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Weekly visits with Aalbers and Nielsen in Iowa town
A Chronicle feature recalls a Friday ramble to the Aalbers family near Pella and to N P Nielsen north of town. It sketches six generation Dutch roots, two dogs, three children, and gifts from a church program. Nielsen farms 740 acres with 125 hogs and about 100 cattle, notes a 1000 bushel corn crib, and discusses wheat and oats as feeds.
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Verlan Swank
Oskaloosa
William Aalbers
Marinus Aalbers
William
Holland
Gerrit
Jacob
Antone
Gradus
Henry
Gysbert
Rean
Grace
Elton Cade
Cornelia
Albert de Joode
Minnie
Don Poortinga
Myrle
William van Dyke
Rolscreen Company
Erma
Paul
Bella
Aalbers
Tom Swank
Route One
Otley
Mr. Swank
Shell
N. P. Nielsen
Rensner
Nielsen
Dr. Wailer
Tone Ant
John Knopf
Perry
Lily
Knox
Denmark
Dick Vander Linden
Jim Ver Ploeg
Andrew Dykhuis
Reasner
James Steenhoek
Ed Kenninjig
Sukkel
Elizabeth
Casey van Zante
Henrietta
Richard