Local social notes from nearby towns include visits and work
LaMertin Oostrum returned Thursday from a week with cousin Thelma Vroegh of Knonville. Th. Dykstra and wife of Chanute Field, Illinois, visited Geo. and Mrs. McMurray Friday and Saturday, then joined Dorothy Dykstra and Mrs. Harry Spellman in Newton. John Battistelly and Marilyn joined Virgil Schakel Thursday evening, H. J. Oostrum and family visited John Breuklander in Knoxville Sunday, Connie Buttel began work at Rossreene factory Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TH. Oostrum
LaMertin Oostrum
Thelma
Vroegh
Knonville
Pfo
Th. Dykstra
Chanute Field
Geo. McMurray
Newton
Dorothy Dykstra
Harry Spellman
John Battistelly
Marilyn
Virgil Sehakel
H. J. Oostrum
LaMartin
Phyllis
John Breuklander
Knoxville
Connie Buttel
Rossereen
Rose Hill News notes local visits and a farewell
Henry Lovering visits with sister and family. Des Moines callers included Schrader Vander Werff and Bruce Thompson. A farewell surprise honored Ne Vander Werff couple on leaving their home. Attendees listed include Van Zante, Van Veen, Ver Stee, Vander Werff, and others. Refreshments and visiting followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lovering
Herman van Veen
Delbert
Schrader
Neal Vander Werff
Bruce Thompson
Des Moines
Ne. Vander Werff
Albert van Zante
Carolyn Shannon
Frances van Zante
Norman
Anne Vink
Anna
Junior
Dunnick
Dora
Howard
Glece Vander Werf
Art Vander Werf
Johnny
Arthur
Bert
John Vanden Borg
Avie Ver Stee
Warold Fisk
Pauline
Larry
Delbert Schrader
Myron Nollen
Pella
Otley
John van Veen
Joe Vander Werff
Newton
Jerry Vanden Berg
John Vanden Berg
Tunis Blom
Bud
Donna
Low
Carl
Marvin
Floyd
Sully
Newton Visitors Arrive With Local Hosts
Mr and Mrs Arie Klein accompanied by Mr and Mrs John Vanden Berg were Newton callers Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arie Klein
John Vanden Berg
Newton
Community notes and obituaries from Arietta area
Readers in Arietta and nearby towns share funeral attendance, births, hospital notices, and church events. Mrs Sidie Smith and Mrs Aber Shutts visited relatives. Puestay evening Tir. Oscar Carpenter donates medical supplies to health services for armed forces. A six pound daughter Betty Sue to Mr and Mrs Arthur De Jons. double goiter operation for Mrs Gus Hasselman. church debt liquidation and 30th Christian school anniversary planned for December 17 with multiple speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arietta Mc Terlonw
Sidie Smuith
New
Aber Shutts
Sit.dahn Vos
Pratt
Kansa
John Arkema
Oscar Carpenter
State Department of Health
Irene Willemsen
Joe Paltzer
Lenora Dane
Marshalltown Carlers
Jake Elscott
Ruby
Kate
Etta Elscott
Gerrit Klyn
Lynnville
Arthur de Jons
Betty Sue
Margaret
Gus Hasselman
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Marion
Theda Terlouw
Henry
Ben van Kampen
Pella
Danas
Kellogg
Doris Franje
Voses
Lyle Montgomery
Donald
Glen Monsma
Phyllis
Corie Dunsbergen
Harry Engle
Dor Nk
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Newton
Maas Rozenboom
Jonas Ver Steegh
Francis Beal
Hubert Ver Steeh
New Show
Ehner Pahre
Carrie
Irenaud
Colleet
K. B. Ver Steegh
John Roorda
Ada
Scrap drive near completion at Oley
Mrs. Charles Vander Kolk reports the Oley scrap drive is nearly finished with trucks owned by John Vanden Baard Farmers Co op Wehansee Kim Vriezelaar and Paul Bawalda hauling collected metal. District chairman Mr. Johnson urges remaining farmers to bring scrap to Oley for shipment this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vander Kolk
Oley
John Vanden Baard
Armers Co-op Wehansee
Kim Vriezelaar
Paul Bawalda
Johnson
Ouey
Local social notes and visits in Prairie City area
Mrs. Gerrit Aalbers and Mr. Edward Van Gorp families visited. several gatherings at John Den Otter and Vander Kolk homes. Neighbors attend services for Mrs. Kleinendorst in Prairie City. William Vander Kolk family and others host Christmas lifts delivery. Raymond Robus advances in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit
Aalbers
Edward
John den Otter
Tunis Vank
Viner Gear Monroe
Charles Vank der Kolk
William T. Vriezelane Jr
Tampa
Donald Meyer
Jaha
John Oliver
William A. Wriday
Mattie van Rentum
Prairie City
Otly
Willian Zeyrers
Charles Vander Kolk
William A. Vriear Sr
William T. Laade
U.S. N. Pls
Towa City
Towa
Wives Invited to Join Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
The Marine Corps Procurement District in Des Moines announced that wives of enlisted Marines below the rank of Second Lieutenant may join the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. Applicants must be U.S. citizens aged 20 to 36 with at least two years of high school or business school and no children under 18. For details, contact the Procurement District Headquarters in Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps Procurement District
