Local families share Christmas and holiday visits
A crowded list of Des Moines to Ottley and California travelers marks Christmas Day. Descriptions include Harold Johnson and family in Des Moines visiting Jaarsmas, Van Zante relatives in Otley, Svens, Vander Ploegs, and Vos families gathering with kin across Iowa, Michigan, and California. A Winnipeg death prompts travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden Davis
Winnipeg
Canada
Des Moines
Marion Vos
Grandville
Michigan
Dirk Vos
Erlene Kneeland
San Gabriel
California
Sophia Jaillite
Christmas Musical Presented Thursday at Pella High
Pella High School hosts a Christma Musical event on Thursday as students perform songs and scenes for families and the community. Local students and staff, including Mrs. Vander Linden and Dr. Carl Vander Linden, are mentioned amid holiday travel and family gatherings across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella High School
Hospital roll of Mercy and Mahaska patients
A list of local residents treated at Mercy and Mahaska hospitals last week includes Cecil Vines of Pella High School who had a tonsillectomy and returned home, Mrs Clara De Vries, A M Blom, Peter E Westercamp, Gerald Den Adel, Peter Van Maanen, Miss Gladys Fauquier, Mrs Harry Van Wyk, Arlo Van Weelden, and Henry Marks with various admissions and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Aldrich
Peace Street
Mercy Hospital
Cecil Vines
Pella High School
Clara de Vries
I Hospital
A. M. Blom
Peter E. Westercamp
John F. Westercamp
Gerald den Adel
Leighton
Mahaska Hospital
Tuly
Peter van Maanen
Lynns
Gladys Fauquier
New Sharon
Harry van Wyk
Arlo van Weelden
West 3Rd Street
Henry Marks
Reasner
Births and Families in Amsterdam and Iowa
Birth notice reports Mark David Hugen weighing 7 lb 14 oz born December 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hugen, with the family living in Amsterdam while he pursues a Doctorate. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hugen. Also announced is a daughter born December 17 at a hospital in Oskaloosa to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ratcliff of Sully, and a son born December 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Walston of New Sharon at Mabaska Hospital in Oska loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Post
Dick Lautenbach
Fred Lautenbach
Littleton
Colorado
R. E. Johnson
Carrie Muilenberg
George Browning
Cindy
Newton
Robert L. Fox
Laura
New Hampton
Iowa
Dick Bogaard
Dennie Lee de Witt
Donald de Witt
New Sharon
Mahaska Hospital
Jerry van Waardhuizen
Arthur van Waardhuizen
Otley
Mercy Hospital
Melvin Hugen
Mark David
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Hugen
Dick Hugen
Marvin Ratcliff
Sully
Maspital
Oskaloosa
Walston
Carrol Walston
Mabaska Hospital
Oskaloss
Henrys Welcome Two Daughters In December Births
Henry and Audrey Roorda Henry of Sioux City welcomed daughter Laur Jayne on December 8. Mr and Mrs Harry Ver Meer of 405 Maple Street welcomed daughter Melinda Sue on December 19 at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Henry
Sioux City
Town
Laur
Jayne
Henry Jy
Audrey Roorda
Pella
Harry G. Ver Meer
Maple Si Street
Melinda Sue
Mahaska Hospita
Oskaloosa
Size of Families and Smoking Pope John XXIII
The Department of Commerce reports average family size at 3.65 persons, rural farm families averaging 4.08. Total U.S. families last March stood at 43,700,000. An AP report notes Pope John XXIII is the first cigarette smoking pope, smoking two cigarettes daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
John XXIII
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Johnson
Frank Jaarsma
Larry Hoksbergen
Marvin Ver Meer
Los Angeles
Ed Vos
Vos
Sara Klyn
Pearl van Pearsem
Frank van Zante
Wayne Durlam
Jefferson
Ed Kallemyn
Nick Vander Ploeg
Chuck Vander Ploeg
Bud Vander Ploeg
van der Ploeg
William van Sittert
Edgar Jones
Ed Ves
Connie Tromp
Kenny
Marie Louisma
Gordon Rugaard
St. Louis, Missouri
William Rugaard
Warner Vande Voort
Verlon Sedrel
Donald
Larry Sedrel
Cedar Rapids
Sam Sedrel
Kenneth Larson
Linda
Janet
Wisconsin
William van’ Maanen
Bob Palma
Grand Rapids
Abe Vander Beek
H. van Oostrum
Leslie Sabin
Sidney
Nebraska
Frank Kester
M. Vander Linden
Carl Vander Linden
Bound Brook
New Jersey
Lyle Ryan
Kim
Mra
Wallace Ryan
Harwick
H. K. Pals
Grace Lautenbach
Harold Pals
Virginia
Georgia
Pals
Lautenbach
Denver
Richard Tysseling
Arnold Lovett
Garden Grove
Philip Kempkes
Ruth
Biloxi
Mississippi
Tunis Kempkes
Orville de Haan
Jennison
Reuben Leydens
Richard Timmins
C. W. Moore
Ida Grove
Lincoln
Terry Miller
Central
Henry de Zwarte
Franklin Street
Andrew Vander Linden
de Zwartes
Norman van Heukelem
Hamilton
Bert Nibbelink
Ray Dieleman
Norman van Gorp
Milwauke
Ed van Gorp
Josephine Veenman
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Knoxville
Nellie Vos
Ralph G. Kuiper
Gerald
Arvin Boot
Kaylene
Harold Hiemstra
Holland, Michigan
Charles Lautenbach
Sterling
Carrie Renaud
Maas Roozeboom
John Blommers
Paul
Iowa City
Cody Vander Linden
Wayne Vos
John
David Vos
Mrs
Nelson Vos
Cornelia Rhysburger
Emmetsburg
Ethel Roorda
Moscow
Idaho
Edith Roorda
New Look Magazine
Franklin Verrips
Solar Aircraft
C Buerkens
Pella Public
Stan Borgman
Fulton, Clinois
Worp Borgman
Fulton
Stan
Bruce Buerkens
Waterloo
C. Buerkens
Council Bluffs
Glen Borgman
Modesto
Wm. T. Vriezelaar
Wm. A. Vriezelaar
John den Otter
Monroe
Hunters Af.b
Savannah
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee
Roy K. Vriezelaar
Vriezelaar
William Vriezelaar
H. H. Sadler
Dean
Fort Dodge
Elmer Ehlert
Old Mexico
Grand Canyon
Terry Hicks
Nolen Hicks
Gerrit Kamerick
Gerrit Veldhuizen
Pella High
Ann Tye
Joyce Ball
Verought
Texaco
Bert
Clover Leaf Dairy
Deep Rock Service
Gerrit
Grinnell
Newburg
el Road
J.D
Nemaha
Ralph Foster
Ratcliff
Holland
Dan Dailey
Frogman
Henry
Main Street Motor
Merry Christmas
Jack
Richard
Marion
LeRoy - Arthur
Ronald
Ronnie
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