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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
14
Arletta M Terlouw writes a year end column thanking readers for contributions. The Sully High School musical program is planned for December 22 featuring the Girls Glee Club chorus band and soloists. Local residents attend family gatherings, hospital visits, and church programs as the community notes births deaths and social events through December.
Long update from Peoria Iowa area notes surgery recovery travel and church events at Peoria Christian School and Peoria Reformed Church. Mentions visits by John Hagen and M Vander Hart, teachers institute attendance, Open House for a Golden Wedding, marriage of Stella Vander Tart to Dwight Taylor, and a birthday gathering for Mr Jonker. Congregational meeting to aid Hungarian families and numerous family visitors frame a busy local week.
Cordova News column recaps a series of local items. Mrs Roy Karr sends greetings while Mrs Slocum recovers from a car crash in Monroe with finger injuries. A barn fire north of Dunreath destroys a milk house and stove. Various residents return from Des Moines and Iowa City hospitals. Adventists hold a fund raising bazaar in Knoxville. a Marion County student receives tuition funds. Community events include a Christmas program at Red Rock Church and a predictions of local improvements like feeder floors, gravel and cement use.
Mrs. Lloyd Zickel hosted the Missionary Society gathering with attendance by many church members including Mr. and Mrs. H E Roberts and Carl Fennema. Teresa Polich wed Vincent A Morris in Centerville in December. Texas wintering plans announced for Chris Cramer party. Messiah performance December 19 featured a 75 voice chorus under Leland Cook. Shirley Herwehe visited from Des Moines. Young Adult Class hosted by Marvel and Jane Crumpacker with 38 attendees. W.S.C.S. meeting at Methodist with three guests. Emma Woods led Christmas in Other Lands. Latvian Elk sinis family arrived in Monroe after a 28 day Germany-Newton trip. Burton Chipps home hosts guests Lyle Herwehe and others. Oskaloosa visitors along for dinner with the Vriezelaar family. Dr H F Alberts has purchased Dr T R Spratt’s practice and hospital.
Prairie City defeated both Monroe boys and girls teams in a Friday basketball game. Mrs Emma McCluley hosted Chat-A-Bit Club on Thursday afternoon with twelve members including Zeta Livingstone as president and Mae Sloan as secretary. January meeting to be at Mrs Tele Mawkins home. Mr and Mrs Marvin Davis from Des Moines visited Burton Chipps home.
Summit School students attended a free Knoxville Theatre showing of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Willis Rey lena Joyce De Geus and others donating a can of food for Christmas baskets. The Chamber plans Santa gifts at the Courthouse. Vriezelaar wedding to Duane Reeves of Sioux Falls was held at Nashua Little Brown Church with local attendees. Reeves now resides in Sioux Falls. County Line 4-H Club met Wednesday evening.
Community notices describe home gatherings at the Van Rocket and Vander Hart households, a Messiah singing in Monroe, a Sum m it school Christmas program, a 4 H December meeting, and Wheaton College student Willa Mac Van Doorninck visiting home. Various family visits, illnesses, and local travel to funeral and hospital events are noted.
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