Old Settlers memories and Monroe community notes
In Cordova News Mrs Roy Karr recalls Monroe Old Settlers events from the 1920s and the community’s August gatherings. The letter covers picnics at Auld Park Knoxville, family notices, weddings, local farm changes, farm visits, and local road and bridge updates with names like Waardhuizen Van Ee Van Zante and mentions of Pfister seeds and Maytag workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Old Settlers
Leo Taylor Etherington
Nell
Delight
Gusta
Auld’s Park
Knoxville
Bill Graham
Chariton
Grahams
Benson
Birdland Shelter
Des Moines
Grace Johnson
Sixth Ave
Iona Gamble
Martha Hardin
Patty Dailey
Robert Stines
Linotype
Clarence Waardhuizen
Kathryn
Otley
Waardhuizen
Sully
Rene
Irene
Bill
Bernie van Ee
van Zante
Waardhuizen’s
van Houweling
Battle Creek
National Guard
Family travels and county fair wins noted in local column
Harry Cronkite and family visit relatives in Illinois and Washington DC. James and Faye Koopman plan to visit Chicago relatives. Darlene Karr wins 9 first prizes and 6 seconds at the county fair. Bill and Darlene Karr plus two daughters travel to Charleston WV, with stops in Monticello Indiana and rains along the Potomac and Shenandoah. Granddaughters climb the Washington Monument steps. Several locals visit relatives, plan trips, and attend family gatherings. a new baby boy born to Clinton and Arlene Rinehart in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cronkite
James A Koopman
Kenneth
Charleston
West Virginia
Donna
James Ballenger
Monticello
Ind
Potomac
Shenandoah River
Washington, D. C
Washington
Monument
Delmar de Heer
Missouri
Tie
Don Atwood
Robet de Heer
Bertha Ruckman
May van Hemert
Harry de Heer
May van ‘Hemer
Hugh
Libby Pontus
Centerville
Carrell de Heer
May Beebe
Des Moines
Mary
Robert Stines
Grandma van Hemert
Hugh Templeton
Judy Boeteman
Judy
Jane Ann
Andrew Blackman
Joe Templeton
Templeton
Harvey
Garlon Ruby
Clinton
Arlene Rinehart
Wilden Hospital
Timothy
Otley News Socials Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Jasper De Raad spent Sunday afternoon at the Verwers home near Kel logg with several relatives. The group traveled from their vacation in the Bad Lands and Black Hills and later visited Mi Ion Verwers and other locals before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper de Raad
Falcon Verwers
Kellogg
Rean Verwers
Tunis Vonk
Melvin
Mi Ion Verwers
Black Hills
Charles Vander Kolk
Bean Verwers
Charles Visser
Ben Grandia
Otley Reformed church notes and local visits
A long list of Otley area social updates, visits, and gatherings. Families including the Vonk, De Ruiter, Willemsen, Van Vliet, Ver Steegh, Van Roekel, and Van Zante share visits, dinners, and travel plans. Notable items include a September 6 birthday party at Pella swimming pool park, a three month stay for visiting sisters, and church services led by Rev. Armand Renskens. Randy Willemsen and others spent time with relatives in nearby towns, with several members returning home in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis Vonkin
Oskaloosa
Maxwell Carnahan
Evert de Vries
Pella
Andrew Ustermarkt
H. de Ruiter
E. Vande Hot
Holland
Neal. Willemsen
de Ruiter
Nick Hoksbergen
Case Vonk Jr
Tunis Vonkanson
Fred van Dyk
John Rozenboom
Peter van Manen
Mis
Frances van
Hensel van Zante
Jonah
Clear Lake
Larentha Dykatra
Marlene de Geus
Regina de Ges
Lenora Vogelaar
Jake Rozendaal
Marion Pol
Oskaloosa Hospital
Armand Renskens
Otley Reformed Church
Renskens
Jeff Willemsen
Ives. v
Lester Muller
Dell Rapids
North Dakota
Barrie Kopecke
Cedar Rapids
J. M. van Vliet
Carol Ver Steegh
Des Moines
Hattie Ver Steegh
Gertrude van Roekel
Dulce
New Mexico
Henry van Roekel
Rudy Heeren
Frank van Zante
Leighton News and Community Socials noted in August
Leighton residents and visitors are listed in a series of August social and church events. Don De Prenger family traveled from Portland Oregon visiting relatives in Leighton and Denver while Rev P A De Jong returned from California. Attendees include Kuperus of Pella, Steenhoek, Sedrel cousins, Rempe family, Vander Wilt, Thomassen, and Tysseling reunion participants with a Heap O' Livin Club pot luck at Town Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don de Prenger
