annual Meeting in Cedar Rapids
The American Legion Auxiliary Convention met in Cedar Rapids August 9 to 11 with 1040 delegates. Delegates from Pella and Knoxville units attended. Esther Thompson elected State President. M Myrton Shelley named State Secretary. Jess ie Bartholomew chosen district committeewoman. A scenic drive, banquet for 500, and a Gold Star Mothers Memorial service marked the final day. The New Hampton quartet sang, and Cedar Rapids hosted a memorable event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Building
H. Beyers
Thelma van Hemert
Pella
Tressa Black
Batty-Tucker
Knoxville
Norman Hayes
Tranford Post No. 6
Esther Thompson
Dallas Center
M. Myrton_ Shelley
Jessie Bartholomew
Pearl Vetter
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Gold Star
Grace King
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
New Hampton
Oregon
Telegraphy and Radio Working Together
H Rozenberg explains how a Chicago announcer can report a New York baseball game via telegraph. The telegraph code conveys balls and strikes as the game unfolds, while the radio announcer must know teams lineups and playing habits and describe plays clearly. He notes hearing telegraph clicks before radio announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York City
H. Rozenberg
New York
Rozenberg
Professional Man Does Good Turn
A local professional man, avoiding publicity, ran over and killed a dog but consoled the three bereaved children. He promised to replace the loss, found a litter of five pups, and let the children choose one. The dog had been taken as payment for service from another family, making the gift purely generous.
Rock Island Moves 14000 Cars of Wheat
During June and July the Rock Island Lines moved about 14000 cars of wheat to central markets. The movement included over 700 cars of the 1931 crop from Kansas City elevators to Omaha, while the 1982 crop faced reduced volume due to weather and price conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Lines
Kansas City
Omaha
Oklahoma
All Star Kittenball Picks and Iowa Payroll Cuts
A reader nominates a kittenball All Star lineup featuring Byert at1b Cummings at2b Van Ootsrum at3b De Haan at ss Dykstra in lf Van Arkel in rf Bevans at rover and Ver Heul as utility. The Iowa Legislature proposes a 10 to 26 percent payroll slash for staff earning over 1200. Governor Turner seeks Reconstruction Finance Corp loan to aid the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power
H. Byert
Cummings
van Ootsrum
de Haan
Dykstra
G. van Arkel
van den Berg
Rover
G. Bevans
K. ‘Byert
P. Dingeman
Stureman
Diia Turner
Iowa
Local Health Notes From Town And Surroundings
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Louwsma, living east of town, returned home last Friday after a serious head injury from a grind stone at Mahaska hospital. Gerrit Gezel has been ill at his Main street home for days. Mansford Ver Steeg shows progress toward recovery after recent surgery. Mrs. Peter Schakel had gallstones and appendicitis operation at Luther hospital in Des Moines. Aart Hackett, patient at Abbott's hospital in Oskaloosa, is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Louwsma
Mahaska Hospital
Gerrit Gezel
Main Street
Mansford
Peter Schakel
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Hackett
Abbott's Hospital
Oskaloosa
Illinois Strike Shakes Holiday Movement Across States
The Holiday Association declares a strike starting August 15 in Illinois, with Minnesota signaling similar action. Farmers face debt and rising prices as leaders from industry and labor express support. Milk producers near Sioux City go on strike demanding higher pay, while plans to employ unemployed harvest labor are set. The movement vows to continue, urging steadfast action despite uncertain terminal market effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Minnesota
Des Moines
J. E. Bennett Grain Co
Chicago
Iowa
Sioux City
H. R. Gross
Iowans Picnic in Long Beach California
Iowans gather for an annual picnic in Long Beach with many attendees and visiting families from Iowa towns. The article notes Mr and Mrs L C Augustine and other local names, plus relatives of Pella teachers Richard and Ruth Tautenbach and their Olympic interests, visiting Los Angeles area before leaving for the Iowa picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Cy Pearl Doughman
Los Angeles
Richard Tautenbach
Pella
Lawrence
Ruth
Towa
Keep On the Grass Signs In Salem Capitol Grounds
Salem Oregon authorities post signs urging visitors to use the grass surrounding the capitol grounds rather than keep off. The area hosts 134 tree and shrub varieties with petal plaques naming each plant, alongside flowers, highlighting a tradition of accessible green space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Hal E. Hoss
Capitol
Tourists in Salem stop to feed squirrels on highway grounds
Tourists on the Pacif ic Highway in Salem stop to inspect the premises while squirrels avidly gather for hand fed nuts tapped on concrete. A man identified as John B. Colegrove, a Taylorville banker, was found near death on a friend’s lawn after escaping kidnappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
John B. Colegrove
Taylorvil TL
Summer sales and prices prompt shoppers rush
Fragmentary chatter notes bargain basement lines about summer goods from textiles to electronics. Mentions prices from $1.14 to $6.20 and no excise tax on refrigerators, with cryptic quips about checks and a Notre Dame Juggler.
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Priscillas
Mrs. Goulooze
Mary Lou
Amaryllis de Jong
June Hurtig
Donavan Klaaren
Chester Beintema
Donald
Mary Lou de Prenger
C. Sedrel
M. M. de Reus
H. Kuperus
H. S. Life
L. S. Walker
de Reus
John Van_ Zunk
Irs
T. D. Bientema
Chester van Zee
Herman Meppelink
P. ‘de Hammer
Selesta Shoemaker
H. W. Vander Linden
James Norwood
F. den Burger
Mr. and A. Hasselman
Farmers & Co-operative Exchange
Farmers Union Marketing Association
Pella Ational Bank
Ilver
Paul Scholte
Chronicle Office
Ralph Huisman
John F. Hiemstra
West First Street
Central
C. Vander Veer
A. G. van Zee
John Bosveld
W. Clemen
Nancy Boot
Franklin Street
C. W. Houser
E. S. Dunkin
University St
JH. van Spanekeren
Tequire Chronicle Office
Heatrola
J. van der Syde
H. C. Viersen
Gerald Paardekooper
Jake van Wyk
Heerema’s
Zylstra
Columbus Street
Ben Hoeksema
Hoeksema Bros
White Way Auto CO
Floyd Johnston
Stockport
Welfare League
Ben Vogeli
Hackett Hatchery
White Leghorn Farm
Peoria Pickings
Killduff Krumbles
Porterville News
Dick Ver Ploeg Farm
Legionaires
Rock Island
Voice OF
Towa Legislative Committee
St. Dodge
A. F. Whitney
Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of Railroad
Farmer’s
Edward Keating
American Federation of Lab
Earl May
KMA
Mr. May
Harrison and
Webster Counties
May Scholes Jackson
Tyler Overton
Pleasantville
Hite
Helen Augustine
Phyllias Augustine
L. C. Augustine
Frank ‘Thornburg
J. Worthington
F. E. Bunch
M. E. Ward
Steve Conn
I. Burks
Bussey John Malone
J. W. Anderson
Hamilton
Frank Willsey
Merle Bath
C. F. Munsell
Bessie Reddish Weber
Harvey Fern Stalen Miller
Norma Mills
Otley W. R. McComas
G. Payton
Myra Phelps Miller
F. Bierma
Melcher Kenneth Coop
J.D. McNiell
Columbia Ernest Witt
Ernest Witt
Coloma C. H. Hosford
W. A. Young
N. Olive
Burbank, Calif
van den Berg Electric Co
Lil
Notre Dame
Marion County
Hambone
Everything Electrical
Mr. Farmer
John Wynberg
Kellore
Benteco
Kellogg's
KRAFT
Aarias
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