Summer Visitors and Local Social Roundup in Leighton
Mr and Mrs J Hekman left for Michigan signaling end of a brief summer stay. Congregation fellowship with a short program and refreshments followed. Numerous visits from Cedar Leighton Pella Oskaloosa and Chicago residents marked a busy week with church services youth events and a softball schedule for Leighton Merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hekman
Michigan
William van‘ Veldhuizen
M. Vande Krol
Sully
J. G. Newenhouse
Lizabeth
William de Heer
Leighton
Wilfred Shyster
Kenneth
Near Cedar
James van Wyk
Ronnie
New Sharon
Henrietta Brink
Grand Rapids
Mich
Garret Steenbock
Pella
Jacob Grootveld
John Stek
William Stek
First Christian Reformed Church
Ebenezer Reformed Church Sunday School Picnic Report
Leighton notes cover Ebenezer Reformed Church activities. picnic held August 22. Willing Workers Society meeting led by Charlotte Van Maanen with devotions by Darlene Van Zomeren and missionary study by Marcine Dykstra. Local visits and school start details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Edward Denburger
Barbara
Beulah Klein
Willing Workers Society
The
Charlotte van Maanen
Darlene van Zomeren
Marcine Dykstra
James
Charles Spoelstra
Lynnville
Leighton
William van Heukelom
van Heu ¢Lom
Edmundson Park
Oskaloosa
Glenn Adamson
Grinnell
Don de Prenger
E. C. White
Oskalo
Gerald Gallagher
Portland
Oregon
Leighton Public School
Myrna Aalberts
F Tinga
Lacey i
M. M. de
Monroe News Briefs: Births, Visits, Weddings and Family News
Mrs H W Vriezelaar and Arnold Pille of Des Moines welcomed a daughter born Thursday at Iowa Methodist Hospital. Eileen McConoghey is the mother. Numerous visits and greetings spread through Monroe as families and friends were noted visiting relatives, attending church, and traveling. The Bierma reunion drew forty six attendees including Carl Shannon and daughters Esther and Carolyn from Wheaton, Illinois, and wedding bells rang for Doris Jones Rich and Harley Peters of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Pille
Des Moines
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Eileen McConoghey
Jim van’ Semert
Helen van Ryswyk
Peter van Ryswyk
Elmer Burton
Missouri
Baptist Church
Louise Decker
Newton
Archie Rowans
Harold North
Wm. Quick
Minnesota
W. P. Cregor
New York
Nancy
Clayton
Ames
Roy Vander Ploeg
Craig
Sidney
Don Vriezelaar
C. D
Illinois
George Marshall
Altoona
Alice Clevenger
Sharon Bartlett
Still ‘Hospital
Sharon
Ralph Bartlett
Florence Pye
EF. W. Rueppel
Toledo
Iowa
Doris Jones Rich
Waterloo
Harley Peters
Monroe
Fred Brannen
Harold Ellman
Don
Janet
Buffalo Center
Doyle Kane
Sally
Kansas City
Wayne Kane
Sons
Carroll
Vern Cating
Wm. Kane
Jackie
Fred Kane
Les Beyers
Larry
Emma Woods
Bruce
Fame Union
Lucy
Lynnville
H. M. Tharpe
W. L. Kensdale
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Frank Fisher
Lorna Kay
Sully area social notes and gatherings across many families
Edinburg and nearby families visited relatives in Pella Des Moines and Hancock Wisconsin. Youth for Christ in Des Moines. Local couples hosted and attended dinners and family events in Sully Kellogg Adams Nebraska and Newton. Many mentions of hospital visits surgeries and vacations with multiple named families and dates in late August and early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd van Rees
Edinburg
Texas
Pella
Gerald Lamphier
Clarence Renad
Georgia
Judith
Youth For Christ
Des Moines
Fred Bosveld
Hancock
Wisconsin
A. T. Gifford
Lynnville
D. W. Wildman
John O
Bernie Fopma
Kellogg
Meppelink
Orzen
Adams
Nebraska
John Vander Weerdt
Vander Weerdt
Garrit Vander Weerdt Sr
Tuesda
Cana
Walter Vand
Leest
Arland
Merlyn
Duane
Colorado
Joe Nikkel
Hen. Terlouw
James Shakelford
Francis Shutts
Lester Wisgerhof
Sully High School
Robert de Vin
Lestererhof
Sue
Diane
Jowell
Helen Vander Lest
Dick van Sant
Vernon Terlouw
Shirley Vander Kamp
Dale Jansen
Robert de Vries
Richard Vonk
Keith Klyn
Joy von
Carmen
Stevie
Fred Wells
Newton
Dick Goemaat
Anne Brower
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Garrit Hardeman
New Sharon
Garrit Vander Weerdt
Bert Renaud
First Reformed Church
Lynnville Old Settlers Ground
Brandt Vander
Kaloosa
