Chalfont Wyatts and Chalfont families reunite at state park
Members of the Chalfont and Wyatt families from Milton Keokuk Keo- Auk gathered at Farming ton state park for an annual reunion and picnic. Attendees included W Kh Chath W A Brown and family, W J Wagner family, Leonard Williams family, and Wyatt relatives from Keokuk and California. Also noted were the prior wedding anniversary gathering and plans to make the reunion an annual August event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Williams
Marilyn
Archard
Marathon
Lowa
John Wyatt
Albert
Keokuk
Y Wyatt
Wyatt Chase
California
Mise
Caroline Wyatt Huse
Chalfont Jedden
Delta Streets to Get Crushed Rock Work Approved
Mayor J P Bowen announced that EN Murphy of the Works Progress Administration reported Washington has approved a crushed rock surfacing project for Delta streets. The plan calls for at least twenty blocks to be surfaced, with timekeeper and foreman to be named, and voluntary subscriptions funding additional work if possible.
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Delta
J. P. Bowen
EN. Murphy
Works Progress Administration
Washington, D.C
D.C
Delta Press
Church Services and Sunday School Schedule Noted
At the Churches First Reformed Church and a morning Sunday school session Condens Intemperance is listed. The House of Our God appears at 10:05 a.m. and Casting Our Net on the Right Side of the Ship is scheduled for 4:40 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Our God
Morning and Evening Worship Schedule
Sunday timetable lists 130 a m Sunday school with God Condemns Intemperance. 105 a m Morning Worship with Something Worth Seeing. TV p m Evening Worship titled One of the Major Problems of Our Age.
Baptist Church Sunday Services Announced
The church lists a 0:20 a.m. Sunday school with a 10:45 pulpit filling and a 7:00 p.m. service led by Rev. AL ante of ich. The public is invited.
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Alante
Ich
God Condemns Intemperance at Sunday School
A religious notice states that at Sunday school the Holy Spirit condemns intemperance. reflects 200 Geestelijkesteling and walking in agreement.
Rev Pease Leaves Open Bible Church in Pella
Rev Pease resigns as pastor of Open Bible Church in Pella and plans to leave the ministry. The move followed recent tensions with church leadership and congregation.
Open Bible Church pastor Kenneth Pease to depart Sept 1
Rev Kenneth Pease and his wife Emily will leave about September 1 for Kearney Nebraska where he begins a pastorate at Open Bible church. Their ministry has been successful and fruitful and their departure will be marked by farewell messages on August 20 with a photograph given to each family attending Sunday evening service.
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Boy Scouts
Jack Sixsmith
H. BR. Sixsmith
Kenneth
Essie
Kearney
Nebr
Open Bible Church
Pease
Emily
Injustice of Federal Taxes on Lubricants Cited
The speaker argues federal taxes on lubricating oil are unnecessary and drain state funds better spent at home. He contends road revenue should be state controlled, not sent to the federal treasury. The remark follows an incident where two men attempted to hold up W. R. Capron of Duluth.
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W. R. Capron
Duluth
Ringside Seat Belies Tie to Local Rig Stunt
A quirky note describes a misread scene where a banana aimed by a performer caused a crowd to flee, mistaken for a revolver. The phrase ringside seat is humorously tied to a rig and seat sharing the same side of town.
De Vergeving Puzzle Explores Baptism for the Dead
In a continuing church puzzle titled De Vergeving readers confront a verse about those baptized for the dead. The item questions the purpose if the dead do not exist, inviting reflection on early Christian practice and its implications for belief.
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de Vergeving
Chronicle Birthday Congratulates Local Residents
The Chronicle lists birthdays for readers and residents due by September 2. Names include Mrs. P. Van Hemert of Pella, Raymond Rebus son of Mrs. Vander Kolk Otley, Jeanette Vander Lest and Rose Tuinstra of Pella, and Henry H. Van Oene of Pella among others, with dates ranging August 17 through September 2.
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P. van Hemert
Home For the
Pella
Rysdam
Ind
Gerald Rysdam
Raymond Rebus
Jes Vander Kolk
Otley
Dunkin
Versity Street
Jeanette Vander Lest
Mw Ten Hoedt
Monroe
Mix
Neal Hiemstra
Wayne Bachman
Towa
Cheenee Mathes
Pella Govt Klein, Pella, Mrs. Moh. Nesbit, Pella. Mixed Rose Tuinstra, Pella
Das Vriezelaar
Dan Vriezela
Jack Hardy
California
Lester Vander Wert
Clara M. van Veen
Henry H. van Oene
Mrs. J Meppelink Died After Illness at 61
Mrs. J Meppelink died last week at the Home For the Aged after a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday at the Home and at the Second Christian Reformed Church, with Rev. Martin Monsma officiating. Interment followed at Black Oak cemetery. Born in The Netherlands she came to the United States at age 12. Survived by seven children, 23 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two brothers and two half sisters. Funeral attendees included relatives from Adams Nebraska.
