Local Notes From Nearby Towns and Rural Areas
Mrs. Frank De Bruyn fractured a bone in her left leg after a fall at home last Saturday. She is in a cast at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa and is cared for at home by her sister Anna De Bruyn and daughter Mrs. Jim Thompson. Adrian Rozendaal family visit relatives in South Dakota and western Iowa. Isabelle Terlouw visited Mitchelville with Mrs. Marion Terlouw. Chris Christiaans of Edgerton, Minnesota, stayed with Gerrit Van Norden and family. Paul Vander Kamp moved into a newly completed home. The Elscott reunion was held at Maytag Park Newton with a basket lunch and dessert. Arthur Dunnick and Nelson Terpstra families near move-in by September 1. William Steenbock and children from Denver visit relatives in the area and at Pella. Abe Vos bought a garage in Lynnville to start his own business after leaving Van's Motor Co. DeVerne Renaud and son Larry had tonsils removed by Dr. Fred Carpenter in Newton. Blaine Lamphier of Killduff narrowly escaped serious injury last Thursday when the gravel truck he was driving...
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Frank de Bruyn
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Anna de Bruyn
Jim ‘Thompson
Adrian Rozendaal
South Dakota
Iowa
Isabelle Terlouw
Marion Terlouw
Mitchelville
Chris Christiaans
Edgerton
Minn
Elscott
Maytag Park
Newton
Arthur Dunnick
Nelson Terpstra
William Steenbock
Denver
Colorado
Pella
Abe Vos
Van's Motor Co
Lynnville
DeVerne Renaud
Larry
Fred Carpenter
Roy Karr
Arthur Nichols
Nichols Yard
Arthur
Douglas
Diana
Arthur Acros
Newton Star
Otley
Summit Township
Jake Neil
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Ethel Hart
Margaret Vanden Berg
Leo Etherington
Mankato
Bessie Hanning
Knoxville
Miss Hyatt
Joy Shilling
Nell’ Bundy
Gerry Grifficen
Clyde Karr
Hasselman
Hassel Men
Karr
Paul Cronkhite
Bess Churchill
Melvin Roetman
Grand Junction
Waash
Eldert Groenendyk
Barbara
Donnellson
Eldert
Grandpa Beekhuizen
Gerrit Beekhuizen
C. J. van Arkel
Gilbert
Jeanette Beekhuizen
Colo
Marinus Roozeboom
Albert Roozeboom
Indianapolis
Ind
Tunis Hoksbergen
Junella
Leonard Vander Horst
Bussey
Lewis van Wyk
Near Pella
Neal Schuring
van Roekel
Gysbert Roozeboom
Near Leighton
Henry Roozeboom
Gerrit Arkema
Vander Zyl
de Wolf
Abramsos
Robert Vander Lugt
C. de Leeuw
Chr
van Sant
Prairie City
Cave Jabaai
Arie Engbers
John Lille
Dick Lille
Monroe
de Jong
Brunsting
Michigan
John Visser
Aart Ustermarkt
Andrew Uitermarkt
Gerrit Ver Steeg
Hamilton
Christian Reformed Church
Charles Vander Kolk
C. C. Visser
Marion Ustermarkt
Henry Breuklander
Annc Samson
Gladys Pethoven
Freda Tukker
Dick Sille
Town
Max Carnahan
Des Moines Fair
Wabash tracks damaged after fall near Monroe bridge
A person ran off the west side of the overhead bridge near Monroe and fell about thirty five feet to the right of way of the Wabash railroad tracks below, causing notable track damage.
Daughters Hurt as Tree Falls During Storm in Knoxville
A tree toppled in the Nichols yard injuring Diana Nichols across chest and stomach as Arthur Nichols moved to shield her and others. Diana recovered at home after being taken to Newton. Nearby, Jim De Heer died suddenly in Knoxville from a heart attack, with funeral rites held Friday. Other local notes report illnesses, a newborn named Delmar Louis Carter, furloughs, school book delays, and community visits.
Peoria News Social Roundup Receives Several Local Visits
Peoria residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beyer and family, Chris Vos and family of Chicago, Rev. and Mrs. Wm De Jong of Michigan, and the Van Steenwyk and H wynen couples from Orange City. The Van Oostrum reunion occurred at West Market in Pella. Kiev Twila Vander Melen stayed with relatives, Rev Visser officiated services, and Herman Bokhoven Jr welcomed a new daughter Helen Joan.