Evelyn Blom R. N
Methodist Hospital
Tunis Bloom
Ivan Zylstra
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Summit News Notes Local Visits and School Opening
Miss Arlene Tuinstra spent four days with cousin Helen Van Zee in Monroe. Helen had an appendectomy and returned from Des Moines General Hospital. Neighbors and relatives in Summit hosted gatherings at Hiemstra and Vriezelaar homes near Pella and Monroe. The Summit school opened August 28 with Mary Van Vliet and other locals involved in community events. Mary Van Vliet was chosen as Queen candidate by the Sam Rivers LIE Club. Local 4-H members won a red ribbon for Flower Arrangment at the Marion County Fair. The AMD dormitory hosted Marion County girls at the State Fair. Birthday celebrations and weddings were noted among the Ver Dught and Balmer families. The Ammer-Long wedding at Sac City drew attendance from area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda
Jerry
Creston
F. B. Denburger
Leighton
Leighton Merchants
Attica
Belinda
Knoxville
Frank van Haaften
John van Haaften
Ernest
Will de Vries
Delores
Art van Haaften
John de Vries
Frances
Mary de Jong
Pella
Johanna van’ Engelhoven
Oskaloosa
Frank van’ Haaften
Alvin
Mary
Des Moines
Frances van Maanen
Donna Veenstra
Arlene ‘Tuinstra
Helen van Zee
Onroe
Helen
General Hospital
Des Moine
Loren West
Tesla
J. W. Vriezelanr
J.C. Hiemstra
Hiemstras
Nebraska
Helen Dykstra
Ann
Kris Dykstra
Aurora
Louis A. Dykst
Ernest Blom
Hetty Jimmie
Walt Doorninck
John Vriezelaar
Monroe
Hi. W. Vriezelaar
Leland Balmer
Summit School
Vriezelaar
Frances van Dusseldorp
Evelyn ‘An Dusseldorp
Summit
Mee
Mrs. Arnold
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Leland Balemer
Dave Vander Toes
Mary van Vliet
Mar Junior
Pella High School
J. M. van’ Viiet
Otley
Cornlee Vriezelaar
Vet Mosp
Lenora Voxela Geneva
Audrey Hopkins
Barbara Land
Seyber
Arlene Tuinstra
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oskaloosa News
Lizabeth Newenhouse
Dale Roorda
Max ‘Rempe
H. Mentink
Rev
Bennink
Central College
Third Reformed Church
Ernest de Cook
Marilyn
June
William Rempe
Eunice
Harry Denburger
Joy
Floyd Lowman
Ruth Ann
Ediyville
Harold Jacobson
AL Albertson
Bill
Merle Lotspeich
Muscatine
California
Mi Nie Mendenhall
William van Heukelem
Charles Plietstra
William de Jong
Mahaska County
John Boerelyn
Spe
Richard ‘Tolsma
Bettyn
Mary Ellen
Bert Baron
Nelle Vander Linden
Pela
Margie Baron
Boulde Colorado
Howard Glendenning
Richard
van Haaften
Carol
Connie Sedrel
Betty Douglas
Betty Green
Henry Sedrel
Connie
Ervin van Haaften
G. A. Hasselman
Dirk Beintema
Charles
Keith
Chicago
Wisconsin Dells
R. Parsons
Mundelie
W. van Haaften
Mercy Hospital
Clifford Busby
Keith Renaud
Carl Ferguson
Hess
Max Kempe
Mel Brummel
Dwight Douglas
Bett
Fred Denburger
Floyd Lowmann
Eddyville
Charles Lytle
Kathy
Freddie
Ottumwa
Larry Larson
Jan
Fremont
George Else
Terry Douglas
Virgil McCombs
Forest Grubb
Eugene Sedrel
Mike
Christie
Jan. M
R. S. Duffus
Jack
Jim
G. D. Higenbotham
Oreda Ann
Mac Ward
Art Ward
Leonard McCan
Dorothy
Jane
Arthur
Winifred McGoey
Gene Coznd
Leighton News
Joy Denburger
Burdock’s
Burdock
Lumber Co
Monroe News
H.W. Vriezelaar
Sully News
Arietta M. Terlouw
Cornie Vos
Dick J. Vo
Joan
Arlene
Joe Vos
Doh Vos
Fumier Vos
Tunis Bloem
Cornice Vos
Ivan
Nuarium
Clifton
Brien
Burbank
Alfie
M Blom
Ozarks
Henry Vander Weerdt
Vernon
Garrit Vander Weerdt Jr
Gladys Howell
Willard Robinson
Rae
Dysart
Lona
Hattie Smith
Joe Smith
Estherville
Anson
Thomas
O. 0. Carpenter
W. A. Sandin
Marshalltown
Frank Terlouw
Freda
Arlen
Maas Rozenboom
John Vander Beek
Holland
Rozenboom
Christian Reformed Church
Christian Hool
Garret
Vander Top
Rock Valley
Towa
Garret Rosenboom
Summit News
I. W. Vriezelaar
Marion County
Charlotte Shivers
Jean Robuck
Doris Dockendorff
Mary Viezelaar
AMD Gents
Jacob Vos
Neal Hiemstra
Wayne Lubberden
Marion Hiemstra
Mary Beth
Leve
Dunreath
Lester Ver
de Penning's Gamble Store
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
Louis Schuring
Ray J. de Haan
C. C. Vander Ploeg
Elbert van Maanen
Sioux Steel
H. van Rheenen
Jefferson St
Goodyear Tires
Goodyear
Goodyears
Schibbout Tire Shop
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