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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
8
A local roundup notes visits among residents including Gerrit Vink and family at the Bean Verners home and Mrs. Fred Robinson in Monroe. Families visit Pella Otley and Oskaloosa, with church events planned for Christmas Sunday services and a forthcoming exchange of pulpits.
Galesburg residents made many small trips and visits this week. Harry Engle left Saturday to return to Kansas after staying with the Henry Neilson family. Betty and Agnes Van Rheenen spent last week with their uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Jake Klein of Monroe. Jessie Carpenter and daughters Cleora and Mary sued Friday evening in the Naldo Steenhoek home. Harry Van Vark of Teintor visited Henry Crum and family Friday evening. A large number attended a celebration in Pella Monday December 18. William and Valentine Van Rheenen were supper guests with the Gerrit Poortinga family. Mrs Lambert Oltshoern visited the John Oltshoern home Tuesday evening. Corn hog plan meetings were held Tuesday December 12 in various schoolhouses. Bert Romans, formerly ill, is now recovering. Jessie Carpenter and wife shopped in Des Moines Saturday. Mrs Naldo Steenhoek visited Tuesday evening with Mrs William Henri. Mr Henry Van Rheenen and children visited Monday with his parents Mr and Mrs William Van Rheenen of Pella.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiebe De Vries are the proud parents of a baby girl born Dec. 14. Mrs. Gertrude Bennink and Dorothy De Vries help care for the household. Miss Leona Hiemstra of Pella visited Sunday with sister Mrs. Peter Westercamp. Peter Bandstra and family visited at the Mrs. Martin Vander Melen residence Tuesday evening. Richard Veenstra and family visited Friday at the Aga Westra residence. George Dear and family were Oskeloosa callers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Sibren De Vries visited Wednesday at the J. W. Stursma home. Rense Nieusma attended the sale at Eddyville Thursday. Paul Nieusma and family spent Thursday at his brother Henry’s home to assist with sawing wood.
Leighton residents Grace De Jong and Gertrude Vander Haar hosted visits Tuesday afternoon. Rene Van Heukelem made a business trip to Kansas City last week. The Sedrel family from Oskaloosa visited their grandparents C. Sedrel on Thursday. Otto Ver Meer family spent Tuesday evening at Charles Newendorp’s. Mrs. H. Rempe, sr., has been ill for several days. L. Van Roekel hosted James Vander Waal’s supper guests Friday. Frances Evelyn Van Maanen born December 14. Priscilla Sisters of the Reformed church held a guest meeting Wednesday with forty two attendees. Hosts listed. The Van Roekel and De Jong families visited Prairie City Monday evening. Mrs. J. A. De Jong hosted Mission Tea for Ladies Dorcas, Priscilla Sisters and Willing Workers. sixty five guests attended.
Sally The P T A held its regular monthly meeting in the school house Tuesday evening. After business, Gertrude Van Arkel sang with Mrs Collee on violin and Miss Louise Vanover played piano. Myrtle Merkle, the county nurse, spoke on prevention and care of disease in childhood and urged vaccination against diphtheria and smallpox. Don’t wait for outbreaks.
Warner Baxter leads As Husbands Go at the Rivola in Oskaloosa on Sat and Sun December 23 24 as Fox Film presents a Crothers Broadway romance about a wife torn between a devoted husband and a glamorous rival. Helen Vinson co stars with a strong supporting cast including Warner Oland and Catherine Doucet.
A health advisory notes children improve with proper care such as dental, vision, ear, or tonsil treatment. Local social items include two final selections by Lynnville High School men’s glee club. Marriages, local plays, showers, and parties feature Miss Bertha Lanser and John Meppelink’s Christian Reformed wedding, a Sully High School play directed by Zilpha Collee, and several pre and post nuptial celebrations with local families and neighbors.
Tainter area residents visited neighbors Tuesday evening at multiple homes. Men gathered Friday at Lynn Grove school to discuss the corn hog issue. A near Tainter embroidering club formed with Grace Phelps hosting, eight members present, exchanging gifts and refreshments. Visits between Rouw family members continued through midweek with trips to Des Moines and calls in Otley. Mary Coryell returned home near Marshalltown after visits in Oskaloosa, Erlyne Northcutt helped at Eddie Northcutt’s to care for Viola, and Catherine Vander Pol was absent.
Thursday events at Lynn Grove school include The company threshing machine club meeting and visits by Albert James family, Gerald and Joan Cranston, and Northcutt members. Other Friday to Sunday activities feature visits in Grinnell Oskaloosa Searsboro Cordova and New Sharon with birthdays, school programs, and meal receptions.
Monroe County News reports George Seibert former city water superintendent now running an age and plumbing shop on South A street broke the large bone in his left foot and suffered other bruises when a ladder slipped while he repaired a pipe on the roof of his garage. He will be out of commission for several weeks.
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