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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
9
Coal Ridge community plans a Sunday service at 10 with a preaching by the Gospel Team at 11. A basket dinner reunion for Coal Ridge alumni will be at Auld Park in Knoxville on Sunday, Sept. 9. All who attended Coal Ridge schools encouraged to attend with family.
Mrs Earl Boyd reports visitors and callers in Newton and nearby towns. The column lists Mr and Mrs John Boender and family visiting the Slings, followed by Tuesday afternoon callers including Mrs Gertie Vogelaar and others from Pel and New Sharon.
A crowded column records numerous gatherings and travels including Miss Jones and Mr Veerman polled on Tuesday, extended family trips to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and multiple visits in Pella and New Sharon. Birthdays, anniversaries, church events, and a wedding anniversary are noted, along with health updates and travel plans for several families.
A baby girl Kristie Ann Van der Wal weighing 8 lbs 1 oz was born August 22 at Mercy hospital to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Van der Wal. It is their second child. Loren Gene, their son, is in the Gerrit A De Jong home with Mr and Mrs Dick Ryken and children Luella and Leroy. The Ryken family returned from Buffalo NY where they met their new grandson, now five months old, and N Conlag of Oskaloosa helped with chores at the Ryken home. The De Jong reunion occurred in Pella last Wednesday afternoon. Ed Vander Hart and Jacob Vos attended church on Sunday. Mrs Peter Sturama returned home after major surgery with slow progress. A large group of parents helped clean the school on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Gerrit Bandstra and family visited Rochester MN to see Mrs Walter Van W den who was hospitalized there for some time. Merrill Bryce De Young, son of Mr and Mrs Dale De Young, was admitted to the Des Moines hospital for treatment. James Dahm and Daniel Van Gorp of Pella are painting.
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