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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1951
Page
11
Thanksgiving day guests included Vesta Unsicker Fannie Schunk and Clifford Crazen families. Local families hosted dinners and farewells as Brink relatives planned moves. Congregational meeting chose elders and deacons, baptisms and hospital visits logged, and a nine-name service flag honored returning and deployed servicemen.
House visitation resumes after the corn harvest and a busy social calendar returns. Local service members Leonard Veldhuizen, Dale A De Young, and Marvin J Vander Molen enter military service or training, with addresses and units listed. Community members attend Bible conference in Pella and visit relatives in nearby towns, while a car accident injures a family but all recover. A baby girl arrives at Mercy Hospital as the fifth child in the Vos family.
Cordova News reports a new baby in the Conrey home in Red Rock and various local happenings. Dorcas ladies open a relief center in Knoxville, parties hosted by Karr and Richerd, and multiple visits, trips, and farm activities around Cordova, Knoxville, and nearby farms.
Mr and Mrs Vernon De Bruyn welcome a baby girl at Newton hospital on Thursday November 29 Mrs Lester Hendricks underwent surgery at St Marys Hospital in Rochester Minn Her room number is 1208 Darrell De Bruyn visited John De Cook in Pelia Mr and Mrs Francis Heemsbergen hosted guests for a birthday supper Mr and Mrs Anne De Penning entertained Hob Olson and daughters Linda Kay and Marjorie De Penning of Newton Christian Ladies Aid Society met at the aid room with devotions led by Mrs De Bruyn and Mrs Carpenter a reading on composer Ray Palmer was shared followed by prayer Secretarys report read by Mrs Oswalt Roll call by Mrs De Bruyn gift exchange planned for December 19 lunch to follow Attendees listed including Mrs Francis Heemsbergen Wilbur Sparks Clyde Rawlins and others Automatic washing machine installed at Harold Schnug home Several residents visited or hosted meals and The Christian church plans a bazaar and oyster supper on December 8 with all welcome
Local residents from Summit Monroe Pella and nearby towns gathered for Thanksgiving visits dinners and social events. Family and friends shared meals attended church services and participated in community activities including 4 H training and livestock show trips. Several travelers and visitors were listed with relations to Vriezelaar Ter Louw Hiemstra Van Roekel and Van Doorninck families across Iowa.
In Tama, Bill Davis’ ham burger stand drew attention when an advertising cigarette ignited a small blaze as morning light hit an empty coffee pot. No injuries reported. Firefighters responded quickly to extinguish the flames.
Lucky John Oltman, 48, of Villisea, had much to be thankful for last month after his car was struck by a Burlington locomotive at Clarinda. The left side was demolished and the vehicle was carried for 26 feet.
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