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Leonard J. Roose
Henry Beyer
Jacob Vander Melen
Chris Vos
Chicago
Wm. de Jong
Michigan
Wm. van Steenwyk
Ike H Wynen
Orange City
A. H. Roose
West Market
Pella
Twila Vander Melen
Gerrit Bokhoven
Rev. Visser
Otley
Peoria
Henry Roose and Sons
Peter Rus
Musings of the Town Crier in a Summer Note
Town column reflects on mistaken dates for graduates, age gaps with George Gauss, and local school plans. Mentions teaching piano, Hay Fever Club antics, Henry name jokes, Jim Wisse’s anniversary, smoking avoidance, and praise for public and Christian schools in Pella.
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Groenen move to Donnellson High School post in Iowa
Tracy News reports Eldert and Barbara Groenen moving this week to Donnellson Iowa where Eldert will teach at the Public High School. Several local families and church groups are noted visiting, hosting, and planning gatherings, with reunions and picnics mentioned across Pella, Bussey, Monroe, and surrounding areas.
Otley News highlights Bricker sale and local visits
Otley residents attended the Bricker farm household goods sale near Cordova Monday. Mrs. Ted Miller returned home after visiting the Robus family. Mr and Mrs Harry Vanden Berg welcomed daughter Sharon Ann born Saturday at Skiff Memorial Hospital Newton weighing 5 pounds 13 ounces. mother and baby doing well. Vander Kolk couple visited Adam Van Toorn’s home in Oskaloosa Saturday.
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Chas
Vander Kalk
Otley
Calvin Bricker
Bricker
Cordova
Ted Miller
Raymond Robus
Harry Vanden Berg
Mother
Babe
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Newton
Sharon Ann
Baby
Charles Vander Kolk
Adam van Toorn
Oskaloosa
Local residents attend meetings and share news in Pella area
Summit News reports Gradus Klein and H W Vrieze laar attending a Pella Horse and Mule Breeders Association meeting. Miss Korrine Vriezelaar, after three months in her parents’ home and two years in India governmental work, leaves for Minnesota for a friend's wedding then Washington D C to resume duties. The piece also notes visits by L Van Dusseldorp and others, a Knoxville church wedding of Miss Betty Holland and Howard Dop, and related moves to Northern California and Cedar Falls events with Iowa State Teachers College graduation.
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H.W. Vriezelaar
Gradus Klein
Pella
Washington D. C
Alfred van Wyk
Mitchellville
L. van Dusseldorp
Henry Hulleman
Carrie
Rick Hulleman
Neal Heemstra
Dave Vander Ploeg
Knoxville
Effie Shannon
Newton
Heavy Movement of Feeder Cattle Into Iowa in July
Iowa feeders show a July surge with 62,765 head, 64 percent above July 1945, and the strongest July since 1940. Six month totals to July run 156,896 head, down 3 percent from 1945, while July lambs and sheep reach 49,320, about 31 percent above last year, the highest since 1942.
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Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Bleachers Collapse Kills Hamburg Girl at Ballgame
Eight year old Laura Marie Buckner of Hamburg died after a bleacher collapse at a ballgame while her mother stood nearby. The fall pinned her for over an hour while several others were injured in the sudden disaster with no prior warning.
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Laura Marie Buckner
Hamburg
Laura Marie
Debate Over Arkansas Pronunciation Sparks Senate Duel
In 1844 to 1848 Senators Chester Ashley and Ambrose Sevier argued over how to name the state. Ashley used Arkansass while Sevier preferred Arkansaw. Dallas labeled Ashley the Senator from Arkansas and Sevier the Senator from Arkansaw, nearly sparking a duel before a committee settled the dispute.
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Arkansas
United States
Senate
Chester Ashley
Ambrose H. Sevier
Ashley
Arkan-sass
Sevier
Arkansaw
Dallas
Assembly adopts quirky resolution on pronunciation
The General Assembly approves a resolution declaring a word should be spoken in three syllables with a silent final s and Italian an accent on the first and last syllables. The cheer ends with noting Sevier as the winner.
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Winnah Sevier
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