News of Nearby Towns and Rural Communities
Local notes from Melcher and Otley detailing Thanksgiving visits, school illnesses, and chicken pox recoveries among families and neighbors. Several residents traveled to Rock Island and Ottumwa, with deaths reported for Minnie Rexroat and Jake Swank. Hog market records at Macy yards reached 902 head, plus large consignments from Zirbel farms and Trump Reesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T
Lane
Rees
C. C. Macy
Macy Stock Yards
Henry Zirbel
Maytag Zirbel Farms
Trump Reesa
Newton
H. Vander Wilt Sr
B. van Lissel
Chandler
Minn
Thanksgiving social notes from Pella area
Neighbors hosted and visited during Thanksgiving week with many trips to Des Moines and Pella. Families mentioned include Van Houwelings Vos Hedrick Van Eek Van Zante Hagen Sadler De Joode Swank and others with meals, shopping, and prayers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Houweling
P. H. Vos
Johnna
Joyce
Paul
Des Moines
Helen Hedrick
Pella
Henry Vander Wilt Sr
Sully
Ella ‘van Hemert
Shine” Field
Keith
Des
Jennie
Anna van Eek
Norris Hagen
Oakley Hagen
J. M. Johnson
H.W. Vriezelaar
Madeline
Iowa City
Albert de Joode
Jacob Swank
Alberta de Joode
Northeast Co Health Comms at Mrs Linde Pella home
A summary of neighborhood social notices from Otley and Pella lists meetings and visits. Attendees include Mrs Leo Linde Pella, Edith Day Health Nurse, and various families such as Rexroat Van Essen Vriezelaar and Hulleman. funeral services for M Frank Rexroat noted, with community sympathy extended to his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mentha
Robert Kalden
Summit
Northeast Co
Leo Linde Pella
Edith Day
Nuh
Bn Summit
Toy Ship
The
Reformed Church
Otley
M. Frank Rexroat
Mount
Rexroat
van Gorp
Don Poortinga
Harold
Newton
Robert van Essen
Pella
V. Gond
H. W. Vriezelaar
Wm. Vande Noord
Oskaloosa
Neal Vogelaar
Leonard Gosselink
Elmer Vogelaar
Effie Kathryn Heemstra
Henry Hulleman
Second Christian Reformed Church
Carl van Dusseldorp
John Slater
Olaloosa
Will van Dusseldorp
Leighton
Don
Katie Vriezelaar
TL. W
TL. W. Vriezelaar Home. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hiemstra
Prairie City
Arnold Hiemstra
Gerrit Brouwer
William
Henry Brouwer
Gerrit Wasson
Frederick van Houten
Gerrit van Ee
Neal Hiemstri
Isle Kathryn
Sand
Theron Shannon
New Home For Elmer Klein and Dinner Guests
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs John De Pronger and family Elmer Uitermarkt and family from Monroe and Man Aalbers and family from Colfax were dinner guests last Thursday at the parental Julius Uitermarkt home The rabbits had to suffer last week Thursday afternoon and many people enjoyed a rabbit supper that day and the following day Good for the hunters that the rabbits are plentiful this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. van Wyke
Wilburn van Wyke
Vernon
Milo Kruseman
H. de’ Penning
Larry
Grinnell
Ma Ta Brown
John Reynew
Hollandale
Minn
Rozendaal
J. H. Jansen
Doris
Samuel
Villa
Alfred and
Paul
Sutherland
Bert Meredith
Lynnville
Rayford ‘Meredith
Jansen
Willa Jensen
Wm. Wekhoff
Adrian Rozendaal
P. Eekhoff
Florence
Ed Thompson
Jessup
Newes Newburg
de Bruin
Francis
Pella
B. P. Huyser
Artie
Hubert
B. P. Heemsbergen
Richard
Bertha
Carrolle
Will Smith
Ida
LF. Marlin
Albert Kling
Earl
B. K. Versteegh
H. Willen Jeanette
Agnes
Evelyn Dunnick
Ed Beyer
Reasner
Lester Beyer
Wm. Beyer
Rogers
Burl Holdsworth
John Holdsworth
John Simpson
Newton
Margaret Dieleman
C.B. Welle
Joan
Gerrit Wisgerhof
Sioux City
George Bell
Ann Wisgerhof
Goldfield
Elza
Carroll Wisgerhof
Lakeview
A. C. Boat
J. C. Boat
Gene
Marjorie
Kellogg
Jack Burnham
Leona Mac Doyle
Melvin and
Lois
C. C. Holdsworth
A. M. Boat
H. E. Boat
Gordon
Bert Renaud
Muriel
Ed Renaud
Sylvia Kooistra
Keithsburg
Wayne Wildman
C. B. Welle
G. Wisgerhhof
Welle
Arizona
California
Martha Circle
Ref
R. A. de Jong
Gerrit Vis
Ted Rozendaal
Don de Jong
Cornie Terpstra
John de Pronger
Elmer Uitermarkt
Monroe
Man Aalbers
Colfax
Julius Uitermarkt
Kel
Lou van Rockel
Leighton
John de Prenger
de Prenger
Ira Hesselink
John
Mark
Ernest Wilson
Elizabeth van Heukdlom
Pleasant View School
Gerrit van Roekel
Highway 163
Davenport
Albert de Wild
Gerrit van Heukclom
Elizabeth
Alda Mae
Margery
Raymond van Zante
Eddyville
Kolenbrander
Sibley
Glen Vander Haar
Oskaloosa
C. Vander Haar
Phyllis
Will de Prenger
West
Thanksgiving in small town circles with many family dinners
Thanksgiving day shores a steady stream of visits across Oskaloosa area households. Families like Van Roekel De Prenger and Van Heuklom hosted relatives from Davenport Eddyville Leighton and Sib ley while pupils at Centennial Circle Black Oak Center Pleasant View and other schools performed programs and learned the meaning of thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Huyser
Centennial Circle School
Visitors and family events fill New Salem week
New Salem people hosted and visited frequently with extended family. Names include Mrs Harry Vande Krol Iva and Robert and Mrs Wilburn Van Wyk of Sully Sunday and Monday guests, Dirk Monsman returning from hospital in Iowa City, and several gatherings around the Vander Pol, Vande Krol, Meppelink and Kooistra families near Sully Lynnville and Pell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vande Krol
Harry Vande Krol
Iva
Robert
Wilburn van Wyk
Sully
Gerrit van Willigen
Sylvia
Dirk Monsman
Iowa City
Russell Vande Kool
John Vande Kool
Johanna Meppe
Link
John Meppelink
Rev
Newton
Lynne
Church of God
Guy Vander Pol
Tunis Wyk
Mon
Neal Vander Wilt
Velma
David Kovistra
Elgar Taylor
Des
Herman Vander Pol
Catherine
Gerrit Klyn
Lynnville
Velma Kovistra
Henry Meppelink
Guy Vander
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Dick Postma
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Sally
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Elmer Klein
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Martin G. Klein
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Henry Roorda
Harvey
Evert van Zante
Henry Bogaard
Clayton Ustermarkt
Dick van Ommen
Floyd Ver Steegh
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van Ommen
Irene van Haaften
Black Oak Center School
Tony de Jong
Rene van Heukelem
Henry van Roc
Bluebird
Priscilla
Skeen
Ike
Ith & New
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Sargent’s Grain
Sargent
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