Our Men in Military Service Visit in Japan
Privates and corporals from Sully and Reasnor met in Camp Drake Japan while on overseas duty. Don Fopma served in Camp Sagami near Yokohama doing office work since 1951. Wilford Laverman and Wallace Van Wyk left for Korea. Addresses given for mail through APO San Francisco. Other names include Arie Engbers Jr and Wm Stursma with local addresses and birthday notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Fopma
Simon Fopma
Reasnor
Cpl
Wilford Laverman
Sully
Wallace van Wyk
Reasner
Camp Drake
Japan
Donald
Camp Sagimi
Yokohama
Wilford
Wallace
Korea
Don
U.S
Det
A.U. Yed
APO
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Le Roy Van Zee Propeller Mechanic at Lowry AFB
Le Roy A Van Zee listed in the Air Force in January 1951 and assigned to Lackland AFB. He later served at Cal Aero Tech Institute in Glendale and Chanute AFB in Rantoul Illinois. In November 1951 he was sent to Lowry AFB in Denver where he remains a propeller mechanic with wife Ilda Lou Mol Van Zee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Roy
A. van Zee
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Cal- Aero Tech Institute
Glendale
Calif
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Ilinois
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
South Emmerson
W. A. van Zee
Pella
Logan Vander Leest A Korea Birthday Note
Cpl Logan Vander Leest of the 25th Signal Co 26th Division in Korea is to have a birthday on September 10 He spent Sunday August 10 with Pfc Marvin Ver Meer and Pfc Elton Verros and also visited Pvt James in the same unit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Logan Vander Leest
Korea
Logan’ Vander Leest
25Th Signal Co
Marvin Ver Meer
Elton Verros
Pvt
James
PVT Wallace Kooyman Serves With Armored Division in Germany
PVT Wallace A Kooyman son of Mr and Mrs S A Kooyman 706 Liberty St Pella Iowa serves with the 2nd Armored Division in Germany The unit arrived in Europe in July 1961 to join the North Atlantic Pact Army During World War II the division was the first American unit to enter Berlin Kooyman entered the Army in October 1951 attended Pella Christian High School and was employed by the Pella National Bank
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Wallace A. Kooyman
S. A. Kooyman
Liberty St
Pella
Towa
3Nd Armored
Europe
Berlin
Kooyman
Pella Christian High School
Pella National Bank
Van Zante on five day leave in Germany return to duty
PFC Robert L Van Zante son of Mr and Mrs Dick C Van Zante of Pella Iowa returned to duty in Nahbollenbach Germany after a five day leave spent touring Germany He is with the 7851st Quartermaster Depot Group as a publications reproduction clerk Van Zante a former Pella High and Central College student entered the Army in 1950 and arrived in Europe in 1951 His installation serves as a major supply point for U S forces in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nahbollenbach
Germany
Robert L. van Zante
Dick C. van Zante
Broadway
Pella
Iowa
7851St Quartermaster Depot
Nahbollenbach Quartermaster Epot
Pella High School
Central College
van Zante
Army
Europe
U. S
Private Boertje studies radar maintenance in Texas
Private Stanley Benjamin Boertje of Pell City, Texas, is a student in the Antiaircraft and Guided Missiles Branch at the Artillery School here. He will spend several months studying radar maintenance. Boertje is a Calvin College graduate from Grand Rapids, Michigan, with an A.B. in Education.
Soldiers addresses listed for atterbury camp unit
Farion G Van Zee U S ee Thog Prov Co 1666 APO No 613 c o Postmaster Pfe Ralph Van Wyk U S 55093646 HQ and HQ Co 155th Inf Regt 31st Inf Div Camp Atterbury Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Ralph van Wyk
U. S
155Th Inf. Regt
Inf
Camp
Atterbury
Indiana
Pella Midshipman Practices Gunnery Aboard Destroyer Furse
Midshipman third class Carl Ver Steeg of Pella Iowa trains on a 5 inch powder case during gunnery exercises aboard the destroyer USS Furse. He is aboard the Midshipman Cruise to Europe with NROTC from Town State College and will visit Paris and Lisbon before returning to Norfolk in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleet Home Town News Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Carl Ver Steeg
George Ver Steeg
Main St
Pella
Iowa
Furse
Europe
Ver Steeg
NROTC
Town State College
Paris
Lisbon
Norfolk
Floris Guerts To Head Bus Drivers
The Board of Education has employed Floris Guerts to drive the Otley Bus route again and assist in supervising and managing drivers and equipment on all six routes for the school. He has been ensuring equipment is in top condition and will handle repairs gas oil and general instructions. Other drivers include Louis Schuring on Leighton Route Carl De Vries on Sully Galesburg Route H P Meppelink on Wheatgrow Route Melvin Toom on Amsterdam Harvey Route and Joan Guerts on Carryall Sub Route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Floris Guerts
Otley
Leighton
Louis Schuring
Sully-Galesburg
Carl de Vries
Wheatgrow
H. P. (Paul) Meppelink
Melvin Toom
Carryall
Joan Guerts
Let Children Live Close to Nature
Afton Smith recalls a five year old farm girl kept in the yard for protection who discovers nature on a walk to the mailbox. Reading about tiny stones and flowers awakens a desire for daily nature outings. The mother begins taking short field walks, suggesting city children miss restful nature.
