Local Navy and Army Veterans Return Home and News
Mrs Eugene Ver Ploeg joined her husband in Pella after his Navy discharge. Ray De Wit, home on the West Coast, served with occupation troops in Korea. Jacob Rus entered Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa for medical care while Melvin Van Zee's family left for home. Veterans and family news include several returns, addresses, and a 50th wedding anniversary for the Vander Meulen parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Ver Ploeg
Pella
Navy
Bremerton
Washington
Martin J. de Wit
Ray
Korea
Jacob A. Rus
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Melvin van Zee
Mahaska Hospital
Herbert van Wyk
M. Vander Linden
Iowa Inter-Church Council
Des Moines
Paul Boertje
Ida Hill
Eleanor Hill
Kellogg
Iowa
John Branshart
David
Prairie City
Colfax
Warner H. Vande Voort
Commodore
Vande Voort
Clarence Vander Meulen
Medical Department of the Navy
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Vander Meulen
C. J. Vander Meulen
Myrtle Vander Meulen
Detroit
Michigan
Navy release for Lt (jg) Jacob D. De Haan in Memphis
The Personnel Separation Center in Memphis released Lt (jg) Jacob D. De Haan son of Mr and Mrs D J De Haan of Pella after forty one months in the Navy including ten months sea duty abroad in Newfoundland and England He earned a letter of commendation and the Air Medal Also noted are homecomings and social notices for local servicemen and community events with several local residents returning from service and others visiting or ill Oskaloosa and Des Moines connections appear in the surrounding notes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tennessee
Jacob D. de Haan
D. J. de Haan
Pella
Navy
Jacob
Newfoundland
England
Herbert Wormhoudt
Lon Wormhoudt
Herbert
Philippines
Camp Carson
Colorado
Islands
Gary Vogelaar
Hespers Kuyper
Pacific
Central
Des Moines
Kernahan
Palhquist
G.T. H. Klein
Ira Vriezelanr
Klein
Arthur Klein
First Chr Rch
Jacob Rus
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Mt. Kamerik
Collinspital
Knoxville
Wilma van de Geest
Mayo
J. van Soolen
H. Stursma
Mahaska Hospital
Peter Bandstra
Elmer de Winter
Army
Iceland
India
Karl N. Vermeer
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Separation Center
William Slobe
Pelly
Catherine Slobe
Lie du Pree
Maurice Birdsall to Substitute for English Teacher
Maurice Birdsall recently discharged from Uncle Sam's army after 80 years in the Public Relations Department will substitute in the High School English department next week. Margaret Horn, the regular instructor, was married two weeks ago and will not resume duties until January second. Cornelius Lepeltak has led the department for the past two weeks. Corn planted on the contour outyielded up and down hill crops, nearly 2b bushels per acre across nine farms in western Iowa this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Birdsall
Uncle Sam
Margaret Horn
Cornelius Lepeltak
Towa
Third Reformed Church Service Schedule and Speakers
Church notices list L. J. Borst as minister with Bible School at 9 30 a m Exalting Christ in the Life of the Nation sermon at 10 45 a m Holland Service at 2 00 p m That Sunday Evening Service at 7 30 p m Rev R J Vanden Berg guest preacher for morning and evening services Rev A Haverkamp for the afternoon extends cordial welcome to all to share in this ministry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Reformed Church
L. J
Strang ing and Seven Uncertainties in Church Calendar
Wm. Christopulos, Pastor leads Sunday at 9 30 a m prayer meeting 11 00 a m Morning Message and 10 00 a m Evangelistic Service with special music all invited We prayed much during the war now pray for peace after the war 8 00 p m Tuesday prayer meeting 8 00 p m Thursday study of Revelation 2 18th verse 12 00 a m pot luck dinner grab bag Ladies Doreas meet at Voxelaar residence Sunday school Handwriting remains readable in fragments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopulos
Versatio
Doreas
Voxelaar
Unday School
First Reformed Church Sunday Services
Rev A Haverkamp leads 9:30 a.m. Sunday School under the theme Exalting Christ in the Life of the Nation. Morning worship at 10:45 a.m. on The Gift of God Incarnate. Evening service at 7:20 p.m. features praise and an “One answered Prayer.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Haverkamp
Christ
IIL
Second Reformed Church
Damier CL
Tanie W. Dunne
Wesley
Eareiter
Religious services and notes from area churches
Mentions Gospel Hall with minister George T. Pinches, Bible exposition and a Sunday service, plus a KRIZ radio broadcast. Sully Reformed, Second Reformed, and Pella Baptist Churches list morning worship, choir, and Sunday school, with pastors and service details. Partial notes include stray dairy farming line.
Acidic Land Ahead of Feeding Certain Crops
Land which is acid should be ahead of feeding such crops as all treated with lime several months falfa and sweet clover.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lillian Crum
Marine Corps
Milwood Avenue
Venice
California
Elvon Hollebrands
Elvon
Western Pacific
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Ilinois
Henry Hospers Kuyper
C. A. de Bruin
Lois Jean
Lester Pethoven
Peoria
Broadway
Dick Sjaardema
Brom Feed Store
Fred Heerema
Des Moines Register
Chanute Victory
New York
G. B. Ver Steeg
North Main Street
North Main
Bruce Thomassen
Mercy
Conley Hospital
Kansas City
Craig Roland
Corporal
Menvil Stepp
New Orleans
N. D. Gordon
Rev
F. Middleswart
Indianola
East Amsterdam
Maurice Birddsall
Churshes
Open Bible Church
First Reformed Church
George T. Pinches
KRIZ
Dial
SULLY
Arthur J. Bennink
Pella Baptist Church
Swaneen
Howl Er
New Sharon
Carcat
Ladies Aid of Lacey
A. J. Kutch
Harold Lisk
Taintor Savings Bank
Jennie Kain
Perry Township
Marion County
Percy
Kain-Mullens
Monroe
Jasper County
Township
Range
E. L. Job
Community National Bank & Trust Company
Knoxville, Iowa
H. E. de Reus
Rockers
Wormhoudt Furniture Store
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