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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1938

Page

4

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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