Christmas programs in nearby towns attract crowds
News from nearby towns lists Christmas programs this week at Iola on Thursday, North Porterville and East Amsterdam on Friday. Teachers and scholars rehearse, promising good entertainment. Also noted are Pete Dykstra’s fox catching two foxes last week and Henry Vanene losing a work horse last Friday. Snow melts bringing many water hazards in the river bottom, while Mrs. Carl Hackert nee Christine Ter Louw shows improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola
North Porterville
East Amsterdam
Pete Dykstra
Henry Vanene
Carl Hackert
Christine Ter Louw
Benjamin Gregson suffers leg injury amid fall reports
Taintor notes Benjamin Gregson hurt his leg again in a fall and fears a break. OsKaloosa and Newton visitors are listed, with local social calls and care arrangements mentioned. Several residents attend events and visit relatives in surrounding towns, including Farm Bureau and hospital support activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Gregson
A. M. Hull
A. B. Hull
Oskaloosa
W. A. Bohnsack
Newton
Lola Weimer
Farm Bureau
W. P. Robertson
Des Moines Attendance Noted For Lola Toll and Dorothy Baryey
Lola Toll and Dorothy Baryey were present in Des Moines on Monday as part of a social or community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Toll
Dorothy Baryey
Des Moines
Monlay
Local residents with weekend travel notes
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nelson visited in Oskaloosa on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomassen were in Tracy on Sunday. Frieda Rouze returned home from Sunny Slope over Sunday. A Rouze relative died from acute indigestion, with word received Sunday. Mrs. Matt Bayless and Miss Williams were in Knoxville Saturday. Miss Isobel Hayes spent the weekend in Knoxville. Mrs. May Morgan, Boyd and James Bryant, and Mr. and Mrs Homer Lancaster visited Oska loosa Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Nelson
Oskaloosa
J. H. Thomassen
Tracy
Frieda Rouze
Sunny Slope
A. Rouze
Matt Bayless
Miss Williams
Knoxville
Isobel Hayes
May Morgan
Boyd
James Bryant
Homer Lancaster
Community Folks Visit and Gather in Local Homes
A sequence of social visits is noted as residents travel between Pella Newton Killduff and nearby towns. Cattle shipments to Chicago are reported. Families including Brom Ziegler Westerkamp Eysink De Penning Van Gorp and Andrews are repeatedly mentioned with hosting dining and visiting one another through the week.
Cordova Helen Waits Visits Relatives and Local Socials
Cordova Helen Waits of near Knoxville visits her brother and sister in law Leo Waits and daughter. A Ladies club meeting was hosted by Mrs. Connie Vanden Berg. Families and neighbors stop by visits include H Heimstra family at Leonard Heimstra’s home and Delvagnes Verwers staying with Lew Sikema near Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Waits
Knoxville
Leo Waits
Connie Vanden Berg
H. Heimstra
Leonard Heimstra
Delvagnes Verwers
Lew Sikema
Oskaloosa
Jasper de Raad
Arie Beintema
Tom Bloodsworth
Sully P T A Holds Monthly Meeting With Student Programs
The Sully parent teachers club met at the local school house for a regular monthly gathering last Tuesday. Highlights included Girls Glee club performances Green Cathedral and I shall not pass again this way, seventh and eighth grade songs Lord of Harvest, a Wisgerhof room spelling demonstration, and a lunch to close. Several attendees visited over the weekend including Miss Freda Monsma of Des Moines with her father. Gleaners Sunday school class at Community church featured carols, Alma Halblom Mathilda Brand Ruth Braam Helen Vander Pol, Rev Vern Butler vocal and piano pieces, and a Zilpha Collee visit from Dallas Center. The Willing Workers class hosted a scrap-book making evening and a box shipment plan for the Council Bluffs Orphanage was arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully Parent Teachers Club
Ben Monsma
Leen van Genderen
Galesburg
Charles Brant
Gleaners
Community Church
Alma Halblom
Mathilda Brand
Ruth Braam
Helen Vander Pol
Vern Butler
Florence Grier
Louise Conover
St. Mary
Rev. Butler
Zilpha Collee
Dallas Center
Sully High School
Butler
Andrew Versendaal
Adrian Geenen
Willing Workers
Gertrude van Arkel
Council Bluffs
Christmas social and community notices in Newton area
Time before Christmas filled with church league service and gatherings. Attendees included Misses Dorothy Vanness Hester Ellis Anna Wisgerhof Alice Kiene and others. Funeral attendance and family visits noted. Mrs Ver Steeg celebrated 74th birthday with family in Newton. wheel chair user renowned for cheer. Armand De Kock had appendix operation at Skiff Memorial Hospital. Local residents relocated rooms with Mrs Vander Waal.
