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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
6
Local residents and visitors are listed as stopping by families in Des Moines Tipton and nearby towns. Several travelers, including Mr. and Mrs. Will Van Qostrum, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Platte, and Dr. and Mrs. Carl Aschenbrenner, are noted visiting relatives in Iowa and Minnesota with numerous stops in Davenport Preston Sioux Center Alton and Rockford. Continuous health and church related updates mention illnesses recoveries and clergy changes.
Janet Gaynor stars in Fox Film's romantic drama Farmer Takes a Wife coming to Rivola Oskaloosa for a four day run. The tender love story follows Gaynor and Henry Fonda amid canal era conflict and a rival bully as the couple confronts class differences and fate. Local notes mention community visits, illness, and social events surrounding Morrison and nearby towns.
News from nearby towns reports Rev P De Jong from New Jersey presiding at Lower Grove church for two weeks. Miss Minnie Van Gorp left for Denver. Rev A and family from Byron attended relatives and friends at home. Rev Rus will preach Thursday. Mrs J Carter recovering from heart attack not fully well. Prayer Band meets at Mrs S Van Rheen’s Wednesday afternoon. Prayer meetings paused during threshing season. Rev J Den Ouden to preach Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs F Vogelaar attended dedicatory exercises at Leighton Reformed church Wednesday.
Peoria extends well wishes to Miss Helen Vos who had tonsil removal in Marshalltown. Various families visit, travel and family news fill a busy week. Threshing winds down by week’s end as Rev Wm De Jong's NJ trip ends a month-long visit. Vander Linden family travels to New York for Holland-bound father. Community events include Porterville Union Sunday School picnic planned for Aug 29 near Springville, with multiple visits and local movements noted throughout the period.
Porterville residents share visits with relatives in Pella Otley and Sac City. Families such as Hackett Kamerick Sytama and Monster hosts are noted. Threshing is nearly finished and tomatoes are ripening but yields are below hopes with Falcon also mentioned.
Sally De Prenger and family visited near Kellogg to meet the new grandson born Monday evening. A string of guests include Gerrit Vis and family from Denver, Rev C A De Bruin and Joyce, Ellicott with Irene, Griffitoen party from a Denver Montana trip, and Bakker from Pella. Leona Vos returned home after 20 weeks of visiting. Verwers and Ver Steegh planned a six week western motorcycle trip. Others hosted or visited in Oskaloosa, Monroe, Grinnell, and Knoxville with multiple small gatherings and social calls.
Galesburg residents and family visits span Wednesday through Friday with relatives in Pella Monroe and Newton. New baby Georgia LaVon born to Lester and Anna Gezel Hendricks August 14. Old Settlers Reunion held in Monroe August 15 with numerous attendees. Irene Van Rheenen visited relatives in Monroe. several sick lists include Mrs Ann Shelton and Mr Schnng.
Amsterdam notes Tanner, son of Mrs. Ta ner, recovering in a Clarion hospital. Threshing nears end and fair season approaches with picnics and reunions. Small grain yields vary, wheat averaging around 23 bushels per acre for some. rain fell modestly this week and straw supplies look ample.
With cooler temperatures signaling autumn, the East Amsterdam school house receives a fresh coat of paint. A Sunday school picnic is tentatively planned for next week. The scene shifts to a rant about former statesmen now seen as politicians facing difficulties, while some reject the idea of a picnic amid scattered tin cans and paper.
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