Pella Area Residents Return From Travels and Community News
Gresivage welcomes readers home as Mr and Mrs Harold Walraven return Monday from a sixteen day southwest trip. Local notices report Dora Bootama hospitalized in Mercy Oska loosa, Bertha Zylstra ill in Mahaska Hospital, and various visits and travels of area families including Van Hemert, Van Zee, Vander Plloeg, and Vander Linden. The page notes reunions, church leaflets, and upcoming family gatherings with multiple names and places across Iowa, New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Walraven
Southwest
Old Mexico
Helen van Zee
New Jersey
Joan Attema
Miss van Zee
Elaine Vander Ploeg
Vriezelaars
Ira Vriezelaar
Pella
de Reus
Des Moines
Prairie City
Afr
Carl Rene Vander Linden
Patricia
David
Middlesex
Carl
M. Vander Linden
John Vander Wal
Spooner
Wisconsin
Bob Vander Wal
Chicago
Charles Glaman
Minneapolis
Minnesot
Gernder Wal
Montezuma
John
Vogelaar
Orange City
Iowa
Donna Veenstra
John Hiemstra
Martin Paardekooper
New York City
The
American Legion
New York
Michigan
John Bogaards
G. R. van Heukelem
Arend Vande Viekkert
Vande Viekkert
Kiam Goulooze
Holland
H.W. Brooklander
Grand Rapids
Bogaards
Canada
Branderhorsts
Frank Plath
Leo Vriezelaar
Plath
WFJL
Sara Buwalda
Birthdays and visits noted at Home for the Age
On August 24 Gerrit Van Wyk aged 77 and Gerrit Van Wyk's wife aged 72 were remembered. On August 25 Peter Vos turned 69. Multiple residents and guests visited, with calls on Mrs. M Van Gorp Rei and Mrs. Don Vander Veer, and various relatives visiting Langstraat families and others. Mrs. Jennie Langerak entered Mercy Hospital for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit van Wyk
Peter Vos
Gerrit M. van Gorp
Margaret de Penning
M. van Gorp
Rei
Don Vander Veer
Pete Vander Wal
Rut Leydens
M. Popma
Oskaloosa
Rene Crouse
Paul Langstraat
Pete Langstraat
John Langstraat
Pete de Jong
L. Langstraat
Jennie Langerak
Mercy Hospital
Tips for Maximizing Freezer Space and Quality
University of Iowa foods students offer practical advice on packing and freezing fruits and vegetables. Use rigid square containers, avoid bulky nonrigid shapes, seal air out, and portion for one meal. Freeze quickly, store at 0 F or below, and label with food name date and packing method. Keep a running list to aid planning and retrieval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Ruby M. Smith
State University of Iowa
Miss Smith
Accident Ends Labor Day Night Run Near Pune
At 12:05 a.m. Saturday September 3 1949 a car from a gravel road struck an approaching vehicle at an intersection. The driver fled, leaving one Pune boy dead. Earlier a factory night shift group of six men were driving home when another car crossed the center line in a curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pune
Tragic Collision Sequence Leaves Multiple Dead on Road
A dawn crash scene reports a trucker stalled on a hill failing to slow, killing one, then a second incident at a country intersection kills two more. Later at another intersection a driver failed to stop and another failed to slow, resulting in two additional deaths. The total toll rises with five confirmed fatalities.
Labor Day weekend traffic toll soars in Town in 1949
On Labor Day 1949 Town saw nine deaths in traffic accidents as a young driver crashed near a grain wagon and tractor, then a car with four men and two fender riders hit a light pole killing another man. By Sunday the toll rose to 14 in two days, prompting a plea to drivers to be safer on the highways.
Plant Winter Wheat Within Safe Seeding Dates
Agronomist R. E. Atkins at Town State College says planting winter wheat within safe seeding windows prevents Hessian fly damage while ensuring adequate growth and reduced winterkill risk. Dates for different sections will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Atkins
Town State College
Plow flax land in August urged for flax crop
Plow aid work land scheduled for a 1958 flax crop this August, suggests E. S. Dyas, extension agronomist at Iowa State College. August tillage encourages germination and destruction of weeds and flax is susceptible to weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Dyas
Iowa State College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dora Bootama
Sharon
Mercy
Harry van Hemert
Syracuse
Indiana
John van Hemert
Harry
Colorado Springs
Freedom's Foundation
Education Map and Chart Service
Thrade Springs
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Io Cineerom
Bertha Zylstra
Mahaska Hospital
First
Christian Reformed Church
Sylvia Sullivan
Newton
HL. P. van Rees
Martin de Wit
Harry W. Vickroy
Don Meyer
Vickroy
Navy
Marilyn van Veen
Neal van Veen
Peter de Jong
Weat Union St
John J. Buwalda
Mesa
Arizona
Everett van Veldhuizen
Pel-la
Knoxville
Morningside Drive
Mason Olcott
Dr. Olcott
Thailand
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Olcott
Landour
India
Himalaya Mountains
Lewis de Vries
Elmer Newendorp
Frances Wittenburg
E. E. Heeren
Valley Springs
South Dakota
Emma van Nimwegen
Robert H. Sadler
Beckley
West Virginia
Sadler
Lakes
Minnesota
Anna Vander Moley
Chiis
Conrad- Hilton
Niered Flkems
Granshigan
Cornie Vander Hart
Harry Boat
Vella
Franklin Street
Wm. Vander Molen
Home For the Age
Harm Uken
Sirine de Waard
Kanawha, Iowa
Dirk Geenen
Marion County
Richard G. Stevenson
Gert Pella
Tene L. Vitsemerks
John J. Polich
Melcher
Dwight L. Hi
Xuoseilie
Philip H. Mentink
Borden
Bob Hullihan
North Side Square
Central
Price
Paardekooper
Ideal Pharmacy
All Children’s
Special Lot
Berklock
Ler
KR Living Start
Hoover
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