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John Meppelink
Welock
Second
Christian Reformed Church
Martin Monsma
Black Oak
Bert
Sully
A. T. van Zee
Oskaloosa
Gerrit of
Herman
Leighton
John
Xillduff
Henry
Taintor
John Vander Hart
Peoria
John Heetlage
Marion Heetiage
Adams
Nebr
Meppelink
Holland
John H. Stubermauch
Forsyth
W. W. Cook
Obituary of Sarah Ellen Beem Elwood in Iowa birthplace and family
Sarah Ellen Beem born May 31, 1891 in Jetmore Kansas died August 17, 1937 at age 46. She married Thomas G. Elwood October 21, 1911 in Galesburg Iowa. Eight children were born. son Robert Edward died July 26, 1918. Survived by husband, children Margaret Breuklander and Dorothy Miller, one granddaughter Thelma Ann Miller, sister Mrs W ham Houser, half-brother Notthe Funk, many relatives and friends. Burial Hewett Cemetery, Galesburg Iowa.
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Sarah Ellen Beem
Silas G
Reena Beem
Jetmore
Kansas
Galesburg
Iowa
Thomas G. Elwood
Robert Edward
Margaret Breuklander
Pella
Dorothy Miller
M Home
Thelma Ann Miller
Wham Houser
Sunnyside
Washington
Notthe Funk
Hewett Cemetery
Rev Bod enham Busy in Vocation at Riceville Church
Rev E Bodenham of Riceville has served 15 years supplying a church near David and recently officiated his 898th funeral. A monument salesman by week, he lives on 10 acres with cows and poultry, keeps fit, and reads the Chronicle while praising the local community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bostenham
Riceville
Bodenham
Vander
al Vande Voort
Central College
Academy
David
Many Committed to Mount Pleasant
The insanity commissioners and district court clerk handled several cases this week. Lucille Grabow of Pleasantville was committed to Mt. Pleasant on insanity charges. Grace Schull of Knoxville followed later with similar charges and commitment. Wesley Teter of Knoxville and Wm. Kub Hof Pleasantville were sent to the Mt. Pleasant state hospital. Pending charges remain against Nanny Bennington of Trac for inginity, and against Randal Newman and Wm. Hartman Sr. of Knoxville for intoxication.
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District Court
Lucille Grabow
Pleasantville
Mt. Pleasant
Grace Schull
Knoxville
Wesley Teter
Wm. Kub- Hof
State Hospital
Nanny Bennington
Trac
Federal Taxes Costing Motorists More in 1937
Federal taxes on motor fuel and lubricants cost Iowa motorists 2,868,000 dollars in the first half of 1956, a 14.7 percent rise. George C. Lloyd, secretary of the Iowa Petroleum Industries Committee, says the tax duplicates the state gasoline tax and highlights calls for repealing the federal levy extended for two more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Lloyd
Iowa Petroleum Industries Committee
Iowa
Lloyd
Congress
Congressional
Everything for School Promotional Line
A vintage school supply line promises textbooks loose leaf covers bookkeeping blanks inks fountain pens and pencils along with related items for students. The text hints at a recurring sales pitch with incomplete wording and stray phrases.
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Lowgat Peices
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O.B.S. Ali Masons
O. B.S. Ie
i'Market
Vone
Boone
Fultz
Ed Cook
West Park
van Zee
Orange City
Wer
H. de Jong
C. Sterrenberg
John Newendorp
Wolbrink
Maurice
South Dakota
Mick Rozenboom
Rozenboom
Iowa City Park
Nora Scholte
George Gaass
Paul Scholte
Bob Lautenbach
Cedar Rapids
C. H. van Dellen
Iowa City
University of Iowa
B. F. Shambaugh
Shambaugh
Scholte
V. Ross Brady
Des
John Hiemstra
Sam Poortinga
Marjorie
Oley
John J. Buwalda
Sara
Alice
Ruth
Doyee
Roof
Herwyners
J. H. H. van Spanckeren
Broadway Street
van Spanckeren
B. H. van Spanckeren
Young
Chi
John Blom
Sull Plovg
Leon Hackett
Uni Street
Witer
John Pickerell
M. K. Pickerell
W. J. Pickerell
Eddyville
A. L. Pickerell
Kansas City
David Gof
Meridia
Yucatan
South America
Goff
Roovart
J. B. Roovart
Mavie van Vark
Roy
Mra
Henry Boovart
Pell
Earl Fleck
van Exdom and Children
Pridiy
Henry van Roekel
G. J. van Roekel
Wilma van Ommen
J.C. de Bruin
Louise Rysdam
Gereid Rysdam
Hendriks—Simpson
Newport
Kentucky
Rose Simpson
Logan B. Hendricks
Kentuc
Udell L. Hendricks
State University of Iown
Halsey-Stuart Bond
Chicao
RFC
Chicago
Gor
Panne Setins
First Reformed Church
Second Reformed Church
Third Reformed Church
Rev
Lester N. Pease
The
L. N. Pease
van der Ploeg
T. G. Elwood
Rev. E. Bodenham
Mount Pleasant
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