Porterville Social Notes and Local Visits
Porterville residents share social visits with neighbors and relatives through the week. Mrs. John Kamerick and two sons spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Guemaat. Mrs. Will Monster stayed with her mother Mrs. Gerrit Hoekstra in Pella who is hospitalized in Oskaloosa from pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Huber Vander Syden of Pella visited John Robertus Sunday. Connie Vanden Baard called at the Kamerick home Wednesday evening. Pleasant Grove School hosts a Christmas program tonight at 7 30. Miss Anna Van Oene spent last week with her sister Mrs. Abraham De Zwarte. Miss Ruth Hackett stayed Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Antoinette Monster. Dirk Goemaat visited Henry Van Oene last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. John Kamerick and daughters Mary Lou Edith and Elsie Van Dene visited Friday to Sunday at the Dan Systma Sr. home. Miss Ruth Hackert spent last week with her brother Carl Hackert near Howell Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Westerkamp
Chicago
Henry Brom
Carrie Ziegler
Pella
Arie van Eyswyk
Gerrit Eysink
R. Eysink
Peter Westerkamp
Peoria
H. Westerkamp
Louis van Haatten
Bob
Frank Brom
Henry de Boer
Westerkamp
John de Penning
Clarence
Gerald
Frank
Frank Andrews
Killduff
Alfred Christiansen
Clarence van Gorp
Will Boat
Newton and Killduff
Ben Vos
Bernard Wayne
Anne van Arkel
Gertrude
Nelson
van Arkel
Peter Splint
Ver Steeg
Leon Huyser
Lee Perry
Helena
Elmer Rood
Newton
Oscar Carpenter
Mary Doris
Des Moines
Wilton McCarthy
Charles Brant
Jake and
Mathilde
Freda de Jong
Jonas Ver Steeg
Robert Ver Steeg
L. Ver Steeg
Leo Ver Steeg
M. Rozenboom
Kryn Ver Steeg
Elmer Pahr
Armand de Kock
Anne de Kock
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Walter Vander Leest
P. Vander Waal
John Kamerick
Dirk Guemaat
Will Monster
Gerrit Hoekstra
Abbott Hospital
Oskaloosa
Huber Vander Syden
John Robertus
Connie Vanden Baard
Pleasant Grove
Anna van Oene
Abraham de Zwarte
Ruth Hackett
Antoinette Monster
Dirk Goemaat
Henry van Oene
Mary Lou
Edith
Elsie van Dene
Dan Systma, Sr
Ruth Hackert
Carl Hackert
Howell Station
Chrismore Case On Trial In Knoxville District Court
The State versus Alvin Chrismore faced a Knoxville district court session after he was alleged to have driven the car that struck and killed Fred Sparks while he changed a tire at Nos 2 and 14 west of Knoxville on Oct 20. He also faces a driving while intoxicated charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Chrismore
Fred Sparks
Pershing
Knoxville
Chas. Howard
Des Moines
Bill Greer
Sparks
John Wadle
Missouri
Dingwell
Jesse O. Eno
Seattle
Hendrickson
Indianola
Knoxville Express
Robbery at Mt Sterling Post Office Reported
Thieves entered the Mt Sterling post office Friday night by a window and took 2.80 in cash plus an unspecified number of stamps. The safe knob was blown off, and the theft was not found until 7:30 the next morning. Keosauqua sheriff and Federal Inspector Barnes investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Sterling
Yeggs
Bell Gwimp
Keosauqua
Local Yeggs Implicate No Clues in Milton Case
Deputy Sheriff Roy Pickard said the job was a keen one and local talent did not do the work. No clues were found to lead to any arrest in the Milton incident reported by the Milton Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Pickard
Yeggs
Milton Herald
Injuries While Hunting Prove Fatal to Lad
Eleven year old Melvin Horras died after a hunting accident Saturday afternoon. His father Roy Horras slipped while carrying a shotgun and it discharged striking Melvin in the stomach. Dr. L. A. Miller treated him and he died en route to hospital in Iowa City. The body returned to North English and then to a Sigourney mortuary. The Horras family had moved to the Hugh Butler farm last March from near Sigourney North English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Horras
Roy Horras
L. A. Miller
Iowa City
Amana
North English
Sigourney
Harras
Hugh Butler
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Taintor
Clyde
Lynnville
Glen Craver
Glen Stanley
P. Versteeg
W. Gerlings
Kenneth Weimer
Lloyd Ludwick
Dwight Monsma
Lucile
Treva Vander Krol
Mildred Ludwick
Ed, Northcutt
Bert James
Charles Nickerson
Bobby
Orivia Simmons
Lulu Wehrle
Hulda Ryan
Richland Beyers
Harvey
Rts
South Side
Squa Phone
Joe Stientjes
Pella National Bank
Cordova
Arnold Monsma
Near
Monroe
Nick Schuring
Sophia Verwers
Jennie Robus
Otley
Sully
Jay Bee
Gerrit L. Dykstra
Iowa
Dorothy
Doris Vanness
Hester Ellis
Anna Wisgerhof
Alice Kiene
Mabel Dieleman
Margaret
Ruth Briggs
Gerrit Vis
Dick Baarda
C. de Prenger
League For Service of the Reformed Church
Porterville
Chrismore
Rob
Bishop
Chevrolet
Lad
Gezel
Quaker State
Mobil
Super Seal
Star Oil CO
You
Merry Christmas
White Way Auto Co
L. Wielaard
Chevrolet Service
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