Des Moines
Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Marines
United States
Old Federal
Iowa
Five Ref Church Missionaries Off To Duty in Field
Five Reformed Church missionaries, four returning and one newly commissioned, left on December 2 from Baltimore for overseas service. Dr and Mrs John Van Esse proceed to Basrahy Arabia after over two years in the United States. Harry J Alsmaomd, a New Brunswick Seminary student, heads to Basrah School for Boys for three years. Miss Belle Bogard of Iowa and Japan will direct a girls school in Baghdad before returning to Japan. Miss Tenn Holkeboor of Holland Michigan begins toward Free China, with Van Esse also in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reformed Church
Baltimore
John van Ese
Basrahy Arabia
Harry J. Almaomd
New Brunswick Seminary
Basrah School
Belle Bogard
Iowa
Japan
Notable figures tied to transcontinental literary work
The passage highlights authors and officials connected to Asian affairs and language study. It mentions a writer of a well known book, advisory work for Washington on Far Eastern affairs, and Reader's Digest translations in Arabic. It also notes roles in the Reformed Church Women’s Board and missionary deputation, plus Miss Holkeboer planning a Himalayan flight for post assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
van Ese
the Reformed Church In America
Miss Bogard
Miss Volkeboer
Etbar
Makeshift wiring costs Iowa residents dearly in 1942
Iowa state fire marshal John Strohm reports 231 fires caused $28 500 in damages in 1942 by defective wiring appliances and cords. The average cost per fire was about $1 200. Experts urge experienced wiring repairs, proper fuses, and replacement of worn cords to prevent fires. A separate item notes the Ziemann family discovering a weather instrument left by an Omaha station sometimes near Odebolt. The finder will be paid for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ziemann
Odebolt
Omaha
Bernard Ziemann
Contouring boosts 1943 Mahaska County bean yield
In Mahaska County Iowa contouring beans and other crops beat straight up and down planting in nine test plots across the county during 1943. The state wide figures show contoured corn up 5.6 bushels per acre, oats up 5.2, and beans up 2.2. Participants included Robert Hanna C Mortimer Smith Ed Lloyd Andrew Randstra Kinzie Wimer and Richard Van Houkelom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
Mahaska
Robert Hanna
New Sharon
C. Mortimer Smith
Rose Hill
Ed Lloyd
Andrew Randstra
Kinzie Wimer
Richard van Houkelom
Urgent Need for Navy Ship Repair Men
A Des Moines Navy Recruiting Office letter from Lieutenant Commander Truman Jones urges skilled men for the Navy's ship repair unit SRU. A traveling Board will interview candidates at the Des Moines recruiting station in December to rate qualifications while SRU interviewing officer Carpenter Dickens and West Coast Navy Yards representative Conrad Sward assist and screen nonqualifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Jones
Des Moines
Chronicle
Navy
SRU
Carpenter
SL J. Dickens
Conrad Sward
West Coast
Navy Yards
Gift Packages Free Sale Through January Eight
Gift packages of jams jellies fruit butter and preserves packed before October 23 for Christmas gifts may be bought point free through January 8 says OPA. Perishables like cakes and cookies require speedy sale to prevent waste while butter enjoys strong demand as rationing tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
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Amsterdam News
Rose Hill News
Mary Vanden Berg
FOP
Sully News
John Griffioen
Wm. van Rees
Sanborn
van Dellen
Zylstra
Christian School
Milo Vander Kamp
Lyle Brand
Killdat
Marie Trand
Nellie de Bruyn
Ralph Mensine
Rey
Dulce
New Mexico
Sylvia
Verna Vander Beek
Velen de Penning
Adelaide Rozendaal
Cornelia van Dyk
Dorothy Swank
Doyce V Genderen
Arthur de Jong
Leonard van G
Jake Brand
Marie Brand
Tony Vos
Delmar Shultz
Vander Pol
Leonard van Gideren
Wm. van Genderen
Ray Bandstra
Sharon Rae
Marve
Marion Dieman
AL Hort Buitenwerf
Ail
Dick Hogaard
Nancy
Ralph Mennin
Sin
van Weelten
John Legers
Willemsen
Vander Pot
Mya
Wilda Vander Wilt
Otley News
Penney’s
Penney's
Langerak
Dale Langerak
Dick Langerak
Dale
Duane Dingeman
Leo van Vark
Richard Jones
Dick Mentink
Roxie Ver Woert
Robert Vander Schel
Judson van Rees
Ronald van Niewaal
Alvin van Houweling
Douglas
LeRoy Hartgraves
Elmer Hartgraves
Oskaloona Street
Ronnie van Niewaal
Roy van Dyk
Alvin de Wild
Mahaska CO
U. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Wallace
Overland Greyhound
Texas Oranges
Florida
Tangerines
Sunkist
Emperor Grapes
Delicious
Jonathans
Ben Davis
Fancy
Elgin
U. Catenar
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