Rolscreenings Nearing Summer Shutdown at factory
The piece recalls the last week of school mood at Rolscreen as the factory plans a nine percent shutdown for the coming Saturday. Various staff are noted traveling, furloughs, and midwestern visits including Des Moines Ames Knoxville Otley Ottumwa and Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Several workers leave for good reasons heading back to school for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Wilma Fisher
Riverview
Des Moines
James Booy
National Guard
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Len Weessies
Johanna Visser
Knoxville
Les Norsmortel
Mildred Bogaards
Arie Klein
Otley
Lettie Menninga
Ottumwa
Korea
Children grow up torn between farm life and city life
The passage argues that rural children may migrate to cities or remain on farms. It urges teaching children to appreciate nature now to avoid a life dominated by hard work, crops, and worry. The note cites the Iowa U Welfare Research Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa U. Chil Welfare Research Station
Pella High Adds Guidance Counselor Role
Miss Jane Gosselink, longtime principal at Pella High, will shift from regular teaching to serve as Guidance Counselor. The new position aims to improve student support and adviser access, with teachers and pupils expected to benefit from the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Gosselink
Pella High
Atuanes
Miss Gosselink
Obituary Notes From Home for the Aged
Mr John Klyn born in Pella March 20 1876 died August 4 1952 at Mahaska Hotel Oskaloosa aged 16 years 4 months 4 days funeral Aug 16 at Third Reformed Ghureh Rev E H Tanis officiating interment Sully cemetery. August 17 birthday remembrance for Mrs P Van Hem ert aged 86. Various visits noted from nearby families to residents and neighbors across Oska loosa Des Moines Knoxville Tingley and Leighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Klyn
Pella
Oskaloosa
E. H. Tanis
Sully
P. van Hemert
Gerrit van Heukelem
M. van Go
Barnes
Des Moine
Mire
Marion van Wok
Henry Vander Wilt
Pete Pol
Marion Pol
Pete de Jong
L. Langstraat
Frank Heslinga
Franklin Nichols
Tingley
Local visitors visit Mr and Mrs Dirk Geenen group
N Weeda brother of Mrs Barrasch and a long list of visitors from Sully Washington and nearby towns gathered at Mr and Mrs Dirk Geenen. Rev De Koning stayed overnight while several women including Mrs Ben Nelemen Mrs Leonard Van Gender en and Mrs Marie Brand joined the visit along with families from Sully and Ressner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Weeda
Weeds
Barrasch
Andrew Versendaal
Ray Buitenwerf
Bertha Geenen
Andrew van Sant
Sully
van Arkel
William van Arkel
Killduff
Willis van Sant
UN van Sant
Ressner
Elvin van Wyk
Linda
Jacob de Koning
Washington
Dirk Geenen
de Koning
Ben Nelemen
Minnesota
Leonard van Genderen
Marie Brand
Delmar Shultz
Roger of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donald Fopma
Drake
Donald Fop
LE Roy van Zee
Lowry A. F. Base
Wallace Kooyman
Armored Division
PFC
Robert L. van Zee
Stanley Boertje
Dimension Lumber
van Maanen
White Way
Pella Christian
Wm. Engbers
Afton Smith
Jack Shirretts
Rolscreen
Youngstown
Ohio
Steak House Drive
Parker
Ing
Paltzer
Want
Paia
G.A.A
F.F.A
Commercial
Honor Society
Student Council
K.T.T
North Central Asin
Jean Wilkins L Green
Harlan Shafer
Helene Dockendorf
Cecil Vines
Theresia En Siding
Fred Whalley
C. C. Buerkens
J. Gilbert Boat
Black
Blue
White Way Auto Co
City of
D. C. van Zante
ED DE Haai
Dirk DE Haai
J. T. van Zante
Elbert van Maanen
Sav
Ings
Coed
Fund
F.d.1.c
Federal Reserve
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