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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1934

Page

2

Local Notes From Pella Community

A long list of townspeople are noted for illnesses, injuries, travel, and visits. Mrs. Henry Van Arkel is at Abbott hospital after a fall fractured her left hip. Several families are mentioned with pneumonia, appendicitis, or other ailments. Social visits include Des Moines trips, Des Moines basketball, and relatives’ gatherings. The piece also reports street conditions after a thaw and upcoming moves in housing.

Henry van Arkel Abbott Hospital van Arkel Harry Renaud Towa City Hugo Kuyper J. A. Kuyper Des Moines Pella Wilton McCarthy Fred Lankelma H. H. Geelhoed Geo. Stout Ransom Awtry J. V. Lankel

Local social notes from Galesburg and area

Miss Freda Terpstra and Dorothy Terpstra guest at A L Terpstra home Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Floyd Tool Kilduff and Ed Dearinger returning from Newton A Christian Ladies Aid Society meeting held December 5 at the church featured a noonday potluck and quilting Members listed include De Bruyn Schnug Dearinger Filta Deaning Rohrdanz and Roerdanz various neighborly visits and calls are noted with multiple households in Newton Laurel Pella and Galesburg regions All events reflect community life and family ties in a rural Iowa town

Freda Terpstra Melbourne Dorothy Terpstra State Center A. L Newton Carlers James Ramer Vyrlee Myrtle Rohrdanz Henry Ramer Curtis Dearinge Lois van Wyngaarden TA Brodersen Ed Dearinger Walter van Wyngaarden Newton Freda de Jong Jessie Carpenter Barney van Roekel Andrew de Penning Chalmer van Rheenen Clarence Wittenberg Bill de Bruyn Sally E. Poortinga Curtis Dearinger Laurel Will Kling Will Ramer Alma de Penning Richland Freeman Hendricks Delmer Irene Ralph van Rheenen Dorothy Albert Keuning Margaret Hendricks Andrew Schippers Pella

Families depart for work and visits across states

John and Tunis Du Pree left Sunday for Pictesse to work in the Diamond T motor truck factory. Mrs E Groenendyk and her daughter Mrs John Ewing left Monday for a visit with daughter Mrs Ann Fleming in Beverly Hills. Mrs Murray Kersbergen, admitted to Mahaska hospital Monday, underwent surgery Wednesday. John Leydens from Des Moines visited Tuesday.

John and Tunis du Pree Pictesse Diamond T E. Groenendyk John Ewing Des Moines Ann Fleming Beverly Hills California Murray Kersbergen Mahaska Hospital John Leydens

Local residents gather for visits and events in Iowa towns

Leighton and De Boer families travel to Leota and Peoria areas while Ver Ploeg and Van Maanen siblings attend a Pella declamatory contest. Relatives from Oskaloosa and Bluff Creek share visits with cousins and neighbors as chicken pox closes Lucille Ver Ploeg’s Bluff Creek school.

N. de Boer William Mouw Lavonne Joan Leota Minnesota J. A. de Jong Con Ver Ploeg Lucille Joyce Janella van Maanen Pella Lawrence de Bruin Oskaloosa Robert Grandin Dale Roorda Abbott Hospital Amaryllis A. C. de Jong Peoria Ernest de Cook Ellen Jane Charles Newendorp Henry Eugene Sedrel Chas. van Maanen Harry Newendorp Raymond Freda Len Hoksberg Lucille Ver Ploeg Bluff Creek Eddyville

Community Social Notes From Pella Church And Families

Residents report social visits among local families in Pella with gatherings at the Dick Van Zee and Ben Fynaardt homes. The Willing Workers group met at the Reformed church basement for a devotional hour, business meeting, lunch, and a vocal solo by Ethel Brummel.

J. de Bruin Pella C. Ver Ploeg Joyce M Wm. van Duren Thei June Dick van Zee Willing Workers Society of the Reformed Church Mae de Prenger Irene Hasselman Ethel Brummel William van Duren J. A de Jong Otto Ver Meer Anthony

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