Charles White
Portland
Oregon
Mrs. White
David
Gerald Gallager
Pacific Coast
Oceanside
Jerry de Prenger
Denver
Colorado
H. Kuperus
Pella
Christian Reformed
M. M. de Reus
J. A. van Zuuk
Gail
Martha Versteegh
Tysseling
Connie Sedrel
Wayne Hasselman
Birthday party honors Mrs. Wm Van Haaften at Hasselman home
A birthday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. G A Hasselman’s home on Wednesday August 17 honored Mrs. Wm Van Haaften. Attendees included the Van Haaftens and many relatives. others unable to attend were Arlan Van Haaften and Ervin Van Haaften. The event featured visiting and lunch and a cake decorated by Mrs Edward Van Gent. The Lydia Circle met at Ebenezer Reformed Church, and local services were led by Reverends Teusink and Redeker. Carl De Goey, hospitalized with polio in Des Moines, is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Hasselman
Wm. van Haaften
A. W. van Haaften
Nelva
Willis Haaften
Jane Ann
Ina Elaine
Henry Sedrel
Carol
Connie
Edward van Gent
Eileen
Wayne
Pfc
Arlan van Haaften
France
Ervin van Haaften
Monroe area social notes run across several visits and events
Monroe News reports a string of weekend visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Peter Westerkamp of Tainter hosted. various relatives from Cedar Falls Nappanee Indianapolis Chicago and Omaha visited or traveled. Arthur Vriezelaar attended a Chicago photographers convention August 15 16. Barbara Worth helped host Pi Beta Phi at a local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Westerkamp
Tainter
Arthur Vriezelaar
Tool's Chapel
Suday
Wm, Rice
David
Kansas City
M Abram
George Calvin
Cedar Falls
Frances van Ness
Curtis Crane
Nappanee
Ind
Carl Crane
Chicago
Les Beyer
Larry
R. C. Rogan
Omaha
Nebr
H. C. Dickman
Richard
Susan Dickman
Ill
Harold’ Benson
Jimmy
Indianapolis
Clyde Livingston
Iva Dingeman
Elva Guessford
Panhellenic Tea Honors Freshman Girls at Simpson College
Mr and Mrs Ray Davis and family visited last weekend with the George Geiseman family in La Motte Iowa while a Panhellenic Tea honoring freshman girls took place on the Simpson College campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson College
Ray Davis
George Geiseman
la Motte
Iowa
Weekend visitors and dinners unfold in Galesburg
Galesburg residents hosted and visited across many homes while Robert Dearinger returned from leave to his air force duties at Plattsburg New York. Card of thanks details and anniversary events were shared among local families in Newton Pel la and Amana areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Dearinger
Lorraine
Brian Dearinger
Monroe
Clifford Dearinger
Martin Dearinger
Barbara
Harry Lee
Hattie Carpenter
Kenneth Carpenter
Connie Slycord
Norman
Robert
Connie
Judy
Michael
Pella
Barbara Loupee
Newton
Beatrice Gould
Grinnell
Judy Parsons
Air Force
Plattsburg
New York
Wanda Graham
Jean Winters
Brooklyn
Clyde Rawlins
Charles Awtry
Howard Dearinger
Karen
Karla Kay
N. W. Miller
Charlie Peterama
Marcia
Harold Schnug
Wilbur Sparks
Amana
Sparks
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Cordova News
Roy Karr
van Dusseldorp
Colfax
Kaldenberg
Roy Dean Coe
Beryl Simpson
Lonnie Amedo
Tom
John Ball
Maytag
Red Rock
Sibyl Richerd
Claire
Hilda Martinache
van Arkel
California
Sherry
Sue
Mary Ann Klyn
Runnells
Arnold
Jeanette Klein
Jeanette
Pleasantville
Howard
Matt Karr
Gertrude Willemsen
Elmer Dean
Gertrude
Connie Terpstra
Logan
Ozarks
Pete van Maanen
Lake of the Ozarks
Stark’s
Marion Pols
Henry
Willemsen
Willemsens
Oeeeeeee
Ium
Glass
Cook & Son Insurance
Earl Pohlmann
Otley News
Leighton News
Carol Ann Sedrel
Monroe News
H. W. Vriezelaar
Galesburg
K. Carpenter
Pella Construction CO
South Pella
Mercury
Mercury’s Buying Guide
Montclairs
Montclair
Act
Ulrich Motor Company
Broadway
Pella, Iowa
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