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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
6
In Newton and nearby towns, numerous families attended farming era reunions including Hedrick Willemsen and Van Roekel gatherings. The Rural Women’s Chorus rehearsals continued into autumn at Knoxville with other local social events noted.
Monroe residents attend the Oxy-Beesley wedding on Saturday August 24 with guests from Springfield Illinois and Los Angeles California. On Monday August 26 the Jasper County Farm Bureau Women join the State Fair program in a Locker Storage panel featuring W B Shaw chairing at Fairview.
The Cordova area community reports a summer of building projects including a double corn crib for the Brown brothers and a hen house for Ch Baughman. Karrs and De Vries engage in remodeling and visits. a county book exchange is noted for August 23 and 30. Red Rock school opens Sept 2 with a new teacher’s desk. Community members attend fairs, picnics, health trips, and family gatherings across Marion, Knoxville, and surrounding towns.
Lydia Tartar of Independence Missouri arrived by bus and visited relatives including the Bricker, Van Hemert, McDaniels, Allard, and Tiarvey families. The group attended the State Pair at Des Moines and later gathered for a Calvin’s home picnic. A baby, May Dyonne, was born to Mrs. Lambert Van Krol on Monday at Mahaska hospital.
Mrs. Jake Dunwoody returned from Browersville Minnesota where she visited brothers Duke and Peter Hoover. A group from Prow, K visited Zee land Michigan to see relatives for two weeks. Christian School Society held its annual meeting and board aims to enroll students. school opens September 2 with same staff, John D. Koning principal and Janet De Jung primary teacher. Pastor exchanges pulpits with area clergy, and weather varied with sun then rain hindering haymaking.
The Elscott reunion took place at Old Settlers Park in Lynnville on Thursday with cafeteria style dinner. Attendees included Gerrit Terlouw and Katie, Benj Terlouw and family, many Elscott relatives from Killduff Newton and surrounding areas, and extended kin such as Vande Krol Vander Wilt Vander Pol and Willemsen families among others.
Local families attended the Elscott reunion at the Old Settlers grounds near Lynnville on Thursday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Milo De Jong and John De Jong with children, Elmer Elscott, and others. Visitors stopped by the John Elscott home for meals and chatted about farming tasks including threshing on the Maytag farm.
Walter took M Mill to morning where they Teil bu to their home in Mt Union Pennsylvania. Jessie and Arthur Till are 1 Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Montgomery visited Tuesday evening in the Guy Elscott home, Melvin and va Vander Dol spent a few days this week with their aunt and uncle, Mrs. and Mrs. Paul Renaud and family.
Rose Hill notes share the Vander Leest family's Aug in Black Hills trip and village visits at Gerrit Vander Wert home and Neal Leest residence. A miscellaneous shower honors Raymond Vander Leest. other community events include a school house repair and prep for September start and several local visits by Vander Leest relatives and neighbors.
Tracy News and Mrs. Martin Ver Heus son Melvin from Grand Rapids Michigan and Mrs. Bert Van der Kieft of Pella spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Van de Kieft. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hol and children and Mr. and Mrs. Slycord left last week for Hollandale Minnesota to visit relatives. Miss Lena Niemandsverdriet of Grinnell’s parish week at the home of Mrs. Will Nikkel. Mr. and Mrs. John P D Kieft and children spent Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Van Saaften in Uskitoosa. Mr. and Mrs. William Swa and son Claire of Nebraska, the pastor of Mr. Bentha visiting other relatives and friends Mr. and Mrs. Jah Schimmel and daughters Johanna, and Mrs. Anthony Synhorst are spending a few days in Hollandale Minnesota visiting relatives.
Centennial Circle News reports a Partners Union picnic at Grand Man’s Grove with a large crowd and speakers. It notes the birth of Alice Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Van Zanter near Foldyville on August 22 at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa. The column also lists visits and family reunions among local residents, including the Witermarkt, De Cook, De Prenger, Van Heukelem, and Ver Meer families.
Reverend and Mrs Nick Rozeboom and their children returned home Wednesday morning after a two week vacation spent with Mrs Rozebooms parents Mr and Mrs John Rozeboom and other relatives.
Des Moines area and surrounding towns feature a string of family gatherings and visits. Minnie Rozeboom returns home. Mrs Dow Poortinga marks 25th wedding anniversary with 77 relatives attending. numerous relatives and friends attend church events, dinners, and a state fair trip, with several local residents named in attendance and travel.
The past week at the home of W L Angove relatives gathered then Sunday Mr and Mrs Norman Robus and Mr and Mrs Charles Vander Kolk with son Raymond visited William Verwers at Mahaska hospital Oska Toosa where he had an operation earlier in the week. A year old child of Mr and Mrs George Seidel suffered burns to his feet and hands after stepping on a hot metal disc left in the sun in the yard.
A report describes two individuals Luther Mitchell and Everett Ed Spirit Lake who jumped a danger on tracks and avoided harm when a train hit their car partly on the rails. The text notes that only minor injuries resulted from the incident and mentions a dark wine fennil factor influencing the scene.
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